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Is Tamio Okuda the boy who wants to be Yuzo Kayama?
OT Respects KAYAMA YUZO

Is Tamio Okuda the boy who wants to be Yuzo Kayama?

Nothing should encourage junior musicians more than the fact that their seniors are still active and working hard. The great senior musician Yuzo Kayama and the great junior musician Tamio Okuda. In the commemorative album "DEDICATED to KAYAMA YUZO," which marks the 60th anniversary of Yuzo Kayama's performing career, the format is that Mr. Kayama sings lyrics and compositions written by famous musicians such as Hiroto Komoto, Masatoshi Majima, and Kazuyoshi Saito. Included in the album is "Come to My House," written by Tamio Okuda. With this piece as a focal point, we asked him about Mr. Kayama from Tamio's point of view and, finally, about Tamio's own views on music and fashion. At the risk of sounding like a "boy who wants to be Tamio Okuda," it was a great time for the editorial staff and writer in charge of this article, and after the interview, we felt strongly that "Tamio Okuda is the best.

Come to My House" is a cracked song !

Tamio's comment on the song "Come to My House": "It's a respect song, so it's like it's similar to something, but it's not... Normally it shouldn't be similar to something, but I felt happy about it. But I still have a feeling that I can't say out loud that it is my song. I thought it was interesting that "it was a strange process" (excerpt from the comments). What kind of image did you have in mind when you created it?

Okuda: The motifs of the songs were taken from the so-called Ventures songs from the "Young General of Electricity" days....

No, it's an inspiration (laughs).

Okuda: No, no, no, it's official, so we are in a situation where we can completely take down Kayama-san's music. They call it a tribute, but it is a pacri competition.

Oh, I see. It's official, isn't it?

Okuda: People don't complain if we look alike, and on the contrary, they complain more if we don't (laughs). (Laughs.) The point is, this is not the time for me to be showing my own color. But, what kind of songwriting situation is there (laughs)? (laughs). Usually, no song should resemble something else. I like the sense of "parody," though. I like the sense of "parody," though! It is a test of taste to say, "Oh, you changed that part! There is a bad technique of saying, "If you change this part, look, it's a different song now! (Laughs.) I have been training to master this technique for a long time now. (Laughs) But this time, I didn't have to use that technique. (laughs). So, this is an unusual situation. So, I had no difficulty with the music.

What about the lyrics?

Okuda: I made up the lyrics from my imagination. In the case of lyrics, it is not the same as "imitating something.

Do you think of Mr. Kayama when you say "I" in the lyrics?

Okuda: Yes, it is. In your songs, there are "I" and "me".... I wonder if "I" is more popular with the girls (laughs)?

Do you use "I" in your music?

Okuda: When I sang, it was "I". Or was there "I"? I also used to be "I" until I left Hiroshima (where I am from) (laughs). (Laughs.) But I suddenly became ashamed of "eagle" and stopped using it. It's fine for people to say "eagle" regardless of where they are from, but in my case, "eagle" is just the same as "eagle. I digress (laughs).

INFORMATION

Yuzo Kayama
DEDICATED to KAYAMA YUZO

Release date: December 2, 2020
Product code: MUCD-1463
Price: 3,000 yen + tax

Songs
1.I'll always be you.
Lyrics/Composition: Kiyosaku
2.Little Tokyo
Composed by Ken Yokoyama (Instrumental)
3. your tears
Lyrics/Composition: Kazuyoshi Saito
4. my dear candy man
Lyrics/Composition: Hiroto Komoto
5. my dear shooting star
Lyrics by Elvis Woodstock, music by TSUNKU♂
6. Summer Sunflowers
Lyrics: Nobuteru Maeda, music: Michiya Haruhata
7. Waikiki Shell
Lyrics: Eisho Higa, music: Hitoshi Uechi
8. Mulberry Port - San Francisco
Lyrics and music by Ken Yokoyama
9. come to my house
Lyrics/Composition: Tamio Okuda
10. let's go BABY!
Lyrics/Composition: Masatoshi Majima
Bonus Track
11.Forever with you~Eternal love song
Yuzo Kayama & The Rock Chippes
Lyrics: Masashi Sada Composition/Arrangement: Toshihiko Takamizawa
Songs: Yuzo Kayama, Yoshiko Moriyama, Shinji Tanimura, Kosetsu Minami, Masashi Sada, THE ALFEE

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Tamio Okuda "MTRY TOUR 2021

MTRY TOUR 2021," a nationwide tour with the band "MTR&Y" that will visit 11 locations!
Moreover, an online tour will be held at the same time, with all the shows being broadcast live from "LINE LIVE-VIEWING"!

Tamio Okuda "MTRY TOUR 2021
Jan. 31, ( Day ) 【 Yamanashi] YCC Kenmin Bunka Hall (Yamanashi Prefectural Culture Hall)
Feb 05 ( Fri ) 【 Hokkaido] Kanamoto Hall (Sapporo Shimin Hall)
Feb 08 ( Mon ) 【 Tokyo] Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Auditorium
Feb.11 ( Thu/Holiday ) 【 Miyagi] Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi (Miyagi Prefectural Hall)
Feb 13 ( Sat ) 【 Gunma] Beisia Bunka Hall ( Gunma Kenmin Kaikan )
Feb 15 ( Mon ) 【 Okayama] Kurashiki Civic Hall
Feb 16 ( Tue ) 【 Fukuoka] Fukuoka Civic Hall
Feb 18 ( Thu ) 【 Hyogo] Kobe International Conference Hall Kokusai Hall
Feb 20 ( Sat ) 【 Shizuoka] Fuji City Cultural Hall Rose Theater
Feb. 23, ( Tue / Holiday ) 【 Nagano] Ueda City Koryu Bunka Geijutsu Center Santo Muse
Feb 26 ( Fri ) 【 Tokyo] Fuchu no Mori Art Theatre, Doririmu Hall
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