Favorite J-Pop Singles: Tanimura Yumi / Shinjiru Mono Ni Sukuwareru

I remember thinking, back years ago when I got Tokyo Policewoman Duo’s single “Hare Nochi Parade”, that I’d FINALLY acquired all the songs from my old J-pop cassette mixes in MP3 format (or, at least, the first four mixes which were pretty much responsible for educating me on all the latest songs and artists of the time!)… so I was quite surprised when, in a nostalgic mood, I dug up my old notes where I’d written down the track-listing for the collections, and, upon reading the songs for J-Pop Mix Four, saw Yumi Tanimura’s  Shinjiru Mono Ni Sukuwareru listed, and realized it had been years and YEARS since I’d heard it... I knew the ONLY reason that that could be was that I DIDN’T have it in MP3, despite my belief that I’d acquired everything already! 

Futilely I searched all my J-pop CD mixes and old hard drives in hopes that I somehow had it, but sure enough, my searches came up dry. ARGH! I DIDN'T HAVE THE YUMI TANIMURA SONG!!!
 I went online to my usual 80’s and 90’s  J-pop Fan forums to see if any of them had it but the only Yumi Tanimura albums they had went to dead links (I realized later that none of the albums they were sharing had the song, anyway, sigh) since it had been QUITE awhile since they'd uploaded 'em...
 I next sped down to Shirokiya’s Book Off to see if they had, if not the single or album, then at least a collection that had the song. Once again, NADA! Dejected, I slunk BACK to the internet, hoping SOMEONE had the song SOMEWHERE...and then I came across a wonderful 80's Jpop Site, and LO and BEHOLD, there it was- my Yumi Tanimura Holy Grail: Shinjiru Mono Ni Sukuwareru!!! I was on that in a FLASH! YATTA!

You know, listening to any of these songs from the old mixes brings back memories, but when you consider the last time I heard Yumi’s song was the last time I played the ACTUAL CASSETTE ITSELF,  the wall of emotion and nostalgia that hit me when I played Shinjiru Mono Ni Sukuwareru for the first time in so long just had me breaking out in goose bumps! MAN, I just kept playing it over and over again! 

Getting TOTALLY into it, I went onto Youtube to see if they had ANY live performances of Yumi Tanimura, and right there on the top of the sidebar was Yumi performing the song itself, Shinjiru Mono ni Sukuwareru, and OH MY GOD, IT WAS AWESOME!!! Yumi so pretty, her voice so beautiful and soothing;  just love her breathy style of singing and just love how she pushes through that final note!!!! SOOOO, SOOO much MEMORIES!!

You know, it's so cool that there are still so many fans and forums dedicated to sharing and promoting those golden greats of the 80s and 90's for new fans to discover and listen to!
Google translates Yumi's song Shinjiru Mono Ni Sukareru as "It Will Be Saved By Those Who Believe"...now, I don't know if that's an accurate translation or not, but for someone who spent the last week trying to get an old song and happily finding on a fan forum, I think the title in THIS CASE is TOTALLY APROPOS!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com