角松敏生 元ネタ探し
〜新鮮保証56.5.10迄〜
でおなじみ (？)、僕が大好きな角松敏生の楽曲の「元ネタ」を探してみました。リンクは YouTube の検索ページに飛ぶ他、「(検索)」は Google 検索へのリンクとしているので、実際の楽曲を聴き比べてみてください。
| 曲名 | 収録シングル・アルバム名 | 元ネタ |
|---|---|---|
| Dancing Shower | 1981 Sea Breeze 2016 Sea Breeze 2016 |
Stuff - Foots |
| Elena | 1981 Sea Breeze 2016 Sea Breeze 2016 |
Airplay - Nothin' You Can Do About It |
| Still I'm In Love With You | 1981 Sea Breeze 1985 T's Ballad 2016 Sea Breeze 2016 |
Airplay - It Will Be Alright |
| Rush Hour | 1982 Weekend Fly To The Sun 2012 Rebirth 1 |
Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes |
| Brunch | 1982 Weekend Fly To The Sun | Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away |
| 4 A.M. | 1982 Weekend Fly To The Sun | Al Jarreau - Teach Me Tonight |
| Crescent Aventure | 1982 Friday To Sunday 1985 T's Ballad 2020 Earplay Rebirth 2 |
Nite Flyte - If You Want It |
| Take Me Far Away | 1983 On The City Shore 2003 君のためにできること |
High Fashion - I Want To Be Your Everything |
| It's Hard To Say Good-Bye | 1983 Do You Wanna Dance 1986 T's 12 Inches |
Narada Michael Walden - Never Wanna Be Without Your Love |
| If You... | 1984 After 5 Clash | High Fashion - Feelin' Lucky Lately |
| Maybe It's Love Affair | 1984 After 5 Clash | Carol Douglas - My Simple Heart |
| Will You Wait For Me | 1984 After 5 Clash | Airplay - It Will Be Alright |
| Step Into The Light | 1984 After 5 Clash 1984 Girl In The Box 1986 T's 12 Inches |
Unique - What I Got Is What You Need Armenta & Majik - I Wanna Be With You |
| Never Touch Again | 1984 After 5 Clash | Armenta & Majik - I Wanna Be With You |
| Heart Dancing あいらびゅ音頭 | 1984 After 5 Clash | 美空ひばり - 笑ってよムーンライト |
| Girl In The Box | 1984 Girl In The Box 1986 T's 12 Inches 1993 1981-1987 2012 Rebirth 1 |
Change - Paradise Luther Vandross - Never Too Much |
| Springin' Night | 1985 Gold Digger | Titus Williams - Give Me Some Love Tonight |
| Secret Lover | 1985 Gold Digger 1985 Tokyo Tower |
Hey DJ - World's Famous Supreme Team |
| 初恋 | 1985 初恋 / Snow Lady Fantasy 1986 T's 12 Inches |
M'Lady - Baby You Lied Alton McClain & Destiny - It Must Be Love |
| Lucky Lady Feel So Good | 1986 Lucky Lady Feel So Good 1986 Pile Driver 1986 T's 12 Inches |
Tululah Moon - If You Want Love Luther Vandross - She's a Superlady |
| Take Off Melody | 1986 Touch And Go 1986 T's 12 Inches |
Billy Crystal - You Look Marvelous |
| Pile Driver | 1986 Pile Driver 1986 Touch And Go 1986 T's 12 Inches |
System - I Don't Run From Danger |
| ドアの向こう | 1986 ドアの向こう 1993 1981-1987 |
Chapter 8 - How Can I Get Next To You |
| 中山美穂 - Rising Love | 1986 Summer Breeze | Total Contrast - Takes A Little Time Total Contrast - Hit And Run |
| This Is My Truth | 1987 This Is My Truth 1993 1981-1987 |
System - Come As You Are Superstar |
| She's My Lady | 1987 She's My Lady 1993 1981-1987 |
Luther Vandross - She's a Superlady |
| Jadoes - Shining You | 1987 Free Drink | Change - Change Of Heart |
| Jadoes - Step Into The City Light | 1988 Step Into The City Light / Days Gone By 1989 Dumpo 1994 J's Hot |
Scritti Politti - Perfect Way |
| Okinawa | 1989 Reasons For Thousand Lovers 1989 Okinawa 2000 1988-1993 |
System - Don't Disturb This Groove |
| I Must Change My Life & Love For Me | 1990 I Must Change My Life & Love For Me 2000 1988-1993 |
Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me |
| 夜離れ | 1991 All Is Vanity | Steely Dan - Home At Last |
| Aki - ふりむかないで Don't Look Back | 1996 ふりむかないで Don't Look Back | Love To Infinity - Keep Love Together |
| 吉沢梨絵 - Never Gonna Miss You | 1997 Vocaland Never Gonna Miss You | Change - Say You Love Me Again |
| Time Tunnel | 1999 Time Tunnel | Yes - Close To The Edge |
| 心配 | 2001 心配 / Yokohama Twilight Time 2011 1998-2010 |
David Foster - Love At Second Sight David Foster - Chaka |
| Views | 2004 Fankacoustics | Zinc - Street Level |
- T's 12 Inches のアルバムジャケット → Level 42 の Pursuit Of Accidents のアルバムジャケット
僕はこれらの類似を、パクリ・盗作といったネガティブな捉え方はしていません。いずれも、元ネタにリスペクトを込めた意図的なオマージュであると認識しています。元ネタのミュージシャンを呼び寄せて製作している楽曲も多く、なんなら「公認」で真似ている、といえます。さらに、いずれの楽曲も「角松敏生らしさ」という唯一無二の明確なオリジナリティがあり、元ネタを超えるクオリティへと昇華させていることからも、単なる真似っこに留まらないことは一聴して分かることでしょう。