Noboriko Kato is a veteran singer-songwriter and a talented girl in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Tokyo.

This song "Hard to Break the Boat" is a song she released on the album in the 70s.

For a while, Nobuyoko Kato and her husband had emotional differences, but fortunately, the ending was happy, and the two crossed this difficult period together.

Perhaps it was such an experience, inspired by the examination and reflection of relationships, that led Noboriko Kato to write such a song full of sad atmosphere.

Of course, the creator's mental journey, unless she herself makes a self-confession, many things can only be speculation. The same is true of the state of mind that Noboriko Kato wrote this song.

The opportunity to cover this song was that Noboriko Kato took the lead and gave a sample of the song to Akina Nakamori.

Any singer who is not a singer-songwriter, when he decides to release a single, he must start preparing at least half a year or even a year in advance. If you want to pay attention to the overall singer of the album, you must first determine the theme and style of the next album, and then choose on this basis.

The record company checks its own library, invites songwriters, and then selects through a wide range of demos to decide which song to sing.

This "Hard to Break the Boat", as a song that has been released before, can still defeat many opponents under such strict censorship conditions - there is no shortage of songwriters in Akina Nakamori's fixed team, and then it must have its charm to impress Akina Nakamori.

"Kato-san sent me a sample of the song and said, 'You want me to sing this song.'" After listening to the demo, I was so impressed that I decided to choose it as the title track for my next single. Akina Nakamori said.

"Very impressed?" Iwahashi Shinichi noticed her description.

Akina Nakamori nodded slightly, "Yes." I don't know how to describe it, but the tears remained......" She blinked, as if to hide something, and raised her voice, "Iwahashi-san, do you want to hear that little sample?"

"Huh?"

"Me?" Iwahashi was surprised, "Is that appropriate?"

Although he is working on a newcomer to Warner Vanguard, he is an outsider after all, and he is in and out of Akina Nakamori's recording studio, and with her agent here, Shinichi Iwahashi is cautious and has always avoided giving people a handle.

"It's okay. Akina Nakamori said, "Are you coming?"

Speaking of which, Iwahashi Shinichi no longer hesitated, "Then please let me hear it." ”

Akina Nakamori led him to her exclusive recording studio.

The little assistant had arrived, and the recording equipment had been debugged by the recording assistant, so she prepared the tea and waited there. Seeing that Shinichi Iwahashi was coming along, she hurriedly went to prepare tea for the guests.

"This is the sound engineer Nakata-san. Akina Nakamori introduced the diminutive middle-aged man in front of the console to Shinichi Iwahashi, and in turn introduced Shinichi Iwahashi to the other party, "This is Iwahashi-san." ”

After a brief introduction, Akina Nakamori said to Nakata, "The song sample sent by Kato-san is still here, right?"

Nakata said, "It's still here." ”

"Can you take it out?" she said, "I want this Iwahashi-san to hear it." ”

"Of course that's fine. Nakata glanced at Shinichi Iwahashi, not knowing where this person came from. is in the same recording studio of Warner Pioneer, but the relationship between the recording engineer and the recording engineer is not the kind of relationship that has nothing to do and chat, most of them are only responsible for their own scope, and they are deaf to the outside, so they don't know who this person is.

However, the people brought by Akina Nakamori can't be taken lightly.

Nakata left the console and went to get the sample and the playback equipment, and put them on the table. Iwahashi Shinichi asked Akina Nakamori to agree with his gaze, nodded to Nakata, and then put the sample in and put on his headphones.

"It's just a relationship, just forget about it. ”

"If you want to cry, just cry as much as you want, maybe you will soon find a different love from what you are looking for. ”

“......”

"Alone and uninhabited, I feel like a shipwreck in love. ”

The song "Shipwreck", which was recorded as a sample, is a version of Noboriko Kato playing and singing on the guitar.

The sample itself is recorded to confirm the effect, and it is naturally rough, but even so, the melody and lyrics are matched together, and it still gives people a deep sadness.

To write such a tune, Noboriko Kato's skill is ten.

Iwahashi Shinichi's lips pursed into a へ shape, and his expression looked a little serious - it wasn't that he wanted to do this on purpose, but this song was really not a place to make people cheerful at all. Not only that, but it is also the best hopeless love song.

Why did Noboriko Kato send such a song, a song that she had sung and included in the album, to Akina Nakamori, and told her that she wanted her to sing this song?

Shinichi Iwahashi finished listening to the song and took off his headphones. As soon as he looked up, Akina Nakamori, who was sitting opposite, was looking at him intently. I don't know how long Iwahashi has been stared at by her, Iwahashi Shinichi was a little uncomfortable, and grinned, "It's a good song." ”

Akina Nakamori was really amused by his standard smirk, and said, "Iwahashi-san's expression just now was so serious. ”

"Really?" Iwahashi Shinichi breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had received the answer to her question from her words.

She withdrew her gaze from staring at Shin Iwahashi just now, landed on the table, and moved from the table to the wall behind Shin Iwahashi, looking erratic.

"Why did Kato-san want me to sing this song?" she seemed to be talking to herself, as if asking Shinichi Iwahashi.

Shinichi Iwahashi replied, "This song has a low key, which is difficult for ordinary female singers, but Nakamori-san's voice is very suitable for singing this song." ”

"Really?"

In terms of pure music, this song does seem to be tailor-made for her voice.

Although it is a song that was born more than ten years ago, there is no doubt about the quality of the lyrics and songs. This song has not had any repercussions before, and has been lying quietly in Noboriko Kato's album, as if she is waiting for this singer after more than ten years.

But maybe it's more than that.

Iwahashi thought about it for a while, and suddenly sang the first line of the song: "It's just a love, just forget it." ”

The first lyrics of this song may be the true meaning of this song.

Akina Nakamori was a little surprised, because he suddenly opened his mouth and sang the song.

Shinichi Iwahashi, who has a first-class sense of voice, will never be wrong if he hears the tune once. The first time Akina Nakamori heard him sing, she was shocked by his impeccable but not good singing voice.

Immediately, there were bursts of sadness in my heart, and I also understood the meaning of him singing this lyric.