The "Japanese Cowboy Music" Post

There was a time when I was totally obsessed with Takuro Yoshida. "Who the f--- is that?" you may ask. Well I'm happy to tell you. Takuro Yoshida is one of Japan's most famous folk-guitar musicians. He has an illustrious career spanning at least 40 years. I discovered his music while I was watching an anime and the opening song was so catchy and smooth and creative. He has a gentle voice and thoughtful, inspiring lyrics. The opening song "Jun" is about overcoming adversity and moving on in life.

After I heard this song, I enjoyed it. It gave me the feeling of "wow, I finally found something new and awesome to listen to". I checked out another song that was featured in the show that was also created by Takuro Yoshida. This song was the song that immediately cemented my obsession with Takuro Yoshida and all forms of 70s to 80s japanese folk music. I had to have more. I was plunged into a genre of music that I never knew existed, and I was happy to explore it.

 

For over a month, I inundated myself into the world of this awesome music. I couldn't read many of the characters on the videos, and I had almost no clue who the artists were, so when the videos were removed I would never be able to find them again. I made sure to save every link I could, and even went as far as translating the names of the artists in Google so I could find more videos of them. 

I currently have a Youtube playlist of this amazing music. To this day I still add songs to it.

-Himmler