To the Sky（SORA E）/Carmen Maki _Maki Annette Lovelace Lyrics by Tsuyoshi Kajiki, Music composed by Hirofumi Kasuga (English translation of the rough meaning of the Japanese lyrics) Like a cloud floating vaguely in the sky From the time when I wanted to wander the wide sky too Your singing voice whispering from afar has always supported me Someday, I'll surely fly high in the sky like you You sing that “you should live your life the way you like” Your blues sing so from a worn out record “It's no one's fault that you were born without a clear purpose” I was following in your footsteps, searching for my dreams with my hands Your singing song from afar has always supported me Someday, I'll surely fly high in the sky like you I'm sure that tomorrow I'll be flying high in the sky just like you 〇Carmen Maki / Maki Annette Lovelace Maki was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1951. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese. In 1969, age 18, she made her debut as a solo singer in Japan with "Sometimes Like a Child Without a Mother" (lyrics: Shuji Terayama, music: Michiru Tanaka). It suddenly became a million hits in Japan, and she participated in NHK's KOHAKU annual song contest at the end of the year,and she became famous singer in Japan. But next year in 1970, she declared turn to Rock Singer, and next in 1971 she released an album "Carmen Maki / Blues Creation" with "the Blues Creation" led by guitarist Kazuo Takeda. The collaboration ended with the release of only one album. On this album, she made it clear that she was a Rock Singer, not a folk singer. In 1972, she met guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga who was 18 years old at the time and formed "Carmen Maki & OZ". Three years later, they released their first album in 1975, their second "Closed Town" in 1976, "Carmen Maki & OZ III" in 1977, disbanded in October 1977, and released their live show as "Carmen Maki & OZ LAST LIVE" in 1978. The OZ’s first album attracted attention due to Maki's name recognition in Japan, singing ability and charisma, and became an unusual million hit for a Japan rock album of that time. OZ played more modern rock in the 70's than “Blues Creation”, with heavy, hard, and progressive songwriting rather than the sound of Kazuo Takeda's blues-rock tendencies, partly due to Hirofumi Kasuga composition. It's surprising that OZ was already born in Japan before the NWOBHM movement and Metal genre were born in the World. It was very unfortunate that they couldn't have the opportunity to be released in Europe and the United States, for world market at that time, ended up buried only in domestic sales Japan. In Japan Maki has continued to influence the power vocal styles of later “Show-ya / keiko Terada” and current Japanese female Metal Bands Vocal style. Keiko Terada is a fan of Carmen Maki, and their song “I am storm / WATASHI wa ARASHI” is a famous answer to OZ's “I am wind/ WATASHI wa KAZE”. “Japanese Female Metal Rock history has Started with the arrival of “Real Queen” Carmen Maki..”
ひさびさに聴きました。やっぱ吸い込まれます。唯一無二。憧れの歌姫です。
４０年位前の曲なんだけど 自分にとっては色あせない曲
茂さんの”崩壊の前日”のベースは、今聞いてもゾクゾクする。
やっぱりカルメン・マキの歌声が最高や。誰も越えれんわ。
圧倒的な表現力と、バンドアンサンブル。ロックがロックだった時代が、恋しく感じます。
梅津敏郎 う
わざと不安定な音のチョーキングをするギターが素晴らしい。
素敵です🎉
大昔、多分50年ぐらい前、1977~９年ぐらいだと思うけど、
マキさんが「時には母のいない子・・」をヒットさせて数年後だと思う。
何かの番組か忘れたけど、深夜にソニーがスポンサーになっていいた番組の、そのソニーCMで近未来的な世界を映しているスマートなCMでそれは完成度の高いCMで、その時の挿入歌がカルメンマキさんで、今でも鮮明に覚えているが、その曲をもう一度聞きたい。
その曲名も分からないし、リリースされているか知らないですが、知っている人がいたら教えて下さい。
２０２２年６月１８日、ついにアルバムを購入した。まだ、商品は届いていないけれどアマゾンで買えることを思い出した。何度も何度もTH-camで見ているのにこの楽曲を買うことを思いつかなかった。何故だろう？とにかく商品が届くのが楽しみだ。
今更ながらですが、彼女こそ史上最高のボーカリストと言っても過言でないかと思います。でも、次に続く者が未だに出てこないのは、チョットさびしいかと。
大好きな曲です。この曲の詞に支えられた頃があります。
ベース相変わらずぶっ飛び！
カッコいいよねー！
神だな！
やっぱり半端ねぇ！
マキさん知らない人には、きっと分からんやろね。僕は63才になるけどマキさんの 「時には母のない子に」、とかテレビで歌ってた頃より後のマキさんはハードな歌い手さんです。それがいい!!!
４０数年、この歌に支えられて生きています
まだ見ぬお前を追いかけて
中学の時だったでしょうか？なぜかカルメンマキのレコードを買って、一緒に絶叫していました。今日５０年ぶりに聴きました。マキさんの心の叫びと遠い時代の思い出に涙が出ました。やっぱりいい!!
To the Sky（SORA E）/Carmen Maki _Maki Annette Lovelace
Lyrics by Tsuyoshi Kajiki, Music composed by Hirofumi Kasuga
(English translation of the rough meaning of the Japanese lyrics)
Like a cloud floating vaguely in the sky
From the time when I wanted to wander the wide sky too
Your singing voice whispering from afar has always supported me
Someday, I'll surely fly high in the sky like you
You sing that “you should live your life the way you like”
Your blues sing so from a worn out record
“It's no one's fault that you were born without a clear purpose”
I was following in your footsteps, searching for my dreams with my hands
Your singing song from afar has always supported me
Someday, I'll surely fly high in the sky like you
I'm sure that tomorrow I'll be flying high in the sky just like you
〇Carmen Maki / Maki Annette Lovelace
Maki was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1951.
Her father is American and her mother is Japanese.
In 1969, age 18, she made her debut as a solo singer in Japan with "Sometimes Like a Child Without a Mother" (lyrics: Shuji Terayama, music: Michiru Tanaka).
It suddenly became a million hits in Japan, and she participated in NHK's KOHAKU annual song contest at the end of the year,and she became famous singer in Japan.
But next year in 1970, she declared turn to Rock Singer, and next in 1971 she released an album "Carmen Maki / Blues Creation" with "the Blues Creation" led by guitarist Kazuo Takeda.
The collaboration ended with the release of only one album.
On this album, she made it clear that she was a Rock Singer, not a folk singer.
In 1972, she met guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga who was 18 years old at the time
and formed "Carmen Maki & OZ".
Three years later, they released their first album in 1975,
their second "Closed Town" in 1976, "Carmen Maki & OZ III" in 1977, disbanded in October 1977, and released their live show as "Carmen Maki & OZ LAST LIVE" in 1978.
The OZ’s first album attracted attention due to Maki's name recognition in Japan, singing ability and charisma, and became an unusual million hit for a Japan rock album of that time.
OZ played more modern rock in the 70's than “Blues Creation”, with heavy, hard, and progressive songwriting rather than the sound of Kazuo Takeda's blues-rock tendencies, partly due to Hirofumi Kasuga composition.
It's surprising that OZ was already born in Japan before the NWOBHM movement and Metal genre were born in the World.
It was very unfortunate that they couldn't have the opportunity to be released in Europe and the United States, for world market at that time, ended up buried only in domestic sales Japan.
In Japan Maki has continued to influence the power vocal styles of later “Show-ya / keiko Terada” and current Japanese female Metal Bands Vocal style.
Keiko Terada is a fan of Carmen Maki, and their song “I am storm / WATASHI wa ARASHI” is a famous answer to OZ's “I am wind/ WATASHI wa KAZE”.
“Japanese Female Metal Rock history has Started with the arrival of “Real Queen” Carmen Maki..”
凄い‼
もっと早く知りたかった。
日本の真のDIVA歌姫❤
LP でよく聞いたけど、今聞いてもいいね！
私は風、も崩壊の前日、も好きだけど、
この曲が1番好きです。
この曲で衝撃をうけて、エレキギターをはじめた！！
この時代に生まれてたらぜったい熱狂してたと思う。
この時代に生きて、熱狂してました。
うちの旦那たちと西口で遊んでた頃はニキビの少女だったんだよなぁ
金子マリ、寺田、コピーバンド、でもやっぱりカルメンマキだなぁ。
オイラは。
love it！！！！
私の精神世界では反磁石としてのカルメン・マキが対峙する。
45年間
毎日口ずさんでいます
マキさんのスナックのママっぽさがいい
+akito go 金子マリさんもスナックのママっぽいですな。
女だが通いたい。笑
自分の葬式で流して欲しい曲と、エンディングノートに書きました。
まだ健在でいるんだろうか？カルメン•マキ
maravilloso
一番大事なところでコードミスったのは誰だ！（笑）
昔コピーしてライブでやったけど弾いていて気持ちの良い曲だと思う。
いつ頃？😍
クッソー。西尾幹！！
なぜ死んだ！！
オズの時代のマキさんはJANIS JOPLINに似ている気がします。
そう確かに「おまえの歌」「おまえのように」「おまえのブル－ス」「おまえの跡を辿って」という、これらすべての『おまえ』はJANISのことでしょう。「擦り切れ（るほど聞い）たレコ‐ド」はJANISのどのアルバムだろう。
しかし、私たちはマキさん、あなたの跡をこそ、たどっていきたいと思います。
米倉美香 ホントですネ。似てるって人いっぱいいるけど、
カルメンマキは別格と思う。
時には母のない子のように でレコード大賞を受賞しながら その後ロックに転向したのはジャニスの歌を聴いて「私もこんな風に…」と思ったのがきっかけですからね
先日ライブで、紅白出演のご褒美に、事務所からステレオとジャニスのレコードをプレゼントされ、ロックに転向した、と話していました。元カノがフジロックで夏木マリさん見た時も、私は本当は、ジャニスのような歌手になりたかった、と話していたらしい。金子マリさんが、ライブで、私は下北のジャニス、て呼ばれるけど、キャロルキングに憧れていたんだよね、と話していた。越智志帆さんとかもジャニスのカバーしている。ジャニス偉大すぎる。
この少しフラットになる歌い方は、ライブレコードと同じ。
私の彼がベースで弾いたそうです。
奥田ふみよ
ふ