Legendary Themesongs: Yamashita Tatsuro & wife, Takeuchi Mariya

Takeuchi Mariya Mp3 download


A rumor about Yamashita Tatsuro will be singing Tsuki no Koibito themesong also a SataSma clip I currently watched where Nakai and Shingo played SataSma's new themesong sung by Yamashita Tatsuro, triggered me to do this.
I collected all legendary themesongs by Yamashita Tatsuro and his wife, Takeuchi Mariya and share them here for minna!^_^
Besides themesongs by Yamashita Tatsuro and his wife, I'm also sharing a duet song of the husband and wife, and also a Takeuchi Mariya 1995 song featuring Kimura Takuya! ^_^

First time I knew them, I knew them separately. Yamashita Tatsuro from GOOD LUCK's themesong. Takeuchi Mariya from Nemureru Mori and Shiroi Kage's themesongs. Ironically, I have always thought Takeuchi Mariya is like the female version of Yamashita Tatsuro! They have similar unique, one-of-a-kind singing voice characteristics and one-of-a-kind songs too.
When I know they're a married couple... I was like, "Hehh??? Yappari???". Haha, buat actually its not exactly 'yappari' ne... I mean they're a married couple. I guess if they're father and daughter, I can say, "Ah, yappari, it's in the family's gene,". But they were strangers before they got married, I wonder who influence who here? Or maybe it's just their destiny ^_^

Matsu Takako is quite a close acquaintance of Takeuchi Mariya, they have worked together a few times for songs recording. Takeuchi Mariya composed and wrote a song for Matsu. And they sang together in concerts before. Matsu once comment, "I admire a married couple like Yamashita Tatsuro-san and Takeuchi Mariya-san, to be able to work together like that and so harmonious together, I envy them," or something like that. It's just based on my memories, so it might not be the precise comment^^

You can see the clip of Matsu and Takeuchi Mariya working together here: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/1dbBU36ondw/
Interesting fact, Takeuchi Mariya is a fan of SMAP ^_^   And she was a fan of Nakai's drama, Shiroi Kage. During the closing party with the drama casts, Takeuchi Mariya sang the themesong in front of the casts and she was in tears singing it.

In 1995, for Takeuchi Mariya's song titled Konya wa Hearty Party, Yamashita Tatsuro and Kimura Takuya were the background chorus.
Takeuchi composed and written this song herself. She inserted 'KimuTaku' phrase in the lyrics. She got the idea when she saw Kimura in Asunaro Hakusho (Ordinary People) drama. And so Takeuchi and her husband thought, "Why not we invite the person himself to participate in the song's recording too?". They got an OK from Johnny's Jimusho. In the beginning, Kimura's parts were only to whisper a few words in between the music's intervals. But then Yamashita Tatsuro decided to ask Kimura to join him for the background chorus too. According to WIKI, since then, Takeuchi Mariya and Kimura Takuya became mail friends.
When you listen to the song, I think you have to use earphones, because Kimura mostly just whisper words in the song, it's kinda hard to hear his voice with a normal speaker unless you set the volume maximum =P
I can hear him whisper for about 5 times, among them were "Ne, party ni oide yo!(Hey, come to the party!)" and "Aishiteru yo!(I love you!)" ^_^
Btw the lyric where KimuTaku was mentioned, is "KimuTaku sae mo, kasumu you na otoko", which means, "Even KimuTaku is a man who can be overshadowed".

Well, anyway... here are the drama/movie/variety themesongs by Yamashita Tatsuro and Takeuchi Mariya, respectively!!^o^ 
Doozo!
Note: The ones I tagged with ★ are my favorites and recommended!

Yamashita Tatsuro
MY SUGAR BABE ★
http://www.mediafire.com/?rkm0kjmnoiy
Keishi-K (NTV, 1980) starring Katsu Shintaro
Doyoubi no Koibito ★ (Saturday Lover)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3ynrzjodl3z
Variety show, Oretachi Hyoukin Zoku (FujiTV, 1981-1989) hosted by Beat Takeshi, Akashiya Sanma, Shimada Shinsuke
Amaku Kiken na Kaori (Sweet, Dangerous Odor)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzizk1zk2tj
Amaku Kiken na Kaori (TBS, 1982) starring Nezu Jinpachi, Baisho Chieko, Asano Atsuko
GET BACK IN LOVE
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztgqtzmi4dw
Kaigan Monogatari (TBS, 1988) starring Okuda Eiji, Aso Yumi
ENDLESS GAME
http://www.mediafire.com/?gj1z0jcqatc
Yuuwaku (TBS, 1990) starring Shino Hiroko
Sekai no Hate Made ★ (Until The End of The World)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tw2mrmdgzmy
Best Friend (NTV, 1995) starring Matsuyuki Yasuko, Fukatsu Eri
DREAMING GIRL ★
http://www.mediafire.com/?my2tmmjzgj5
Himawari (NHK, 1996) starring Matsushima Nanako
Atomu no Ko (The Atom Child)
http://www.mediafire.com/?g53n0mlmz2e
Variety show, SataSma (FujiTV, 1998-2001) hosted by Nakai Masahiro and Katori Shingo
Kyoushujo Monogatari (TBS, 2000) starring Takeda Tetsuya
Itsuka Hareta Hi ni ★ (Someday on A Sunny Day)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jtumjgtonyt
Sensei, Shiranai no? (TBS, 1998) starring Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Ishida Yuriko
JUVENILE no Teema ~hitomi no naka no rainbow~ ★ (JUVENILE Theme ~The Rainbow in Your Eyes~)
http://www.mediafire.com/?gm5zj5hyyyy
Movie, JUVENILE (2000) starring Katori Shingo, Suzuki An
LOVE GOES ON (Sono Hitomi wa Goddess) ★ (That Eyes is Goddess)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wj0mmmmnuql
Variety show, SataSma (FujiTV, 2001-2002) & DeliSma (FujiTV, 2002) hosted by Nakai Masahiro and Katori Shingo
LOVELAND, ISLAND ★
http://www.mediafire.com/?zngzjjm2ddq
Long Love Letter (FujiTV, 2002) starring Tokiwa Takako, Kubozuka Yosuke, Yamashita Tomohisa, Yamada Takayuki
RIDE ON TIME ★
http://www.mediafire.com/?tncyzf2umzy
GOOD LUCK!! (TBS, 2003) starring Kimura Takuya, Shibasaki Kou, Tsutsumi Shinichi, Kuroki Hitomi, Uchiyama Rina
2000 Ton no Ame ★ (2000 Tons of Rain)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzzwnn5eljd
Movie, Ren'ai Shashin ~Collage of our Life~ (2003) starring Hirosue Ryoko, Matsuda Ryuhei
FOREVER MINE
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmzzonwntz1
Movie, Tokyo Tower (2005) starring Kuroki Hitomi, Okada Junichi, Matsumoto Jun, Terajima Shinobu
Zutto Issho sa (Together Forever)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jkymomtjdoz
Bara no nai Hanaya (FujiTV, 2008) starring Katori Shingo, Takeuchi Yuko, Matsuda Shota
Bokura no Natsu no Yume (Our Summer Dream)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ljmm0qyzwt2
Animation movie, SUMMER WARS (2009) starring Kamiki Ryunosuke, Sakuraba Nanami
Kibou to iu Na no Hikari (A Light called Hope)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-NIoQxDo68
Movie, Tida Kankan ~Umi to Sango to Chiisa na Kiseki~ (2010) starring Okamura Takashi, Matsuyuki Yasuko
Machi Monogatari (The Town Story)
COMING SOON in June!
Shinzanmono (TBS, 2010) starring Abe Hiroshi, Kuroki Meisa, Mukai Osamu

Takeuchi Mariya
Mou Ichido (One More Time)
http://www.mediafire.com/?liym02ztimj
Kurenai Zoku no Hanran (TBS, 1984) starring Ohara Reiko

Koi no Arashi ★ (Love Storm)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wa2ba2mzvzt
Tonari no Onna (TBS, 1986) starring Ohara Reiko
English cover song of Koi no Arashi by Lisa Loeb
Love Storm ★
http://www.mediafire.com/?jnmodj3nuzw
Batsu Kare (TBS, 2005) starring Katsunori Takahashi, Inamori Izumi, Maya Miki

Toki no Tabibito (The Time Traveller)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ymmjnmzgy0k
Animation movie, Toki no Tabibito (1986)
Yume no Tsuzuki (The Continuation of Dream)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDnBu4G-gO8
Movie, Hawaiian Dream (1987)
Ie ni Kaerou (Let's Go Home)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztnwkjql1jg
Mokuyoubi no Shokutaku (TBS, 1992) starring Furuya Ikkou, Tomita Yasuko
Jun'ai Rhapsody (Pure Love Rhapsody)
http://www.mediafire.com/?t5qznyzz2nj
Deatta Koro no Kimi de ite (NTV, 1994) starring Jinnai Takanori, Sakai Noriko
LONELY WOMAN
http://www.mediafire.com/?h5mnjjmdjtn
Gimu to Engi (TBS, 1996) starring Asano Yuko, Kuroki Hitomi
CAMOUFLAGE ★
http://www.mediafire.com/?mddvzlzznym
Nemureru Mori (FujiTV, 1998) starring Nakayama Miho, Kimura Takuya
Tenshi no Tameiki (The Angel's Sigh)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqwgiQnEvzE
Movie, Himitsu (1999) starring Hirosue Ryoko
DREAM SEEKERhttp://www.mediafire.com/?imu0wn2mz4j
Haregi, Koko Ichiban (NHK, 2000) starring Seto Asaka, Akanishi Jin
Mayonaka no Nightingale ★ (Midnight Nightingale)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ngmmyy0xnqq
Shiroi Kage (TBS, 2001) starring Nakai Masahiro, Takeuchi Yuko
NOSTALGIA
http://www.mediafire.com/?my3jmjzqonm
Hamidashi Keiji Jounetsu-kei - Season VI (TV Asahi, 2001-2002) starring Shibata Kyohei
Henshin (Reply)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmzyhe1o2om
Movie, Deguchi no nai Umi (2006) starring Ichikawa Ebizo, Ueno Juri
SLOW LOVE
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtzz2myyqio
Insert song of Yakusha Damashi (FujiTV, 2006) starring Matsu Takako
Asu no nai Koi ★ (A Romance like There's No Tomorrow)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wmwww4zjamo
Tuesday Drama Gold (NTV, 2006-2007)
CHANCE no Maegami ★ (Bangs of Chance)
http://www.mediafire.com/?rznx2yzn0kl
Katagoshi no Koibito (TBS, 2007) starring Yonekura Ryoko
Shiawase no Monosashi (Ruler of Happiness)
http://www.mediafire.com/?vyu3miu1mzt
Around 40 (TBS, 2008) starring Amami Yuki, Fujiki Naohito

Yamashita Tatsuro & Takeuchi Mariya
SUMMER VACATION (1984) ★
http://www.mediafire.com/?wyngjywiay0

Takeuchi Mariya feat. Kimura Takuya
Konya wa Hearty Party ★ (Tonight is Hearty Party)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmo1wknzjld
Kentucky Fried Chicken ~ Christmas Campaign CM Song (1995, 1996, 1999)

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