I'm Japanese now living in US, who spent the teenage years in Japan in the '80s. I used to listen to Tatsuro, especially when I was driving alone, so many times that my cassette worn out. I didn't know Tatsuro gained recent popularity in the west until my buddy told me. I had to dig out my cassette and showed it to my kids :-)
The lyrics and music for "Plastic Love" are written by Maria Takeuchi herself. Tatsuro Yamashita did all of the following steps, including arranging and mixing.
竹内まりやさんの「本気でオンリーユー (Let's Get Married)」の冒頭の結婚行進曲を弾いているのは坂本龍一さん。山下達郎さんが参加したナイアガラ・トライアングルの大瀧詠一さんは、細野晴臣さん、松本隆さん、鈴木茂さんとはっぴいえんどのメンバーでした。いわゆる、ナイアガラ・ティンパン系の人々の才能が一気に開花したのが80年代なのです。
Love both Tatsuro & Mariya, power couple xxx, this live version is extremly amaging,especially Tatsuro's back-up voice. My favarite. Glad someone like you find it the same way!! Love from Tokyo, JP!! Dankeshen!!
This song was written by Mariya Takeuchi. I think that This live video is a national treasure class. As a Japanese, I am very happy that you enjoyed it.👍