"The Spirit Of Love (Okinawan)" genre: Folk
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	CD: Anjani   Label: Lilikoi Music Credits: Okinawan Lyrics & Music by Rinken English Lyrics by Anjani © 1990 Den Music & Lilikoi Music BMI Anjani - Vocals Track Produced by Osamu Kitajima East Quest Studio, Woodland Hills, California
	Story Behind the Song This English interpretation for Rinken Teruya's (Rinkenband) song, "Timunikakati", was first written for an album called "Okinawa Time", produced by Osamu Kitajima in 1990. I wanted to include that cut on this project, since "Okinawa Time" seemed slated for permanent residence in the storage vault of Den Music. However, a mere ten years after it was recorded, it was picked up for Asian release by a Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. For more about that remarkable lesson on "Zen and the Art of Patience in Record Deals", see "Okinawa Time". Due to arcane binders in legal contracts, the original recording of "The Spirit of Love" could not be used on "Anjani". I am very grateful to Osamu Kitajima. He kindly agreed to put aside his own projects to re-create this version of the song. This entailed hunting down track sheets and hauling out obsolete keyboards from storage and reconfiguring his studio to what is was like ten years ago. That took three days. Then, Osamu updated and rerecorded the music and my vocals, and mixed it. So I'm not just grateful--indebted is more like it. Osamu-san, arigatou! Lyrics In this life i want nothing more than to love what i'm living for with the joy you have brought to me you inspire the song i sing the spirit of love has kept us united being together was meant to be as a river flows to the sea Ichimaden washiraran kutunuati timuni timunikakati

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