Linda Yamamoto - Dounimo Tomaranai (1972)

Artist: Linda Yamamoto / 山本リンダ
Title: Dounimo Tomaranai /
どうにもとまらない
Released: June 5, 1972
Oricon Peak Rank: 3
B-Side: 青い月夜は

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Linda Yamamoto started her career as a teen model, often referred to in fashion circles as the "Japanese Twiggy" for her thin build. She turned to singing and scored her first hit with "Komacchau na" in 1966. However, her fame as a singer was rather middling soon after that and she continued her modeling career. She didn't see another musical success until 1972 when she released her smash hit "Dounimo Tomaranai", which ranked 32nd overall in the 1972 Oricon charts. This exotica-infused number by Shunichi Tokura and Yuu Aku with its incessant conga drumming reshaped Linda Yamamoto from a teen sensation to an star idol. And it didn't hurt that she combined it with her stage dress, slashed low-rise flares and a blazing red shirt tied up to reveal her midriff (or as the Japanese termed it then the "heso-dashi"), giving her performances a provocative sexual appeal in an otherwise conservative society. Regardless, the song proved popular enough to grant her a spot in the 23rd Red-White Song Competition in New Year's Eve of the same year.

どうにもとまらない (Dounimo Tomaranai)

Music: Shunichi Tokura / 都倉俊一
Lyrics: Yuu Aku / 阿久悠

うわさを信じちゃいけないよ
私の心はうぶなのさ
いつでも楽しい夢を見て
生きているのが好きなのさ

今夜は真赤なバラを抱き
器量のいい子と踊ろうか
それともやさしいあのひとに
熱い心をあげようか

あゝ蝶になる　あゝ花になる
恋した夜はあなたしだいなの
あゝ今夜だけ　あゝ今夜だけ
もう　どうにも　とまらない

港で誰かに声かけて
広場で誰かと一踊り
木かげで誰かとキスをして
それも今夜はいいじゃない

はじけた花火にあおられて
恋する気分がもえて来る
真夏の一日カーニバル
しゃれて過ごしていいじゃない

あゝ蝶になる　あゝ花になる
恋した夜はあなたしだいなの
あゝ今夜だけ　あゝ今夜だけ
もう　どうにも　とまらない