こんにちは。バイヤーの富井です。

最近雨ばっかりで、

モチベーションがダダ下がりという方も

多いんじゃないでしょうか。

逆に農家さんは、ウハウハかも。

傘やさんもニンマリしていそうなこの頃ですね。

僕は、雨自体は嫌じゃなく、

むしろカンカン晴れよりも涼しく、働きやすいし、

気持ちよく活動できます。

現代ではゴアテックスなどのレインプルーフのウェアも

開発されてるので、外出もそんなに抵抗ないです。

ちなみに、海外（アメリカ、ヨーロッパ）ではほとんどの人は、

傘を持っていません。

みんな防水性のあるアウターを着るか、

そもそも気にしていないという人が多いです。

たぶん、海外の人が雨の日の日本に来たら、

傘をさしている人の多さに、びっくりすると思います。

さて、久しぶりになりましたが、

今日は”雨の日に思い出す曲”をご紹介させて頂きます。

2004リリース、アルバム名にもなった曲、

サウスサイドになります。アーティストはロイド。

アメリカのラジオでも良く流れるこの曲、

いつも車の中で聞いてて、しんみりした気分にさせてくれます。

この曲は、所属するMurderIncのレーベルメイト、アシャンティとの

デュエットになり、ロイドとアシャンティの掛け合いがなんとも

素晴らしい一曲になります。

やはりアシャンティ、ねっとりしたセクシーヴォイスが

最高です。

こんな雨の日にピッタリの一曲、是非聴いてみてください。

[Verse 1A: Lloyd]
Tell ya daddy stop his hating
Cuz I be wearing braids and rockin jerseys daily
But that dont mean im thuggin though
He dont want me with you
But I aint tryna hear it though
Not tryna hear it though

[Verse 1B: Ashanti (Lloyd)]
But I know that if he knew you
He would understand ya
Know that your my man and
He would never hurt me no
Let me come and see you
So that we can be alone, alone
(Baby I know a place that we can go to be alone)
As long as you make sure that you safely get me home
(Don't worry baby)

[Chorus: Lloyd (Ashanti)]
Meet me at the southside
Get you home by midnight
Make sure that your daddy just don't know (daddy just don't know)
I'll put you in the hoodbug
I know what I'm doin cause
That's where we'll be meeting on the low (meeting on the low)
Meet me at the southside
Baby we can go hide
Knowin that mah boys goin have my back (yeah-eeh-yeah)
Only at the southside girl (southside, eh-eeh-eh)
Southside

[Verse 2A: Lloyd]
Girl I'll know that we can make it
Cause we won't let him break it
I don't care who with it
Its you and me against the world
Tell me those three words that
Lets me know you're still my girl
Oh Baby, yeah

[Verse 2B: Ashanti (Lloyd)]
Oh I swear I'll never leave you (why)
People have lied to yah
But by your side I'll show yah
The way a girl needs to roll
You don't need a lot of money
I'm ready come pick me up (pick me up)
(Baby I know a place that we can go to be alone, yeah)
As long as you make sure that you safely get me home
(Don't worry baby)

[Chorus: Lloyd (Ashanti)]
Meet me at the southside
Get you home by midnight (midnight)
Make sure that your daddy just don't know (oh, no-no-no)
I'll put you in the hoodbug
I know what I'm doin cause
That's where we'll be meeting on the low (meeting on the low, oh)

Meet me at the southside
Baby we can go hide
Knowin that mah boys goin have my back (we can go hide babe)
Only at the southside girl (yeah-eeh-yeah)
Southside, southside girl (southside)
Southside

[Break: Lloyd (Ashanti)]
Baby we can
Baby we can (Baby we can)
Alright
Yeah Baby (Yeah Baby, heh)
Meet me at the southside girl (Oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
[Lloyd & Ashanti:] Cause all I want to do, is ride to the south wit you (Ooooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-hooh-hoh-ooooh-oooooh)
ATL Georgia, what do we do for ya

[Chorus: Lloyd (Ashanti)]
Meet me at the southside (You can come and meet me yeah-eeh-yeah, yeah)
Get you home by midnight (midnight)
Make sure that your daddy just don't know (oh, no-no-no)
I'll put you in the hoodbug
I know what I'm doin cause
That's where we'll be meeting on the low (meet me at the southside yeah)

Meet me at the southside, southside
Baby we can go hide
Knowin that mah boys goin have my back
Only at the southside girl, gotchu in tha hood (got me in tha hood)
Southside, but it's all good (we goin chill)

[Outro: Lloyd (Ashanti)]
ATL Georgia, what do we do for ya
Put it down like the Georgetown Hoyas
(Can you pick me up tonight, take me anywhere you like)
Shorty let's ride, in my Cadillac (Cadillac)
Tilt yo seat back
And everything'll be coo (yeah)
Side girl (yeah)
Alright (oooh-oh-no, no-ooh-hooh)
So what you wann do (we goin kick it tonight)
(yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, only at the southside)
I know it, that you ain't used to this country boy
But I'll show ya (Show me)
Ain't nuttin but a thing (yeah-yeah-yeah)
Chicken wings on string (baby-baby-baby)
That's how I hang (only at the southside, southside, southside)

今日はそんなドシャ降りじゃないし、

その気になれば、全然外出ＯＫな日じゃないでしょうか。

今日は、アメリカ村、トアウェスト、ともに

ガラガラで死にかけてるんちゃうかと思います。

街もスッカスカで買い物日和？だったりして

逆にアーケードのある商店街なんかは、

濡れた傘を持った大勢の人が、ひしめき合ってるので

いや～な気分になりそうです。

もし気が向いたら、マグネッツにお買い物に来てくださいね！

マグネッツバイヤー

富井