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"Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album The Moritaka
LanguageJapanese
English titleCover the Smelly Thing!!
B-side"Nozokanai de"
ReleasedMay 25, 1990 (1990-05-25)
Genre
Length2:41
LabelWarner Pioneer
Songwriter(s)
  • Chisato Moritaka
  • Hideo Saitō
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Michi/Seishun"
(1990)
"Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!"
(1990)
"Ame"
(1990)
Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!
Video by
ReleasedMarch 25, 1991 (1991-03-25)
Genre
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Pioneer
Chisato Moritaka chronology
The Third Live Video Hijitsuryokuha Sengen
(1990)
Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!
(1991)
Kokon Tozai ~ Oni ga Deru ka Hebi ga Deru ka Tour Live Video Vol. 4
(1991)

"Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!" (臭いものにはフタをしろ!!, lit. "Cover the Smelly Thing!") is the 10th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Hideo Saitō, the single was released by Warner Pioneer on May 25, 1990. Known for its unique rockabilly tune, the song was used in a Pioneer cordless phone commercial featuring Moritaka.[1]

The music video LaserDisc was released on March 25, 1991, with its contents compiled in the 2000 DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 6: Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!/Rock Alive.[2][3]

Reception

"Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!" peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 117,000 copies.[4]

Other versions

Two remixes of "Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!" and one remix of "Nozokanai de" are included in Moritaka's 1991 remix album The Moritaka.

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on her birthday on April 11, 2014.[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2015 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 7.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō.

Single
No.TitleLength
1."Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!" ((臭いものにはフタをしろ!!, lit. "Cover the Smelly Thing!!"))2:41
2."Nozokanai de" ((のぞかないで, lit. "Don't Look"))4:33
LaserDisc
No.TitleLength
1."Michi" ((, lit. "Road")) 
2."Michi (Chisato-hime no Bōken)" ((道 (千里姫の冒険), lit. "Road (Princess Chisato's Adventure)")) 
3."Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!" ((臭いものにはフタをしろ!!, lit. "Cover the Smelly Thing!!")) 
4."The Busters Blues" (Za Basutāzu Burūsu (ザ・バスターズ・ブルース)) 
5."Bangai-hen ~ Tsukiyo no Kōkai" ((番外篇~月夜の航海, lit. "Extra Chapter ~ Moonlight Voyage")) 

Chart positions

Charts (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 4

References

  1. ^ "「臭いものにはフタをしろ!!」 (CT/CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. ^ "「臭いものにはフタをしろ!!」 (VHS/LD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. ^ "「CHISATO MORITAKA DVD COLLECTION No.6 臭いものにはフタをしろ!!/ROCK ALIVE」(DVD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ^ "臭いものにはフタをしろ!!/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2014-04-11). 森高千里 『臭いものにはフタをしろ!!』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  6. ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.7」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-03.