Long Season (book)

*Note: this is the page for the poetry book. For the album, see Long Season. For the song, see Long Season (song).*

***Long Season*** is a collection of poetry written by Fishmans' vocalist Shinji Sato, published in February 2000 by Kawade Shobo Shinsha, a publishing company. The book is entirely comprised of lyrics to songs which Fishmans performed, including nearly all of the band's material. The book ends on a statement from the band and a short biography on Shinji Sato, as well as a complete list of Fishmans' printed musical works at the time of the book's publication. The book divides the included lyrics into three numbered parts, a total of 171 pages are used.

In addition to the book's original February 2000 run, it was published again with a new cover in March 2006 (to coincide with the release of The Long Season Revue) and again in June 2021 (to coincide with the release of the Fishmans Movie). The June 2021 run included 10 additional poems from Sato, all of which were originally published in various issues of Fishmans' fan magazine Pool, contained in the publication's segment De La Poet, throughout the nineties.

## Gallery

*Note: images provided by publisher are far too small, so the following are upscaled from the originally provided scans.*

February 2000 print of Long Season.March 2006 print of Long Season.June 2021 print of Long Season.
## Contents in order of appearance (Feb. 2000 print)

* A Piece of Future: Page 7

Part 1

* Walkin': Page 12
* チャンス: Page 16
* なんてったの: Page 18
* いなごが飛んでる: Page 20
* ひこうき: Page 22
* 100ミリちょっとの: Page 24
* 誰かを捜そう: Page 26
* ごきげんはいかがですか: Page 28
* Little Flapper: Page 30
* It's Be Alright: Page 32
* ダイビング: Page 34
* ハンバーグ: Page 36
* シーフードレストラン: Page 38
* ミネラルウォーター: Page 40
* 君だけがダイヤモンド: Page 42
* ひっくりかえってた2人: Page 44
* Future: Page 48
* 救われる気持ち: Page 50
* Blue Summer: Page 52
* 影ドロボウ: Page 54
* 雨男憎まれる: Page 58
* Special Night: Page 62
* Go Go Clubですれ違い: Page 64
* ピアノ: Page 66
* いい言葉ちょうだい: Page 68
* むらさきの空から: Page 70
* 頼りない天使: Page 72

Part 2

* 静かな朝: Page 76
* Running Man: Page 80
* 太平洋: Page 82
* Smilin' Days, Summer Holiday: Page 84
* パラダイス: Page 86
* Thank You: Page 88
* Go Go Round This World!: Page 90
* 気分: Page 92
* My Life: Page 94
* Melody: Page 96
* 忘れちゃうひととき: Page 98
* 帰り道: Page 102
* 感謝(驚): Page 104
* スー・パー: Page 106
* 疲れない人: Page 108
* Just Thing: Page 110
* エヴリデイ・エヴリナイト: Page 112
* いかれたBaby: Page 114
* 夜の想い: Page 116

Part 3

* In The Flight: Page 120
* Pokka Pokka: Page 122
* Weather Report: Page 124
* 幸せ者: Page 126
* Sunny Blue: Page 128
* Slow Days: Page 130
* うしろ姿: Page 132
* Daydream (written as "Day Dream"): Page 134
* Season: Page 136
* I Dub Fish: Page 138
* Magic Love: Page 140
* ゆらめき In The Air: Page 142
* ずっと前: Page 144
* Baby Blue: Page 146
* Walking in the Rhythm: Page 148
* それはただの気分さ: Page 150
* すばらしくてNice Choice: Page 152
* バックビートにのっかって: Page 154
* ナイトクルージング: Page 158
* 新しい人: Page 160

* Statement: Page 164
* Biography: Page 166
* Fishmans Discography: Page 170

## Sources

* https://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/Detail?refShinCode=0100000000000030653853&Action\_id=121&Sza\_id=F3
* https://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/Detail?refShinCode=0100000000000031686254&Action\_id=121&Sza\_id=F3
* https://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/Detail?refShinCode=0100000000000034220254&Action\_id=121&Sza\_id=C0