Kawa no nagare no yō ni - Hibari Misora - instrumental cover by Dave Monk

Kawa no nagare no yō ni (川の流れのように), meaning Like the Flow of the River, is the last single recorded by Japanese enka singer Hibari Misora, as she died soon after its release in 1989. It was composed by Akira Mitake, with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto. It was voted the greatest Japanese song of all time during a national poll in 1997 by NHK, with more than 10 million votes. It is often the song of choice for artists performing live tributes to Misora. This song was released on Japan's Columbia Music label on January 11 1989. Misora Hibari died in June of the same year. Eight years after its release, it was voted number one in an NHK poll of the best Japanese songs of all time ! This lovely song was requested by João Manoel Santos. Here is my instrumental cover. I hope you like it. Dave