Funky Cruisin' (1990) - Tatsuro Yamashita, Mariya Takeuchi

Note: This is not a real album! It may look like one, but it's not! This album cover was a school project I did a while back; we got to pick an artist and make a fictional album cover for their band! I of course...Chose the great Tatsuro Yamashita!
Recently, it came to mind that I wanted to make a city pop playlist with the songs I put on the album cover, and here you are! A fictional vinyl, with some of my favorite city pop grooves.
Enjoy~!
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『FUNKY CRUISIN』
SIDE A:
(0:00) Funky Flushin' (1979) - Tatsuro Yamashita
(5:42) Ride on Time (Album Version) (1980) - Tatsuro Yamashita
(11:33) Love Talkin' (Honey It's You) (1982) - Tatsuro Yamashita
(17:24) Plastic Love (1985) - Mariya Takeuchi
(25:20) Morning Glory (1980) - Mariya Takeuchi
SIDE B:
(28:44) Someday (1980) - Tatsuro Yamashita
(34:38) Daydream (1980) - Tatsuro Yamashita
(39:09) Love Space (1977) - Tatsuro Yamashita
(43:53) Let's Dance Baby (1978) - Tatsuro Yamashita
(48:07) Merry-Go-Round (Album Version) (1983) - Tatsuro Yamashita
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Check out the original music artists:
Tatsuro Yamashita: www.discogs.com/artist/119485...
Mariya Takeuchi: www.discogs.com/artist/656253...
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Art By: Me
Software: Adobe Illustrator, HitFilm
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CORRECTIONS: Love Talkin' (Honey It's You) was released in 1982, not 1980. Love Space was released in 1977, not 1980. Small little dates that flew by my head while I was editing the video, whoops! Sorry about that!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to this music/song. All rights belong to the owner. No Copyright Infringement Intended.

Пікірлер: 186

  • @COsArchive
    @COsArchive5 ай бұрын

    I didn’t even know they were married until yesterday

  • @omittedforclarity

    @omittedforclarity

    5 ай бұрын

    I didn't know until today.

  • @kber540

    @kber540

    5 ай бұрын

    Now I didn’t know until your comment

  • @chrissalazar95

    @chrissalazar95

    5 ай бұрын

    😵😵😵😵😵

  • @TaiyaaFangirl9416

    @TaiyaaFangirl9416

    5 ай бұрын

    I never knew until now!!! Thats so perfect of course they were aww 💕

  • @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music

    @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music

    4 ай бұрын

    Tatsu produced Plastic Love.

  • @shavono8402
    @shavono84023 ай бұрын

    the fact that this playlist has an "A side" and "B side" is hilarious to me and only deepens the illusion

  • @regularguy7840

    @regularguy7840

    3 ай бұрын

    Illusion?

  • @regularguy7840

    @regularguy7840

    3 ай бұрын

    Wait, never mind, it's a concept album. My bad.

  • @STANKONIA24
    @STANKONIA244 ай бұрын

    It still blows my mind that Japan had this much SOUL in the Bubble era! It sounds like so much funk and 80s black music I grew up listening to as a kid!

  • @amethegoblin

    @amethegoblin

    3 ай бұрын

    I wish I could have experienced the 80s economic bubble in Japan. What a time & place to have been alive. When people worry less about money, they spend more on art, which in turn drives artists to produce more art. Apparently City Pop is Japanese yuppy music, which makes sense considering the aforementioned bubble.

  • @kentakakura3049

    @kentakakura3049

    3 ай бұрын

    Jappo yuppy in the 1980s also loved Boz Scaggs. It was referred to as AOR (Adult-Oriented Rock) I think. I was totally on the UK rock back then and hated AOR but, it sounds cool now. Music tends to age gracefully.

  • @allentoyokawa9068

    @allentoyokawa9068

    2 ай бұрын

    They STILL have a lot of sould and there was no bubble era; the so called bubble eara started in 86... but there was no bubble era

  • @allentoyokawa9068

    @allentoyokawa9068

    2 ай бұрын

    @@amethegoblinThere was no bubble, and people still work on art and not worry about money.

  • @user-et8se3od1p

    @user-et8se3od1p

    5 күн бұрын

    When Disco hit America's music scene, Japanese musicians didn't follow. (Maybe they thought it was anti-music or something. ) Instead they took on funk, mixed it up with some pop and jazz, and created this fusion music called "City pop". I believe it is fair to call this couple the parents of that genre. At least that's how I see it.

  • @user-il9zl1cg1f
    @user-il9zl1cg1f2 ай бұрын

    Every song, "literally" EVERY SONG of this album is GOLDEN

  • @doryjackson4664
    @doryjackson466416 күн бұрын

    ...Caught my eye! ...That '80s color blocking graphics WORKS! The cuts are "Ride On" ...Thank yall for keepin it LIVE!

  • @Bruhtatochip742
    @Bruhtatochip742Ай бұрын

    That's so cute, I didn't know both Tatsuro and Mariya sing Morning Glory.

  • @connorkelly7846

    @connorkelly7846

    Ай бұрын

    They've done covers of each other's songs too!

  • @LGTheOneFreeMan

    @LGTheOneFreeMan

    15 күн бұрын

    They literally are married, my guy. Music royalty in every sense of the word.

  • @BrendanishLeo
    @BrendanishLeo5 ай бұрын

    I used to dislike city pop and considered it a weird fad, but after finding Yamashita I fell in absolute love with it. It's funny, I guess I don't really know what the equivalent is but my wife hears this and groans because she was born and lived in tokyo for her first 20 years, and all she hears is grocery store music!

  • @TheRealVenusian

    @TheRealVenusian

    5 ай бұрын

    I've always suspected that the reason Westerners say that city pop / jazz fusion sounds like "video game music" is just because that's what was popular in Japan (especially among the composers) when those games were being made. This bolsters my suspicions: apparently it was common enough that it was used as background music at grocery stores!

  • @Joshualacruz

    @Joshualacruz

    4 ай бұрын

    Same reason why soft Jazz is regarded as elevator music, hm?

  • @jayboo22

    @jayboo22

    4 ай бұрын

    he's the goat. such a unique voice in an already unique genre

  • @arxsyn

    @arxsyn

    22 күн бұрын

    ​​​@@jayboo22if you love Tat's voice, you should check out Canadian singer Francesco Yates, whose voice is at least 89 percent similar, who sings funk/soul with great aplomb! kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6yTtrGQhdWWfbQ.htmlsi=as24Bm00OhSrbHlo

  • @k-baye6292
    @k-baye62925 ай бұрын

    City pop might be my favorite genre of all time, I've been listening to it for almost 3 years now and now i listen to artists like Toshiki Kadomatsu,Omega tribe.Miki Matsubara and Maryia Takeuchi on a daily basis.

  • @Eggroles777

    @Eggroles777

    5 ай бұрын

    I'm gonna ramble. I always talk to people about music when meeting someone because I want to meet someone else who listens to Classic City Pop or Japanese Jazz Fusion like I do. To no avail though

  • @jazzysoulstreet

    @jazzysoulstreet

    5 ай бұрын

    Jazz Fusion/ funk / AOR Soft Rock ....

  • @k-baye6292

    @k-baye6292

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Eggroles777 Yeah i love it. the first citypop song i fell in love with was Yume no Tsuzuki by Mariya Takeuchi. then after that i was listening to her and a bunch of different artists in the genre. Toshiki is my favorite. i've heard several of his albums,golddiger and after 5 clash are some of my favorites, momoko kikuchi's adventure is another favorite. I like all music but there's something about that 80s vibe with the sweet synthesisers' love soul and funk as well. love teena marie and rick james but with city pop whether japanees or korean it's the music but it's also the vibes and the visuals too with the sailer moon and other 80s anime and old japaneese and korean media. it brings me to the past and makes me feel nostalgic about a time that i missed but it also feels futuristic like im experiencing a lost life in the present.

  • @-__---___-

    @-__---___-

    5 ай бұрын

    I would definitely check out Tomoko Aran. Especially her album Fuyu Kikan it's slower and a very good vibe

  • @iii___iii

    @iii___iii

    5 ай бұрын

    Where do you guys purchase city pop?

  • @Axl-ng1yj
    @Axl-ng1yj2 ай бұрын

    I legitimately thought this was like a collection album until I checked the description, amazing job!

  • @clonetrooper1998
    @clonetrooper1998Күн бұрын

    takes me back to when i first heard the saint pepsi remix of love talkin and stumbled into this wonderful world of city pop

  • @izaaak281
    @izaaak2812 ай бұрын

    Mariya's vocals on morning glory are so good, they give the song a whole new vibe

  • @Peter1912
    @Peter191223 күн бұрын

    People used to get mad at me and wonder wtf i was playing at parties ten years ago when i put on Tatsu on the regular, refreshing these days that even here in Sweden i often see people jammin out to him and other city pop legends at parties. Lets revive the 80s!

  • @LieutenantDan82
    @LieutenantDan823 ай бұрын

    I HIGHLY appreciate you for making this "concept" album. I'm a fan of both, and to hear the songs I like in one album is amazing.

  • @timdavies3481
    @timdavies3481Ай бұрын

    Daydream is sooooo effin good

  • @CertifiedPsychiatrist
    @CertifiedPsychiatrist5 ай бұрын

    Morning glory is almost a masterpiece. Thank you. From one painter to another, absolutely fantastic design work. I would buy this in a heartbeat.

  • @Eggroles777

    @Eggroles777

    5 ай бұрын

    Almost?, I am curious what makes it so close but not

  • @nitrogenfume9762

    @nitrogenfume9762

    5 ай бұрын

    I'm torn between which version I prefer - hers or his! Both are stunning!

  • @CertifiedPsychiatrist

    @CertifiedPsychiatrist

    5 ай бұрын

    ​Imo, lack of intro. Kind of just gets into it. Feels like I'm watching a 90's sitcom. ​@@Eggroles777

  • @rafe9852

    @rafe9852

    4 ай бұрын

    wdym almost??

  • @brazilianzelenskyantigoput5655

    @brazilianzelenskyantigoput5655

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes man, Morning Glory is fantastic! I particularly prefer the version singed by Tatsuro Yamashita however Mariya Takeuchi don't disappoint!

  • @israelhdez.5129
    @israelhdez.51295 ай бұрын

    Bruh, I didn't read the description and was looking for this album everywhere The cover is very good

  • @wanilias292
    @wanilias2925 ай бұрын

    Very convenient that this playlist includes most of my favorites from Tatsuro Yamashita. Love the art style aswell!

  • @andrewdog3106
    @andrewdog31064 ай бұрын

    This made me start looking into all of his albums. I’ve found so many good songs! Love tatsuro’s music

  • @finnoleroseler8543
    @finnoleroseler85432 ай бұрын

    God I love ride on time so much. It hits so hard

  • @baguette745
    @baguette7455 ай бұрын

    i haven't heard his music ever since 2022 (when he started deleting everything) finding this has been the highlight of my year I'm seriously gonna loop this LOL

  • @Chris-gx4bc

    @Chris-gx4bc

    5 ай бұрын

    why did he start deleting everything? that should be illegal to take something this amazing from us

  • @SamuraiMasenko

    @SamuraiMasenko

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Chris-gx4bc An argument with RCA about who had the rights to different songs, I think? Mariya Takeuchi also had a problem with her music being taken down because of the photographer that took the album cover shot for Plastic Love. Japan in general has always had a different view of copyright than the rest of the world. Just look at Nintendo.

  • @VideoGamer2oo4
    @VideoGamer2oo45 ай бұрын

    Tatsuro's people are particularly quick to get stuff taken down. I hope this stays up.

  • @scrimzo.

    @scrimzo.

    5 ай бұрын

    I hope so too, I really do. I won't be too surprised if they strike the hammer though...

  • @tissuepaper9962

    @tissuepaper9962

    5 ай бұрын

    @@scrimzo. thankfully I download hot mixes like this as soon as I find them, I would be devastated to go looking for this only to find that it had been struck down.

  • @bjq1987
    @bjq19875 ай бұрын

    just wanted to say what a great poster and of course respect for choosing the great tatsuro yamashita

  • @RadioGaGaJam
    @RadioGaGaJam7 ай бұрын

    Great idea and playlist! Love it, keep it up!

  • @VermyScrubs
    @VermyScrubs2 ай бұрын

    11:15 This section I believe was used for a Maxell commercial. It was the one on top of a foggy mountain. Nice to hear it Clean and HQ

  • @patootimista1071
    @patootimista10715 ай бұрын

    congrats bro, this school project is AWESOME. Really, really thanks to make me happy with this compilation

  • @JonDancing
    @JonDancing5 ай бұрын

    Great collection of songs, and album art to match. Well done!

  • @arashii_
    @arashii_5 ай бұрын

    Omg, thanks for this

  • @winkusdinkus7325
    @winkusdinkus73255 ай бұрын

    Love this, dude

  • @savepeacechild
    @savepeacechild2 ай бұрын

    Love this! Absolute nostalgia! Thank you

  • @ThePissedOffOwl
    @ThePissedOffOwl5 ай бұрын

    Ah an artist with excellent taste, great work!

  • @IncredibleCactusRoll
    @IncredibleCactusRoll3 ай бұрын

    Every video and song is a work of art. I love it all!

  • @clayripblair
    @clayripblair4 ай бұрын

    the morning glory cover is sooo good, had never heard it before. great work on the concept album

  • @abramguerrero3829
    @abramguerrero38295 ай бұрын

    I thought this was a real album for a second lol. Really good job on the the artwork!

  • @officialkazekata
    @officialkazekata4 ай бұрын

    City pop queen has a king!?

  • @goroyamaguchi1420
    @goroyamaguchi14205 ай бұрын

    Stellar job!

  • @roughroadface
    @roughroadface5 ай бұрын

    Enjoying this album. Thank you

  • @sebastiantirado1911
    @sebastiantirado19115 ай бұрын

    dope project, dope art, dope mix -- thank you!

  • @zioness
    @zioness Жыл бұрын

    FUNKY~ awesome playlist!!

  • @dreamadii
    @dreamadii13 күн бұрын

    This is my favorite fake album haha. I honestly love the playlist and all the songs. Amazing Job!

  • @grey9704
    @grey97042 ай бұрын

    I love the cover you made!

  • @chriscroft2323
    @chriscroft23235 ай бұрын

    That album art!!! I would love this in poster size.

  • @AmaraaTsoodol
    @AmaraaTsoodol13 күн бұрын

    well done, thank you, its so easy to explore everysongs

  • @callumluciani6794
    @callumluciani67945 ай бұрын

    The album cover looks great !! Very suitable

  • @baguette745
    @baguette7455 ай бұрын

    Sick album cover bro

  • @GrayC_2478
    @GrayC_24784 ай бұрын

    One of my fav albums!😂 truly tho, this is epic🤩🎶

  • @joaquindiaz8024
    @joaquindiaz80243 ай бұрын

    Wow, as a school project, it looks pretty good. Congratulations 🎉

  • @rickylovesyou
    @rickylovesyou2 ай бұрын

    A citypop album with a running theme! Love it! You should make more mixtapes like this!

  • @fanofsimonpegg
    @fanofsimonpegg5 ай бұрын

    A killer tracklist that I could see as a Greatest Hits album that'd've been released at the time, but I do kinda wish it was more balanced between Yamashita & Takeuchi instead of mostly the former & the latter's 2 most famous songs. Especially considering, y'know, *they're husband & wife*.

  • @crusaderproft
    @crusaderproft2 ай бұрын

    The fact that I thought this was a legit album is a testament to your work! Good on you for such a tasteful choice😎

  • @Crelane
    @Crelane14 күн бұрын

    It's a great mix, and your project art is really cool. It really catches the eye. Excellent job!

  • @juliannakaberovsky4545
    @juliannakaberovsky45454 ай бұрын

    I love city pop so muche, im in love since 80s!!!!!!!!!

  • @brewmasuisui2216
    @brewmasuisui22162 ай бұрын

    Classic and timeless

  • @Pablo-no5mw
    @Pablo-no5mw29 күн бұрын

    Thus hurts my soul that there isnt a vinyl of this albumb

  • @kevinkevin9561
    @kevinkevin95615 ай бұрын

    Morning Glory!

  • @micaelbazan8491
    @micaelbazan84915 ай бұрын

    Beatiful project and song choice! I hope you've got a deserved 10. I couldn't believe tatsuro and mariya had an album together and i didn't know about it hehe

  • @jijieats

    @jijieats

    5 ай бұрын

    they were married :)

  • @pompadourawesome
    @pompadourawesome5 ай бұрын

    This is giving me Jojo part 4 vibes, bro I love this!!

  • @danlemos4858
    @danlemos485827 күн бұрын

    Perfect album ❤❤❤❤

  • @marachime
    @marachime3 ай бұрын

    nice work, my dude

  • @Erick12052
    @Erick120526 ай бұрын

    Such a masterpiece congrats hope you got an A+++

  • @scrimzo.

    @scrimzo.

    6 ай бұрын

    Haha, I did, don't worry! Thank you so much!! ❤️

  • @HM-wv2ft
    @HM-wv2ft4 сағат бұрын

    Excellent

  • @zaly7243
    @zaly72433 ай бұрын

    I downloaded this because i listen to this everyday and if i lost it to copyright i would be so sad

  • @thomasschwarz3405
    @thomasschwarz34052 ай бұрын

    This should be a real album... gets me through work day in and day out

  • @hs5942
    @hs59426 ай бұрын

    many references from for you and i like it]

  • @NeoS_FPS
    @NeoS_FPS3 ай бұрын

    39:10 How many days i tried to find this one.

  • @milesbuhain2626
    @milesbuhain26264 ай бұрын

    This was a tight fictional album.

  • @mario-mario822
    @mario-mario8223 ай бұрын

    Tatsuro Yamashita is a miracle on earth 🥰🥰 Let's dance baby😍📢🎶

  • @levozeoli
    @levozeoli3 ай бұрын

    Wonderfulll

  • @zachmalacchibalansag6520
    @zachmalacchibalansag65202 ай бұрын

    nice art!!

  • @KT-oz1md
    @KT-oz1md4 ай бұрын

    How come this hasnt been removed due to copy right strike? My man tatsuro yamashita always strike down music playlists like this which sucks

  • @Mojo_64
    @Mojo_647 ай бұрын

    I was here

  • @napattarapongkaenpuek4424
    @napattarapongkaenpuek44244 ай бұрын

    Creating a playlist on Spotify would be GREAT!!!! nice one guy.

  • @JoHow.

    @JoHow.

    4 ай бұрын

    Tatsuro yamashita doesn't allow his music on Spotify 🥲

  • @NL0Gwenster

    @NL0Gwenster

    4 ай бұрын

    @@JoHow. Only "Pacific" from 1978 is on Spotify which has some Tatsuro Yamashita songs in there. Very odd choice not to allow your music on Spotify. With the city pop resurgence that started a few years ago, it's safe to say any extra income by having streams on Spotify is better than no extra income for material you've already made 30-40 years ago. Ah well. Maybe he just has a fundamental issue with Spotify in terms of how they treat their artists. It is interesting to see Universal Japan catching up on the Citypop resurgence and doing official releases on YT of stuff like say Flyday Chinatown from Yasuha etc. and then reprinting media.

  • @johncombs6369
    @johncombs63692 ай бұрын

    Japanese City Pop is just amazing. In the West, we experience the same soundscape in Funk, Disco, and R&B. These artists have undoubtedly contributed to the genres and, in some instances, may have even done better than their Western contemporaries. I hope JCP takes over the world

  • @blandroid2015
    @blandroid20155 ай бұрын

    14 :32 is such a beautiful guitar solo

  • @UnusedYoutubeChannel
    @UnusedYoutubeChannel5 ай бұрын

    Let's dance baby 는 처음들어보는데 무지신나네요.. funky cosmos!

  • @mattguess9887
    @mattguess98875 ай бұрын

    Nothing else I'd rather listen to while cooking for the holiday.

  • @inn4933
    @inn4933Ай бұрын

    Who let you cook? Never leave the kitchen again🔥🔥🔥

  • @Cumbrestudio
    @Cumbrestudio22 күн бұрын

    Music for the soul!

  • @adrianrosales6080
    @adrianrosales608012 күн бұрын

    Tremenda obra maestra 20/10 y GOD

  • @ruinedungeon
    @ruinedungeon19 күн бұрын

    Merci mec ✌️

  • @Laksilaks
    @Laksilaks3 ай бұрын

    If you like Yamashita try Toshiki Kadomatsu, he is also great!

  • @megablueman
    @megabluemanАй бұрын

    3:34 I wonder if he Sonic CD JP Palmtree Panic loop was inspired off of this? Edit: 43:57 sounds sort of similar to Neo Green Hill Zone Act 2... 🤔

  • @Deckr0mancer
    @Deckr0mancer3 ай бұрын

    When I went to Tokyo I was hoping this genre would be piped in everywhere,….alas it was not😢

  • @Tatshata
    @Tatshata5 ай бұрын

    All my favorite!! Thanks!! 👍

  • @_mariko791
    @_mariko7915 ай бұрын

    Suteki no music let's dance!

  • @alro4660
    @alro46602 ай бұрын

    plastic love hit me like iron

  • @SgtSleepy
    @SgtSleepy2 ай бұрын

    Man I wish this was a vinyl

  • @Charlottepenvensie
    @Charlottepenvensie3 ай бұрын

    I love Tatsuro so much, he’s a genius in every sense, but Mariya ate his ass UP in her rendition of Morning Glory. Better than his honestly

  • @YoSaffBridge93
    @YoSaffBridge935 ай бұрын

    Where could I find this version of Merry-Go-Round? It's absolutely fantastic

  • @scrimzo.

    @scrimzo.

    5 ай бұрын

    Helloo!! This version of Merry-Go-Round was featured in the live album titled "Joy." Another viewer had a similar question too haha! Below is a link on information about the Joy album and a Soundcloud link where you can listen to the individual track. Enjoy! Discogs:www.discogs.com/master/1259195-Tatsuro-Yamashita-Joy-Tatsuro-Yamashita-Live Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/emma_s_lol/tatsuro-yamashita-merry-go-round

  • @YoSaffBridge93

    @YoSaffBridge93

    5 ай бұрын

    Awesome, thank you so much! @@scrimzo.

  • @deboraudrey
    @deboraudrey3 ай бұрын

    I'm willing to buy his whole album since it never exists on spotify 😭

  • @BrianBarrick
    @BrianBarrickАй бұрын

    Let's make funky night🕺

  • @jaysonmarasigan2744
    @jaysonmarasigan27442 ай бұрын

    Love talkin really funk

  • @fabianocarvalho9359
    @fabianocarvalho93592 күн бұрын

    Song #1 - Tim Maia feelings

  • @MamboTVOficial
    @MamboTVOficial5 ай бұрын

    Isso aqui é bão hein Sara

  • @spacey3112
    @spacey31122 ай бұрын

    sick fucking school project man wish i had one like that

  • @ydgong
    @ydgong5 ай бұрын

    보컬 감수성이 정말 버라이어티 하네요. 가성, 진성 다 좋아요.

  • @Mmmambocosmo
    @Mmmambocosmo5 ай бұрын

    "This is not a real album" too bad, it should be

  • @AnonIsland5
    @AnonIsland58 күн бұрын

    ive got a cd burner and qbittorrent and im gonna make this album real and listen to it on my cars cd drive

  • @AnonIsland5

    @AnonIsland5

    8 күн бұрын

    maybe in a stereo too

  • @buck-pucker
    @buck-pucker6 ай бұрын

    Nice modernization of eijin suzuki's style. Super nitpicky but the price would likely be printed as ¥1,800 (although I initially thought 円 would be used but seems like it's not from some Yamashita album obis)

  • @scrimzo.

    @scrimzo.

    6 ай бұрын

    Ah, fair enough! Thank you for your feedback, I'll make sure to double check it next time, haha! Thank you so much though, I appreciate it!! ❤

  • @jazzysoulstreet
    @jazzysoulstreet5 ай бұрын

    that's above all the basis... today a lot of people are starting to know the Japanese "city pop" style... whereas it's a lot of influence from a style that many people haven't taken to. it's hard to know for example Steely Dan...Franck Michael...Boz Scaggs...to name only them in Japan the AOR 70/80' is the origin of all the guys wake up. Find selection of TOSHIKAZU KANAZAWA master référence re issue AOR CITY

  • @NocheFeliz
    @NocheFelizАй бұрын

    Clásico