Music Appreciation
“Music for a Sushi Restaurant” is a track by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles from his third studio album Harry’s House. Written by Harry Styles, Thomas Hull (aka Kid Harpoon), Tyler Johnson, and Mitch Rowland, the song was officially released to hot adult contemporary radio in the U.S. as the third single from Harry’s House on October 3, 2022.
Harry Styles has said that the idea for the song came while he was in a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles. He and his collaborators thought about how “strange music for a sushi restaurant” felt, and it became a fun starting point for writing a song meant to capture that contrast in mood and setting.
Musically, the song leans funk-pop with playful touches: flat brass, energetic rhythm, falsetto vocals, a bit of scatting, and free associative lyrics. The lyrics mix food imagery and cooking metaphors with relational desire and admiration.
The music video was directed by Aube Perrie and released on October 27, 2022. In the video, Styles is first found washed up on a beach as a half-human, half-squid creature. He is transported by fishermen to a restaurant called Gill’s Lounge, intended to be served as sushi. As the video proceeds, Styles unveils his voice, takes over the restaurant, turning it from a sushi restaurant into a lounge and performing in it. But during the performance he loses his voice; the video shifts as the owners drag him away and eventually transform him into sushi.
Sources:
Wikipedia
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a40059341/harry-styles-music-for-a-sushi-restaurant-lyrics
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/harry-styles-harrys-house/
https://storyofsong.com/story/music-for-a-sushi-restaurant/
https://www.hercampus.com/culture/music-for-a-sushi-restaurant-meaning-harry-styles/
https://lbbonline.com/news/harry-styles-stars-as-a-sushi-restaurants-singing-squid-merman-in-latest-music-video
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