Yutaka Ozaki -- Donut Shop （ドーナツ・ショップ）

When I bought the 1994 CD single of Yutaka Ozaki's（尾崎豊）hit "Oh My Little Girl", the B-side single was this song titled "Donut Shop". Originally, the song was included on Ozaki's 3rd album in 1985 called "Kowareta Tobira kara"（壊れた扉から.....Through the Broken Door).

Compared to the emotion-laden, near-anthemic feeling of "Oh My Little Girl", "Donut Shop" is a lot more mellower and comforting....rather like a weekly visit to that donut shop in the neighbourhood. I could imagine a young Ozaki writing and composing the song in a booth at a Mister Donuts over a Chocolate Glazed and coffee.

I rather like this song myself since it does remind me of my own not-so-healthy but down-to-earth custom of hitting the Tim Hortons with a couple of buddies for a donut and a double-double (for the uninitiated, a double-double is a coffee with double sugar and double cream). If I actually believed in ghosts, I would be more than happy to have Mr. Ozaki over for a bit of Timmies.

Ahhh....good ol' Timmies!