On May 21, 1998, the first soundtrack (ost) for the popular anime series "Cowboy Bebop" was released. One of the standouts of the series was the jazz inspired music. The show would kick off with these words, "I think it's time we blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together. Okay, three, two, one let's jam," and then launch into the driving theme "Tank!" The theme was even used by the figure skater Kevin Reynolds, dressed as the show's lead Spike Spiegel, in one of his short programs. Most of the music was performed by composer Yoko Kanno's band "Seatbelts" that she put together for the show. The first album contained the tracks "Tank! (opening theme)", "Rush", "Spokey Dokey", "Bad Dog No Biscuits", "Cat Blues", "Cosmos", "Space Lion", "Waltz for Zizi", "Piano Black", "Pot City", "Too Good Too Bad", "Car24", "The Egg and I", "Felt Tip Pen", "Rain (lyrics by Tim Jensen and performed by Steve Conte)", "Digging My Potato", and "Memory - music box". ("Cowboy Bebop OST", Music, Event)
Do you know that when seat belts first started to be installed in cars, they didn't have that shoulder strap, nor were they retractable, at least as I recall. Most people back then ignored the seatbelts and were likely as not to tuck them inside the seats, out of the way. There were no laws requiring people to wear seatbelts, only that manufacturers install them in new cars. People are funny that way, often ignoring common sense. I was no different back then. Now-a-days, it feels natural to buckle up when getting in a car, an automatic response for most of us - me thinks. I even have a retractable seat belt on my lawnmower - the one in the shop.
"Pets are our seat belts on the emotional roller coaster of life--they can be trusted, they keep us safe, and they sure do smooth out the ride." - Nick Trout