Parolibre

Parolibre is a song by Ryuichi Sakamoto first released on his 1986 album Futurista.

Origin
Originally going by the working title 'Opera', Sakamoto later named the song Parolibre after the Italian free poetry movement of the 1910's. The song was written by Sakamoto on his Yamaha DX-7, a synth that he heavily employed throughout the Futurista album. The song quotes Friedrich Chopin's 'Prelude No. 13 in F# Major'. Arto Lindsay, a long-time collaborator of Sakamoto's, plays guitar on the track.

Release
The song was first released on March 21, 1986, as the B-side to the pre-album single G.T. On April 21, 1986, the song was released on the album Futurista.

Legacy
The song went on to become one of the most long-standing songs in Sakamoto's setlist, with him first playing the song during the Media Bahn tour. In the ensuing years, he would go on to perform the song with a trio and as a solo piano piece.