I'll translate that huge chunk from =
CD-Data in a=20
while, since I'm interested in what they have to say about =
the=20
songs. I'll admit the singles for this album didn't grab me =
the same=20
way as those for "HOME" did (then again, I haven't listened =
to "hana=20
no nioi", so I can't tell), but I'm still pretty =
excited.
And=20
that is one heck of a cover.
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it.
EDIT: And said chunk,
Quote:
01.=20
shuumatsu no CONFIDENCE SONG
=E3=83=BB I had, from =
the early=20
stages, wanted to make this song the first track. It's =
jaunty, and I=20
felt that it'd be good to start the album with a song that =
appears=20
to have as little to do with the rest of the album as this =
one.=20
(Sakurai)
=E3=83=BBThe interlude's where people should =
listen closely -=20
the back-and-forth between Kobayashi's floaty playing and =
the=20
trumpet that causes the world of this song to expand.=20
(Suzuki)
=E3=83=BBIt feels as if the lyrics are just =
following along -=20
like, I have no idea what I'm singing. (laughs)=20
(Sakurai)
=EF=BC=8AThe meaning of=20
"confidence" in this song
=E3=83=BBThe line "mune =
wo harou"=20
("stick your chest out") that appears at the end of the song =
=EF=BC=9Dto=20
believe in oneself. That's what I mean by "confidence" here. =
(Sakurai)
02.=20
HANABI
=E3=83=BB Aragaki Yui's cute. =
(Suzuki)
=E3=83=BBI feel that the=20
power, or atmosphere, that the song has is all there is to =
it.=20
(Sakurai)
=E3=83=BBThere was a song that preceded =
this one, but it=20
didn't come to me very clearly, and after a few days I =
managed to=20
get out the phrases for a guitar intro. I tacked that intro =
onto the=20
precessor song, but it was rejected, so we recorded that one =
with=20
another intro. I don't quite know how it happened, but I got =
the A=20
melody out, then an even better B melody, and then the =
verses - and=20
that was when I realised that the intro that was rejected =
had became=20
the B melody without any changes to it whatsoever. Complete=20
recycling. (laughs) (Sakurai)
03. ESORA
=E3=83=BB We =
recorded the song=20
quite sometime ago, but the lyrics are pretty recent. =
=EF=BC=88Sakurai=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB=20
When we perform this song live, I want people to sing out =
loud to=20
it. =EF=BC=88Nakagawa=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB There are parts =
of the lyrics that go "Let's=20
dance", so I hope the audience will. =
=EF=BC=88Suzuki=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB"ESORA" is as=20
in the word "esora-goto". (Ed:=20
"esora-goto" means "pipe dream".)
=E3=83=BBBy =
attaching the word=20
"monogatari" ("story") as in "yume-monogatari" ("dream =
story"),=20
there's a more negative connotation to it, like it'll never =
come=20
true. That's why I wanted to remove the "koto" from =
"esora-goto",=20
and make it more positive. And, the fact that "so" and "ra" =
are also=20
in it. (Sakurai)
=E3=83=BB The part of the lyrics =
that goes "Rock me=20
baby", that was how I sang that part before I wrote the =
lyrics to=20
the song. I tried to translate that into proper Japanese, =
but I=20
couldn't, and when the album jacket was complete, I thought =
that=20
it'd be fine for things to be colourful and pop-py, so I =
gained=20
confidence and sang it that way. (Sakurai)
=E3=83=BB"I =
want to be rocked=20
by music, I want music to make me high"; that kinda meaning. =
(laughs) (Sakurai)
04.=20
koe
=E3=83=BB This song was on equal with "ESORA" =
from the time it=20
was only a melody without lyrics. There are links between =
the words=20
in the song.
05.=20
shounen
=E3=83=BBSakurai-san originally mistook =
the fact that the=20
song, meant to be the theme song for the drama "BATTERY", =
was to be=20
for the manga "BATSU & TERII". (ED: Which, incidentally, is =
also about=20
baseball.)
=E3=83=BBAnd so, as reference material =
he requested=20
the staff to buy him some issues of the =
manga.
=E3=83=BB When I asked=20
the staff to help me get "BATSU & TERII", they were =
like, "Um,=20
why?" I was like, just get me the stuff as reference =
material=20
already, so I got angry and went, "Because there's all that =
talk=20
about it being the manga theme song?", to which they were =
like, "Um,=20
no, it's not like that...", and then I realised, after their =
explanations, that it wasn't for "BATSU & TERII".=20
(Sakurai)
=E3=83=BBThe third para's the best, going round =
and round and=20
drawn out, even taking up six lines. (laughs) (Sakurai). =
(Ed: I think it refers to the =
above part=20
about the staff convo.)
06. tabidachi no =
uta
=E3=83=BBDuring=20
lives, this songs becomes that of the audience, and of us on =
the=20
stage, so at the end of the "HOME" stadium tour, there were =
times=20
when I was overwheled with emotion. (Sakurai)
07. kuchi ga =
subette
=E3=83=BBThe sounds=20
at the beginning and ending were Kobayashi's =
idea.
=E3=83=BB Because the=20
title of the song is "kuchi ga subette" (or, "my tongue =
slipped"),=20
there was this image of the lips accidentally giving way, =
and=20
apparently that's why he put those sounds =
in
=E3=83=BB During the=20
recording, there were many times I nearly burst out crying =
at the=20
end of the song. I think we'll probably loop the ending many =
times=20
when we do this one live. I ended up saying "Thank you very =
much for=20
today!" in the recording. (Sakurai)
08. suijou =
BUS
=E3=83=BB I really got=20
onto a water-bus and took pictures to use as reference =
material for=20
this song. (Sakurai)
=E3=83=BBThe setting of the song's =
like this: a=20
water-bus crowded with all these tourists, a girl living in =
a town=20
the bus can travel to, and her boyfriend living in the town =
next to=20
that river.
=E3=83=BB It nearly became a Christmas =
song, but it just=20
didn't come out right, so I changed the lyrics. =
(Sakurai)
=E3=83=BBThere=20
were two titles for this song, "CHRISTMAS SONG" and "suijou =
BUS";=20
when we asked the ladies at our office for their opinion it =
ended up=20
being evenly divided, and in the end the mebers' opinions =
won - in=20
particular, Nakagawa's very strong opinions. =
(Sakurai)
09. Tokyo
=E3=83=BB A =
good song, I=20
really like it a lot. =EF=BC=88Suzuki=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB =
Yep, it's a good one.=20
=EF=BC=88Nakagawa=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB Originally, the idea =
was to make a coupling song for=20
a single, so a song that was similar to "Tokyo" was =
recorded.
=E3=83=BB=20
In the end, another song did become that single C/W track, =
and it=20
was decided to rework this song, upon which the melody was=20
created.
=E3=83=BB Perhaps I wanted to affirm Tokyo, =
a place that's=20
more often repudiated than otherwise. (Sakurai)
=E3=83=BB =
A cycle of=20
being loved. =EF=BC=88Sakurai=EF=BC=89
10.=20
ROCK 'N ROLL
=E3=83=BB Just as the title says. =
Even the way it=20
ends is true to the title. =
=EF=BC=88Suzuki=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB A deep feeling.=20
=EF=BC=88Nakagawa=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB There's that image =
of Freddie Mercury raising the=20
mic and singing the song. =
=EF=BC=88Sakurai=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BBI thought that both the=20
crudeness of the exterior and the crudeness of being =
attracted to=20
that were cool. =EF=BC=88Sakurai=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB The =
working title was "wakatteru sa".=20
("I know".)
11. =
hitsuji,=20
hoeru
=E3=83=BBI feel that this song was pretty =
well done, even=20
out of the recordings we did this time. During recording, I =
was=20
aiming for that, and with this song... I did it.=20
(Sakurai)
12. kaze =
to hoshi=20
to MOEBIUS no wa
=E3=83=BB This album version =
expands from the=20
single one. They were originally both the same song, and =
yet, the=20
difference in arrangement can change the atmosphere of the =
song so=20
much. The simpleness of the single version felt so =
progressive it's=20
almost unbelievable. Perhaps it's because there was that =
simple=20
single version that we were able to create such a fantastic =
band=20
version. (Suzuki)
13.=20
GIFT
=E3=83=BB Putting the word "iro" ("colour") =
in the lyrics=20
make people think of any colour they want to. Perhaps it =
might be=20
thought that that word "colour" limits how people interpret =
it, but=20
in reality it's the opposite, as there are infinitely many =
colours.=20
(Sakurai)
=E3=83=BB It was the NHK Beijing Olympics =
broadcast theme=20
song, so I got a direct call from my aunt. The neighbour =
next door=20
said, "Tell them it's a fantastic song". =
(Suzuki)
14. hana no =
nioi
=E3=83=BB I really=20
liked the ending of this song, plus I felt it'd be apt as =
the ending=20
of the album, so I made it the last track. =
(Sakurai=EF=BC=89
=E3=83=BB The=20
theme song of the movie "watashi wa kai ni naritai", which =
is scored=20
by Hisashi Joe; because of that, in order to make it flow =
the most=20
smoothly, this song was chosen.
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