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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Feb 8, 2013 5:14:04 GMT -5
It's a hell of a lot better, as far as I'm concerned.... Anyway, songs sometimes get translated into new languages, or as in this case ; keep the tune, but, become a completely different song, lyrics-wise. (A good example being the French classic by the late Claude Francois, "Comme D'habitude" , which began as a song about a man and woman about to break up, and trying not to show the rest of the World , that it's over; it was the basis for a totally different song that was an English language MEGA-hit) "Comme D'habitude" Can you tell what song this became?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=avr5nvY4wxg |
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Post by biko on Feb 8, 2013 7:14:11 GMT -5
It's a hell of a lot better, as far as I'm concerned.... Anyway, songs sometimes get translated into new languages, or as in this case ; keep the tune, but, become a completely different song, lyrics-wise. (A good example being the French classic by the late Claude Francois, "Comme D'habitude" , which began as a song about a man and woman about to break up, and trying not to show the rest of the World , that it's over; it was the basis for a totally different song that was an English language MEGA-hit) "Comme D'habitude" Can you tell what song this became?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=avr5nvY4wxgMy first thought was Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World', but, Wikipedia says 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra. |
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Feb 8, 2013 14:30:18 GMT -5
It's a hell of a lot better, as far as I'm concerned.... Anyway, songs sometimes get translated into new languages, or as in this case ; keep the tune, but, become a completely different song, lyrics-wise. (A good example being the French classic by the late Claude Francois, "Comme D'habitude" , which began as a song about a man and woman about to break up, and trying not to show the rest of the World , that it's over; it was the basis for a totally different song that was an English language MEGA-hit) "Comme D'habitude" Can you tell what song this became?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=avr5nvY4wxgMy first thought was Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World', but, Wikipedia says 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra. Well, you kind of cheated  , but, yes, that is the answer |
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Post by biko on Feb 8, 2013 20:59:14 GMT -5
My first thought was Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World', but, Wikipedia says 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra. Well, you kind of cheated , but, yes, that is the answer I couldn't help myself  |
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Post by thegl0r on Feb 20, 2013 13:30:26 GMT -5
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Feb 20, 2013 15:21:05 GMT -5
You wear fluffy pink jumpers? Well, anyway, I've never seen the Puffy girls look less attractive than they do in this video  |
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Post by thegl0r on Feb 20, 2013 18:57:22 GMT -5
You wear fluffy pink jumpers? Well, anyway, I've never seen the Puffy girls look less attractive than they do in this video And what's wrong with pink fluffy jumpers? Unfortunately I'm all out of lovely pink fluffy jumpers just now, Vin Diesel says that they're well cool. Like he says, "Real men wear pink mohair!" Is anyone going to argue with him? As for the Puffy attractiveness, now that I've paid more attention to that element of the video, I think they look fine. Attachments:
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Post by thegl0r on Jun 12, 2013 10:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Jun 27, 2013 15:03:51 GMT -5
PUFFY AMIYUMI "ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2013" timetable announced! PUFFY will perform on Aug. 2(Fri) GRASS STAGE 11:45-. For details check "rockin'on presents ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2013" website: rijfes.jp/ |
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Post by gunnythewildheart on Sept 18, 2013 16:06:08 GMT -5
Puffy were my introduction in Japanese music. Absolutely adore them, even if I don't listen to them as much as I used to.
A quick what-to-check-out-list for anyone interested...:
AMIYUMI (1996):
Debut album - it's a mini-album, really. I think it only had six songs. It features their most well known single, Asia No Junshin, which is awesome. But I particularly like this album as my favourite Puffy song ever is on it - Toku Suru Karada. Check THAT out. The rest of the album is fantastically and somewhat surprisingly forgettable outside those two songs.
SOLOSOLO (1997):
A double-mini-album. Ami sings on one album and Yumi on the other. Before the band formed, Ami was due to start a solo career, which is why this record came about. There were finished solo recordings but the company decided to release them under the Puffy-moniker. They then got Yumi to record seven songs in addition to pad the album out.
The album as a whole is quite poor, but the single from Yumi's half, 'V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N', is brillliant.
JET CD (1998):
THIS is where their career exploded. First proper album, with some huge songs on there. Crazy diversity on display - no two songs are the same. There's even one song that could pass for 'experimental light doom metal' (for want of a better 'label').
Fever*Fever (1999):
My favourite from Puffy's discography. It has a light, low-fi production, but with some very memorable songs like Puffy De Rumba and Stray Cats Fever. It's their most 'flowing' and 'complete' sounding album - it just works perfectly.
Spike (2000):
My first Puffy album. This has a punkier and rockier edge. Their live shows around this time went from being static J-Pop to exciting and bouncy rock gigs where the two played guitars at some shows. Very diverse sounding album, like JET CD but with louder, meaner guitars.
Nice (2002):
All songs written by the brilliant Andy Sturmer (Jellyfish). Lots of these are sung in English, which Puffy do pretty well. This one has a similar production to Spike, but a much lighter, happier sound. 'Sayonara' is a lovely song.
59 (2004):
Basically, this album is leftover songs from the years leading up to 2004 (including the awesome theme tune for the Teen Titans cartoon). The reason? Likely because this was when Ami had her baby. Even though little effort was taken to make this album, the songs are superb. Really love these tracks.
Splurge (2006):
A very American sounding full-on rock album. Really fun songs, great production. Possibly their 'party album'.
Honeycreeper (2007):
A much more commercialised sound with a large influence from Butch Walker. Younger people into Puffy tend to dig this album a lot (just an observation, I welcome to be proven wrong). Songs vary from great tunes, to being a bit overly cheesy.
Bring It! (2009):
See above, and then some. I prefer the more experimental sounding songs on this one, the commercial sounding stuff is quite cringe-worthy.
Thank You (2011)
15 year anniversary album. A wonderful return to form harking back to the sounds from Fever*Fever and Spike. Their attempt at a collaboration with a hiphop duo is something best forgotten about..... but apart from that, it's a stunning album.
Currently it seems like Puffy's music career is currently suffering from busy mom-lives, changes in the Japanese music scene, but mostly a string of BAD marketing decisions by SonyMusicJapan. However, if you want some straightforward J-Pop/Rock with great songs written by great writers, Puffy's back catalogue is worth exploring.
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Sept 19, 2013 1:29:10 GMT -5
Thx, Gunny, for that retrospective on Puffy, my favorite Puffy album is "Nice" got it at a used CD store a couple years back, my fave Puffy song is Stray Cats fever, what a beat! Attachments:
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Post by chiew76 on Oct 6, 2013 14:44:11 GMT -5
Puffy were my introduction in Japanese music. Absolutely adore them, even if I don't listen to them as much as I used to. A quick what-to-check-out-list for anyone interested...: Reckon you should include their 2002 covers album "The Hit Parade" as well. Some great songs on there; I especially like their verions of Boowy's "Image Down ", Chanels' "Hurricaine", The Blue Hearts' "Hito ni Yasashiku" and "Kakkoman Boogie" by Downtown Boogie Woogie Band. |
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Post by chiew76 on Oct 6, 2013 14:46:21 GMT -5
Here's the cover. Tried to edit my previous post to include it there, but it wouldn't let me... Attachments:
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Post by chiew76 on Oct 6, 2013 14:51:02 GMT -5
Great track! I listen to this song quite a lot. |
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Post by gunnythewildheart on Oct 6, 2013 17:46:27 GMT -5
I love that album too, didn't include 'cause it's not original material. Image Down is an incredible cover - there's a live version of it in YT somewhere with the legendary Paul Gilbert guesting on guitar (a big Puffy fan apparently)! Love Blue Hearts too.. one of the few male Japanese bands I really, really enjoy. Such a unique frontman with an electric personality. Puffy've done lots of other fantastic covers, particularly on the Hataraku Otoko (Working Man) single. That song inparticular is a cover of Tamio Okuda's band, Unicorn - but there was also a cover of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and a SUPERB cover of ELO's Don't Bring Me Down. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrx0T8s1hag |
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