Tag: music

  • [The JukeBox] #95 – Junko Yagami – 黄昏のBAY CITY

    [The JukeBox] #95 – Junko Yagami – 黄昏のBAY CITY

    Back to Japan and back to 1983 for another Jukebox from Junko Yagami and was a prominent artist in the 70s and 80s. To date, they have released over 25 albums in 4 decades.

    Today, Yagami resides in Los Angeles but flies to Japan to perform live.

    黄昏のBAY CITY (“Bay City” here within) was released on the A Side of the 1983 Album ‘Full Moon’ and is considered another ‘staple’ with the City pop genre.

    Lyrics:

    [Intro]
    Uh, uh, uh (Bay City)
    Uh, uh, uh (Bay City)

    [Chorus]
    Ah, ah anata wo otte
    Tasogare no bay city
    Ah, ah meguri aetara
    Damatte dakitomete

    [Verse 1]
    Tabako no kaori, hiekitta kiss
    Nageta dake de anata wa kieta
    Sunao ni nareba tsudzuiteta ai
    Shizun ofu no umi wa warai
    Kaze ga kooru wa

    [Chorus]
    Kogoekitta kamome mitai yo
    Tasogare no bay city
    Ah, ah anata no suki na
    Minato ga kurete yuku

    [Verse 2]
    Wakasa wa tabun mienai naifu
    Motsure atte kokoro ga kireta
    Baka ne ima goro ai ga itai no
    Anata dake ga kono kizuguchi
    Fusageru hito yo

    Uh, uh, uh
    (Bay City)
    Uh, uh, uh
    (Bay City)

    [Bridge]
    Sora ga umi wo idaku mitai ni
    Aishi aeta kiseki wo
    Mou ichido dake mou ichido dake
    Maboroshi de ii

    [Chorus]
    Ah, ah anata wo otte
    Tasogare no bay city
    Ah, ah meguri aetara
    Damatte dakitomete

    [Chorus]
    Ah, ah anata wo otte
    Tasogare no bay city
    Ah, ah meguri aetara
    Damatte dakitomete

    English

    A~h, I follow you to
    The Bay city in twilight
    A~h, and if I see you there
    Just shut up and hold me

    The smell of your cigarettes, and the cold kiss
    You blew to me, and then you disappeared
    If we had been honest, we’d still be in love
    This winter sea is laughing at me
    And the wind is freezing

    I’m like one of the gulls, frozen to the spot
    The Bay city in twilight
    A~h, and your beloved
    Harbor is growing dark

    Youth is like, a hidden knife
    We got tangled up, and my heart was cut open
    And I feel so silly now, with this painful love
    And you are the only man, who can heal this wound
    The only man

    Like the sky, embracing the sea
    It was a miracle that we met
    Just one more time, just one more time
    Even just a vision of you

    A~h, I follow you to
    The Bay city in twilight
    A~h, and if I see you there
    Just shut up and hold me

    A~h, I follow you to
    The Bay city in twilight
    A~h, and if I see you there
    Just shut up and hold me

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  • Earworm: Harder Hart by Colin Young ft. Emma Boster

    Earworm: Harder Hart by Colin Young ft. Emma Boster

    This has been my earworm for the last few days. So bloody good.

    This is the theme for the AEW wrestler, Julia Hart. This is her singles theme, as she is normally accompanying the other members of The House of Black.

  • [The JukeBox] #94 – Robert Miles – One and One

    [The JukeBox] #94 – Robert Miles – One and One

    Time to head to 1996 for a Robert Miles song that always played second fiddle to Children.

    The song was initially written and recorded by Polish singer Edyta Górniak, but it wouldn’t be released until a year AFTER the Robert Miles’ cover.

    The female vocalist in this song is Maria Nayler. Nayler mostly contributed to songs in the same way that she did for One and One. At the time of writing, she hasn’t released any of her own music.

    One and One was not part of Miles’ debut album Dreamland until a month after the initial European release of the album. It would be included with the US version and subsequent re-releases.

    My father was a massive fan of Robert Miles and was very sad when Miles passed away in 2017. Most weekends in our house had some Robert Miles tune blasting out of the Pioneer IS-21MD.

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    Lyrics

    The sky isn’t always blue
    The sun doesn’t always shine
    It’s alright to fall apart sometimes,

    I am not always you
    And you are not always mine
    It’s alright to fall apart sometimes

    After all is said and done
    One and one still is one
    When we cry,
    when we laugh
    I am half, you are half

    The heart isn’t always true
    And I am not always fine
    We all have an angry heart sometimes

    After all is said and done
    One and one still is one
    When we cry, when we laugh
    I am half, you are half

    Look how far we have come
    One and one still is

    One moon (one moon)
    One star (one star)
    I love the one we are
    One thread (one thread)
    One line (one line)
    Let’s stand still in time

    One moon (one moon)
    One star (one star)
    I love the one we are
    One thread (one thread)
    One line (one line)
    That runs through our lives

    After all is said and done
    One and one still is one
    When we cry, when we laugh
    I am half, you are half

    Look how far we have come
    One and one still is one ah
    Ooh

  • Funky Loops Vol. 1 & 2 by Funklada

    Funky Loops Vol. 1 & 2 by Funklada

    A new album from Funklada was released on the Coraspect label on Friday. It has been on repeat much of this weekend already.

    Track 2 “Funkin’ Around” is a standout.

    https://coraspect.bandcamp.com/album/funky-loops-vol-1-2

  • Spotify Playlists Update

    Spotify Playlists Update

    It is that time of year once more where I let you all know that my 2023 Spotify playlist has been completed.

    I discovered a good few artists this year, and I have gone back to listen to them more often than not.

    New albums from BABYMETAL, Q-Rabbit, HANABIE, Superflat and Sparkly Night.

    Some classics mixed in there too.

    Enjoy!

    And you can listen back to all the playlists that I have made since 2017 here:

    Spotify Playlists

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  • [The JukeBox] #93 – Alter Bridge – The Other Side

    [The JukeBox] #93 – Alter Bridge – The Other Side

    Initially, I wasn’t sure if I was going to post about this or Metalingus since they are both good songs, but I have been enjoying ‘The Other Side’ a lot more recently.

    The Other Side is a 2016 hit from American band, Alter Bridge. Most wrestling fans would be familiar with Alter Bridge as Metalingus became a household hit with Edge’s entrance in WWE.

    In 2022, Edge turned heel (An evil/bad person) and debuted a new theme to go along with a new look and persona. That theme would be The Other Side.

    With that, he formed a new stable in WWE called “The Judgement Day” initially adding Damien Priest, Rhea Ripley and Finn Bálor to the group. After only a couple of weeks, Edge was ejected from the group.

    Edge went back to Metalingus after some time off and basically went back to the old persona. The Judgement Day continues to use The Other Side today as a stable theme. Each person within The Judgement Day (which now includes Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh) have their own individual theme.

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    Lyrics

    [Verse 1]
    Just step into the dark, it’s waiting
    Take your vow, it’s time
    Time for you to meet your maker
    Playing God tonight

    [Pre-Chorus]
    You’re insane, have you gone too far
    Who’s to blame for what you are

    [Chorus]
    If you believe yours is the only way
    Then you’re a fool who lives to die
    Well you deserve the hell you’re gonna pay
    On the other side
    Once you reach the other side
    Once you reach the other side

    [Verse 2]
    The trigger warm, anticipating
    The ritual’s begun
    You think that heaven’s gates are waiting
    But only hell will come

    [Pre-Chorus]
    You’re insane, have you gone too far
    Who’s to blame for what you are

    [Chorus]
    If you believe yours is the only way
    Then you’re a fool who lives to die
    Well you deserve the hell you’re gonna pay
    On the other side
    On the other side
    Once you reach the other side

    [Bridge]
    Fade to black, you’ll see in time
    You will only be denied

    Fools will only be denied
    There will be no paradise
    Fools will only be denied
    There will be no paradise, yeah

    [Chorus]
    If you believe yours is the only way
    Then you’re a fool who lives to die
    Well you deserve the hell you’re gonna pay
    On the other side
    On the other side
    Once you reach the other side

    [Outro]
    Once you reach the other side
    There will be no paradise
    Once you reach the other side
    There will be no paradise, yeah

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