Tag: music

Recently on Spotify, I was playing a 90’s / 00’s pop mix and rediscovered this fantastic song by The Beautiful South.

It was released in September of 1996 and ready Number 5 in the UK Singles Charts and Number 11 in Ireland and was part of their 5th Album, “Blue is the colour”

With its catchy lyrics and beat, it’s something to go back to and enjoy once more.

Lyrics:

And the women tug their hair
Like they’re trying to prove it won’t fall out
And all the men are gargoyles
Dipped long in Irish stout

The whole place is pickled
The people are pickles for sure
And no one knows if they’ve done more here
Than they ever would do in a jar

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone

And everyone is blonde
And everyone is beautiful
And when blondes and beautiful are multiple
They become so dull and dutiful

And when faced with dull and dutiful
They fire red warning flares
Battle khaki personality
With red underwear

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone

The whole place is pickled
The people are pickles for sure
And no one knows if they’ve done more here
Than they ever would do in a jar

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone, alone, alone

Ooh this could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere alone
Alone, alone

Nocchi, KASHIYIKA and a-chan make up the Japanese pop girl group sensation, Perfume.

Formed in 2000, the trio have been a staple in the Japanese pop scene since they were signed to Amuse, Inc in 2003. They would stay with them for 9 years before signing with Universal Music Group in 2012 and have been there ever since.

Perfume has been a guilty pleasure of mine for years and every so often, I go back to listen to the album that got me hooked on them.

Their newer music is just as good as the ‘old’ and still a great listening experience.

Today, we look at ‘Love the World’, released in 2008 and was the first ‘technopop’ song to reach Number 1 on the Oricon charts (Basically the Japanese version of the IRMA Single Chart or the UK Top 40.)

This would become one of the singles released ahead of the 2009 release of their 2nd studio album Triangle (⊿) album. (In Japan, the singles are released ahead of the release of the album)

YouTube/Spotify

Lyrics

Kossori himitsu wo ageru wa zutto suki ni shite ii no yo
Kitto kimi mo ki ni iru yo futari dake no tokutouseki

Choppiri unmei mitai na
Kyara ni mo nai you na koto mo
Kanjitatte ii janai no
Dareka kaita shinario?

Mada kono saki ga mienai
Ichibanboshi sagasu te ga furuetemo

Akiramenai de taisetsu na
Sukoshi no iji to kimi yo daarin
Shigekiteki hora suteki
Mieru sekai ga kirameku wa
Tesaguri no atashi ni mo
Sukoshi wakaru ki ga shiterun da
Yawaraka na kimi no taimingu
Zurui desho chuchuchu
Love love the world

Yappari chansu wo ageru wa yatto mieta kimi no sukima
Kitto hitori de nayande oshiete kurete iin da yo

Choppiri hanse mitai na
Kyara ni mo nai you na koto mo
Tama ni wa ii janai no
Dare ka kaita shinario?

Mada kono saki ga mienai
Ichibanboshi sagasu te ga furuetemo

Akiramenai de taisetsu na
Sukoshi no iji to kimi yo daarin
Shigekiteki hora suteki
Mieru sekai ga kirameku wa
Tesaguri no atashi ni mo
Sukoshi wakaru ki ga shiterun da
Yawaraka na kimi no taimingu
Zurui desho chuchuchu
Love love the world

Have a nice day!
Be in a good mood yeh!
In all the world
Love the world

Yorokobi no naka mada kono saki ga mienai
Ichiban boshi sagasu te ga furuetemo

Akiramenai de taisetsu na
Sukoshi no iji to kimi yo daarin
Shigekiteki hora suteki
Mieru sekai ga kirameku wa
Tesaguri no atashi ni mo
Sukoshi wakaru ki ga shiterun da
Yawaraka na kimi no taimingu
Zurui desho chuchuchu
Love love the world

Have a nice day!
Be in a good mood yeh!
In all the world
Love the world