The Bird and The Bee - "Love Letter to Japan"

[bazookaoorf]

hooooooooooohoooooooooooooohoo­ooooooooooooo!

[TheBitchEffect]

heard this song in forever21 and tracked it down (:

[bellahaldeman]

love the voice!

[kamlicious33]

This song is amazing! Puts me somewhere far from this planet:-)

[karmacop911]

subarashiiiii

[ladygodia]

why is this song stuck in my head? no wait... why are all their songs stuck in my head?

[helloSHAY]

doesn't anybody play air hockey??

[polosvinci]

the "ooh ooh ohh" on the back is awesome!!

[bonnieeholly97]

wowwwwwwww!! love love love!!

[userJordan17]

in2it



[rattielover87]

I'm totally obsessed with this song right now.

[jafurcha]

The visuals are from a Dance Dance Revolution type game with 4 panels, but the arcade machine is In The Groove which has five panels. Otherwise I love that it is featured in a video. This has been my experience with DDR and ITG and I love that they put it in a video and love the song.

[alwaysxnever]

@jafurcha lol Glad I'm not the only one to notice that. I personally prefer the 5-pad system as well as the the songs I used to dance/play to on Pump it up.

[kurona]

@jafurcha i guess you meant Pump It Up..... although now that you mention it, there is Pump It Up Pro, which is essentially a 5-panel version of ITG

[Orangeys]

I wonder what I would think of this song if it weren't for this music video...

[jenniferxxbeauty]

Such an odd song, but I admit, I'm in love and addicted to it. :)

[badvegan]

it would be so awesome if YO Shushi delivered to the US

[CharlotteMx]

Heard this in YO! Sushi today :3

[mingshuchung]

Like it~

[lunamielstar]

Almost every time I go to Harajuku's H&M and Forever 21 they play this song. Japanese really love it!

[azcena]

@lunamielstar thats where I heard of this band @ forever 21

[nattym]

haha! just noticed that the arrows on the pad and on the screen don't match! The pad is Pump it Up and the screen is DDR. BWAHA.

[bloodymissb]

<3

Ahh, lovely.

[Denise21340]

hey this song is the shit! awesomeee

[ellpantalones]

it's amazing how much this song relates to me. Japan, arcade, falling in love with DDR.

[GiuseppePineti]

日本を完全に誤解している事はよくわかった。

[RichoRosai]

@GiuseppePineti 別にタイトル以外は日本のこと何も言ってないしビデオの設定もロ­スって書いてあるだろう。

[GiuseppePineti]

@RichoRosai 別にタイトルの事は何も言ってないしビデオの設定がロスって書い­てあってもゲームの画面は関係ないだろう。

[slyaina]

I -love- this.... Oh so much! <3

[jenniferxxbeauty]

I don't get this song or video AT ALL, but I love it. Hah.

[ExMaster]

what a strange video for this song....

[karmacop911]

@ExMaster the ending is brilliant ... japan in 2nd place probably to her boyfriend :)

[ganisgirl]

Great group. I'm glad my friend introduced me to them.

[SeattleCat64]

GOD! there is still some talent out there! I can put away my 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's discs for a while...sweet!

[ravenphoenix42]

-Dances-

I fell in love with this song for its dancy feeling. Then I paid attention to the lyrics and found that I related to it. Then I saw the video and was like :D <3

[CrazyCrazyCaroline]

Does anyone notice that the arrows on the dance pad don't match the arrows on the screen? The screen is saying to go up, down, left, and right, but the arrows on the pad are diagonal.

[LuKeYoWnS]

it facinating how much these people love japan.

Also how does the guy play guitat and piano at the same time in this song?

[billymj]

I love how they filmed this right on Vermont near LACC and even in front of LACC's parking lot (at the bus stop). Awesome. :)

[TherealJakeyO]

every time i hear this song i feel like im on a spy mission... idk why haha]

[TherealJakeyO]

every time i hear this song i feel like im on a spy mission... idk why haha

[DippinDotzXD]

I like the fact that the machine he's dancing on is the one that points to the diagonals (one of those cheap knockoffs, haha!), while the arrows on the machine is the normal ddr.

takes skill to do that.

[Alehula5]

I wonder if Japan made a song called a Love letter to California :)

[LuKeYoWnS]

@Alehula5 its a country not a state

[SoundGraffiti]

@Alehula5 It would not surprise me in the slightest if they had. XD No, really.

[uchihaitachi34]

the lyrics of this song speak to me so much because i LOVE JAPAN!

[mizuuchiha323]

this is a cute song, i love the dancing thing xD

[LadyXUnknowngirl]

I never knew of this song till I read a fanfiction,I fell inlove with it completely.I downloaded the song onto my mp3 and dance to it all the time :D.They do desrve attention!!. ;D.

[longshanlung]

第一次係903聽到~

[SLMSMA10]

i LOVE this song with a passion, i think im gonna do a dance to this for my high school? thinking about it lol

[xDLiam]

Love this trippy style music, this song is awesome!

[ZoeSquared21]

They remind me of Broadcast, only more peppy.

[dannielalovee]

i heard this at syles for less haha :) i love it now!

[stadeusiak]

Mad love for the keyboards:P

[wills3rdgirl]

this kind of sound like Lilly Allen (?) but i like this better

[evilcupcake813]

@wills3rdgirl that's exactly what i thought

[amesupida]

nice

[hyou]

The screen makes it look like the Japanese game. The actual gaming machine is Korean.

[lip04vivienne]

@hyou

IT IS japanese game. i mean, DDR is totally original, and Pump it up or whatever is imitation of DDR.

korean people think everything cool is from korea, which is really sad.

well i dont care tho^^

[PauseSkateBoarding]

this would be a perfect song for a skateboard video

[Tashajung]

I first heard this song on the radio about a year ago and I still love it!

[morgo567]

i herd this song in the mall and loved it!

[turkwoisedoll88]

@morgo567 me tooooo! at Forever21!!!!

[morgo567]

@turkwoisedoll88, that's where i herd it!!!!! crazy!

[turkwoisedoll88]

@morgo567 omfgg! really?! well i heard it in MI. they must have the same playlist! that IS crazy

[izzie2343]

agreed

[kirchination]

The first 15 times seeing this I only listened, but just now realized how amazing the imagery is too xD

[Filmaker92]

I want to embed this but I can't. Please enable embedding.

[TheShannieBananie]

fan-freaking-tastic. Love it!

[handarule]

mcdonalds, seeing your stupid ad for your fruit smoothie shit does NOT make me want to buy from you. great song + vid tho ^_^

[Ealyp]

@handarule lol I agree with you but what does that have to do with this vid?

[SuperMariko78]

Love it!!! From Japan

[nincure]

love this band, and this song, but i hate that fake DDR game!! lol

[bbbgoldlove]

love it

[cherryboydf]

Wow...i loved....thats cool....

[maavellli]

fuck these commercials! D:

[Dasanmitchellboy]

@maavellli I know rigth we already see them on television

[mikodfb]

omg that arcade is on VERMONT AND SANTAMONICA!! lol. i go to school right across from it. haha.

[brentcoltsfan]

haha my uncle showed me this song. im obsessed with like everything japan, and everyone knows it so he was "bet u'll like this song."

[skullzie]

loveitt

[acrookednose]

No autotune, yet she sounds better than every last one of popular pop singers. That, is talent.

[yukiism]

@acrookednose except there is autotune in this song? and her voice definitely sounds pitch corrected for effect even in the non-autotune parts.

i think it's catchy as heck, but don't hold it up as some shining example of musical craft that is supposedly absent from modern pop.

[acrookednose]

@yukiism That's why I referred to most autotune. -_-

[acrookednose]

@yukiism Actually, that was dumb of me, I fail to hear autotune. o.o

[ClaireDeeCat123]

@AlfonsoSorryanew

I hate it when people bitch about how they hate everything. It annoys the shit outta me.

[windhammites07]

We play this over and over @ Aeropostale actually one of the only songs that I actually LOVE listening to over and over and over. XD

[BladedLight]

Favorite part 250 - 253 :). She breaks it down with a stare that melts my heart and the guy on the piano is just jamming in slo mo :). I love this group :)

[stencilsmoosher]

@AlfonsoSorryanew obviously somebody needs a hug...since im wearing a vest full of plastic explosives, id be more than happy to oblige.

[gofightlose]

the video is cute. but the song is the most amazing thing i've heard since...I don't know when.

[fkylw]

MVC2!

[tissa1]

Am I the only one who is bugged by the fact the arrows are different on the pad then on the game?

[WinDEU]

@tissa1 They might have done it on purpose for copyright reasons.

Personally, I'd be more bugged by the fact that their pseudo DDR game is taking place on a Pump It Up cabinet.

[killeth]

Love this arcade, it's in LA on Vermont right across from LACC.

[Matsukowolf14]

DDR gets its fame in many ways LOL

[TheDizzle35]

love japan lol

[13THEMIS]

I LOVE THIS SONG

thank you Ellen for bringing this band into my life

[13THEMIS]

I LOVE THIS SONG

thank you Ellen for bringing this band into my life

[bobolat323]

ほっしゃんがいるｗｗ

[fearthenoise]

i get my smokes at that donut shop

[xXFeeblesXx]

cool song...luv it

[tkkw2009]

I like this song so much but i do not feel comfortable about this video as it is not japan nor japanese people.

For me, who is a japanese in tokyo, it is strange world in it.

Anyway, I like the song though :)

[PineappleKiseki]

@tkkw2009 It says that's it in Los Angeles, CA at 0:13 , so that's probably it.

More randomness: I kind of wonder who got 1st Place, then.

[123tamer456]

nice song to japan

[EDKDOLCE]

i agree. they definately deserve more credit. this song is amazing. i could listen to it forever.

[diglottic]

oh no he's in 2nd place :(

[ejicon]

The arcade in the beginning is at my old hood: The Family Arcade across from LA Community College.. :)

[JoshT010203040506]

It's a little known fact that the Japanese people where actually the ones being attacked at pearl harbor and america just did a super fail job at running their offensive battle plans so boo america. ▲

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[Th3Skull3r]

@JoshT010203040506 it's a well known fact that people will say whatever they want on the internet with no proof or evidence and expect people to believe them.

[krazykriztine]

The Bird and the Bee loves Asian's! Yay! :)

[danielleligtman]

this song is kool its a very nice song i liked it alot i seen it on the ellens show it was sharp

[jentokki]

the main guy of the music video looks kind of cute, no? :)

[vannie88hellyeah]

@jentokki a little but i have seen cuter ones.

[jentokki]

@vannie88hellyeah lol ehhh, well i said "the main guy of the music video..." thing only because i actually know him~ ahahahaha!! i told him how 35 people thought he was "kind of cute" lol

[peachnailz418]

i saw this music vid when i went to the store in the mall called "thisisit"

[KayFigs28]

My husband loves this vid and soooooooooong!!! LOL

[nealss13]

Catchy song and the video is alright too in an asian sort of way.

[ambumanzo]

REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!!!!!!

[hatecrewdrumz666]

@ambumanzo unsuccessful troll is unsuccessful.

[antbuffy123]

@ambumanzo Fail troll is fail.

[0mricon]

this video could have been epic. great song. dud of a video. sorry guys. still love you?

[WritingOnCashNotes]

The vocals for this song are so beautiful and smooth.

[CaroApple]

me encantaaa

[PokeStrepsil]

From the west to the east I have flown to be near you

I have come all this way to be close, to be here with you

And now, all my heart I will lay down precisely at your feet LOVE xP

[Missmichellevink]

And I still love this one!!

[InflatableConan]

Marvel vs Capcom 2 FTW

[TheSushi1086]

nice song:)

[capetorial]

this is why WoW is limited in china...

[moddit]

glad I'm a geggy tah fan. otherwise I would've never found this dynamic duo!

[NolanDrag0n]

god that chick is sooo fucking sexy

[Kajwol]

I really like this song.

romantic. catchy. n up beat.

cheers to that!

[neeltjeloserkid]

these people totally deserve more attention. i love the bird and the bee.

[AkitoUrashima]

OMG, I know where this was shot, my gawud. That Arcade is on Vermont. FTW

[applepie352]

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ This song!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[newzealandnavigator]

Whoa, this song should have way more views than this. One of the most creative songs I've heard in a loooong time.

[yuni396]

i heard this song in macy's & i loved it xB

[RyMacStudiios]

kind of a dumb video, but it's still my favorite song EVER

[shadelrk]

Pump It Up machine with fake content lol

[Tedleo875]

Go through their live videos, this girl plays a different Fender bass in every single one. It's a very impressive collection, but damn.

[JrFLYnnIV]

Their music is so polished, almost flawless.

[kaykaynya]

Boo! dislike in the groove, DDR beats all! Love the song though. xD

[GangsterLogan]

on the radio

[barebuzz]

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[jorgemon382]

i used to go to the Family Arcade all the time.

this videos just brought back so many memories. =]

[treestar]

I like this...alot. awesomeness x]

[Mkittyfly]

great video & catchy song

[OsZca]

I love this!!! This song feels GREAT!

[RedStateRetard]

It's nice to see Flo from Progressive Insurance getting work outside of commercials.

[koffeaphreak]

wicked track......luv it

[valius1]

Hahaha, a Pump It Up FX cabinet playing DDR. Eerily catchy song.

[DRSchuchman]

Reminds me of my local comic book store which sells a lot of Japanese candies.

[moof1138]

Great tune. Kind of weird that the arrows on the floor pads are diagonal, but the screen are not.

[FawziBear13]

My older brother loves this song. He was listening to it one day and I heard it and I was like wow this is a catchy song! So now I love this song too. =)

[grvonny]

love the song. video reminds me of the bees' video (chicken payback).

[johndid]

fantastic song and video

[relikpL]

real good, awesome vid too.

[thats4what5she6said7]

ive been in love with The Bird and the Bee since i heard "again and again" 2 years ago. they are amazing <3

[randommargz]

great song :)

[Sarah7674]

Muito bacana!!!!

[fearthenoise]

he looks bummed at the end

[skankwithachainsaw]

@fearthenoise

SECOND PLACE ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH!!!!

At least, for him it isn't *shrugs*

[jspolivia]

a bunch of Filipinos .. so obvious it's not nippon

[AShotOfJaSam]

I so love them!! An their songs like tis one and again and again, so u say, and so far!!! Oh my love too!!!

[caseykubota]

2nd, PLACE!! great job, right.......

[pelam1234]

I can't remember if i first heard them on Jimmy Kimmel or that episode of Greys Anatomy, (or was it the other way around?). or was it David Lettermen or Jay Leno? oh dear

[rentphantomphan]

@pelam1234 It was on Jimmy Kimmel, but not GA

[star30032]

its fantastic that all these people know about this band just because bones used one of their songs. way to spread the word, bones, way to go.

[MissSammiDear]

I discovered them because when I went to Forever 21 they we're playing this song. :]

[homicidalpsychotic]

I was watching the newest Episode of Bones when I heard "Where is the Middle?" and I was hooked. This song was just the icing on the cake. Now, I love this band.

[liliangejune]

@homicidalpsychotic It was also after having watched the newest episode of Bones that I looked up for the song... :D and now, I'm in the same case... fan of that band...

[Rhii]

You mean 'What's In The Middle'? :P

[homicidalpsychotic]

You are probably right.

[KamikaziRainDrop]

I don't know much about this duo, but, I do know that I can't get this song out of my head... ever. LoL Whenever I think about it, I can't help but try to find a way to hear the song. Nice video, too. Very original.

[wakeupfist]

This duo exhibits total originality... yet again.

[luvjbieber1]

i luv this video..

[floatinghearts222]

i am such a big fan of the bird and the bee <33333

[pillowscreators]

I <3 that song but the video made no sence. Awesome.