Two minutes ago I was confused about why three japanese girls are in a nirvana interview. But now i see why, this just put a massive smile on my face.
any one know where i can down load this song? i got 2 of their cds but theyr hard to find. this is my fave song from them and cant find it. it makes me a sad panda.
@muaythaijunky Yeah, "Sad Panda", what channels do I follow to find such music? My collection is all basically popular American radio hits... Where do I locate the rarities like this?
@chivalryalive The only place I know of to get this song is on the SK compilation CD Millennium Edition Although, this very video can also be found on the old SK concert video Blast Off; if you can find it. (I have seen it and ME on Ebay now and then)
@ashitanokioku1 The song came out in Japan on the mini Album "It's a New Find", but, wasn't released to North America until 2000 , on the "Millenium Edition" compilation album.
As for the drummer, Atsuko, she is still very much alive, the dead drummer was Mana "China" Nishiura who played drums for SK on a couple of tours in the early 2000s after Atsuko replaced Michie on the Bass. In 2005, Mana was touring the USA when the tour van rolled and she was killed at the scene.
@mrsolofeo I wouldn't call myself an expert, but, I probably know more about them than the average person...They are my very fave band and I even run a Shonen Knife forum #^_^#
damn, I remember seeing Shonen Knife gig posters when I lived on the west ocast, and one was so cool my friend named his dog Shonen....I never imagined this band would be this cool jajajajaj....that's almost as bad as when Foo Fighters did a show at Harpos for 5$ on a sunday night in Victoria just to blow up the band and hit the locals with the real thing....and I passed jajajaja
The Lead Guitarist and Singer is called Naoko not Atsuko. The drummer, Atsuko is now married and lives in L.A but still performs with them when they play there... The bassist Michie has almost vanished into obscurity which is a huge pity because I want to marry her !!!!
@sashimifan Ooops, you're right, of course; I never even noticed that I typed Atsuko instead of Naoko... I guess it's cause I always prefered the younger Yamano sister! haha (I can't believe I made that mistake!)
@heroiniskindacool Well, the leader Atsuko is 50, but, the other 2 girls (Not the same ones you see here) are pretty young (The drummer turned 21 on the tour last fall!)
@bambismash It's only on The Millenium collection, in North America.... it was a single, in Japan (When I said Happy Hour, I was thinking of Banana Chips, the song I was listening to a few mins ago #^_^#)
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I don't get why they even bothered with the instrumentals. At this very moment I actually can't think of a less interesting guitar part that I've heard in a song. The drum line is even worse. It's like they took a month of lessons and decided to start a band.
@Arglactable Don't need talent to be in a punk band. Also, some of us actually like "simple" music and none of the high auto-tuned crap that gets turned out for the mass conformists. If you don't like the song, don't watch it.
@Ranaiaen I love how whenever people get defensive it's either their music or auto-tuned crap. Though, FYI, it's possible to make very simplistic music and make it interesting at the same time, amateurishly simplistic, and just generally annoying.
They have never been grunge. They sing songs about barbie dolls and their fear of frogs. I think Kurt Cobain liked how they became a success by working hard at achieving their dreams. Plus they're really catchy. They never caught on in Japan because they were deemed too Butch for J-Pop, and are seen as kind of quirky here because they're too perky and sweet for punk and alternative rock.
I recently discovered Shonen Knife a few days ago and I already love them! I don't know how I didn't know about them... I like Japanese Music and I like Kurt Cobain so how could this have happened?!
@narutofan4l I know who he is...I was sarcastically pointing out that I don't CARE who he is, SK is a great band and I really get tired of hearing about KC on every Shonen Knife post; love the Knife on their OWN merits!
All I know is Mana was killed in 2005 in a van crash. It hurt me so bad but I'm glad they are still a touring band. I miss her very much. I'm surprised you didn't know this....I love this video and I assume this is not Mana,sorry for the confusion. I should have checked the dates. My bad, I actually thought the band broke up after her demise. I'm glad they didn't!
@wolfgangzrx Mana was never a full-time member of the Knife, she was hired to play drums for live concerts only, after Michie left the band in 1999 , when Atsuko (the drummer seen here) took over on bass (On the albums , Atsuko continued playing drums and overdubbing the bass). Mana continued as "support drummer" until 2003 when she quit Shonen Knife to join DMBQ as permanent drummer; on Nov 4, 2005; the band's van was in a rollover accident and Mana was killed.
@wolfgangzrx Today the band consists of Naoko Yamano (lead singer, guitar), the only original member, Ritsuko Taneda who took over bass 2 years ago when Atsuko Yamano got married and moved to LA and Emi Morimoto, who took over the drums this spring when drummer Etsuko Nakanishi was "let go" ; they are still touring and making albums, their latest being "Free Time" and the band is as great as EVER!
This is one of the all time great Asian girl bands. SK's attitudes, bright colors and styles are second to none. I love these girls and I'm so sad they are gone. The drummer was killed in a van crash in the states while touring here. So very very sad. She is greatly missed by all. God bless her soul RIP.
This is one of the all time great asian girl bands. SK's attitudes, bright colors and styles are second to none. I love these girls and I'm so sad they are gone. The drummer was killed in a van crash in the states while touring here. So very very sad. She is greatly missed by all. God bless her soul RIP.
@NicksComments "A Day of the Factory" is from the album "Burning Farm" originally released in 1983 and re-released in 2005 by Oglio Records (You may still be able to find the rerelease in one of the bigger record stores)
i don't get it. people like the band for the girls? i liked them but kinda like the way some people tend to like old movies or records better... they just seem like i guess one of those bands.
Ahh, the pure and simple joys of the mythical Shonen Knife world - songs written by a woman who has retained a fast hold on her inner child, without being annoyingly immature or silly. We get to be kids again, carefree in a lyrical world completely untarnished by the usual rock ‘n roll rubbish of jaded cynicism, drugs, violence, hatred and all the other garbage that pollutes the music.
0:45 the drummer is beating them with a stick. A few beers helps to bring this subtle illusion to its true form: drummer is sadistic. Learn from the alcohol, don't fight it. Its a herb, a spice from mother earth.
I love this video, I lost track of how many times I've watched it. Its refreshing to see a band sing about the positive things in life and still have fun. Unlike bands in the United States that only focus on bad relationships.
They were heavily influenced by the The BEACH BOYS(yes, you heard right) and the Ramones ; ~ ;
And not a lot of people like the Ramones, I get it.
But anyways. They've done well to survive so long. you have to be LOVED by your audience or have some tough-as-hell bonds with your bandmates to stay together so long.
@MinamiUotani I like the Ramones, I just don't like these idiots. And as far as how long they have been together, maybe it's all they have. A one trick pony can't do anything else.
@KurdtKobain09 apparently Kurt Cobain loved this band so you probably shouldn't be complaining about how they aren't punk enough. Besides in the early 90s they were way grungier
Nirvana wasn't punk. But Kurt liked himself some good music! Shonen Knife on the other hand IS punk! really good pop punk-they sound like a fuckin' Japanese chick version on Screeching Weasel for christs sake! especially with that poppy solo!
i just heard of this band today and i was kinda sad to find out that it wasnt very good. they could work on their beat....it's not really catchy or something that you would be humming to :(
@lorali333 I dissagree with you on all those points, just because they don't sound like everyone else doesn't make them bad, it is what makes them GREAT!
@lorali333 I think most of thier fans are men that can't get a girlfriend and for some reason ( known only to them ) think that they would have a better chance with an Asian woman. Pretty sad.
@lorali333 Yeah! They suck. And all of these guys that can't get a girlfriend and love this band so much, pretty sad! This band know's they are playing to a bunch of loser's. They are laughing at you!
wow for punk these guys aren't very...energetic. I'm not saying they're bad, they're ok, but to me punk isn't just music like these guys make it, punk is supposed to be fast, loud and energetic. Like drugs in the form of music. Instead of inserting them into ur blood system, u insert them into your ears :)
@KurdtKobain09 They are as much punk rock as Ramones are, in fact they sound very similar. I'm sorry that you won't be able look like a tough guy if you have Shonen Knife in your myspace "bands I like" list , but you can still wear your Ramones T-shirt. coz that's cool.
I put thier songs on a CD and I go around town playing them as loud as it goes, Everyone starts yelling at me, "TURN THAT FU***** SH** OFF!!!!" Thumbs up if you've heard me!
This video shows Michie at the thinnest that I've ever seen her (Her weight fluctuated a lot over the years, but, even she was heavier, she was still adorable)
Anyone who has not seen this band, It's worth making an effort to go to their shows. They are humble honest people that respect their fans, and always play at 100% with genuine happiness. Naoko has never been better, no matter how old, she just glows in front of an audience. Timeless. Long Live Shonen Knife!
They came here and had a awesome show I loved them before i herd Kurt liked them.
there style is very unique and cool.
bobbycostello29 4 days ago
Not all that original sounding.
PoetryHound 5 days ago
Two minutes ago I was confused about why three japanese girls are in a nirvana interview. But now i see why, this just put a massive smile on my face.
FooGuyJames 2 weeks ago
Lets all dance ! =D
CanadianChronic2121 2 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Shonen Knife
I like Naoko's sweater :D
gottalovetheknife 3 weeks ago
The dislikers have never found anything new.
They've never had something different in their life.
Also, their opinion is discredited immensely by the fact that they disrespect an insanely cute Japanese girl rocking out like a maniac on the guitar.
Bendrix27 1 month ago
WOW!!!
SuperRelient 1 month ago
Cute Asian girls on guitars, bloody awesome! No wonder Kurt liked them.
They're made even cooler by the fact that they planted their own seed and strayed from the norm of their severely pop based culture.
I've only started really listening to them very recently, but already my fascination with that guitarist is bordering on obsession. :o]P
Bendrix27 1 month ago
@Bendrix27 Her name is Naoko Yamano, the only remaining original member of the current band
Shoknifeman 1 month ago
any one know where i can down load this song? i got 2 of their cds but theyr hard to find. this is my fave song from them and cant find it. it makes me a sad panda.
muaythaijunky 1 month ago
@muaythaijunky Yeah, "Sad Panda", what channels do I follow to find such music? My collection is all basically popular American radio hits... Where do I locate the rarities like this?
chivalryalive 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Shonen Knife
@chivalryalive The only place I know of to get this song is on the SK compilation CD Millennium Edition Although, this very video can also be found on the old SK concert video Blast Off; if you can find it. (I have seen it and ME on Ebay now and then)
Shoknifeman 1 month ago
These guys did the Powerpuff Girls Groovie on old Cartoon Network.
ltmajorcrunch 2 months ago
William Gibson introduced me to this band. I have been forever thankful.
iammrcancer 2 months ago
This reminds me of the 90s.
CaeserOct 2 months ago in playlist Music III
Wtf?!
rafozo32 3 months ago
This is the most inspiring thing I have ever witnessed.
habunami 3 months ago 4
Knew them cause of Cobain.
waiting4smtin 3 months ago 16
@waiting4smtin
Same here, was looking at an album of rare pics of nirvana(mostly of Kurt) and one of them was wearing a shirt of these guys.
prplhayesvp70 2 months ago
what even
twopure 4 months ago
If you enjoyed this have a listen to Stheno & Euryale - Valentine
ernesthemingfish 4 months ago
oops somehow I forgot to type that the song came out in Japan, in 1997
Shoknifeman 4 months ago
...am i high?
naturluvr15 4 months ago
from when exactly is this song? i thought the drummer was dead.
ashitanokioku1 4 months ago
@ashitanokioku1 The song came out in Japan on the mini Album "It's a New Find", but, wasn't released to North America until 2000 , on the "Millenium Edition" compilation album.
As for the drummer, Atsuko, she is still very much alive, the dead drummer was Mana "China" Nishiura who played drums for SK on a couple of tours in the early 2000s after Atsuko replaced Michie on the Bass. In 2005, Mana was touring the USA when the tour van rolled and she was killed at the scene.
Shoknifeman 4 months ago
@Shoknifeman You know your Shonen Knife!
mrsolofeo 1 month ago
@mrsolofeo I wouldn't call myself an expert, but, I probably know more about them than the average person...They are my very fave band and I even run a Shonen Knife forum #^_^#
Shoknifeman 1 month ago
I love Japan :)
SchussFilms 4 months ago
yeah!! it's a new find! be yourself ^^ \m/
Ayannarhea 5 months ago
Quite inspired by Cheap Trick's "He's a A Whore" -- as far as the catchy riffs go. Love the band though.
Mouser116 5 months ago
from which album did this song came from? I can't find em on WIki
665885 5 months ago
@665885 The English version was only released on the compilation album, "Millenium Edition"
Shoknifeman 5 months ago
It's like the Japanese Cub!
At least to me...
pianoman930 5 months ago
@pianoman930 cub was better than these retards.
TADGELL 5 months ago
@TADGELL I wouldn't call 'em retards, but I agree Cub was better.
pianoman930 5 months ago
I feel........... SO FREAK'IN HAPPY!!.......
EatingABombs 5 months ago
the world is full of odd music...
armeckthefirst 5 months ago
LMAO
je25ff 5 months ago
1 thing I rmember loving about the 90's was the bright colors, sounds stupid but I did.
Crackmandan 6 months ago
damn, I remember seeing Shonen Knife gig posters when I lived on the west ocast, and one was so cool my friend named his dog Shonen....I never imagined this band would be this cool jajajajaj....that's almost as bad as when Foo Fighters did a show at Harpos for 5$ on a sunday night in Victoria just to blow up the band and hit the locals with the real thing....and I passed jajajaja
ArteLibre 6 months ago
Kurt Cobain LOVED this band and I'm not kidding
TheDunkaccino 6 months ago 10
@TheDunkaccino so he loved them there a good band and if you don't like them who cared there burning farm album is good
wipers86 5 months ago
@TheDunkaccino Yea because there a GREAT pop/punk GIRL band and thats rare in japan and there old stuff is great all there stuff is.
bobbycostello29 4 days ago
yhank you girsl
paulkjames 6 months ago
wait...the bassist is now the drummer? i saw them live and i totally wanted screw the bass player so thats definitely her.
fosponomot 7 months ago
@fosponomot No dude they have a new bassist and drummer now
McAwesomeGuys 6 months ago
The Lead Guitarist and Singer is called Naoko not Atsuko. The drummer, Atsuko is now married and lives in L.A but still performs with them when they play there... The bassist Michie has almost vanished into obscurity which is a huge pity because I want to marry her !!!!
sashimifan 7 months ago
@sashimifan Ooops, you're right, of course; I never even noticed that I typed Atsuko instead of Naoko... I guess it's cause I always prefered the younger Yamano sister! haha (I can't believe I made that mistake!)
Shoknifeman 6 months ago
I'm suddenly that happiest person alive.
X4C1M2 7 months ago
This must be one of the happiest things in existence, past, present or future <3
Cyrillion 7 months ago
they're old now.
heroiniskindacool 7 months ago
@heroiniskindacool Well, the leader Atsuko is 50, but, the other 2 girls (Not the same ones you see here) are pretty young (The drummer turned 21 on the tour last fall!)
Shoknifeman 7 months ago
@Shoknifeman- AKKKKKK!!! I meant Naoko, of course.... I must have been half asleep when I typed that!!!! o.0
Shoknifeman 6 months ago
they rock
asiswhereis31 7 months ago 3
sashay down the street in platform shoes <3
Wilixer 8 months ago
клип ацтой
ffliar 8 months ago
What album is this song on?
bambismash 8 months ago
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Shoknifeman 8 months ago
@bambismash It's only on The Millenium collection, in North America.... it was a single, in Japan (When I said Happy Hour, I was thinking of Banana Chips, the song I was listening to a few mins ago #^_^#)
Shoknifeman 8 months ago
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just as stupid as kurt cobain
Zatzzo 9 months ago
@Zatzzo You trying to say this is awesome? kurt was the man
anonymous243124 8 months ago
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so bad
SALTEDHAMSUPERSHOW 9 months ago
@SALTEDHAMSUPERSHOW Go salt your hams and leave us Knife Collectors alone!
Shoknifeman 8 months ago
^_^ i love this
ShinePink16 9 months ago
What a shame for those that can't recognize the Honesty of this band. They always make me happy...
TheBassman28 9 months ago
cute ^_^
Klaryrock95 9 months ago
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I don't get why they even bothered with the instrumentals. At this very moment I actually can't think of a less interesting guitar part that I've heard in a song. The drum line is even worse. It's like they took a month of lessons and decided to start a band.
Arglactable 9 months ago
@Arglactable Don't need talent to be in a punk band. Also, some of us actually like "simple" music and none of the high auto-tuned crap that gets turned out for the mass conformists. If you don't like the song, don't watch it.
Ranaiaen 9 months ago
@Ranaiaen I love how whenever people get defensive it's either their music or auto-tuned crap. Though, FYI, it's possible to make very simplistic music and make it interesting at the same time, amateurishly simplistic, and just generally annoying.
Arglactable 9 months ago
They make me happy!
Danlikesyou 9 months ago
They have never been grunge. They sing songs about barbie dolls and their fear of frogs. I think Kurt Cobain liked how they became a success by working hard at achieving their dreams. Plus they're really catchy. They never caught on in Japan because they were deemed too Butch for J-Pop, and are seen as kind of quirky here because they're too perky and sweet for punk and alternative rock.
SidneyBroadshead 10 months ago
Greatest and cutest band ever!
misterpickles530 10 months ago 30
I've been had
jc1daddy2 10 months ago
i hope they are ok in these days best wishes!!!
beachnut82 10 months ago
@beachnut82 Yes they are all fine in Osaka, but, had to cancel a scheduled spring tour
Shoknifeman 10 months ago
@ Shoknifeman Kurt Cobain, singer and guitarist of Nirvana
Tataru5117 11 months ago
@Tataru5117 I know but, I wish people would stop mentioning him on SK vids
Shoknifeman 10 months ago
@Shoknifeman but he still owns big part of SK recognition.not many were aware of this band and with his advertisary a lot of people got in to SK
Eldererr 9 months ago
Japanese punk rock chicks rule.
Triumph72 11 months ago 2
like this if you know about shonen knife any other than Kurt Cobain
DarkNeonAngel13 11 months ago 132
@DarkNeonAngel13 Kurt whoooo??? ^_~
Shoknifeman 11 months ago
@DarkNeonAngel13
Kurt who?
trapadoored 10 months ago
@DarkNeonAngel13 Redd Kross told me who they were.
almoshowers 7 months ago
@DarkNeonAngel13 Who cares what got you here whats inportant is that ITS A NEW FIND
itsjoshramone 6 months ago
@DarkNeonAngel13 What if you knew em when you were young then years later you rediscovered em because of Kurt Cobain?
RandomGuy4234 1 month ago
Perfection!
cymbalspecialist 11 months ago
.__.
elvis8tweeter 1 year ago
I can never get over how beautiful Michie looks in this video
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
やっぱ初期がいいよね
jailbom 1 year ago
Shonen Knife, clinically proven to be more effective than Prozac.
shadester911 1 year ago
This band is good. I thank Kurt Cobain for getting me into Shonen Knife, & The Boredoms. That man, really had good taste in music.
Methstories 1 year ago
@Methstories Ah! If you like Boredoms you should listen to Deerhoof or OOIOO.
gloomy321 1 year ago
@Methstories lol, i wouldnt even know about thi band if it wasnt for a video with cobain and them
narutofan4l 1 year ago
I recently discovered Shonen Knife a few days ago and I already love them! I don't know how I didn't know about them... I like Japanese Music and I like Kurt Cobain so how could this have happened?!
NigoriGory 1 year ago
Greatfull!
3104481 1 year ago
26 people apparently have no souls
toejam55 1 year ago 4
@toejam55 its probably 26 escapees from the nearest insane asylum ;)
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
29 people know what crappy punk rock sounds like
fallenentity2 9 months ago
the new find is an old song by the ramones...
zerodolfo666 1 year ago
Sounds pretty much like The KKK took my baby away.
Yetem1234 1 year ago
check on Youtube a band Afrirampo also japanese girls and they FUCKIN ROCK!!!!
srekazinskas 1 year ago
this song got me so happy, lol it just made my day
ubertomadachi 1 year ago
hopey loves shonen knife
parallaxengine 1 year ago
like this if you're here because of kurt cobain
FenderJag95 1 year ago 4
@FenderJag95
Kurt WHO?
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
@Shoknifeman Kurt was the guy who's band's job was to settle down the crowd after Shonen Knife played.
ShonenAltec 1 year ago
@ShonenAltec HAHAHAAHAHA great answer! ;) :D
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
@Shoknifeman how the hell yo not know who cobain is..?
narutofan4l 1 year ago
@narutofan4l I know who he is...I was sarcastically pointing out that I don't CARE who he is, SK is a great band and I really get tired of hearing about KC on every Shonen Knife post; love the Knife on their OWN merits!
Shoknifeman 1 year ago 2
@Shoknifeman lol, i see your point XD but Cobain did like them lol.
disturbedthenight5 1 year ago
Oh does anyone get any resemblance of Jet's She's A Genius in their guitar rhythms??? I swear it sounds very familiar.
665885 1 year ago
A band that helped Nirvana. Underrated :)
665885 1 year ago
Fun!
sydbarrett5 1 year ago
@NickComments the name of the song is called (a day of the factory) that's my favorite song by them
wipers86 1 year ago
All I know is Mana was killed in 2005 in a van crash. It hurt me so bad but I'm glad they are still a touring band. I miss her very much. I'm surprised you didn't know this....I love this video and I assume this is not Mana,sorry for the confusion. I should have checked the dates. My bad, I actually thought the band broke up after her demise. I'm glad they didn't!
wolfgangzrx 1 year ago
@wolfgangzrx Mana was never a full-time member of the Knife, she was hired to play drums for live concerts only, after Michie left the band in 1999 , when Atsuko (the drummer seen here) took over on bass (On the albums , Atsuko continued playing drums and overdubbing the bass). Mana continued as "support drummer" until 2003 when she quit Shonen Knife to join DMBQ as permanent drummer; on Nov 4, 2005; the band's van was in a rollover accident and Mana was killed.
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
@wolfgangzrx Today the band consists of Naoko Yamano (lead singer, guitar), the only original member, Ritsuko Taneda who took over bass 2 years ago when Atsuko Yamano got married and moved to LA and Emi Morimoto, who took over the drums this spring when drummer Etsuko Nakanishi was "let go" ; they are still touring and making albums, their latest being "Free Time" and the band is as great as EVER!
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
This is one of the all time great Asian girl bands. SK's attitudes, bright colors and styles are second to none. I love these girls and I'm so sad they are gone. The drummer was killed in a van crash in the states while touring here. So very very sad. She is greatly missed by all. God bless her soul RIP.
wolfgangzrx 1 year ago
@wolfgangzrx - WTF are you talking about? Atsuko Yamano is alive and well, and still tours with her sister from time to time.
jeliusbeanus 1 year ago
@jeliusbeanus
He was taking about another drummer, named Mana.
NuclearSeagull 1 year ago
This is one of the all time great asian girl bands. SK's attitudes, bright colors and styles are second to none. I love these girls and I'm so sad they are gone. The drummer was killed in a van crash in the states while touring here. So very very sad. She is greatly missed by all. God bless her soul RIP.
wolfgangzrx 1 year ago
This is the cutest thing ever.
Inspiration for Deerhoof? I think so!
vaguelyhumanoid 1 year ago
@vaguelyhumanoid probably, SK has inspired several J-girl bands :)
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
I love Japanese girls, all other girls are poor in comparison :)
Joepineapplz 1 year ago
These guys... (girls) where in the album "Sub Pop 100" but i cant find the track ANYWHERE, it's called "One Day of the Factory". Can someone help?
NicksComments 1 year ago
@NicksComments "A Day of the Factory" is from the album "Burning Farm" originally released in 1983 and re-released in 2005 by Oglio Records (You may still be able to find the rerelease in one of the bigger record stores)
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
@Shoknifeman thnx :D
NicksComments 1 year ago
@NicksComments You're very welcome :)
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
what album is this on??
rocketshiptothemoon 1 year ago
@rocketshiptothemoon
It's from Shonen Knife "Millennium Edition" album released in 2000. Not sure if it's on any other record or not.
clownsoup 1 year ago
i dunno... tbh i'm not a fan. K-pop has better looking girls and more catchy songs IMO. watch?v=m6UfrV-hAiU&feature=player_embedded - like that.
must admit this song is quite lighthearted though.
seniorgir 1 year ago
These folks are so much fun - you can't help smilling
hinkyponky 1 year ago
This is group sounds like Donny Osmond had sex with the Asian guy from smashing pumpkins.
kscaddding 1 year ago
Well well this looks familiar
cingle2004jp 1 year ago
um, yeah. i don't get it.
teresafairlee 1 year ago
i don't get it. people like the band for the girls? i liked them but kinda like the way some people tend to like old movies or records better... they just seem like i guess one of those bands.
unit731christ 1 year ago
the guitar riff remembering me to KKK By Ramones hehehehe
telassso 1 year ago
@telassso yeah, i agree
smartestbomb 1 year ago
blackscarlet512 listen to the burning farm album and if you cant hear why kurt loved them then your its lose
wipers86 1 year ago
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Ahh, the pure and simple joys of the mythical Shonen Knife world - songs written by a woman who has retained a fast hold on her inner child, without being annoyingly immature or silly. We get to be kids again, carefree in a lyrical world completely untarnished by the usual rock ‘n roll rubbish of jaded cynicism, drugs, violence, hatred and all the other garbage that pollutes the music.
God bless 'em.
Peace, love & Shonen Knife.
Sirrealify 1 year ago
Y'know what's funny is, the first time I ever heard about them, was while reading Ghastly's Ghastly Comic.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then please wait until you're at least 18 years old, or ignore the warning entirely.
Celdrach 1 year ago
simple easy listening rock song (remembering with band such Ramones)
Banzai, salam dari Indonesia
telassso 1 year ago
0:45 the drummer is beating them with a stick. A few beers helps to bring this subtle illusion to its true form: drummer is sadistic. Learn from the alcohol, don't fight it. Its a herb, a spice from mother earth.
Cubicle0 1 year ago
They supported Nirvana in Edinburgh,late 1991...
lyallbaybum69 1 year ago
I love this video, I lost track of how many times I've watched it. Its refreshing to see a band sing about the positive things in life and still have fun. Unlike bands in the United States that only focus on bad relationships.
TruckingCub79 1 year ago
Way too cute. Naoko's such a hottie!
robibm2003 1 year ago
@robibm2003 Amazingly, shes much hotter looking now, 15 years after this video came out!
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
now this is music!
nymphetaminexx1 1 year ago
@nymphetaminexx1 Yeah! Bad music.
garretguidry1 1 year ago
@garretguidry1 burn in hell hater. go watch glee or some gay shits that i know you enjoy watching while jerking off
nymphetaminexx1 1 year ago
@garretguidry1 fuck you and your gay music taste
nymphetaminexx1 1 year ago
Very good!
Orctrist 1 year ago
Love this!
xavier272 1 year ago
Hah the song is crap but they make it up by being so funny!
TheChrisAC2 1 year ago
To Everyone complaining about their sound:
They were heavily influenced by the The BEACH BOYS(yes, you heard right) and the Ramones ; ~ ;
And not a lot of people like the Ramones, I get it.
But anyways. They've done well to survive so long. you have to be LOVED by your audience or have some tough-as-hell bonds with your bandmates to stay together so long.
MinamiUotani 1 year ago
@MinamiUotani I like the Ramones, I just don't like these idiots. And as far as how long they have been together, maybe it's all they have. A one trick pony can't do anything else.
garretguidry1 1 year ago
this song is pretty bad, but they're so cut and endearing you can't help but love them
simmole 1 year ago
@KurdtKobain09 apparently Kurt Cobain loved this band so you probably shouldn't be complaining about how they aren't punk enough. Besides in the early 90s they were way grungier
djazr 1 year ago 31
@djazr
Nirvana wasn't punk. But Kurt liked himself some good music! Shonen Knife on the other hand IS punk! really good pop punk-they sound like a fuckin' Japanese chick version on Screeching Weasel for christs sake! especially with that poppy solo!
trapadoored 10 months ago
i just heard of this band today and i was kinda sad to find out that it wasnt very good. they could work on their beat....it's not really catchy or something that you would be humming to :(
lorali333 1 year ago
@lorali333 I dissagree with you on all those points, just because they don't sound like everyone else doesn't make them bad, it is what makes them GREAT!
Shoknifeman 1 year ago 2
@lorali333 I think most of thier fans are men that can't get a girlfriend and for some reason ( known only to them ) think that they would have a better chance with an Asian woman. Pretty sad.
garretguidry1 1 year ago
@lorali333 Yeah! They suck. And all of these guys that can't get a girlfriend and love this band so much, pretty sad! This band know's they are playing to a bunch of loser's. They are laughing at you!
garretguidry1 1 year ago
@garretguidry1 Why do you listen to it?
customerjon 1 year ago
wow for punk these guys aren't very...energetic. I'm not saying they're bad, they're ok, but to me punk isn't just music like these guys make it, punk is supposed to be fast, loud and energetic. Like drugs in the form of music. Instead of inserting them into ur blood system, u insert them into your ears :)
KurdtKobain09 1 year ago
@KurdtKobain09 They are as much punk rock as Ramones are, in fact they sound very similar. I'm sorry that you won't be able look like a tough guy if you have Shonen Knife in your myspace "bands I like" list , but you can still wear your Ramones T-shirt. coz that's cool.
derpestarzt 1 year ago
test
Exitof99 1 year ago
I put thier songs on a CD and I go around town playing them as loud as it goes, Everyone starts yelling at me, "TURN THAT FU***** SH** OFF!!!!" Thumbs up if you've heard me!
TheRealLarcondos 1 year ago 3
@TheRealLarcondos If I had, I'd have been singing right along with them ;)
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
This video shows Michie at the thinnest that I've ever seen her (Her weight fluctuated a lot over the years, but, even she was heavier, she was still adorable)
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
These lyrics are so hilarious! I love their energy. They kinda sound like The Runaways, meet the Stooges, meet Veruca Salt. Badass sound,.
Phoenixfan77 1 year ago
昔、バンドをやってた頃、ちょうどレッツナイフが売れてて、すごい良いアルバムで、勇気づけられた思い出があります。ロックはテクじゃないと…。いや、ほんと変な意味じゃなく、このメロディとギターの音と…とってもステキです。
zuga00100 1 year ago
Japanese girls, punk rock, jumping around......There is a God!
Ibanezheadz 1 year ago 39
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primarydriver 1 year ago
Anyone who has not seen this band, It's worth making an effort to go to their shows. They are humble honest people that respect their fans, and always play at 100% with genuine happiness. Naoko has never been better, no matter how old, she just glows in front of an audience. Timeless. Long Live Shonen Knife!
primarydriver 1 year ago 3
Has ANYONE got ANY info on what Michie is doing these days???
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
These girls were sooo affraid when they met Kurt !
But Kirt loved them !
TamaTheOriginal 1 year ago
Wow, Naoko looked different in those days.
kittyprydekissme 1 year ago
@kittyprydekissme Well, it WAS 15 years ago, after all
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
something like ramones...
Grandetrepertre 1 year ago