The Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence theme by Sakamoto Ryuichi is amazing, this version with lyrics by Utada Hikaru, well I don't really rate it very highly. Sorry.
@BboyMaxwell i think it was from the anime Clannad or you mite have heard it from Sakomoto Ryuichi playing his song on the piano called Merry Christmas
I don't think she ruined the song, her voice is simply amazing.
The lyrics kinda fit the film, because she's saying "NYC NYC" and "Tokyo Tokyo", and in the film, the two heroes are an american soldier and a japanese soldier.
If you're talking about the 1983 film, "Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurence", then I think you'll find that the two heroes were a BRITISH soldier and a Japanese soldier.
@raizarai David Sylvian's voice is an embarrassment to the entire song. Firstly he looks disgusting, secondly, his voice would make your ears bleed. Besides, the "original" version is just the piano version from Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Wow, really...perverted? Aw, you people are so sensitive, it's cute! ^_^
...Also, yea, the actual song she based this one off of is better, but I like this edit too. Since I don't limit myself to liking only a few genres, this song holds a style...different to the one I'm used to when it comes to Utada...but it's still something I can't help but like. :)
Thanks for posting this video, as well as the lyrics!
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this is a pretty good song. i like the lyrics except for the part tats perverted. if you just take out the lyrics for the perverted parts iand hum the its tune, t's all good. it's not as bad as everyone say it is. and i don't like a lot of songs, this is pretty good.
@DeBaucheryZ Hey riend. No need to be lackadaisic. I'm not trash talking anyone. I'm just saying there's a reason your messages are getting flagged as SPAM. :)
can someone please tell me what "Om Mani Padme Hum" means and in what language. The reason is because it kinda sounds like Hindi? Or is it Japanese? PLEASE TELL ME!!!! i wanna know if Utada was speaking hindi so i can tell my hindi friend!
@JoeMama555yourmom "Om Mani Padme Hum" is actually Sanskrit (the "mother" language of Hindi), and it's a common chant used in Buddhism. However, I cannot tell you the exact meaning as I don't necessarily understand the saying myself.
OH ok, it's ok i just saw om and i was like "ok isnt that hindi?" and i was reading it but no answer of what it was came in my head. Any way thank you for telling me a little on what it means at least i got something! and my thanks also goes to "SuperUtada" ^^
can some one tell me what "Om Mani Padme Hum" means like in translation, Because it sounds kinda like hindi or is it Japanese just tell me OR IS IT IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE!!!
Her voice is fantastic and it's beautiful, i love her talent, and on how she chooses different genres of music. When i was a kid i saw the commercial of kingdom hearts and i was only into it because it played "simple and clean" by Hikki, I loved that song so much but sadly i only knew the chorus and never wanted to forget that voice.
the song merry christmas mr. lawrence was written by ryuichi sakamoto...the lyrics for this arrangement though were most probably written by utada hikaru herself... in an interview she mentioned that she writes her own lyrics
Wait, after I read the lyrics.... I saw that it's actually rather sugguestive. I mean, "I'm gonna be yours tonight, We're gonna... aaahh oooh, FYI we're gonna be up all night...." I dunno.... Oh well, it's not like she wrote the song, so she's still awesome XD
@sweetfactory20 I think she did cuz at the "in the flesh" concert she said she writes all her music n i believe she said that in a interview for this album as well.. but idk i could be wrong.
You know what, I always wondered what an "Om mani padme hum" was so I googled it to find that it is a Buddhist mantra. Om=Generosity Ma=Ethics Ni=Patience Pad= Diligence Me=Renunciation and Hum= Wisdom. I think thats so cool how she incorporated something like this into her lyrics :)
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she couldn't even quote from sakamoto's original properly... if you listen to the famous sequence at the start, it's slightly different - insult much? yeah definitely cheapens the song...
Was there a lot of people there? I wish I could support her more so she can have a successful career in the US but she didn't have a show where I live. So I just buy her CD's
Uhh...I don't know if anyone else said it (but I'm sure someone did) But this song was based off of the movie "Merry Christmas,Mr Lawrence." Like, all the lyrics in here relate to the movie.
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Besides her awesome voice, catchy tune and wonderful background singers, I really have no idea what the song is about. It has no head/tail. No logical content whatsoever. It more like Utada decided to mix random English words together and create a song. All in all, it makes no sense and makes her look like a newbie in English. And to notice fools that actually take their time to analyse the lyrics and decipher the content of her song in oder to make it seem to make sense, its simply astonishing.
it's based on an old Japanese drama. Maybe you should watch the drama. It was about a man who wanted to still be in the clubbing and female game even though he was older, and had a family, and full-time job. So he's trying to spit game at younger girls. Watch it, and you might understand it. Poetry is often not understood by everybody, because it is self-expression.
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Its called Shoot Em Up. Starring Clive Owen and Monica Belluci. Something to do about a lost baby, death metal rock, necrophiliac tit grabbing, one night stands, pussy burning, sex while shooting the SWAT, broken fingers, spiritual prostitution, guns, more guns, big guns, and carrots. Its really heart touching. You should watch it.
@zohanthecspro I would not say that. Maybe it's your point of view that there's no sense in that song at all, but I think even because the words seem so shuffled on the first look, you have much room for interpretating the meaning of the song. I don't want to say that the song has an obvious tail, but sometimes the truly meaning is hidden and you have to search for it. ;)
Yknow, people like you really scare the shit outta me all the time through your pensive literature. Its a compliment btw. anw, I can say that people who have much free time would be able to interpret and find the hidden meanings for Deep songs like this, but for ordinary people like me, i dont think everybody has time to understand the hidden message conveyed in this song, thus we tend to assume that it sucks. Its not really about ignorance, but more of human nature.
I don't really know what to make of the song either, but I'm sure it has some meaning to it...I mean, she was born in NYC and she's fluent in English, so it can't be completely random. O.o
Utada said in a Miami interview that she put Captain Picard in the song because she thought him to be a laid back guy. Hence "I'm chillin' and flossin'" doesn't necessarily mean that Picard is doing so.
She references the movie MCML in her songs with the grass and fields and apparently Ching-a-ling is a song from David Bowie who starred in the film MCML and he is also the one who added lyrics into Ryuichi's MCML.
This song is not random at all but skillfully written.
"I don't want a free loader" means that she doesn't want people to listen to her songs, UNLESS they put a piece of their own heart and soul into listening to them. She also doesn't want people to make blind assumptions and make no effort to find any hidden, deeper meaning in her songs.
"Chardonnay and the fields where the grass is lime" are also references to how she wants her songs to be heard around the world. The fields were in the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.
NYC and Tokyo are her ties to Western civilization and Eastern civilization...the places where she grew up.
"Ching-a-ling" is Eastern Asian symbolism, which is the sound of bells. The sound of bells means 'I'm coming, I'm coming'. "Om Mani Padme Hum" is a Buddhist manta seeking peace. The 'I'm going to be yours tonight' doesn't necessarily mean sex, it could mean her fans going to bed and using her songs to ease themselves and fall asleep. Sipping Chardonnay on a working day at 2PM means she tries to find the time BETWEEN relaxing and working.
"Senorita, Tokyo, NYC, and Captain Picard (space)", are all references to how Utada wants her songs to be heard all throughout the world. "I'm always at your service, you just have to holla at me" means that she's always there for you, you just need to try to get to know her. When she says "send it up from the streets", she's talking about her music on mp3 players. Her "hustlers" are her fans.
Captain Picard, the only thing I could think of is space, since he's from Star Trek. Chardonnay is from France. There is indeed a large amount of cultural references in this song, so that's how I interpret it.
Our dear Hikki can write very cryptic lyrics when she wants to.
If they're so cryptic why are you sure they're about that then? Its probably an inside joke for her. You're reading too far into it, Chardonnay, I doubt she was thinking "That drink is from france therefore people will know I want people all over the world to listen to my music.
And that was my mistake about the lyrics thing. When you first posted chardonnay and grass I thought you meant that was the whole line together.
Like I said, "Chardonnay" could also be taken in account for the entire line it is from, which is "We're drinking Chardonnay from 2PM on a working day." I stated that it could also mean that she finds the time between relaxing and working.
I really liked listening to Ryuichi Sakamoto's piece "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", especially in the context of the movie. Even if the melody of the song is used here, it isn't the same at all.
the melody in the beginning of this song is taken from the soundtrack of the move, "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", hence the name of this song. in fact this whole song is about that movie. it's not so obvious because Utada meant for song to be a double-meaning.
People still don't understand the lyrics? Well, this song is for her older fans anyway. New fans won't understand her lyrics and how she intends things to be double etendres, shout outs and more.
The lines: "I give you my heart, hold on let me sign it" She released her HEART STATION album recently before in 2008 and on the case it has Utada Hikaru's autograph on it.
"You're senorita aka your best friend" she is our senorita, our women/lady and she considers us to be her best friend more than fans.
y i don see the lyrics?
Trvscode 1 year ago
Uh, click the more info tab on the right.
Yuunie 1 year ago
what shitty lyrics, but nt bad
sidgupta2006 1 year ago
The Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence theme by Sakamoto Ryuichi is amazing, this version with lyrics by Utada Hikaru, well I don't really rate it very highly. Sorry.
juandenz2008 1 year ago
The original- , Eh ...
Utada- A version you sing along to.
Enough said.
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I prefer the Sakamoto Ryuichi version. This is pop bullshit!
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demzom80 1 year ago
i usually don't really like her english music but this is so catchy,
alertpenguin 1 year ago
I like this song a lot but she could have done better withthe lyrics. This song it catchy. =)
RennyAmy 1 year ago 2
Lady GaGa and Beyonce take notes, this is how a REAL crazy and random song should sound!
lol jk ♥
EternalVendetta7 1 year ago
Well idk about that <3 lol. But when it comes to Utada she is a better artist, then lady gaga and beyonce.
SiiNTi 1 year ago 2
omgg!! what is that violin from the beginning fromm??
BboyMaxwell 1 year ago
@BboyMaxwell i think it was from the anime Clannad or you mite have heard it from Sakomoto Ryuichi playing his song on the piano called Merry Christmas
mizzrinlyn11 1 year ago
na its a pino and a violin with some othe instrument i cant call out
jojaeda 1 year ago
from the original song :)
alertpenguin 1 year ago
arruinó la canción!!!
paolayact 1 year ago
I much prefer the Sakamoto Ryuichi version.
ninjabunneh 1 year ago 4
i think she sould revisit her old style..this album fun n is not pretended to be serious, just another stage in her career
...but honestly, her best songs are the japenese ones... final distance..be my last..sanctuary :) or the more experimental album exodus, loved it
anyway, luv the "remake"!
69mike6969mike69 1 year ago 4
I don't think she ruined the song, her voice is simply amazing.
The lyrics kinda fit the film, because she's saying "NYC NYC" and "Tokyo Tokyo", and in the film, the two heroes are an american soldier and a japanese soldier.
NipponLife 1 year ago
@NipponLife
If you're talking about the 1983 film, "Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurence", then I think you'll find that the two heroes were a BRITISH soldier and a Japanese soldier.
Terangeree 1 year ago
I sure hope she comes out with another english album. Her last one is very very hot.
pathorne1 1 year ago
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well, her voice or her singing is not bad...
but i think she kind ruined this amazing song..
it simply doesnt fit
aleeeeeeeeeec 1 year ago
Damn, this has be stuck in my head FOREVER.
...not that I mind....
SamKentha 1 year ago 4
utada is absolutely a great artist
i love her
PeopleThinkImCute 1 year ago 4
...te amo UTADA!!!!!...
kobubobu 1 year ago 3
NYC NYC!!
WHAT UP WHAT UP!!
i luv saying dat part
m1na12vang 1 year ago
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she ruined a great song :/
skullkid208 1 year ago
nice!!
mijael31 1 year ago
mp3 mp3 mp3!!
dvd dvd dvd!!
bluray bluray bluray!!
LoStZ77 1 year ago
Lol. you're nice!
raimei1000 1 year ago
@LoStZ77 LMAO!
blueembers2 1 year ago 2
hahahhahahahah damn :) just like that,nice song but lyrics :)
nemshi1 1 year ago
Om Mani Padme Hum is actually a Buddhist chant O.O is she Buddhist?
HeroChane31 1 year ago 2
Yes, Captain Picard is indeed known for both chilling and flossing.
alocalcrimegit 1 year ago 3
hahaha
garthspubes 1 year ago
my name is called lawrence lol
15liulj11 1 year ago
the original is called Forbidden colours from the film merry xmas mr lawrence...amazing film!! I just love utada shes amazing!!
raizarai 1 year ago 3
@raizarai David Sylvian's voice is an embarrassment to the entire song. Firstly he looks disgusting, secondly, his voice would make your ears bleed. Besides, the "original" version is just the piano version from Ryuichi Sakamoto.
TheHireshi 1 year ago 2
No its beautiful and yes I know the "original" is Ryuichi Sakamoto I have the L.P on vinyl
raizarai 1 year ago 4
@TheHireshi "secondly, his voice would make your ears bleed"<--- i can't agree with you any more!!!
the solo piano version is way better than David Sylvian's version!!!
P.S. Utada's version is nice, too ;)
playbera 1 year ago
I really love the lyrics they are deep and beautiful.
pathorne1 1 year ago 6
my roommate love this song so much
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that sux ._. the original is much better... WITHOUT her...
VieTom1 1 year ago
@VieTom1 I agree but its a great song to pop too.. Every song has a use for it
DJpOpp3r 1 year ago
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The song is called 'Forbidden Colours', not 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence'.
0001367 1 year ago
In March 2009, Japanese Artist Utada Hikaru released the track "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" which uses the melody from Forbidden Colours.
Idiot.
DJMicDaddy 1 year ago
the original song is called merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Sakamoto Ryuichi. It was created for the movie Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence.
Forbidden Colours was released with David Boye adding lyrics to the original song.
so.....you're wrong. this is, the remix of Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence.
brotos 1 year ago 7
couldn't have said it better myself
CalandoT 1 year ago
niiiiiiiiice... I want to watch that show again
FuchanEry 1 year ago
hey! i hear in this song sakamoto ryuchi
armeverschrenk 1 year ago
That's because this is a cover.
0001367 1 year ago
i love this song, i like it when she says "nyc nyc" "tokyo tokyo" and
"mp3 mp3"
KawaiiKryptonite 1 year ago
this song so intresting i Luv It !!!!!<3
thestacy4life 1 year ago
i like the tune, its addicting
sandrathao08 1 year ago
Wow, really...perverted? Aw, you people are so sensitive, it's cute! ^_^
...Also, yea, the actual song she based this one off of is better, but I like this edit too. Since I don't limit myself to liking only a few genres, this song holds a style...different to the one I'm used to when it comes to Utada...but it's still something I can't help but like. :)
Thanks for posting this video, as well as the lyrics!
Amethystcrystal231 1 year ago 2
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this is a pretty good song. i like the lyrics except for the part tats perverted. if you just take out the lyrics for the perverted parts iand hum the its tune, t's all good. it's not as bad as everyone say it is. and i don't like a lot of songs, this is pretty good.
ahitsuki 1 year ago
There is nothing perverted in the whole song. What the heck are you talking about?
DJMicDaddy 1 year ago 3
I'm loving this song!! Thank you Utada for making a song absolutely soulful!
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Did I call this song a horrible perversion yet?
I think I did. Watch the live piano version instead and forget this aberration.
DeBaucheryZ 1 year ago
@DeBaucheryZ We heard you, now shut up.
InnerRise 1 year ago 2
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Hey now, no need to be discourteous. I'm not trash-talking to anyone, I'm just saying you have no taste.
DeBaucheryZ 1 year ago
@DeBaucheryZ Hey friend. No need to be cantankerous. I'm not trash talking anyone. I'm just saying shut the fook up.
InnerRise 1 year ago
@DeBaucheryZ Hey riend. No need to be lackadaisic. I'm not trash talking anyone. I'm just saying there's a reason your messages are getting flagged as SPAM. :)
InnerRise 1 year ago
Awesome song!
SuperTutorialKing 1 year ago
Great song, but I don't like the lyrics.
They don't have much meaning and seems more like random ramblings.
This melody deserves awesome lyrics to go along with it.
rockleex 1 year ago
1:46 whuat whuat~
shohottie 1 year ago
it took me ages to find this song.... I barely remembered if it was from a film, or anime (it's from the film). great tune, and film
SiCrashandburnteam 1 year ago 3
なんか東南アジアの視聴多い
superhirama2102 1 year ago
"Om Mani Padme Hum"
is actually "Oh my name got him there"
ChocolateChipsyness 1 year ago
love this song <3
tokkimokki 1 year ago 2
私はこの曲は愛 ♥
DiiNQS 1 year ago 2
Agree~
^^;;
xJarrett 1 year ago
wow 1 million views! Usually every video of Utada Hikaru that gets a million views gets flagged for copyright violation and is removed.
thearaban 1 year ago
Altho I love the tune and beat and her voice I gotta say...these are some stupid lyrics.....
Etheria89 1 year ago
i agree, its such a beautiful beat and the lyrics are all 'gangster' lol kinda ruins it.
aznkid50210 1 year ago
@aznkid50210 there is nothin gangster about her lyrics
TRUST ME
I SHOULD KNO
FarAwayMagic 1 year ago 2
@FarAwayMagic , how would you know?
theblackfeather 1 year ago
@theblackfeather CUz i just do, is it cuz its ending with in' cuz if so gangster is so not it I SEE NOTHIN GANGSTA!
FarAwayMagic 1 year ago
@FarAwayMagic: and how, exactly, is it that you should know?
thoughtotherwise 1 year ago
i didn't say i knew
theblackfeather 1 year ago
i loved the film this musics from but the lyrics seem a bit odd and have nothing to do with it.
youtubinfool 1 year ago
Yeah, the lyrics don't make much sense. It's not great compared to Utada-san's other songs. Don't you agree?
RoyalRedArtist 1 year ago
@RoyalRedArtist Haha...Um, I know EXACTLY what she's talking about in this song....
saldiven2009 1 year ago
Lol. Haha. It doesn't have a 'real' meaning, does it? Lol.
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Baseley09 1 year ago
My favorite song on the album.
pathorne1 1 year ago 2
yes "..damn right letting em know..." :D
mine too...
EVOnSG 1 year ago
can someone please tell me what "Om Mani Padme Hum" means and in what language. The reason is because it kinda sounds like Hindi? Or is it Japanese? PLEASE TELL ME!!!! i wanna know if Utada was speaking hindi so i can tell my hindi friend!
JoeMama555yourmom 1 year ago
It's Tibetan mantra. You can type Om Mani Padme Hum in google and it'll tell you.
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@JoeMama555yourmom you can check out Joyblossom2010's comment. It says:
it is a Buddhist mantra. Om=Generosity Ma=Ethics Ni=Patience Pad= Diligence Me=Renunciation and Hum= Wisdom
sweetfactory20 1 year ago
@JoeMama555yourmom "Om Mani Padme Hum" is actually Sanskrit (the "mother" language of Hindi), and it's a common chant used in Buddhism. However, I cannot tell you the exact meaning as I don't necessarily understand the saying myself.
MiasmaMoon 1 year ago 4
OH ok, it's ok i just saw om and i was like "ok isnt that hindi?" and i was reading it but no answer of what it was came in my head. Any way thank you for telling me a little on what it means at least i got something! and my thanks also goes to "SuperUtada" ^^
JoeMama555yourmom 1 year ago
can some one tell me what "Om Mani Padme Hum" means like in translation, Because it sounds kinda like hindi or is it Japanese just tell me OR IS IT IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE!!!
JoeMama555yourmom 1 year ago
Her voice is fantastic and it's beautiful, i love her talent, and on how she chooses different genres of music. When i was a kid i saw the commercial of kingdom hearts and i was only into it because it played "simple and clean" by Hikki, I loved that song so much but sadly i only knew the chorus and never wanted to forget that voice.
JoeMama555yourmom 1 year ago
the song merry christmas mr. lawrence was written by ryuichi sakamoto...the lyrics for this arrangement though were most probably written by utada hikaru herself... in an interview she mentioned that she writes her own lyrics
serene21 1 year ago
OMGDDDD WOW!!
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my friend does this song karaoke and it's 10 times better...i freaking hate utada's voice.
fujikokun 1 year ago
Wait, after I read the lyrics.... I saw that it's actually rather sugguestive. I mean, "I'm gonna be yours tonight, We're gonna... aaahh oooh, FYI we're gonna be up all night...." I dunno.... Oh well, it's not like she wrote the song, so she's still awesome XD
sweetfactory20 1 year ago
She did write the song? Or do you mean the music?
SuperUtada 1 year ago
No, I mean the lyrics are sugguestive, but I don't think she wrote the lyrics. I know the music isn't by her though.
sweetfactory20 1 year ago
Ah, yes. Utada writes all her lyrics. LOl
SuperUtada 1 year ago 2
She doesn't actually "write" them per se. Have you seen the South Park episode about how Family Guy is made? This is like that.
DeBaucheryZ 1 year ago
@sweetfactory20 I think she did cuz at the "in the flesh" concert she said she writes all her music n i believe she said that in a interview for this album as well.. but idk i could be wrong.
xO1000wordsxO 1 year ago 2
This song has really grown on me.
risacat 1 year ago
man i love her songs
sexybabyboo523 1 year ago 2
so random lol..
FreshmenForceFive 1 year ago
this song is hot!
tommysuperstar1 1 year ago
You know what, I always wondered what an "Om mani padme hum" was so I googled it to find that it is a Buddhist mantra. Om=Generosity Ma=Ethics Ni=Patience Pad= Diligence Me=Renunciation and Hum= Wisdom. I think thats so cool how she incorporated something like this into her lyrics :)
Joyblossom2010 1 year ago 4
がんばって！宇多田ヒカルちゃん大好き☆
Kyunkyunkyunchan 2 years ago
I prefer the one by Ryuichi Sakamoto
hafYAHA 2 years ago
UTADA IS THE BEST .
sursid13 1 year ago
Amazing!
bby696969 2 years ago 2
Oh! I like her sweater! Very pretty! :D
cosmicgirl910 2 years ago
Utada (x
doggystarz 2 years ago
OMG UTADA IS AMAZING WOW!!!
MusicalGViolin 2 years ago
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she couldn't even quote from sakamoto's original properly... if you listen to the famous sequence at the start, it's slightly different - insult much? yeah definitely cheapens the song...
thetamman 2 years ago
Usually I love Utada but this kills the entire mood I get from the original.
ConsularVoshay 2 years ago
wish the lyrics would be about the original movie "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawerence" instead cause it's really sad.
sport3888 2 years ago
saw her performing this in Boston! Great show!!
SirPong 2 years ago
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MusicalGViolin 2 years ago
yeah she came on Feb 5th to the Boston Paradise Rock Club. It was an amazing show. Sorry you didn't hear of it =(
SirPong 2 years ago
that really upsets me!! : ( that was last friday too ...can someone punch me for missing this. jeez ...
MusicalGViolin 2 years ago
Was there a lot of people there? I wish I could support her more so she can have a successful career in the US but she didn't have a show where I live. So I just buy her CD's
MRWhoreoscope 1 year ago
im soo pissed i didn't know of this...
MusicalGViolin 2 years ago 2
UTADA Ftw!!
sursid13 2 years ago 2
this song feels more like a utada song
others are diffrent which okay
jinson12345 2 years ago
I would like this song more if it didn't sample Sakamoto Ryuichi's song. It's sort of insulting to Sakamoto.
Don't get me wrong, I love Utada. It's just that sampling that song makes her look cheap.
Miyah11x 2 years ago
>implying most of her songs aren't samples
>implying, implying, implying
>implications
kojimanaked 2 years ago
@kojimanaked
What do you mean? Are you talking about "Never Let Go?" Because that's completely different.
I'm not against her sampling good songs. I wish she would do it in a way that isn't so tacky.
Miyah11x 2 years ago
@Miyah11x
shut up and listen...
trou du cul
matson225 2 years ago
The first 10 seconds sounds like from the "Time to say goodbye" song.
rainonus 2 years ago
Uhh...I don't know if anyone else said it (but I'm sure someone did) But this song was based off of the movie "Merry Christmas,Mr Lawrence." Like, all the lyrics in here relate to the movie.
But anyways!
I love this song <3
Mineko13 2 years ago 2
This song seems so sad!
joichan 2 years ago
I'll be hollering Hikki, got your number
mfl0z 2 years ago
i'm so fell in love with this song... ever since it come out!!! i really hope utada make a MV with this great song... Utada gambatte ne~~
NekoComel 2 years ago 2
To everyone in this thread, you are clearly biased since you have your own tastes, and should refrain from commenting.
DeBaucheryZ 2 years ago
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Besides her awesome voice, catchy tune and wonderful background singers, I really have no idea what the song is about. It has no head/tail. No logical content whatsoever. It more like Utada decided to mix random English words together and create a song. All in all, it makes no sense and makes her look like a newbie in English. And to notice fools that actually take their time to analyse the lyrics and decipher the content of her song in oder to make it seem to make sense, its simply astonishing.
zohanthecspro 2 years ago
It's nonlinear song writing.
songs dont have to be narratives. take from it what you will.
andyjoel 2 years ago 3
it's based on an old Japanese drama. Maybe you should watch the drama. It was about a man who wanted to still be in the clubbing and female game even though he was older, and had a family, and full-time job. So he's trying to spit game at younger girls. Watch it, and you might understand it. Poetry is often not understood by everybody, because it is self-expression.
soragirl6 2 years ago
what was the japanese drama called?
Finalbreathfantasy 2 years ago
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Its called Shoot Em Up. Starring Clive Owen and Monica Belluci. Something to do about a lost baby, death metal rock, necrophiliac tit grabbing, one night stands, pussy burning, sex while shooting the SWAT, broken fingers, spiritual prostitution, guns, more guns, big guns, and carrots. Its really heart touching. You should watch it.
zohanthecspro 2 years ago
why would you think people are making this up? I can't stand ignorant fools like you. Go watch the interviews your self you dumbass.
soragirl6 2 years ago
@zohanthecspro I would not say that. Maybe it's your point of view that there's no sense in that song at all, but I think even because the words seem so shuffled on the first look, you have much room for interpretating the meaning of the song. I don't want to say that the song has an obvious tail, but sometimes the truly meaning is hidden and you have to search for it. ;)
riku575 2 years ago
Yknow, people like you really scare the shit outta me all the time through your pensive literature. Its a compliment btw. anw, I can say that people who have much free time would be able to interpret and find the hidden meanings for Deep songs like this, but for ordinary people like me, i dont think everybody has time to understand the hidden message conveyed in this song, thus we tend to assume that it sucks. Its not really about ignorance, but more of human nature.
zohanthecspro 2 years ago
@zohanthecspro
I don't really know what to make of the song either, but I'm sure it has some meaning to it...I mean, she was born in NYC and she's fluent in English, so it can't be completely random. O.o
AshleyTheUchiha 2 years ago
must see anggun-seize the moment too u guys!! xD
AyuRahmawatiTirto 2 years ago
I really wanna dance to this song...Jamming into freestyle....Great Song Utada
ChoreoLong 2 years ago 2
BELLISSIMA!!!
RainheartLL 2 years ago 2
Utada said in a Miami interview that she put Captain Picard in the song because she thought him to be a laid back guy. Hence "I'm chillin' and flossin'" doesn't necessarily mean that Picard is doing so.
She references the movie MCML in her songs with the grass and fields and apparently Ching-a-ling is a song from David Bowie who starred in the film MCML and he is also the one who added lyrics into Ryuichi's MCML.
This song is not random at all but skillfully written.
SuperUtada 2 years ago 5
Yes, Ching-a-ling is a song by David Bowie. You can search it up on youtube.
I like it. HAHA~!
SuperUtada 2 years ago
+1 for Utada referencing David Bowie.
Cyndane 2 years ago 3
om mani padme hum
is a buddhist saying.
it means jewel in the lotus
Dizzydestruction444 2 years ago
I like the music, but I really love her voice and lyrics, and I really really love the piano...
pathorne1 2 years ago
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Well, the Japs ARE suckers for faux English...
DeBaucheryZ 2 years ago
Utada is completely fluent in both Japanese and English.
Faeverily 2 years ago 7
Like SuperUtada said, we'll sing with her "ooh aah" is way to warm up our voices. We're going to be up all night singing and dancing to her songs.
Faeverily 2 years ago 2
"I don't want a free loader" means that she doesn't want people to listen to her songs, UNLESS they put a piece of their own heart and soul into listening to them. She also doesn't want people to make blind assumptions and make no effort to find any hidden, deeper meaning in her songs.
Faeverily 2 years ago
"Chardonnay and the fields where the grass is lime" are also references to how she wants her songs to be heard around the world. The fields were in the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.
NYC and Tokyo are her ties to Western civilization and Eastern civilization...the places where she grew up.
Faeverily 2 years ago
"Ching-a-ling" is Eastern Asian symbolism, which is the sound of bells. The sound of bells means 'I'm coming, I'm coming'. "Om Mani Padme Hum" is a Buddhist manta seeking peace. The 'I'm going to be yours tonight' doesn't necessarily mean sex, it could mean her fans going to bed and using her songs to ease themselves and fall asleep. Sipping Chardonnay on a working day at 2PM means she tries to find the time BETWEEN relaxing and working.
Faeverily 2 years ago
"Senorita, Tokyo, NYC, and Captain Picard (space)", are all references to how Utada wants her songs to be heard all throughout the world. "I'm always at your service, you just have to holla at me" means that she's always there for you, you just need to try to get to know her. When she says "send it up from the streets", she's talking about her music on mp3 players. Her "hustlers" are her fans.
Faeverily 2 years ago
I think you're going waaaay too deep into this.
A couple of those points were definitely valid, though. But all the exact fan stuff isn't like THAT deep I don't think...
Especially the captain picard and chardonnay thing, I doubt those are references to how she wants her music heard around the world.
PLus, some of those lyrics aren't even correct.
takashi2000 2 years ago
Those lyrics are correct.
Captain Picard, the only thing I could think of is space, since he's from Star Trek. Chardonnay is from France. There is indeed a large amount of cultural references in this song, so that's how I interpret it.
Our dear Hikki can write very cryptic lyrics when she wants to.
Faeverily 2 years ago
You seem to mistake cryptic for good.
DeBaucheryZ 2 years ago
Everyone interprets songs differently. Did you read my interpretation?
You seem to mistake cryptic for bad..
Faeverily 2 years ago
If they're so cryptic why are you sure they're about that then? Its probably an inside joke for her. You're reading too far into it, Chardonnay, I doubt she was thinking "That drink is from france therefore people will know I want people all over the world to listen to my music.
And that was my mistake about the lyrics thing. When you first posted chardonnay and grass I thought you meant that was the whole line together.
takashi2000 2 years ago
Like I said, "Chardonnay" could also be taken in account for the entire line it is from, which is "We're drinking Chardonnay from 2PM on a working day." I stated that it could also mean that she finds the time between relaxing and working.
Faeverily 2 years ago
going to see her in chicago :)
animehikarusan 2 years ago
Maybe the best song on the album.
pathorne1 2 years ago
I really liked listening to Ryuichi Sakamoto's piece "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", especially in the context of the movie. Even if the melody of the song is used here, it isn't the same at all.
Recessionist 2 years ago
I heard the melody in the beginning somewhere else before, does somebody know how it is called?
prologueHEAVEN 2 years ago
@prologueHEAVEN Ryuichi Sakamoto original version - used in the film of the same name
seanfca 2 years ago
@seanfca Thankyouuuu!! :'D
prologueHEAVEN 2 years ago
the melody in the beginning of this song is taken from the soundtrack of the move, "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", hence the name of this song. in fact this whole song is about that movie. it's not so obvious because Utada meant for song to be a double-meaning.
Cyndane 2 years ago
thanks!
prologueHEAVEN 2 years ago
you're welcome!
Cyndane 2 years ago
People still don't understand the lyrics? Well, this song is for her older fans anyway. New fans won't understand her lyrics and how she intends things to be double etendres, shout outs and more.
SuperUtada 2 years ago 2
I'm a fan of 7 years, and I still don't get them all. Care to explain?
takashi2000 2 years ago
I'm a fan of 7 years as well.
The lines: "I give you my heart, hold on let me sign it" She released her HEART STATION album recently before in 2008 and on the case it has Utada Hikaru's autograph on it.
"You're senorita aka your best friend" she is our senorita, our women/lady and she considers us to be her best friend more than fans.
SuperUtada 2 years ago