B'z!! Goodness gracious B'z. I had a whole list of things way back in the day. Their song "aikawarazu na bokura" seems to have very directly inspired "girlish," not just lyrically, but in the acoustic, on-the-fly, sing-songy feel - and there's even a sneeze in both.
They have mini-albums called "Friends" and "Friends II" from the mid-90s.
The verses of "Lady Dynamite" have a melody VERY similar to the 2nd verse of their 1989 song "BAD COMMUNICATION."
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Originally Posted by pommy48
I can't remember, but someone posted a Japanese website with all the similarities of Ayu's lyrics with other artists' songs
Does anyone still have a link to that site?
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http://www.geocities.jp/ark312604806/TEKIO/oaasldk.htm
I'll go through & translate it - some of them are stretches, others are actually REALLY interesting.
B'z, Yumi Matsutoya, various songs produced by Tetsuya Komuro (by globe, Namie, and Tomomi Kahala mostly) and interestingly enough Cocco all come up alot. A few artists like Hibari Misora, Mr. Children, Shiina Ringo, and Nakajima Miyuki are seen here too.
As far as artists influencing Ayu, I know she's mentioned liking P!nk and Smashing Pumpkins in interviews, and I can definitely see influence from both of them in her stuff.