I've always been fascinated whenever Ayu decides to sing an oldie. New technique + proven song = excellent performance, fresh interpretation. To me, she seems to perform extra well when she performs oldies. Therefore, I decided to create a thread where we can showcase all her "modern" versions of the oldies!
She redid some songs on albums:
A BEST:
A Song For XX
Trust
Depend on you
(I swear she rerecorded End Roll too, even though they didn't say so...can anyone confirm?)
A BALLADS:
A Song for XX - 030213 Session take 2
But most have been from performances:
Ayuready:
TO BE
old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZqeYUA_ZA
new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxTHoKOu-Ww (I believe that the weak notes at "kimi ga
inakya" are intentional because they are repeated. Interpretationally, I think it enhances the tone of vulnerability. Oh and cute surprise at the end
.)
LOVE~since 1999~
old -N/A on youtube- (but on 99-04-12 Hey!x3, tsunku's voice was kind of overpowering hers)
new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVuErKBUmp8 (revenge!)
YOU
old can't find one on youtube...compare with original recording
new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9Olc3MyZA
A MUSEUM:
A Song For XX
Poker Face (!!!)
Trust
Depend on you (hmm does this one show up a lot? I think so...it's one of those have fun songs)
YOU
appears
vogue
NEVER EVER
(Yea, a whole mess of them...the DVD is still sitting here for me to watch, so I need to do that soon.)
TA Live:
ASFXX A BALLADS vers.
Poker Face (!!!)
old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCcetGjmLCg (omg...the first one? is that enrique and yoshio?? so this is the missing link between idol on stage and our Ayu...)
new dang it's not on youtube, but it's awesome
TO BE
YOU
CDL04-05:
Whatever
immature
Duty
Key
TO BE
(Haven't seen this one yet either...don't even have the DVD cause it's always expensive.)
CDL05-06:
Endless Sorrow (eh TV vers. so so...)
new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7IUWdK3ako
LOVE~Destiny~
old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pZJwAA-2oA
new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StafYJ4Wdy4
Most recently, she sang A Song For XX at a-nation '06. Looking forward to that!
Ummm yea I didn't include concert favorites (e.g. fly high, evolution) since they get sung all the time and they're used more for fun with the audience...I'm emphasizing examples of how her singing has matured. But if you find one that's really good, please post!
omg I would faint if at AT07 if she all of a sudden sang Duty. Since she's gotten a lot better since DT01, I can't imagine how crazy good it'd sound...unless some of you are right, and she can't sing some of her oldies anymore. Which I disagree with.
(ho crap she did Duty at CDL04-05...I did not know that...agh CDL04-05 has a load of oldies!)