Thoughts on "Walking Proud"? ;.;

[Larisa-chan]

::sniffles:: such an emotional and powerful song... makes up for "my name's WOMEN" the second half of the song is just.. wow. So breathtaking! Shivers ran through me when I listened to this song ;.; When I thought she was going to repeat the chorus twice in a row near the end of the song, she BELTS out this amazing variation of it <3 <3 <3 <3 An absolutely beautiful ballad with synthesizers and orchestral instruments. Can't wait to hear the lyrics~~ I never cry listening to Ayu songs, but this one was close...

[Ibitsu Kokoro]

Okay. This song is nice. Yay. (I'm in a cynical mood.)

[~K+]

It's sounds alot like 'No way to say' in terms of arrangment, but that doesn't matter. I think it's a good song, I like it.

The only of the leaked songs so far that didn't have something that annoyed me. And as Larisa said, great that there's a bridge right at the end!

Now I hope it has better replay value than CAROLS. o_O'

[lolo66]

Originally Posted by ~K+

It's sounds alot like 'No way to say' in terms of arrangment, but that doesn't matter. I think it's a good song, I like it.

The only of the leaked songs so far that didn't have something that annoyed me. And as Larisa said, great that there's a bridge right at the end!

Now I hope it has better replay value than CAROLS. o_O'

I second the now way to say part

[zeroshin888]

it's a real good song.. juz too bad i cant understand japanese..
xP

[Coelacanth]

AMAZING!

I can't believe they didn't choose this as a single... This song is so great! I can't wait until this CD is out...

[ImpactBreaker]

Her vocals are really clean! I couldn't really feel the instruments because of the quality of the file though.

[JimmyKoria]

Most of the song isnt that great, but I like the chorus, and the ending chorus.

[lovemimi40]

The song is really good, but the verse doesn't seem to connect properly with the chorus. Now that I think of it, it's the same thing for About You and My name's women. It seems like they composed the chorus first then tried to paste the verse on it.

Overall, a great song!!! Moments-Carols-Walking Proud...Great combination.

[*hearT_Place*]

so far i LOVE it!! I cannot wait until the lyrics are released!

[leafyamazaki]

I'm really loving it right now. Even more than I liked 'CAROLS'.
I'm a sucker for ballads, and this one's a great one.

[_CREA_]

I -really- like this one.

Probably nobody will see where I'm coming from with this, but something about it reminds me of "Who..." although I'm not quite sure why. I guess just because it's got such a beautiful melody, and Ayu puts a -lot- of emotion into it. I love it. <3

I'm still waiting for a song that has a bridge though! I'm still downloading Liar...but -every- song so far has had an instrumental filler where many songs would have a vocal bridge. This doesn't at all count against walking proud, though, because it's good enough besides and really can do without one. But About You could really use a bridge...and Moments... o_o

But back to the point, I really really do like this track. It's quite beautiful. I can't wait for a lyrics translation. <3

[*hearT_Place*]

Is there going to be a PV for this song? Is it one of the ones on the DVD?

[Coelacanth]

Originally Posted by *hearT_Place*

Is there going to be a PV for this song? Is it one of the ones on the DVD?

Yep...

[jerms]

The song is really good, but the verse doesn't seem to connect properly with the chorus. Now that I think of it, it's the same thing for About You and My name's women. It seems like they composed the chorus first then tried to paste the verse on it.

YES. i thought that about every song leaked so far.

[Nu-NRG]

I'm loving It
sorry CAROLS....i found my new love...walking proud is better
her singing in this song is so emotional and a powerful which i agree with Larisa
waa...walking proud...i guess this will be my first album that i will LOVE every single
songs..or most atleast from what i heard

[voltron]

While I definitely don't think it's her best song by any means, I really like it. I was pretty neutral to it during the CM and thought it would be dull, but then with the 30 second preview I fell in love with the melody progression. And I think I expected something different than this, but I don't mind because I still like it a lot. I can see myself getting sick of it after a while, but so far I'm happy with it.

[Aldonia]

It's really, really beautiful. It really should have been a single (I think it's a LOT better than CAROLS..), because her vocals are really nice and the music works well. The chorus is just.. wow. :clap-clap

[Calico]

Wow. This was a very clean song, and I really did enjoy it. I can safely say I like it more than CAROLS, but the jury's still out on whether it's better than Moments. ^^; I really enjoyed the composition and arrangement on this song. I just hope that the lyrics will hold up!

Although I still can't decide much about this song, I CAN say that I'm really anticipating the PV for this. I think it has the chance to just be great.

[yamogi]

Originally Posted by Calico

Wow. This was a very clean song, and I really did enjoy it. I can safely say I like it more than CAROLS, but the jury's still out on whether it's better than Moments. ^^; I really enjoyed the composition and arrangement on this song. I just hope that the lyrics will hold up!

Although I still can't decide much about this song, I CAN say that I'm really anticipating the PV for this. I think it has the chance to just be great.

the lyric must can hold up, it is taking about ayu herself, it is really beautiful and sad song , i hope someone translate it
here is the lyricread it in japanese code)

私のくちびるが ひとつウソをついた
それは些細な理由からで
誰の為でもなく ただ愚かな自分を
守るためだったんだろう
気がついた頃には 数え切れぬウソに
囲まれて動けなくなってた
成す術も無く

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君のように強く前を向いて
歩いていけたらと･･･

そんな道の途中 現実から逃げた
あらゆる痛みからも逃げた
今はこんなだけど いつか理想通りの
自分になるのだからと
言い訳したあとで いい加減目覚めた
出来ることは今を生き抜くことだけだった

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君の背を生きる道しるべに
今日も歩いてます

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歩いていけたらと･･･

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今日も歩いてます