School Project on "protest" songs

[reixminako]

The only 'protest' song I can think of that Ayumi has is alterna...

[M_aria]

How about Because of You

[tbb08]

Thanks for all these suggestions
I shall read all the lyrics thouroughly and get some meaning out of them.
But no one in my class can speak japanese (including the teacher) so I guess I could change the lyrics completely and make them extremely "protesty" lol
..but I wouldnt do that

[AyumiBest]

I think Because of You would work great.

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

M is a protest song?

HAHA!!! Now that I think of it its silly singing that song while protesting...or is it?

[987654321987]

I think free and easy is ayu's cryout for freedom.
and endless sorrow as well.
anyway good luck with ur project.
how cool is it to mix ayu with work!..
shame that i am doing engineering.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by reixminako

The only 'protest' song I can think of that Ayumi has is alterna...

You can see also NEVER EVER and ourselves as official protest songs and they are even protesting against the same thing along with alterna (avex trax). XD
Just about different things about their management ways.

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by AyumiBest

HAHA!!! Now that I think of it its silly singing that song while protesting...or is it?

I think the lyrics of M talk about a person's expectations and insecurities over a relationship. In this case, ayu's looking at the fact the curtain has risen for some today (they've met and fell in love with each other) and fallen for others (they used to be in love but are now breaking up), and how relationships can be quite unstable, so she prays (for Virgin Mary) that the love she has found will actually be the last one in her life (the curtain will only rise but never fall), so that it will fnally last forever until death...

I don't think there's a protest in the lyrics. Just a contemplation about how relationships can be, and a wish for spiritual enlightment.

[Melrose]

my name's WOMEN

I think that song is pretty protest-ish, actually. It's basically yelling at guys to stop effing around with women, and women to stand up. It also has powerful instrumentation.. Though the PV version is better IMO.

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

How about Ourselves?!

I mean, she literally said "**** you AVEX" and ripped up her A BEST poster. True classic Ayu moment.

But...I guess I'll go with M if you still want to use it!

Wait...What? In the PV she ACTUALLY lip-synchs "**** you AVEX" and then rips up the poster?! WTF I never saw that o_O;;

[SheFliesHigher]

Originally Posted by Melrose

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Wait...What? In the PV she ACTUALLY lip-synchs "**** you AVEX" and then rips up the poster?! WTF I never saw that o_O;;

No, she doesn't, even though Luv used the word "literally", she didn't mean it as "literally, haha. Ayu isn't even the one who rips the poster; it's one of the weird scientist dudes.

[maikaru]

coming from my perspective,
when I heard lyrics of Pride the first time..
I felt she it was a protest song..
It's maybe a really good meaning... saying that before we succumb to suicide (implied,)
As many japanese do, because of pressure of our society to be one group, and not do your own thing,
She is saying like "what do we really want?" and "why do we stop laughing, even if someone tells us to?"

Even no more words carries this kind of meaning... where she is saying that she would rather be one who loses in this world.. and how we must continue to sacrifice to continue walking in the world.

Lines in endless sorrow, maybe a lot of End of the World, some lines in Surreal, saying be who you are, and ESPECIALLY too late... I suggest those. especially in too late where she says like... there is more than honor or money in life. uu ahaha.

I hope you can accomplish your project well!!

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher

No, she doesn't, even though Luv used the word "literally", she didn't mean it as "literally, haha. Ayu isn't even the one who rips the poster; it's one of the weird scientist dudes.

Aaah lol. OK thx ^_^

[AyuHamasaki01]

my name's WOMEN, A Song for XX or I am...

[xLuna&1LOVE]

M, A Song of Born are great!

I think for protest:

1) Ladies Night
2) Talkin 2 Myself
3) Ourselves
4) ALTERNA
5) my name's WOMAN
6) GAME

my name's WOMEN!It shows that girls aren't dolls to be used over and over!But A song is born is good too.

[amorphose]

Originally Posted by reixminako

The only 'protest' song I can think of that Ayumi has is alterna...

Yeahh! alterna is definitely a protest song.