[Namie Amuro] The 102nd Thread - WE ♥ NAMIE FOREVER -

[AJFmzk]

^hahaha so true! it took me forever to learn it and not be tongue tied! My friends are not really that familiar with Ayu’s or Namie’s discography though so were not really impressed lol

[thinkingoutloud89]

hehe found that part in evolution pretty easy tbqh

[AJFmzk]

So I was just thinking...I don’t think there are many songs from her discography that Namie hasn’t performed live. There are a few from Style that were only performed on the 2002/3 fanspace live that never got released and a few tracks only performed in other artist’s shows do what u gotta do comes to mind). I think there’s footage available of her performing almost every song in her discography (Minus the style fanspace). Am I missing any besides those few ones from style and maybe a few from checkmate! ? I’m just curious. If a song has more than one version ie English/Japanese, if she’s done one version live I’m counting it as the song has been done.

[Mina.]

Originally Posted by AJFmzk

So I was just thinking...I don’t think there are many songs from her discography that Namie hasn’t performed live. There are a few from Style that were only performed on the 2002/3 fanspace live that never got released and a few tracks only performed in other artist’s shows do what u gotta do comes to mind). I think there’s footage available of her performing almost every song in her discography (Minus the style fanspace). Am I missing any besides those few ones from style and maybe a few from checkmate! ? I’m just curious. If a song has more than one version ie English/Japanese, if she’s done one version live I’m counting it as the song has been done.

Here are the songs she never performed live:

To-day (1997)
GIVE IT A TRY (2000)
KISS-AND-RIDE (2000)
GIRLFRIEND (2000)
Did U (2002)
Ain’t yours (2003)
baby be mine (2003)
gimme more (2003)
SIGNS OF LIFE (2003)
SING MY LIFE (2003)
We got time (2003)
Wet’N Wild (2003)
WHAT IF (2003)
What’s on your mind (2003)
Indy Lady (2003)
No pt. 2 (2005)
Nobody (2007)
FAKE (2010)
Beautiful (2013)
Waterfalls (2013)
Genkai LOVERS (2015)

[AJFmzk]

^ thanks! I completely forgot that half of those songs even existed! I have to give them a listen again.

[thinkingoutloud89]

I love these:

GIRLFRIEND (2000)
Did U (2002)
gimme more (2003)
We got time (2003)
Wet’N Wild (2003)
Indy Lady (2003)
Genkai LOVERS (2015)

[AJFmzk]

^I Wanted her to do genkai lovers live so bad when it came out.

[Mina.]

Originally Posted by AJFmzk

^I Wanted her to do genkai lovers live so bad when it came out.

The way she sings in 'Genkai lovers' reminds me of some of her Yoru mo hippare performances (especially Ohguro Maki's songs). I kinda like it.

[lfe.]

Originally Posted by dannysan

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Originally Posted by voltron

^ Totally agreed. It took me a while to really like the album, and I used to just call it _generic because it just seemed to lack any distinguishing Namie characteristics...other than being catchy, up-tempo songs. FEEL was far superior, in my opinion.

I agree as well. I think most of the songs being in English had something to do with the generic feel to it for me atleast. While supposedly Namie thought English had a better flow to the uptempo songs of _genic, I think she realized there could be a better balance of Japanese/English and her new uptempo songs in Finally like Showtime/In Two/Do It For Love showed it and they were much more memorable.

While I too thought _genic was pretty _generic, the holy trinity for me would be Stranger or Golden Touch. I think Golden Touch best represents the old R&B era Namie with a little twist of the new Electronic era Namie. When I hear it, I think of songs like WoWa, Girl Talk, Funky Town, CANT SLEEP CANT EAT IM SICK, COPY THAT, etc. And that PV for Golden Touch was something else.

[inthezone]

is she back yet?

[inthezone]

_genic aged way way better than feel imo

[thinkingoutloud89]

^nah i don't think so. FEEL is still the better album. Yet it has the same problem (her English just isn't holding up as well)

[inthezone]

I disagree, FEEL sounds so 2012. _genic has a retro vibe to it

[haraiso]

Suuuuper random haha but I was in the middle of watching a 2020 Thai drama... and I had to pause cause something suddenly caught my eye:

https://i.imgur.com/RLkCf6a.png

Spoiler:

...on the table was a copy of Namie's 2011 SCawaii magazine



Not sure why they had such an old magazine as a prop, but it was a neat surprise to see hahaha

[KarenPang]

Happy birthday Namie

[KLJames]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Happy birthday Namie

"say hello to new bikini"
sorry, can't get this part outta my head...
she mean, "say hello to new beginnings"

[thinkingoutloud89]

have u ever seen this performance?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POGBIiGl4rI

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

Random, but Past<Future aged well. I listened to the album earlier today, and I still really enjoy it.

[KarenPang]

Anna Tsuchiya self covered Wonder Woman acapella

Anna even covered the segments that AI & Namie did in the song :



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZwvUOjLxk

[thinkingoutloud89]

I don't think it's a good song to listen to in acapella. Also, whats a "uhhman"?
Stlll love Anna tho