A Song for XX

[Echiko]

Yes. The lyrics changed on one of the lines.

And just for clarification. They don't say "you suck". THey said. "Yosh" (ready). THen "one two" and starts.

[emi♡]

^^really? it sounds like the first one says "you suck" but yours is more reasonable ...where is the lyric change? i can't find it in the lyrics at Divine Ayu, not the file, but i tried compareing their lyrics to the new A Song for XX and i couldnt find where they changed it...

[AyumiFanGuy]

Yes, the song you dled first was A Song for XX "030213 Session #2". Though I'm a fan of all the mixes, 030213 is my favorite. She just has so much more emotion in that particular version, IMO.

I was positive that the song in the beginning starts like:

Ayu practicing in the background
Voice: You suck
Ayu: Yoshhh
Voice: Suck
"One two"

But it sounded like the voice was kidding though. Like he said "suck" in like a joking way. But I dunno. Maybe I'm hearing it wrong? :p

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by AyumiFanGuy

Yes, the song you dled first was A Song for XX "030213 Session #2". Though I'm a fan of all the mixes, 030213 is my favorite. She just has so much more emotion in that particular version, IMO.

I really do agree. It's such an emotional remix which portrays the improvement of her voice and the increased passion and bitterness.

[Yukitora]

Can you pelase upload aikawarazuna bokura by b'z delrium? I love the B'z

LMAO! OMFG! LMFAO!!!!!
I heard it! that's HILARIOUS!!!!!
OMFG! -dies-
EDIT: OMFG! This is the funniest thing in the WORLD! OMFG!!!!!
I think i'm going to die...

[emi♡]

Memorial Address has talking in the beginning too, they say something in Japanese...where do they record these songs with the dialogue in the beginning? is it staged?

when i first heard this version of A Song for XX, i thought they were rehearsing for a live or something

^^^spacelion...thats what i thought they said too!

[Delirium-Zer0]

It's a "studio live"... not an uncommon practice in jpop. They do it in a studio, but it's all done in one room, together, and we get one whole complete take on the CD. (in ayu's case, both A Song for XX and Memorial address were the second take.) The band gets all together, playing their stuff together. In a regular studio track, the instruments (mostly synthesized, very few are real instruments) are all done, mixed & produced first, then ayu sings over them and everything is mixed together at the end.

And here's a lyric comparison... ayu started singing this way at Concert Tour 2000 Act 2, and that was improvised. It's ONE word changed, so alot of people don't notice it, and they don't mark it anywhere either. The A BALLADS booklet, however, does show the change.

Here's the original:

itsumo tsuyoi ko da ne tte iwaretsuzuketeta
nakanai de erai ne tte homeraretari shite ita yo
sonna fuu ni mawari ga ieba iu hodo ni
warau koto sae kutsuu ni natteta

(continues to "hitori kiri de umarete, hitori kiri de ikiteyuku...")

And here's the A BALLADS and Live version (as shown in the A BALLADS booklet):

itsumo tsuyoi ko da ne tte iwaretsuzuketeta
nakanai de erai ne tte homeraretari shite ita yo
sonna fuu ni anata ga ieba iu hodo ni
warau koto sae kutsuu ni natteta

The line therefore changes from "The more everyone said these things, the more it hurt even to laugh" to "The more you said these things, the more it hurt even to laugh".

EDIT: I'll upload the B'z song when i find somewhere to put it... all those YSI type places hate me for whatever reason so i dunno, maybe i'll do an old-fashiond Yahoo Briefcase upload XD