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

[koumori]

The same thing has now happened to Ai Otsuka, with a song called "Wasted Time" being uploaded on Spotify and Apple Music that isn't hers. Such a weird issue.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^funny that it is an instrumental again, different label tho. As Ai is still active, i wonder if this gets more clarification.

[visionfactory]

Digital catalogues are a mess these things always happen

[SunshineSlayer]

Well, if the new rumored best album is true, I suppose it's possible that this is a track from it. It wouldn't have to necessarily be a newly recorded song. Could be an unreleased song from way back when that ended up on the cutting room floor.

[haraiso]

I think it's pretty clear now that this is all some weird cataloguing error.

Ai's very much an active Avex artist. She's not going to drop a completely random and unrelated English edm track that's under a completely different label, and not mention it at all, while at the same time heavily promoting an upcoming album/dvd release.

It is strange that Avex hasn't removed these tracks yet, but I imagine it's just not a high priority for them. And/or they're not even aware that these tracks are there in the first place.

[AJFmzk]

Looks like the track has been removed from Apple Music and spotify

[kumis]

I never cared much about LET'S DO THE MOTION but I've been obsessed with it lately. It has that perfect 90s goofiness

[roddypii]

Originally Posted by kumis

I never cared much about LET'S DO THE MOTION but I've been obsessed with it lately. It has that perfect 90s goofiness

It's happening to be these days with Get Myself Back that I never 'paid much attention' before... about her 90s, I only started liking Tayo no Season, You're my sunshine, PARADISE TRAIN and Mister USA after Finally came out haha

[Xianghua]

I love let’s do the motion, I actually voted for it in the Finally setlist even though I knew it wouldn’t make it.

[KLJames]

I only know the exist of 'Mister U.S.A.' after she perform at her 25th anni live! glad that she re-recorded it for "Finally".

And abt "Finally", i really LOVE that she re-recorded the original version of 'Say the word' instead of the dance mix from "LOVE ENHANCED". She performed that dance mix in most/all of her tour (include final tour), except in BEST FICTION tour where she sing the original version, and remix from that single in PLAY tour.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^no, she performed the "Breeze mix" most (from the single). The Love Enhanced version is the bets one in terms of recordings tho (new arrangement)

[KLJames]

as far as i know:

Say the word
- BEST FICTION tour

Say the word (Breeze House Mix)
- PLAY tour

Say the word (new arrangement) // from: LOVE ENHANCED ♥ single collection
- Live Style 2006
- 5 Major Domes tour
- LIVEGENIC
- Final Tour

[thinkingoutloud89]

but the LE version is not a dance mix. I still think it's the best version out of them.
The vocals on Disc 2 of Finally are lacking.

[KLJames]

^sorry, my understanding: with dance break = dance mix.

[mi|kshake]

Yes! Let's Do The Motion is amazing!

I really wish Avex would either upload all her full PVs to YouTube or release a blu-ray boxset!

[BlackSilence]

I keep having Namie thrown at me on instagram, and it made me realise i really miss her, even though i wasn't that active of a listener of hers before she stopped her music activities. I really did enjoy where her music went in the last few years. However, i cannot, for the life of me, remember what song was the gate to her stuff..Maybe it was Only You....But i'm not sure.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^for me it was WANT ME WANT ME on german television - they had a special on the TOP 10 songs at that week, and she was #2 (right behind Asami - strong Woman)

[roddypii]

The song that made me like her was WILD. I heard CYC and I hated it, so when she released WILD I was pretty impressed. And what made me love her for real was the whole past<FUTURE album (FIRST TIMER, LOVE GAME and Defend Love) and her singles ALARM, WANT ME WANT ME and What A Feeling

[visionfactory]

The first time I watched Namie was in "Put 'Em Up" PV. I think to date it is one of the finest PV ever produced for a jpop artist. I remember the PV was everywhere in jpop sites.

Then I went nuts with "Uh, Uh,,,,,,, feat. AI" PV. I absolutely adore Namie+AI combination.

I was never a big fan of her TK produced songs.

[thinkingoutloud89]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

The first time I watched Namie was in "Put 'Em Up" PV. I think to date it is one of the finest PV ever produced for a jpop artist. I remember the PV was everywhere in jpop sites.

Then I went nuts with "Uh, Uh,,,,,,, feat. AI" PV. I absolutely adore Namie+AI combination.

I was never a big fan of her TK produced songs.

not my first song, but my second and still my most played song by her today.