[News] Ayu paying tribute to Utada Hikaru

[energy_ayumi]

who has the mp3 version?

[freedreamer]

Full track: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120982

[Ayumi Romania]

I really looooooooove it!

[Zeke.]

This song is soooo good. I think the chorus is a pure jpop melody. This song makes me kind of sad that she missed the boat on delivering an energetic album of this quality. Lelio is the only song that comes close to this on CoLOURS.

This for me is one of those moments that I feel glad I kept holding onto ayu and my faith and hope for a phenomenal release.

[TheRainbow]

It's so fun! I think it does the original justice.

[tsumekaze_]

I swear I can't stop listening to it. hi there new jam

[AyumiAi]

ITS SO FUNNNN

[Uknow!]

OMG! I love it! The rap parts are <3 I love her voice. I didn't like the original but this is perfect.

[love in music]

It sounds so much like a song on Colours to the point that it bothers me. I don't really like it. Her vocals are pretty good though

[visionfactory]

I have the preview on loop lol it's so good!!

[YuraiNamida]

This cover is GREAT! My favourite from the album. Final Distance and Sanctuary seems promising too from the previews. I like stay gold too even if I don't know the original version.

[Yoake]

The song isn't bad but it is not amazing. It feels the 90 years a lot again which is good. But Ayu's voice is really altered, it's a song she won't be able to sing in live decently again. My favourite part is the verse's melody. The intro and the chorus are so-so.

[amorphose]

Too bad we'll never know which song she was originally approached with.

[Zeke.]

I like the feeling the chorus gives cause it really exudes the emotion that "I'm moving on without you, and it's going to be fantastic." It's like that feeling that you're finally free of the hold that person had on you. New beginnings, new found happiness. Etc. And the verses have a bit of attitude and hostility, tbe. The chorus comes in like "but that doesn't matter anymore cause I'm moving on from it all and I've never felt better or more confident in myself and my decision. The future is promising."

[marzie]

I love it! My expectations were low because I love the original so much, but Ayu's version is really great!

[ayumisrael]

ayu's version is so awesome!! I really like it!

[KPL]

I agree with Zeke about the importance of Japanese melody.
Personally, I think one of the strongest element of Ayu's discography is her earlier remixes. Now I think of it, they are great not just because of big-name western producers, but because of the contrast between highly Japanese melodies and the western productions. And Ayu's voice, unlike those more vocalist voices, can really deliver that contrast fantastically.

[douggn]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

It's available on (Japanese) iTunes, but Ayu's song is "album-only". I ain't paying 2100 yen (entire album) when I only want 2 songs (500 yen). Ugh.

If anyone likes enough songs to buy the entire album, could you pretty please share with us?

That's how they get you, if you want the one good track, you have to buy the other so so tracks

[Kazeyomi]

I'm smashing the replay button.
I LOVE IT

[Chibi-Chan]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I like the feeling the chorus gives cause it really exudes the emotion that "I'm moving on without you, and it's going to be fantastic." It's like that feeling that you're finally free of the hold that person had on you. New beginnings, new found happiness. Etc. And the verses have a bit of attitude and hostility, tbe. The chorus comes in like "but that doesn't matter anymore cause I'm moving on from it all and I've never felt better or more confident in myself and my decision. The future is promising."

I agree! Really love the cover!