Hey min'na!! Just wanted to know what your thoughts were on Utada's latest single "Passion," which is the theme song for Kingdom Hearts 2...
I personally love both the song and the music video. It's right up there with a lot of Utada's english stuff... Not a lot like her previous Japanese music, but it is a very well done ballad of sorts. I love the hint of electric guitar in it, and the randomness of the music and singing style. Also, in the music video, I love how the beginning is anime and then leads into Utada singing live action style as she walks along a corridor of faceless drummers, and into a gorgeous citadel of sorts where she 'creates' faces dancers with REALLY long sleaved sweat shirts on... I like the dress she wears too, though my brother says it looks like she sewed basket balls into the trane... It ends rather randomly as the whole citadel like scene fades into wild horses running in a prairie like setting and finally Utada standing in the field as the camera moves ever upwards moving away from her...
Passion is a perfect follow up for Hikari {Or, Simple and Clean in the english version of KH}. I can't wait for the CD release on December 14th!! I'm hoping to play the song on our radio show "Ani-made in Japan Insanity on the Radio" this Sunday... SO if you'd like to hear it, tune into www.thex.ca
But, I'd like your opinions!!
Here are the Japanese lyrics for Passion:
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Omoidaseba haruka harukaMirai wa doko made mo kagayaitetaKirei na aozora no shita deBokura wa sukoshi dake obiete ita
Natsukashii iro ni mado ga somaru
Mae wo muiterebaMata aemasu kaMirai wa doko e demo tsudzuite iru 'n daOoki na kanban no shita deJidai no utsuroi wo mite itai na
Nido to aenuHito ni basho niMado wo akeru
Omoidaseba haruka harukaMirai wa doko made mo kagayaitetaKirei na aozora no shita deBokura wa itsumademo nemutte ita
Zutto mae ni suki datta hitoFuyu ni kodomo ga umareru sou daMukashi kara no kimari goto woTama ni utagaitaku naru yoZutto wasurerarenakatta noNengajou wa shashin tsuki kanaWatashitachi ni dekinakatta koto woTotemo natsukashiku omou yo
Aozora no shita de
In English:
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When I remember back far, farThe future was shining endlesslyBelow the pretty blue skyWe were only a little bit frightened
The window was bathed in a nostalgic colour
If I keep on looking forwardWill I meet you again?The future continues anywhereUnderneath a large signI want to watch time change
Towards the people, the placesI will never see againI open this window
When I remember back far, farThe future was shining endlesslyUnderneath the pretty blue skyWe slept endlessly
The person I liked long agoIs to have a child in winterOur promises from long agoSometimes I want to doubt themI could never forgetI wonder if your New Year's card will have a photoAll the things we were unable to doI look back on with nostalgia
Below the blue sky
This is such a pretty song, I HIGHLY recommend it, especially if you're a fan of Kingdom Hearts, Simple and Clean {Hikari} or just an all out Utada Hikaru fan!! Below are some scenes from the PASSION Music Video!! Enjoy!!~Jeremy~