This is one of those songs, and music groups, that if I ask some random person if they’ve ever heard of it, they’d have absolutely no idea. But their music was excellent.
I first heard this specific song with the Arc the Lad anime, and loved it. Afterward, I went out of my way to get the actual physical disc for this band because it’s not available otherwise (or wasn’t when I got it).
One of the things that made me love the band is the musical collaboration across cultures and languages. It was a mix of American and Japanese musicians. Some songs were English, some Japanese (though the English ones are better known and more used).
This specific song, Happy Tomorrow, is pretty nostalgic to me and uplifting in general. It’s from a time before 9/11, Trump and the current GOP, etc, when brighter futures could be seen that involved humanity coming together.
Here’s the whole video. It’s called “Don’t Be A Sucker” and it’s 17 minutes long.
don’t just scroll past this actually watch it, it’s only 2 minutes long. If you re-recorded this today word for word with modern actors and places, it wouldn’t even look out of place as a PSA
Still another; I first heard this as an Automatic Mario video. I never got this and put it on my phone though, so I had a hell of a time finding it again. I’ll need to get it this time.
EDIT: WAIT I HAD THIS ON MY COMPUTER THIS WHOLE GODDAMN TIME AND I FORGOT I HAD IT?! WHAT THE HELL ME?!
It takes an idealist to know one. And me and you had that going for us. Yeah, yeah. And we the dreamers chase forever. So at least till now we’ll be together. I guess.Well I’ll always miss you,
Play from the 0:25 mark for the song. This is the only video I’ve been able to find that actually has it. This is “Your Love Song” by Angela Aki.
I got a new phone recently. That means re-adding my music, and finding songs I forgot about. This song is one of them. I always found it very beautiful and haunting, like most of Angela Aki’s songs that she’s best known for. It touches deeply with the sense of loneliness and want.
Since I’m thinking about Angela Aki, it’s also reminding me of Moraru no Soushiki (Funeral of Morality), which is an entirely different focus and tone, more powerful, but just as touching and emotional.
I’ll probably run across more songs as I look through what I’ve listened to.
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