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The Bawdies (ザ・ボウディーズ, ざ・ぼうでぃーず)
Years Active: 2004 - Present

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Years Active: 2004 - Present

Lineup:

Ryo "Roy" Watanabe - bass & vocals
Taku "Taxman" Funayama - guitar & vocals
Yoshihiko "Jim" Kimura - guitar & vocals
Masahiko "Marcy" Yamaguchi - drums & vocals

In The Bawdies' world, Chuck Berry, early Beatles and Stones, and Otis Redding soul are still at the top of the charts, and everybody is walking around in moptops and tailored suits. Founded on New Year's Day in 2004, boyhood chums Ryo "Roy" Watanabe (bass/vocals), Taku "Taxman" Funayama (guitar/vocals), and Yoshihiko "Jim" Kimura (guitar/vocals) teamed up with highschool pal Masahiko "Marcy" Yamaguchi (drums/vocals) and took up the mantle of early rock and soul, and bestowed it with their own uniquely Japanese sensibilities. In 2006, The Bawdies signed to Tokyo-based record label, Seez Records and released their first album, Yesterday and Today, essentially a cover album including such classics as I Got You (I Feel Good), Tutti Frutti, and Have Mercy, Miss Percy, to moderate indie success. In February 2008, they released their sophomore effort, Awaking of Rhythm and Blues, at which point the music industry pricked up their ears. The album saw the band stretching out musically, distancing themselves somewhat from the nostalgia act category and pulling back on the covers. Led by the raspy-voiced, yet charming Watanabe, the band stepped up the touring, playing alongside such indie legends as Guitar Wolf, Sheena & The Rockets, and The 5.6.7.8's and expanding their range abroad. In March 2009, The Bawdies released the single Emotion Potion, a precursor to their April long-player This is My Story, steering the band even further into original territory while maintaining the same retro vibe.

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THE BAWDIES Lyrics


A NEW DAY IS COMIN' Oh baby, all we gotta do is dance Sing it, all we gotta…
B.P.B What am I going to do It makes me mad, hey!…
EMOTION POTION Don't you know I need ya Stay my baby Can't make it…
Hot Dog Dancin' to the music, baby Wanna take you higher Dancin' to …
I'M A LOVE MAN Keep sayin' you don't need nobody Keep sayin' you don't love…
It's Too Late Too late babe It's too late babe It's too late to cry It's…
JUST BE COOL It's easy to talk bad about what other's do How does it…
Keep On Rockin' I'm gonna keep on steppin' Never look back, mama I'm gonna k…
KEEP YOU HAPPY Doo doo doo... Gonna love you and make you love me I only…
LEMONADE I wanna get to know you I really wanna get to…
LOVE YOU NEED YOU Uhhh Uhhh Uhhh I've got a feelin' in my heart There's so…
New Lights Nobody knows where to go Oh oh oh oh But don't let…
RED ROCKET SHIP Let me take you on a little trip On my supersonic…
ROCK ME BABY Love is what you make it Come on baby take it I'm…
SAD SONG You don't want me no more You're the meanin' of my…
So Long So Long Tell me my baby Leave me alone Tell me my baby Leave me…
THE EDGE I don't need nobody to save my soul Livin on the edge,…
YEAH Say yeah and everybody say yeah I wanna know Don't it make…
You Gotta Dance It's time for soul Baby, if you're looking for soul Now is…


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