Southern All Stars (サザンオールスターズ), also known as SAS and Sazan, is a Japanese… Read Full Bio ↴Southern All Stars (サザンオールスターズ), also known as SAS and Sazan, is a Japanese pop/rock band led by Kuwata Keisuke. The band is considered one of the most influential groups in Japan, being the 4th best-selling artist and having sold more than 47,083,000 copies in Japan.

The band's roots trace back to 1975, when Kuwata Keisuke was part of a popular group Better Days. The group saw many changes to its name and members. It was when keyboardist Hara Yuko and bassist Sekiguchi Kazuyuki joined the group that it had a permanent name.

After more and more changes of members, the group finally saw light as they released their debut single 'Katte ni Sinbad' in 1978.

January of 2000 saw the release of TSUNAMI, which was #1 on the Oricon charts for 5 weeks, selling almost 3 million copies. The single was marked the 3rd best-selling one in Japan.

In 2003, HMV Japan announced Southern All Stars to be the No.1 Japanese pop artist in its survey of “Top 100 Japanese pops Artists” all-time.

Members:
Kuwata Keisuke (桑田佳祐) (Lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars)
Sekiguchi Kazuyuki (関口和之) (Bass)
Hara Yuko (原由子) (Vocals & keyboards)
Matsuda Hiroshi (松田弘) (Drums)
Nozawa Hideyuki (野沢秀行) (Percussion)

Former Members:
Omori Takashi (大森隆志) (Guitar) (Left August 2001)

NO‐NO‐YEAH / GO‐GO‐YEAH
サザンオールスターズ Lyrics

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Oh 赤いビニール繊維
愛撫が巡りイオン配せど
螺鈿紋様のナイチンゲール

Oh 話題のカシミール繊維
ナイフがえぐりウラン愛せど
諸行無常のフェアリーテール yeah

童子に SGT.Doraemon
清廉童女に soul

Oh あたいのレーヨン繊維
寝ずのレズビアン恋せど
女体官能のバーゲンセール yeah
阿闍梨に Irving Berlin
修道尼女に so and rock and roll

No-no-yeah!!
You're comin' back home
To me now yeah, yeah, yeah
Go-go-yeah!!
You're runnin' back home
To my arms

Oh 赤いビニール繊維
新妻へ送りフロン配せど
螺旋階段にナイチンゲール
Oh, yeah
カモメに SGT.Doraemon
永遠処女に soul

No-no-yeah!!
You're comin' back home
To me now, yeah, yeah, yeah
Go-go-yeah!!
You're comin' back home
To my arms, yeah, yeah, yeah
No-no-yeah!!
You're comin' back home
To me now

No-no-yeah!!
You're comin' back home
To me now, yeah, yeah, yeah
Go-go-yeah!!
You're comin' back home
To my arms, yeah, yeah, yeah
No-no-yeah!!

You're comin' back home
To me now

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song NO‐NO‐YEAH / GO‐GO‐YEAH by サザンオールスターズ feature a mix of different fabrics that are associated with different emotions and situations. The song opens with a reference to a red vinyl fiber, which despite the exchange of affection and ion, fails to create a lasting connection. The next line speaks of a Kashmir fiber and a knife, which could represent the fragility and danger of love. The chorus of “No-no-yeah / Go-go-yeah” suggests a longing for someone or something to come back home.

The following verse speaks of a rayon fiber that is associated with sleepless lesbian love and a bargain sale of female sensuality. There’s also a reference to Irving Berlin, who was a songwriter and a composer, and so and rock and roll for the female convent. All these references point towards the fleeting nature of relationships and emotions. The song concludes with an image of a spiral staircase that leads to a nightingale, and a seagull that is forever young, along with the repeating chorus, indicating the desire to bring back something that has been lost.

Overall, the lyrics of NO‐NO‐YEAH / GO‐GO‐YEAH paint a picture of transience in love and relationships, and the longing to hold onto something that may not be permanent.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh 赤いビニール繊維
Oh, red vinyl fibers

愛撫が巡りイオン配せど
Though caresses and ions circulate

螺鈿紋様のナイチンゲール
A mother-of-pearl-patterned nightingale

Oh 話題のカシミール繊維
Oh, Kashmir fibers that are the talk of the town

ナイフがえぐりウラン愛せど
Though the knife carves out a love for uranium

諸行無常のフェアリーテール yeah
A fairy tale of impermanence, yeah

童子に SGT.Doraemon
SGT. Doraemon to the boys

清廉童女に soul
Soul music for the innocent girls

Oh あたいのレーヨン繊維
Oh, my rayon fibers

寝ずのレズビアン恋せど
Though insomniac lesbian love persists

女体官能のバーゲンセール yeah
A bargain sale of female sensuality, yeah