ザ・クロマニヨンズ (The Cro-Magnons) is a Japanese punk rock band formed by former m… Read Full Bio ↴ザ・クロマニヨンズ (The Cro-Magnons) is a Japanese punk rock band formed by former members of THE BLUE HEARTS and ↑THE HIGH-LOWS↓. After the latter’s disbandment, guitarist 真島昌利 (Mashima Masatoshi) proposed the idea of creating a new band to vocalist 甲本ヒロト (Kōmoto Hiroto). Having performed and recorded music together since the early eighties, the two of them recruited bassist 小林勝 (Kobayashi Masaru) and drummer 桐田勝治 (Kirita Katsuji), and started activities as The Cro-Magnons in July 2006.

Ever since formation, the band’s musical style has been a simple, straight-forward variant of punk rock, often featuring whimsical lyrics written by either Kōmoto or Mashima. To emphasize their uncomplicated sound (and perhaps to emulate recordings from the 1960s), several of their more recent works have been released in the single-channel mono sound format. Examples of this include the MONDO ROCCIA album from 2009 and the オートバイと皮ジャンパーとカレー (Ōtobai to Kawa Jumper to Curry) single which went on sale in September, 2010.

Members:
Kōmoto Hiroto (甲本ヒロト) – Vocal
Mashima Masatoshi (真島昌利) – Guitar
Kobayashi Masaru (小林勝) – Bass
Kirita Katsuji (桐田勝治) – Drums

While founders Kōmoto and Masatoshi are the most prominent bandmembers, bassist Kobayashi has played in the bands SADS and nil, while Kirita is known to many as Gargoyle’s drummer.

Official Webpage:
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/bv/cro-magnons/

くま
ザ・クロマニヨンズ Lyrics

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ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
出るぞお昼のワイドショー
ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
人気者チーム
くまの自動販売機
真夜中でもドングリが買える
くまのふとん乾燥機
冬眠あけには側頭部に寝グセ

くまくまくまくま
くまくまくまくまくま
ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
出るぞお昼のワイドショー
ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
人気者チーム
くまと俺お祭りで
リンゴ飴をペロペロなめた
くまと俺ほんとうに
逢えて良かった絶滅の前に
くまくまくまくま
くまくまくまくまくま
ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
出るぞお昼のワイドショー
ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
人気者チーム
ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
だめよ油断をしていたら

ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
腕利きの散弾銃

Overall Meaning

The song "くま" by ザ・クロマニヨンズ starts off with the sound of drums and the words “Baban baan, ba baban baan” repeated twice before the first verse starts. The lyrics talk about a popular team that appears on a noon wide show. They are associated with a bear. A vending machine that sells nuts, a machine to dry bear futons, and sleeping marks on the side of the head after hibernation are mentioned. The chorus simply repeats the word “bear” multiple times.

In the second verse, the lyrics describe the singer’s experience with a bear at a festival. They shared an apple candy together, and the singer feels lucky to have met a bear before they go extinct. The chorus is repeated once again.

Line by Line Meaning

ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
Here goes! The noon-time variety show!

出るぞお昼のワイドショー
We're coming out on the noon-time variety show

ばばんばーんばばばんばーん
We're a popular team

人気者チーム
We're a popular team

くまの自動販売機
A bear-shaped vending machine

真夜中でもドングリが買える
Even in the middle of the night, you can buy acorns from it

くまのふとん乾燥機
A bear-shaped mattress dryer

冬眠あけには側頭部に寝グセ
After hibernation, you'll have bed head on the side of your head

くまくまくまくま
Bear, bear, bear, bear

くまくまくまくまくま
Bear, bear, bear, bear, bear

くまと俺お祭りで
Me and the bear at the festival