After quitting school to enter a musical contest, Shiina was quickly signed to EMI, then promptly left Japan to avoid the trappings of contract work. After returning, she quickly released a series of singles and albums, all self-penned (a relative rarity for Japanese pop artists), and all meeting with great success on the Japanese charts. A hiatus to start a family followed, itself followed (after a divorce) by both a new album and a new side project, the band 東京事変. (Tokyo Jihen - or Tokyo Incidents)
After more success with the band, Shiina returned to a solo career in 2006 as the Music Director for the film 「さくらん」(Sakuran), quickly taking the number one slot on the Oricon charts with the album Heisei Fuuzoku released in tandem with a major soundtrack project. Following was a B-sides album which peaked quickly at the number one Oricon slot. In the years proceeding this, she spent most of her time dedicated to Tokyo Jihen occasionally revisiting her solo work.
Despite being involved in the main Japanese pop scene, Shiina has created a niche for herself based on a much wider musical range than most artists. Where most pop singers develop a basic sound based on contemporary pop aesthetics and throwaway lyrical matter, Shiina builds on a base of jazz, rock, Motown, and even French chanson equally well (the chanson works especially well with her trademark nasal delivery), infusing her projects with a very different aesthetic, and gaining a fan base separate from the core constituents of the Japanese pop apparatus.
Despite the release of album 三毒史 (trivisa-itihasa) in 2019, released after a myriad of singles being majorly included in aforementioned work. In 2020, Ringo and band Tokyo Jihen turned their backs to their past, doing a major reunion, with the drop of a few projects, such as sixth studio album 音楽.
Discography
Singles
幸福論 (Koufukuron)(1998)
歌舞伎町の女王 (1998)
ここでキスして。 (Koko de kisu shite)(1999)
本能 (1999)
幸福論(1999)
ギブス (Gibs)(2000)
罪と罰 (2000)
真夜中は純潔 (2001)
絶頂集 (2000)
茎(STEM)~大名遊ビ編~ (2003)
りんごのうた (Ringo no Uta)(2003)
この世の限り (Kono Yo no Kagiri) (2007) (With Saitou Neko and her brother Shiina Junpei)
ありあまる富 (Ariamaru Tomi)(2009)
カーネーション (Carnation)(2011)
自由へ道連 (Traveling Companion to Freedom) (2012)
いろはにほへと (Les Couleurs Chantent) (2013)
孤独のあかつき (The Solitude of Dawn) (2013)
NIPPON (2014)
至上の人生 (A Life Supreme) (2015)
最果てが見たい (2015)
長く短い祭 (2015)
神様、仏様 (2015)
ジユーダム (2016)
目抜き通り (2017)
獣ゆく細道 (2018)
Albums
無罪モラトリアム (Muzai Moratorium) (1999)
勝訴ストリップ (Shouso Strip)(2000)
加爾基 精液 栗ノ花(Karuki Za-men Kuri no Hana)(2003)
平成風俗 (Heisei Fuuzoku) (2007) (with Neiko Sato)
三文ゴシップ (Sanmon Gossip) (2009)
日出処 (Hi Izuru Tokoro) (2014)
三毒史 (trivisa-itihasa) (2019)
Covers Album
唄ひ手冥利~其ノ壱~ (Utaitemyori Sonoichi)(2002)
逆輸入 ~港湾局~ (Reimports Vol.1) (2014)
逆輸入 〜航空局〜 (Reimport Vol.2 -Civil Bureau Aviation) (2017)
Compilations
私と放電 (Me & Electric Discharge) (2008) - (B-Sides)
ニュートンの林檎 (Apple of Universal Gravity) (2019) - (Overview)
Private
椎名林檎 Lyrics
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"ランチに繰り出してみる"ことも
"満員の地下鉄に乗る"も
大事なことなんだと 思えている
衝撃の多い日々が「あたし」を置いてゆくみたい
あなたの中の場所は執って居てね
大人に成って冬が来ても
あたしを知りたいと思う気持ち
凍らせない様に気を付けて
少しは安心してみたい
愛してると云う台詞の
真の意味を欲して居たけど
共有した時間の中で
何となく理解った気がしている
ルールなどは無い「いまの季節に正直で居よう」
是が二人に与えられた議題
忙しくて逢えないときも
あなたを忘れているわけじゃない
でも確信が必要ならば
言葉の代わりにキスをして
其の体温を感じて居たい
此れからずっと傍に居ても
大人に成って冬が来ても
あたしを知りたいと思う気持ち
凍らせない様に気を付けて
色々葛藤は有るんだけど
あたしの云いたいことを全て
吐き出しちゃえばエゴになるの
だからいまちゃんと顔を見せて
只本当の愛をあげたい
The lyrics of "Private" by 椎名林檎 (Shiina Ringo) express a sense of longing for intimacy and connection amidst a chaotic and fast-paced world. The singer acknowledges the importance of simple moments, like going out for lunch or riding a crowded subway, as they make her feel alive and present. She feels that the tumultuous days are leaving her behind, and she desperately wants to hold onto a place within the person she loves.
The song also reflects on the singer's desire for a deeper understanding of love. She yearns to know the true meaning behind the words "I love you," but somehow, in the shared moments and experiences they have had, she feels that she has started to grasp it. There are no rules in this current season, only the need to be honest and genuine, as it becomes the topic given to the two of them.
Despite the busyness that sometimes keeps them apart, the singer assures her loved one that she never forgets him. If he needs reassurance, she suggests substituting words with kisses and feeling each other's warmth, wanting to be close and to know each other's feelings without allowing them to freeze in uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
今日あたりはたった一人
Today, perhaps alone
"ランチに繰り出してみる"ことも
Even going out for lunch
"満員の地下鉄に乗る"も
Or getting on a crowded subway
大事なことなんだと 思えている
I feel that these are important things
衝撃の多い日々が「あたし」を置いてゆくみたい
It seems like the days filled with shocks are leaving me behind
あなたの中の場所は執って居てね
Please hold a place for me inside of you
此れからずっと傍に居ても
Even if I'm by your side from now on
大人に成って冬が来ても
Even if I grow up and winter comes
あたしを知りたいと思う気持ち
The feeling of wanting to know me
凍らせない様に気を付けて
Be careful not to freeze it
少しは安心してみたい
I want to feel a little more at ease
愛してると云う台詞の
The lines that say "I love you"
真の意味を欲して居たけど
I wanted the true meaning
共有した時間の中で
In the time we shared together
何となく理解った気がしている
I somehow feel like I understood
ルールなどは無い「いまの季節に正直で居よう」
There are no rules, let's be honest in this season
是が二人に与えられた議題
This is the topic given to us
忙しくて逢えないときも
Even when we can't meet because we're busy
あなたを忘れているわけじゃない
I'm not forgetting about you
でも確信が必要ならば
But if I need reassurance
言葉の代わりにキスをして
Instead of words, kiss me
其の体温を感じて居たい
I want to feel your body temperature
色々葛藤は有るんだけど
There are various conflicts
あたしの云いたいことを全て
If I were to say everything that I want to say
吐き出しちゃえばエゴになるの
It would become my ego if I just let it all out
だからいまちゃんと顔を見せて
So, show me your face properly now
只本当の愛をあげたい
I just want to give you true love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Ringo Shiina
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
nobumiha
このアレンジのままアルバムに入れてほしかった
felipe rojo
<3 Gracias por tener esto en tu canal
yuji
広末涼子が歌うのもいいけど
椎名林檎が歌うのもええな。
sfpixies 17
このときの歌い方大好き
kwizzeh
Date: 1999-6-20 SHIBUYA Tower Records
Wish Ringo released this guitar arrangement.
ゆうゆ
恍惚極秘演奏会かな?
本田幹夫
怒っているのか、寂しいのか、許しているか、ごちゃ混ぜかな?
サニボ
今日あたりはたった一人“ランチに繰り出してみる”ことも
“満員の地下鉄に乗る”も大事なことなんだと思えている
衝撃の多い日々が「あたし」を置いてゆくみたい
あなたの中の場所は執って居てね
此れからずっと傍に居ても 大人に成って冬が来ても
あたしを知りたいと思う気持ち 凍らせない様に気を付けて
…少しは安心してみたい…
愛していると云う台詞の真の意味を欲して居たけど
共有した時間の中で何となく理解った気がしている
ルールなどは無い――「いまの季節に正直で居よう」
是が二人に与えられた議題
忙しくて逢えないときも あなたを忘れているわけじゃない
でも確信が必要ならば 言葉の代わりにキスをして
…其の体温を感じて居たい…
此れからずっと傍に居ても 大人に成って冬が来ても
あたしを知りたいと思う気持ち 凍らせない様に気を付けて
色々葛藤は有るんだけど あたしの云いたいことを全て
吐き出しちゃえば エゴになるの
だからいまちゃんと顔を見せて
…只本当の愛をあげたい…
ゆ
最初ニルヴァーナじゃん
felipe rojo
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