Style and attitude are present in abundance, but you still wouldn’t hold out much hope for Sekiri’s music. That would be a mistake, though, because Sekiri were quite something. Their music really needs to be listened to in the context of the time it was made, when it would have sounded like a radical roar in Japan. Sekiri songs tended to be one or two minute squalls of brutalist sludge (see: Nirvana or The Melvins) with sudden shifts in tempo that suggest the violent mood swings of a pouty sukeban teenage girl delinquent.
On the cover of Sekiri No Monogatari, or Story of Sekiri, a best-of compilation released in 1989,The band somehow managed to pull off the Ramones grime-meets-Ronettes sass look to perfection, despite the photographer’s unusual decision to put them in a horsedrawn carriage. Isn’t that New York in the background? Surely there must have been a needle-strewn alley just yards from where this shot was taken…
A youtube clip of Sekiri on a Japanese Music show can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttsXnNbpXlA
A full discography in Japanese can be read here: http://otoko-tama-ce.hp.infoseek.co.jp/onna/seki-ri.htm
Gorilla
赤痢 Lyrics
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You just looking Handsome
Everyday everynight
You just looking Handsome Loverboy
Loverboy
前をふさぐ ちゃちな車
夢で見たの雷ドカン
どこへいってもかまわないさ
Everyday everynight
You just looking Handsome Loverboy
You just looking Handsome boy
前をふさぐ ちゃちな車
夢で見たの雷
花が咲いて 花が散って
恋人はシリアスなの
どこへいってもかまわないさ
You just looking Handsome
Everyday everynight
You just looking Handsome Loverboy
You just looking Handsome
前をふさぐ ちゃちな車
夢で見たの雷
嵐がふいて 雷おちる
でも今は デートの途中
どこへいってもかまわないさ
You just looking
Everyday everynight
You just looking Handsome boy
The lyrics to 赤痢's song "GORILLA" express a carefree attitude towards love and relationships. The singer proclaims that they don't care where they go or what they do, as long as their lover is with them. They describe their love interest as "handsome" and dubbed them "Loverboy." The line "前をふさぐちゃちな車" (a cheap car blocking the way) implies that the couple are out for a drive, but even something as simple as a blocked road doesn't faze them. The dream of a thunderstorm speaks to the spontaneous, exciting nature of their relationship.
The lyrics further emphasize the fleeting nature of love by referencing blooming flowers that soon wither away. The singer acknowledges that their lover is serious about the relationship, but they don't seem too concerned with commitment themselves. The thunderstorm and ensuing chaos of the weather are juxtaposed with the calm of being in the middle of a date. The repetition of "Everyday, everynight, You just looking Handsome Loverboy" reinforces the idea of a lighthearted, playful romance. Overall, the lyrics evoke a sense of living in the moment and embracing the unpredictable.
Line by Line Meaning
どこへいってもかまわないさ
I can go anywhere I want
You just looking Handsome
You look so handsome
Everyday everynight
All the time, every day and night
You just looking Handsome Loverboy
You look like a handsome loverboy
Loverboy
You are a loverboy
前をふさぐ ちゃちな車
Cheap cars blocking my way
夢で見たの雷ドカン
I dreamt of thunder and lightning
花が咲いて 花が散って
Flowers blooming and dying
恋人はシリアスなの
My lover is so serious
前をふさぐ ちゃちな車
Cheap cars blocking my way
夢で見たの雷
I dreamt of thunder and lightning
嵐がふいて 雷おちる
Storms raging and lightning flashing
でも今は デートの途中
But now we're on a date
You just looking
You just look
You just looking Handsome boy
You just look like a handsome boy
Contributed by Anthony H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.