Though less well-known to most of the world than bands such as Pizzicato Five or Cibo Matto, Buffalo Daughter is considered to be the linchpin of the so-called "cut-and-paste" rock Shibuya-kei (Wikipedia) movement from Japan. The band had its beginnings in the early 1990s signed to independent Japanese label Cardinal. Seeking wider exposure, they continued under the Beastie Boys' now-defunct music label Grand Royal, bringing their discography up to a total of four full-length album releases, an EP, and a handful of remixes. The band's style, always a variety grab-bag of different sounds and genres, evolved slowly but surely into a more cohesive and restrained melodic style. In 2002, Buffalo Daughter released their fifth full-length effort, I, in the United States on Los Angeles-based label Emperor Norton Records.
According to band member Ohno, "We call ourselves Buffalo Daughter because our sound is very strong. And the buffalo is strong." In a 1998 interview, the group explained that "Buffalo" projects a pleasing image of American culture and countryside and at the time of the group's original formation, all the members were girls, so "Daughter" was appropriate. Also, the sound of name itself appeals to the group.
It was announced that in 2006 Buffalo Daughter would collaborate with pop-star Ami Suzuki. They released the single "O.K. Funky God" together on February 28, 2007, and it was later included on Suzuki's Connetta album.
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Volcanic Girl
Buffalo Daughter Lyrics
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She's an all-boys school desire
The girl has volcanic love
Magmatic soul
She don't like to belong to anywhere
She blows the frozen fire
The girl has volcanic love
She refuses all definitions of love
'Cause no one can answer to
Volcanic love
Magmatic soul
She devotes herself to playing the game
Searching for the answer
Where is volcanic love
Magmatic soul
She's only seventeen
Crawling through the world that she's never seen
She means only things she means
The song "Volcanic Girl" by Buffalo Daughter talks about a girl who is beautiful and desired by many, but is unique and does not like to belong to any particular group or category. She has an intense love that is compared to a volcanic eruption, and a soul that is full of magma - the molten rock that comes from deep within the earth.
The lyrics suggest that she refuses to conform to society's definitions of love because they cannot capture the intensity of her feelings. She wants to play the game of love but is searching for the answer to where she can find someone who can match her own intensity. The fact that she is only seventeen suggests that she is still young and trying to navigate the world she has never seen before.
Overall, "Volcanic Girl" is a song about being unique, passionate, and searching for authentic love.
Line by Line Meaning
Extraordinary beauty
The subject is remarkably beautiful
She's an all-boys school desire
She is a source of desire for male students at an all-boys school
The girl has volcanic love
She possesses a love that is explosive and intense
Magmatic soul
Her soul is like molten lava, always moving and changing
She don't like to belong to anywhere
She dislikes the idea of belonging to any specific group or place
She blows the frozen fire
She ignites passion and desire in others, despite appearing cold on the surface
She refuses all definitions of love
She rejects any attempts by others to define love for her
'Cause no one can answer to
Because no one can fully understand or explain it
She devotes herself to playing the game
She spends all her energy trying to understand love and its workings
Searching for the answer
She is tirelessly seeking the truth about love
Where is volcanic love
She wonders where she can find love that matches her intensity
Magmatic soul
Her soul is always in flux, like molten lava
She's only seventeen
She is still very young and inexperienced
Crawling through the world that she's never seen
She is exploring a new, unknown world and slowly making her way through it
She means only things she means
She only says and does things that are true to her feelings and intentions
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MOTOKO YOSHINAGA
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