Flipper's Guitar were a Tokyo-based Japanese pop duo formed by Keigo Oyamad… Read Full Bio ↴Flipper's Guitar were a Tokyo-based Japanese pop duo formed by Keigo Oyamada (小山田圭吾, better known as Cornelius) and Kenji Ozawa (小沢健二, nephew of famed conductor Seiji Ozawa) in 1987. The band was influenced by the chirpy sound of British 80s pop groups like Haircut 100, The Style Council and Aztec Camera, as well as the fashionably eclectic sounds of early 90s Britain, from indie dance to acid jazz. The sonic experimentation of Brian Wilson was also evident in some tracks, Oyamada was later to state that his greatest influences were "the three Bs - Beck, The Beatles and the Beach Boys".

The group were an important part of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene in the 1990s, and Oyamada went on to produce work for Pizzicato Five and his one-time partner Kahimi Karie. The band were never shy to wear their influence on their sleeves, and their song titles often either namechecked their Anglo idols — Goodbye Our Pastels Badges, Haircut 100, Colour Field — or aped them — The Quizmaster from Doctor Head's World Tower treads the line between inspiration and plagiarism of Primal Scream's "Loaded".

Following the demise of the band in 1991, the two members pursued solo careers. Ozawa released the album "The Dogs Bark But The Caravan Moves On" under his own name, and Oyamada recorded under the name of Cornelius.

カメラ! カメラ! カメラ!
Flipper's Guitar Lyrics

ずっと欲しかったカメラ
探してた手に入れた
やけに明るい土曜日
僕は見る君を見る
ほらツンと澄まして上向いて
右手をほおにあててみて
このままでいたいと僕は思うから
カメラの中の3秒間だけ僕らは
突然恋をする
そして全てわかるはずさ

いつも黙ってる君と退屈な旅をする
バックミラーをのぞいて
気にしてた気づいてた
でもほおづえついて僕を見て
ちょっと唇をとがらせて
このままでいたいと僕は思うから
カメラの中の3秒間だけ僕らは
突然恋をする
そして全てわかるはずさ
Ah! どうせ僕らはいかさまな
カードで逃げまわる
Ah! くやしいけど
忘れやしないだろう!
このままでいたいと
僕が思ってたこと
カメラの中の3秒間だけ僕らは
突然恋をするそして全て変わるはず
本当のこと何も言わないで別れた
レンズ放り投げて
そして全て終わるはずさ

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