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.

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Flipper's Guitar Lyrics

カーラジオをつけて
僕が甘い言葉ささやくから
8月のサングラスは
キュートすぎる君だとかなんとか
ハイファイないたずらさ
きっと意味なんてないさ
でも僕らはいつでも喋り出すのさ
ティールームのポラロイドに
いつのまにか気取る僕ら
カラフルなソーダ

水でずうずうしい言い訳続けてる
舌を出す嘲笑う
そんなありふれたスタイル
蹴とばすもの何にも
ありゃしないのにね
ひとりきり
カレイドスコープ・ワールドで
待つのさ世界の終わり
少しだけシャイなふりをした
変な角度のウィンク
ほら僕らの
ビッグ・バッド・ビンゴさ

ハイファイないたずらさ
きっと意味なんてないさ
蹴とばすもの何にも
ありゃしないからね
ひとりきり
カレイドスコープ・ワールドで
待つのさ世界の終わり
少しだけシャイなふりをした
変な角度のウィンク
ほら僕らの
ビッグ・バッド・ビンゴさ
好きなだけ恋の夢を見て
勝手にキスして泣いて
さあ僕らの
ビッグ・バッド・ビンゴに
あぁ脱け出せない
ビッグ・バッド・ビンゴに

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