1) GIRL NEX… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 2 bands with the name Girl Next Door:
1) GIRL NEXT DOOR (ガール・ネクスト・ドア) is a 3-person group formed by 千紗 (CHISA, vocals), 鈴木大輔 (Daisuke Suzuki, composer and former "day after tomorrow member) and 井上裕治 (Yuji Unoue, Guitar). GIRL NEXT DOOR (also abbreviated as ガルネク (GARUNEKU) ) was created celebrating the 20th anniversary of the popular Japanese music label "avex trax" in early 2008. Even though they were formed in March, the group debuted on June holding a special live at SHIBUYA-AX.
Their debut was based a 3-monthly singles release campaign. the first one; 偶然の確率 (Guuzen no Kakuritsu), was released on September 23rd and debuted in the 3rd position of the Oricon Daily Singles Chart. Keeping its position for the rest of the week, the single debuted with around 30,000 units sold during the first week, and the last numbers reporting a total of 58,000 copies overall.
Their second single and third single were entitled "Drive away /幸福の条件" and "情熱の代償/ESCAPE" respectively. As seen, both singles were double a-sides. Both also debuted in the third position of the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart just like 偶然の確率. Their 3rd single, 情熱の代償 was selected as the theme song for the drama ギラギラ ("GIRA GIRA"). making it their first dorama tie-in.
Their self-titled debut album, GIRL NEXT DOOR was released on December 24th and sold over 110,000 copies in it's first week and sold more than 200,000 units overall.
A new single campaign was announced just about when their fourth single, Seeds of dream was about to be released. two more singles were going to be released during the year, Seeds of dream being the first of them, released on April 15th.
The second single, Infinity was selected as the theme song for the drama アタシんちの男子 ("Atashinchi no Danshi") and it's going to be released on June 10th. While the 3rd single, Be your wings will be released in August 5th and is going to be the theme song a new video game for the "Tales of..." series, to be packaged as their 1st 3 A-side single, Be your wings / FRIENDSHIP / Wait for you.
You can see their official website here.
2. Los Angeles-based Girl Next Door was an alternative/trip-hop-styled duo comprised of vocalist and guitarist Kat Green and multi-instrumentalist Billy Lincoln. Debuting in 1998 with the self-released Remembering Analogue LP, GND drew comparisons ranging from Morcheeba to Craig Armstrong. The album did well locally, and in 1999 the duo returned with the Transition EP, which featured a remix of Analogue's "Gorgeous." ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi
They released another album Transitions in 2000. They later went on to form the project bella nova
Vanity
Girl Next Door Lyrics
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I'm inspired by the rain
It's raining, it's pouring the mirror man is snoring
I'm inspired by the rain again and again
I'm funny
Can't you see my knees are all diseased
So, I cover them
Can't you see that I can barely breath in this bubble of
Dreams that I could look a lot like her
Oh, it's raining its pouring the lucky grave is snoring
I'm inspired by the rain
It's raining, its pouring the millionaire is snoring
I'm inspired by the rain again and again
I'm ugly
Can't you see my hands are all diseased
So, I cover them
How I wish that I could be as rich as her
Can't you see I'm losing sleep over sobriety
Oh, how I wish that I could throw up my vanity
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Tell me, is this fair at all?!
Can't you see, I'm ugly
My knees are all diseased so, I cover them
How I wish that I could look a lot like you
Can't you see I'm losing sleep over sobriety
How I wish I could throw up my vanity
How I wish I could throw up my vanity
How I wish I could throw up my vanity
The song "Vanity" by Girl Next Door is an introspective look into the struggle for self-acceptance and the societal pressures that push people towards unattainable standards of beauty and success. The lyrics are filled with metaphors that liken the singer's perception of themselves to diseases and the exaggerated ideal they wish to achieve as a bubble that surrounds them. The opening lines are a nursery rhyme, "It's raining, it's pouring the old man is snoring," which sets a tone of bleakness and despair.
The singer admits to covering up their "diseased" knees and hands, wishing to look like someone else, specifically, someone with a higher status and wealthier than themselves. They sing about being inspired by the rain, which might symbolize how the depression and sadness evoked by comparing oneself to an impossible ideal might also spur introspection and self-analysis. The song ends with the declaration that the singer wishes they could throw up their vanity so they could finally let go of these toxic desires and be content with themselves.
Overall, "Vanity" is a melancholic song that expresses the pervasive feeling of inadequacy that many people face in their everyday lives, especially in a society that values surface-level attributes over more meaningful qualities like kindness, empathy, and creativity.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, it's raining, it's pouring the old man is snoring
The rain inspires me.
I'm inspired by the rain
The rain inspires me.
It's raining, it's pouring the mirror man is snoring
The rain inspires me to look in the mirror.
I'm inspired by the rain again and again
The rain always inspires me.
I'm funny
I have a sense of humor.
Can't you see my knees are all diseased
I'm self-conscious about my knees.
So, I cover them
I hide my knees.
How I wish that I could look a lot like her
I want to look like someone else.
Can't you see that I can barely breath in this bubble of
I feel suffocated by my own thoughts.
Dreams that I could look a lot like her
I often dream of looking like someone else.
Oh, it's raining its pouring the lucky grave is snoring
The rain inspires me.
It's raining, its pouring the millionaire is snoring
The rain inspires me to think about wealth.
I'm ugly
I have low self-esteem about my looks.
Can't you see my hands are all diseased
I'm self-conscious about my hands.
So, I cover them
I hide my hands.
How I wish that I could be as rich as her
I want to be wealthy like someone else.
Can't you see I'm losing sleep over sobriety
I can't stop thinking about my problems.
Oh, how I wish that I could throw up my vanity
I want to get rid of my obsession with my appearance.
Mirror, mirror on the wall
I'm talking to my mirror image.
Tell me, is this fair at all?!
I'm questioning the fairness of my appearance.
Can't you see, I'm ugly
I have low self-esteem about my appearance.
How I wish that I could look a lot like you
I want to look like my mirror image.
How I wish I could throw up my vanity
I want to get rid of my obsession with my appearance.
How I wish I could throw up my vanity
I want to get rid of my obsession with my appearance.
How I wish I could throw up my vanity
I want to get rid of my obsession with my appearance.
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Carita Johansen
Nydelig sang :D
Gad Art
Great pop song guys!
Bless!
LSOE
observatør alberto
oh, my Goat! The Norwegian "Black Sorrows". ...... bring me home :)
Jon Reigstad Eide
Ikkje verst, han som spelte bass var kjempe flink. Meiner han bass fyren burde stå fremst på scena.
Ober
Martin Hjonnevag brought me here.
john theidiotfarmer
martin hjonnevag(ina) send me here.
Martin
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