1) Yamada Keiko (Keiko… Read Full Bio ↴There are a few artists with the name Keiko:
1) Yamada Keiko (Keiko Yamada - 山田圭子) is the vocalist of the J-Pop group Globe. In 1994 she participated in the 'EUROGROOVE NIGHT' audition organised by Tetsuya Komuro, and in 1995 became part of Globe. She later married to Tetsuya Komuro, and even has her own solo project. In 2001, She collaborated with Hamasaki Ayumi in the Songnation Project single a song is born.
2) KEIKO the band, hailing from Redditch, Worcestershire, UK.
Keiko formed in May 2004 and played their first show as a band less than a month later. Within four months the band were gigging across the country, and have gone on to play in excess of 200 shows from Edinburgh to Newquay and Cardiff to Norwich, and everywhere in between. Their inventive, energetic music combines a progressive attitude with a solid song-writing sensibility, and a desire to rock the balls off anyone who hears them. Their list of influences encompasses everything from Led Zeppelin to Biffy Clyro to Talking Heads to Luther Vandross, and then some.
The debut EP, The Rorschach Test was released in April 2006 on Lockjaw Records, coinciding with tours supporting Hundred Reasons and Hell Is For Heroes, and an appearance on the Snickers Bowl stage at the Download Festival.
Mark Stevenson left the band at the end of 2006, and was replaced by The Culprit drummer Joel Stanley. The band split up in April 2007, playing a final hometown show at the packed Liberal Club, which was filmed for DVD. They also sold a CD titled The Very Best of Keiko at the show, a compilation of material from all their previous demos. The original lineup reformed in 2009 for three live shows, but are now again no more, with the members pursuing other projects.
Keiko were: Tom Lynam (g/v), Nick Ebanks (b/v) and Mark Stevenson (d).
(With a brief stint for Joel Stanley on drums, in place of Stevenson)
Tom Lynam is now finding success playing drums for Pegasus Bridge. Nick Ebanks went on to form and front Idiosync.
3) On the EXIT TRANCE label there is also a singer named KEIKO.
4) KEIKO (Kubota Keiko - 窪田啓子) is a member of Kajiura Yuki's FictionJunction project and was one of the main vocalists of the Japanese vocal group Kalafina. She started her solo debut in 2020.
5) KEIKO, a band from Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain).
The Tenerife rock group, whose recognizable sound has evolved in directions that include blues, reggae and funk, among other rhythms, has already been occupying its place in the island's musical panorama for almost two decades.
This trio was originally formed by Román Brito (bass), Luis Suárez (percussion) and Diego Hernández (guitar and voice), in addition to the occasional collaboration of Beatriz Triviño (voice) and David Rodríguez (keyboards).
Ode to a Nightingale
Keiko Lyrics
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Soft she speaks
When the bough does break
She will fall once and for all
Nightingale
Valiantly sing into the night
Synthesize the dark with the light
Safe behind her shield of tune
Chase the path of the moon
Burn the buildings down
Maiden fair
Set free the air
Nightingale
Valiantly sing into the night
Synthesize the dark with the light
Oh the meadows and streams
They're buried so deep now
Nightingale take to the air
You're all that's left who cares
Nightingale
Valiantly sing into the night
Synthesize the dark with the light
In Keiko’s song “Ode to a Nightingale,” the lyrics seem to reflect two main themes: the beauty of nature and the fleeting nature of life. The first line speaks of a “lonely whisper” coming from the top of a forest peak, setting a quiet and serene tone for the rest of the song. The “soft” voice of the nightingale is contrasted with the notion of mortality, as she will “fall once and for all” when the bough breaks. The nightingale, however, is praised for her valiant singing that “synthesizes the dark with the light,” creating a sense of hope and beauty.
The second stanza of the song seems to focus on the nightingale’s ability to create a “shield of tune” to protect herself and to “set free the air” as she flies about. The image of the nightingale burning down buildings could be interpreted as a metaphor for the power of music to destroy the rigidity of structures and create freedom. The final stanza suggests that in the midst of the destruction and chaos of life, the nightingale is one of the few things that remain, who still “cares” about the natural world.
Line by Line Meaning
A lonely whisper from the forest peak
A gentle and melancholy sound comes from the top of the forest
Soft she speaks
Her voice is gentle and quiet
When the bough does break
When the branch finally gives way
She will fall once and for all
She will fall to her death
Nightingale
The bird known as the nightingale
Valiantly sing into the night
Sing bravely into the darkness
Synthesize the dark with the light
Blend the darkness and light together
Safe behind her shield of tune
Protected by the power of her melody
Chase the path of the moon
Follow the course of the moon in the sky
Burn the buildings down
Destroy the man-made structures that interfere with nature
Maiden fair
A beautiful young girl, possibly personification of nature
Set free the air
Liberate the atmosphere from the pollution that humans create
Oh the meadows and streams
The natural fields and rivers
They're buried so deep now
They are being covered and destroyed by human development
Nightingale take to the air
Bird, take flight
You're all that's left who cares
You are the only one who still cares about preserving nature
Contributed by Caroline M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.