They are widely credited to have spearheaded the "Shibuya-kei" movement of Tokyo in the 90s, along with Flipper's Guitar.
They are known for their eclectic and energetic compositions, which often sound like "new" releases from the late 1960s hipster scene. Their catchphrase--"A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular"--captured the group's ironic stance but eager attitude. The group broke up in March 2001.
A hugely prolific group, Pizzicato Five would release at least an album-per-year along with various EPs and remix albums during their 16 year-career.
Both Nomiya Maki (้ๅฎฎ็่ฒด) and Konishi Yasuharu(ๅฐ่ฅฟๅบท้ฝ) currently enjoy solo careers - with Konishi Yasuharu(ๅฐ่ฅฟๅบท้ฝ) producing other artists ranging from Puffy and SMAP to Cornelius and kahimi karie(ใซใใใปใซใชใฃ) - alongside collaborative remix compilations - from Ella Fitzgerald and The Supremes to classic Disney and Thunderbirds (as in Super-Marionated) music on his Shibuya-based Readymade Records label.
On Thursday March 31st, 2011, exactly 10 years after Pizzicato Five disbanded, Konishi Yasuharu announced a new solo project called Pizzicato One. The first release, titled One and Ten Very Sad Songs, consists of covers of English songs, each featuring vocals by various internationally-known artists from around the world.
If I Were A Groupie
Pizzicato Five Lyrics
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Groupie dattara
High school no koro ni
Tokidoki kangaeta
If I were a groupie
If I were a you girl
If I were a groupie
Moshimo watashi ga
Groupie dettara
Imagoro wa doko de dare to
Kurashiteru na kashira
If I were a groupie
If I were a you girl
If I were a groupie
If I were a groupie
If I were a groupie
If I were a you girl
If I were a groupie
If I were a you girl
If I were a groupie
Moshimo watashi ga
Groupie dattara
Bed no naka de
Tokidoki kangaeru
If I were a groupie
If I were a you girl
If I were a groupie
If I were a groupie
The lyrics to Pizzicato Five's "If I Were a Groupie" reflect the thoughts and whimsical musings of a high school girl who daydreams about what it would be like to be a groupie for her favorite band. The singer imagines herself as a young girl who is infatuated with the idea of being immersed in the world of rock 'n' roll, following bands from gig to gig, and being a part of the music scene.
The lyrics express a sense of longing to experience the excitement and glamour of being a groupie, to be close to the music and the artists. At the same time, there is a sense of ambiguity and uncertainty about whether or not this is truly the lifestyle that the singer wants to pursue. The line "imagoro wa doko de dare to kurashiteru na kashira" (I wonder where and with whom they are living now) suggests that the singer is not entirely sure whether being a groupie is truly a desirable lifestyle or whether it leads to loneliness and disconnection from the world.
Overall, the lyrics to "If I Were a Groupie" reflect the attraction and seduction of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, but also the uncertainties and complexities that come along with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Moshimo watashi ga
If I were
Groupie dattara
a groupie
High school no koro ni
back when I was in high school
Tokidoki kangaeta
I sometimes thought about it
If I were a you girl
If I were younger
Imagoro wa doko de dare to
I wonder where and with whom
Kurashiteru na kashira
they are living now
Bed no naka de
When I'm in bed
If I were a groupie
If I were a groupie
If I were a you girl
If I were younger
Lyrics ยฉ WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: MAKI NOMIYA, YASHUHARU KONISHI, YUKIHIRO FUKUTOMI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Trev land
Nice job ๐
Laurent James
Si j'รฉtais groupie de Pizzicato Five, personne ne me croirait.
Laurent James
@so sleepy owl Deeply and fanatically !
so sleepy owl
Bonjour, Laurent James. I'm sorry that I can't reply in French. I believe you are a Pizzicato Five fan :)
Ed
Sounds like Parker Posey to me. Great song.
so sleepy owl
Hello, Ed. Thank you for your comment. I would be happy if you liked it :)
paranoidandroid
Pizzicato Five - If I Were A Groupie
ใปใใไปใใฌใใซๅบใฆใ็ทใฎๅญใไธๅ่บซใใฆ่ฃธใงใใใใซใๅ็ฒงใใฆใ่ธใฎๆฏใๆผใใฆ็ทใฎๅญใใใฎๅญใฏ็งๆใใใฎ็ฅใๅใใชใฎใใ
ไปใฏใใญใใฅใผใตใผใซใชใฃใฆๆดป่บใใฆใใใใผใทในใใฎๅญใจใใใใฎใใณใใฎ็ฒ้ซใๅฃฐใฎใใผใซใซใฎ็ทใจใใใชใใฏใฉใใใฆใใใงใใใ๏ผ็็งใฎใใจใๅคขไธญ่ฟฝใใใใพใใฆๅฑ ใใใใฉใ
ใใใ็งใGROUPIEใ ใฃใใใใใฏใใคในใฏใผใซใฎใใใซๆใ ่ใใใIf I were a groupie, if I were a "you" girl, if I were a groupie, if I were a groupie... (I'm a groupie). It's a full-time thing because you have to be out 'til 4 o'clock in the morning! (I'm a groupie)
ใใฎ้ ใฏใใใใชๅฅณๅ้ใซใงใใใใฉใไปใฏ็ๆฑ่ญ้ดใงใใไธ็ชไปฒใฎ่ฏใใฃใๅญใฏใใณใใฎใญใผใใฃใผใฎ็ทใฎใใฉใใฏใซไนใฃใฆๅคใฎๅ จๅฝใใขใผใซใคใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใ็งใGROUPIEใ ใฃใใไป้ ใฏใฉใใงใ ใใจๆฎใใใฆใใฎใใใใIf I were a groupie, if I were a "you" girl, if I were a groupie, if I were a groupie... (I'm a groupie, I'm a groupie).
ใใฎใใ็งใฏใใใใฃใใ้กๅใใฆใใคใใใใฏในใใผใธใใๆผๅฅใฟใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใใไธ็ชใใใๆใจไผๅ ดใซๅ ฅใใใชใณใใฟใผใซไธ็ทใฎไนใ่พผใใ ใใจใใใฃใฆใใใใใ็งใฎไบบ็ใฎใใคใฉใคใใงโฆ
If I were a groupie, if I were a "you" girl, if I were a groupie, if I were a "you" girl, if I were a groupie... yeah (I'm a groupie, I'm a groupie).
ใงใใๆ่ฟใฏใฐใซใผใใผใซใชใใใใชใใใใชใขใผใใฃในใใฏใใใจ่จใฃใฆใใพใใใๅคงๅฅฝใใชใใฅใผใธใทใฃใณใซใฏใใฃใฆใ็ธๆ็ๆฉๆญปใซใใฆใใพใใใฎใชใฎใงใใไป็ใ็ใฃใฆใใใฎใฏ่ฅใๆฟๆฒป้ซ่็ดใชใใซๅคๅใใใใใฟใคใใงใใใ๏ผไธๆฉไธญใใใซใงๆตดใณใ็จใทใฃใณใใผใณใ้ใใฆใ[ๅคงๆฒขใซ่ฝใกใ<?>]ใใฎๆไปฃใๆใใใใชใใฆ็งใใใใถใใจใใจใใใจใฃใใใฎใงใ
ใใใ็งใGROUPIEใ ใฃใใ, ooh, ใใใใฎไธญใงๆใ ่ใใใIf I were a groupie, if I were a "you" girl, if I were a groupie, if I were a groupie... (I'm a groupie, I'm a groupie).
It's a full-time thing because you have to be out 'til 4 or 5 in the morning.
so sleepy owl
Hello, paranoidandroid. It's the lyrics of this song. Thought it was a Radiohead lyric :)