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 (野宮真貴) and Konishi Yasuharu(小西康陽) currently enjoy solo careers - with Konishi Yasuharu(小西康陽) producing other artists ranging from Puffy and SMAP to Cornelius and kahimi karie(カヒミ・カリィ) - 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.
Seventeen
Pizzicato Five Lyrics
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Straighten your hair
With your finger
It felt like
I knew that
Gesture
From somewhere
I couldn't remember
The torn picture
And then
Seventeen
Seventeen
I remembered you
Seventeen
Seventeen
Your warped image
It felt like
I knew
That vacant
Stare
From
Somewhere
I saw it somewhere
I'm sure
A long time
Ago
But I couldn't remember
What you looked like
At that time
I mean
Seventeen
Seventeen
I remember you
Seventeen
Seventeen
Your warped image
I didn't want
To meet you ever again
The way you
Straightened your hair
With your finger
And the way
You left me
Seventeen
Seventeen
I remember you
Seventeen
Seventeen
Your warped image
Seventeen
Sweet seventeen...
The lyrics to Pizzicato Five's song "Seventeen" explore themes of memory, nostalgia, and a longing for the past. The song revolves around the singer's recollection of a gesture made by a girl they knew when they were both seventeen years old. The gesture triggers a flood of memories - both good and bad - and the singer reflects on the impact that this girl had on their life.
The repetition of the phrase "Seventeen" throughout the song suggests that this was a pivotal time in the singer's life - a time of innocence, excitement, and possibility. However, the lyrics also hint at a sense of regret or sadness, as the singer notes that they "didn't want to meet [the girl] ever again" after remembering how she left them.
Overall, the song speaks to the universal desire to hold onto happy memories and avoid painful ones, even as time passes and the people and places we knew change.
Line by Line Meaning
When I saw you
At the moment I laid eyes upon you
Straighten your hair
Rearranging the strands of your hair to lie smoothly against your head
With your finger
Using your finger as a comb to straighten your hair
It felt like
Created a certain feeling in me that resembled something familiar
I knew that
I was certain that I recognized
Gesture
The movement you made while straightening your hair
From somewhere
From some place or time in my past experience
But I couldn't remember where
Despite trying, I couldn't recall the specific memory or connection
I couldn't remember
I couldn't recollect
The torn picture
An image that has been ripped apart and damaged
And then
At that moment
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
I remembered you
I suddenly recalled you from my past experience
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Your warped image
Your distorted and altered reflection
It felt like
Created a certain feeling in me that resembled something familiar
I knew
I was certain
That vacant
That empty and expressionless
Stare
A long and fixed gaze
From somewhere
From some place or time in my past experience
I saw it somewhere
I had witnessed it before
I'm sure
I'm certain
A long time
A lengthy period of time
Ago
In the past
But I couldn't remember
Despite trying, I couldn't recall the specific memory or connection
What you looked like
Your appearance during that time period
At that time
During that specific moment in the past
I mean
To clarify
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
I remember you
I have a vivid recollection of you from that time period
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Your warped image
Your distorted and altered reflection
I didn't want
I had no desire
To meet you ever again
To encounter you in the future
The way you
The manner in which you
Straightened your hair
Rearranging the strands of your hair to lie smoothly against your head
With your finger
Using your finger as a comb to straighten your hair
And the way
And also the manner in which
You left me
You departed from my life
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
I remember you
I have a vivid recollection of you from that time period
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Your warped image
Your distorted and altered reflection
Seventeen
The age of seventeen
Sweet seventeen...
The nostalgic memory of the innocence and excitement of being seventeen years old
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Johannes Pong
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Holy $#it what a masterpiece. It might even be my favourite P5 album (so hard to choose)! Wow sounds even better than 1996. Konishi sensei is a genius. Timeless. No. It sounds like the future as well as disarmingly nostalgic. All Feelz.
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