The Brilliant Green take much of their influence from Western music, most predominantly The Beatles with over half their songs including English lyrics. They released their first single "Bye Bye Mr.Mug" in 1997 with little success, but their break came in 1998 when their third single "There Will Be Love There" was chosen as the theme song for popular the Japanese drama Love Again, and as a result went straight to the top of the charts. After another number one hit with "Tsumetai Hana" they released their self-titled debut album which sold over one million copies in just two days. On the back of this success their first national tour, There Will Be Live There, sold out across Japan in only three minutes. The Brilliant Green were suddenly one of the biggest bands in Japan.
In the following years, the band was prolific, releasing two more album, "Terra 2001" and "Los Angeles", along with severn more singles, and two clips DVD's and a superb live DVD entitled "Super Terra 2000".
In 2001,on the back of the "Los Angeles" album, Time magazine chose The Brilliant Green as one of the top ten contemporary acts outside the U.S.alongside such bands as Radiohead and Sigur Ros.
In 2002 Tommy embarked on her first solo project, Tommy february6. She released three singles, and a very successful self titled album, but this did not spell the end for The Brilliant Green.
The band returned with "The Winter Album", which was quite experimental, using samples and drum machines, but still retaining the core values of the band. Three very different singles also were spawned from this album, but the release of the final single, "I'M SO SORRY BABY" was the last we would hear from the band for almost five years,
The band members moved on to solo thier projects and producing songs for other artists. Despite rumours to the contary the group never officially broke up. Tommy resumed her career as a solo artist as Tommy February6 and now also Tommy Heavenly6, her rockier alter ego. Under these two names she released a total of sixteen singles and four studio albums in the period between 2002-2007.
Ryo Matsui also started a new band named Meister, which saw him working with musical heroes from his past, both from the U.K and Scandanavia.
On November 22, 2003, band members Tommy and Shunsaku Okuda announced their marriage.
On June 1st it was announced that after 5 years of inactivity, the brilliant green would be returning with a new single to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The song, titled "Stand by me", is the ending theme for the new series of TV drama "Tantei GakuenQ" which began on July 3rd 2007. The single itself was released on August 22nd, 2007, and the band embarked on a hectic promotional tour, which included many TV appearances and live shows.
The second single release of their comeback, "Enemy", was given a Christmas release, on December 12th, 2007 and the bands activity continued un-abated in 2008, when they provided the opening theme for the anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 with yet another new single, called "Ash Like Snow", which was released on February 6th that year. This was closely followed by a greatest hits CD & clips DVD, which was released on February 20th 2008. The summer of 2008 saw brief appearances at two live events, Re-Style LIVE Volume 5 for two dates in June, and at the GUNDAM00 X CODE GEASS festival in August.
The band also announced that fans should expect more activity in the future, and that a new album is planned that will consist of songs that have already been written by the band over the 10 years they have been together, but never been recorded.
The return of the band seems to have been put on hold, at least for a while as Tommy has recently returned to solo project duty, with a contribution to the 'We Love Cyndi' Cyndi Lauper tribute album as Tommy february6, and a new single, 'PAPERMOON' as Tommy heavenly6 , and also she released "Best of" albums for both february and heavenly, both of which included a new song made especially for these albums. It was in the sleeve for this album that Tommy finally confirmed what we all suspected, that it was infact members of The Brilliant Green, Shunsaku and Ryo that had contributed music and production for Tommys solo projects under various pseudonyms all along. Tommy heavenly6 quickly followed this up with a brand new studio album called I KILL MY HEART which was also made by the members of The Brilliant Green. Alot of fans even commented that this could have very easily been a Buriguri album..
Whether the new Buriguri studio album will ever happen or not is only known by the band themselves, but signs are that the band are still happily working together on Tommys solo projects, but we can never second guess Tommy on what she or the band is wanting to do next, for now we'll just have to wait and see.
Promising signs of a return appeared on 20th May in Japan when it was announced that the band would be splitting from their agency KEN-ON aswell as Sony Music Japan and DefSTAR. From 1st June 2009 onwards they will be going it alone with a new official website and blog, plus they promised "To power up The Brilliant Green again soon".
Finally on December 1st 2009 the official site changed to the simple message "The Brilliant Green - Coming soon", signalling the beginning of a new dawn. It was also soon discovered that the band had signed a deal with Warner Music Japan, and on January 5th 2010, it was announced that the first song from the new regime "Like Yesterday" would be released on February 24th and that a new temporary Myspace page featuring a demo of the new song would begin on January 12th.
Another new single "Blue Daisy" is to be released on June 30th 2010 with hopefuly a long awaited new studio album to follow. But this news was quickly followed by the devastating news that Ryo Matsui had left the band! Indeed, Ryo did not appear in the music video for BLUE DAISY, and was replaced by what appeared to be two fake band members and Tim Jensen, Tommy's long time friend and English lyric advisor. The same theme was used for the next single "I Just Can't Breathe" which was released shortly afterwards.
Finally after almost eight long years, it was announced that the band would be releasing their fifth studio album on 15th September 2010. The album would contain eight brand news songs, a cover version of the Blur track, "Song 2" along with the three previously released singles and two of the B-sides from those releases.
The Brilliant Green will playing as part of Warner Music Japan's 40th anniversary celebrations at the Budokan on October 31st 2010. It was also confirmed that the two aforementioned "fake" band members, were indeed not fake. James (JJ) De Barrado (drums) and James MacWhyte (bass) would in fact be appearing as support musicians for the Budokan show.
You & I
The Brilliant Green Lyrics
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Let's do a movie or a long afternoon drive
Or going nowheres just fine as long as you are here
Doing nothing never has been so much fun
So we can watch the morning sunrise you and me
Stay with me darling, come on let me keep you near
Till the early, dawn warms up to the sun
It would be so nice baby stay with me tonight
'Cause time with you is soft and warm
And happiness is here just being alive
So hey let's "you and I"
Oh you're with me now
And baby it just gets better
I got you in my life
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
I used to worry that I'd always be alone
Embracing rainy days and lost inside my fear
To worry 'bout it never did me much good
My life it turned around when you happened to me
Now that I love is you everything is right
And loneliness is the other side of the world
So hey let's "you and I"
Oh you're with me now
And baby it just gets better
I got you in my life
You give me something so new
It never will get old
You got this place in my heart
Yes, life would be dull
Oh without you around
So hey let's "you and I"
Oh you're with me now
And baby it just gets better
I got you in my life
So hey let's "you and I"
Oh you're with me now
And baby it just gets better
I got you in my life
All I say and all I do
Yes I'll always love you
All I say and all I do
I will always love you
The song "You & I" by The Brilliant Green is a love song. The lyrics talk about how the singer feels when they are with their loved one. They want to spend time doing things together, like going on a long drive or watching the sunrise. They find happiness in just being close to their partner and love them immensely. The singer also reflects on how their life changed when they met their partner. They were previously worried about being alone, but now feel fulfilled and complete with their partner by their side. The song highlights the joy that comes with finding true love and how it can change a person's life for the better.
The lyrics of the song are simple, yet powerful. They convey the emotion of the singer's love for their partner and show how being with them brings them joy and happiness. The song's melody is also upbeat and catchy, adding to the overall positivity of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu tu ru, ru ru tu ru
Repetitive tune to set the mood.
Let's do a movie or a long afternoon drive
I enjoy spending time with you and am open to fun activities together.
Or going nowheres just fine as long as you are here
Being together and enjoying each other's company is what matters.
Doing nothing never has been so much fun
Even mundane activities are enjoyable as long as we're together.
If it's with you love well, then anything alright
As long as I have you, everything is alright and worth doing.
So we can watch the morning sunrise you and me
We can enjoy simple pleasures together, such as watching the sunrise.
Stay with me darling, come on let me keep you near
I desire your presence and want to keep you close to me.
Till the early, dawn warms up to the sun
I want to cherish our time together until the day fully begins.
It would be so nice baby stay with me tonight
I want you to spend the night with me and make the most of our time together.
'Cause time with you is soft and warm
Being with you is comforting and enjoyable.
And happiness is here just being alive
Being with you in the present moment brings me happiness.
So hey let's "you and I"
We should enjoy each other's company and make the most of our time together.
Oh you're with me now
I'm grateful to have you by my side.
And baby it just gets better
Our time together keeps getting better and better.
I used to worry that I'd always be alone
I used to fear loneliness and never finding someone special.
Embracing rainy days and lost inside my fear
I used to dwell on negative thoughts and let fear consume me.
To worry 'bout it never did me much good
Worrying about being alone did nothing to alleviate my fear.
My life it turned around when you happened to me
Meeting you has changed my life for the better.
Now that I love is you everything is right
Loving you has brought a sense of completeness and happiness to my life.
And loneliness is the other side of the world
Being with you has made me forget what it feels like to be lonely.
You give me something so new
You bring something fresh and exciting to my life.
It never will get old
My love and appreciation for you will never fade.
You got this place in my heart
You have a special and significant place in my heart.
Yes, life would be dull
Life without you would be boring and uninteresting.
Oh without you around
I wouldn't want to go through life without you by my side.
All I say and all I do
Everything I say or do is a reflection of my love for you.
Yes I'll always love you
My love for you will always endure.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Tomoko Kawase
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