1. An alternative rock band from Japan… Read Full Bio ↴There are 2 bands with this name:
1. An alternative rock band from Japan
2. An alternative rock band from Slovakia
for the female duo from the United States, please see Pillows
1. the pillows (ザ・ピロウズ) are an alternative rock band from Hokkaidō, Japan, best known outside Japan for their contributions to the soundtrack of the anime series FLCL (Fooly Cooly).
They consist of 山中さわお (Sawao Yamanaka) -vocals & guitar-, 真鍋吉明 (Yoshiaki Manabe) -guitar-, 佐藤シンイチロウ (Shinichiro Sato) -drums-.
The band officially formed on September 16, 1989 as a four-man group. The fourth man and original bassist, 上田ケンジ (Kenji Ueda), left the band in 1992 to become a music producer and do solo work. Since then, 鹿島達也 (Tatsuya Kashima) and later 鈴木淳 (Jun Suzuki) have taken his place as supporting bassists. Neither Kashima nor Suzuki have been named official members out of respect for Ueda.
The band name is intentionally left without any capitalization.
Official website: http://www.pillows.jp/
2. An alternative rock band The Pillows from High Tatras, Slovakia.
インスタント ミュージック
The Pillows Lyrics
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アベレージこそがハッピー
ポリシーははがれ落ちてもオーケー
ノーダメージのイメージ
カロリーオフならハッピー
ココロの栄養失調はOK
世界中にあふれ
子供たちは溺れてる
ダイエットミュージック
ほら 夢中になって
くたばっちまえよ
マニュアルライフのアニマル
ナビゲートされてハッピー
カウンセラーのささやきはOK
レンタルのセンチメンタル
ストレスゼロならハッピー
頭のパイプカットならOK
インスタントミュージック
世界中に溢れ
子供たちは溺れてる
ダイエットミュージック
ほら 夢中になって
くたばっちまえよ
インスタントミュージック
世界中に溢れ
大人たちは太ってる
レジスタントミュージック
さあ 耳をふさげ
くたばっちまえよ
The lyrics of The Pillows's song Instant Music describe a superficial world where people are living a manual life, following instructions and looking for instant gratification. The first verse talks about the idea that average equals happy, and even if one's policies fall apart, it's still okay. The second verse adds to this notion, saying that having an image of no damage and consuming low-calorie food equals happiness, and it's okay to have malnourished hearts.
The chorus speaks of the overwhelming presence of instant music, which is all over the world. Children are drowning in it, and the diet music makes people obsessed, leading them to their demise. The third verse talks about how people are happy when they are guided, and counselors' whispers are acceptable. Similarly, a rental sentimental feeling with zero stress equals happiness, and even if they cut the pipes of their heads, it's okay to live this way.
Overall, the lyrics speak to how people are living in a world that prioritizes convenience, superficiality and instant gratification over deeper meanings and genuine emotions. It is a critique of mass-produced culture and suggests that being content with mediocrity is not genuine happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
マニュアルライフのアニマル
We are animals of routine lives
アベレージこそがハッピー
Being average is what makes us happy
ポリシーははがれ落ちてもオーケー
It's okay even if policies fall apart
ノーダメージのイメージ
We imagine ourselves without harm
カロリーオフならハッピー
People are happy with low-calorie foods
ココロの栄養失調はOK
It's okay if our hearts are malnourished
インスタントミュージック
Instant music is everywhere
世界中にあふれ
It overflows around the world
子供たちは溺れてる
Children are drowning in it
ダイエットミュージック
Diet music
ほら 夢中になって
Look, we get obsessed with it
くたばっちまえよ
We die from it
ナビゲートされてハッピー
We are happy being guided
カウンセラーのささやきはOK
It's okay to be whispered by counselors
レンタルのセンチメンタル
We rent sentimental emotions
ストレスゼロならハッピー
People are happy with no stress
頭のパイプカットならOK
It's okay to cut off the flow of thoughts
大人たちは太ってる
Adults are getting fat
レジスタントミュージック
Resistant music
さあ 耳をふさげ
Now, plug your ears
くたばっちまえよ
We die from it
Contributed by John L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@phil2756
Manual life animal
Just average is happy
It’s okay to throw the policy away
No damage image
Calorie off is happy
It’s okay if your heart is malnourished
Instant music
The world is flooded
Children are drowning
Diet music
Hey, I’m going crazy
Fuck you
Manual life animal
Being told what to do is happy
The counselor whispers that it’s okay
Rental sentimental
Zero stress is happy
It’s okay to have a lobotomy
Instant music
The world is flooded
Children are drowning
Diet music
Hey, I’m going crazy
Fuck you
Instant music
The world is flooded
The adults are getting fat
Resistant music
Come on, plug your ears
Fuck you
@THEGREATMAX
It's about being forced to live in a world of fake music and people who believe ridiculous crap.
"No damage no image" - Don't damage your image
Calorie off is happy
It's okay if your heart is malnourished - Care more about things like losing a few pounds even if you're unhappy, because we live in a society
Then they basically go on to say most music is fake and stupid. It's DIET music. It's INSTANT music (like instant noodles, don't match up to something that took time, care, and effort)
Zero stress is happy
It's okay to have a lobotomy - This says more about the world we live in than anything else in the whole song.
@Kai-mc4nx
MANYUARUU-RAIFU no ANIMARU
AVEREEJI koso ga HAPPII
BORISHII wa hagare ochitemo O.K.
NOODAMEEJI na IMEEJI
KARORII OFU nara HAPPII
KOKORO no eiyou shicchou wa O.K.
INSUTANTO MYUUJIKKU
sekai chuu ni afure
kodomotachi wa oboreteru
DAIETTO MYUUJIKKU
hora muchuu ni natte
kutabacchi maeyo
MANYUARUU-RAIFU no ANIMARU
NABIGEETO sarete HAPPII
KAUNSERAA no sasayaki wa O.K.
RENTARI no SENCHIMENTARI
SUTORESU ZERO nara HAPPII
ATAMA no BAIBUKATTO nara O.K.
INSUTANTO MYUUJIKKU
sekai chuu ni afure
kodomotachi wa oboreteru
DAIETTO MYUUJIKKU
hora muchuu ni natte
kutabacchi maeyo
INSUTANTO MYUUJIKKU
sekai chuu ni afure
otonatachi wa futotteru
REJISUTANTO MYUUJIKKU
saa mimi o fusage
kutabacchi maeyo
@NSXTACY420
The intro always gave me nostalgia, pillows are amazing. If i see one more show before i die it might be them.
@kayliibensen387
Best band of our time, every album is great!
@OldFatBubba
Any rock band with four albums as good as Please Mr. Lostman, Little Busters, Runners High, and Happy Bivouac deserves widespread INTERNATIONAL recognition. Cliche be damned, they're 100% all killer, no filler. I'd rank them with or above the best Rolling Stones records.
@armandoc16
Nice front tail
@zenny6369
YES 69th LIKE HAHA
@SamLabbato
...But mine is bigger
@xvrmlr
YES 200th LIKE HAHAHA
@kur0_maru
Wow, AMV's were really different in the 90's.
@inkoinfinity2
First like
@kur0_maru
おめでとう！