[In English at the end. Take me there!]
Llega el buen tiempo y a nadie se le escapa que montar en bici es divertido. Las niponas de Shonen Knife nos lo recuerdan en Clicks, crujidos, chirridos, traqueteos y otros ruidos de la bici con su alegre Cycling is Fun.
Shonen Knife es una banda japonesa de rock alternativo con inspiración que va del punk-rock al J-pop, también conocida como 少年ナイフ (Shōnen Knife).
La banda la formaron en diciembre de (Osaka, 1981) las hermanas Naoko y Atsuko Yamano y su amiga Michie Nakatani, aunque en la actualidad de la formación original sólo queda Naoko Yamano (guitarra) y la acompañan Emi Morimoto (batería) y Ritsuko Taneda (bajo), repartiendose el trabajo vocal entre las tres.
Cycling is fun pertenece a su album Let’s Knife de 1992, su debut en una gran compañía, Capitol Records, consiguiendo gran éxito y convirtiendose en una banda de culto que ya cuenta con más de 20 años de actividad. Ciertamente, el trabajo vocal del grupo le da un toque un poco naïf y muy yeye al tema. Ideal para los amantes de los sonidos retro.
La letra… al final del post.
Nice weather is coming and there’s no need to make rememberings of how fun is cycling. Anyway, Japanese band Shonen Knife sing on Clicks, Squeaks, Crackles, Rattles and Other Bike Noises merely that Cycling is fun.
Shonen Knife is an alternative rock Japanese band with a wide range of styles that varies from punk-rock to J-pop, also known as 少年ナイフ (Shōnen Knife).
The band was formed in December 1981 in Osaka, Japan with sisters guitarist-vocalist Naoko Yamano and drummer Atsuko Yamano and their friend bassist Michie Nakatani, though nowadays only “survivor” is Naoko Yamano (guitarra) and new members are Emi Morimoto (drums) & Ritsuko Taneda (bass).
Portada del disco de Shonen Knife
The song belongs to 1992 Let’s Knife album, Shonen Knife‘s album debut on a major company, Capitol Records, witch earned great sucess and after it Shonen Knive became a cult band. Cycling is fun vocal work mades the song sound quite naive and “yeye” style… a must for retro sound lovers.
Lyrics:
I want to go I want to go
To the green fields with you baby
C’mon let’s go wo wo wo…
Riding on a bicycle together
We could ride forever
C’mon let’s go wo wo wo…
Riding on the cycling road
Everyone is having fun
Riding on the cycling road
Nobody knows our cycling road
Run run run de run
Ride, riding on a bicycle
I want to go I want to go
To the green fields with you baby
C’mon let’s go wo wo wo…
Riding on a bicycle together
We could ride forever
C’mon let’s go wo wo wo…
Riding on the cycling road
See the green trees passing by
Sun is shining down on me
I don’t have to wonder why
Run run run de run
Ride, riding on a bicycle
Riding on the cycling road
Green green grass surrounding me
Wind is blowing through the trees
Sun is bright and I feel happy
Shonen Knife: Naoko, Emi & Ritsuko
[In English at the end. Take me there!]
