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I just discovered an amazing group called Little Dragon. I was surfing YouTube, listening to POGO and I saw a video on the sidebar called Constant Surprises. I wondered if it was a new POGO video that I'd missed. I pressed play...and...WHY DID I HEAR A BLACK WOMAN'S VOICE COMING FROM A JAPANESE WOMAN??? So I'm staring at the video and this Japanese woman with a slight Asian accent is also sounding like a straight up soul singer!
I read some of the comments and they were calling her the Japanese Erykah Badu. Alot of you know that I love music that has a fusion of hip hop/soul and Asian. I mean, that is just my thing so I was like...YIPPEE! I went searching for more music by the group and discovered an endless supply of Little Dragon that I can explore at my leisure. Thank you Thank you, YouTube!!!
Little Dragon is a Swedish group made up of school friends. Lead Singer Yukimi Nagano, who is Japanese/Swedish, was given the nick name Little Dragon when she would become frustrated and angry during rehearsals that didn't go right. The group adopted the name.
CONSTANT SURPRISES~Little Dragon
TWICE~ Little Dragon
EMPIRE ANT~Gorillaz (feat. Little Dragon)
Twice is one of my favorite songs ever, it's the perfect bit of melancholy :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it the truth, Kem?! I absolutely adore this song. And the video is so touching--though I have no idea what the hell it's about...A commenter on YouTube provided a pretty good meaning but I'm still unsure...
ReplyDeleteI agree with the youtube comments. The first thing I thought of when I heard her voice was Erykah Badu. She's got that neo-soul, I guess is the classification, type of voice. Yeah, it's interesting to see that in a Japanese woman, can't say that I've seen or heard of many, or any at all really, Japanese, or Asian artists period, who have that particular sound.
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ReplyDeleteThis comment isn't really for this particular post, but I just wanted to say your writing is AMAZING. I'm actually a writer on Literotica as well; I go under the name RaLaWrites and I have a small little series called Express Lane (which I am horrible about updating, especially when a new semester of school is beginning, like today!)
Anyway, I just want to say your writing is so very unique. It's been a while since I've read another member's writing, but I am in LOVE with Wheels of Steel. I enjoy that you dislike writing about pretty, perfect characters and love making things a little more unique. You are definitely one of my favorites! I hope I don't sound TOO much like a fangirl!
- RaLa
I love this group already! Thanks pepperpace. They sort of remind me of morcheeba.
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thanks for another great introduction. you rock!
ReplyDeleteAhh,I am so happy that you love her too. I found out about her from a song she did with Gorillaz who I also love.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe I would have ever found this young woman and her talent. I agree on the meaning of the song. I've spent the day trying to figure it out. Thanks Lakergirl
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