テルミドール (Thermidor) -Translation-

Going back to Nana's roots with this one, as hearing Thermidor in LIVE JUNGLE really got me into the mood for translating it (not to mention it remains to this day one of my top favorite Nana songs ever). I will never tire of the melancholic vibe of this song!

QC by Chinatsu!

Nana Handshake Event @ Nagoya

So I think now that I've had a week to cool down, I can finally write about meeting Nana without squirming too much in my chair. Maybe.

I still can't believe that I actually got to attend this, it already feels like a dream. I really can't thank all the people who helped me get there enough. Thank you so much, I wouldn't have had any chance without you. m(_ _)m I had a bit of a timing problem with this too, since it was kinda clashing with a trip I had to make to Finland last week. Because of that, there was no way I could attend the event in Tokyo, but I am glad I decided to try for Nagoya even though I had never been there before. So, it was a day of many firsts for me - first time on a night bus, first time in Nagoya and first time coming face-to-face with Nana.

Get my drift? -Thoughts and Translation-

I have been eagerly waiting to hear Get my drift? ever since Nana released the name, since I found it very interesting. I have to say that when I did finally hear it last night on smile-gang - I was not disappointed! In fact I fell deeply in love with it, which really isn't a surprise. Nana once again invades a new genre of music (girls' rock I'd say) with this song and makes it her own. I definitely place this song in the "what is this? I love it" -category along with HIGH-STEPPER and PARTY! PARTY!.

List Updates!

My face when I realized I had totally ignored the fact that I own テルミドール.

This entry is really just about list updates, since I updated a lot. My Nana song list got quite a makeover, mainly by songs just switching place A LOT. However, before I get on with my updates I have to point out something that happened today. For the past few days I've had this feeling that I should ogle at my Nana Mizuki Livedom -Birth- at Budokan DVD, so I did today and HA what do you know. She sings テルミドール in it! How the hell did I never pay attention to that??? I've had テルミドール sitting on my shelf all this time!! I suck. Oh well, at least it gave me something very lovely to watch tonight. xD

The Magic of Music - テルミドール

So today while I was sitting on the train making my way to dance class, I was, with immense intensity, reminded of yet another aspect that makes Nana's music special to me.

Have you ever felt the story of a song, just from the melody? Just from the tone of voice? Just from lyrics you cannot understand? And with this I do not mean just the atmosphere of the song, but the actual content - the message it is trying to convey.