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Ningyo Original: Genuineness A simple little song about people being freaked out by a little bit of genuineness. It sounds melancholy, but it's meant to be pensive and a bit frustrated. Basic Lyrics: I am complete unadornment Turn your back on me before you are afraid. I am utter sincerity turn away. Turn away. I wish I kept braids in my hair then I'd Cover up so much, all of me. Tie me down. Instead of flowing free Tie me back down to the earth. I am complete unadornment Don't you look at me when I cry. Forget what I said. Forget all of me Because in five minutes it might be a lie. In just a few minutes I'll tell you I'm fine. Turn away. Turn away. What you see is what's recorded (ie I'm not dubbing myself) I just added some reverb in Garageband. In other news, I'm working on a new official name for my...musician self. Think of it as a stage name. So my temporary name of "ningyo" might not be around much longer. Tags: original acoustic turn away genuinness ningyo |
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Cover: Stars Go Blue by Ryan Adams Another video by me. Sorry my voice isn't perfect, I've been spending my optimal vocal strength on recording and street performances lately. Tags: ningyo ningyoko rolli molly groove stars go blue ryan adams |
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ningyo cover: Buckets of Rain by Bob Dylan I like this song, sorry you can't see my hands, the guitar is tuned to d (for my version) and it should be pretty easy to figure out from there. PS It is SO warm and humid here! I'm sweatin' bullets. Tags: ningyo ningyoko buckets of rain bob dylan summer is hot! |
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Cover: Tell Me Why by Neil Young From the album After the Gold Rush. What you see is what's being played, I just added a second set of vocals to add a little sum'n' sum'n'. Tags: ningyo ningyoko cover acoustic happy yay fun neil young tell me why tellmewhy neilyoung |
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Melissa An original song about my amazingly talented little sister, written 4 years ago. Lyrics, music, instruments and singing written/played/recorded by me(LMG). Footage by me, Ryan and Melissa. Lyrics: Melissa the world has been turning with you 13 years now As it spins and circles the sun so our hopes change direction And they're overwhelming, blighting our senses and straining our thoughts all these looming possibilities and all we are not CHORUS: And there's, too much fate to decide there's so much (fate) that we just want to hide (ourselves) And while detailing the sun we are blinded but we'll start again Melissa I read all the poems you wrote late last night Nature whispered the deepest of life to you stretching your site; to describe the trees and the air and all spirits that dance Things that few men have ever seen and you've shared them with me CHORUS x2 BRIDGE: For fortune will find us we're leaving behind us a 9-5 monster we'll hide from it and fight it We enter with nothing but freedom to answer to; exit with nothing but life on our backs x2 Melissa, the world has been turning with you 13 years now Copyright LMG(b) Footage taken in Japan: Kamakura: Engakuji, Hasedera, Kenchoji, Tokeiji Tokyo Disney Land 2nd 1/2 taken in the U.S.A. Tags: ningyoko melissa original acoustic |
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My First Song Title: On a YMCA Clipboard by: ningyo copyright: ningyo (l.m.b.) Tags: ningyo ningyoko my first original acoustic song happy day |
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Cover: The Lakes of Canada Innocence Mission Cover from the album "Birds of My Neighborhood. Tags: Cover Acoustic Ningyo Innocence Mission |
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Bumblebee An Update ? Well, it's...something. Tags: bumblebee ningyoko fun happy ice cream yay |
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The Simplicity of Water **title is temporary** The song is about the first and only person I've ever said "I love you" to, in a truly romantic context. I figure I'm pretty lucky I was so guarded with my heart my whole life that I've only loved one person--I guess it means that I'm all the more terribly sensitive? Hmm... Lyrics: Water stirs the sound I feel it all around me I feel it in the ground This slightly frightening chill And this has been my first thrill This is the ending of my own will Isn't this always the way That we get to play Isn't this always the way That we get to play our love 'til you say "beautiful" My soul is letting go My soul is secret embedded You don't know what you own Beneath the moonlit sea Behind the old rock garden You will find where I've been hidden again Repeat chorus: beautiful, beautiful beautiful, beautiful Tags: ningyo ningyoko beautiful simplicity of water first love |
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Queen Anne's Lace Finally, another original. A simple song, but it expresses how I feel and think often. Lyrics: I have never been a rose, but a figure subtle A face left blank on passing minds I have never been a star, rather glue covered glitter A twinkle well-covered over Chorus: Everything fades each new dawning day And someday I will break away from this This consuming me (repeat) VERSE 2: I have been the lace upon a lovely queen's dress Sprouting many smaller glories I've been told my love's no good 'cause it can't be understood I just say I've got some plot to my story Chorus-- End: (my version I'll fly away--there's a BILLION ways this song is sung, so don't get all hung up on it ^_^) Tags: Music original acoustic Queen Anne's Lace I'll fly away Ningyo Ningyoko |
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Requested Cover: What'll I Do by Irving Berlin This goes officially out to grimmacinglummox ~ one of the most loveable YouTubers (why is this population diminishing?) of all time. "What'll I Do" by Irving Berlin. Guitar, violin parts by me, singing done by me too of course. I wanted to make it more complex, but in the end just went for the simple style...what I really needed was a Ukulele. Tags: what'll do irving berlin ningyo |
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Saturday Hiking Hmm..the first was cruddy quality so I uploaded it in .mov which seems to work just a bit better. Song: I Haven't Seen This Day Before By: The Innocence Mission Tags: hiking Japan Saturday sunny day ningyo ningyoko |
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Congratulations on Your P.H.D. Recorded last May but I never put it up due to...stuff. So anyway, I thought I'd post this little ditty as I work on my other stuff, and while I'm at work, heh ^_^ This will be taken down once I post my next two songs which will both be covers, no new originals for a week or two, sorry. Tags: ningyoko P.H.D. Congratulations Dentistry ningyo |
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Who Hoody Doo READ me: A first second attempt at introducing myself. I don't like these videos 'cause the sentences always begin with "I I I." I've made a bunch of random videos already, but in no short video can anyone be defined. So these may seem like mundane details, but they're little things that I grant a glancing thought to often enough to be noted as things that help define me in such a way that maybe someone else out there watching can relate. Tags: ouch ningyo tea granola spoon squid farming |
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Oh So Bored! What a terrible feeling boredom is when you know today is one of the few days you have to finish all the little things you've been wanting to do so badly. Just trying to get the juices flowing ^_^ I didn't finish anything I said I'd do today...yet. This is my most accurate and emotion VLog. I usually can't place feelings into words. I think most people feel this stuff a lot though, frustration, energy, fatigue. Song 暗号のワルツ by Asian Kung Fu Generation Tags: boredom play fun futon chores ningyoko |
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Japanese food 2 A short one, not very descriptive, but it might give you an idea of what Senbei (rice crackers) and dried seafood snacks are like. Tags: Japanese food snacks senbei squid nori ningyo ningyoko |
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花火 Hanabi Chiba Minato fireworks. We went in yukata--traditional summer evening wear in Japan now worn for special occassions. Lots of people (at least over 200,000), food and an hour and a half of fireworks! Good fun! Tags: festival japan fireworks hanabi 花火 yukata ningyo ningyoko |
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The Sukiyaki Song 上を向いて歩こう Slightly innaccurate (but best) translation on the bottom of this page: http://www.stinalisa.com/Sukiyaki.html To Hear 63 English Covers: http://www.maddmansrealm.com/sukiyaki/mp3.htm For those who'd like to sing along: Vowels read like: a=ah i=ee(like trEE) u=oo(like tOO) e=ei (as in wEIgh, but shorter) o=o (as in sO) ue o muite arukou namida ga koborenai you ni omoidasu haru no hi hitoribotchi no yoru ue o muite arukou nijinda hoshi o kazoete omoidasu natsu no hi hitoribotchi no yoru shiawase wa kumo no ueni shiawase wa sora no ueni ue o muite arukou namida ga kobore naiyouni nakinagara aruku hitoribotchi no yoru **la la la** omoidasu akinohi hitoribotchi no yoru kanashimi wa hoshino kageni kanashimi wa tsukino kageni ue o muite arukou namida ga kobore naiyouni nakinagara aruku hitoribotchi no yoru Tags: sukiyaki song 上を向いて歩こう ningyo ningyoko guitar acoustic sad |
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A Toast and Request Lyrics: Long life To you a toast for great love I raise my glass New stars will rise In the presence of your eyes New days will shine You'll finish your goodbyes. After this sudden snow there Always is the sudden sun. Green will be brightening The skies quickly lightening; I promise you'll befriend the freshest flowers. You're bearing unwell and you're faring to sell. Please don't pretend with me please don't pretend to be Faring well, faring well. This time has it's place in line A segment of me with pieces of you. This time has it's place in line and I have saved a seat for you, I have saved a seat. You're bearing unwell and you're faring to sell. Please don't pretend with me Please don't pretend to be 'Cause I love your honesty, so don't you dare pretend to be Faring well, faring well. I fare thee well. This time has it's place...I have saved a seat. Copyright 2004, Laurie M.B. a.k.a. Ningyo Tags: Ningyo Ningyoko Toast and Request Original Acoustic Girl Goodbyes |
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FRU FRU Dance Dancing with Fruit Roll Ups I would have made the entire thing grainy and old style, but it didn't feel necessary and it interrupted all the fun bright colors; since the colors became much darker on YouTube, it turns out that not ageing it was a good decision. Thanks to a couple videos I made about how much I love fruit roll ups, both my Mom and Mom (mother-in-law, but that phrase is too long and formal and...ugh) sent me BOXES and BOXES of Fruit Roll Ups! The luckiest girl in the world is.... ME! Tags: Ningyo Ningyoko fruit roll ups dance fun django stephane grapelli |