ELLEGARDEN's classic and popular songs

CuomoELLEGARDEN

[Guitar Cover] ELLEGARDEN / Cuomo [Guitar]

It is included on their second album, “BRING YOUR BOARD!!” The title was taken from Rivers Cuomo, the vocalist of Weezer, whom vocalist and guitarist Takeshi Hosomi greatly admires.

There’s also a story that when Rivers appeared on Hosomi’s radio show, Hosomi revealed the existence of the song to Rivers himself.

GlimELLEGARDEN

Glim / ELLEGARDEN Acoustic cover

This is ELLEGARDEN’s unreleased song “Glim.” Strictly speaking, it was included on a six-track CD-R that was distributed for free as a promotion for their first full-length album, “DON’T TRUST ANYONE BUT US.” The first track on that CD-R is “Glim,” and that song remains unreleased.

It’s a gentle, conversational piece that addresses someone softly, and I really hope it gets an official release.

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Pizza ManELLEGARDEN

[igup] ELLEGARDEN Pizza Man [Guitar]

This is a song about the rather funny situation of chasing a man who stole a pizza.

The line “Maybe he plans to use it to study pie charts” followed by the comeback “So that’s why you ordered the pepperoni quattro” is hilarious.

The tempo is fast and it ends in a flash, so be sure to listen to it multiple times.

PunkELLEGARDEN

[All by myself] PUNK – ELLEGARDEN – Full Band Cover [One-person band] ELLEGARDEN #4

It’s “PUNK,” included on the first mini-album ELLEGARDEN.

This song really has that early ELLE vibe.

Even reading the Japanese translation of the lyrics, it feels very American.

The parts where he asserts his own legitimacy, that confident self-assertion—it’s a sensibility you don’t often find in Japanese music.

It’s a bold, assertive track that really drives that home.

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FlowerELLEGARDEN

[All by myself] Hana – ELLEGARDEN – Full Band Cover [One-person band] ELLEGARDEN #3

“Hana” is a track included on ELLEGARDEN’s debut album “ELLEGARDEN,” released in 2001.

It’s a love song tightly packed with a sense of heartache.

The melody is gentle and matches the title “Hana” (Flower) well.

The lyrics are sung with thoughts of someone who is no longer here, and they also portray a perspective from an unnamed flower that always sat by the window.

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BBQ Riot SongELLEGARDEN

ELLEGARDEN – BBQ Riot Song Lyrics Translation

On this tour, Mr.

Hosomi said, “Inside a live house, you can do whatever you want.

It’s nothing special—maybe it’s like a riot on a hotplate—but if we can spark a modest riot, that’s good enough.” The real highlight is the drumming that truly feels like a riot.

Good Morning KidsELLEGARDEN

ELLEGARDEN – Good Morning Kids – Lyrics / Japanese Translation

It is included on the third album, “Pepperoni Quatro.” As the closing track of the album, it is a mid-tempo song brimming with emotion.

The lyrics, written as if speaking to newborn children, leave a poignant afterglow at the end of the album.