07 January 2006

bubblegum pop



"Japanese duo Puffy AmiYumi are more than just a chart topping group... They are, quite simply, a cultural phenomenon." Their official site puts it well. Surely you've reached the heights of coolness when you're made into a Cartoon Network cartoon series. And with all the merchandise that the cartoon spawned, these girls are like living, breathing Hello Kitty dolls! Having spent some Saturday afternoons watching it, I must say it's quite an entertaining series. It's Josie and The Pussycats for the 21st century.

But when it comes to their music, I think they sound better on their original Japanese albums than the English soundtrack for the cartoon series. This is a cover of an classic hit by Japanese group The Chanels.

Puffy AmiYumi - Hurricane

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Have you heard Puffy's version of "Can-Nana Fever" off the "I Love Guitar Wolf Very Much: A Tribute To Guitar Wolf" CD?

modcentric said...

hi! no i haven't heard it yet. currently the only Puffy Ami Yumi cd I have is 'The Hit Parade'. is it good?

Anonymous said...

I like it...I don't have the cd, but i heard the song here.
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/16914
i love dave's show, but he doesn't split up songs... on realplayer, can nana fever starts at 2:36:52. check it out if yer' interested...

Shaun said...

did they do the teen titans theme song as well?