azuresquirrel wrote:

"Precious Things" I always thought would make a nice AMV for Shiori.

I was just thinking today how utterly badass a "Precious Things" Utena AMV would be. That line, "So you can make me come, that doesn't make you Jesus" paired with Utena shoving Akio's face away in the last episode? Oh my god.

(Oh, btw, hi everyone, I'm new.)

Nanami - The Bitch is Back by Elton John

I was justified when I was five
Raising Cain I spit in your eye
Times are changing, now the poor get fat
But the fevers gonna catch you when the bitch gets back

Eat meat on Friday that's alright
Even like steak on a Saturday night
I can bitch the best at your social dos
I get high in the evening sniffing pots of glue

I'm a bitch, I'm a bitch
Oh the bitch is back
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact
I can bitch, I can bitch
`cause I'm better than you
Its the way that I move
The things that I do

I entertain by picking brains
Sell my soul by dropping names
I don't like those, my god, whats that
Oh its full of nasty habits when the bitch gets back


Yeah... I actually have a lot of empathy for Nanami, but serious image song choices aren't my bag. Any that I pick will probably be silly or caricature-ish.

I just discovered LMNT's Hey Juliet, and decided it would be the perfect Touga/Utena song.

'Cause I know you really want me.
I hear your friends talk about me!
So why you tryin' to do without me....when you got me?
When you got me!
Hey Juliet! I think
You're fine.
You really blow my mind.
Maybe (Maybe) someday (someday)
You and me can run away.
I just want you to know...I wanna be your Romeo.
Hey Juliet! (Hey, hey, hey!) Hey Juliet!

Undead Princess wrote:

Awesome song choices

Dude: Placebo, NIN, APC, 30STM, and SOAD? You rock. I listen to all those bands yet I never thought to associate those specific songs to the characters. SKU and hard rock just seem to go together.

Blue and Rose are absolutely perfect, yes!

And "Space Monkeys" sounds like how the SPG would describe themselves

Please do make those AMVs and post them here!

Kill me Kiss me by HANGRY & ANGRY (A lot of it is in Japanese, I'll translate it into English though.)
This song kinda connects Utena with Akio, and how Anthy is more in the middle.  "Heaven without a God", to me represents the whole idea of Ohtori being on the outside such a perfect place, but how there can never be any such thing as a prince.  "Can you see the bat in hell", is obviously Akio.  "I just wanna love & hate you" is what Utena and Anthy are both saying to eachother.

Let me tell you honey I just wanna love and hate you
Heaven without a God
Can you feel me now can you see the bad in hell?
Negai wo dare ni sasagu (<-- I could not, for the life of me, find a translation to the verb.  Sorry for no translation.)
Kill me, kiss me
Wearing my skirt covered with patches
Kill me, kiss me
Let's dance tonight, let's dance tonight.

I want to give you my favorite sweet pudding.
But I only have one left.
What should I do?
There was only one left...
What should I do?

Let me tell you honey I just wanna love and hate you
Heaven without a God
Can you feel me now can you see the bad in hell?
Negai wo dare ni sasagu
Kill me, kiss me
Wearing my skirt covered with patches
Kill me, kiss me
Let's dance tonight, let's dance tonight.

Wearing tall high heels and a black dress, you dance.
I, sad and dark, loved you.
I gave you love, but you didn't notice anything.

No way I think of you, I don't need you going home.
A lonely heaven without any whereabouts.
Oh baby, I'll give you love, love and hate you.
Do you hate me, unable to fly(?)
Kill me, kiss me,
if you close your eyes you'll see an angel
kill me, kiss me,
let's dance tonight.  Let's dance tonight.

Let me tell you honey I just wanna love and hate you
Heaven without a God
Can you feel me now can you see the bad in hell?
Negai wo dare ni sasagu
Kill me, kiss me
Wearing my skirt covered with patches
Kill me, kiss me
Let's dance tonight, let's dance tonight.

This really reminds me of Touga...

Death Cab for Cutie - Tiny Vessels

This is the moment that you know
That you told her that you loved her but you don't.
You touch her skin and then you think
That she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me.

I spent two weeks in Silverlake
The California sun cascading down my face
There was a girl with light brown streaks
And she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me.
Yeah she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me.

Wanted to believe in all the words that i was speaking
As we moved together in the dark
And all the friends that i was telling
And all the playful misspellings
And every bite i gave you left a mark

Tiny vessels oozed into your neck
And formed the bruises
That you said you didn't want to fade
But they did and so did i that day

All i see are dark grey clouds
In the distance moving closer with every hour
So when you ask "was something wrong?"
That i think "you're damn right there is but we can't talk about it now.
No, we can't talk about it now."

So one last touch and then you'll go
And we'll pretend that it meant something so much more
But it was vile, and it was cheap
And you are beautiful but you don't mean a thing to me
Yeah you are beautiful but you don't mean a thing to me


I went through a serious James Blunt kick in middle school... haha. But anyways, this song really reminds me of Anthy. Tears and Rain:

How I wish I could surrender my soul;
Shed the clothes that become my skin;
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.

How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind;
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away; find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.

Tears and Rain.

Tears and Rain.

Far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.


The Killers "This River is Wild" kind of reminds me of lots of different parts of the series... references to the river remind me of Juri, the bit about the fairgrounds at the end remind me of episode 33, etc. etc.

Leaves are falling down
On the beautiful ground
I heard a story from the man in red
He said the leaves are falling down
Such a beautiful sound
Son, I think you better go ahead

But you always hold your head up high
Cause it's a long, long, long way down
This town was meant for passing through
But it ain't nothing new
Now go and show them
That the world stayed round
But it's a long, long, long way down

You better run for the hills before they burn
Listen to the sound of the world
And watch it turn
I just want to show you what I know
And catch you when the current lets you go
Or should I just get along with myself

I never did get along with everybody else
I've been trying hard to do what's right
But you know I could stay here all night
And watch the clouds fall from the sky

This river is wild
This river is wild

Run for the hills before they burn
Listen to the sound of the world
Watch it turn
But shake a little
Sometimes I'm nervous when I talk
I shake a little
Sometimes i hate the line I walk
I just want to show you what I know
And catch you when the current lets you go

Or should I just get along with myself
I never did get along with everybody else
Ive been trying hard to do whats right
But you know I could stay here all night
And watch the clouds fall
From the sky

Because this river is wild
God speed you boy
This river is wild

Now Adam's taking bombs
And he's stuck on his mom
Because that bitch
Keeps trying to make him pray

He's with the hippie in the park
Coming over the dark
Just trying to get some of that little girl play

You better run for the hills before they burn
Listen to the sound of the world
But watch it turn
I just want to show you what I know
And catch you when the current lets you go

Or should I get along with myself
I never did get along with everybody else
I've been trying hard to do whats right
But you know I could stay here all night
And watch the clouds fall from the sky

And pay this hell in me tonight
Because this river is wild
God speed you boy
This river is wild
God speed you boy
This river is wild

Now the cards are everywhere face in dust
The fairground
I don't think I ever seen so many headlights
But there's something pulling me
The circus and the crew
Well they're just passing through
Making sure the merry still goes round
But it's a long, long, long way down

"Undisclosed Desires" by Muse makes me think of the attitudes of the main characters towards Utena after the series... I envision them all feeling somewhat indebted to her, even though they don't know where she is or what exactly happened to her (I don't think they forgot about her like the rest of the school).

I know you suffered
But I don't want you to hide
It's cold and loveless
I won't let you be denied

Soothe me
I'll make you feel pure
Trust me
You can be sure

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

You take your lovers that you're wicked and divine
You may be a sinner
But your innocence is mine

Please me
Show me how it's done
Tease me
You are the one

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

Please me
Show me how it's done
Trust me
You are the one

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

Paramore's Brick by Boring Brick reminds me of Anthy and Utena.

She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of the world that she's left behind
It's all about the exposure the lens I told her
The angles were all wrong now
She's ripping wings off of butterflies
With her feet on the ground
And her head in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba da ba da ba
So one day he found her crying
Coiled up on the dirty ground
Her prince finally came to save her
And the rest you can figure out
But it was a trick
And the clock struck 12
Well make sure to build your house brick by boring brick
or the wolves gonna blow it down
With her feet on the ground
And her head in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Well you built up a world of magic
Because your real life is tragic
Yeah you built up a world of magic
If it's not real
You can't see it with your eyes
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
Cause if it's true
You can see it with your eyes
Even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah
Go get your shovel
We'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba da ba da ba...

Rabbit Heart by Florence + the Machine for Anthy near the end of the series
The looking glass, so shiny and new
How quickly the glamour fades
I start spinning, slipping out of time
Was that the wrong pill to take? (Raise it up)

You made a deal, and now it seems you have to offer up
But will it ever be enough? (Raise it up, raise it up)
It's not enough (Raise it up, raise it up)

Here I am, a rabbit hearted girl
Frozen in the headlights
It seems I've made the final sacrifice

We raise it up, this offering
We raise it up

This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight

I look around, but I can't find you (raise it up)
If only I could see your face (raise it up)
Instead of rushing towards the skyline (raise it up)
I wish that I could just be brave

I must become a lion hearted girl
Ready for a fight
Before I make the final sacrifice

We raise it up, this offering
We raise it up

This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight

Raise it up, raise it up
Raise it up, raise it up

And in the spring I shed my skin
And it blows away with the changing wind
The waters turn from blue to red
As towards the sky I offer it

This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight

This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight

This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight

This is a gift

Miracle by Paramore for Utena

We've learned to run from anything uncomfortable
We've tied our pain below
And no one ever has to know
That inside we're broken
I tried to patch things up again
So count my tears and kill these fears
But have I told you? Have I?

I'm not going
Cause I've been waiting for a miracle
And I'm not leaving
I won't let you
Let you give up on a miracle
Cause it might save you

Can't Let Go by Landon Pigg for Juri

well you're the closest thing, i have, to bring up in a conversation
about love that didn't last, but i could never call you mine,
cause i could never call myself yours, and if we were really meant to be,
well then we've just defied destiny, it's not that our love died it just never really bloomed

no i can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to.
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
without lifting a finger you're holding me back.

and it might not make much sense
to you or any of my friends
but somehow still you affect the things i do
and you can't lose what you never had
i don't understand why i feel sad
everytime i see you out with someone new

Last edited by Hermine (04-05-2010 02:25:29 PM)