it’s Song Lyrics Sunday here on ai love music. This week’s prompt is “Desire / Lust / Romance / Passion”, which was suggested by the wonderful and gracious host Jim at An Unique Title for Me.
When I thought about this prompt, I immediately thought about today’s song. I know it is in a language that I frequently talk about on this blog. I try to make this blog more internationally, but when I saw the prompt, today’s song played over and over in my head while I was looking at other songs from different countries.
Today’s song is “Jounetsu” (情熱 or passion) by UA.
I remember being introduced to this song when I was in high school when Miliyah Kato sampled in it her single “Jounetsu” (ジョウネツ) — which is featured on her first album, an album that I love a lot. I did listen to UA’s music a bit in high school but I wasn’t really into her. She is great but she wasn’t my thing back then. But, now that I am older and my musical tastes have become more diverse, I really appreciate UA’s music.
UA — which in Swahili means “kill” or “flower” — has a discography filled with diverse musical genres: jazz, soul, reggae, dub, electro, and ethnic music. She made her debut in 1995 with the single “HORIZON”. She has been releasing music ever since and has even collaborated with many artists in Japan. This singer currently lives in Canada with her four kids. Her eldest son, Nijiro Murakami, is a budding actor.
The Passion of a Long-Lost Love
UA wrote the lyrics to “Jounetsu”. When it was released, the single was a long-running hit that was in the Top 20 for 23 weeks. The song was covered by other major artists like Kumi Koda, Ms. OOJA, JUJU, and UNCHAIN.
If you take a look at the lyrics, you feel the passion throughout the verse. Now, this isn’t hot steaming passion, but a passion full of pure love. This pure love, however, doesn’t have a happy end as the chorus hints that the two lovers aren’t back together. And thus, wishing to relive this painful breakup by recounting the passion filled in the memories of the couple’s romantic past. The song is full of emotions, as indicated in the lyrics as well as the singing style, as it harks back on the feelings of those bittersweet memories.
Tell Me…
What is your go-to song for passionate love? Tell me in the comments below!
The Rules
If you want to participate, here are the rules:
- Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not.
- Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due.
- Make sure you also credit the singer/band and if you desire you can provide a link to where you found the lyrics.
- Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song.
- Ping back to this post will eventually work, as long as you are being patient, but you can also place your link in the comments if you don’t like to wait.
- Read at least one other person’s blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
- Feel free to suggest future prompts.
- Have fun and enjoy the music.
