Boøwy
Boøwy (pronounced: bóui, stylized as BOØWY) was a Japanese rock band formed in Takasaki, Gunma in 1981. The best-known lineup of Kyosuke Himuro (vocals), Tomoyasu Hotei (guitar), Tsunematsu Matsui (bass) and Makoto Takahashi (drums) reached legendary status in Japan during the 1980s.
In 1988, they became the first male artists to have three albums reach number-one within one year on the Oricon charts. The 1990s "Band Boom" in Japan was credited to Boøwy as they popularized the formation of musical groups, which caused musical instrument sales to hit an all-time high during the 1990s and the record companies signed and debuted 80 bands during the 1990s in hopes of finding a new Boøwy. They were named Artist of the Year at the 3rd annual Japan Gold Disc Awards. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Boøwy at number 22 on their list of the "100 Most Important Japanese Pop Acts". In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their album Just a Hero at number 75 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time". In a 2012 poll by Recochoku, Boøwy were ranked the number one band that people want to see reunite.
Podcasts:
BOØWY
ALBUMS
- “GIGS” JUST A HERO TOUR 1986 released: 2012
- “LAST GIGS” COMPLETE released: 2008
- THIS BOØWY DRAMATIC released: 2007
- THIS BOØWY DRASTIC released: 2007
- JUST A HERO released: 2005
- MORAL released: 2002
- INSTANT LOVE released: 1998
- THIS BOØWY released: 1998
- "SINGLES" released: 1988
- “LAST GIGS” released: 1988
- PSYCHOPATH released: 1987
- BEAT EMOTION released: 1986
- BOØWY released: 1985
THIS BOØWY DRASTIC
Released 2007- INTRODUCTION
- MASS AGE
- FUNNY-BOY
- ハイウェイに乗る前に
- DOWN TOWN SHUFFLE
- JUSTY
- PLASTIC BOMB
- RENDEZ-VOUS (Live in Hamburg July 1987)
- IMAGE DOWN
- TEENAGE EMOTION
- LONDON GAME
- SUPER-CALIFRAGILISTIC-EXPIARI-DOCIOUS
- BEAT SWEET
- MARIONETTE
- BLUE VACATION
- ON MY BEAT
- WATCH YOUR BOY
- PLASTIC OCEAN
- ANGEL PASSED CHILDREN
- MORAL
- たった一度のLOVE SONG (Demo音源“BOØWY COMPLETE"より)
- B・BLUE
- DREAMIN'
Died: 1988-04-05
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That Day
by: PoeTomorrow's coming 'round
A hair-pin curve in the road
She's got a run in her stocking
And she's missing the heel of her shoe
Got up this morning rolled out of bed
I spilled a diet coke
Called my mother said, "Hi"
What I meant to say was, "Why is your life a joke?"
Then, I went down to that ugly bar and
I clicked my heels three times just like you said
And I climbed that road to your empty house
The anticipation was a turn on
But you let me down
'Coz, I stood on that empty street alone
I said, "I'm ready for my close up now, Mr. Demille"
I waited for the light, but it never shone
Well I wonder what you do with that expensive piece of land
That overlooks a billion years of history
I have a sneaking suspicion, you will never understand
Hey maybe I'll see you down by the Rocky and Bullwinkle
And we can talk to that charlatan psychic
And she can paint a prettier picture of your future
'Coz that day in my life, that day in my life
I dreamt tomorrow, had a prettier face
I dreamt tomorrow, would have better things to say
Than, "You look like shit, what's your problem, bitch?
You're legs feel like sandpaper, you can't do anything right"
'Coz that day, never should have taken place
'Coz this day, in my life still cannot explain
Why I listened in the first place to you?
Oh yeah, something else
I hope one day you call up your father
And you have the guts to tell him, how he hurt you
And he made you hurt another