*UPDATE: Lipstick [Tainaka Sachi] // + Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro

[yukie]

I had a bit of time this evening and I ended up recording this song by Tainaka Sachi, though originally I was just practicing one of her other songs, ahaha.

This song is just so cute; it's about a girl being nervous for her first date. I included harmonies in this recording (they're such a pain to mix, twice the amount of work =_= /lazy), which I don't usually do, and I hope they sound all right.

The song is called Lipstick, and I believe it's for the movie Persona, which I haven't seen. But that doesn't matter, it's by Tainaka Sachi! <3

YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx6fEAByvr4) | Box (http://www.box.net/shared/bjhs7ylck0)

Enjoy~

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Dareka no negai ga kanau koro translates to "when someone's wish comes true", and it was originally by Utada Hikaru for the Japanese movie Casshern. Aleema did a wonderful dub for it a while ago, and that's how I got to know the song.

This is for ICD / Doris. For me, this song is one that has always reminds me of the person I've always wanted to become, and encourages me to be satisfied with what I have and what I can do.

Pitch is pretty up and down in this song, but I hope it's not TOO bad for everyone. This isn't exactly the easiest song to sing Dx

YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbJVdSxQPkk) | Box (http://www.box.net/shared/nxg4d6zs0o)

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Comments and critique are always appreciated, of course! Thanks for listening~

[antiperfect]

Oh my god I LOOOVE this song as well as the movie!! @__@!

I really loved your emotion. You gave it that melancholic feeling that Hikki's so good at ;] You're right though, it sounds kinda unsustained with the higher pitches, but Utada's songs require SO much range and control! Really great job! <3333!

[ICD]

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Vinci~~~~~~<333 Thank you so so much for dedicating this song to me! It means so, so much to me that I can't put my feelings into words! I have never heard of the song before but both the lyrics and the melody are so beautiful! Your voice suits it really well! Man the melody goes up and down so frequently... no wonder it is such a hard song o_o;;. Don't worry about the pitch! It really is a damn hard song. Especially those high notes... bravo for hitting them! <3


I love you ;_;. <3

[HelloYumi]

Beautiful. You're right, this song is not easy by any measure.

You did a great job on this. :D

[andy ichigo]

Nice job hitting those high notes. Though some of the transitions were off, I find this a WIN!!! Nice job Yukie, sounds lovely~ :hug

[Hawkeye_GGK]

You should PM Aleema with your rendition. I think she was always looking for another person to sing her English version for her fandub of Casshern.

I know she was talking about it several times before and you do a very lovely job of it. (:

[Yinzhao]

whoa yukie =D
Love your high notes! And I totally agree with antiperfect and ICD, Utada's songs are WAY hard and your voice really does fit this song o_O
I actually should go watch that movie <_<

[happyheartmee]

yukie!! :D I love your singing still and it just keeps getting awesomer and awesomer! <3! Your high notes have always been amazing! and this song + your voice in it = <333333333333333333 lovelovelove!

[yukie]

antiperfect;
Thank you so much! I'm glad someone who appreciated the movie and the song enjoyed my rendition of it.

Doris;
Ahhh I'm so glad it meant something to you. It's a beautiful song, isn't it? Thanks for listening AND BEING A GREAT FRIENDDD. By the way, omg @ your signature. Nodame drama was SO good.

HelloYumi;
Thank you so much for listening! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it.

andy ichigo;
Thanks for listening as always! I'll be sure to keep practicing~

Hawkeye GGK;
Thanks for dropping by! I actually did a rendition for Aleema already, she had the most suitable English lyrics for this song. *_*

Yinzhao;
Thanks so much! I actually haven't watched the entire movie yet, I should do that too. The song makes me want to even more D:

hhm;
Awww thank youuu! <3 It makes me so happy to see that you enjoyed it!

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Instead of making a new one, I updated this thread with another recording~

[andy ichigo]

Ohhh~ I rather like your rendition of lipstick as well. =o
Way to hold and hit those high notes.

[ICD]

Tainaka Sachi-san has a CRAZY RANGE X_X.
You did the harmonies in the chorus too right? They worked so well! It's a very cheerful song and you definitely brought that out successfully! I enjoyed listening to this thoroughly 8D.

[yukie]

andy ichigo;
Awww, thank you so much for always listening <3 It's a cute song, isn't it?

ICD;
Oh yes, she definitely does. Mhm, I sang the harmonies as well! I'm glad they sounded nice to you, I don't always do harmonies so I wasn't sure how they were this time. I'm glad you liked this cover :D

[Prissi]

just listening to the Utada song now.

... high notes are high.

awesome Yukie is awesome, as always. It's a hard song... come to think of it someone once asked me to sing this song. Were they crazy or what? I can't even hit half of those notes in a normal voice. Maybe could hit them in character voice... but probably not even then. *g* Anyway, other than me being left in awe of your high notes, I did notice some pitchyness and strain in parts, mainly in the higher notes, but this is lovely.

[yukie]

Aww, Prissi, thank you! I'll be sure to keep working on it. Oh my goodness, I'd love to hear a rendition of this song from you, that'd be amazing. Maybe you could cover it on keyboard as well so you can shift it down a key yourself? *_*