[OLD] Song of the Week: Sayaendou (As Alike as Peas in a Pod) - NEWS

This week it's back to Japan.  The song we're focusing on this week is a really interesting one from a boy band called NEWS (or NewS, whichever one you like better).  This song is from an anime called One Piece, more specifically from the seventh movie of the anime One Piece.  I have never seen One Piece personally, but I can say from what I've heard it's pretty ludicrous and very strange.

That does NOT apply to this song, however.  While the lyrics are kind of doofy and the song is pretty much just describing some of what happens in the anime, I don't care.  I love this song.  The song is called Sayaendou; I don't know of a direct translation of that title, but one rough translation I've heard is As Alike as Peas in a Pod.  I think that works as well as any other, and since I haven't heard any others, we'll just go with that one.

Now for the lyrics.  Like I said, the lyrics for this one are kinda doofy and it's pretty obvious this song was written specifically for the movie it came from, but I still don't care.  Below are the lyrics*:

When I awakened I was in the middle of the ocean, surrounded
A grim pirate yells at us
"How long're you gonna sleep?  They're almost here"
It was then that everything started to move; it was the real thing

Countless shadows drew near; my heart was racing

Bravo!  Bravo!  We're like peas
Bravo!  Bravo!  The tears we shared together
Bravo!  Bravo!  We're peas again today
Bravo!  Bravo!  The precious one piece
Gandaraada gandaraada, I can hear it from my pillow
Gandaraada gandaraada, the spell is breaking
Soon I'll have to go, so I'll say goodbye before I wake from my dream

We're in the middle of the ship; in an instant we're surrounded
In the distance, the pirate shouts
"I'm gonna go pay them a visit; you protect the ship"
With my fist raised, I realized we were pirates too

My friends are beside me; there's nothing to fear

Bravo!  Bravo!  The treasure we've found
Bravo!  Bravo!  Is the smiles we've shared with each other
Bravo!  Bravo!  We're peas again today
Bravo!  Bravo!  Let's gather the wind and go
Escape, escape, we won't let go of this
Escape, escape, they won't catch us
Soon I'll have to go, so I'll say goodbye before the sun rises

We'll meet again tomorrow; I believe

Bravo!  Bravo!  We're like peas
Bravo!  Bravo!  The tears we shared together
Bravo!  Bravo!  We're peas again today
Bravo!  Bravo!  The precious one piece
Gandaraada gandaraada, I can hear it from my pillow
Gandaraada gandaraada, the spell is breaking
Soon I'll have to go, so I'll say goodbye before I wake from my dream

So by now it's kinda obvious that I don't like this song for the lyrics.  I don't really care about the lyrics quite honestly.  The magic of this song comes from the awesome music and melody, as well as the totally awesome vocals.  It's a really bouncy song and it will totally get stuck in your head if you listen to it at all.

I think it kind of goes without saying that this doesn't have a music video, and the videos I have seen (that weren't fan videos for specific actors that have nothing to do with the series) are just like trailers for the anime.  They're just clips of the anime and probably some of the movies put to the music.  I myself have also made a remix to this song with footage that has nothing to do with the series, but I digress (if you want to see the video, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noDkDDAH8-c).

So while I haven't seen the movie that this comes from, or any of the aforementioned anime, I definitely love this song and I suggest people go look it up.  Just please don't hunt me down if this song won't leave you alone after you listen to it.  It is very catchy.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

*Translation may not be 100% accurate.  Don't fault me; I don't speak Japanese.
Translation credited to the One Piece Wikia team