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This is such a great song. We fritter away our lives, grasping after money, status, possessions, and “success”. But too often, we forget the beauty that fills us and surrounds us. We forget what a miracle it is to be human. And hearing the simple wants of a robot really puts things in perspective. Maybe we would be happier if we stopped taking things for granted.
This song really makes me reflect on how humans are more mechanical then human nowadays. We’re rushing to make better technology and we rely to much on it.
Then again it makes me sad thinking how robots want to become human or at least share human traits.
I usually don’t hear a lot of songs that would make me a bit sad; I congratulate Yoko Kanno and Scott Matthews.
That’s because this song mentions by word, the experiences of …this is getting redundant… being a human, both pleasurable and painful, whether or not we have personally experienced it yet. It also helps that it comes with a great melody and a great A-B build and a passionate climax that starts in the middle of the song and builds to the end..
And this is what separates Yoko from all the generic anime composers. Any composer can make decent background music, some composers can make good background music that can stand alone as good music. But very, very few composers, anime or not, touch the human condition. There are very, very few pieces of music that can make an individual actually thankful to be human and alive.
really can’t say how great this song is. by far one of the best songs i’ve ever heard and truly one that somehow always manage to go deep in your emotions each and every time you listen to it.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:47 am
This is such a great song. We fritter away our lives, grasping after money, status, possessions, and “success”. But too often, we forget the beauty that fills us and surrounds us. We forget what a miracle it is to be human. And hearing the simple wants of a robot really puts things in perspective. Maybe we would be happier if we stopped taking things for granted.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:42 am
This song makes me incredibly sad and I hope more people will reflect on the wonderful world we have.
November 17th, 2009 at 4:24 am
This song really makes me reflect on how humans are more mechanical then human nowadays. We’re rushing to make better technology and we rely to much on it.
Then again it makes me sad thinking how robots want to become human or at least share human traits.
I usually don’t hear a lot of songs that would make me a bit sad; I congratulate Yoko Kanno and Scott Matthews.
November 17th, 2009 at 4:31 am
That’s because this song mentions by word, the experiences of …this is getting redundant… being a human, both pleasurable and painful, whether or not we have personally experienced it yet. It also helps that it comes with a great melody and a great A-B build and a passionate climax that starts in the middle of the song and builds to the end..
November 17th, 2009 at 5:23 am
And this is what separates Yoko from all the generic anime composers. Any composer can make decent background music, some composers can make good background music that can stand alone as good music. But very, very few composers, anime or not, touch the human condition. There are very, very few pieces of music that can make an individual actually thankful to be human and alive.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:48 am
lawl
November 17th, 2009 at 6:05 am
really can’t say how great this song is. by far one of the best songs i’ve ever heard and truly one that somehow always manage to go deep in your emotions each and every time you listen to it.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:53 am
This song speaks to my soul . . .
November 17th, 2009 at 7:04 am
I’am crying
November 17th, 2009 at 7:57 am
I cry every time i heard this !!!!
November 17th, 2009 at 8:33 am
It was composed by Yoko and sung by Scott. I read it somewhere. Really deep song. Makes me feel sorry for the robot.
November 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Such a beautiful song.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:23 am
I would really appreciate a link to the Lyrics for this song.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:01 am
probly XD
im probly wrong to
but im too lazy to research that
all in all the song is great
November 17th, 2009 at 10:35 am
pretty sure its written and composed by Yoko & sung by Mathews.
i could be wrong but i’m probs not
November 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am
isnt it scott mathews?
not yoko
not all of GitS was done by yoko
damn nubs
November 17th, 2009 at 10:54 am
It is used briefly in the at the one episode where Batou tries to take on the Major.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:06 am
LOL!…
November 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I always feel soooo sad at the end, where he sings “When I die, will I see heaven?” …. aww… It’s so sad…
November 17th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I love it, specially how it gets more serious and dark near the end of the song, I LOVE THIS SONG TO DEATH XD
November 17th, 2009 at 11:59 am
ಠ_ಠ
November 17th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
some pics were pretty kitchy but the song is excellent!
November 17th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
To late … I already became a robot. Long live our robot overlords
November 17th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I adore this song. Not only one of Kanno’s best, but one of the most profound and purely touching songs I’ve ever heard. Brilliant.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
tachikoma…
=)