I would like to believe this song is Koba’s love letter to you

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Ha. So would I, though I doubt he knows who I am :)

It is interesting to point that both the music and the lyrics are credited to RYU-METAL (Ryuji Yokoi), someone who has been working for BABYMETAL since the beginning (Uki Uki Midnight, Onedari Daisakusen, Meta Taro, Elevator Girl, BBAB, Oh Majinai). It is strange that someone who has written some of the most lighter lyrics of the band comes up with this one. But for Mirror Mirror two lyricists are credited. For the first time someone called The Other Metal is there. We do not know who this person is, but it seems a pretty uncommon nickname on how they credit their collaborators. To me it feels pretty mysterious.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

That's a good point. Thanks.

I saw that Macbeth lines, Shakespeare went right in my mind and then i thought you would be the perfect one to analyze this part. This track with the proggy vibes heavy breakdown and existential questions is getting a lot of attraction, hopefully this will fill the thirsty for heaviness in the new BM album. Thanks for sharing this Andrew.🦊🤘🪞

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a shift from the other singles. I like it a lot. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks professor for enlightening my French-speaking lantern, until now my only encounter with Shakespeare goes back to R.Polanski's Macbeth in 1971(not yesterday!) and now Babymetal !... life is fantastic ! Babymetal is fantastic !

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Another great dissection of a BM song, thanks! Your videos always make me reflect and return to BM's music with new eyes (and ears), my experience is definitely enhanced by that. Greetings from Argentina!

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I'm glad you find these discussions of some use/interest.

Thank you again, Professor with your in depth analysis about the cauldron. I am so glad you “trained for his your whole life!” I was not able to spot the connection between images of the red “gates” and Fushimi Shrine, even though I am Japanese and had been there! - wonderful. Allow me to talk about my personal experience with a mirror: Ever since I was a child, I would often talk to myself in the mirror, who somehow seems to be remote from myself (as if talking to another person) and often have talked myself into a rational conclusion. Now I may have longer chats on a wider topic and not just about myself. … oh and the music! I got my CD and listened to it a couple of times. Who says BM songs are not “METAL” enough!

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. Yes, I also find myself having conversations with myself in the mirror. I thought that was just a writer habit :) I appreciate your comments.

Amazing discourse Professor. Babymetal does tend to pack a lot into these 4 minute morsels. I like that this song has so much duality (not the least being the English/Japanese divide... and how good is Su's pronunciation? Rs and Ls with no difficulties at all). Can't wait to listen to the entire album. (Soon).

@BadEnd98

Жыл бұрын

SU-METAL: That’s right (laughs). BABYMETAL takes a crazy amount of time to produce our songs, and that’s why this sort of thing tends to happen. I don’t think there’s anyone else out there that does what we do. - From the interview about "Believing" or "Inverted Mirror reflection"

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, the density of the songs and the amount of craft which goes into them is part of what separates BM from comparable acts.

I thought "that certain Shakespeare professor probably been waiting his whole life for this moment", and damn you actually SAID it 😂

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

To thine own self be true, right? ;)

Fascinating review of the song and the lyrics. Macbeth quotes in the lyrics, I was not expecting that! Thank you from Germany!

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Prof, I knew you would love this.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

You've got my pegged :)

⚡ 💕 / 🪞 The stars really aligned for this review. I don't have much to add, other than to quote Su from the funnytoss translation of PMC vol.27: "It sounds poppy at first, but it’s also somewhat distorted. The rhythm of the odd time signature is what creates that sensation. The lyrics explore the theme of whether or not the person you see in the mirror is your true self. On first listen, it sounds like a bright world, but in fact, you’ll find it seems slightly twisted. It’s half in Japanese and half in English, and using two languages helps express the duality of human nature. It’s quite interesting because we’ve never tried to use the two languages in this way before. I also like MOAMETAL’s part in the bridge (laughs)."

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks for referencing this. That was a really interesting interview.

AJ's moment of destiny has arrived! Will he rise to the occasion?! Edit: He did. Another great commantary, AJ. Thanks as always.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Ha!

Greatest analysis, Professor-METAL!! 『鏡よ鏡』の青デロ/オフィシャルリリックビデオ、けっこう衝撃でした。 オフィシャルの方に日本語でコメント入れたのですが、コメントの洪水にすぐ沈没してしまうのでここにコメントコピーして貼らせていただきます： 　『このオフィシャルリリックビデオのヴィジュアル凄いですね。 この大宇宙の開闢から地球の形成、原始生命の誕生、進化、文明の発展、破壊/破滅への行程が一気に描かれています。 楽曲の構成にも二面性があり、白雪姫やマクベスを引用した歌詞も併せて、メロディーラインと裏腹に暗い恐ろしい歌です。 本アルバムのコンセプトの総論はモノクロームかと思っていましたが、この『鏡よ鏡』の方が大総論のようですね』 太古にThe OneからもたらされたDNAからの人類の進化、文明の発達で我々の人間性が失われていく。それをヘヴィー/ベビーメタルが救うという構図は以前からべビメタのライブの紙芝居などで語られてきました。 新アルバムのコンセプトなのでしょうか、我々のラグナロクはもう避けられないという諦めの雰囲気をこのアルバムからは感じます。メタルキングダムの独立宣言、神撃の狼煙上げから勢いづくと思いきや、ミラーミラーから人間の/人類の本質、存在を見つめなおし(ここで諦めのニュアンスを感じます)、モノクローム、ライトアンドダークネスの現実世界の嘆き/葛藤を経てザ・レジェンドで涅槃に跳んでしまうという。中々重いダークなアルバムと私は感じました。

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

これは本当に面白いですね。ありがとうございます。私はこの曲を、あなたよりももう少し自己との対決という個人的な部分を強調して読んだと思いますが、ニルヴァーナに到達するための試みという意味で世界と対決するという大きなフレームは、まったく正しいと思います。ビジュアルの意味もよく理解できますね。コメントありがとうございました。

@babymetaloholicforever7827

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley Thanks a lot Professor for your giving me encouraging words (your enviously excellent command of Japanese language!)!! If the purpose of The One was the reinstatement of heavy metal to make us happy by recovering our losing humanity, the mission seems to have been almost already fullfilled. The concept of the new album seems to me as “The evolutions/mutations that will make The One The Other One(s) with which we may be able to save ourselves from the unexpectedly impending Ragnarok of this world physically/mentally.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@babymetaloholicforever7827 THat's a great way of thinking about it. Thank you! I think your English is better than my Japanese :)

Although the girls can make self reference to perform these songs to achieve the *feel* they want to convey, but Babymetal isn't about their self-reference, yeah I think Su made it clear in this interview about Divine Attack: “It’s time to go your way” is an interesting line from the song. I imagined it could have been “go our way” instead, meaning everyone would go together. What was your thought process here? SU-METAL: It’s true that the theme of the song is to “lead the way and bring everyone with us as we move forward”. I considered if it was better to use “we”, but then I thought, “that’s their decision to make”. BABYMETAL fans have their own opinions about our songs, and might like this song but dislike that one. There’s no need to force them to agree with everything BABYMETAL does. So I think it’s okay to have songs you like and dislike on this album as well. In other words, if fans continue to follow us from now on, I want it to be an active decision of free will on their part, and not just because they happened to be there. Also, I wanted to find words that could let someone listening to the song feel inspired to never give up, and to open their own path forward. I want words that will stand by such a person. It’s true that the atmosphere of the song says “Let’s go together”, but it also respects individual choice.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's right on the money, isn't it?

I'm sooo happy by your analysis of this song! I'm not English native and maybe don't understand some parts of video, but it;s so cool. By the firsts listening of the Mirror mirror I feel the depth, but can't cutch. Your lecture gives me a one more reason to love this song more and more! I love all of your videos with analysis! Thank you for your work

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your comment.

お久しぶりです。今回の待ちに待ったニューアルバム... 長く待った甲斐がありましたね！ 以前にBABYMETALをきっかけに日本語を習う欧米人が多くなった、とコメントをしましたが様々なBMコメント欄で確実に日本語の文章が増えてます。日本語独自の響き•しなやかな美しさなど理解して頂き嬉しい限りです。今後、彼女たちのより一層の活躍を期待しつつ事故がないよう別次元•別世界のライヴで我々を大いに楽しませて欲しいものですね✨🦊✨From 🇯🇵

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

ここで日本語のコメントをもらうのが好きなんです。欧米のファンと日本のファンが同じ場所で交流し、意見を交わすのは素晴らしいことです。とてもBABYMETALらしいアイデアだと思います :) コメントありがとうございました！

Thanks for this conversation, very much appreciated.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

excellent content Professor AJ-Metal

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marty

Since Babymetal allowing such a broad interpretation - I want to asume that they wrote the english Shakespare bits in as a nod to you. After analysing and also translating (almost) all of their songs from japanese culture to the clueless (new) fan base arising out from the pandemic in the last three years since November 2020, while declaring all you actually can do is explaining what some guy wrote centuries ago and writing books yourself. As for myself, without having time all of a sudden in 2020, I doupt I would have stumbled across Babymetal again after hearing them at Fine brothers a decade ago, but moved on with my own life. And now, fingers crossed and kitsune's up, I will see them for my first time in May. :)

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

I've had a few conversations with people at Amuse but have no idea if anyone close to the band know of this channel. I like to think they do, but that's probably hubris on my part :) I'm glad you've found some of my stuff helpful and that it has fed your interest in the band. Enjoy the show!

@tanamach

Жыл бұрын

I thought so too. There is a Japanese saying in the Hyakunin Isshu (百人一首) about returning a poem(返歌), but it could be a riddle to the professor, including whether or not he knows the professor's channel. They could do it.

歌詞と絵解きの考察は素晴らしいですねえ。毎度の事ですが感服いたしました。🦊

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

それはとても親切なことですね。ありがとうございます！

I like the analogy of BM with the 3 witches spinning us tales that we either incorrectly, or overly interpret, - of course this requires them to actually gain a 3rd member. So the next question is who's Macbeth and most importantly who's Lady Macbeth? Answers on a postcard please.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Nice one. And that "answers on a postcard" means you must be close to my age :)

@cuttysark8017

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley Yep too much time listening to Radio 4 and "Call my Bluff" and collecting silver paper for Blue Peter appeals.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@cuttysark8017 Ha! I know those things all too well.

@cuttysark8017

Жыл бұрын

Here’s another phrase that describes the breadth of BM’s music. If they entered Monochrome piano version into the Eurovision. song Contest they might win, but it it was Mirror Mirror they would get “nul points”

@autohmae

Жыл бұрын

Kobametal, Su-metal and Moametal makes 3 🙂

I think the few songs that can be interpreted as 'about', say, Yui or Mikio were definitely not written with them specifically in mind, they just happened to serve double duty. Maybe they were pulled out and refined because they suited that moment in time. Perhaps they have a special, *additional* layer of personal meaning for those involved, or the circumstances colored some aspects of performance during that period, but I don't think any BabyMetal songs are purely or intentionally self-referential. I mean, BabyMetal is exceedingly self aware. They are conscious of the possible/probable inference, but that's not Why They Wrote It. Any applicability is incidental. Like you said, the messages are intentionally ambiguous and designed to have a broad interpretation because BabyMetal is so fan focused. They are a very polished and intricate entity with an extremely intentional presentation, but there's so little ego involved. Nothing about BabyMetal is 'about' them. Everything is about the fans. There's so much consideration, even in stage design, given to reaching as many fans as intimately as possible. You can't do that if your lyrics have too specific a meaning. The ambiguity is a gift. Let this touch you in whichever way fits you best. You, the fan, give the song its ultimate meaning. Anyway. End ramble. XD Thanks for this. I was curious about these lyrics, especially the quiet bits. Looking forward to the next. 🤘🦊🤘 (Also, we're here for content not production value. :p This is fine. Though the jaunty music in the others *was* fun. XD)

@BadEnd98

Жыл бұрын

*THIS* The interview about Divine Attack: “It’s time to go your way” is an interesting line from the song. I imagined it could have been “go our way” instead, meaning everyone would go together. What was your thought process here? SU-METAL: It’s true that the theme of the song is to “lead the way and bring everyone with us as we move forward”. I considered if it was better to use “we”, but then I thought, “that’s their decision to make”. BABYMETAL fans have their own opinions about our songs, and might like this song but dislike that one. There’s no need to force them to agree with everything BABYMETAL does. So I think it’s okay to have songs you like and dislike on this album as well. In other words, if fans continue to follow us from now on, I want it to be an active decision of free will on their part, and not just because they happened to be there. Also, I wanted to find words that could let someone listening to the song feel inspired to never give up, and to open their own path forward. I want words that will stand by such a person. It’s true that the atmosphere of the song says “Let’s go together”, but it also respects individual choice.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I totally agree about the extra layers of meaning which songs accrue when we have insights into the band/production process. I didn't mean to suggest that wasn't true, and appreciate the comment. Thanks also for the comment on content. It's not always clear to me what viewers want, and my best performing videos are not always the ones which seems to me the most substantive... :)

Thank you for such thoughtful analysis… a lost art is found in your channel.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you for your comments.

The hooded character with a mirror face is probably a nod to Maya Deren's 1943 experimental film Meshes of the Afternoon, which can be seen on KZread.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I don't know that film. Thanks.

@david_ii11

Жыл бұрын

It was originally a silent film, but the KZread versions have soundtracks added on.

It's interesting to note that these girls have deeply resonated with our lives in an existential way. They help us dive into our childhood, our adolescence. They are young. I am old. They help me face life as a grand journey. In the video, the perspective view with a bird flying towards infinity is very eloquent to me, even as I begin to perceive the onset of the finitude of physical life in my case. If I had the opportunity to meet them, I would like to thank them for clarifying that life is a mystery and a discovery with curiosity, solitude, joy, fear, and pleasure in all phases of our journey. The Other is our mirror. The delicacy, sensitivity, and wild youth and existentialism of Babymetal have helped me reflect on this.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Nicely put.

Professor, as soon as I heard the lyrics to this song, I knew you would be on to this like a Seagull on to a chip. You have given us a really delicious and intelligent dissection of a tremendously complex, yet superficially simple, lyric. A lot of your comments resonated with my viewing of the song; however, your descriptive interpretation elevated my understanding to another level. As far as a concept album is concerned, I feel there is still a strong link here. Babymetal are discovering 10 alternate dimensions. This is another of them. So far, all the dimensions/alternate realities/parallel worlds that Babymetal has presented to us are mired in conflict of some kind. This is no different. The conflict here seems to be more on a personal level, where residents of the new world are faced with the challenge of their perception of self-image and the possibly of imitation. Yes, this could be a song of internalization and self-reflection. A world within your own head, so to speak. I am fully on board with your thoughts on the song (complete, with the interpretation of the video footage as well). I take your point that Babymetal might be introducing us to a world where people are questioning the reality of who they are, even questioning something as simple as an image of themselves in the mirror. If I may take this concept a step further, perhaps the new world may be troubled by machine learning and AI imagery, to a point where you begin to question if you actually are the real version of the reflection, or just a cognitive reflected version of the original person. Professor, I love your work, keep the good stuff coming.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, man. I agree with your sense of the conflict being a focus of all the songs so far. I wonder though if we would think of it as a concept album if we hadn't been told it was one? The songs seem thematically related but tightly enough to be considered a concept (rather than just, say, an album)? I'm not sure. I'll have to think more about the AI and machine learning stuff. That could go in a very different, but interesting direction, and I can see the validity of that reading. Thanks!

@lencooke944

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley Agreed, I feel you have to look for the concept in this album. I think that with Metal Kingdom, Divine Attack and Monochrome that the concept of conflict is much easier to see. With Light and Darkness and Mirror Mirror you have to expand your concept of conflict. The last two songs give me a feeling of a more personalized basis of conflict, rather than a more global level of MK, DA and M. Almost a war within yourself. The AI and machine learning vibe comes to me from the overall feel of the video, but especially from the effects applied to the vocals. They seem to be computer driven, or even robotic. I don't know, it just struck me as being a point of irritation for residents of a world if they were confronted by artificial versions of themselves.

@lencooke944

Жыл бұрын

At the risk of flogging a dead horse, I am increasing my confidence that there is an AI or Machine Learning element to this song. Professor, you rightly gave a lot of attention to the video in your analysis, so I want to draw your attention back to this. Did you know that this video was built frame by frame (obviously) with very few frames being replicated? The quirkiness of this video made one curious reactor go through this video frame by frame, and he found many images almost hidden inside the video. The whole F x F video runs for over 40 minutes, so I don't expect you to watch the whole thing, but if I can draw your attention to a short section of the video; from 35:49 to 37:24 (this accounts for about six seconds play time at normal speed in the original video (2:51 to 2:57). Link to Wave Potter's frame by frame video for Mirror Mirror (if anyone has time, take a look at the whole video, it's fascinating): kzread.info/dash/bejne/jH6htcupmtaudrg.html At the above time stamps we begin by seeing two robed and hooded figures with mirrors for faces. These figures are standing in front of a red background with a black splodge in the middle of the frame. Written on this background are changing forms of computer coding and various words (probably still representing coding). At 35:53, we can clearly see that the coding is split down the middle and presented in mirror image. We then see the coding fade into the background and the focus resumes on the robed figures with mirror faces. We then get the words (lyrics) on our screen "Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble" (perhaps to portray a sense of witchcraft or sorcery?) and then we see an image of Su flash onto our screen, quickly followed by a fast flash of an image of Moa, all with the computer coding muted in the background. As the next frames move by, the computer coding becomes more prominent again and we can clearly see the words "I need" heavily repeated (still representing coding); and then the word "ALERT" is the only coding word repeated over and over again, as if the computer code is issuing us a warning. We then get to see the lyric words "Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble" set to diminishing images of the coding in the background, a Dark Robed hooded figure and then a black square that morphs into a star, which then turns into a shape resembling a pentagram; all with blurred computer code in the background. So, what does all this mean, I have no idea, but the video production team have gone to a hell of a lot of effort to put all that in there for six seconds of a lyric video, so it has to mean something. I am open to suggestions.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@lencooke944 That's interesting, and I think the framing rhetoric about the album's participation in an alternate reality and the 'metalverse' supports a sense that the digital is supposed to be some kind of alternate reality. That said, and as you say, I'm finally not sure what to do with that, and I'm concerned that such a reading relies so heavily on the visuals. For me, as you know, lyrics and music have to be the bed rock of a song's meaning because they should be able to communicate effectively by themselves (and without any specialist/insider knowledge about the band, what they've said about the song etc.). If the song itself can't articulate its ideas clearly, that's a failing of the song. Of course, the proviso is the idea that the song is supposed to be semantically incomplete and that the audience is supposed to complete the circle of meaning in ways which must necessarily be idiosyncratic. So yes, all grist for the analytical mill :)

Absolutely amazing walk-through. As always, thank you so much, professor. Actually, I was expecting this since the very first moment I got the MacBeth reference. I know I'm a little late now, but I wanted to watch it in a moment of (relative) calm to really dive into it. Until next time!

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

THanks! Appreciate the support.

Another great video. Thank You ❤️🦊

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

Thanks for all the Shakespierian inside, it makes the song even better. I do absolutely agree, the entire album is amazing. And good luck with your decisions about your future. Keep Buddha in mind ;-)

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I appreciate the good wishes.

Fascinating break-down with much food for thought. I agree that the modern mirror could be social media, and that's probably my main take on it. I remember my students; glued to their displays. And I am suddenly aware that it is late in the evening and I spend my time writing a YT comment instead of, let's say, making love to a beautiful young woman. OK, that's a whole different set of problems, I digress. ;-) As always, professor, thank you for helping me to understand and enjoy Babymetal's songs more every day.

@AndrewHartley

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

AJ again doing the work of kitsune-Sama !!!

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent as always, thank you.🦊

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

I really think you nailed the definition of this song! Thank you!

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Fascinating analysis. And, as usual, my disjointed thoughts at the end. Any idea what the statue was opposite the Pietà in the background of the long hall scene? Ah, well, least important detail. Reading the Billboard interview it strikes me things came real close to not having a return at all. And I was not so far off in thinking Su- was done with Su-metal following 10 Babymetal Budokan. And this ties in with your referencing Babymetal as theater or pageantry. In the same interview Su-metal said: "Babymetal is fiction, but it's also something that's happening simultaneously in reality." But, Nakamoto san has decided to reprise the role. And I believe I am happier with that than a cover by her of Girl from Ipanema despite a bit of wistfulness. And speaking of Wyrd Sisters... They are a really good musical group out of Canada. Love their album Raw Voice and especially the title track.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. No, I hunted for the image opposite the Pieta but couldn't find it. If you find it, let me know! I meant to talk about the Pieta but forgot!

“Finding the things that matter, regardless of what the world values..”. That’s a profound thought.

It seems like this clearly pairs up with Maya, (illusion in Buddhist tradition, maybe Hindu as well) - navigating what the true self is when reflections lie and the world is an illusion is a really interesting thematic element, but I haven't gotten deep enough yet into the other songs to see the broader theme. Thank you for this breakdown, Professor.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, I think you are right. It seems to be a theme across a few songs and is in keeping with the later ego/parallel universe "concept" I think.

As soon as I heard it I thought, “Andrew will be chuffed”. Great stuff again.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

I'm predictable :)

I've been awaiting your discussion of this song from the moment I first heard it. And I was not disappointed. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your apt perspective.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate that.

As an usual Japanese, I could not have thought about Zen for these Japanese lyrics parts until you mentioned it. Perhaps, it's a part of us. And,,, this is one of things which I can't recognize using the mirror.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, yes. Thank you.

Always such a pleasure to listen to your thoughts.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

本日4月1日、ベビメタの横浜ライブに参戦してきました。 『鏡よ鏡』ライブ初披露、最高でした！　MVと全然違います。 キリストや仏陀の説法を直接聴くのと、聖書や経典を読むくらいの差があるのでは？と言ったら言い過ぎでしょうか😅 恐ろしくハードな正真正銘のヘヴィメタルでした。

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

素晴らしい曲だと思います。自分も生で聴けるのを楽しみにしています。

Thanks, Professor. Always enjoy your take on these new songs from BM. Indeed this is a new approach for the band indeed. Maybe they will begin to morph into something entirely new?

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

I'm all in favor of growth and evolution :)

Im really happy, that i discovered your channel yesterday, now i can study Babymetal :D You are Proffesor Babymetal !

@AndrewHartley

Ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Professor AJ. Thank you for your excellent commentary. The time has finally come. BABYMETAL quoted Shakespeare when expressing it in the lyrics. While many English speakers reacted that the lyrics were incomprehensible, AJ understood the Macbeth quote on the first try. Professor AJ is the real deal. A question arises here. Were Macbeth's quotes effective in describing BABYMETAL as "jumping over even themselves"? I have not been able to ascertain whether Macbeth's citations play a very important role in expressing the destructuring and Zen-inspired ideas that AJ points to within my comprehension. I am very excited to announce that the MV will be released tomorrow.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

It's really interesting. I hadn't thought about it, but Macbeth contains the following key line when Macbeth has decided NOT to kill his king (his mind is later changed in conversation with Lady Macbeth): "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition which o'er leaps itself and falls on the other [side]" It actually fits the song REALLY well and makes me wonder if that line was in the song writer's mind for the part about getting over yourself. Thank you for prompting this thought!

Thanks for the insightful analysis Prof Hartley.. I can not even start to describe how happy I am to hear Babymetal dabble in prog-metal once more. And I'm not even a prog fan haha. I just want the girls get tested in their choreographed dance again like they did in TOTD. Imagine a Macbeth themed prog-backed dance routine. Daaaaang!

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

That would be cool :) Cheers!

I'm a little ( but not entirely not) surprised you didn't go down the "When shall we three meet again...". The answer is likely something only to be found in an alternate universe. Great video, as always.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Ha! That would have been a fun point to make. I also think I should have riffed on fair is foul and foul is fair.

Thank you for this video. Daring to include Disney content in your video. I'll be back after work...

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Ha. Yeah, we'll see how long it is before I have to pull that clip...

Fair is foul,and foul is fair. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. ・・・I listened to it very interestingly. Thank you very much.

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I should have included that fair/foul binary. It fits the song

Yes!!!! I'm commenting before I've watched this video but I'm already excited to see you do this! Everything about this song is absolutely incredible..I'm not sure I can say too much more yet.

本日、BABYMETAL の新たな歴史の幕あけ。無事成功を祈りましょう。Today is the beginning of BABYMETAL’s new history. Let’s pray for success ! ✨🦊✨From 🇯🇵

@user-yh3wy3oc9i

Жыл бұрын

YOKOHAMA PIA ARENA MM (MinatoMirai) 2days 🤘

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

I think Koba trolled us again with the whole planets/dimensions thing. Yes BABYMETAL songs are always very much open to different interpretations, have many different references that can open many doors, but overall this album is more about themselves than anything else, literally starting from the beginning, them entering the Metal Kingdom, this is really their point of view about the long journey that brought them to the present. Mirror Mirrror is quite explicit about that, Believing even more, but overall every single song is a step on that long path. At least thats how I read it after listening this album for a while 😅. 🤘🦊⚡️

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, perhaps so. I do think the whole album is supposed to be a kind of parallel dimension version of the band.

@DeePal072

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley indeed the concept of duality keeps being pushed forward in this album a lot, not that this comes new with their works. I'm really happy with the result. 🤘🏻🦊⚡

これがマクベスからの引用だったことを知らなかった自分の無学さに恥じ入るばかりです😳

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

日本文学の一節を特定できる欧米人はそう多くないだろう :)

Oh, that's a timely analysis, great :-) I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of the heavy parts of this song and overall it's too busy to be a track I'll return to many times on it's own (only in the album context). But I LOVE the first singing part with "Mirror mirror...", with the fast paced drums. Some parts of the song are amazingly haunting. (And some are a bit annoying... but maybe I'll get used to them in the future 🙂)

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

The way I read the song, if parts of it are annoying, I think it might be intentionally so and fits the content. That serene chorus is such a welcome break.

@hedobannord1184

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley Okay, now that I've finished your video (awesome analysis from you again!) I, as after most of your vids, totally can appreciate the song more. It's fascinating how the lyrics and the music/sound are interwoven and how they managed to keep all of that in the lyric video alive. And I think the song itself is starting to grow on me (despite me not really liking proggy stuff). 🙂

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@hedobannord1184 That's very cool. Thanks for giving it, and me, a chance :)

@hedobannord1184

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley After listening to Mirror, Mirror a couple of times more I have to "admit" that I really like the song now - it's heavy, but also melodic, so it's another banger from BM. 🙂

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@hedobannord1184 Yay!

Ying and Yang dude

We really need Babymetal to cover a full soliloquy, with an extended suite of solos from the Kami Band

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

I would pay good money for that

@keithsowerby8179

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley Anyway, the black and white vinyl has just arrived

鏡に奥にPerfumeが見える。

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

そうなんですか？それは気がつきませんでした。

@user-yv8qu1tm4j

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley この曲の深い意味はよくわかりませんが、鏡の向こうにPerfumeがいるというのが第一印象でした。 PerfumeはMIKIKIKOさんが最初に成功したダンストリオで、SUとPerfumeは広島の「アクターズスクール広島」出身なので、密接なつながりがあります。ある意味、BABYMETALとPerfumeは姉妹グループなんです。 「The Other One」はPerfumeへのオマージュを含んでいると感じています。例えば、「Light and Darkness」は音楽的にも振り付け的にもPerfumeに似ているし、「METALIZM」はPerfumeのヒット曲「ポリリズム」のパロディと思ったくらいです。他にもPerfumeっぽい雰囲気は感じました。

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@user-yv8qu1tm4j ああなるほど、と思いました。そう、2つのグループがそういう風につながっていることは知っていました。でも、そのつながりを探るような曲だとは思っていなかった。

@user-yv8qu1tm4j

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley 　お返事ありがとうございます。 実際、曲を制作した人達がそういった意図で作ったかはわかりませんが、私は曲の印象をそう感じました。以前のBABYMETAL曲でもコンセプトが似てるのがありました。例えばPerfume の「edge」と、BABYMETALの「YAVA」は曲調は似てませんが「気になってどうしよう」というコンセプトが似てました。そして振り付けはMIKIKOさんなので似ていて当然ですね。だから鏡に写ったSUとMOAは、Perfumeの分身かもしれないと思うかもしれないと気が付いたのです。

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@user-yv8qu1tm4j それは興味深いですね。コメントありがとうございました。

And now on old farts network over to A J Hartley for a discussion on Fly Fishing by J R Hartley oh hang on JR not JA as you were ...move along ..run away run away before old Ingtons of many threes makes a "good reaction " upload ...Wonder if maybe J Hartley of Steam trains films ...guess need to ask ...PAN PIANO THOMAS AND FRIENDS on that one ...and why no Timotei hair flick from AJ ?

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

Ha! I was doing a book signing once in the UK and someone actually brought a copy of that fly fishing book (which actually got published after the success of the yellow pages ad) for me to sign (as a joke)! I did, of course.* Insert hair flick here*

@tonypate9174

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewHartley Bravo Sir taken like a gentleman and a scholar ....unlike some down the "foxhole" who turn nasty when asked on ....AKATSUKI RARE 1952..(and why o why is it so good) Less stay cats more ..feral 🦊femsle 🦊? never mind why ...AKATSUKI CHURCH MIX SU METAL...be my mortal coil end tune when time comes ...raise a few eyebrows on the way ...

@AndrewHartley

Жыл бұрын

@@tonypate9174 I'll drink to that! :)