Hard Luck Woman 「X Japan Cover」

Hard Luck Woman 「Kiss」 X Japan cover

[@MissAlthea]

I am an original generation KISS fan (since 1976) and a new generation X fan (since 2021)...and while I have seen this clip many times, I am revisiting it here on 12/20/22 which just happens to be Peter Criss' birthday...it was his original vocal that made this KISS song iconic, and I think both Toshi and hide did it proud - understandable pronunciation issues aside. It is amazing how hide's vocals evolved from this performance, especially if one compares Frozen Bug or Lemoned I Scream from his solo efforts (English lyrics but you really cannot understand a word he's saying) to songs like Psyche or Easy Jesus from the Zilch project, where his pronunciation is beautiful! I am also thinking how funny it is that hide's and Peter's birthdays are exactly one week apart (hide on Dec 13 and Peter on Dec 20), and in assorted 1998 footage from Los Angeles, hide is wearing a Peter Criss solo album cover art t-shirt (albeit embellished with the word “FUCT”). Rest in peace, dearest hide....the world hears you. ❤❤

[@DrTotz]

The first time I heard this I was in tears...uncontrollably crying. To hear a band that you discovered as a young man cover a song that you loved from your childhood is too moving for words. I am so glad that in my lifetime I did get to see both Kiss and X live in concert. But as soon as I find out how to time travel I'll go first to see the Asylum tour and then jump to the Tokyo dome in 92 for On The Verge of Destruction Tour.

[@doris8132]

Dr. Totz you are a lucky man :)

[@LakuClockworkJrockBand]

I love hide's voice!!!

[@大好きすき]

まじ神なんじゃないですかね… 今は天から見守ってくれてる。 だから、ちっともさみしくないよ…（泣）

[@AlecDamiano]

This is one of the best KISS covers I've heard. KISS is my favorite active band, and I love X Japan very much as well. Just because their first language isn't English, it does not affect how awesome the cover is. Toshi's and hide's voices remind of Peter Criss. Except for minor errors, this version is almost perfect. And those of you making fun of their accents--YOU try singing in Japanese. Believe me, it's hard. I've tried it. ;)

[@ladysaera]

KAWAIIIII HIDE IS SO SHY AT THE END OMG I CANNOTTTTT HE IS SO CUTEEEEEEE !!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍

[@Tanya29559]

hide !!! He's the BEST! ♥ ♥ ♥

[@ladysaera]

cutest cover from XJ especially hide 😍

[@YzdHmd]

This is freaking awesome..!!!My favorite band playing my another first ever favorite band song...!!!!

[@Yazul]

Dude, I love BOTH Kiss and X VERY much... And Hard Luck Woman is one of my favorite from them... Oh my god, Toshi's accent is lol, but great cover indeed... hide must have enjoyed this song as much as I do...

[@Gardenaldesorocaba]

two best bands in the world...x japan and KISS BRAZIL ARE X!!!

[@sarudachiba712]

Love Hide love this version

[@Gnipez]

Wow!! I knew that Hide has a very nice voice from his solo project but this cover is freaking amazing !! he is talented!

[@kaorik6005]

ギタリストなのに歌も上手だもんなー(*´∇｀*)♥

[@sinceunati]

Great version

[@ryoohki]

This is way cool!!!!!! hide did an awesome cover... too bad they didn't cover Beth

[@dressedtokisstribute]

i rrearry rove you hard ruck woman i keep stare at you!!ha...ha...ha... great effort guys keep up the great work i know it's not easy singin in another language cheers !!!

[@ふうの音楽室]

このhideさん好きだ。楽しかったんだろな。いい顔してる。

[@hellgirl156]

holy freaking mother of Yoshiki!! I didn't knew about this!!

[@Junk_story]

最高だね♪

[@michaelputignano8367]

Favorite Kiss song. This is great. I sing this with an acoustic project I have. Made my day finding this. We are X,from Chicago.

[@vezonproductions]

this is why Japan Rules !!

[@Mellie]

Thanks for posting this. What a gem.

[@ChevalierAguila]

The letter "L" doesn't exist in japanese language, thus the difficulty for native japanese speakers in pronuncing it right. They pronunce it as "R"

[@anabellik]

I like KISS and I love X. The song is actually good. Otiginally it's a bit more slowly. And hide is just TOO cute.

[@merinelyon1680]

KISS! This takes me back to the 70's! I think Peter Criss sang this.

[@Astrovampsgirl]

Yay I Love it Hide and Toshi did a great job i love them too.

[@liapsyence5725]

hide-san happy birthday

[@seangerrymusic]

Great Cover!

[@chinopoon5331]

Hide❤💛

[@Yazul]

Yeah I know it's pretty funny but it's really hard to japanese people to speak english, especially to talk. I must say their accent is not that bad there compared to others I've seen... I really love this band as much as I love KISS (Although they're more like a tribute band nowdays with Singer and Thayer dressed as Peter and Ace), as my music taste says they're very good, despite the accent. Check out a song from them called "Art of Life". It's simply fantastic.

[@rocknrolla12992]

hide's voice is alot like peter criss' actually, really cool cover

[@vx-fx5is]

hide is so cute! Why does he sounds different in this video? But he's cool!

[@Kyubone]

hide doesn't sound different? I can't hear any difference. He sounds the same in all of his songs :)

[@vx-fx5is]

I mean, he's not in his typical nasal voice. He usually sings that way.

[@Kyubone]

vx0805 Ahh, well I just think the the style of singing, he could sing without the nasal kind of style as well in his later years xD but it kinda became his trademark style of singing haha.

[@vx-fx5is]

hahaha you're right. His trademark is nasal style but this one is cool too! It's new to my ear.

[@Kyubone]

+vx0805 Yes this one is really nice :) Are you new to hide?

[@Yuuko01010101]

@HideSpookySama Respeto también con KISS,no sea ignorante señor. me parece bien que tuvieran un cover a esta tremenda banda, pero siempre todos preferimos las versiones originales. Pero me parece simpático escucharlo de X japan.

[@Maylene00]

2:53 hide is so cute. Keep rockin i heaven babe!

[@taisei1059]

If never I met you I'd never have seen you cry If not for our first "Hello" We'd never have to say goodbye もしきみと出会わなかったら きみを泣かすこともなかっただろう もし"ハロー"って最初に出会わなければ 僕たち"さよなら"って 言わなくてもよかったんだ If never I held you My feelin's would never show It's time I start walkin' But there's so much you'll never know でももしきみを抱きしめなかったら 僕が感情を表すことはなかったよ 一人で歩き始めるときがきたんだ きみが知るはずもないことが沢山あるけれど I keep telling you hard luck woman You ain't a hard luck woman 僕はきみに"ついてない女"って言い続ける きみは"ついてない女"なんかじゃないのにね Rags, the sailor's only daughter A child of the water Too proud to be a queen 気にしなくていいんだ 船乗りの一人娘は 海で生まれ育つんだ 海とは切っても切れないから 女王様にはなろうとしないんだ Rags, I really love ya I can't forget about ya You'll be a hard luck woman Baby, till you find your man ばかばかしい話さ きみを本当に愛してて 忘れることができないなんて きみは"ついてない女"さ ベイビー 最愛の男性を見つけるまではね Before I go let me kiss you And wipe the tears from your eyes I don't wanna hurt you, girl You know I could never lie キスしようとする前に きみの瞳にこぼれる涙を拭いてあげたね きみを傷つけたくないんだ だって僕はきみに嘘はつけないからさ I keep telling you hard luck woman だからきみに言い続けるよ きみは"ついてない女"だって You ain't a hard luck woman You'll be a hard luck woman Baby, till you find your man きみは"ついてない女"なんかじゃないのに でも"ついてない女"でもあるんだ 本当の恋を見つける それまでは Rags, the sailor's only daughter A child of the water Too proud to be a queen くだらない話だよ 所詮 船乗りの娘は 生まれてからずっとそばに海があって 海から離れることなんかできない だから 我がままに振る舞うことなんかできないんだ Rags, I really love ya I can't forget about ya You'll be a hard luck woman Baby, till you find your man ばかばかしいよね でもきみのこと愛してて 忘れることができないなんてさ きみは"ついてない女"なんだ だって 本当の恋に巡りあえてないんだから You'll be a hard luck woman Baby, till you find your man きみはこれからも "ついてない女"なんだ 本当の相手に巡り合うまでは Oh yeah, bye bye, so long, don't cry ああ　 "さよなら"を言うときがきたね さよなら　泣かないで I'm just packin' my bags, whoa, leavin' you Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, baby, don't cry バッグを手にして きみを置いて出ていくよ バイバイ　さよなら ベイビー　泣かないで I gotta keep on movin', yeah movin' Bye, bye my baby, ooh, don't cry, lady, oh 振り返らずに進むんだ ああ 前に進むんだ さよなら 僕の愛したひと ああ 泣かないでよ　ねえ…

[@ryoohki]

@spase33 It's just Engrish... the Japanese language has no L sounds so when they speak or sing in English, the L's come out as r's or w's

[@kensvs]

1:33 i think Hide forgot the lyrics XD

[@jason005s]

i rearry ruv roo!!! hahaha i laughed for 20 minutes, hell of a nice cover though, nearly perfect

[@xfranczeskax]

Jesus, who unearthed this from where? Tell me tell me pls! And here I thought I knew every single piece X did...

[@carriexjapan]

OMG ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ladyintears]

didn't know they covered this song :D

[@AlkisGR]

Yoshiki liked KISS too, and he covered Black Diamond for the official KISS tribute album KISS MY ASS.

[@vishayapornkantawang346]

I like this:-) Cool! I think accent is not the problem to communication. Someone said their accent were bad! U must know that their country is not use English in daily life. as same as me, Im Thai :-) But I have many American friends and they all understand my Eng. I think thats very "insane" if u think the accent is the most important to speak Eng.! Yes ,u may think their accent is bad,but I know they can use Eng. without problem when they lived in L.A. :-)

[@sinceunati]

How many people complaining of their accent could communicate in Japan?? Probably none!!! Many Americans are very ignorant. I know because I am one!!

[@KingdomComeClark]

I think this is F%^&ING HILARIOUS!!!!

[@kaisaai9]

I can't take them serious when they can't even pronounce 'luck' like native speakers do, so I just settle with staring at hide. XD Beautiful as always, that hide.

[@garnetd]

they speak english. hide lived in LA. and i like this cover too ^^

[@suenterry1160]

Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

[@supatchayamahawan1193]

Real incomparable handsome...HIDE (FOREVER LOVE)!!!

[@bohemianraphsody]

hes voice own!

[@rennyday13]

Toshi obviously can sing good english

[@Astrovampsgirl]

@l1m0 te entiendo para mi su ingles esta bien para ser nacidos en Japon es que los americanos creen que ellos son como ellos que pueden hablarlo bien por eso dije fuck the haters

[@Grzegrzolka]

IMO it should be 「KISS cover」 not 「X Japan cover」 because it might get confusing for some blockheads ;) And isn't it from NYC voyage ? It was that one without Yo ? from late 80's ? Btw. you know KISS is for Kids In Satanic Service right ? XD ha ha ha , those religouse fanatics are hilariouse, lmao.

[@ccmilo65]

Hard ruck rooman...I really ruve you

[@sickranium]

Timing's horrible, Hide's engrish is kinda weird, the bass player is way overdoing it, and the vocals are not even always in tune. I'm in love with it!!!!

[@Astrovampsgirl]

they sing great i love you guys R.I.P. Hide sama I LOVE YOU X-JAPAN fuck of the haters

[@vinisith]

"Laagss da saila is onry doaah..."

[@JoeGibb]

Okay aside from the engrish, its a good cover. Stop hating.

[@ReynoldsKicking]

lol i Rove you to. 1:33 boy-o forgot his line. so ones more lol

[@restsama]

well its a shame they dont show the 3rd guitarplayer, the drummer, and the bassists face.. i think it is from 1992.

[@dormilonn]

HARD ROCK RAMEN! XD

[@ChristianNuse]

Is it just me or does hide sound a little bit like peter chris on vocals here?

[@mamagusjung]

i luv hide ^ ^

[@PinkHidetoMatsumoto]

Where is this from? I'm so in love with it!! 8D

[@dawnwebb2872]

Thank you KZbin gods - didn't know this existed!

[@jstock5355]

Hard ruck woman!

[@redwinerock]

chido cover pero que raros

[@superdupermegaboy]

IMPOSSIBRU!!!

[@762459]

now who wants to, rock and rorr arr nite?

[@hardluckboogie]

@Rozenpandachan Hide died on May 2, 1998 officially deemed his death a suicide. later that week three fans had done copycat suicides

[@garnetd]

yeah i know. but i think hide lived in usa too.

[@Clairegl]

X Japan loves KISS in Japan 'X' is pronunced KISS

[@tifynayusof]

Lol hide 1:33. Btw he sound bit different in this video.

[@machrisr2000]

Someone's gonna call me racist, and I think these guys did a GREAT job, but I crack up every time the lead singer goes "hard ruck woman". Hahahaha.

[@hertz95]

Singing in another language isn't easy, singing in another language while playing guitar just makes it twice harder hehe

[@96radster]

toshi and hide X japan ....

[@jaredthompson13]

i dont think respecting other bands make you legendary it will make you more likeable and maybe a better band, but not legendary

[@Kissito27]

@XJAPANbassHEATH Idon't know man, this group is new for me

[@ttaurus393]

This is soooo funny

[@ryoohki]

I posted this to my facebook and addressed my cousin with (don't raugh at the engrish)

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Ooh you've really pissed me off ooh i'm really freakin pissed now UUURRRRAAAAGGHHHHHH!!

[@theeconsciousman]

ahah HARD RUCK WOMAN well at least he can say "rags"

[@designerx2006]

Hard Ruck Rowman?

[@crazyPAgirl]

I really ruv ru.....

[@HideSpookySama]

@miqxlikesxpies Kiss deberia sentirse alagado , de que hide haya puesto sus ojos en ellos. Hide es mucho mejor guitarrista que todos los guitarristas de kiss juntos. Yoshiki le patea el trasero al baterista de kiss. A si que mas respeto intento de rockerito.

[@RaidenWKW]

when was shot this video ?

[@miqxlikesxpies]

geeez, they killed kiss' song

[@sethytrashroad2561]

it's makeup. it's visual kei.

[@repsycle]

@AlanQuaker You are crazy. Everyone in X are better players than Kiss members. I love Kiss, but That's pretty obvious.

[@cehesosa]

¡¡¡RASENGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@VELVETSNOOZER888]

hide verycutie

[@FranzKlam]

I think they're saying Hard Wuck Woman

[@JoeGibb]

@Meowfest13 Engrish yo. The "L" sound doesn't translate very well into Japanese.

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

KISS did a much better job period.

[@bohemianraphsody]

no way

[@Naskapi1]

i really rove you i forget about you

[@xxlintux]

not the amount of soul KISS or GARTH BROOKS can put on it

[@lexmarks567]

she sounds a little like peter criss

[@KirneH004]

The song is good, but the tempo is just a little too fast.

[@ChevalierAguila]

Well, that's like....your opinion man.