I think I can／the pillows

2000.11.22
director:KATSUJI KONDO
official HP: www.pillows.jp/

[@Anrodos]

A lot of nostalgia in this song. Watching FLCL at 3 am on summer break between junior and senior year.

[@ghstdata6223]

fuck yeah

[@KimmyQueen]

Pretty much

[@theskiff]

That is LITERALLY what I did.

[@Indianadixon]

same here! between sophomore and junior year. What a great anime :)

[@ma_junia]

you're all making me feel so late to the party haha.

[@breakfastatepiphanies]

This song kept me alive. (Edit: and I've got two beautiful children to show for it.)

[@StonedMexicanGuy]

Same

[@KimmyQueen]

This video is meant to be watched laying on a bed, with your head on a pillow... :-D

[@wewerenumberone4006]

thats what im doing

[@VerdantAssassin]

Or on a phone.

[@mckayluke7834]

You mean to tell me that you have to have your head on pillow to listen to the pillows?

[@KimmyQueen]

McKay Luke Indeed!

[@treborortiz6094]

As I scroll down the comments listening to this song laying down on my bed and I see this. I began to chuckle a bit haha.

[@robbiepandemic3930]

When this songs playing and he's flying down, transforms, and says I Love You I always get chills and tears. My opinion FLCL is in top 3 greatest animes of all time. Six episodes and killer soundtrack..... truly a must watch for anime fans.

[@FriedRice3519]

hell yea

[@XiGlove]

What's your top 2 and 1? Just curious

[@inkoinfinity2]

@@XiGlove I'm curious about that too

[@anthonyrivera4547]

It's what got me into anime it will always hold number 1 spot. My favorite part ad well

[@SocialTourist]

100%

[@1gnore_me.]

"I love you"

[@CharlieCat18]

Molten_ damn, the nostalgia hit me harder than Haruko’s Vespa scooter

[@NoGabz]

Ski dayo

[@paweuuu27]

Thanks

[@BakedSalmonNetwork]

Kimi mou suki desu

[@diegomo1413]

Atomsk coming out of Naota’s head when the guitar solo starts is a moment that will live in my head rent free forever 🥲

[@azizulfikri8392]

The whole scene after that until atomsk flew away lives rent free as well

[@axeinrose]

me and my dad jsut showed my younger brother FLCL yesterday. we diddnt get all 6 episodes in one night like we usually do, but we did show him. i think i was i was his age when i first watched it with him, 11. its my dad's faviorite anime, and a close second for me. i hope i will always come back to it with the same wonder that i did the first time, just like my little brother last night.

[@theguywhoasked2597]

What's you first?

[@ouchiegiverjr]

Whenever I don’t think I can do it, I listen to this…..I think I can.

[@lateblossom]

ME TOO!!!!

[@Triohuncho]

I get a carefree reckless vibe from them and i love it!

[@BakedSalmonNetwork]

A fine description. Listen to these guys and care less about bs.

[@aarongarcia8310]

You should see them live lol

[@jeffreyknowles863]

They look like they are having a good time

[@elquintenezaca7697]

Never though people still comment makes me kind of happy I know this band because of flcl

[@sey9379]

I thank my big brother for making me watch this while I was in first grade, he is my savior

[@TheK1NG0fGAMES]

Halfway through the video and now I realize that he just duct-taped a mic to his face.

[@Casual_BackPacking]

I love this song , when we think we turn those thoughts into reality, i think i can i think i can ❤

[@sethdillard5840]

I really like how Sawao was just like 'screw it, I'm gonna' tape my mic to my head'

[@MAM180]

+Seth Dillard He thought he could do it

[@samcooker5488]

+Seth Dillard It was so he could play the guitar.

[@x2theray]

Couldn't afford the headset mic lol thats pretty punk imo

[@DimitriDelCastillo]

It's a tribute to Keith Moon -- pay attention to the madman on the drums. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3XJcpd-d9l-lbMsi=Qy6Ix20jmm8_-HlH

[@omgitsaaron]

I would like to thank Fooly Cooly for making me aware of one of the happiest & most inspiring bands I've ever heard. This song gets me pumped every time I hear it, This is music done right :)

[@anirudhnair1148]

It still does it my man.

[@Gh0stRider00]

​@anirudhnair1148 It still does it my man

[@OlympianRider]

It still does man😊

[@菌悪玉-c8s]

この曲は2000年11月発表 オバマ大統領が「Yes We Can」と言ったのは、2008年のアメリカ大統領選挙の時です。

[@かな-y4d6p]

始まり方かっこよすぎる

[@THEGREATMAX]

Yeah, very latin sounding. Very much sounds like something they'd play before they let a bull loose at the rodeo

[@izanashinatose1859]

I'm going to start taping microphones to my head now.. It's a new fashion trend.. Thank you pillows!

[@KimmyQueen]

The trend started and ended in 2011

[@nugsboodlepoo]

I love this song, it's so uplifting.. sometimes a simple phrase like "i think i can" is all you need to PUSH YOURSELF!!!1

[@TheBitchWhoWasPromised]

I play this song whenever I need to clean the kitchen.......seriously lol

[@rafaeltrivino1790]

You guys put a smile on my face.

[@foxzygranpa]

+Nyan-Chan shit I'm dying haha

[@TheBitchWhoWasPromised]

foxzygranpa lol try this shit fam it works XD

[@foxzygranpa]

+Nyan-Chan nah, the kitchen will get rekt while I scream I THINK I CAN! XD

[@久遠龍彦]

たっくん…それはダメだ…その力は！私がぁぁぁあぁああぁ！！！

[@QueenMAC112]

(Naota to Haruko): "I love you."

[@spinafire]

"Daisuke" - Naoto

[@izanashinatose1859]

It's was an adorable part of the series..

[@klondikelegitski675]

Mamimi best girl

[@nanu321]

i remember the first time i heard this on flcl, i was 6 atm, and any hardship i faced i always sang this song to myself, helped me out alot

[@Vulpane]

You think you can? FUCK YEAH YOU THINK YOU CAN! :D

[@ああ-e1t5y]

自分用　歌詞 似ても似つかない 双子のキミ どうしたんだい 靴紐さえ ほどけっぱなしのまま うわの空 待ち構えてる ハイエナのキス 間一髪 誰の目にも およそ不可能なBET 楽しみたいな I think I can I think I can I think I can 昼も夜もない 黒い森で 勇敢なカメレオンが 捨てた羅針盤を 睨んでた 何も言わないで 出ていったキミ 簡単な置き手紙は ドアに刻まれてた ‘I・C・A・N' I think I can I think I can I think I can かけがえのない 夢を知っちゃって もう絶対ごまかせないんだ 寝ても覚めても繰り返す ‘I・C・A・N' I think I can I think I can I think I can

[@Dura_Corp]

Sometimes I listen to this song while doing anything productive, my self-esteem and motivation always go sky rocket because of it. Never thought a band with this name would have such a positive impact on me honestly, but I'm thankful for that.

[@chuchimmattich1500]

+1

[@TheKijib]

I.THINK. I. CAN. I. THINK. I. CAN. I THINK I CAN!!!!

[@VerdantAssassin]

I. THICK. I. CAMP. I. THICK. I. CAMP. I THICK I CAMP!!!!

[@剛田ドッピオ]

スマホで感動！時代の最先端やないかいー！！！！

[@movespammerguyteam7colors]

So this was the song they chose for the finale of Fooly Cooly? I knew I recognized it somewhere.

[@LittleMissDeath]

The only foreign language band I've ever been able to thoroughly enjoy and call my own. Even when my insufferable weeaboo days ended, I still loved these guys. Genuinely amazing band no matter what language you speak.

[@XxTaiMTxX]

Might I recommend Bradio? They’re pretty good too.

[@dragonlord1689]

Back in my day we were called otakus XD it never truly ends

[@LittleMissDeath]

@@dragonlord1689 I heard both. I associate both terms with the fetisization of a culture. It's gross.

[@dragonlord1689]

@@LittleMissDeath Chronically online 🙄

[@LittleMissDeath]

@@dragonlord1689 Chronically no bitches. Waifus don't count.

[@FudgyDRS]

The wild part is remembering torrenting this song years before this video was posted

[@demgreens]

I'm so glad that they're coming back to do the FLCL 2 soundtrack.

[@kkammo]

it was confirmed?! FUCK YES

[@nadzianyx]

Wait FLCL 2????? How am I just now hearing about this?

[@BrainEmptyNoThoughts]

announced earlier this year, hype

[@nadzianyx]

I'm thrilled

[@ThePerrperr]

when's season 2 coming out, anyway? I totally forgot about it.

[@cjduvall2375]

大かっこいいです。私はこれお気に入りです！

[@haruton224]

いやー、すばらしいね マジでthe pillowsは神だね・・・ この曲も好き！！

[@afkbender3686]

Now we're all around 30 years old, remember the Teenage Years!

[@LoudPlateAndy]

Look at theeesee old comment, lol

[@Keeeori]

耳が心地よい！色あせない！

[@Maizerus]

The Pirate King Atomsk forever.

[@nous2658]

Always fun finding a band long after their ascent onto the music scene!

[@marksheppard7826]

Awesome band

[@toegoblin912]

I heard you guys first when I was a kid watching flcl and you have been a constant in my Playlist ever since I'm 30 now still jamming out all your songs

[@enriqueelgenio]

Lo mismo vengo diciendo hace décadas: YO CREO, YO PUEDO. ¡Gracias por darme una banda sonora que pueda oír todo el resto de mi vida! Éste y Ride on shooting star, se han convertido, desde hace dos días, en canciones de mi top ten de mejores canciones que reflejan mi pensamiento, que es tan ancho y profundo como el Universo. ¡GRAN BANDA! Me gusta su versatilidad. La banda sonora más coherente con serie alguna. Algunos hits y los otros temas también son buenos, haciendo la banda sonora de FLCL la que no tiene altos y bajos como todas. La mejor decisión de Gainax en su historia fue contratarlos para eso.

[@KimmyQueen]

Estoy de acuerdo

[@danielchale6596]

Oye mamador!

[@jorgeandresgarciajaen4604]

Tiene toda la magia de las bandas de alternarock de los 90's en serio que gran banda!

[@theanxiouscatechist2504]

Yo creo que puedo*, pero se entiende 😅

[@theanxiouscatechist2504]

@@astr___ marico disfrute la vida y deje al otro en paz. Él disfruta la canción como todos aquí.

[@kleinbottled79]

This band brings great honor to electric guitar music. Sugoi!

[@VerdantAssassin]

"Electric Guitar Music" You had one job. ONE JOB.

[@tastedawaste1367]

@@VerdantAssassin it is electric guitar music tho

[@axeinrose]

すごいですよ！この音楽はいつくしいですね？！

[@Emperor_Mateus_of_Palamecia]

That beginning is so hype

[@sleep3065]

自分用歌詞↓ 似ても似つかない　双子のキミ どうしたんだい 靴紐さえ　ほどけっぱなしのまま うわの空 待ち構えてる　ハイエナのキス 間一髪 誰の目にも　およそ不可能なBET 楽しみたいな I think I can... 昼も夜もない　黒い森で 勇敢な カメレオンが　捨てた羅針盤を 睨んでた 何も言わないで　出ていったキミ 簡単な 置き手紙は　ドアに刻まれてた I・C・A・N I think I can... かけがえのない　夢を知っちゃって もう絶対 ごまかせないんだ　寝ても覚めても繰り返す I・C・A・N I think I can...

[@adrianencalada2543]

Amazing song. You can clearly feel the big Blur influences, specially during the guitar solo

[@bornwisedistruction]

Tie for the greatest animated moments in history Naota Kun Gaining the Powers of the Pirate King / Optimus Prime showing up in time to turn the tides both with fitting Musical scoring The Touch / I Think I Can. These Moments and songs Create Goosebumps every time I see and hear them!

[@ktzett9328]

いいぞ、銭函！今聞いても最高だー！

[@revangerang]

This probably looked funky and interesting back then but now it kind of just feels like a video filmed on a phone that wasn't flipped properly lmao

[@Cathryn39]

XD I didn't even notice it was flipped.

[@instantshow4333]

+Aquaintence Buddy (Gooch) maybe not in the US, but they were famous in japan.

[@happysoft6847]

People were able to hold cameras sideways long before the advent of smartphones.

[@daddybigweld8942]

It's still funky and interesting, my dude

[@johnnyjefferson8497]

Best song to listen for gym motivation

[@kueller917]

I've seen this video so many times and I just now noticed it was sideways.

[@Cathryn39]

Me too XD

[@狐ベイリー]

This is the first Japanese band I found interest in! ♥︎

[@NightRaidsFlcl_20]

Estos temas son Nostálgicos para todos los fans de FLCL. Esta es la esencia que dio vida a FLCL, siempre estaremos agradecidos con su hermosa banda the Pillows, sin ustedes nadie hubiera conocido a FLCL ♥️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@deaderthendead041]

These guys are awesome plain and simple their music has reached countless generations and will likely continue to do so in the future

[@TheBrez]

Say what you will about Grunge. The moment she pulled the Rickenbacker from Shun's head and this played, my fiancée and I screamed.

[@えーき-s2p]

毎日聞いてる

[@ShaDHP23]

I want to be a good person. I don't care if I'm poor or rich, I'm going to take my chances and yell at the top of my lungs "I THINK I CAN" no matter who wants me to fail.

[@Lucafont]

This band truly contains gods among men.

[@AnalomSAJ]

2019 and still love this song 😁

[@theblan1k0ne]

Hey, AnalomSAJ from 2019, 2020 here. Bet you still love it.

[@AnalomSAJ]

Still love it!! :)

[@Alexander-ju2db]

Hey, hmm from 2021, 2022 here. Bet you still love it.

[@amarux7tenji531]

"this is it!!! The climax!!!" For ever engraved on my mind, man what i do to be that young and full of life back then😊😭😊

[@fufu5068]

The Pillows song always make me happy

[@MemorySpark]

This is the first song I learned back to front on guitar. Couldnt be happier about that.

[@alloeloise]

"I love you."

[@oddfatherchucky6099]

Best scene

[@janken3767]

These songs are just legendary, too bad there a little short i wish it was longer

[@konekomaru24]

時々、すごく聴きたくなる。 大好きです。

[@axeinrose]

私もまた！このソングがとても好きですよ。

[@numburger]

I get the impression that they intended to film this properly but the camera was on its side and they only had realized that after filming and it was too late to turn back

[@ianriot1578]

Thats some good guitar playing. Good harmony good punk rock. Solo was very soulfull and original

[@Tatl]

The Pillows is one of those old bands who still makes appearances worthy of praise. Live long, guys.

[@Shrimpslider]

I Love You - Naota

[@oddfatherchucky6099]

Best scene

[@OFFP88]

this really brings me back to high school

[@senerio2124]

To this day I listen to this song for a confidence. Got me through many high school and uni days

[@anatomichamster3171]

I love how he has a standard microphone juryrigged to his face.

[@MeaAtHeaDd]

it took me a really long time to realize that it was a microphone

[@ayy_yip]

lmao

[@pandamonium7977]

So excited to see them doing the soundtrack again for season 2! ^3^

[@axeinrose]

Aww.. poor soul diddnt know what tf the second and third season would be like, ey?

[@tomei_rose]

あ、あいつ...海賊王の力をっ...

[@funkwolf1]

These guys don't seem to be as far out as I thought they would be. They're just having fun, there should be more bands that have fun making music like these guys.

[@kommanderskombat3339]

You know it's good music when you don't need to understand the words to LOVE IT!!!!!

[@Nirvash2011]

@losifer69 they have a support bassist, Jun Suzuki play for them, but as he is not a official member, he is never in PV or album cover.... but you can see him in their live performance

[@yellowlemonPenguin]

If you turn your phone ⤵↩ rightward twice you can watch in full screen (only works if your screen can't orient upside down.)

[@albenir56]

DAMN!!! This song! This rock'n roll feeling...

[@mirahsan2]

The memories man…😊

[@congospartan3425]

That intro motif' has to be the hardest final fight introduction I've ever heard in my entire life

[@dtmstormphotography]

This Song is the Epitome of FLCL!! I love it so much!!

[@maita729]

アイビーのセイターが、妙に似合ってる。北海高校ってがくらんですよね。昔はブレザーに、憧れていたのかな？

[@aleksanderrozbiewski3801]

You know, actually most of their songs that I really like I've found in FLCL. I've been listening to their other songs and cannot compare them with FLCL discography. Maybe few ones, but those chosen for FLCL were pearls of Pillows' work. Even for biggest fans (such as I think myself being fan of Rammstein) there are also songs that were weak. Besides, The Pillows play very different tunes, ranging from dark, The Prodigy like Stalker goes to Babylon up to light and fluffy Funny Bunny.

[@frostyasparagus8276]

I think what helps make the songs so good is that we have scenes and characters from FLCL that we connect them to. It gives a lot more emoition to the songs than what was already there, especially if you don't speak the language.

[@KibaInu04]

He fell at 00:36

[@samwillpiercetheheavens2263]

lol thanks

[@darlylmfao7035]

Lmao

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

Anime ties or not the pillows are a phenomenal indie rock band.

[@FriedRice3519]

Nostalgic

[@reicrow7360]

Brings back so so many memories.... Wish i could go back

[@griffinmpable]

@pauliazz94 the pillows bass player left the band years ago. since then theyve used studio bassists for recording and then just credit them on the album but never officially become part of the band. i cant think of a video off the top of my head where they have a bass player, its always just these three

[@Warfrae]

Why isn't this on iTunes

[@Clorox13]

+Warfrae i know right

[@c.a.whodat]

Because as sad as it is this band is irrelevant outside Japan

[@grungehamster8]

Acidpond -- it's not available because of Japanese copyright and distribution laws. it's on itunes Japan though. if you're a big enough fan of japanese music, it's worth making a second itunes account to have access to the japanese itunes store.

[@queenbutterfly6477]

Acidpond because Apple Corporation doesn't have license to this song

[@GamingMonster444]

Acidpond now it is

[@echristian7328]

This song portrays a great time in my life when I was beginning to understand the importance of cartoons in my life again. Especially the kid like me.

[@YuzaSan13]

@BytorAndTHEsd [sorry, word limit] Although Suzuki isn't a perminant member, he appears in Tokyo Bambi music video. He's also apparently a little shy when the spotlight comes onto him. You can tell when he was in one of the interviews, and he wasn't talking much. This made him perfect as guest bassist instead of a perminant member so that he wouldn't complain.

[@danielward8131]

Love this! Power pop done really well!

[@Mrchuchox2264]

Salute from Venezuela brutal banda lml

[@agungdude1303]

Truly rocks!!!!!!!

[@r0landleaf370]

The director says "Now you can't do all that" Sawao & the gang refer em to the chorus. 😁

[@Draescan]

@TheUnitedNatives Most people were introduced to this band through the show...that doesn't mean they aren't fans...just because they didn't hear about them from a friend or find them on their own doesn't change a thing.

[@kiahgray]

they kinda remind me of a japanese version of weezer

[@rice_eater2.0]

We gettin space pirate with this one 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@juanmontalvan8331]

Uno de mis temas favoritos de la vida...!!! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....!!!!

[@Msdogandbone]

best band ever? why yes...yes they are

[@silasdonald7563]

Will remind me of late summer nights watching flcl and finally seeing them live in portland

[@ian3156]

has anyone noticed the solo at 1:45 sounds like the solo around 2:47 in high and dry by radiohead?

[@rickylovesyou]

Dammit the solo here is just so fcl good.

[@TAStormChasing]

Pillows rock both sides.