Shonen Knife - Cherry Bomb (The Runaways Cover)

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From '' Pretty Little Baka Guy ''
Label: MCA Records - MVCD-18003
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Japan
Released: Nov 21, 1995
Tracklist
01. がんばれバイソン (Making Plans For Bison)
02. サマータイム・ブギ (Summertime Boogie)
03. チョコバー食べたいヨの唄 (I Wanna Eat Chocolate Bars)
04. お風呂屋さん (Public Bath)
05. 悪魔の館 (Devil House)
06. アントニオバカ貝 (Antonio Baka Guy)
07. アイスクリーム・シティ (Ice Cream City)
08. 嗚呼,シンガポール (Call, Singapore)
09. ロケットにのって (Riding On The Rocket)
10. カッパエキス (Kappa Extract)
11. おサカナ大行進
12. Cherry Bomb
Lead Vocals - Michie Nakatani (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Naoko Yamano (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 to 10)
Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Naoko Yamano
Guitar - Ichiya Nakamura (tracks: 1, 3)
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Atsuko Yamano
Bass, Percussion, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Michie Nakatani
© 1986 Zero Communications Ltd under license to The Oglio Entertainment Group, Inc.
℗ 1986 Zero Communications Ltd under license to The Oglio Entertainment Group, Inc.
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"Cherry Bomb" is a 1976 punk-influenced hard rock song by the all-girl band The Runaways off of their self-titled debut album.
It is widely regarded by many as the band's signature song.
"Cherry Bomb" was also ranked 52nd on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.
The song was used in the cult classic film Dazed and Confused, and was featured on the soundtrack.
It can also be heard as a partial cover song by JoJo in the movie RV and was covered by Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, who played Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, for the 2010 biopic film The Runaways.
The song has been re-recorded by Jett and Currie to be featured in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as a playable song.
This song is also covered by Verbal + Yoon on Dr. Marten's 50th anniversary compilation disc.
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Shonen Knife, written in Japanese characters as 少年ナイフ, which transliterates as Shōnen Naifu, literally "Boy Knife," is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1981.
Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rock acts, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs expressing infectious melodies and simplistic, exuberant lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.
Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and D.I.Y. aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal '90s alternative rock acts such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross.
The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan".
They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name The Osaka Ramones.
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Lyrics
Can't stay at home, can't stay at school
Old folks say, you poor little fool.
Down the street I'm the girl next door
I'm the fox you've been waiting for.
Hello Daddy, hello Mom
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Hello world I'm your wild girl
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Stone age love and strange sounds too
Come on baby let me get to you.
Bad nights cause'n teenage blues
Get down ladies you've got nothing to lose.
Hello Daddy, hello Mom
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Hello world I'm your wild girl
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Hello Daddy, hello Mom
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Hello world I'm your wild girl
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Hey street boy what's your style
Your dead end dreams don't make you smile.
I'll give ya something to live for
Have ya, grab ya til your sore.
Hello Daddy, hello Mom
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Hello world I'm your wild girl
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb.
Cherry bomb
Cherry bomb
Cherry bomb
Cherry bomb.
#garagerock
#punk
#punkcover

[@healngwithhopeandempathy]

Absolutely 🤗 amazing cover art like Dr suess and brilliant cover song

[@jeffreygunn9709]

This is the BEST GODDAMN ROCK'n'ROLL SONG EVER RECORDED! \\m//

[@iloveshonenknife1]

Michie spoke English better than anyone else in the band. That's why she sang lead on this song. When they found out what the lyrics meant, they quit performing this song.

[@jeffreygunn9709]

iloveshonenknife1 I'm glad the sisters kicked her out. They should have done it a lot sooner!

[@markdavidosollo3990]

Michie left for her own reasons that had nothing to do with the lyrics to this tune by Kim Fowley and Joan Jett, as originally recorded by the Runaways. Michie wrote and sang excellent songs that SK still includes in its sets today. I disagree with your explanation for her departure and challenge you to provide evidence that the Yamano sisters fired her. The charm of this song is in Michie's accent. Come to think of it, that's the charm of every SK song. There is no way that Naoko would include any song on any SK recording without knowledge of the lyrics. Naoko is way too smart to allow that to happen....ever. SK rules! Bow down, knave!!

[@AA-xh2qy]

As far as I know Michie left for personal reasons that no random fan in the yt comments knows and the Yamano sisters wanted her to stay.

[@iloveshonenknife1]

Michie forever!!!!!!!!!

[@danielscissorhands]

Herro Daddy, herro Mom... Great cover.

[@AtticusRh0des]

Hello Racism.

[@danielscissorhands]

@@AtticusRh0des I think you mean "Herro lacism".

[@popbottle2645]

Herro, wrrrd!

[@johnny-r]

There's some disagreement below about Miche and why she left and if the band knew what this song meant. I doubt they understood the full implications of it, because Cherie was basically saying she's a whore and she'll screw whoever she wants. That's not exactly fitting with SK's persona. Or maybe Naoko just OK'd it to piss her parents, although that seems unlikely. We'll never know, because SK reveals almost nothing personal. They can't touch the Runaways, but this version is pretty damn good.

[@bloodydave09]

cool i clicked onto this at 1,969 views my birthyear!!!

[@goldensilenced]

Adorable ;'D

[@Shoknifeman]

@farfenheimer I more than agree, I never liked the original version, but, I lovvvvvvvvvvvvvve this!

[@popbottle2645]

i want to have their baby

[@farfenheimer]

Dare I say it? They did it better than The Runaways.

[@matteobarsanti8139]

Stop_annoying me_UTube really?

[@devinellenwood836]

Why isn't this on Spotify?

[@theCoverVerse]

It's on a 1995 reissue of the original ''Pretty Little Baka Guy'' 1986 album which was released in Japan only. On any other issue of the album the song is not included.

[@modulatorhustle]

@@theCoverVerse sussy baka

[@Capcomatic]

Herro Wolrd, I'm youl wird gilr....

[@Blacamanelbueno]

Le faltan huevos a la voz.

[@AA-xh2qy]

Both of these bands are better than your band.