When Weezer Sing Japanese

If Indonesia have a person like Cinta Laura, the most talked and mocked, teenage artist because of her bad pronunciation of Bahasa, then maybe Weezer might get the same reaction from the Japanese.

Weezer has covered the BoA's ballad song called Meri-Kuri. The song can be found as a bonus track in Weezer latest album "The Red Album", the Japanese Version which is due released last wednesday. The Red Album is Weezer's sixth album.
I personally dislike this cover version because it's so not Weezer, and Rivers Cuomo sings Japanese so badly. It sounds very karaoke-ish, borrowing Simon Cowell's favorite line. The reason why Weezer picked the BoA's song its because it was suggested by Kyoko Ito, Rivers Cuomo's wife (They got married in 2006), who's Japanese. And by the first time he heard it, he was instantly taken by the song. Well the original song itself has been voted as the best winter song ever in Japan. So i guess Meri-Kuri is quite a popular song indeed.
But, as a wrap, considered that Japanese people also speak English badly, i guess, it's turns out ok.

Well these are the original version and the cover version of Meri-Kuri tell me what you think!

She & Him: the new sound of The Carpenters

As stated in their personal web, "She & Him made their debut record as a love letter to the musicians who inspired it. Volume One (Merge Records) introduces a boy and girl choir hell-bent on making music the old-fashioned way: by hand - and with as few machines as humanly possible"

Yes, the band's consist of a boy name M. Ward, a renowned one man band, and the quirky yet beautiful, Zooey Deschanel. They began their music adventure in 2006. and now, they are releasing their debut album. There are 13 songs which sounded very easy listening, native american style. What i mean with native american style is these songs reminisce the simple, folky american neighborhood kinda songs. You won't find any guitar distortion or multi tempo drum sound. Just a classic guitar accompanied by the sweet voice of deschanel's.
When i hear the playlist of the album, i directly associate the sounds with some American classic 70's or 90's movie. Yet i believe that the songs would be a great soundtrack for movies like Juno or 50's first date too.
My personal favourites are: This Is Not A Test, Sentimental Hearts, and I Thought I Saw Your Face Today.
For the fans of: Wilco, The Carpenters
For further details click www.she&him.com