Translation: It's Infuriating (Happy End)

All but two of the songs on Yudemen have Takashi Matsumoto lyrics. The two that don't are an all-Hosono song near the end of Side A and Ohtaki's It's Infuriating in the middle of Side B. On the level of lyrics alone, I'd say it's a finer specimen than his other "solo" Happy End song, Kazemachi Roman's Typhoon. It has a more concentrated mood, and the last verse is worthy of Takashi.

Musically it veers to the rock side of Yudemen's folk-rock equation. My favorite thing about Yudemen is the closer, but my second favorite is the Shigeru Suzuki solos, and this has killer ones.



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What's going on here?

The ticking of the clock

is getting on my nerves

and I can't sleep.

I can't sleep at all.

It's infuriating.

I'm in pain.

I'm in serious pain.

I can't even take a proper breath.

It's too much.

It's too much this time.

It's infuriating.

I hate it.

I hate it.

There's nothing good

about hanging out in the city

and there's nothing good

about staying at home.

It's infuriating.

Infuriating.

Infuriating. 

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