Sunny Blue

Sunny Blue
Writer(s)	Shinji Sato
First known live performance	February 22, 1996 @Nagoya Club Quattro
First studio appearance	空中キャンプ (5:53)
Most notable live version	8月の現状 (8:46)

Sunny Blue is a song by Japanese rock band Fishmans, written by Shinji Sato. It first appeared on the band's fifth studio album, 空中キャンプ, where it appears as track 4. The song later appeared as a b-side to single Baby Blue, remixed by rock group Hicksville. The song is known for its fast pace and driven attitude, contrasting with much of Fishmans' more laid-back catalog.

In Pool Volume 10, several members of Fishmans discuss the track:

Sato: Ah, I really like the lyrics for this song. It's like this: the arrangement is thanks to everybody other than myself. It ended up sounding nothing like what I was expecting, because I thought the lyrics were more ordinary. Kashiwabara: I didn't mean to make this particular song this way, but I warmed up to it a lot. Well, a lot of the composition was my doing. I wanted to create something with this kind of arrangement... because I've been warming up to this style since November of last year. Neri representative: That's for quite a long time (laughs). Sato: Quite the long-term outlook. Kashiwabara: Don't let Towa Tei do it first - like Ulfuls did (laughs). Motegi: (laughs). Kashiwabara (laughs) It's a competition!

The CD Extra Dictionary has this to say about the song:

Untranslated Japanese
サニー・ブルー【ＳＵＮＮＹ ＢＬＵＥ】（曲） 1) サニー＝陽当たりのよい、あるいは陽気な。ブルー＝青い、あるいは憂鬱な、もしくはブルーズ。一見矛盾する表現のようだが、９０年代の世田谷、いや日本での暮らしを丁度よく表している。 2) フィッシュマンズの６ｔｈアルバム『空中キャンプ』に収録。また、ヒックスヴィルによるリミックス・バージョンをシングル「ベイビー・ブルー」のカップリング曲としても収録。レネゲイド・サウンドウェイブを思わせるブレイクビーツ風のロック・ナンバーで、９６年にはライブのセミ・クライマックスでよく演奏された。 ――（ヒックスヴィル・ミックス）シングル「ベイビー・ブルー」のカップリング曲。ヒックスヴィルの生演奏、生歌入りリミックス・バージョン。

English Auto-translated Using Google Translate, Edited for Comprehension

Sunny Blue (Song) 1) Sunny = sunny or cheerful. Blue = blue, melancholy, or blues. While these terms may seem contradictory at first glance, they perfectly describe life in Setagaya, or indeed in Japan, in the 1990s. 2) This song was included on Fishmans' sixth album, "Kūchū Camp". A remix version by Hicksville was also included as a B-side on the single "Baby Blue". A breakbeat-inspired rock number reminiscent of Renegade Soundwave, it was often performed as a semi-climax at live shows in 1996. -- (Hicksville Mix) This is the B-side of the single "Baby Blue". It's a remix version featuring live performances and vocals by Hicksville.

Appears on

• "空中キャンプ" Rough Edit - Track 4.
• 空中キャンプ - Track 4. (5:53)
• 空中キャンプ - Season - Track 5. (5:55)
• 1997.12.12 Live in Liquid Room - Track 7. (6:08)
• 8月の現状 - Track 5. (8:46)
• 若いながらも歴史あり 96.3.2 @新宿Liquid Room - Track 11. (5:24)
• In Space Shower TV Episode.3 - Track 8.
• In Space Shower TV Episode.2 - Part 1, track 5. Part 2, track 8.
• Long Season '96~7 - 96.12.26 Akasaka Blitz - Track 7. (6:43)

Remixes

• Baby Blue - Track 2. (3:48) Titled Hicksville Mix
• 宇宙 ベスト・オブ・フィッシュマンズ - Disc 2, track 5. (3:48) Titled Hicksville Mix

Lyrics

Note: English lyrics are obtained via Google Translate, then edited for more accurate comprehension.

Japanese

English

[INTRO] Sunny blue, sunny blue Sunny blue, sunny blue [VERSE 1] 息を切らして　歩いてる あの娘の瞳がSunny blue 朝日が眼にしみるんだ でも　ゆううつになんかならない [HOOK] Sunny blue, sunny blue Sunny blue, sunny blue [VERSE 2] 真夏が迎えに来たんだ 寝ボケまなこの中 何もわかってなかった こんなにそばにいるのに ふりむけば今も10倍の愛しき人 [BRIDGE] 悲しくなれるままに　光を浴び続けて 悲しくなれるままに 悲しくなれるままに　光を浴び続けて 悲しくなれるままに [VERSE 3] 夜にはいいことあるんだ 夜にはいいことあるんだ やさしい気分になるんだ 心のドアを開くんだ あの娘のドアを叩くんだ 心のドアを開くんだ [VERSE 1] 息を切らして　歩いてる あの娘の瞳がSunny blue 無口な顔をするんだ でもゆううつになんかならない [OUTRO] Sunny blue, sunny blue Sunny blue, sunny blue

[INTRO] Sunny blue, sunny blue Sunny blue, sunny blue [VERSE 1] I'm walking, out of breath That girl's eyes are sunny blue I see the morning sun in her eyes But it doesn't feel melancholy [HOOK] Sunny blue, sunny blue Sunny blue, sunny blue [VERSE 2] Midsummer had come for me In the midst of sleepy eyes I didn't know what to do Even though you're so close to me I turn around and I still love you ten times as much [BRIDGE] I can be sad as long as I want, but I have to keep basking in the light I can be sad as long as I want [VERSE 3] There's something good about the night There's something good about the night It makes me feel good Open the door of my heart Knocking on that girl's door Open the door of my heart [VERSE 1] I'm walking, out of breath That girl's eyes are sunny blue I see the morning sun in her eyes But it doesn't feel melancholy [OUTRO] Sunny blue, sunny blue Sunny blue, sunny blue