New Single: Polysics "Computer Obaachan"

Polysics have released a new video for their cover of "Computer Obaachan," their contribution to the Rock for Baby compilation, which also features Shonen Knife, Hoff Dylan, Suemitsu & The Suemith Kids, Ryukyudisko, Tomovsky and the usual MANY MORE!

The song was originally produced by Yellow Magic Orchestra founder Ryuichi Sakamoto and used as one of the themes to a NHK radio show called Sound Street in 1981. It was originally sung by Yuko Sakaitsukasa, and was later covered by YMO cover band Cosmic Invention (sung by Mima Morioka). They even performed it on Minna no Uta (Songs for Everyone), a long running (over 40 years!) TV and radio show that mostly features short segments of children's songs. The original song was released on a 2005 three disc collection of YMO-related material called Yellow Magic Kayokyoku.

The above video is the new Polysics version, which I think fits the children's theme wonderfully. I really love what they do with all of the words being spelled out, and the spinning crab is great. Don't we all wish we had an obaachan this computer savvy? I mean, she is a computer!

More videos and lyrics after the jump!


Here's the original:



The live Cosmic Invention version:



"Computer Obaachan" Lyrics [via Smiletalk, with thanks to Nihonjin_berryz on the Coelakanth boards]

konpyutaa obaachan
Computer grandmother.

Wow wow wow wow wo wo woh.

boku no obaachan wa
My grandmother is

meiji umare no konpyutaa
a computer born in Meiji.

sansu kokugo syakai
mathematics, national language, society,

nandemo donto koi ! sa
come in anything directly! yeah.

monosiri hakugaku ashikosi kakusyaku
Knowledgeable, wide knowledge. Legs are wobbly.

genki ni wan tuu surii
Cheerfully, one, two, three !

eigo mo rakuraku, ireba wo kakukaku
Good at English, the false tooth is shakily.

tokui no ei bi shi !
Skillful A, B, C !

konpyutaa obaachan
Computer grandmother.

iei iei boku wa daisuki sa
Yeah, Yeah, I like her very much.

mukashi banasi kara yufo no hanashi made
From an old tale to the story of the UFO,

boku no kikitai koto, nandemo oshiete kureru
she teaches me anything I want to know.

bamyuda kaiiki, hawai wa waikiki
Bermuda sea area, Hawaii is Waikiki.

sekai wo mata ni
she straddles all over the world.

hyakubun ikken, jiken wo hakken
Seeing is believing. Discovering affairs.

rettu go obaachan
Let's go, grandmother.

konpyutaa obaachan
Computer grandmother.

iei iei puroguramu okei
Yeah, Yeah, program OK !

zutto itsumademo nagaiki shite kudasai
"Please live long much more forever.

yume no uchu ryokou, kitto dekiru hi ga kuru
The space trip of the dream, the day to be able to surely do it will come sometime.

monosiri hakugaku ashikosi kakusyaku
Knowledgeable, wide knowledge. Legs are wobbly.

genki ni wan tuu surii
Cheerfully, one, two, three !

eigo mo rakuraku, ireba wo kakukaku
Good at English, the false tooth is shakily.

tokui no ei bi shi !
Skillful A, B, C !

konpyutaa obaachan
Computer grandmother.

iei iei boku wa daisuki sa
Yeah, Yeah, I like her very much.