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Oh No, Oh Yes - Akina Nakamori

Written by Mariya Takeuchi, Oh No Oh Yes was released in Akina Nakamori's 1986 album Crimson. Later on, Mariya released her rendition, the version I first encountered after discovering Plastic Love during my stay-at-home mom days while on COVID lockdowns.

I don't normally enjoy live performance videos when I watch them on YouTube. However, when I watched Akina's live performance version and the official video, I could tell that Oh No Oh Yes, is meant for Akina. 

Akina's renditioned a more sensual approach to Mariya's lyrics, from her soft vocals as she swayed in the intro of her live performance. Akina gives a femme-fatale energy to a song describing a complicated situation- a forbidden love. 

The lyrics of "Oh No, Oh Yes" have few English lines, I will only post the Romanized version of the song.

Oh No Oh Yes


Hitotsuhitotsu kie te yuku

Ofisu gai no mado akari

Hiiru no oto mo hisome te

Anata ni au tame ni

Ashibaya ni aruku no

Kusuriyubi no ringu yori

Hitome shinobu koi eran da

Tsuyoi onna ni mie te mo

Kokoro no naka itsumo

Setsuna sa ni yure teru


[Chorus]

Oh no, tsumi na futari ne

But no, hana rerare nai

Oh yes, kono mama aisare tai

Oh no, loving you is not right

But no don't take me home tonight

Oh yes, so baby won't you hold me tight?


[Verse 2]

Sabirekake ta teatoru ya

Tobira o tozashiteru faamashii

Toori o watare ba sugu ni

Anata no matsu hoteru

Demo tomadotte iru?

Michi yuku koibito tachi wa

Nante shiawase sou na no

Itoshii mune ni kuzure te

Oso sugi ta deai o

Namida de ume te yuku

Oh no, kanawa nu omoi

But no, nani mo ira nai

Oh yes, anata ni daka rerunara

Oh no, it's not the way I planned

But no, don't let it be one night stand

Oh yes, so baby try to understand

Oh no, tsumi na futari ne

But no, hana rerare nai


Oh yes, kono mama aisare tai

Oh no, loving you is not right

But no, don't take me home tonight

Oh yes, so baby won't you hold me tight?

Oh no, it's not the way I planned

But no, don't let it be one night stand

Oh yes, so baby try to understand

Oh no, loving you is not right

But no, don't take me home tonight

Oh yes, so baby won't you hold me tight?

Oh no, it's not the way I planned

But no, don't let it be one night stand

Oh yes, so baby try to understand

Oh no, loving you is not right

But no, don't take me home tonight

Oh yes, so baby won't you hold me tight?



This song didnt received my Conchaboy paw of approval, Methinks he finds it too mellow or boring; he just usually sleeps it or keep himself busy looking for leftovers under the table while I sing away, but I do think Concha and me thought of same thing whenever this song comes up in the playlist, mine is the photo below...(/▽\*) 




Nero Liege Waffles
This photo makes me say "Oh No..Oh Yes!"