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...(/▽＼*)
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| This photo makes me say "Oh No..Oh Yes!" |