Ay No Corrida who remembers skatin' to this cut...

yayyy not exactly skatin'... but otha things fo' sure

and The Dude is one helluva an album

Hello, i still jam this on cassette at home and cd in the car, also like THE DUDE as well.

Dancelot said:

The Dude is Classic...

Digging out my copy of The Dude right now! I love this song. I didnt hear it at the skating rink to often, but my Pops rocked it religiously on Saturday mornings when I was a kid. Quincy knows his way around some harmonies!
One question.. just what is this song about?

found1 said:

the title "ay no Corrida" is based around an Asian Porn film of sorts.

anyone know the version of the original songwriter Chaz Jankel? I have this album somewhere in the attic, but.... well, ya know.. once Quincy records a song every other version out there is.. kinda... forgettable

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Dancelot said:

"Pleased to meet you" was the cut back in tha day

TheRealFiness said:

wow. I always thought it was about an island paridise. Thanks for shattering a youthful innocent illusion.

found1 said:

lol..

I always wanted to know what the title meant. Parts of the song sounds like a soundtrack for a monster movie, at least that's what I begin to imagine.

funkyslsistah said:

Now that you mention it, it does kinda remind you of the Thriller intro, doesnt it?

Hot damn, did I love this song along with Razzamatazz. Actually the Dude is one of my favorite all time albums. I don't remember skating to it though. I do remember skating to Mama Used to Say , Love Come Down and Boogie Wonderland
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JackieBlue said:

not 2 change the subject but everytime i see your name i think of that great record by "Ozark Mountain Daredevils" from 1975

NPCDOTCOM said:

I just heard this song recently. I like it. Reminds me of another band... maybe Steely but not sure.
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It's actually "Ai No Corrida". Never heard it in a 'Roller joint' . Then again, I think this is the same dude that used to 'break' to to 'Cheryl Lynn's' "Got To Be Real".

found1 said:

"Ai No Corrida" translates to "Realm of The Senses"...

From An Interview with the song's writer, Chaz Jankel:

"...I gave a cassette with the melody on to Kenny Young, who’d co-written ‘Under The Boardwalk’. Anyway, he calls me from MIDEM. ‘Chaz, I’ve got this great idea for your melody: "Ai No Corrida, that’s where I am…"’ I had no idea what he was talking about. So he told me all about this movie by Oshima, "In The Realm Of The Senses" (the Japanese name was "Ai No Corrida"). It was a true story about a geisha who fell in love with the madame’s husband but because of the class system there was no chance they could have a relationship.

In their sexual encounters, the woman would strangle the chap to the point where he nearly passed out. One day, in their depression at the fate of their relationship she kept pulling on the knot and he died. She was so distressed, she cut off his meat’n’two veg and put it in her pocket. She was wandering the streets, completely off her head, and got locked up and stayed incarcerated for about 30 years. She became a feminist icon and when she came out in the 70s Oshima made a movie about her. Funnily enough, I was in Spain around the time it came out doing a promo and a photographer puts his arm round me and says, "Chaz! I love bullfights, too" and I’m like, "what?" And it turns out that Ai No Corrida means "No More Bullfights" in Spanish!..."


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paligap said:

I've always totally loved this song, but I've got to admit that I never knew this about the song. Being Mexican, I've always tried to make sense of the title as it is used with the rest of the lyrics.
But also, I've learned that the word "corrida" is also used as a spanish slang word for a "loose woman" or a "sexual freak". I don't know about the Japanese language, but, maybe this makes more sense.

well i've heard it in roller Joints but... what i meant was remember those "headphone radios"??? man id be out there skatin my ass off to WBLS hearin this

paligap said:

or
or well damn. The song has just taken on a whole new meaning for me. Thanks for the background. (I think...)
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TheRealFiness said:

You mean, Glad To Know You?

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

lol yeah, wasnt even worth remembering..

I don't remember hearing this at skating rinks, but I always dug the song.

I had forgotten about that song. That definately was a jam. Every time I go to the record store, I can never think of what I want that I don't already have. I'll be looking for that album this weekend.

found1 said:

I know...Sorry....that may have been Too Much information....

Dancelot said:

I kinda remember this cat. He was from England and had a single out which was the jam.

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

Exactly.

Funny,just the other day,I was listening to his 1978 hit "Stuff Like That" and I was gonna start a thread about it,lol.

paligap said:

no way, it's always welcome and after all this is a whole thread dedicated to this song, so bring it on!

Hotlegs said:

Christ. Im not perfect im allowed at least One, Mistake.