this is my jam I love everything about this, the lyrics, the breakdown.. all of it..

The original track performed by Chaz Jankel (who also wrote the song) - Q didn't stray too far from the original track!!

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tricky2 said:

I love it.. both versions are great.. something about this song is 'wicked' lol.. Quincy makes it even more wicked

I used to sing it as
"I know Corrina..."

Flowers2 said:

I completely agree with everything you said! Used to be my jam, too! I played the shit out of that song when I was in junior high ... Never knew the Chaz Jankel version or that he was the original.

It's the first track of a good album. Thriller-fans def should give The Dude a listen. (Especially because of Stevie's contributions)

AzhnConnectzhn said:

graecophilos said:

I need to go find this album.. it's been so long

tricky2 said:

If I am not mistaken, Chaz does sing background on the Quincy version as well. The highlight for me is the breakdown. "Steve Lukather", guitar solo is a killer!!

I played The Dude last weekend

shorttrini said:

the breakdown is serious

DirtyChris said:

It's been awhile since I've heard this album

Freakin love Ai No Corrida--that song is HOTT! I just discovered it earlier this year on Last.fm. Brilliant song.

Live Budokan '81

HA!

I know these young fools never seen a live "Q" show!
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It's a remake! Learn something new everyday. Awww...Chaz sounds like a lost Bee Gee or Four Seasons member. I love the song; but the title has been a mystery to me.

My mom had this album way back when I was real small and I always remembered this song, probably one of the first pop songs I remember hearing and I liked it a lot. I just downloaded it a few months ago and I got to really hear how incredible this song is, especially that breakdown in the middle. Such a kickass song and I had no idea it was a remake. Cool stuff. I need to buy "The Dude" real soon too.

funkyslsistah said:

"Ai No Corrida", loosely tanslate to "No Way Out". I guess the song is about him being in a relationship that even though he knows is no good for him, he see that there is "No Way Out". That's my take on it, anyway.

This is from Disco music.com

The Real Meaning of Ai No Corrida

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"Ai No Korrida" is the Japanese title of the movie called "In the Realm of the Senses" (or "Empire of the Senses") by Oshima Nagisa. The word Korrida was named after the Spanish word Corrida, which means Bullfight, and in Spain, but not in Latin America, it is a slang for Ejaculation. So the name of the film would be "Corrida of Love (Ai)", with a sense of challenge, struggle, death, and probably sex.

The words and music of Ai No Corrida are by Chaz Jankel & Kenny Young. In an interview, Chaz explains how the name of the film ended in the song covered by Quincy Jones:

One night in 1979 we played in Amsterdam and after the gig we went back to the Hotel American and we’d acquired some rather attractive female company to accompany us back.

To discuss music, of course. And poetry. Suddenly I’m in my hotel room with this beautiful Dutch model. [...] Next thing I know, this melody pops into my head, but I realised that the melody wasn’t suitable for the Blockheads [Jankel's band]. 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 wondering 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.
One last point: Phonetically, "Ai No Corrida" sounds like the Spanish phrase: "Hay No Corrida", spoken in the lips of an American who wouldn't know the Spanish language. The right sentence would be: "No hay corrida", or "there is no bullfight", but this would be a wrong meaning for the title of the song.

Pretty interesting

I remember the discussion on this song before but does anybody know what the background lyrics are?

steelyd said:

Thanks!! I guess my brother has been lying to me all of these years...

The original version of 'Ai No Corrida' is also on the flip side of the 'Glad to Know You' 12" single. Great tune.

I love Dune Patti Austin is the background btw the vocal arrangments are up her allley.

And I love Quincy's production during the early 80s period,,,,it has this spacey quality, I don't know how he pulls it despite the fact that he puts over 15 musician on a single track.

If somebody else did it,,,it sure would've sounded over-produced.

PFunkjazz said:

Thanks for posting this. I heard The Dude before but didn't pay much attention to this cut.

TheMightyCelestial said:

That's how I'm gonna sing it NOW

Harlepolis said:

I love Patti Austin

"Something Special" just warms my heart every time I hear it!!
I love Patti Austin too!!

tricky2 said:

beautiful.. oh yes I remember this .. this is awesome..

PFunkjazz said:

Peggy Lipton reminds me of Linda McCartney in this video.

I love "Ai No Corrida"! Great thread!