[Delirium-Zer0]

I think the sneeze in girlish was faked as an homage/reference to "aikawarazuna bokura" by b'z which has the same studio live/sing-along feel & some similar lyrics, and a sneeze at the end of it ^^... which would explain why ayu giggled at him ^^ I can upload the song if anyone wants to hear it, it's cute.

And Ayu said that the new version of A Song for XX is just an evolution of the song that naturally occurred through all the concerts in which it was performed. So it's not lacking emotion but the emotions behind it are definitely different (as is that one lyric change, from "sonna fuu ni mawari ga..." to "sonna fuu ni anata ga...", which has been in effect since concert tour 2000 at least). The new feelings aren't really there for us to LIKE, they're only there for her to convey. And i like both; i like hearing the change in her feelings from that loneliness & sadness you mentioned to anger. And i think you'll like the version better that feels more like how you feel. If the song applies to you in an angry way, then you might relate to the newer version better. Likewise, if the lyrics of the song hit you in a more sad way, you'll probably like the original (or the MILLENNIUM MIX which i feel has more depth in its sound) better. I'm glad that she re-recorded it if she has such different feelings towards the song lately.

Plus, there's a bit of violin in the original that's too much like a short string part in "Been Around The World" by Lisa Stansfield, and it bugs me. I'm not saying she ripped the song off at all (or that Yasuhiko Hoshino did anyway), I'm just saying it bugs.