why is who... the concert ending song?!?!

[jasjasss]

i think who is a good ending song
because
it is sad and yeah to show her appreciation

[AyUmIXx]

yeah..i began to like this song already~

[Dustie]

Just like others say, it's simply becouse the lyrics make it a good ending song (although I believe the fact it's ballad-ish also makes it good for an ending).

[immel]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

It hasn't completely been omitted, as she still sort of plays the music before she yells out ARIGATOOOUU uber-loudly..

Plus the DVDs always feature it in the credits

I guess it's always been THE song to end an Ayu concert
[info: Her fans sang Who.. at her 8th anniversary concert..thing. On that date anyway. Here's the slip of paper!
]

That is cool, poker face last year and Who... this year.

I wonder what's to come .

[AyUmIXx]

ahh~ i can see that..

[Misa-chan]

Originally Posted by immel

That is cool, poker face last year and Who... this year.

I wonder what's to come .

Yes it's so cute!! I love how Yo-chan prepares all these things for ayu ^^

[immel]

Originally Posted by Misa-chan

Yes it's so cute!! I love how Yo-chan prepares all these things for ayu ^^

While Yo-chan is the one who's always talking I believe that a lot more people are involved in the preparations .

[nodoka]

Who... was a good ending song for a while but it has been changed to different songs now.

[Diana]

Yup. I remember that everytime she sangs the last song that she cries... on CDL I cried 3seconds before her.. I so love this song <3

[immel]

Originally Posted by nodoka

Who... was a good ending song for a while but it has been changed to different songs now.

Who is still the ending song, it's used in the credits of the latest DVDs as the "ending", after the concert is over.

[Misa-chan]

^ That's true, but the concert's ending song has been changing alot recently. I was hoping winding road would stick, but it didn't...

[immel]

I think it seems like she's decided to always use an ending song from the latest album or something.

[Enfluerage]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

It's probably because it's a good ending song. And maybe because it means a lot to her? Some people say that "Who..." is dedicated to her grandmother who always believed in her and died at the recording of Ayu's very first song. I don't really know. Nobody will ever know.

In short, I personally think Who is always her ending song coz it's her greatest =)

and probably her personal favourite anyway.


The idea behind the song is truly amazing ... At no stage does she say things like "thank you"..... it is completely implied by her description of the person she is dedicating the song to.

I actually always wondered who the song was referring to.... I always thought it was to her mum ... (but certainly, grandmother is equally likely)

I reckon the first chorus represents her time when she left for Tokyo. It's interesting because it's referring to the memory of her past.

"I remember

On the night we spent apart
The moon was far away and I was crying."


The other thing to note, is that the 2 (and 3rd) chorus, when translated to English is:

"I pray that this singing voice
will reach you...
I pray that this singing voice
will reach you..."

But that the two sentences do not mean exactly the same in Japanese (Perhaps a native Japanese speaker can clarify this) - I heard it's something to do with the formal/informal wording of the sentences.

- In any case, I think the original meaning of the song is now "lost", being replaced by the plural of "you" in her concerts...

ie: It's like when an actor wins an Oscar and thanks everyone who has helped him/her in the past... .This is why I think Who is always her last song.

[Rebirthia]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

just love it...i believe if ayu end her career she will sings this song

don't even dare to say that! someone could have a heart-attack!!
(miss)under..x_x

i love who... and should not dissapear from her dvd, whichever form is present in them.

[immel]

I wonder what the next Who... will be like, a rock version? She's used more than one version of the original, and also the instrumental now .

[truehappiness]

I do not think she would allow a song like Who... to become 'rock'

I mean, A Song for XX eventually evolved into that because of the band changing the live sound as they went [and it's a pretty angry song..]~

Who... is one of those sad songs that I think she would not be able to change.. like 'teddy bear...'

[Misa-chan]

Originally Posted by Enfluerage

The other thing to note, is that the 2 (and 3rd) chorus, when translated to English is:

"I pray that this singing voice
will reach you...
I pray that this singing voice
will reach you..."

But that the two sentences do not mean exactly the same in Japanese (Perhaps a native Japanese speaker can clarify this) - I heard it's something to do with the formal/informal wording of the sentences.

That's right, it means the same thing, but the formal wording fits the rhythm of the first phrase while the informal one fits the rhythm of the second phrase.