Pretty Little Baka Guy
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| Studio album by Shonen Knife | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Recorded | July, 1985—April, 1986 | |
| Genre | Pop Punk | |
| Label | Subversive Records (US) | |
| Producer(s) | Shonen Knife, Shin Hirakawa, & Yasushi Utsunomiya | |
| Shonen Knife chronology | ||
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| 2nd | Pretty Little Baka Guy | 712
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Pretty Little Baka Guy is a 1986 American album by female Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife singing in English. "Making Plans for Bison" mocks today's trend towards overglamorization, while masquerading as a simple protest of mankind's poor treatment of animals, "He has a right to live though he's ill-shaped." "Summertime Boogie" answers the question, "What can I do this tired summer?" in 4/4 time. "I Wanna Eat Chocolate Bars" helps boys understand the opposite sex. "I like chocobars . . . Any kind of chocobars." No guy could come up with a line like that. "Public Bath" imparts insight into the attraction of going to take steambaths. "Devil House" is a standard visit to a haunted house but related in Japanese translated into precocious English.
"Antonio Baka Guy" shares the simple pleasure of looking at a big seashell. "Ice Cream City" features a visit to that mythical land, where one can enjoy eating yummy stuff all day. "Ah, Singapore" neatly sums up that city-state, which apparently impressed the girls. "Riding on the Rocket" explains how, even once we travel throughout our solar system, ice cream shall remain an important element of any trip. Somehow a mambo-dancing cat figures in, too. "Kappa Extract" concerns some green liquid which is fun to drink.
[edit] Track listing
Side One
- Making Plans for Bison
- Summertime Boogie
- I Wanna Eat Chocolate Bars
- Public Bath
- Devil House
Side Two
| Shonen Knife |
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| Members: Naoko Yamano | Atsuko Yamano | Etsuko Nakanishi |
| Former members: Mana Nishiura | Michie Nakatani |
| Record Label: Zero Communications | Gasatanka | Glue Factory | Virgin Records | Big Deal Records | Burning Farm Records |
| Discography |
| Albums: 712 | Let's Knife | Rock Animals | Brand New Knife | Happy Hour | Strawberry Sound | Heavy Songs | Candy Rock | Genki Shock! |
| Early Material: Burning Farm | Yama-no Attchan | Pretty Little Baka Guy | Shonen Knife |
| Other: We Are Very Happy You Came | Knife Collectors | The Birds & The B-Sides | All I Want For Christmas | Ultra Mix | Millennium Edition | Live In Osaka | Universal Hits-Golden Beat |
