[quote="Mafu"]Cool, I was writing about movie references in pillows songs and Sullivan ni naritai just yesterday. The German film "The Tin Drum" also seems to be referenced in the song's opening lyrics, "Buriki no taiko tataiteita".[/quote]Nice! Hook me up on your findings about the movie references, would love to learn more. Did not know the 'Tin Drum' reference either. So, it appears that 'The Tin Drum' is based on the book with the same name by Günter Grass. Who would have thought? . I was looking for some new reading material, and it seems like a book I would enjoy, so I will be reading this one soon. Thanks! Love these synchronicities.

[b]Edit: [/b]maybe the next verse in 'Sullivan ni naritai/I want to be Sullivan':
'[i]MONBARUNASU no akari no shita...[/i]', '[i]Beneath the lights of Montparnasse...[/i]' refers to the movie 'The Lovers of Montparnasse', original title: '[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovers_of_Montparnasse]Les Amants de Montparnasse[/url]' (1958).

[b]Edit 2[/b]: A lot of movies in 'Monochrome Lovers'

(Rude) Michael & Patricia: Pat & Mike (1952)
(Drifter) Charlie & Georgia: City Lights (1931)
(Old) Rick & Ilsa: Casablanca (1942) (Also Sawao's new band, lol, he must love this movie)
(Gigolo) Leonard & Christine: Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
(Mad hustler) Eddie & Sarah: The Hustler (1961)
(Honest) Buddy Boy & Slow Fran: The Apartment (1960)

Patricia: Pat.
Thanks to GR: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4587&p=138383&hilit=monochrome+lovers#p138383

Sawao really likes film, I guess. And this is probably only a glimpse of all the films he refers to in his songs.

[quote="Ashinow"]
[b]Edit: [/b]maybe the next verse in 'Sullivan ni naritai/I want to be Sullivan':
'[i]MONBARUNASU no akari no shita...[/i]', '[i]Beneath the lights of Montparnasse...[/i]' refers to the movie 'The Lovers of Montparnasse', original title: '[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovers_of_Montparnasse]Les Amants de Montparnasse[/url]' (1958).[/quote]
Yep, he is indeed referencing The Loves of Montparnasse.
I'm starting a series of movie references and also a trivia series for my [url=https://www.facebook.com/pillowsjp]Facebook fanpage[/url]. I already have a bunch done, but I haven't scheduled the posts yet (maybe a once a month thing to spread stuff out a bit).

Some other references are:
Biscuit Hammer / The Great Dictator (1940 Chaplin film)
Finger post of magic / Gattaca (1997)
Skinny Blues / The Lost Weekend (1945)
Babylon Verses of Angel / Wings of Desire (1987)
That's a wonderful world(song for Hermit) / Amadeus (1984)
Pari no josei Marie / A Woman of Paris (1923 Chaplin film)
YOUR ORDER / Brazil (1985)
Juliet / Léon: The Professional (1994)
Calvero / Limelight (1952, Chaplin. Sawao loves Chaplin)
Scarecrow / Scarecrow (1973)
The "Cooper" mentioned in Sick Vibration and Cooper no Poster is referring to Jimmy Cooper from Quadrophenia (1979).
A couple super obvious ones: Ame ni utaeba / Singin' in the Rain, One Flew Under the Cuckoo's Nest / One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Mafu-man, let me know each one before you post it and I'll either update or work out a translation if I have enough advance notice.