Ailanto's Shonen Life

Some lyrics... Pretty Little Baka Guy (1986) 712 (1990) Let's Knife (1992) Rock Animals (1993) Pretty Little Baka Guy (1995) The Birds & the B-sides (1996) Brand New Knife (1997) Explosion! (1997) Happy Hour (1998) Strawberry Sound (2000) Heroes & Villains (2000)

Riding on the cycling road Green green grass surrounding me Wind is blowing through the trees Sun is bright and I feel happy

You've probably heard Shonen Knife, even if you don't recognize the name. They covered the Carpenters' Top of the World for the If I Were A Carpenter collection, and that song was used in a Microsoft television commercial. One of the few examples of good taste shown by Microsoft. And in October 2000, the Cartoon Network introduced a Power Puff Girls cartoon video for Buttercup (I'm A Super Girl) from Heroes & Villains. It's usually seen at the hour or halfhour between shows.

Shonen Knife was born in Osaka in December of 1981.

• Naoko Yamano sings, plays guitar, and does a *lot* of composition.
• Atsuko Yamano sings, plays drums and bass, and designs their stage outfits.
• Michie Nakatani sings, plays bass and composes. Well, not anymore. She left the band in 1999.