| Melody Circus | ||||
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| Released | May 20, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Avex Trax, Rhythm Zone | |||
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| HMV |    [1] |
Melody Circus (stylized as MELODY CIRCUS) is LISA's third studio album, released on May 20, 2005. It contains covers of 1980s English songs.
Melody Circus is a covers album that was released a year after her last album, Gratitude, in May 2005. [2] The album debuted low on the Oricon Albums Charts at #71 and remained on the charts for five weeks, shifting 6,700 units. [3] The album is a collection of acoustic covers by American artists who LISA has said she has enjoyed.
The album was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with the DVD housing every music video she had released up until the album's release, along with two of the songs she performed acoustically during her 2004 performance at Sumida Triphony Hall. [4]
Her cover version of The Bangles' song "Eternal Flame" was used as the promotional song for Japan's release of the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. [5] It was also placed on the Japanese edition of the film's official soundtrack. [6] [7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eternal Flame" | Billy Steinberg • Susanna Hoffs • Tom Kelly | The Bangles | |
| 2. | "You Got It All" | Rupert Holmes | The Jets | |
| 3. | "Cherish" | Madonna • Patrick Leonard | Madonna | |
| 4. | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Phil Collins | Phil Collins | |
| 5. | "Heaven" | Bryan Adams • Jim Vallance | Bryan Adams | |
| 6. | "Kissing A Fool" | George Michael | George Michael | |
| 7. | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper • Rob Hyman | Cyndi Lauper | |
| 8. | "Coffee and Starfish~Raspberry Beret" | Prince | Prince • The Revolution | |
| 9. | "Saving All My Love For You" | Michael Masser • Gerry Goffin | Whitney Houston | |
| 10. | "Every Breath You Take" | Sting | The Police |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Move On" (Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Babylon no Kiseki" (Music Video) | |
| 3. | "I'm All You" (Music Video) | |
| 4. | "Superstar" (Music Video) | |
| 5. | "Peace in Love" (Music Video) | |
| 6. | "My Dearest" (Music Video) | |
| 7. | "Switch feat. Koda Kumi & Heartsdales" (Music Video) | |
| 8. | "So Beautiful" (Music Video) | |
| 9. | "'04 Acoustic Lives @Sumida Triphony Hall" (アコースティック・ライヴ映像) |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American science fiction romantic drama film directed by Michel Gondry, based on Charlie Kaufman's screenplay developed from a story by Gondry, Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth. Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, along with supporting roles from Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson, it follows two individuals who undergo a memory erasure procedure to forget each other after the dissolution of their romantic relationship. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope. It uses elements of psychological drama, science fiction, and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and love.
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