Yes, they do still play their older songs. Though this one has faded out a bit and has onlu been played live once since 2018. Their first CD (MAID IN JAPAN) was more pop-punk and they had not found their sound yet. Their next release was a single with 3 songs of different styles. One of them was Thrill. The next CD (A New Beginning) has the basic rock sound. It includes a re-release of Thrill, as well as Real Existance, Don't Let Me Down (This song), and Freezer. Pincess NittPicc, you need to hear Freezer, even though it does not have a video. Their most played song live is Freedom from their 3rd CD (Brand New MAID) 2nd is Real Existance (mentioned above, 2nd CD) 3rd is Alone (3rd CD) the first song they wrote all by themselves They still play all of these, but they shift songs around all the time. (Their setlist is never exactly the same) (Technically Freedom has not been played in 2024, but there has only been a few concerts, and it was played live 33 times in 2023) And Don't Let Me Down is still ranked as number 12 on the Band-Maid Most Played Live List 😇 TLDR: listen to the song Freezer (no video)

"Alone" is the first song they were allowed to write, arrange and put on an album. Terrific song. From then on they , pretty much, wrote their own songs.

I remember when this song was brought up during a Japanese interview show. Saiki , who notoriously hates trying to speak English, had no idea what the song was about. Miku softly explained it to her and Saiki looked shocked, which is funny, because Saiki is known for being hard to shock.

At least in Memorable, they didn't make Miku run... Just throw her in the middle of the desert and let her walk home. Anyway, you can tell when the lyrics are written by Miku cause the stuff that she writes tends to be incredibly profound. She's a genius lyricist.

This album was loaded with great songs......you have to hear Freezer off this album.....one of their best older songs (along w/Real Existence) It doesn't get much air play because there's no video but its on their site. It is a total jam !!!! And you will love Saki's and Miku's harmonies

This song had music and lyrics written by Akihito Tokunaga (a guy). With the English lyrics it really feels like something male record company executives thought would be good for their career because of the sexy lyrics. They have rarely played this live in the past few years, I think the last time was the Feb 2021 online okuji. The song Alone was the first song they wrote that they were allowed to record by the management company.

Even in their early days, they had control over which songs to perform. Miku has said as much. Kanami is still good friends with the songwriters and still credits them for helping with her writing style. They are full grown women and knew what they were performing.

Lyrics - all sung in ENGLISH You make me so wet I'm always getting what I want I've been waiting for you in the cave You say I've been so bad Maybe I should spank you, baby Anyway, you're gonna be my slave Heaven and hell's gonna turn over topsy-turvy I know you wanna give it to me Deeper and deeper and faster and faster delight Your body is mine tonight Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Ah, hold me tight I know you're a leg man You look so dumb right now You can only wait with earnest You should stay in the cage This relationship never change Always watching you like a scientist So, would you give head and give me good 'till I say "stop"? When I feel down, to bring me up Bigger and bigger and thicker and thicker delight I need to find the light Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Ah, hold me tight I don't wanna waste my time I don't wanna waste my time I just wanna say I got to say I got to say Scream! Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Don't let me down Don't let me down 'Cause our love is gone away Ah, hold me tight Don't let me down

The Beatles is a strong example of how they evolve during their journey.

I found Band Maid the same way as a lot of Madiacs did several years ago with the MV THRILL. The reason I became a fan was simple, They played real aggressive hard rock to perfection. It was a while before I realized that they weren't writing the songs themselves. It wasn't their fault but they wanted to succeed so they went along with management. And it paid off. Today they are fully in charge of their futures.

Misa was playing a 4-string Fender bass at this time. There are two stickers on it. One is Jimi Hendrix and the other has a woman in a long dress that somewhat resembles her with a caption that says Sweet Potato Pie, Eugene Oregon.

I'm Japanese, and no disrespect to the BAND-MAID, but this song sounds a lot like Halestorm's Love Bites. Of course, Halestorm's song was released first. It may just be a coincidence, but I feel inspired. In case you are wondering, the power metal band LOVE BITES is named after this song because the vocalist, Asami, is a big fan of Halestorm. You can also check out Halestorm's Love Bites once you have a chance to listen to it. Well, BAND-MAID is a bit more mild and poppy with Halestorm's hard rock taste.

Freshly hatched pigeon, po! So, I know this song was written for them, by an already established rock star. I can't remember who, but it was a guy. lol The first song Kanami wrote for the band, that they were allowed to go with, was "Alone". And it's awesome, but so different, because of it being so early on. They submitted other songs, but Alone was the first they were allowed to actually run with. They aren't ashamed of this song though, because they have played it at concerts in recent years. And this is my second favorite song to blare loudly as I drive too fast in my car. My first being "moratorium". Another of their early bangers.

Sitting in Tokyo where it's 2 am at the moment and flying back to the states later this morning. Came for the Day of Maid show which was absolutely PHENOMENAL. Love your content

So there is some hyperbole involved in the early songs and how the band were treated, yes the songs and lyrics were written by other writers but they were also able to arrange the songs as they wanted, in other words this was not dictated to them. And there were some damn good songs provided as well especially when they moved to Crown Stones for Brand New Maid which is a petty stong release and of couse contains Alone the first song with Music and Lyrics by them. Thrill Freezer Arcadia Girl Key Forward The non Fiction Days Order Brand New Road Yuragu Freedom Before Yesterday

You know it’s early maids when Misa’s bass has four strings and a Jimmy Hendrix sticker.

It's like the video director said to Kanami - "every time the camera is on you look crazy!". I remember reading that Miku explained the lyrics to Saiki during a live radio interview and she was quite shocked.

All i could think about when i saw you were doing Don't Let Me Down was watching you turn beat red as you read the lyrics. Those hopes were dashed when you didn't have the lyrics on, but were then re-kindled when you went to them after watching the vid. It was everything i envisioned it would be. Thank you! 🤘🤩🤘

They have played this song more than a hundred times live so far. The last time they played this song was in the online concert 2021. Saiki said "Didn't you want to hear this song, did you?" just before the song started😁

I love your description of this song as "smash me in the face with a pie - BAND MAID!" LOL, Perfect! Hadn't thought about it like that, but that is a great description! I do love this song.

watching their older stuff is always fun, MISA still playing a 4 string, Kanami playing Addictone before she switched to PRS, Akane wearing the tiny hat (R.I.P.), and not playing her TAMA kit, and you hear Saikis' voice was starting to go (the power just wasn't there). Also in interview, Miku has said they were quite satisfied when their first label (Platinum Passport) moved them to (Crown Stones) a PP subsidiary, they believed that PP was trying to move them towards sex symbol/idol group status

This is great live, everybody tries to do the scream with Saiki, it almost rips you throat out

They played "Forward", which comes from their very first album, at both the Yokohama Arena concert last year and at the Christmas acoustic concert a couple of years ago.

Yes the first 20 or so songs were written for them. But they were good to very good songs. 5/6 of them are still regularly played at concerts. In fact Non Fiction Days, Real Existence, and Freedom are up there in frequency of played songs. To me they are the original templates of the Band Maid style.

Yes they do sprinkle in songs from the first 3 EP's occasionally. Forward from Maid In Japan was played at Yokohama Arena, Thrill, Real Existence from New Beginning and Non Fiction Days, Freedom, Alone and Before Yesterday (played at Yokohama spinoff show in Feb) from Brand New Maid

Favorite thing in this video is Miku running around it just makes me laugh every time.

When you watch Misa's documentary you will find the answer to your question. The remake to the song Dawn Winery by Band Maid is a song that the original version is performed with a flute .

HA HA HA I have been telling people this for a very long time the first 5 words tell it all.

Princess NittPicc, I think Miku and Saiki's voices have become more "mature" from their early days. Please let us know if you think the same. Also, I think that MISA and Akane are the most intuitively brilliant "rhythm section" in rock today.

Great reaction and the fact you suspected a collaboration is very impressive. This song was not written by them. BUT, I love it, guilty pleasure so to speak. And Miku is not only running in HIGH heels, she does it with a perfect stride, better than most people in running shoes.

14.47 Nitpic found the naughty song

Welcome Home Princess NittPicc, po! You were right, they didn't write the lyrics, or the music, although I suspect Dr. Kanami probably did some major surgery on the instrumentation of this. At that point, none of the band spoke much English, except Miku. I would have loved to have been there for the conversation when Miku told Saiki what the lyrics meant, especially after it was all recorded and knowing that they would have to sing that song in public. Please take care and have a wonderful week! I'm looking forward to the next Band Maid Sunday.

The Yokohama concert has a few older songs. I miss them doing MORATORIUM. BLOOMING is a great vocals song for MIKU and SAIKI. FREEZER (on Spotify) actually has a vocal back and forth in the right and left channels.

Brings to mind a movie from a while ago called "Run Lola Run".

Dyk that Akane Hirose's name is an anagram of "Aka heroines" which describes BAND-MAID perfectly.🤗

I look forward to weekly updates. To answer your question, this song has not been played in recent LIVEs. By the way, the background of the music video is a playfully exaggerated version of Japan, which is quite funny. That made me think of a veteran Japanese band called “Ningen isu.” A cheap Japanese image similar to this song may be used in the music video. The songs are traditional heavy metal, and although they are completely different from BAND-MAID, they are an interesting band.

Ah! The naughty song😄 love this for what it is. And yes! Miku and Saiki should sing much more together 😀👍

Miku is a trooper! She's game for anything. You need to check out the Japan In Motion series she was in.

This is one of the 3 (at least) songs I found that fateful first night (late Spring/early Summer 2017) finding Band Maid. I wasn't looking for them, had never even heard of them. I saw a KZfaq suggestion (thank you KZfaq!!!) for a song called Thrill by a band called Band Maid. Took a chance, Click. Play. BOOM! 30 seconds in, I'm hooked. I played it again. and a 3rd time. Went searching for more Band Maid and found Real Existence and this song. It's like hitting 3 home runs in your first game in the Major League! They have continued to impress with whatever style they write and/or play in. I love the old stuff and I love the new stuff. This song, Don't Let Me Down, will always have a special place in my heart because of that wonderful first night of Band Maid. Thank you again, for a fantastic reaction. So glad you enjoyed this video!

Yes Thrill did save them but the record company wanted to release a different song which was much more pop. The girls especially Miku fought for Thrill to be released and to make the music video for it. If Miku didn’t fight for it ther would probably be no Bandmaid 😮 Yes Don’t let me down was not written by Bandmaid it was written by a writing team and producers. Saki voice has changed since her polyp surgery. Early Bandmaid songs you can tell Saki was pushing her voice too hard and wasn’t really trained properly but now……..wow ❤

"I know you're a legman!" ;) That is oddly specific ;) hehe

MISA is wearing Shoes !!!!!

Yeah yeah, these naughty maids. 🤭 Even though I always have to smile about this video and the lyrics, it's perhaps the only song I can think of that doesn't quite fit the image of this band. Not that it's bad, I actually like this cheeky pop-punk style of the ladies, but it least reflects what I got to know this band for. I don't know how to describe it, but I think it's quite clear that this song is still from their early days, their discovery phase. And the ladies must have known what the lyrics were about, which tells me that they themselves were still thinking about which direction to take. Definitely an interesting part in their development imho. _____________________ _"America invented rock. England improved it. And now, Japan has perfected it."_ ※ Band-Maid ※ Gacharic Spin ※ Lovebites ※ Nemophila ※ East of Eden ※ Hanabie ※ Asterism ※ Trident ※ Hades ※ Nek! ※ etc.

The lyrics were QUITE the kurfuffle when the song came out and also their first all English song. We also discovered Miku has the super power of running in heels all over Tokyo. 😂 EDIT: As for playing older songs, it’s sporadic. The only song from the first album they play occasionally is FORWARD. From there we get Thrill and Real existence from New Beginning and Freedom and Alone from BNM. From there forward they did almost all the writing so you get much more variety.

They have actually addressed the Saiki & Miku singing lead together in interviews... the "twin vocals" style as they call it is less & less prevalent in their music with Miku's increasing rhythm guitar skills, because she has to focus much more on her playing now. Back in the beginnings of the band she barely played anything & the guitar was effectively just a "prop", so she could give much more attention to vocals. They have more recently done a song in the twin vocal style as homage to the old days called "Youth".

They definitely did not write these lyrics 😂 this was at the time when they got everything written for them for sure (honestly kind of turns me off about this song imagining someone else giving them these lyrics, even if they okayed it). They do play older songs at their concerts, though unsurprisingly not as often. There’s a couple songs off of Brand New Maid that get played often (Freedom and Alone) and then every once in awhile they’ll pull a few older songs out which is a nice surprise, but yeah they overwhelmingly play songs they wrote, which makes a lot of sense! But one of my absolute things about their performances is they don’t just play the same songs at every concert, they mix it up quite a bit.

New Beginning is a great album. So many good tracks. You should definitely check out more from it.

You've become a true Maidiac. Now the term is 'our' maids :)

these songs early on were not written and composed by them yet so thats why they might seem a little different

LOL!. I loved your reaction to those spicy lyrics. That was 2015, and "It´s a long way to the top if you wanna rock & roll"... 😁. Try "Alone", the first song composed by the band that passed the record company filter. Since then, Rock History changed forever.

Love the lyrics and Miku symbolically running to Tokyo Tower. 🙂

Pigeon scream🤟❤️

Miku’s perfect running 🏃‍♀️ form. And in those heels!! 👡 😂 I think she must’ve run middle/high school track. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Freezer is another good old track. But personally I’d love to hear Nittpicc’s breakdown of one of their more recent, more complex songs like Corallium or Giovanni. 🔥🎸🥁🎤🎺🎹🎼😎✌🏼

Another great reaction, Miss Picc-olo! There's no flute in this song... It's only inferred...😆

Yes, a guy wrote the lyrics, and I'm not sure what he was thinking, Po! 💦 Seen them live over a dozen times and it seems like Saiki creates the setlist based on a theme, i.e., after the "pandemic," they had to reestablish "World Domination," so it leaned more to the later albums. The 10th Anniversary Spin-off returned to the older stuff, which I think was better than the Yokoari final that I attended. So, in conclusion, I always give a note to self, "Never miss a Band Maid show, every, Po!" 🦍🍌

No, they didn't write these lyrics ... but Miku said that she and Saiki do tell each other dirty jokes before going on stage, as a way of calming their stage nerves. They are normal young women, not prudes shocked by sexuality. Kanami is said to be quite naive, and has to have some jokes and stories explained to her.

Right on all counts. Thanks, that was hilarious.

NittPicc, i agree with your analysis 100%. the difference from early Maids to today's Maids is astounding. Just look at Kanami in this video, thats not the REAL Kanami.

The only time Band-Maid Let Me Down was when they stopped playing after a 2-hour plus burnin'🔥hot concert. I guess it was a good thing because everyone was sweaty (wet? ;-) and spent (spent? ;-)... except the Maids. 😅 Thx, Ms Picc!

Musically, I love this song, even though it's primitive by BAND-MAID standards. But those lyrics... yeah. They make this a guilty pleasure. They're pretty much exactly what I suspect people think are my motivations when they hear I'm into a band who dress up as maids. They fact they were written by some dude is a tad gross. Still your reaction to the lyrics was hilarious, so it's all been worth it!

*Spicey Maid!* And to answer your query on if they play any of their older material... Yes. 🤘😀🤘

Songwriting credit: Akito Tokunaga FREEZER, from the same album, is another great song where KOBATO and SAIKI share the vocals. THE NON-FICTION DAYS, and BEFORE YESTERDAY, both from Brand-New MAID (2016), are two very different songs that are among my favorites.

Their early songs -- despite the difference in genre and style -- still have the Band-Maid energy and musicianship. You can see the promise shining through the pop songs written for them.

Yes, they sure bring out some of the older songs in their shows... one of the songs I was shocked to hear live (in DC) was "Carry On Living", it was SOOO GOOOD live, loved it. Thanks for the reaction.

They last played this live in a 2021 covid livestream later turned into a DVD. Real Existence is still played occasionally. Freedom is the only early song that is a live staple. They just have so many great songs now that these older songs are becoming rare at live gigs.

I think most Band Maid fans had a similar reaction to yours when they read the lyrics to this song. It is a bit surprising, but it one heck of a catchy song.

Spicy Maids, Po! 🥵🌶️🤘

WARNING ⛔️ 18+ ONLY😂😂😂, BTW THIS Gr8 song😊

On this MV the Ladies of BAND MAID use others labels instruments as now. Kanami use an Addictone Guitare 🎸,she change for PRS 24 guitare. Miku use a rickenbacker guitare 🎸, she's change for a Zemiatis guitare. Akané use a Yahama Drums🥁 for Tama Drums.( On Thrill she use a sonore Drums). I ❤ this song.

if you want to hear more of their dual vocals, I recommend Freezer. It's a personal favorite of mine and really emphasizes them Also, Alone was the first song they were able to write themselves that was accepted, I think that's a perfect song to see how far they came as far as writing their own material

The Pigeon can run, the Pigeon can fly - the Pigeon can do anything except probably write the lyrics to this song. I am staring hard at the other suspect though, especially since she wrote about "Ten minutes of limp gymnastics" in one of Band-Maid's newer songs. I wonder if she had any miniscule say in the lyrics of this song..... 😉....😈.... nah I doubt Saiki influenced this song.... I think... Anyway, on record, it was their original team of lyricists that did this. Luckily, Saiki had a sense of humour about this whole thing when she realized what the song was really about. I wonder how she remained so cool about it.... hmmmm......now that I mention it....

I am always amazed at two things in this video. First, how Miku can run in her heels, as it's know she is a little clumsy and accident prone and two, That no one even notices a cute maid running by and through them. They didn't write this, but it's still a fun song!

At this time, Miku was not writing lyrics and could barely play the guitar, so her main role was as a second vocalist. They do play older songs at their concerts, they played Thrill when I saw them in Seattle, although songs from their first album, Maid in Japan, are quite rare. Freezer is a great example of twin vocals off this album. Beauty and the Beast, also on this album, is a rare example of Miku singing lead with Saiki as backup.

You’re blushing. 😊

And yes they do play some of the older songs in their concerts still not this one so much but I think they did play it once or twice in live streams. They're not afraid to play it, put it that way. They are moving away from the older stuff as a rule but they'll throw a few in here and there.

OMG, that was funny. When you said you were going to look up the lyrics as a part of the reaction, I said to my screen (out loud, mind you), "Don't do it, don't do it, DON'T DO IT!" 😂

It wasn't until after the 3rd time watching this video that I realized the whole song is in English. Their 3rd EP has the first songs written by them - the lyrics to Freedom and all of Alone.

You have found the right clues Inspector NittPicc. Poor Kanami always had her compositions rejected by their first label. FYI, Saiki and Miku laughed when what they sang in Don't Let Me Down was translated to them. But this must have shocked Kanami, I think. The MV is fun. THANKS.

There are a lot of these "Bangers" from their early day they should still play, but I bet they can't because they don't own the song.....just speculating. They didn't write this, Akihito Tokunaga wrote it, Who wrote for many Japanese artists.

Well, no, they didn't write these lyrics, but if you think that they are shy about alluding to physical contact, you might want to listen to "HATE?". For more Saiki/Miku harmonies, check out the acoustic version of Catharsis.

Lol. Your reaction to the lyrics are priceless. Yeah, they was written by a dirty old man. I think they didn't get creative freedom until Just Bring It album. You should really watch Orenji's documentaries on them, they're very inyeresting.

Band Maid's naughty song. I call this the Run Miku Run video 😃 You still gotta do their songs - Manners & Bubble 😎 Actually their label wanted them to release a different song other than Thrill. They thought Thrill was more of how they wanted to sound like. Thankfully, someone uploaded it to some Facebook page and it took off!

This is a top 15 all time list of most played song during Band-Maid's concerts 1 FREEDOM --- (Brand New Maid 2016) 2 REAL EXISTENCE --- (New Beginning 2015) 3 alone --- (Brand New Maid (2016) 4 Choose me --- (Single 2017) 5 DOMINATION --- (World Domination 2018) 6 Play --- (Single 2017) 7 the non-fiction days --- (Brand New Maid 2016) 8 Don't you tell ME --- (Just Bring It 2017) 9 Thrill --- (Ai to Jounetsu no Matador 2014) 10 DICE --- (World Domination 2018) 11 Daydreaming --- (Single 2017) 12 Don't let me down --- (New Beginning 2015) 13 Moratorium --- (Just Bring It 2017) 14 you. --- (Just Bring It 2017) 15 endless Story --- (Conqueror 2019) glory --- (Single 2019) But zooming in to Band-Maid's 10th anniversary tour, it will look like this: 1 DOMINATION --- (2018) 2 endless Story --- (2019) 3 NO GOD --- (Unseen World 2021) 4 Choose me --- (2017) 5 Memorable --- (Single 2023) 6 from now on --- (Unleash 2022) 7 Unleash!!!!! --- (Unleash 2022) 8 DICE --- (2018) 9 alone --- (2016) 10 Daydreaming --- (2017) 11 HATE? --- (Unleash 2022) 12 Play --- (2017) 13 FREEDOM --- (2016) 14 Screaming --- (Single 2018) 15 glory --- (2019) So Band-Maid still do play some songs from their earlier days. This way you keep it fun for older and new fans alike.

Great to hear you're going to do the official live of real existence! That's the one that got me hooked forever!

I have read that Band Maid can be difficult to work with because they have very particular views on every thing from production of music to how the video should be shot. Who would have thought that 5 women would want to control their art.

MISA MISA MISA!!!!! Band-Maid at their (old school) punkiest. Miku also sings part of the verses

As far as playing old songs... I think they limit it to like 2 or 3. I keep saying this but I don't know that it helps. lol, it's to limit paying royalties. As a band with that awesome of a discography, they don't need to play the old ones just to lose that amount of money.

LOL! I absolutely love your reaction upon reading the lyrics! 🤣🤣 Yes, they did not write those lyrics and it is very rare when they play this song live, we all understand why. But despite the racy lyrics, I do really love this song. The raw energy here is just killer. Definite workout playlist stuff! And every time that I see Miku appear from behind the bamboo curtain, I always say out loud, "Run Miku Run!" Running in those heels? Miku is a superhero, po! never underestimate the power of one small Pigeon!

Depending on which set of lyrics you read, the last line of the 2nd verse "Your body is mine tonight". Saiki actually sang on the recording, "your balls are mine tonight"..... Just got a little spicier 😂

It was only after a few listens of this song that I realised they were singing in english, mainly because the music app has the lyrics for the album. Usually they are written in Japanese but this was entirely in English. I must confess, I probably blushed too... 😅

Excellent reaction.👍 Most likely you have already been told this before, but you should remember that during the first two albums that Band-Maid recorded for Gump Records, "Maid In Japan" and "New Beginning" the girls were not allowed to use their original material, which they remember as a very frustrating period in their careers. It wasn't until they changed labels to Crown Stones that the girls were allowed to start using original compositions, that were included on the mini album "Brand New Maid." "Alone", extracted from Brand New Maid, became a milestone, being the first song composed by the girls that had its own PV/MV... the choice couldn't have been better and the video itself is great. . DO NOT CONFUSE with an alternative version of the "Alone" video that began to spread on KZfaq approximately a couple of months ago.😉

I 100% totally understand why they don't play this song ... but DAMN I love the *sound* of the song! Wish they could just self-Weird Al their own song and rewrite the lyrics but keep the music lol. I really love how no one looks twice at a random maid running through the streets 🤣😂

This is before Kanami joined ❤BAND-MAID💙. The original member, PsychoNami, is the one playing guitar in this video.

The Ladies aka Kanami, were submitting songs to the label, but were constantly getting rejected. Kanami at first was dispirited about it, but after getting encouragement from Saiki she continued writing and submitting songs. Kanami has said, that the rejections forced her to become a better writer, and to learn more about HOW to write. It wasn't until their 3rd release, "Brand New Maid" that one of their songs, "Alone" was accepted. And that opened the floodgates. For their next album would be a full length album of 13 songs, of which 9 of them were written and arranged by the Ladies of Band-Maid.

I was joking but damn, this ia gold,

OMG.....I can never unread that!! So I've listened to Don't Let Me Down on the New Beginning album and just thought it sounded cool and kind of a rock'n song. But never looked up the lyrics....oh lord, it's kind of hilarious!! I always pictured this song as the Miku running travelogue video, I'm fairly certain that Saiki had no idea what the english lyrics meant and have read that in the early days did not particularly like singing in english. Also at this point they were not writing their own songs yet and most of the songs were chosen by the producers for them to choose from so they did choose to do this song from the pool and New Beginning was the band members consider their first album as they didn't particularly like Maid In Japan (although has expressed some love for that album) and only on rare occasions play Forward and Before Dawn from that album.

Maybe because this was a single, but it's funny how everyone talks about the lyrics on this song but it's all a bunch of innuendo compared to "I Can't Live Without You, " which is blatantly sexual and enough to make an 80s hair band blush.

I’m happy I got to see your reaction to this video. This one is one that is sort of… protected by guys in suits.

They're fond of some old songs that they didn't write, as others have mentioned. They will rotate a few in and out of the set and a couple, like "Freedom" (for which Miku actually wrote the lyrics) are still live staples. But they're focused on their own songs. The vast majority of their set will come from Just Bring It, World Domination, Conqueror, Unseen World, Unleash, and various singles. You will almost never see anything from Maid in Japan. "Forward" has appeared a couple of times recently; clearly for sentimental reasons. From what they've said, they didn't feel that material really delivered on the band concept/vision. "Thrill" was the first song presented to them that all five of them really liked and it helped cement their current direction. But even that song isn't played very often anymore; they've moved way beyond it.

THIS IS SO DAMN CATCHY ...I LOVE THIS