The b-side is セレナーデ -愛しのアンブレラ- (read as Serenade -Itoshi No Umbrella-), lyrics and music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty

The next song is 天使は誰だ (read as Tenshi Wa Dare Da, meaning who (the hell) is the angel?), lyrics and music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/a99i3WcMJH

The next song is セレナーデ -愛しのアンブレラ- -Sweety- (read as Serenade - Itoshi No Umbrella -Sweety-, meaning beloved umbrella), lyrics and music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/jiGpSCL7ez

The next song is スズメバチ (read as Suzumebachi), lyrics and music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/eXljIR6F1v

The next song is 勝手にしやがれ (read as Katte Ni Shiyagare), lyrics by Atsushi, music by Hide #BuckTickListeningParty) pic.twitter.com/mFVSrSuVq4

The next song is アンブレラ (meaning Umbrella), lyrics and music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/lDkFc5DI5N

Welcome to Memento Mori (2009) on #BuckTickListeningParty / starts off with 真っ赤な夜 -Bloody- (read as Makka Na Yoru, meaning deep red night), lyrics by Atsushi, music by Hisashi

The next song is スパイダー (meaning Spider), lyrics by Atsushi, music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/A2YqvH72GM

Atsushi sings 狂いそうだ (kurui sou da), which sounds like "cream soda" and means "it seems I'm about to go crazy" #BuckTickListeningParty

The next song is La Vie en Rose ～ラヴィアン・ローズ～ (characters just mean La Vie en Rose), lyrics by Atsushi, music by Hide #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/jNiHFpDONd

The next song is モンタージュ (meaning Montage), lyrics and music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty

The next song is Rendezvous ～ランデヴー～ (characters just mean Rendezvous), lyrics by Atsushi, music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/7qjZK5C2RV

Welcome to 天使のリボルバー album (read as Tenshi No Revolver, meaning revolver of the angel) from 2007. Starts off with Mr. Darkness & Mrs. Moonlight, lyrics/music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/w8fWmCkH6q

😇 🔫 in less than 12 hours on #BuckTickListeningParty (that’s 天使のリボルバー Tenshi No Revolver)

The first b-side is 六月の沖縄 (read as Rokugatsu No Okinawa, meaning Okinawa in June), lyrics by Atsushi, music by Hide #BuckTickListeningParty

Rockers and Roosters came together again for the cult film Burst City (1982), where members of both bands formed a fake band called Battle Rockers. Lucy covers their song バチラス ボンブ(細菌爆弾) AKA Bacillus Bomb (Saikin Bakudan) #BuckTickListeningParty

Lucy covered another Th eRockers song during their live shows: ジャッキー (meaning Jackie). This is from the Shakin' album (1981) #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/kKmRNqQQEj

The second b-side is 可愛いアノ娘 (read as Kawaii Ano Ko, which means that cute girl), cover of The Rockers. Lyrics by Zenjiro Yamabe and Takanori Jinnai #BuckTickListeningParty

The first b-side is ピラニア (meaning Piranha), lyrics and music by Kiyoshi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/GJKKfKrZ6w

The next song is the last on the album バリウム・ピルス (meaning Valium Pills), a cover of The Roosters. Lyrics by Shinya Ohe #BuckTickListeningParty

The next song is 新しい世界 (read as Atarashii Sekai, meaning new world), lyrics and music by Kiyoshi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/lByqPjuD0v

This chorus gets stuck in my head 'cos it's so catchy. Shout Speed Shake Your It. Gonna Rise. Go Ahead Drive the Lucy Let me go Let me go Let me go さあ出かけよう #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/xmhrJKCcbY

The next song is ハイエナの夜 (read as Hyena No Yoru, meaning night of the hyena), lyrics and music by Hisashi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/mo5cTWw9WH

The next song is ピラニア (meaning Piranha), lyrics and music by Kiyoshi #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/jDTQdf5Fnw

The next song is 異人の夜 (read as Ijin No Yoru, meaning night of the foreigner), lyrics by Atsushi, music by Hide #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/7fSbZoCxKN

Please note that doukeshi is an antiquated way to say clown or fool. Japanese currently say ピエロ (pierrot) #BuckTickListeningParty

Welcome to another #BuckTickListeningParty - today we have transported to April 2005 and the release of the album 十三階は月光 (jusankai wa gekkou). Begins with the instrumental Enter Clown, written by Hisashi

Come back tomorrow for the return of Buck-Tick releasing studio albums with 十三階は月光 (2005; 13kai = Gekkou) #BuckTickListeningParty

The next song is 空しい顔で吠える犬 (read as Munashii Kao De Hoeru Inu, meaning the dog that barks with a vacant expression), lyrics and music by Okuno #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/VRzDyJxt8T

The next song is 哀しい未来 (read as Kanashii Mirai, meaning sad future), lyrics and music by Okuno #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/OyPCKe35md

The next song is 悪魔になった天使のブルース (read as Akuma Ni Natta Tenshi No Blues, meaning the angel that became a devil blues), lyrics by Okuno, music by U-ta & Okuno #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/syKDQZJKvi

The next song is 遠いシンフォニー (read as Tooi Symphony, meaning distant symphony), lyrics and music by Okuno #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/l7ZYZdSs8H

The next song is 真夏の昼下がり (read as Manatsu No Hirusagari, meaning early afternoon in midsummer), lyrics and music by Okuno #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/l00wDaGp0a

The next song is カエル (read as Kaeru, meaning frog), lyrics and music by Okuno #BuckTickListeningParty pic.twitter.com/6AT27j4qnx

But I think 1920s films by Teinosuke Kinugasa could also have been inspiration, such as 狂った一頁 (Kurutta Ichipeiji AKA a page of madness). Just look at this clip youtube.com/watch?v=93Vh4i… #BuckTickListeningParty