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== Song Information == | == Song Information == | ||
=== Original Version === | === Original Version === | ||
[[Image:HELPLESS.png|thumb|HELPLESS' jacket.]] | |||
[[Image:HELPLESS DDR.png|thumb|256px|HELPLESS' DanceDanceRevolution banner.]] | |||
Artist: TAEKO<br> | Artist: TAEKO<br> | ||
Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: [[Hideyuki Ono]]<br> | Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: [[Hideyuki Ono]]<br> | ||
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Length: 1:23<br> | Length: 1:23<br> | ||
Genre: SAMBA<br> | Genre: SAMBA<br> | ||
Movie: | Movie: [[Takehiro Nojiri|NOZZY]]<br> | ||
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC | First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]]<br> | ||
Other Music Game Appearances: | Other Music Game Appearances: | ||
* [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]] Song Pack #11 | * [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]] Song Pack #11 | ||
* [[AC GF3|GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX]] | |||
=== Long Version === | === Long Version === | ||
[[Image:HELPLESS (Long Version).png|thumb|HELPLESS (Long Version)'s jacket.]] | |||
Artist: TAEKO<br> | Artist: TAEKO<br> | ||
Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: [[Hideyuki Ono]]<br> | Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: [[Hideyuki Ono]]<br> | ||
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Vocals/Chorus: [[Taeko Shibata|TAEKO]]<br> | Vocals/Chorus: [[Taeko Shibata|TAEKO]]<br> | ||
Guitars: [[Mutsuhiko Izumi]]<br> | Guitars: [[Mutsuhiko Izumi]]<br> | ||
Gut Guitar Solo: [[Toshio Sakurai]]<br> | |||
Bass: [[Yoshihiko Koezuka]]<br> | Bass: [[Yoshihiko Koezuka]]<br> | ||
Tenor Saxophones & Trombones: [[Harumi Ueko|Jimmy Weckl]]<br> | Tenor Saxophones & Trombones: [[Harumi Ueko|Jimmy Weckl]]<br> | ||
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BPM: 136<br> | BPM: 136<br> | ||
Length: 4:15<br> | Length: 4:15<br> | ||
Movie: | Movie: [[Takehiro Nojiri|NOZZY]]<br> | ||
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]]<br> | First Music Game Appearance: [[AC GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]]<br> | ||
Other Music Game Appearances: None. | Other Music Game Appearances: None. | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
=== Game Size === | |||
<pre>Smile and you've taken me by surprise | |||
For a while I'm content just to look in your eyes | |||
I was alone but I never felt lonely | |||
My heart was reserved for you only | |||
Helpless | |||
When you touch me I'm powerless | |||
I need you so much baby I'm helpless</pre> | |||
<pre>Lie on the deck of this open yacht | === Long Version === | ||
Watch the sky the Caribbean Sea is so hot | {{hide text|<pre>Lie on the deck of this open yacht | ||
Feeling the wind; I can smell the sea | Watch the sky the Caribbean Sea is so hot | ||
Feeling the wind; I can smell the sea | |||
And I hear how the ocean is calling to me | And I hear how the ocean is calling to me | ||
I never knew all the world had to show me | I never knew all the world had to show me | ||
I never let anyone know me - 'cause you know | I never let anyone know me - 'cause you know | ||
I was the girl with the strongest defenses | I was the girl with the strongest defenses | ||
Safe inside my world of pretenses | Safe inside my world of pretenses | ||
Smile and you've taken me by surprise | Smile and you've taken me by surprise | ||
For a while I'm content just to look in your eyes | For a while I'm content just to look in your eyes | ||
But when you touch me it feels just like magic | But when you touch me it feels just like magic | ||
Makes my years almost tragic - oh baby | Makes my years almost tragic - oh baby | ||
I was alone but I never felt lonely | I was alone but I never felt lonely | ||
My heart was reserved for you only | My heart was reserved for you only | ||
Helpless | Helpless | ||
When you touch me I'm powerless | When you touch me I'm powerless | ||
I need you so much baby I'm helpless</pre> | I need you so much baby I'm helpless</pre>}} | ||
== Song Connections / Remixes == | == Song Connections / Remixes == | ||
* A long version of HELPLESS can be found | * A long version of HELPLESS can be found in the [[GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX & drummania 2ndMIX soundtracks]] and [[GUITARFREAKS & drummania VOCAL COLLECTION]] albums. | ||
* Another long version | ** Another long version, featuring a gut guitar solo by Toshio Sakurai, appears as '''HELPLESS (Long Version)''' in GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX. This long version later appeared in the [[GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX Soundtracks]] album as ''HELPLESS (Guitar Long Version)''. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* HELPLESS marks Taeko Shibata's debut in BEMANI. | {{Gallery}} | ||
* HELPLESS is available in [[AC GFDM V2|GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2]] through ''GITADOCHANKO'' in April 2006. As of | * HELPLESS marks vocalist Taeko Shibata's debut in BEMANI. | ||
* HELPLESS (Long Version) was originally available as a prize in [[AC GFDM V6|GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6]]'s BATTLE MODE event. The song became available for purchase for 800 BP at the BATTLE ITEM COUNTER on | * In ''PercussionFreaks 2ndMIX'', the Korean release of drummania 2ndMIX, HELPLESS' background animations were slightly modified, changing the graphics of a dancing woman to silhouettes. These changes were also applied in the Japanese releases starting from [[AC GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]]. | ||
** According to Yoshihiko Koezuka and Mutsuhiko Izumi in the [[GuitarFreaks & DrumMania -SUPER BEST BOX-]] audio commentary, the original video had to be changed due to various circumstances, as it was "naughty" and "problematic". | |||
* HELPLESS is available in [[AC GFDM V2|GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2]] through ''GITADOCHANKO'' in April 2006. | |||
** As of June 1st, 2006, it has been automatically unlocked for play in Standard Mode. | |||
* HELPLESS (Long Version) was originally available as a prize in [[AC GFDM V6|GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6 BLAZING!!!!]]'s BATTLE MODE event. The song became available for purchase for 800 BP at the BATTLE ITEM COUNTER on July 6th, 2009. | |||
* HELPLESS (Long Version) has never been on a CS release of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. | * HELPLESS (Long Version) has never been on a CS release of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. | ||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
=== HELPLESS === | |||
==== Hideyuki Ono ==== | |||
TAEKO's sexy and powerful vocals are awesome with Latin rhythms!! The roaring guitars and flashy horns make the song even more exciting!! This song was created with the hope that the audience will enjoy the fun of Latin music while playing percussion. The percussion instrument played in the game is the "timbales", which is often used in Latin music. I want you to hit the timbales solo in a flowing way. | |||
=== HELPLESS (Long Version) === | === HELPLESS (Long Version) === | ||
I | ==== Hideyuki Ono ==== | ||
I changed the piano solo into a gut guitar solo based on the bonus track long version of the soundtrack. It's even cooler and more stylish. I never get tired of TAEKO's growing vocals, no matter how many times I listen to them. After all, summer means Latin. | |||
==== Musician's Room 2 ==== | |||
It's based on the Long Ver. of the soundtrack CD. The soundtrack CD included a piano solo, but this time I used a gut guitar solo. The gut guitar solo is stylish, isn't it? | |||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||
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== Difficulty & Notecounts == | == Difficulty & Notecounts == | ||
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.<br> | DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.<br> | ||
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty from the original games to GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://www.bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].) | |||
=== DanceDanceRevolution === | |||
{{DDR Chart Header| | |||
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|- / -|139 / 8|196 / 39|258 / 7|- / - / -|147 / 8|184 / 35|258 / 7|- / - / -}} | |||
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2 DLC|⁂N/A|3|5|7|-|3|5|8|-}} | |||
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 DLC|⁂N/A|3|5|7|-|3|5|8|-}} | |||
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 DLC|⁂N/A|3|5|7|-|3|5|8|-}} | |||
}} | |||
⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists. | |||
=== GuitarFreaks & DrumMania === | === GuitarFreaks & DrumMania === | ||
==== Original Version ==== | ==== Original Version ==== | ||
{| | {{GFDM Chart Header| | ||
{{GFDM Chart Notecounts|354|505|598|338|338|338|190|190|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF3/dm2|3|4|5|4|6|8|N/A|N/A|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF4/dm3|3|4|5|↑6|↑8|8|N/A|N/A|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5|34|55|70|60|68|77|N/A|N/A|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF/DM V2|↓26|↓48|↓54|↓29|↓42|↓53|20|28|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF/DM V3→V8|26|48|↑56|29|42|53|20|28|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF3/dm2 CS|3|4|5|4|6|8|N/A|N/A|-|-|-|-}} | |||
}} | |||
|- | |||
| GF3/dm2 | |||
|- | |||
| GF4/dm3 | |||
|- | |||
| GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5 | |||
|- | |||
| GF/DM V2 | |||
|- | |||
| GF/DM V3→V8 | |||
|- | |||
| GF3/dm2 CS | |||
==== Long Version ==== | ==== Long Version ==== | ||
{| | {{GFDM Chart Header| | ||
{{GFDM Chart Notecounts|1158|1671|2111|933|933|933|-|-|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5|45|68|87|60|68|79|-|-|-|-|-|-}} | |||
{{GFDM Chart|GF/DM V6→V8|↓41|↓54|↓72|↓33|↓45|↓55|-|-|-|-|-|-}} | |||
}} | |||
|- | |||
| GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5 | |||
|- | |||
| GF/DM V6→V8 | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:DanceDanceRevolution CS Exclusives]] | ||
[[Category:GuitarFreaks & DrumMania Songs]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 11 September 2024
HELPLESS
Song Information
Original Version
Artist: TAEKO
Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: Hideyuki Ono
Lyrics: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Vocals/Chorus: TAEKO
Guitars: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Bass: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Tenor Saxophones & Trombones: Jimmy Weckl
Trumpets: Hideyuki Ono, Omi Kawai
BPM: 140
Length: 1:23
Genre: SAMBA
Movie: NOZZY
First Music Game Appearance: drummania 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:
- DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 Song Pack #11
- GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX
Long Version
Artist: TAEKO
Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: Hideyuki Ono
Lyrics: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Vocals/Chorus: TAEKO
Guitars: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Gut Guitar Solo: Toshio Sakurai
Bass: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Tenor Saxophones & Trombones: Jimmy Weckl
Trumpets: Hideyuki Ono, Omi Kawai
Recording Engineer: Yuei Uematsu
BPM: 136
Length: 4:15
Movie: NOZZY
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
Game Size
Smile and you've taken me by surprise For a while I'm content just to look in your eyes I was alone but I never felt lonely My heart was reserved for you only Helpless When you touch me I'm powerless I need you so much baby I'm helpless
Long Version
Lie on the deck of this open yacht Watch the sky the Caribbean Sea is so hot Feeling the wind; I can smell the sea And I hear how the ocean is calling to me I never knew all the world had to show me I never let anyone know me - 'cause you know I was the girl with the strongest defenses Safe inside my world of pretenses Smile and you've taken me by surprise For a while I'm content just to look in your eyes But when you touch me it feels just like magic Makes my years almost tragic - oh baby I was alone but I never felt lonely My heart was reserved for you only Helpless When you touch me I'm powerless I need you so much baby I'm helpless |
Song Connections / Remixes
- A long version of HELPLESS can be found in the GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX & drummania 2ndMIX soundtracks and GUITARFREAKS & drummania VOCAL COLLECTION albums.
- Another long version, featuring a gut guitar solo by Toshio Sakurai, appears as HELPLESS (Long Version) in GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX. This long version later appeared in the GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX Soundtracks album as HELPLESS (Guitar Long Version).
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- HELPLESS marks vocalist Taeko Shibata's debut in BEMANI.
- In PercussionFreaks 2ndMIX, the Korean release of drummania 2ndMIX, HELPLESS' background animations were slightly modified, changing the graphics of a dancing woman to silhouettes. These changes were also applied in the Japanese releases starting from GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX.
- According to Yoshihiko Koezuka and Mutsuhiko Izumi in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania -SUPER BEST BOX- audio commentary, the original video had to be changed due to various circumstances, as it was "naughty" and "problematic".
- HELPLESS is available in GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2 through GITADOCHANKO in April 2006.
- As of June 1st, 2006, it has been automatically unlocked for play in Standard Mode.
- HELPLESS (Long Version) was originally available as a prize in GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6 BLAZING!!!!'s BATTLE MODE event. The song became available for purchase for 800 BP at the BATTLE ITEM COUNTER on July 6th, 2009.
- HELPLESS (Long Version) has never been on a CS release of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania.
Song Production Information
HELPLESS
Hideyuki Ono
TAEKO's sexy and powerful vocals are awesome with Latin rhythms!! The roaring guitars and flashy horns make the song even more exciting!! This song was created with the hope that the audience will enjoy the fun of Latin music while playing percussion. The percussion instrument played in the game is the "timbales", which is often used in Latin music. I want you to hit the timbales solo in a flowing way.
HELPLESS (Long Version)
Hideyuki Ono
I changed the piano solo into a gut guitar solo based on the bonus track long version of the soundtrack. It's even cooler and more stylish. I never get tired of TAEKO's growing vocals, no matter how many times I listen to them. After all, summer means Latin.
Musician's Room 2
It's based on the Long Ver. of the soundtrack CD. The soundtrack CD included a piano solo, but this time I used a gut guitar solo. The gut guitar solo is stylish, isn't it?
Video Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty from the original games to GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
DanceDanceRevolution
Game | Single | Double | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 139 / 8 | 196 / 39 | 258 / 7 | - / - / - | 147 / 8 | 184 / 35 | 258 / 7 | - / - / - |
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2 DLC | ⁂N/A | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 DLC | ⁂N/A | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 DLC | ⁂N/A | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania
Original Version
Game | Drum | Guitar | Bass | Open | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
Notecounts | 354 | 505 | 598 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - |
GF3/dm2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - |
GF4/dm3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ↑6 | ↑8 | 8 | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - |
GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5 | 34 | 55 | 70 | 60 | 68 | 77 | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - |
GF/DM V2 | ↓26 | ↓48 | ↓54 | ↓29 | ↓42 | ↓53 | 20 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
GF/DM V3→V8 | 26 | 48 | ↑56 | 29 | 42 | 53 | 20 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
GF3/dm2 CS | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - |
Long Version
Game | Drum | Guitar | Bass | Open | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
Notecounts | 1158 | 1671 | 2111 | 933 | 933 | 933 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5 | 45 | 68 | 87 | 60 | 68 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GF/DM V6→V8 | ↓41 | ↓54 | ↓72 | ↓33 | ↓45 | ↓55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |