History Music / BIGMAMA

* SuicidePact: The subject of "Swan Song."

* SnakeOilSalesman: The auctioneer in "Auctiomania" peddles, among other things, wine that promises eternal youth. To rub it in, all sales are final and he won't hear complaints.

--> ''Filthy guys''

--> ''The world is full of shit''

--> ''On the night of my last day, who would I go to meet?'' [[labelnote:jp:]]''自分最終日最後の夜は誰に会いにいこう？ (Jibun saishuubi saigo no yoru wa dare ni ai ni ikou?)''[[/labelnote]]

--> ''I want to fool around until the very last second and die with you'' [[labelnote:jp:]]''最後のラスト1秒まで君と戯れ合って死にたいの (Saigo no rasuto ichibyou made kimi to jareatte shinitai no''[[/labelnote]]

--> ''susceptible to submitting to irritated, delusional impulses'' [[labelnote:jp:]]''焦燥妄想衝動に従順に敏感に (shousou mousou shoudou ni juujun ni binkan ni)''[[/labelnote]]
--> ''just like that, donuts killed bradford'' [[labelnote:jp:]]''そうあるがままに donuts killed bradford (sou aru ga mama ni [[GratuitousEnglish donuts killed bradford]])''[[/labelnote]]

* CanisLatinicus: "Fabula Fibula," most likely; "fabula" means "fable," which seems right, but "fibula," though it sounds like "fib," means... "clasp" in Latin.[[note]]Furthermore, it refers to a leg bone in English, which makes it sound even more strange.[[/note]]

* BrokenRecord: In "Donuts Killed Bradford" a couple of times:
--> ''"SOSOSOSOSOSO e, sou janai'' [[labelnote:en:]]SOSOSOSOSOSO, ah, it's not like that[[/labelnote]]
--> ''You and I, and I, and I, and I, and I e, ai janai"'' [[labelnote:en:]]You and I, and I, and I, and I, and I, ah, this isn't love[[/labelnote]]

* PreClimaxClimax: Implied in No. 9:

* DwindlingParty: In "#DIV/0!"; the "Divided by x!" countdown represents the number of remaining people among whom the treasure discovered at the beginning of the song can be divided. [[SpoilerTitle As the name implies]], nobody survives.

** Apart from moments where the crowd actually sings, it's a participatory tradition at their shows to bring official towels and hold them in the air during "Until the Blouse is Buttoned up."

** "#DIV/0!" kills off everyone, including [[DrivenToSuicide the last man standing]].

* SillyLoveSongs: Numerous. "Haru wa Kaze no Youni,"[[labelnote:en:]]"Spring, Like the Wind"[[/labelnote]] "Life is Mille-Feuille," "Lovescape," and "Kimi omou, yueni ware ari." probably rank as the sappiest and the silliest.

** "we have no doubt," "Where's the Ring?," Mutopia," "Spoon Diving," "Fukan Show," "the cookie crumbles," "look at me," "Saigo no Hitokuchi," "Thank You is Fxxk You," and "Haha ni Okuru Uta" start the vocals and music simultaneously.

* GrowingUpSucks: More than once:

* RearrangeTheSong: "Keisandakai Cinderella" and "Koukyoukyoku 'Shinsekai'" were rearranged with additional orchestral elements for subsequent releases; the former was re-recorded altogether, and the latter just had the old mix re-worked.
* RereleaseTheSong: "we have no doubt" and "CPX" were re-recorded for ''Love and Leave'' from their original version on ''short films''. "look at me," from the same EP, was re-recorded seven years later and released as a B-side to "alongside."

* RereleaseTheSong: They've re-worked and re-released several songs:
** "we have no doubt" and "CPX" were re-recorded for ''Love and Leave'' from their original version on ''short films''.
** "Keisandakai Cinderella" and "Koukyoukyoku 'Shinsekai'" were re-arranged and mixed with more orchestral elements.
** "look at me" was re-recorded seven years later and released as a B-side to "alongside."

* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Animanimus" starts with a dramatic orchestral introduction; the main motif doesn't start until 1:08 in.

* FoodSongsAreFunny: All five of their food-related songs manage to avert this, "Donuts Killed Bradford" most of all.

---> ''"One morning the angel left'' [[labelnote:jp:]]ある朝天使は出掛けたよ[[/labelnote]]
---> ''And never came back'' [[labelnote:jp:]]それきり帰らないけど[[/labelnote]]
---> ''It was all just a dream'' [[labelnote:jp:]]全てが全部夢オチだって[[/labelnote]]
---> ''But it wasn't so bad."'' [[labelnote:jp:]]それでも悪くないような[[/labelnote]]

* BookEnds: "we have no doubt," the first song on the first EP they released with RX-Records, and "Crystal Clear," the last single they released before signing to Universal, have some of the same lyrics. Though they're in different languages (and "we have no doubt" is a bit shaky on its English), the lyrics to "Crystal Clear" are lifted directly from the translation of "we have no doubt" -- including "But let's make a promise" (それでも僕ら約束をしようよ), which [[AllThereInTheManual doesn't actually appear in the sung English lyrics]]:

--> '''"Crystal Clear"''': ''"Words are not so certain/And tomorrow may not always come/But let's make a promise"'' [[labelnote:jp:]]言葉は確かなものじゃない/明日が来るとも限らない/それでも僕ら約束をしようよ (''Kotoba wa tashika no mono janai/Asu ga kuru to mo kagiranai/Soredemo bokura yakusoku o shiyou"[[/labelnote]]

---> ''"One morning, I found an angel'' [[labelnote:jp:]]"ある朝天使を見つけたよ"[[/labelnote]]
---> ''But she had no wings'' [[labelnote:jp:]]羽は生えていないけど[[/labelnote]]
---> ''Wrapped up in sheets, she'd all but forgotten me'' [[labelnote:jp:]]シーツに包まって記憶喪失って[[/labelnote]]
---> ''She said "Nice to meet you" with a bitter smile'' [[labelnote:jp:]]はじめましてって苦笑い[[/labelnote]]

--> ''"If you make a deal with me," the devil whispered softly'' [[labelnote:jp:]]ならば私と取引きを悪魔がそっと囁いた[[/labelnote]]
--> ''"Your wish will be granted in exchange for what you cherish most."'' [[labelnote:jp:]]一番大切にしているものと引き換えに貴様の願いを叶えよう[[/labelnote]]

--> ''"I can't even tell anyone that I'm tired of staring at your behind."'' [[labelnote:jp:]]「あなたのお尻は見飽きた」と誰にも言えないまま [[/labelnote]]

--> '''"Crystal Clear"''': ''"Words are not so certain/And tomorrow may not always come/But let's make a promise"'' [[labelnote:jp:]]言葉は確かなものじゃない/明日が来るとも限らない/それでも僕ら約束をしようよ[[/labelnote]]

* LongTitle: ''Kimi ga Mata Burausu no Botan o Todomeru Made'' is quite a mouthful, as is "Sore wa Kitto Tenshi ga Nagaku Tsutomaranai Riyuu"[[labelnote:en:]]"Surely, This is the Reason why Angels don't Work Long"[[/labelnote]].