Template:Mannequin Village Song

As a song that was born from another in its era, "Mannequin Village" is of special interest to B'z fans even beyond its catchy rhythm, inclusion of a sitar, and unorthodox lyrics. The lyrics were originally written to the melody of "Yami no Ame" on The 7th Blues. Not satisfied with that fit, Tak wrote new music to accommodate Koshi's lyrics and "Yami no Ame" received all-new lyrics. When the song was mentioned to Tak several years later in an interview regarding the B-sides selected for B'z The "Mixture", he laughed after realizing he'd forgotten they had even made it and commented, "Ah, that's right, there was a song like that." The song was revived after eleven years for all dates of B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK". Tak stated in a Be With! interview at the time that the song was included to meet fan demand. This version featured a new interlude in the middle with newly-penned lyrics by Koshi, as well. The sound of the song was altered, however, to have more of a hard rock sound to acclimate to the band's latter day approach to live shows. Despite its popularity, the song has never been collected on any album or compilation.