Pleasure ~Jinsei no Kairaku~

HISTORY
Pleasure'91 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Released as a B-side to LADY NAVIGATION. Performed at B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91". Available on video JUST ANOTHER LIFE.
Pleasure'92 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Lyrics remain the same as 1991 version. Performed at B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME". Never released in tangible form.
Pleasure'95 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Performed at B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!". Available on video "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE.
Pleasure'98 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Released on B'z The Best "Treasure". This version has never been performed live.
Pleasure 2000 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Performed at B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice". Available on video B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~.
Pleasure 2003 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Performed at B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!". Available on video for the same tour.
Pleasure 2008 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Released on B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure". Performed at B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-. Available on video for the same tour.
Pleasure 2013 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ Performed at B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-. Available on video for the same tour.

Pleasure ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ (人生の快楽, The Pleasure of Life) is the title of an evolving song by B'z that originally debuted in 1991. The song has become the theme of the Pleasure LIVE-GYM concerts and is something of a unique entity in the B'z catalogue in that its lyrics and arrangement have evolved and changed over time with new iterations. Primarily, the first line of the song and the lines immediately following the first chorus differ in the new versions, along with some altered backing vocals. This ongoing story is captured in the song's many renditions, of which only three have been released on CD (1991, 1998, and 2008) with the rest available from live performances.

Each iteration of the song is accompanied by the year in which it was released, beginning with "Pleasure'91". A version of "Pleasure" has been played at every Pleasure LIVE-GYM to date apart from the 1993 and 1997 editions. In addition, "Pleasure'91 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~" served as the opening track on all dates of B'z LIVE-GYM in Taipei & Hong Kong 2001, which marked the first and only time the song appeared outside of the Pleasure LIVE-GYM concerts.

Lyrics chronology

1991

He finally became a father on a Saturday night

On the phone, while receiving congratulations, he bit his lip for a while for some reason

1995

Five years have passed since he became a father

On the phone, when asked "How're things?", he sighed after a while for some reason

1998

He became lonely on a Monday night and suddenly felt the need to get drunk

Everybody will remember him as a useless bum in anger

2000

He's thrown everything away and has gone on a journey

On the phone, he's shouting firmly, "I've finally found freedom"

2003

He, who secretly came back from his long journey,

Has realized that running far away won't change anything so easily

2008

He, who had never taken an interest in anything but himself before,

Looked over and said, "For the first time since I was born, I've found something I want to protect"

2013

Two or three summers have passed without hearing from that guy,

but he should be doing fine somewhere. I would be glad if we were to meet again soon.

Yes, I can't do anything about it