I LOVE YOU JAPAN (Song For Makita & Japanese Fans)
(Paul Gilbert)

I know I've seen your face before
It wasn't just a dream
I know you think your hearts secure
But I can make it scream

Oh oh do it again
Oh oh we're comin' in
Ohhhhh I love you Japan!

I'm talking from experience
I've been all 'round the world
I wouldn't even trade you for
The California girls

Oh oh do it again
Oh oh we're comin' in
Ohhhhh I love you Japan!

Domo arigato, chotto matte kudasai
There's sushi on my table
And wasabi in my eye
You could look forever
But you won't find me until
You listen for the scream
Of the big Makita drill, year!

I know I've seen your face before
It wasn't just a dream
We always will come back for more
'Cause you can make us scream

Oh oh do it again
Oh oh we're comin' in
Ohhhhh I love you Japan!
Ohhhhh I love you Japan!
Ohhhhh I love you Japan!

Mr. Big

Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They are noted especially for their music, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include “To Be with You” (a number-one single in 15 countries in 1992) and “Just Take My Heart”. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which it covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead.

Mr. Big remained active and popular for over a decade despite internal conflicts and changing music trends, releasing four studio Mr. Big (1989), Lean into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993) and Hey Man (1996). Guitarist Paul Gilbert departed the band in 1999, and Richie Kotzen was brought as a guitarist and vocalist. The band released two more albums with this Get Over It (1999) and Actual Size (2001). Mr. Big broke up in 2002.

Following requests from fans, Mr. Big reunited with its original line-up in 2009. The band’s first post-reunion tour was in Japan. In 2010, Mr. Big released its first album in 15 years with the same What If…. During the recording of the follow-up album …The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a drum producer and touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey; he died the following year. Not wanting to continue without Torpey, the band intends to release a final studio album, conduct a farewell tour and disband.