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is the theme song of the popular anime ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' performed by Yoko Takahashi. It is used as the opening to the series, and two instrumental versions of it are played in the finale episode, "Take care of yourself." These are "The Heady Feeling of Freedom" and "Good, or Don't Be", scored for violin, piano, and guitar. "The Heady Feeling of Freedom" is a somber and reflective piece for bowed strings and guitar, while "Good, or Don't Be" is played to a light piano and guitar tone. Both are considerably different in feel from the more hard driving techno-dance original. A similar, but sparser, version can also be heard during the intermission between the two parts of ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''. ==History== According to the liner notes to the album ''Refrain of Evangelion'', director Hideaki Anno had originally wanted to use music from Borodin's ''Polovetsian Dances'' as the opening. The TV station (TV Tokyo) felt that audiences would be confused by a classical opening to an anime, and requested a change to a more typical or J-pop and upbeat song. The production of the result, "Zankoku na Tenshi no These", was handled by Toshimichi Ōtsuki. The original song included a male chorus, which was cut at director Hideaki Anno's request in order to "emphasize maternal affection".〔''Refrain of Evangelion'' OST Booklet, 2003.〕 In a survey by TV Asahi that was used to determine the results of a list of the 100 unforgettable anime theme songs, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" made it to #55.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=忘れられないアニメソングベスト100 シネマでぽん！Ｓ cinema-game-toy/ウェブリブログ )〕 In a later survey on a similar program on TV Asahi, it was included as the #18 song amongst anime released during the 1990s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=決定！これが日本のベスト )〕 In 2009, original vocalist Takahashi recorded a new single, which included a remake of both this song and "Fly Me to the Moon", the series ending theme, to tie in with the theatrical release of the second ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' film. In 2011, the song won first place in JASRAC's annual awards for "its continued royalties from online sales, pachinko and pachislo (pachinko parlor slot machine) games, karaoke, and other venues in 2010 — 15 years after its debut." The song was in the top 10 karaoke selections in 2009, 2010, and 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Cruel Angel's Thesis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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