I cannot for the life of me remember when I first heard this song, I just always knew that I really really liked it and it has never failed to make me smile and sing along to it. It's totally the piano's doing I'm quite sure. Some people though, seem to think of this song as annoying, don't know how much airtime it had during it's release, but all I know is it's not at all annoying to me. :D
12.14.2009
Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose
C’est toi pour moi,
moi pour lui dans la vie
Il me l’a dit,
l’a juré pour la vie
moi pour lui dans la vie
Il me l’a dit,
l’a juré pour la vie
12.11.2009
Sammy Davis Jr. - EEE-O-11
It's all a state of mind
whether or not you'll find
that place down there or heaven
in the meantime.
eee-o, eee-o, eee-o-eleven
11.08.2009
The Lovettes - I Need A Guy
Oh I need a guy that I can keep forever
The kind of guy that I can say that he's all mine
When I'm in trouble he's always around
Picks me up when I'm down
Anytime I need his love
You know who I'm thinking of
I'm thinking about my baby
Nobody but my baby
fbo
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
10.03.2009
9.19.2009
9.07.2009
Dusty Springfield - Spooky
Just like a ghost you've been a-haunting my dreams
But now I know you're not what you seem,
Love is kind of crazy
with a spooky little boy like you.
fbo
8.12.2009
6.28.2009
Laura Pausini - Non C'e
Non c'è non c'è il profumo della tua pelle
Non c'è il respiro di te sul viso
Non c'è la tua bocca di fragola
Non c'è il dolce miele dei tuoi capelli
5.28.2009
Joanna Wang - The Best Mistake I Ever Made
Discovering the existence of this wonderful song was such a happy accident. I just got around watching a Japanese animated film called "5 Centimeters Per Second", and the movie elicited a lot of thoughts about long-distance relations, and how tragic they
could sometimes be. Not to mention the animation was superb.
I was looking through some fan-made videos, when suddenly I found one fan-vid which featured this song as its score. The fan-vid was good, but what took my attention was this song.
I admit, I don't think I'm capable of empathy for this song, at least not yet. (I've never been in such a situation before) but the reason why I'm at awe at this song is that despite my lack of experience, I totally feel the singer.
Joanna Wang, you are a gem! And I'm so happy to finally know you!
could sometimes be. Not to mention the animation was superb.
I was looking through some fan-made videos, when suddenly I found one fan-vid which featured this song as its score. The fan-vid was good, but what took my attention was this song.
I admit, I don't think I'm capable of empathy for this song, at least not yet. (I've never been in such a situation before) but the reason why I'm at awe at this song is that despite my lack of experience, I totally feel the singer.
Joanna Wang, you are a gem! And I'm so happy to finally know you!
5.21.2009
Tears for Fears - Mad World
I find it hard to tell you
'Cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
'Cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad world
5.16.2009
Khalil Fong - Warm
"暖 " (English: Warm)
Khalil Fong [方大同]
Written by Khalil Fong (I couldn't actually find credits, correct me if I'm wrong!)
Wonderland [未來] (December 2007)
http://www.khalil-fong.com.hk/
Back in 2007, I fell in love with a nerd. And that my friends would be Khalil Fong. He loves me too, it's a shame though that he doesn't know it yet. *sigh* I saw through an album recommendation in chinesemusicblog.com (Because I wanted more than the usual classic and pop songs I usually hear in Mandarin.) Lo behold, someone suggested "This Love", his second, and at the time most recent album. Black and white cover, shades and looking a little cocky, I gave a try. Someone said RnB, and apart from Jay Choud and LeeHom who sometimes delve into the genre, I knew of no one else.
It was love at first song.
And that love grew exponentially as one song played after another.
It was true love baby! I couldn't get enough, I immediately went looking from his first album, true enough all I find was more love from him. How romantic!
And despite knowing mandarin a teensy bit, I hardly knew what he was singing about, I didn't care! As long as I heard his voice, I could care less if he was cursing at me. (But of course not, my Khalil wouldn't do that.) Now who would've thought I'd melt even more after I learned the lyrics? Now I'm even more crazy about him knowing he's a kung fu master! (hahahahahahaha)
And it's weird I never took the time to blog about his songs here. When in fact a lot of his songs took a whole lot of space in my head playing over and over again, in a period of MONTHS. But I never got tired of him. Why would I ever be? It's true nerd love. Maybe I was just selfish to share him to the rest of the world. But sure enough by his third album, he was steadily gaining popularity, and more importantly, recognition for the genius that he really is.
Khalil Fong, if I haven't been clear enough, I LOVE YOU!
(And I'm not someone who openly screams her love to just anyone too.)
Now, after all this time, why am I blogging about this now? It seems to that there's another guy who is also worthy of my attention, CROWD LU! I have yet to hear his album, but the clips I've seen so far in youtube are quite promising, and what's funny is that the first time I noticed him was when he was performing together with Khalil. Both so adorkable. I'll choose them over any pretty boy. I only regret that I didn't hear of him sooner. (I sorta layed off the internet during the semester.)
and Crowd (weird name, I know) can even do Vitas. Ain't that hot? :p
5.11.2009
Itchyworms - Penge Naman Ako Niyan
"Penge Naman Ako Niyan"
Itchyworms
Written by:
Self-Titled (2008)
There's been a bunch of things I wanted to write down, just because. They're so random and short that I intended to write them down in my blog in Multiply. But there's something about updating my Multiply site that instantly equates in my brain to procrastination. Hmm, maybe that for everything else too, but it seems more apparent to me when it comes to Multiply.
I decided to do it here, since I did promise myself to resurrect this one, even if it means very very irregular posting. It not that I have not had a song stuck in my noggin, (no, I never run out of those) it's just I guess I had nothing to say, at least not something I wanted published for the world to see. I know world wide web enough to set limits. Unlike before, I have a real life outside the net, (though I am still very much addicted to surfing.)
***
This past April had been quite eventful for me, as compared to all the other Aprils I've had in recent years. Apparently it was Bicol month for me. I went with Kristin, her sister and her boyfriend on a landtrip to the peninsula. I've been to Albay before, but it was my first going there by bus. Also my first Holy Week spent on a trip rather than in Church and processions.
It was awesome seeing Mayon again. It's as beautiful as I remembered it. Being there was quite nostalgic for me even though I never actually stayed there for more a day before since my mother's family is in Catanduanes Island. The place just smelled like Bicol; smelled familiar.
I was supposed to attend summer classes. But I was one of the many unlucky people who was not granted a slot through the online registration, and I of all people should know that manual enlistment is like going through hell. No, enlistment at that point was not impossible, just excruciatingly difficult. I learned that my mother and my two other siblings were planning to visit to Catanduanes again. I haven't been there in 8 years, and after that recent Bicol trip, I sure as hell wanted to go back!
This particular adage applies to enrollment in UP: If there's a will, there's way. At that point, I didn't have the will AT ALL. But still, I did what I could to get a slot. I waited and tailed professors waiting to throw me a bone. But no, there was nothing. I wasn't devasted about it at all, in fact I wanted it. It meant vacation for me!
I am now at home in Bacolod. It's been a week since we got back from our trip. I won't recall the whole two weeks here (plus the 4 days of being stranded.) I'm too tired. and I have my hippocampus and photos for that. All I need to say is that, it was great to be back there. Sayang wala yung iba kong cousins, pero masaya pa rin.
Wow, that first part rant went too long than expected. I'm cutting this into two.
I decided to do it here, since I did promise myself to resurrect this one, even if it means very very irregular posting. It not that I have not had a song stuck in my noggin, (no, I never run out of those) it's just I guess I had nothing to say, at least not something I wanted published for the world to see. I know world wide web enough to set limits. Unlike before, I have a real life outside the net, (though I am still very much addicted to surfing.)
***
This past April had been quite eventful for me, as compared to all the other Aprils I've had in recent years. Apparently it was Bicol month for me. I went with Kristin, her sister and her boyfriend on a landtrip to the peninsula. I've been to Albay before, but it was my first going there by bus. Also my first Holy Week spent on a trip rather than in Church and processions.
It was awesome seeing Mayon again. It's as beautiful as I remembered it. Being there was quite nostalgic for me even though I never actually stayed there for more a day before since my mother's family is in Catanduanes Island. The place just smelled like Bicol; smelled familiar.
I was supposed to attend summer classes. But I was one of the many unlucky people who was not granted a slot through the online registration, and I of all people should know that manual enlistment is like going through hell. No, enlistment at that point was not impossible, just excruciatingly difficult. I learned that my mother and my two other siblings were planning to visit to Catanduanes again. I haven't been there in 8 years, and after that recent Bicol trip, I sure as hell wanted to go back!
This particular adage applies to enrollment in UP: If there's a will, there's way. At that point, I didn't have the will AT ALL. But still, I did what I could to get a slot. I waited and tailed professors waiting to throw me a bone. But no, there was nothing. I wasn't devasted about it at all, in fact I wanted it. It meant vacation for me!
I am now at home in Bacolod. It's been a week since we got back from our trip. I won't recall the whole two weeks here (plus the 4 days of being stranded.) I'm too tired. and I have my hippocampus and photos for that. All I need to say is that, it was great to be back there. Sayang wala yung iba kong cousins, pero masaya pa rin.
Wow, that first part rant went too long than expected. I'm cutting this into two.
*edit: change of song*
To fit the Bicol experience of this entry, I changed the song to Itchyworm's Penge Naman Ako Niyan. The song is featured in PopCola's commercial, and although it's not all that great in terms of lyrics, I can't deny the catchiness of it's hook. No wonder they got it for a commercial. My brother sang it all the time! It wasn't long before I started singing it myself. But I got frustrated about it because even though it's a fun track, the part that rewinds in my head consists of only four words, which can get really irritating if you can't get it to stop.
It's first track under their most recent album called Self-Titled. (Yes, that's really the title.) I posted the link to their music video, which in fact has nothing to do with the song at all. Since the band members are no "buffs", the execs in the vid are trying to make them more TV gorgeous. Enjoy the song and the MV and see if gets stuck in your head. :p
Kung ano man yang iniinom mo
Ipasa mo naiinggit ako
Bilisan mo at buksan mo na 'yan
At gaganda ang ating samahan
Penge naman ako nyan!
4.02.2009
Up Dharma Down - Taya
Kakitiran
Namimilit pang mangatwiran
Iniipon ang mga pagkakataon
at sa isang sulok ay pinagdurugtung-dugtong
at sa isang sulok ay pinagdurugtung-dugtong
3.26.2009
Gary Granada - Mabuti Pa Sila / Badap Badap
Mabuti pa ang mga surot, laging mayrong masisiksikan
Mabuti pa ang bubble gum, laging mayrong didikitan
Mabuti pa ang salamin, laging mayrong tumitingin
Di tulad kong laging walang pumapansin
Mabuti pa ang bubble gum, laging mayrong didikitan
Mabuti pa ang salamin, laging mayrong tumitingin
Di tulad kong laging walang pumapansin
3.08.2009
Eraserheads - Ang Huling El Bimbo
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" (English: The Last El Bimbo)
Eraserheads
Written by Ely Buendia
Cutterpillow (1995), Aloha Milkyway (1998)
Last night's concert was a dream come true for people like me who grew up listening to Eraserheads, and never seeing them live since I lived islands away from Manila. (As a matter of fact, I can't remember them holding a national concert tour.)
No, I don't have their cassette tapes, nor CD's. (Only an anthology album, and that wasn't even mine, it's my sister's.) I don't have posters, I hardly even know anything about the individual members (at least not until college) to consider me a hardcore fan during their prime years.
I was a fan because of the songs. Radio and TV airplay was enough to suck me in. And yes, they defined my generation.
One time I got to reading an old article from Kule that one dude actually enrolled in UP just because the Eheads were UPians. I found it funny that someone would actually let a band dictate a factor in his future. Then again, you can't go wrong with UP anyway.
Interestingly enough, if say you play 6 degrees of separation and try to connect me with any of the band members, you'll find that I have more than one connection. :D
Despite the fact that this event was something of an accomplishment for me (ie, another box ticked off from my things-to-do-before-you-die list.) It wasn't the greatest thing ever. I dunno. I doubt it was because I didn't actually got to see the stage. (We saw everything from the screen) or maybe it was, but just a little.
The whole thing seemed a little sad. Maybe it was an atmosphere as a result of Francis M.'s death? Possibly. But Ely Buendia seemed like he had one of the most saddest faces on earth.
I was extremely glum when it was over, and even before it was over. I admit, I was kinda having a slight headache at the time. I felt a little irritated even. Signs would be, I talk less (as opposed to saying something with a tone I might regret.) and I want to be alone.
I felt a little better during the ride home. But still really tired.
Don't get me wrong, it's still something I'll never forget though. No doubt it was still epic, despite my mood.
1.17.2009
Heart - I Want You So Bad
"I Want You So Bad"
Heart
composed by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg
Bad Animals (Feb 1988)
Who would've thought that something as simple as a blue shell could urge me so much to blog again?
I certainly didn't. But I'm too distraught to NOT talk about it.
Ever since I joined a performing org, I've had reason to bring out the my quirkiness, and accessorize.
And just last month (just exactly a month, if I'm not mistaken) I found a really pretty necklace with a blue shell as a pendant. I wouldn't put it down, fearing that someone else might take it before I finally decide. So in the end I bought it, and I've been a happy shopper ever since. The way I describe it as a "blue shell" might sound ordinary to you, but I was never good with flowery descriptions. What I can say is that I like that pendant since it was simple enough for casual jewelry and elegant enough for formal wear. It was simply PRETTY to look at. I wasn't wearing for people to see; I wore it because I liked seeing it myself, all the time. Parang naging agimat ko nga yun eh. I kept holding and rubbing it unconsciously.
And well today, the last time my hand reached for it, I couldn't feel it anymore. I looked down and poof! Shell not there. :(
I'm not a very expressive person, but you can't imagine the degree of depression I'm having over it.
Usually with circumstances like this, concerning things not of great importance to life (by great, I really mean life-altering), I've learned to be bum about for a good second (or minute, it depends) then get over it, realizing instantly the fact that "hey, it already happened, can't do nothing about it anymore, no use moping."
But I want to mope now! It's been a long time since I lost trust in society, (was even heightened during New Year's Day; but that's a completely different story) But you know I'm desperate when I actually had some inkling of hope that I still might find it lying where I most probably lost it. (Asa, sab, asa.) What's weird is that the other night, I actually examined it, and wondered when I would finally lose or break it. I'm not at all clairvoyant, mind you. I just know that I have bad experiences with material things, particularly accessories, that I like. They never stay long with me, as long as I would've wanted. They get lost, broken, misplaced, ruined or even "stolen". I expected the shell to suffer the same fate, but I didn't think it would happen so soon!
I hope by the time I'm done with this, I'll be done moping too. At least this way, if I can't have the shell, I'll have the memory of it, forever published in this blog and my back-up files. :p
And since this is my music blog, my compulsory song for the day is "I Want You So Bad" by the female rock tandem of Heart. "Alone" is still a better track than this in their 1987 album "Bad Animals", but this one's on constant replay too in my current playlist.
What's interesting is that I also noticed that the exact phrase is also in two other songs I've been listening to. The Across The Universe (Dana Fucsh, T.V. Carpio) version of the Beatles' "I Want You" and Maroon 5's "Secret".
And if it isn't obvious by now, " I-want-it-so-bad" is exactly how I feel about my pendant. (OA much?)
I swear, I going to Cebu to look for a replacement shell. :p
When the wind blows through your hair
I want you so bad, want you so bad
Oh I wonder if you're aware
I want you so bad
I wonder if you care
I never thought this would happen to me
I want you so bad, bad
I want you so bad
1.15.2009
The Black Keys - I'll Be Your Man
"I'll Be Your Man" has proven to me that it is possible to be really really attracted to a song. From that guitar intro, to that drum beat, to that voice; that whole combination made me say "woah you so sexy, hell yes you can be my man" immediately after listening to the song for the first time.
And if you know me well, you know how rarely this happens; me declaring my love for the world to know, so you know it is a big deal.
I will forever be infatuated with this song.
Time get tough, oh they get tougher
Hold on to me, I got you darling yeah
'Cause I'm the one who's gonna show
When there's nobody
Hold on to me, I got you darling yeah
'Cause I'm the one who's gonna show
When there's nobody
I'll be your man
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