Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

Mockingbird - Carly Simon and James Taylor

College life... *sigh* I feel like I'll never get use to it, but, it's just been two weeks so i don't know for sure... I still feel like it's a summer thing, that I'll still be going back to the usual high school life, but I know that's not true.... but I can't feel feeling like that sometimes... ah well, at least I don't get homesick, thanks to that thought. not like one girl here who cried because of homesickness... i don't know, It's not that I don't miss Bacolod and everything else there... just not to the extent of crying. it's just that I know I'll be going back there, and it's not like I won' t see it again.

Hardest thing here.... studying. damn. They say cramming doesn't work here. lot's of people told me that. and I want to prove them wrong. haha. no no, I might not survive my first sem that way... Let's test the waters first before I past judgement whether to cram or not. and hey, math17 isn't that hard... (ang yabang ano??) well, I'm just thankful hindi powerpuff (or power ranger.. or voltes V for that matter..) yung math prof ko... di pa ako nakatikim ng quizzes niya.. so I hope it won't be too bad... nyahahahay...

Wait! babawiin ko. di pla yun yung Hardest thing dito. At meron tlga akong namimiss ng sobra sobra. yung PC namin sa bahay... :(( huhuhuhuhu... I MISS YOU PC!! no other PC can replace it! not unless i copy ko lahat ng hard drive nun. that would be the only time some other computer could take it's place in my heart. hehe

Now about the song, another one from Carly Simon!! It's been in my head since I left bacolod. Simon and Taylor together... dang they're good. too bad they got divorce. oh well... I like how their two voices mix in this one, and ain't this a better tune than the 'mockingbird' lullaby? as my friend geneveive would say... that one was creepy.

Hear me now and understand
He's gonna find me some piece of mind
And if that piece of mind won't stay
I'm gonna find myself a better way
And if that better way ain't so
I'll ride with the tide and go with the flow
And that's why I keep on shoutin' in your ear
Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, oh

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.:: Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor ::.

Mock (yeah)
ing (yeah)
bird (yeah)
yeah (yeah)
Mockin'bird, now


Everybody have you heard
He's gonna buy me a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don't sing
He's gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring won't shine
He's gonna surely break this heart of mine
And that's why I keep on tellin' everybody
Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, oh

Hear me now and understand
He's gonna find me some piece of mind
And if that piece of mind won't stay
I'm gonna find myself a better way
And if that better way ain't so
I'll ride with the tide and go with the flow
And that's why I keep on shoutin' in your ear
Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, oh


Now, everybody have you heard
She's gonna buy me a mockingbird
Yeah if that mockingbird don't sing
She's gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring won't shine
Yes, it'll surely break this heart of mine
And there's a reason why I keep on tellin' everybody
Say yeah, yeah no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Listen now and understand
She's gonna find me some piece of mind
Yeah if that piece of mind won't stay
I'm gonna get myself a better way
I might rise above, I might go below
Ride with the tide and go with the flow
And that's the reason why I keep on shoutin' in your ear...

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, now, now. baby

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Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille

UY!! tagal ko nang di nagupdate! senxa sa mga pumupunta dito na umasang may bagong babasahin! sorry talaga! kasi po naging busy ako sa yearbook namin at sa paglipat kaya sinacrifice ko ang blogging hours ko para dun... (bad blogger, bad blogger!) kaya, eto, wala pa rin akong masyadong blogging time kasi binabayaran ko na oras ko maginternet. huhuhu..

andito na ko UP, kasama ko si Genevieve sa Kalai... parang mga loner nga kami eh.. parehong wala pang roomate, pero siguro dadating na mga yun mamaya.. ewan lng namin... kakalibot lng namin ng Campus, pero di pa namin na ubos kasi sumakit na paa namin sa kakalakad.. at ang init pa..

yun lng muna ha!!! baka ang mahal na ng babayaran ko dito, wla pa akong masyadong pera.. (walang bangko ngayong araw...) meanwhile...

two weeks nang nasa ulo ko itong kantang toh... masarap kantahin pero di pa ko nakakaexperience. lol. (noh ba tong sinasabi ko...) will post the mp3 and lyrics later...
alis na ko. babye!!!

Stars - Simply Red

Anyone who ever held you
Would tell you the way Im feeling
Anyone who ever wanted you
Would try to tell you what I feel inside
The only thing I ever wanted
Was the feeling that you aint faking
The only one you ever thought about
Wait a minute cant you see that i

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I I feel you
I hope you comprehend

For the man who tried to hurt you
Hes explaining the way Im feeling
For all the jealousy I caused you
States the reason why Im trying to hide
As for all the things you taught me
It sends my future into clearer dimensions
Youll never know how much you hurt me
Stay a minute cant you see that i

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I I feel you
I hope you comprehend

Too many hearts are broken
A lovers promise never came with a maybe
So many words are left unspoken
The silent voices are driving me crazy
As for all the pain you caused me
Making up could never be your intention
Youll never know how much you hurt me
Stay cant you see that i

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I I feel you
I hope you comprehend

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Tag Tag Tag.... Bakit ako?!?!

Since three people already tagged me to post three different things, naisip ko na pagbigyan sila sa isang post... (sa totoo lang, pinipilit ako ni Kevin... hahaha)

[LOVE LOVE]
To start with, Kevin tagged me. anu ba! sa lahat na pwedeng i-tag at sa lahat na pwedeng topic, lablayp pa! nyahahahaha

Instructions:
1. The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different descriptions of their perfect lover.
2. He/she needs to mention the sex/gender of their perfect lover.
3. He/she must tag 8 more people to join this game and leave a comment on their respective sites announcing that they've been tagged.
4. If tagged a second time, there's no need to post again.


Perfect Lover?! walang nga akong crush, perfect lover pa pinadescribe! nyahaha! If you do not know me personally, then you have noooo idea how weird this is for me to answer... sa mga kaklase ko diyan nanagbabasa, laughfest niyo na toh!

First off, Lalaki poh yung para sa akin, at ang lalaki na yun ay...:

1. maraming alam. not necessarily a genius, someone who has broad knowledge of different things, may it be music, books, movies, useless trivia, anything under the sun, because people like that usually has a lot to talk about, which brings me to #2...
2. great conversationalist. I enjoy good long conversations. I have met very few guys who I could talk to endlessly about anything, with no small talk, no dead air.
3. opinionated and open-minded. yung hindi hypokrito. who is firm in what he believes in, pero alam naman makinig sa iba. arguing can be fun though! heehee..
4. great sense of humor. my kind of humor... which is witty and slightly sarcastic, ever watch Whose Line? haha. I loooooove Colin Mochrie. weeeee.
5. musically-inclined. but of course!! kung matuturuan akong mag-gitara eh di maganda! lol. wag lang all-out rocker, hindi kmi magkakasundo nun...
6. mas matangkad sa akin. kahit na nakaheels ako... ahahaha, 5'2" lang naman ako eh... wag na rin yung sobrang tangkad at baka sasakit lng leeg ko.
7. harry potter fanatic. nyahahaha. wala lang. hihi.
8. an all around good guy. yeah.

these descriptions will not assure na-inlab kaagad ako sa lalaki. hahaha. I don't fall easily. correction. I don't fall at all.

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[SIMPLE PLEASURES]
ikalawa! Swann tagged me. eto mas simple..

Instructions:
Name ten of life's simple pleasures that you like the most, then pick ten people to do the same. ry to be original and creative and not to use things that someone else has already used.

1. chocolat. delizioso!
2. music. (obvious ano?)
3. Yahoo Messenger. for giving me the possibility to chat with friends
4. pagkain ulit. (di naman halata na gutom ako...haha)
5. comfy bed & comfy couch kung tinatamad
6. tv at mga channels nito.
7. a good book to read.
8. conditioner, nagpapakintab ng buhok!
9. juice. kalamansi. pagnauuhaw
10. yung hangin sa labas. hehehe, hindi dito mainit sa bacolod!

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[MUSICAL BATON]
Ikatlo!! Peter tagged me. He passed on the "Musical Baton"... ages ago!!! last June 11, 2005 pa... magiisang taon na hindi ko pa nasasagot. ahehehe... huli ko na kasi nakita eh... o, ngayon gagawin ko na!

Instructions:
Answer the following and pass on the baton to five people.

Total volume of music files on my computer: not sure how many exactly, last count ng media player ko, 900+, account ko palang yun, hindi pa kasama yung sa mga kapatid ko.
The last CD I bought was: di ko rin alam, ahehe, i just download most of the time.
Song playing right now: Don't Cha Wanna Ride - Joss Stone
Five songs I listen to: (bakit five lang? aaaw. gawin ko na lang "I last listened to...")
1. Carly Simon - Do that to me one more time
2. Matchbox 20 - Push
3. Pink - God is a DJ
4. Semisonic - Fascinating New Thing
5. Diana Krall - Just the Way You Are

I'm tagging...
kevin (utakgago)
swann
peter
chanteusse
kevin (ethereal)
thomas
dona
sarah
ron
inez

kayo na bahala kung alin diyan gusto niyong ipost sa respective blogs niyo... kung gusto lahat pwede rin!!!

American Idol 5 Season Finale

I wasn't actually expecting much from the season finale since I was quite let down from yesterday's performances, but thank GOD I was wrong, I thought it was awesome! I haven't been this high since... ever!

This was the first time I actually enjoyed the judges introductions, especially Simon touching himself. haha. I mean I love Simon, but what's up with the tiny T's and the man boobs?

In the previous finales, they usually check up on the finalists' hometown fans throught out the show. But since Kat's fans didn't show up in mobs like Taylor's, I mean, come on! She lives in Los Angeles, her fans would want to see her live in the Kodak Theatre than stay out in Universal Studios wouldn't they?

So instead of that, the producers came up with "The Golden Idol Awards." It was fun, although the winners were obvious of course..

Outstanding Female Vocal - Princess Brewer
I understand why she didn't show up to accept the award, but I still wonder what might've happened if she did. Maybe, just maybe Aretha Franklin sang with her... haha

Outstanding Male Vocal - Dave Hoover
typical Dave Hoover. I'm not sure if he's really that crazy, or he just likes the attention. They say he went on flailing himself until the after party.

Proudest Family Moment - Claudette Yamin
Aaaaw. I actually thought Katharine's Dad would win. Then again, Eliott's mom deserved it more.

Randy Jackson Award - Rhonetta Johnson
Award for eloquence. Damn she has a wide vocabulary doesn't she?

Best Impersonation - Michael Sandecki
I really enjoyed this one, and when Clay Aiken stepped out, I'm like, woah... He looks good! haha, The Beatles haircut fits him well, not so gaylike anymore. And it's just amusing looking at Sandecki singing and acting like an awestruck fan.

Best Male Bonding - Brokenote Cowboys
I actually thought that maybe Garth Brooks or Tim Mcgraw might pop out and sing with them. Ah well, they did have talent, I guess they didn't want anyone to steal their thunder.

Aside from the Idol contestants own performances, what made the show damn good was of course the musical guests!

Let's see, last year if my memory serves me right, it was Rascall Flatts, Babyface, Kenny G., Lynrd Skynrd and ahahaha David Hasslehoff. So what's so different with this year's finale? Well, bigger, better guests and the element of surprise.

**Paris w/ Al Jarreau
The only thing I ever knew of Al Jarreau is that he's the guy with a soulful voice who sang "Teach Me Tonight", a song I wanted to play during our Grad Ball, then again no one in my batch would appreciate it. (oh well.) I didn't even know he was alive.. ahehe...

**Chris w/ Live
Remember early in the competition when Chris was highly praised with his rock rendition of Johnny Cash's "Walk The Line"? I think it was awesome too, but a lot of rock fans got furious with him because this rocker version was originally performed by the band "Live". Chris made it look like it was his idea... that's why by the next week, Ryan Seacrest ask him about it in those mini interviews he does before Chris' performance. He said Live was a favorite band of his, and that's where he got the idea. So I guess they were invited on the finale for credit, to show it's all good. lol.

**Katharine w/ Meat loaf
When Ryan Seacrest introduced Meat Loaf, I was like, what? they got him on the show?? woa... Yeah, he's gotten old, and the shaky voice didn't sound very nice know, but that performance won't take away his Grammy now would it? So it didn't really matter. And heck, he and Katharine sang "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" like it was a Broadway show. He did do theatre you know, and so did Kat.

Meat loaf, as funny as his name sounds, is someone I might never forget. Everytime someone would mention Meat loaf, I'd instantly remember the music video of "I'd do Anything For Love", which was slightly creepy but It had a Beauty and the Beast theme about it... There was Meat Loaf, with make-up so he looked hideous, and a Goddess-like woman in a bathtub. I haven't seen this video in years, and from what I just learned, this was released way back in 1993. I wasn't necesserily the video, but the song itself. I'll be putting up the music and the lyrics if anyone is interested to know what I'm talking about.

**Eliott w/ Mary J. Blige
As Eliott sang, I was quite bothered with the overlapping voice of a back-up singer, doing some runs i the song. Was it deliberate? they answered my question when Mary J. Blige came out... aaah.. so it wasn't a back up singer... I love Mary J. Blige, but she kinda stole Eliott's moment there... mom's still proud though. lol.

**Taylor w/ Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton looked wonderful and all, but I just couldn't understand a word she was singing!

**Idol contestants w/ Dionne Warwick & Burt Bacharach
The Burt Bacharach medley was already heaven for me, so many fine classics, but top it off with Dionne Warwick!!! I was a madwoman! I so wanted to be in the Kodak Theatre. She even sang 'Walk On By'... aww. the cherry on top. delicious!

**Prince w/ two very limber girls
Ryan Seacrest saying there are no more surprises, was like him saying there was one. so obvious, but of course no one expected it'd be Prince. haha... I understand why no one had a duet with him. No one had his range. He looked even more like Michael Jackson didn't he?



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Old Time Rock n Roll - Bob Segar

We here at home love watching 'The Nanny' in the Hallmark channel. I actually forgot how funny the show was having watched it years before. Fran Drescher's voice is of course nasally, and annoying as usual but the show's worth enduring it. It airs everyday in the afternoon, but we choose to watch the reruns on Sundays because it's a 5 episode marathon. never gets boring.

Niles, the butler (Daniel Davis) is easily my favorite character in the show, with his quick wit, and his endless insults to CC Babcock. (and the pleasure he takes from it too.)

In one episode during the second season, (Canasta Masta) Everyone takes a trip, leaving Niles alone in the big ol mansion. and in the end, you see him in his undies dancing & lipsynching to Bob Segar's 'Old Time Rock and Roll' with a feather duster dualing as a microphone and a guitar in the living room. If that wasn't funny enough, CC walks in on him. For those who aren't familiar with the show's running jokes, this doesn't seem much. But for me, I'm already laughing my head off. (galing niya sumayaw, in fairness. lol.)

'Old Time Rock n Roll' is now a favorite of mine, not just because of Niles (but that is one of the reasons. hihi) but because the song says exactly how I feel about today's music, that's why I usually prefer old songs than what's 'hot' now.

Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Todays music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n roll
Dont try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n roll

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.:: Old Time Rock n Roll - Bob Segar ::.

Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Todays music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n roll
Dont try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n roll

Still like that old time rock 'n roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n roll
Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul
There's only sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n roll
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n roll

Still like that old time rock 'n roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n roll

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*Sa mga nagtitiyaga na bumisita sa blog na ito regularly, napansin niyo na siguro na hindi ako masyadong naguupdate... ewan, wala yata ako sa writing mood these few days. pero may mga entries ako, promise! naka-draft nga lang... another thing is, I'm trying to find a new skin for my blog, kaya lang hindi pa ako nakahanap ng maganda para sa blog ko... I've tried making one, but I'm having problems... Salamat pa rin sa mga bumibisita!

Save The Last Dance - Michael Buble

"Save the Last Dance for Me" was a song by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, that was recorded in 1960 by the vocal group The Drifters, who took it to #1 on the U.S. pop charts. In the UK, the Drifters' version reached #2 in December 1960. Around this time, an answer record by Damita Jo entitled "I'll Save the Last Dance for You" gained popularity.

In the song, the narrator tells his lover she is free to mingle and socialize throughout the evening, but to make sure to save him one dance at the end of the night. The song is likely based on the personal experience of Doc Pomus, who had polio and used crutches to get around and could not dance. His wife, however, was a Broadway actress and dancer. The song gives his perspective of plaintively telling his wife to have fun dancing, but to please remember who she is going home with.

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Moody's Mood For Love - Elliot Yamin

"Moody's Mood for Love" is jazz saxophonist James Moody's instrumental solo on the song "I'm in the Mood for Love." Later, jazz singer Eddie Jefferson wrote lyrics to this improvisation by Moody. This particular arrangement of the song did not come to be known by its now common title of "Moody's Mood for Love" until King Pleasure released a very popular vocal version in 1952. King Pleasure's version included vocals by Blossom Dearie as well as instrumental contributions from Teacho and Band. Other artists who later released renditions of the song include George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Quincy Jones, Tito Puente, Amy Winehouse and Georgie Fame. The TONY award-winning musical Jersey Boys featured the song. The song also has been featured on an episode of The Cosby Show.

There I go, there I go, there I go
There I go..
Pretty baby, you are the soul who snaps my control
Such a funny thing but every time you're near me
I never can behave
You give me a smile and then I'm wrapped up in your magic
There's music all around me, crazy music
Music that keeps calling me so very close to you
Turns me your slave
Come and do with me any little thing you want to
Anything baby, just let me get next to you
Am I insane or do I really see heaven in your eyes?
Bright as stars that shine up above you in the clear blue skies
How I worry about you
Just can't live my life without you
Baby come here, don't have no fear
Oh, is there a wonder why
I'm really feeling in the mood for love?
So tell me why stop to think
About this weather, my dear?
This little dream might fade away
There I go talking out of my head again, oh baby
Won't you come and put our two hearts together?
That would make me strong and brave
Oh when we are one, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
If there's a cloud up above us
Go on and let it rain
I'm sure our love together will endure a hurricane
Oh my baby
Won't you please let me love you
And give a relief from this awful misery?

What is all this talk about loving me, my sweet?
I am not afraid, not anymore, not like before
Can't you understand me?
Now baby, please pull yourself together, do it soon
My soul's on fire, come on and take me
I'll be what you make me, my darling, my sweet

Oh baby, you make me feel so good
Let me take you by the hand
Come let us visit out there
In that new promised land
Maybe there we can find
A good place to use a loving state of mind
I'm so tired of being without
And never knowing what love's about...
James Moody, you can come on in man
And you can blow now if you want to

We're through.

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Life Keeps Bringing Me Back To You - Lauren Wood

This maybe the shortest song I've ever liked. ever. I mean short. really short. No, it's not a cropped version of a longer song. That's just it. How I wished they made it longer. I just love it.

Life keeps bringing me back to you,
Keeps bringing me home
It don't matter what I wanna do.
It's got mind of his own.
Life keeps bringing me back to you.

**UPDATE [2013/01/28]
My page statistics show that this is one the most visited entries here in my blog, and that simply goes to show that a lot of people love this song! And I bet all my visitors know that this one's from the show "Just Shoot Me" (well, in case you didn't know, now you do!)

So to all of you lovely people out there wanting to know more about this song, I've embedded a YouTube video you can listen to, and in case that gets taken down, here it is featured in Lauren Wood's official site as proof that it really is that short.

Stupid Girl - Pink

"Stupid Girls" is a pop-rock song written by billymann, Pink, Niklas Olovson and Robin Mortensen Lynch, and produced by billyman and MachoPsycho for Pink's fourth album I'm Not Dead (2006). It was released as the album's first single in 2006.

Pink has explained that she noticed many young girls near her Los Angeles home aspire to the hypersexual personae of female pop icons, rather than careers or talents. She was inspired to write "Stupid Girls", in which she deplores the lack of good role models for girls while encouraging them to cultivate independence. "There's a certain thing the world is being fed, and my point is there should be a choice", Pink said.^[1]

Pink said the song was "brought on by several conversations I've had with women and girls. Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0", adding that some are "living vicariously through these people who seem to shop all day" rather than focusing on issues such as war and poverty.^[2] According to International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, the song "highlights the culture's relentless and unrealistic pursuit of thinness and unattainable drive for physical beauty".^[3] Pink discussed what she called the "Stupid Girl epidemic" during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

~wikipedia

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Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

If you haven't noticed from my blog entries, I'm an avid viewer of American Idol. and today, it'll be about Chris Daughtry... [to be continued]

"Suspicious Minds" was a song performed most notably by Elvis Presley, and was widely regarded as the single that jump-started his career after his successful '68 Comeback Special. It was Elvis's eighteenth number-one single in the United States. Rolling Stone later ranked it #91 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Written by Mark James (who also wrote "Always on My Mind", which Elvis was to record later), the song was recorded along with at least another two hit singles -- "In the Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain" -- in the so-called "Memphis sessions" of January 1969. He first performed the song at the Las Vegas Hilton on July 31, 1969, and the 45 rpm single was released in the fall. It reached number one in the United States in the week of November 1 and stayed there for that week. It would be Elvis's final number-one single in the U.S. before his death ("The Wonder Of You" in 1970, "Way Down" in 1977 and a posthumous remixed release of "A Little Less Conversation" in 2002 all hit number one on the British charts, followed by re-issues of several previous chart toppers in 2005).

Notable in this song is a fade out at about 3:22 into the song, which fades out for about 15 seconds before fading back in. This fade out was intentional, as it helped convey a message of relationship in the song.

~wikipedia

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**Sasakyan Kita / Totoy Bibo - UP Faculty

**Special post! (kasi walang picture, walang music, tsaka walang lyrics.)

My mother and I went to UP because I had to attend our Freshmen Orientation Program which was scheduled 12nn. At first, I wasn't even sure that I could attend because my mother presumed it would end earlier, and she had scheduled our flight back to Bacolod that afternoon. We kept arguing about it, because i felt it was important, and she thought it would be discussed at the start of the school year anyway, and my aunt (who was a UP graduate) thought so too. THANK GOD I learned that we were going to be blocked during the FOP, so since that was important, we got the flight rescheduled. yey!

We got there earlier, and met up with Genevieve, which was unplanned actually, she was there at the UHS for the medical certificate. dun na rin kmi kumain sa SC... siguro na tagalan sa pagkain, eh.. nalate pa rin ako papuntang Diosdado Hall... ahehe... not such a problem actually, i still had to line-up para i-block kmi, and the program started past 1pm anyway.

I would have regreted it sooo much if I hadn't attended because it such fun! A great start to a college life. I didn't understand at first why the orientation took 4hrs long as the sched says, but i turns out, kulang pa pala yun. Our hosts for the day were Benson and Marge (Kuya Benson at Ate Marge na lng siguro, para paggalang.) both CAL students, it think. and the auditorium were filled with CAL and EEE freshies that day. Mga ma-arte daw at mga engot. haha, natakot pa namin si Kuya Benson. Di ko rin akalain na tuturuan pala kami ng Cheers para sa UAAP. Hindi ko na maalala lahat, pero yung pinakapaborito ko siguro yung 'Unibersidad' tsaka yung 'Pagbaybay', Hindi kasi ako nanonood ng UAAP, kaya namangha talaga ako sa cheers. Galing ng PEP squad! pero walang kwenta kaming crowd pagdating sa 'wave'.

Pero bago pa man kami tinuruan ng cheers, nagintermission muna yung Faculty choir sa amin. Dalawa yung kanta nila, at yung una isang malumanay na awit na hindi ko na matandaan yung pamagat, basta dinedicate nila ito para sa aming mga freshies. Tapos, inintroduce ng conductor ang second song nila, na para daw sa kapayaan ng buong mundo. akala ko naman seryoso uli, not that I was bored or anything, maganda naman talaga boses nila eh. Pero pagrinig ko ng interlude, nagtaka na ako. Medley pla. nyahahaha! yep, sasakyan kita at tsaka totoy bibo. nagsolo pa nga yung isa. It was great seeing teachers not being serious, may video pa nga ako nila eh! kaso, when I uploaded it, ang dilim, kaya kailangan ko pa siyang i-edit. Post ko na lang dito kung okay na!

We ended the day with a campus tour, and I learned na ang laaaaaaaaaayo ng building ng classes ko!!!!! huhuhu... talagang magtatakbo ako nito... Just thinking of it makes me tired. hay, I ended up going home nearly 6:30pm. It did tire both me and my mom out, I enjoyed the day very well. The only thing wrong sa araw na yun siguro, eh, wala akong masyadong nakausap or nakilala. shy kasi ako. heehee. tapos yung mga katabi ko lahat may kinakausap na classmate o kaibigan, ako lang yung walang kilala, kasi dalawa lang nga kami sa school namin na mag-uUP. tsaka magkaibang colleges kami. tapos parang nauubusan ako ng tagalog. ahehe... But at least someone did talk to me in the bus. Si Mary Ann, or Marianne, (hindi ko alam ang spelling, sorry!), Business Economics freshie... thanks for talking to me!

Back in Tay Tung, may Art Teacher akong UP graduate, na ang lakas ng topak sa ulo! pero pinagmamalaki niya talaga na tagaUP siya. hindi naman sa mayabang (pero may alam din ako na ganun.) Tapos ayaw na ayaw niya sa DLSU. kahit siya mismo, Alumni ng USLS na parehong La Salle yun!!!! Pero dahil sa FOP, alam ko na kung bakit proud na proud ka kung iskolar ng bayan ka!!!

Naalala ko tuloy isa pang kanta. "OnLiiiiiiiiii Yoooooooooooou!!!!!!!!!"
hahahaha, iilang classmates ko lang ang nakakaalam ng impormasyong ito!!!

One Way Or Another - Blondie

Pumunta kami kanina ng kapatid ko, kasama na rin mga pinsan ko sa Shangri-La, or as my cousins would call it, sa Shang, para manood ng sine. Well, hindi naman talaga namin alam kung ano yung pinapalabas, nanood lng kmi ng sine para lang makapanood ng sine. ahehe... Napagusapan naming manood ng Aquamarine, kasi yun yung may showing na 7:30.

Pumasok ako ng sinehan with low expectations for the film. But, it was better than I expected. yes, chick flick ito, medyo corny yung guy, pero it liked it anyhow. I was pleasantly surprised sa speaking voice ni Jojo, tapos hindi na gaanong annoying si Emma Roberts dito compared to her role in 'Unfabulous.' Sarah Paxton, who had the title role of Aquamarine was cute and quite endearing. Dito ko rin na kita ang piiiiiiinakapangit na antagonists sa buong buhay ko. okay, medyo exaj ako dun pero, pangit sila! period! ay, exclamation ata yun.

Isa sa mga kanta dun ay ang One Way Or Another, pero sa movie at sa soundtrack, version ni Mandy Moore. Astig ang orig di ba? eh di kay Blondie yung sa akin. Her voice is more edgier than Mandy's anyway.

One way or another I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I'm gonna see ya
I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha
One day, maybe next week
I'm gonna meetcha, I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha
I will drive past your house
And if the lights are all down
I'll see who's around

.:: Listen
.:: FULL LYRICS

Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder

Here I am, sitting in a different computer.. kung sa ilonggo pa, indi ko mayo kumpormi di... lol. I'm actually in Manila, with my mom and my sister. we flew in Sunday, and earlier today, I was in UP Diliman for a college briefing and registration... (ang tagaaal! grabe!) which makes me an official iskolar ng bayan. yey!

As for the song, it didn't really stick to my head, but rather it was the first song that came to me after reading one interesting post ng isang utakgago. What was the topic? sex. Ewan ko kung bakit yun ang naisipan niyang pag-usapan, but I have to say, it worked! kasi ang daming nagcomment! haha, eh di natuwa si kevin!

I don't want to elaborate much here, but if you want to know whatever was written, you are more than welcome sa blog niya. (tandaan! magcomment bago umalis!) basta yung sa akin, the word sex is not bad, yung problema kasi ang laswa kaagad ng iniisip!!!

what's does this have to do with the song you ask? eh, the song is about the product of the union! (ang pangit naman na pagdescribe sa baby...ahehe) I myself only realized this only a year ago... akala ko kasi lovesong rin... hay, kay tagal ko ng narinig toh, hindi kasi nakikinig sa lyrics...

This song is the first track in disc two from Stevie Wonder's 1976 album Song in the Key of Life. Namention diyan sa lyrics, his daughter Aisha, and his girlfriend Yolonda Simmons or "Londie." Iniimagine ko lang na impromptu niyang ginawa yung kanta sa delivery room. haha. baka nga...

Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love

.:: Listen
.:: FULL LYRICS

.:: Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder ::.

Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
Through us he's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Londie, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
That's so very lovely made from love

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Walk On By - Dionne Warwick

Two days ago my older sister turned 18... yep a debutante, but knowing her, she didn't have the whole "debut" extravaganza. Which is fine actually, we both didn't want to dress up in gowns anyway... we're the jeans type. haha. She still had a party though, simple, casual attire gathering with family and her high school friends, and it was all fun, and noisy actually.

Initially, my mother wanted me to sing during my sister's party, and I'm like, "what?? what am I going to sing?" Well, I meant that, i knew nothing appropriate to sing for a debut. and I also meant I didn't want to. I'm shy. naks. I sing better in the comfort of my own home. hehehe....

How this song got into my head, I don't know... but it just did. This is one of about 7 songs that I kept singing all through the start of the previous school year, so it's no stranger. but yes, I'm still wondering how it got back in my head...

It's an old song yet again, and I'm pretty sure I've heard it way back when, but I only got around liking it and getting familiar with it when I heard Joely Fisher sing it in one episode of Zoe Busiek about a year ago or so... I'm not so much of a fan of Dionne Warwick, but I like this song very much.

This was released as the B-side to Warwick's single "Any Old Time Of The Day." An influential DJ in New York City named Murray The K decided this was the hit, so he played it instead of "Any Old Time Of The Day." Warwick's record company wasn't happy with this, but listeners agreed with Murray The K and "Walk On By" became the hit.

This must have really been a hit because even one British rock band, The Stranglers recorded their own rock version of the song. Which... well... I don't really know how to react... lol.

If you see me walking down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk on by, walk on by
Make believe
that you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve
in private 'cause each time I see you
I break down and cry
And walk on by

.:: Listen
.:: FULL LYRICS

.:: Walk On By - Dionne Warwick ::.

If you see me walking down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk on by, walk on by

Make believe
that you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve
in private 'cause each time I see you
I break down and cry
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by

I just can't get over losing you
And so if I seem broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by
and walk on by
and walk by (don't stop)

Walk on by, walk on by
Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by (don't stop)
and walk on by (don't stop)
and walk by (don't stop)

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Ai de Gang Qin Shou - Wu Si Kai

Kung sooooobrang gabi na... or maybe, maguumaga na..(2am - 3am), pinapatay ko na ang computer, at papasok sa kwarto ko bago pa ko abutan ng araw. ( I will melt.) BUT, hindi pa ako tuluyang natutulog... at kagaya sa pagcomputer, may SOP rin ako bago matulog.... (this applies sa summer lang..)

1. turn off the computer
2. turn off lights sa sala
3. kumuha isang basong tubig (at uminom)
4. pasok sa kwarto, patayin na rin ang ilaw
5. turn on electric fan and desk lamp (at uminom)
6. kumuha ng CD (kahit ano) lagay sa player
7. patayin ang desk lamp
8. magtunganga hanggang makatulog.

kitams? kahit hanggang matulog, nonstop ang music. (mahina volume adjustment ko, don't worry.) It so happens na kagabi, chinese cd ang nadampot ko at nalagay sa cd player, ok nga yun eh. nakakamiss din kasi. Most especially one particular song, at yung song na yan ay ang title ng entry na ito.

Ai de Gang Qin Shou means The Pianist of Love... at si Wu Si Kai ay may english name na si Sky Wu. I first heard, and saw, its video sa MTV. (because there was a time, I think 2 years ago, na MTV china ang lumalabas sa cable namin, hindi MTV phil... ewan ko nga kung bakit eh...) The video itself was pretty interesting, and I was drawn to the music as well... ang bilis nga eh! parang tongue twister kung kakantahin tong song na toh!

eto chinese lyrics, pero baka box lang makita ng karamihan...

想法在我的左手
旋律在(我的)右手
就這樣找到了自由
生命中許多片刻
歡笑和懮愁
都在升降記號中
太多事喬不動
太多夢太沉重
不如簡單的歌讓人感動
我是鋼琴手
為真實人生伴奏
你听我唱過

kaya heto! PinYin lyrics... sing along kayo kung kaya niyo!!! ang full lyrics pinyin yan!

xiǎng fǎ zài wǒ de zuǒ shǒu
xuán lǜ zài (wǒ de) yòu shǒu
jiù zhè yàng zhǎo dào le zì yóu
shēng mìng zhōng xǔ duō piàn kè
huān xiào hé yōu chóu
dōu zài shēng jiàng jì hào zhōng
tài duō shì qiáo bù dòng
tài duō mèng tài chén zhòng
bù rú jiǎn dān de gē ràng rén gǎn dòng
wǒ shì gāng qín shǒu
wéi zhēn shí rén shēng bàn zòu

nǐ tīng wǒ chàng guò

.:: Listen
.:: FULL LYRICS

.:: Ai de Gang Qin Shou - Wu Si Kai ::.

.:: First Stanza ::.

xiǎng fǎ zài wǒ de zuǒ shǒu
xuán lǜ zài (wǒ de) yòu shǒu
jiù zhè yàng zhǎo dào le zì yóu
shēng mìng zhōng xǔ duō piàn kè
huān xiào hé yōu chóu
dōu zài shēng jiàng jì hào zhōng
tài duō shì qiáo bù dòng
tài duō mèng tài chén zhòng
bù rú jiǎn dān de gē ràng rén gǎn dòng
wǒ shì gāng qín shǒu
wéi zhēn shí rén shēng bàn zòu

nǐ tīng wǒ chàng guò

.:: Chorus ::.
nǎ duàn yǒu qíng fēn xiǎng de shí kōng
shī liàn shí zhī shèng yī bàn de luò mò
diǎn diǎn hé dī dī dōu zài wǒ de xīn zhōng
suī rán yǐ guò le hěn jiǔ

tè bié de ài jiāo gěi nǐ shǒu zhōng
yè bàn shí fēn xīn tóu ài yǔ chóu
wǒ suí zhù shuāng shǒu hé zhēn shí de gǎn shòu
zài hēi bái jiàn shàng yóu zǒu
céng liú xià yī xiē wēn róu

repeat (1st and chorus)

wǒ de shǒu fān le yī gè dà gēn dòu
cóng běi jí zhuǎn shēn jiù lái dào shā mò
kuài lè yǒu shí hòu zhī yào fàng sōng yī diǎn
jiù gǎn dào hǎi kuò tiān kōng (o o o oh...)
hā lì bō tè qí tā de sǎo zhǒu
chuān suō zài tā mó huàn de xiǎo yǔ zhòu
wǒ zhī yào shuāng shǒu hé zhēn shí de gǎn shòu
zài hēi bái jiàn shàng yóu zǒu
jiù děng yú yǒng yǒu le suǒ yǒu

woah, wǒ shì gāng qín.... shǒu

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Touch The Sky - Kanye West

"Touch the Sky" is the fourth single released from Kanye West's second album, Late Registration. It was released in early 2006. The video is directed by Chris Milk who previously worked on West's award-winning "Jesus Walks" and the video for "All Falls Down."

The music video is made as a 70s style short movie about Evel Kanyevel (an obvious parody of Evel Knievel played by West), and his attempt to fly a small rocket across the Snake River Canyon. The video also features Pamela Anderson, Nia Long, Tracee Ellis Ross, and the Booker T. Washington High School Marching Band of Houston, Texas, which performs with Fiasco at a pep rally. At the end of the video, West fails in landing the rocket and crashes into the canyon, and after the ship has exploded, a scene with West dancing in the clouds is shown, having finally "touched the sky."

In 2006, Evel Knievel filed a lawsuit against Kanye West for trademark infringement[1]. Specifically, Knievel's lawsuit cites the similarities between West's star-adorned, blue and white costume in the video and the costume in which the stuntman wore when attempting his 1974 Snake River Canyon jump.

.:: FULL LYRICS
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Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson

While browsing through channels last month, I stopped on MTV to watch TRL, I forgot what who on at that time that made me watch, all I remember now was that the hosts were telling the audience about what's in store for tomorrow's show, and that it would be the premiere of Kelly Clarkson's video of "Walk Away". and with that, they showed a sneak preview...

I thought the vid was fun and so was the song itself, heck I could be in the video. haha. just joking. and so, I proceeded to download the song sa Limewire... I only got around singing it all day when I saw the whole video in MYX.

"Walk Away" is the fifth single released from Kelly's sophomore album Breakaway. The song was written together by Kelly herself, Kara DioGuardi, and husband and wife, Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida

I'm looking for attention,
Not another question
Should you stay or should you go
Well, if you don't have the answer
Why you still standing here
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Just walk away (just walk away, just walk away)

.:: FULL LYRICS
.:: Listen

Somebody To Love - Queen

I first heard of this song when Anne Hathaway was singing it on a piano for a bunch of giants. yes, Ella Enchanted, that's the one. I liked the song very much, but at the time, it was something I easily forgot about...

Few weeks later, I learned that the song was actually a Queen song, and I was very surprised. Not sure why, but my reaction was "Yuga?! Queen na gali!??" What was even funny was that a few days before, Queen was featured in American Idol, and it took me a few days to realized this was the song that Eliott Yamin performed on the show. (he's my idol by the way... siya at si Katharine..weeee..)

So now, I keep listening to these three versions of the song, Queen's, Anne's and Eliott's. And I'm singing my version around the house as well.. hehe..

Released on November 12, 1976, Somebody to love was written by Freddie Mercury. This was first single off of the album A Day at the Races. The song's kind of a rock ballad, and it works. But I find it even more interesting because they made it sound like a gospel choir in the background, but it's really only the band members voices (Freddie Mercury Brian May and Roger Taylor) multitracked to create that impression.

Wikipedia says "The lyrics, especially combined with the gospel influence, create a song about faith, desperation and soul-searching; the singer questions both the lack of love experienced in his life and the role and existence of God." I love it.

(He wants help)
Every day - I try and I try and I try -
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm goin' crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
Yeah - yeah yeah yeah

.:: Listen
.:: FULL LYRICS

.:: Somebody To Love - Queen ::.

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
(Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me
I have to spend all my years in believing you
But I just can't get no relief Lord
Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody)
Can anybody find me somebody to love?

I work hard (he works hard) everyday of my life
I work till I ache my bones
At the end (at the end of the day)
I take home my hard earned pay all on my own
I get down (down) on my knees (knees)
And I start to pray (praise the Lord)
'Til the tears run down from my eyes
Lord somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (please)
Can anybody find me somebody to love?

(He wants help)
Every day - I try and I try and I try -
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm goin' crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
Yeah - yeah yeah yeah

Ooh
Somebody (somebody)
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
(Anybody find me someone to love)

Got no feel I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat (you just keep losing and losing)
I'm OK I'm alright (he's alright)
I ain't gonna face no defeat
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
One day I'm gonna be free Lord

Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love
Somebody somebody somebody somebody somebody
Find me somebody find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me find me find me
Find me somebody to love
Somebody to love
Find me somebody to love

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Milk and Cereal - G. Love & Special Sauce

Due to my excessive bloghopping, I stumbled one inactive blog... yes, the guy hasn't updated his site for months! but what kept me interested was one particular video in his sidebar... haha... how appropriate, a breakfast song! and I did sing through breakfast, kahit hindi milk and cereal ang kinain ko...

At first, I just thought it would be a song some people came up with for a flash cartoon or something. Turns out, upon doing my research i found that a certain trio from Philidelphia "G. Love & Special Sauce" sang this excuse for a song! (nah, just joking. i like singing it..wahahaha..) I was actually confused at one point because I couldn't find the track in any of their albums, then at long last I read that the group never did release this song. (although they confirmed it was theirs.. ewan...)

The song actually became popular because two guys made a video of them lipsynching the song... kinda like a BackDorm Boys phenomena, which means a LOT of other people made their own version as well. There are actually HUNDREDS of them at YouTube. And in my opinion, some are okay but most of them are stupid, I'm mean, they're lipsynching for crying out loud! They can't even do it right... waaaah. I didn't even like the original vid to begin with. BUT, I maintain that the video I first saw in the mentioned blog above was great and as I said in the tagboard, I thought it was kinda adorable.. haha...

although I could post that video here in this entry, it would be better to check it out in his blog.. wala kasing permission... hehehe... well, I did find one unique video of the song from youtube... yun na lng ipopost ko dito...

Milk and Cereal
Cereal, Cereal
Milk and Cereal
Cereal and Milk, Cereal and Milk...

I dont want my Wheaties
Give 'em to the needy
Feelin kinda greedy
I keep em for myself (X9)

.:: FULL LYRICS
.:: Listen

What's Love Got To Do With It? - Tina Turner

I have a Standard Operating Procedure, when it comes to me sitting in front of my computer. ehem.

1. click my account (yep, me account po kami magkakapatid. ka-ekekan.)
2. maghintay na mawala yung sandclock sa mousepointer
(and sometimes, I play minesweeper kung bored na.)
3. log-in sa Yahoo Messenger. at magsulat kung anu-anong status..
4. buksan ang Mozilla, check ng mail. then blog. bka may bisita.
5. open LIMEWIRE! and sing myself hoarse.

On average, I spend about, hmm, 5-7 hours on the computer.. so nonstop rin ang music. just like now... haha. Anyway, out of all the different songs playing, Tina Turner managed to enter my head. (and I played this song an hour ago.. and i'm still singing it.)

What's Love Got to Do with It is actually a song, an album title and a movie! grabe.. parang kape. three-in-one!!

This song was the second single from Tina's breakthrough album Private Dancer, which was released on November 16, 1984 (birthday ko!! hindi yung year ha...). The song is widely credited for the success of the album itself. The song was again recorded in ehem... What's Love Got to Do with It im 1993 which is her twelfth album, and served as the soundtrack to the Tina Turner's biographical movie entitled, whatelse... What's Love Got to Do with It? (maganda naman ah... Oscar nominated at nanalo ng Golden Globe..)

Ano nga ba ang love? I sure don't know... hindi pa kasi ako naiinlove. ever.

What’s love got to do, got to do with it
What’s love but a second emotion
What’s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

.:: FULL LYRICS
.:: Listen

The Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte

I'm sure you everyone knows this one. If not, maybe just slightly familiar. It's a hit! come on, no matter how comical it sounds. (which was the reason maybe it was so famous.)

I have watched Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin) several times when I was younger, it's quite scary for a little child, but my sister and I loved it. lol. Just after lunch, the movie showed in (i think) Cinemax. and well, it was sheer luck and good timing that we reached the dinner scene. I actually found a clip from YouTube, uhm pirated, sort of. It was recorded straight from the TV.

Here you find Catherine O'Hara possesed, in a funny way and all of the dinner guests as well. (that's Winona Ryder as their daughter...) I love redheads. lol. This was directed by no less than the weird Tim Burton.
~PS. you should hear what the lady said in the beginning. haha.

Day-o, or the Banana Boat Song, has more history behind it than i initially thought. Wikipedia is now my bestfriend!

Day-o, Day-o
Daylight come and we want go home
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o
Daylight come, and we want go . . .
...Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and we want go home)

.:: FULL LYRICS
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Beep - Pussycat Dolls

To all the people who thought I only liked old songs, and expect only the good 'ol classics to sprout from this blog of mine, well, bibiguin ko na kayo. haha. I never really showed here that I also liked mainstream music. It's just that since I made this blog, not one of them has lodged itself into my head. Until now.

ah.. yes. The Pussycat Dolls. The first time I heard of them, I wasn't really interested to listen, i mean who would if you heard some critic say that they're like the American version of the Sexbomb? (sorry kung may SB fans diyan, pero I personally think it's not such a good comparison.) And at first, I thought Don't Cha was... cheap. but the more I heard the song, the more it grew on me. haha.. same with My Humps. and this song here.

Beep is, as of today, #2 in MYX charts. Performed with BEP's Will.i.am... but I'm sure you all now that. But did you know lead singer Nicole is Filipina? hahaha-hahaha (they laugh so well.)

Do you know that no
Don't mean yes, it means no
So just hold up, wait a minute
Let me put my two cents in it
One, just be patient
Don't be rushing
Like you're anxious
And two, you're just too aggressive
So try to get your (Ahh)

.:: FULL LYRICS
.:: Listen (might take a minute to load)

Fly Me To The Moon - a LOT of people.

Over the past weekend, my family and i went on vacation to Bohol. (awesome place!) anyway, part of our tour was the Loboc River Cruise which was actually a floating restaurant. We had a buffet lunch there, and while eating, there were two singers serenading the guests. They sang a lot of songs i liked, and one of the first songs they sang was "Fly Me To The Moon."

I'm not sure why, but after the hour was up and we got back to the car, I just started singing it. and I kept singing it all the way to Carmen, where we saw the Chocolate Hills. (ehem, that's like a 1-hour drive.)

This took me a long time researching the song's history. It's quite complicated. A number of people already sang it, but I always thought 'ol blues eyes Frank Sinatra was the original. I guess i was wrong. Would you believe it has it's own Wikipedia entry?

The lyrics is sooo short, i just thought I'd post it all. hehe.

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you

.:: Listen (might take a minute to load)

Love Foolosophy - Jamiroquai

 

"Love Foolosophy"

Jamiroquai
Written by Jason Kay 
A Funk Odyssey (Sept 2001)




Second in todays hits... Jamiroquai! This song reminds me so much of "Lovefool" by the Cardigans simply because they have the same song topic and well they almost have the same title.. obvious ba?


Lovefool was also nonstop in my brainwaves last summer... hmm.. and today's summer too.. why is that? lol.


Actually, I know very little of Jamiroquai, knowing only that he's a techno music kinda guy, and well... wala na. Anyway, this came out of his 2001 album, The Funk Odyssey. additional trivia, this is the only album cover that doesn't include that mongolian(?) character of his... i don't know... it had horns, Genghis Khan was all I can think of.

And this love, fool, -osophy is killing
Previous illusions that
I had in my mind about you
Seems so true, all the lies you’re telling
Tragically compelling and
My love it means nothing to you
So maybe I’m still a love fool

.:: FULL LYRICS

Take A Chance On Me - ABBA

 

"Take a Chance on Me" 

ABBA
Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus,
The Album (1977) 




There are about five songs playing in my head right now, but two stands out, which of course, deserves some space in this blog... Okay, first I'll go with ABBA


I grew up listening to an ABBA cassette tape over and over again, and I don't think I got irritated at all. You see, we usually had road trips to a fishing farm every week after mass, and i daresay the trip was 1 to 2 hours long. And ABBA plays nonstop.


"Take A Chance on Me" would not be the first song that will pop in my head if someone would mention ABBA, but for some reason, i keep singing the chorus today. haha. beats me. The song's from ABBA - The Album (very unique title..) which was released in December 1977.

If you change your mind, I’m the first in line
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you’ve got no place to go, if you’re feeling down

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All I Do - Stevie Wonder

 

"All I Do (Is Think About You)" 
 
Stevie Wonder
Written by: Stevie Wonder (music & lyrics), Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax
Hotter than July (September 1980)

Yes, all i do is think about this song. I've been singing it since wednesday! When I have nothing to do or, maybe bored, I unconsciously sing it. then, I'm like, "okay, I'm singing it again." Ah well, it's a good song. Catchy too. Why do you think it got stuck in my head in the first place?


But, then again, not everyone thinks it's that good of a song, which brings me to yesterday's event. Our Graduation Ball. haha. It was a bad decision making me and Geneveive the organizers of the event, and more importantly the music... We both like, ehem, mga nilumaan nga kanta... it's a good thing Thomas has his Ipod... aaah, this calls for one whole new blog entry. lol


Anyway, back to the song... again the song was sung and composed by Stevie Wonder, first released in his album Hotter Than July back in 1980, and also in his 1999 album, At The Close Of a Century (well of course it is! there's like 4 CD's in this album!)

You made my soul a burning fire
You’re getting to be my one desire
You’re getting to be all that matters to me
And let me tell you girl
I hope and pray each day I live
A little more love I’ll have to give
A little more love that’s devoted and true
’cause all I do is think about you

.:: FULL LYRICS