6.03.2011

Lady Gaga - You and I


Somethin', somethin' about this place
Somethin', 'bout lonely nights and my lipstick on your face
Somethin', somethin' about my cool Nebraska guy
Yeah something about, baby, you and I

5.30.2011

Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Never Should Be


And if you say to me tomorrow, 
"Oh what fun it all would be." 
Then what's to stop us, pretty baby? 
But what is and what should never be. 

5.26.2011

Josh Turner - Your Man


Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low
Put some music on that's soft and slow
Baby we ain't got no place to go
I hope you understand
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5.05.2011

Alka Yagnik and Aamir Khan - (ए क्या बोलती तू) आती क्या खंडाला



ए, क्या बोलती तू?
ऐ, क्या मैं बोलूँ
सुन -
सुना -
आती क्या खंडाला
क्या करूँ, आके मैं खंडाला


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3.19.2011

Emcy Corteza-Faustino - Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang

I've always liked this song; its lyrics most especially, but it wasn't until I heard this rendition that made me realize how gut-wrenching this song can be.

Emcy Faustino, or as we Shanghai kids lovingly call her Mommy Emcy, is such a wonderful singer. I especially love it when she sings heartfelt songs with such emotion. It's with singers like her that makes me strive to become better at singing; that to be technically good is not enough, you have to understand and feel the song, and in turn make listeners feel it as well.

With the song choice combined with Mommy Emcy's singing, just wait and see how it affects the dancers. Song starts at around [1:55].


3.05.2011

Smith - Baby It's You




"Baby It's You" 

Smith (Cover, Original by The Shirelles)
Written by Burt Bacharach (music), Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams) and Mack David (lyrics). 
A Group Called Smith (1969)




I've heard all the versions, and all of the covers available on Youtube. In my honest opinion, no one has sang it better than Gayle McCormick. No one got even close. If anybody came near, it would be Haley Reinhart.

Hell yes I'm a fan, it's actually because of her that I learned of this song. No, I have not seen Death Proof yet.





3.02.2011

Khalil Fong (方大同) - Because of You (因為你)


也許是天氣
也許是運氣
也許是因為有人不放棄
也許是天意
也許不願意
也許是因為她
還是因為我和你


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2.22.2011

Jeno Liu - Adore You



"崇拜你 " (English: Adore You)

Jeno Liu [劉力揚] 
Written by Tanya Chua [蔡健雅]
Forward [转寄] (Nov 2009)




Though I grew up "studying" Chinese (Mandarin mostly), I don't pretend to be fluent, though I working my way to that. It's especially hard for me to discern mandarin when it's sung, because you lose all the distinct intonations to actually differentiate the words, you can only try and understand them through context and how words or characters are string together, which I guess explains why all Chinese music videos always have the lyrics as subtitles.
With that intro out of the way, "Adore You" is a featured song in a Taiwanese show I've been watching and I always love listening to it whenever they play it during a scene. Jeno Liu's voice is so warm and sweet. It surprised me to find out that she's the same girl I knew as Jade Liu who won 3rd in singing competition in China. New name, new hair, new style; talk about a complete image overhaul! But I'm happy with her decision. She stands out more now, and her music has more character to it.

After getting the song stuck in my head, I proceeded to look for the lyrics so I could sing along properly. Knowing the words only made me love the song more,
it's actually an ultimate fan anthem! haha.
.. ♥

你的海报和CD 我都齐全   
每天在你部落格我都留言   
大小型演出我一定都出现   
只为了能再看到你 灿烂一面   
其他的对我来说不再起眼   
只有你在我心中才华无限   
喜欢打开电视机看你表演   
你的身影陪着我每分每一天   
当你站在那个舞台   
oh~期待你看过来   
渴望总有一天你会被我崇拜   
你的眼神电到而爱上我   
穿你爱穿的白衬衫   
oh~背你代言的包   
不管别人怎么人笑我对你崇拜   
好傻 但我还是乐在其中   
其他的对我来说不再起眼   
只有你在我心中才华无限   
喜欢打开电视机看你表演   
你的身影陪着我每分每一天   
当你站在那个舞台   
oh~期待你看过来   
渴望总有一天你会被我崇拜   
你的眼神电到而爱上我   
穿你爱穿的白衬衫   
oh~背你代言的包   
不管别人怎么笑 我对你崇拜   
好傻 但我还是乐在其中   
崇拜你的 只为你而活   
崇拜你 我生命精彩的多