The Light - Sara Bareilles

The morning comes, heaven sent a hurricane
Not a trace of the sun, but I don't even run from rain
Beating out of my chest, my heart is holding onto you
From the moment I knew
From the moment I knew

You were the air in my breath filling up my love soaked lungs
Such a beautiful mess intertwined and overrun
Nothing better than this, and then the storm can come
You feel just like the sun
Just like the sun

And you say
It'll be alright
I'm gonna trust you babe
Gonna look in your eyes
And you say it'll be alright
I'll follow you into the light

Never mind what I knew
Nothing seems to matter now
I'm lost without you, I can't do without
No one knows where it ends, how it may come tumbling down
But I'm here with you now
I'm with you now

Let world come rushing, come down hard, come crushing
All I need is right here beside me
My love I swear it
Take my love and wear it over your shoulders

And if you say
It'll be alright
I'm gonna trust you babe
Gonna look in your eyes
And you say it'll be alright
I'll follow you into the light

♥

Coincidence?

So I just decided (only 10 minutes ago) that I hadn't listened to Sara Bareilles in a while. Searched for some of her old songs to discover that she's just released a new album!!! Only 1 week earlier! Coincidence, no? Haven't listened to it yet... but I can't wait! Hhhmmm :) I'm happy :) SO looking forward to the quirky (yet deep?) lyrics and catchy tunes!

Oh and it's called 'Kaleidescope Heart'.

Emo Song of the Month :p

And before any conclusions are made, I'm not feeling emo at all. But stumbled upon this song on YouTube, apparently it's quite popular with them country folk :p

Super like!!!

Unfortunately, embedding has been disabled. But here's the link :)

Need You Now by Lady Antebellum (for the record, I have NO idea how to pronounce the name :p)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7T3lJ3dZ4&feature=related

Joshua Kadison - Jessie

I've heard this song on the radio before but never really paid any particular attention to it. Then just now, I happened upon it on YouTube (since I'm highly jobless :p). I read the lyrics while listening to the song and that was when the honest, raw emotion of the song hit me - it really is a pretty darn good song :) And which incidentally was written by the singer with reference to Sarah Jessica Parker of SATC fame (whom this Joshua dude dated for awhile)!

So, crappy 90s-style music video and weird tarzan-esque hairstyle aside, do give the song a listen if you haven't already.

From a phone booth in Vegas, Jessie calls at 5 A.M.
to tell me how she's tired of all of them.
She says, "Baby, I've been thinking 'bout a trailer by the sea.
We could go to Mexico... you, the cat and me.
We'll drink tequila and look for sea shells.
Now, doesn't that sound sweet?"
Oh, Jessie, you always do this every time I get back on my feet.

Jessie paint your pictures 'bout how it's gonna be.
By now I should know better, your dreams are never free.
But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea;
Jessie you can always sell any dream to me.
Oh, Jessie, you can always sell any dream to me.

She asks me how the cat's been. I say, "Moses he's just fine
but he used to think about you all the time.
We finally took your pictures down off the wall.
Oh, Jessie, how do you always seem to know just when to call?"
She says, "Get your stuff together. Bring mose and drive real fast."
And I listen to her promise, "I swear to God this time it's gonna last."

Jessie paint your pictures 'bout how it's gonna be.
By now I should know better, your dreams are never free.
But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea;
Jessie you can always sell any dream to me.

I'll love you in the sunshine, lay you down in the warm white sand.
And who knows, maybe this time things'll turn out just the way you planned.

Jessie paint your pictures 'bout how it's gonna be.
By now I should know better, your dreams are never free.
But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea;
Jessie you can always sell any dream to me.
Oh, Jessie, you can always sell any dream to me.

Lapsap...

So I've heard quite a bit about this Malaysian DJ duo which call themselves 'Lapsap' - Cantonese for 'rubbish'. Lol. Interesting name choice :p Didn't how good they were until I heard them for myself at the Merdeka Party at CQ here in Melbourne. Also, I was quite intrigued by the energetic jumping, arm-pumping and dancing of '5ft' - no prizes for guessing which one I'm referring to!

Found a video of them on YouTube which shows 5ft's dancing and also their (Lapsap's) cool DJ-ing :D

I ♥ Glee!!!! :) :) :)

I love love love love love this version of 'Don't Stop Believing'!!!!

It's from a new TV series called 'Glee'.

*sigh!!*



Did I mention that I LOVE IT??? :p

(And also, the main guy is pretty darn hot. Hee :) )

My new favourite song!!!

I only just sort of stumbled across this dude's song (and actually paid attention to it!). I'm pretty sure I've heard it before (since it's not exactly a new song) but I just never gave it much notice. Now I have and I really like it!!!!

Woohoo - Sam Sparro!!
Black & Gold

Seriously, give it a listen and see what you think about it.

Right now, I'm in love with the song!!!
Too bad he's gay... :(
Such a nice voice!

What's on my playlist right now...

I've decided to go retro...

1. I Want To Know What Love Is - Tina Arena (originally by Foreigner)
2. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
3. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
4. Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams
5. Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (I dunno how retro this one is...)

Just to name a few!!

I also have Metro Station's 'Shake It' on the same playlist... But it's not retro... Metro - close enough? :p

Top 5 Break-Up Songs (in my opinion laa)

5. Love Song - Sara Bareilles
4. White Horse - Taylor Swift
3. Take A Bow - Rihanna
2. Love Is A Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
1. Warwick Avenue - Duffy

"This would be a great break-up song" is what I think everytime I listen to/sing along to one of these songs :p

Had to make a list of them just so I won't keep obsessing over them. They're great songs and I love listening to them (just for fun - nice tunes, very heartfelt/angsty lyrics). At least now I won't have this nagging thought in my head to list them down before I forget!

Kiss Today Goodbye...

This song keeps playing on loop in my head.
It's from the musical 'A Chorus Line'

What I Did For Love:

Kiss today goodbye,
The sweetness and the sorrow.
Wish me luck, the same to you.
But I can't regret
What I did for love, what I did for love.

Look my eyes are dry.
The gift was ours to borrow.
It's as if we always knew,
And I won't forget what I did for love,
What I did for love.

Gone,
Love is never gone.
As we travel on,
Love's what we'll remember.

Kiss today goodbye,
And point me t'ward tomorrow.
We did what we had to do.
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love.

Love is never gone
As we travel one
Love's what we'll remember

Kiss today goodbye,
And point me t'ward tomorrow,
We did what we had to do.
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love.


I used to love this song (when I was 14/15 years old), then I forgot about it for the longest time. And now, I think someone's Facebook status reminded me of it. I love the lyrics now - bittersweet. Going to try to dig up the piano score...

All the boys and all the girls are begging to...

Ok, so I don't usually post many things from my personal life because I like my privacy. But I have this song that's stuck in my head and it's sooo annoying, but (scarily) I like it! :s

Yeah, so how did I find out about it?
Read the wall-to-wall I had with my friend, bel bel, on facebook:

bel:
herro! did you know that the latest britney single is called "if you seek amy". try saying that very quickly and in a sort of upbeat way. HAHA.

me:
omg, i'm listening to the song now... so squeaky!! blergh... you listen to britney spears?

me:
zomg bel!
i think i'm starting to like that song... it's catchy in a weird way... :s
am i going crazy??

love me hate me say whatcha want about me...
all the girls and all the boys are begging to if you seek amy

bel:
are you horny?

me:
o_O
is that what it means?
that song is soo stuck in my head... :s
decipher it for me you lit freak!
pweasseee...

bel:
just say "if you seek amy" over and over again. omg i can't believe you still haven't heard it in the song!!
>.< hint: eff....you.....c.....k....mee...

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SO YEAH... Now I know what it means :s
But hey, I must give it credit for being a catchy song. and the little disguised "if you seek amy" is quite clever... :p Though at first I thought that Amy was a real person and the boys and girls were really seeking her, albeit with wrong grammar.

Hehe.
That's me! My processor is slowwww.... :p

Not a great song for kids to be listening to. I wonder if they'll be playing it on Malaysian radio anytime soon... if ever. For the sake of the innocence of our Malaysian kiddies, I hope they don't! I don't think I'd be very comfortable with the idea of my 10 year old cousin singing "all the boys and all the girls are begging to if you seek amy".

o_O

For those who want to listen to the whole song, the YouTube link is here.

And for those of you who're as slow (or as naive :p) as me and still haven't figured it out, I will make it plain and simple for you...

No, I changed my mind. Just read the little dialogue above over and over again until you get it. Hah!

My New Fave Song!

My sister told me about this song. And it's soooo nice!! Go download! It's called 'The Show' by Lenka... Weird name. Go figure :p

I dunno why, but they've disabled the youtube embedding thingo so I can't post the music video here directly. But go here to watch it.

Or you could watch the lyrics here. Lol.

One Sweet Love

I was listening to Sara Bareilles last night and the lyrics of this song only just hit me. I find it sooooo romantic!! *sigh*

The time that I've taken
I pray is not wasted
Have I already tasted my piece of one sweet love?
Ready and waiting for a heart worth the breaking
But I'd settle for an honest mistake in the name of
One sweet love.

I wanntttt!!!
(waiting for my one sweet love... :p)

Wicked!!!

Yes, I am going to watch Wicked here in Melbourne. I can't wait!!! I haven't watched a live musical in a very long time. Saturday night... Just under 2 days to go :) Yay me! :p

Here In My Home - Malaysian Artistes for Unity

My friend just sent me the link to this video and I feel so proud to be Malaysian after watching it!!!
Everyone MUST watch this video. It's quite cool :D :D



Tell me what you think!!

The Sun'll Come Out!!!

Yep, after what seemed like a million days without the sun... There were clear skies today!! And the sun was shining and the birds were singing (they really were!) and I felt HAPPY :D Yes, bright sunny days make me feel happy.

So here are the lyrics for 'Tomorrow' from 'Annie' because, it's a nice song and it's stuck in my head too :p

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!

Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!

When I'm stuck in a day
That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way!

I Love This Song!

It's the song for the Saab ad that they show on (Aussie) TV.
It's called 'Release Me' by this band called 'Oh Laura'...
Yeah, weird band name. Totally!!

I like both the tune and the lyrics. Enjoy!

How Cool Is This?

I was flipping through the Times newspaper (yes, the British one :p) and accidentally found an article about this dude. He's apparently 1/4 Japanese and 3/4 African American and he's a huge hit in Japan!

I must say that his voice is pretty good :p But I wouldn't go so far as to call myself a 'fan'. I just find it interesting.

His name is Jero...

My Fave Songs as of NOW (in no particular order)

1. Hey Delilah - The Plain White Ts
2. Please Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna
3. Love Song - Sara Bareilles
4. Shine - Take That
5. No One - Alicia Keys
6. Valerie - Amy Winehouse

That's all I can think of now. They are very good (though some over-played). Trust me. I have good taste :D

Me Playing Gershwin

After a lot of practice, well not very successful practising, I present you my version of Gershwin's Prelude I. It really is the best I could get it, yet there are so many mistakes and the tempo isn't very consistent :( boo hoo!