Well, after quite sometime ... I've decided to post again (been through final exams for about 2 weeks, and then I was just lazy to start this over again) ... But here I am ... I'll add some of the songs that have been played more in my iPod during this last weeks ... It's been almost year (as of now ... 367 days) since one of my most memorable nights in my life ... But that'll be subject of another post sometime soon (I hope) ...
Realistic People With Love
Actually scratch that name, the band's name is RPWL, in honor to each one of the memebers of this progressive rock band. I've had this band since ... midyear ... I think ... (in one of my massive musical acquirements) and well they've managed to give me some good surprises with their 5 studio albums released (I'm missing the live one still)...
Weirdly, the song that I like the most from this band is the one that has a guest vocalist, which coincidentally, is the man behind my favorite album from Genesis: Ray Wilson (the album I meant was 'Calling All Stations', if you didn't know).
This track is pretty much nostalgic in my opinion, but there's a certain mystique to it ... I can't say what ... that it actually made me repeat it once and again for a whole day ... But really, really good (yeah, that was pretty much obvious)...
Note 1: Too bad Ray Wilson performs good with other bands other than his own (Stiltskin's 'Inside' was good, but not that good as either his work in Genesis or his collaboration here)
Note 2: Before I forget the song of the name: Roses
RPWL & Ray Wilson -Roses
(Album: World Through My Eyes)
If the world is one big plan Why must we lose our innocence Why have we lost our paradise? Paralysed. nothing to give
The chestnut vender in the rain Haven't seen him since I moved away Please tell me what I'm doing here These strangers do not speak to me
All the things I tried to do I never thought it was too late So in this silence say a prayer For the one who went away
Roses, are covering your face And with my mind I'm calling out for you But all that's left are Roses, covering your face And with my mind I'm calling out for you But you cannot hear me
The rising spirit of the new I can look through the windows of their minds Why should we care about the means Our last goal is to reach the end
All the things I tried to do I never thought it was too late So in this silence say a prayer For the one who went away
Roses, are covering your face And with my mind I'm calling out for You but all that's left are Roses, covering your face And with my mind I'm calling out for you But you cannot hear me
You said don't tell me we can take our time So I hope that we will meet again Sheltered in your faith you made me understand But now what's left is hidden under ...
Roses, are covering your face And with my mind I'm calling out for You but all that's left are Roses, covering your face And with my mind I'm calling out for you But you cannot hear me
Do you know Mr. O'Riley?
It's pretty much impossible to go around being a rock fan and never heard of The Who ... Well, I did until a few years ago ... And although I'm not a complete fan of their discography, I must admit I have a good bunch of songs I like (blame it on every intro song from CSI, CSI: Miami, and CSI: Las Vegas, apparently Jerry Bruckheimer was a fan ...)... Well, the following song comes from this guys, it's pretty much awesome in everyway... I guess this song has been on many sitcoms and movies, and such, but I've only seen it on House (somewhere in it's second season i think) ... And it's probably The Who's most infamous song ... I don't know the numbers exactly but a good percentage of the people know this song by the 'adopted name' of 'Teenage Wasteland' (well it is pretty much clear in the chorus, but still, it ain't the name of the song ...)
The Who -Baba o'Riley
(Album: Who's Next)
Out here in the fields I FARM for my meals I get my back into my living. I don't need to fight To prove I'm right I don't need to be forgiven. yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah
Don't cry Don't raise your eye It's only teenage wasteland
Sally, take my hand We'll travel south cross land Put out the fire And don't look past my shoulder. The exodus is here The happy ones are near Let's get together Before we get much older.
Teenage wasteland It's only teenage wasteland. Teenage wasteland Oh, yeah Teenage wasteland They're all wasted!
And we're entering into the third week today ... Well, apparently I'm being able to update a bit more this blog ... Hopefully I'll always have some time for this blog ...
So ... what can I throw off tonight? Last week I included an AOR band (and I obviously refer to 'Toto') so I'll carry on with this tonight... What band? Well probably a very similar one, that has been as long as Toto, if not more: Journey.
Journey, the band being around since 1973, has left a humongous number of songs as Top Hits in radio ... Of course among classic rock fans, songs as 'Wheel In The Sky' or 'Open Arms' and obviously the arch-renowned 'Don't Stop Believing' are tracks of devotion.
Well I had no need to write that up ... Just felt like it ... Anyway... I'll include a few songs by them, which I fear are pretty wide known around the genre (so this time no hide tracks or anything, just a bunch of old-but-still-cool songs).
First, to start of with a song previously mentioned: 'Wheel In The Sky', a song that I got through while investigating a bit on what probably is Journey's top hit: 'Don't Stop Believing'... Powerful song, I must admit, even though I didn't like it at first, it grew on me after a few plays... And now it's between my favorite. Here it is...
Winter is here, again, Oh Lord Haven't been home in a year or more I hope she holds on a little longer Sent a letter on a long summer day Made of silver, not of clay Ooh I've been runnin' down this dusty road
The wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' I don't know where I'll be tomorrow Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'
I've been trying to make it home Got to make it, before too long Ooh, I can't take this very much longer, no I'm stranded, in the sleet and rain Don't think I'm ever gonna make it home again The mornin' sun is risin' It's kissin' the day away
Oh, the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' I don't know where I'll be tomorrow Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' wohohohohoh mymymy For tomorrow
Oh the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' Ooh I don't know where I'll be tomorrow Wheel in the sky keeps me yernin' Ooh I don't know I don't know
Oh the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' Ooh I don't know where I'll be tomorrow Wheel in the sky keeps turnin' Ooh I don't know I don't know I don't knowohoh Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' Don't know where I'll be tomorrow Ooh the wheel in the sky keeps turnin' Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'
(BTW, I'll leave a video of this song being performed by the latest band members, where an interesting Arnel Pineda can get near the epic vocals Steve Perry once got to)
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Next, a bit of an interesting ballad: 'Faithfully' ... This is the typical romantical song ... Really ... But it's totally acceptable ... Well, I don't need to explain that this one I heard from radio before, since it airs almost everyday without a doubt. If you don't fall for this song ... well ... you have an empty chest ...
(A better video here ... too bad Youtube didn't allow embedding for any video)
Highway run into the midnight sun Wheels go round and round You're on my mind Restless hearts sleep alone tonight Sending all my love along the wire They say that the road Ain't no place to start a family Right down the line it's been you and me And loving a music man Ain't always what it's supposed to be
Oh Girl You stand by me I'm forever yours Faithfully Circus life under the big top world We all need the clowns to make us laugh Through space and time Always another show Wodnering where I am lost without you And being apart ain't easy on this love affair Two strangers learn to fall in love again I get the joy of rediscovering you
Oh girl You stand by me I'm forever yours Faithfully Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Faithfully I'm still yours I'm forever yours Ever yours Faithfully
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Well, to go along with the rythm of 'Faithfully', I'll include: 'Open Arms', another kick-ass radio song ...
Lying beside you Here in the dark Feeling your heart with mine Softly you whisper You're so sincere How could our love be so blind We sailed on together We drifted apart And here you are By my side
So now I come to you With open arms Nothing to hide Believe what I say So here I am With open arms Hoping you'll see What your love means to me Open arms
Living without you Living alone This empty house seems so cold Wanting to hold you Wanting you near How much I wanted you home
But now that you've come back Turned night into day I need you to stay
So now I come to you With open arms Nothing to hide Believe what I say So here I am With open arms Hoping you'll see What your love means to me Open arms
(And well for those who wanted a video... Here's Arnel Pineda against ... I mean ... at Viña del Mar)
Well, apparently with every song I feel like including, I think of 2 or 3 more I want to add ... So this might be a long post ... (ok longer than this) ... This one differs from the last two ballads ... This one's a la 'Wheel In The Sky'... a bit ... Well, I think ... It's 'Only The Young'
Another night in any town You can hear the thunder of their cry Ahead of their time They wonder why
In the shadows of a golden age A generation waits for dawn Brave carry on Bold and the strong
Only the young can say They're free to fly away Sharing the same desires Burnin' like wildfire
They're seein' through the promises And all the lies they dare to tell Is it heaven or hell? They know very well
Only the young can say They're free to fly away Sharing the same desires Burnin' like wildfire
Only the young can say They're free to fly away Sharing the same desires Burnin' like wildfire
Only the young can say Only the young can say Only the young can say Only the young can say
(And again ... Arnel Pineda in the video)
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Two or three more songs before closing up for tonight ... This one is more like 'Only The Young' but much more rockier ... It does seems pretty 80's (or well, final 70's ... i probably wasn't alive by then ... so yeah ...). Name: 'Any Way You Want It' ... Rating: 5/5 (according to my iTunes) ... It's impossible not to love this song or to (try to) dance to it ... (after the third listen at least)...
Any way you want it Thats the way you need it Any way you want it
She loves to laugh She loves to sing She does everything She loves to move She loves to grove She loves the lovin things
Ooh, all night, all night Oh, every night So hold tight, hold tight Ooh, baby, hold tight
Oh, she said, Any way you want it Thats the way you need it Any way you want it She said, any way you want it Thats the way you need it Any way you want it
I was alone I never knew What good love could do Ooh, then we touched Then we sang About the lovin things
Ooh, all night, all night Oh, every night So hold tight, hold tight Ooh baby, hold tight
Oh, she said, Any way you want it Thats the way you need it Any way you want it She said, any way you want it Thats the way you need it Any way you want it ______________________
Now I'll include a personal favorite of mine: 'Still They Ride' ... An amazing rock ballad (this was the first Journey ballad I really got into) ... I'll only niclude the video for this one ... I'll probably upload the song in another moment...
'Still They Ride' - Journey
Jesse rides through the night Under the Main Street light Ridin' slow
This ol' town, ain't the same Now nobody knows his name Times have changed, still he rides.
Traffic lights, keepin' time Leading the wild and restless through the night
Still they ride, on wheels of fire They rule the night Still they ride, the strong will survive Chasing thunder
Spinning 'round, in a spell It's hard to leave this carousel 'Round and 'round And 'round and 'round
Still they ride, on wheels of fire They rule the night Still they ride, the strong will survive Chasing thunder
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Third to last, another amazing ballad, probably better than 'Open Arms' or 'Faithfully' .... 'When You Love A Woman' ... Simply amazing ... It might bring anyone to tears at the right (or wrong, if you prefer) time ...
'When You Love A Woman' - Journey
In my life I see where I've been I said that I'd never fall again Within myself I was wrong My searchin' ain't over...over I know that...
When you love a woman You see your world inside her eyes When you love a woman You know she's standin' by your side A joy that lasts forever There's a band of gold that shines waiting somewhere...oh yeah
If I can't believe that someone is true To fall in love is so hard to do I hope and pray tonight Somewhere you're thinkin' of me girl Yes I know...I know that
When you love a woman You see your world inside her eyes When you love a woman You know she's standin' by your side A joy that lasts forever There's a band of gold that shines waiting somewhere...oh
It's enough to make you cry When you see her walkin' by And you look into her eyes
When you love a woman You see your world inside her eyes When you love a woman Well you know she's standin' by your side A joy that lasts forever There's a band of gold that shines When you love a woman... When you love, love, love, love When you love a woman You see your world inside her eyes ______________________________
Second to last, my personal favorite at the top with the one that's next: 'Stone In Love', I've added here well because ... probably the other one is a better ending. This one has an amazing feeling to it ... Enjoy!
Those crazy nights, I do remember in my youth I do recall, those were the best times, most of all In the heat with a blue jean girl Burnin' love comes once in a lifetime She found me singing by the rail road track Took me home, we danced by moonlight
Those summer nights are callin', stone in love Can't help myself I'm fallin' stone in love
Old dusty roads, led to the river Runnin' slow She pulled me down, and in clover We'd go 'round In the heat with a blue jean girl Burnin' love comes once in a lifetime Oo the memories never fade away Golden girl, I'll keep you forever.
Those summer nights are callin', stone in love Can't help myself I'm fallin' stone in love
Stone in love... Stone in love...
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Lastly (finally), the top song in my (and who knows how many else's) Journey's favorite: 'Don't Stop Believing' ... Amazing song, amazing lyrics, amazing music, amazing message ... Well this only leads to one thing: amazing band.
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere
A singer in a smokey room A smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlights people, living just to find emotion Hiding, somewhere in the night
Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlights people, living just to find emotion Hiding, somewhere in the night
Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights people
Don't stop believin' Hold on Streetlight people
Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights people
(Because, well, I've invaded almost every post with Arnel Pineda's live cover as the new vocalist of Journey... Well here you go again... Again in Chile)
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Maybe at another moment I'll post the other songs ... Not as good as his era... But pretty worthy too ...
Well, luckily this now closed my post for tonight ... A pretty long one I must admit
Today, or actually Wednesday, was a sad day for most prog metal fans: Mike Baker, founding member and vocalist from Shadow Gallery, passed away because of a heart attack, at the young age of 45. He was an amazing and powerful singer, obviously one that will be obviously missed if Shadow Gallery decides to keep on with the band for a next album. There's nothing much I can say from this guy, just: R.I.P. Mike.
I'll add some Shadow Gallery songs today ... And well, I'll pass on the comments this time ...
I must have stood for hours The mist of dawn still rising Brushing from my face Cold tears of finally knowing The world that we had twisted The years of strength and glory Were wicked and obscene And there we stood so proud What legends we must be Really something to behold Lord So irresponsible With the powers of creation A princess crowned in jewels Robed in the finest cloth Dauntlessly invincible So perfect so unreal
In one great moment judgements fallen Babylon no longer there Gone are her streets her giant towers Disappeared into thin air Don't ever cry just remember
It must have been my mood I'm usually much stronger now I know there's just one way And this is how it has to be There was poison in our thoughts And there was hatred in our eyes Suddenly something came Something made it right We purged our hearts and souls And we saw through children's eyes Not stifled by the pain Not blinded by our Human nature don't you see at all The wisdom of our suffering The lies behind our ways The reasons for the end
From the moment I was raptured Babylonia disappeared I now return here a survivor The rest have vanished to thin air Don't ever cry just remember
The wind blows cold tonight No lamplights from no windows I am sure enough alone And I am sure enough alive So through eternity The gift of light gets passed along to those of us who saw What the rest could never see Born to a fallen world Longing for a morning star Held on high For me As this vision comes to close The last footsteps ever wonder here They echo in my mind Never to return
All is done and slowly fading Babylon she once stood there I walked her streets I climbed her mountains I disappear into thin air Don't ever cry just remember
Hold onto these Memories I grant you The gifts of our lives Lost in the sands of time Deserts forever Relentlessly barren I crossed them all In the blink of an eye I command light and solar winds To transport me The deepest assurance I speak with my mind Caves of glass Shatter before me The wheels are in motion Forever they turn And are carved in the great book of life There in your room Alone in the shadows I smashed down the walls And set you free I carry the torch That trembles the mountains Seen visions of power Beyond all belief You close your eyes I reach out and touch you Reflections in pools The deepest of dreams Rumors of war Rage in your heart now The wheels are in motion Together we turn them Come down with fire I want to love you want to take you into my heart We'll cruise the starways And from the moment that we touch our love turns into a crystalline dream Fly where your dreams go With open eyes it's the dawn and you're alive No time or space here I walk in castles of gold Our love turns into a crystalline dream
I look into your blue eyes deep pools I had no idea I know hunted down from coast to coast Circumstance prevailed it was hard on us both. I've run hard, I'm so tired from the chase So desperately I'm aching The waning of the starlight Embers turn to ash as I fade.
And now you're next to me I beg you baby please don't go End of the road for me I'll just hold you close Just hold you close End of the mystery a gift from heaven on this day Your touch to comfort me Just comfort me
Your sheltering soul not a moment too soon You're a sweet tourniquet For my soul lies rife with open wounds And yes I thought as I closed my eyes I saw phantom apparitions dance And are we really safe on our own Or are they out there watching Right now I don't want to care at all Just like a silent song Just reach out your hands and take hold Take hold When the limit of your pain Exceeds the mercies of your love It's time to cease and release and just fly
And now you've come to me A sanctuary borne of love Honest sincerity I'll just hold you close Just hold you close It's in the way you move A phoenix risen on this day Your touch to comfort me Just comfort me
I disrobe my burdens and I lay them at your feet So much about this world I'd just as soon they keep Their faces melt reflections on the wind Or are they out there watching As time stands still this Christmas Day
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Well, I wanted to end this post with Shadow Gallery's best song IMO, but well there's only one video (and no tracks) for this one...I'll have to upload it in a bit, for the audio of the video sometimes mixes with video itself ... and well that sucks ... (I hope they don't ban my new account for one song...)
Remember I painted pictures of you And I never found my way out I spent a lifetime of dreams in the fields of your eyes Lay me down when the rain covers you And I'm afraid of the emptiness holding my thoughts I see blue I see grey all the while
And when the night comes again I'll hold my hands to the skies I've got a dream of home I've got a dream of home And when the winter comes calling turn my face to the wind I've got a dream of home I've got a dream Of Alaska
Your name is whispered with the breath of my soul [ Find more Lyrics at www.mp3lyrics.org/Iwvj ] In a hope that I'll never let fade Between the mist on the waves and the blue of the sky I threw a rose to the sea in your name Now listen Somewhere tonight there are tears on the wind Are they yours are they mine I don't know
I'm crying out to the sky I hope you're with me tonight I've got a dream of home I've got a dream of home And now the eatrh is left wanting Turn my face to the wind I've got a dream of home I've got a dream Of Alaska
All through my life I stood tall as the sky Hold to the things that I knew were so real All I could feel Strange how it goes how it comes to an end Lord take your hand Take you home once again
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EDIT (11.01.08): I'm adding another song to this post: 'Deeper Than Life' to the count...
On the run from Suicide Love breeches Temptation On the edge boy What's inside You better look You better run and hide Storms coming A hurricane Tear the roof from the The foundation Crystal ball smashed again It's all there in the balance Hanging
Wrong time to not regret your actions These are dangerous roads that we travel tonight I'm tuning into you your eyes are faintly glowing Can't you see the truth my mind is deeper than life It's a strange dream and I know you're in it Clinging to a rainbow by your fingernails I'm shining bright as a star my thoughts become electric Cause my soul is alive It's deeper than life Than life
No time For real life You're heading For deep trouble Star tripping Red line All engines At full throttle Lost balance On such a dream Wasted love on your Precious money Look around Time to scream You hit the skids At the speed of light now
Fill all of that emptiness with the blood I've shed It's the spirit of life Don't build your dreams on the treasures of man They'll drag you away It's a deadly lie
Sad song why don't they ever listen It's the gift of love that helps to keep us alive You miss the point again and it's your last horizon Can't you see the truth my mind is deeper than life I'm a strong man yes I can see the future And it's good or bad and nowhere in between You can't just spin the wheel you've got to ride on lightning Cause your soul is alive It's deeper than life Than life
Tonight I'll add two songs ... Two songs in spanish. Both from the same guy (Gustavo Cerati, ex-frontman from the now defunct-once-more Soda Stereo), both awesome songs (IMO).
First, 'Lago En El Cielo' ... Got this song about ... a year ago or more probably, but I've just started listening to this song in the previous 15 days ... It was pretty good I must say... It's the kind of song I could listen to on and on and on for a whole night without minding it ... It has a certain ... touch ... One of the songs that leave me aching for more ... Or maybe sounds similar to something I can't remember at the moment.
Lago En El Cielo - Gustavo Cerati
(Album: Ahí Vamos)
Un lago en el cielo quiero ser suave para evitar tu dureza apago tu fuego enciende mi agua puede que no haya certezas
Vamos despacio para encontrarnos el tiempo es arena en mis manos sé por tus marcas cuanto has amado más de lo que prometiste
Hoy te apuré (estaba tan sensible) son espejismos que aumentan la sed si adelanté no me hagas caso a veces no puedo con la soledad
Vamos despacio para encontrarnos el tiempo es arena en mis manos. sé por tus marcas cuanto has dejado para olvidar lo que hiciste sentir algo que nunca sentiste
Sos el paisaje más soñado y sacudiste las más sólidas tristezas y respondiste cada vez que te he llamado
Vamos despacio para encontrarnos el tiempo es arena en mis manos un lago en el cielo es mi regalo para olvidar lo que hiciste y sentir algo que nunca sentiste hacerte sentir algo que nunca sentiste
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And well, sucks, but for the second song I've got only live videos, for not even the mp3 is up for preview ... It's called 'Medium' and it's by far my favorite song from the Cerati era, cos maybe it's sound links to the Soda Stereo one, that one that I'm deeply missing since a year ago ...
Medium - Gustavo Cerati
(Album: Ahí Vamos)
Pude desaparecer pude decir que no pero el fin de la pasión es que lo oculto se vea vine a avisarte
Chica con ojos de ayer sé que vibras también la extraña sensación de no pertenecer a este mundo como en un trance
Ya tantas veces morí nunca me pude ir el arte de vivir por encima del abismo estoy condenado a errar (de amor en amor…)
Well ... Just to make a brief thing for tonight ... I'll put some Toto videos for tonight I guess... Descriptions will have to wait, I need the sleep for tonight ...
So what Toto songs should I include? I'll put 3 ... Two my previous favorites and my not-so-new-but-newer-than-the-other-favorites song.
First 'Hold The Line' an instant classic in rock music... Toto shows themselves with romantic ballads mostly ... and some slow 'dance-able' rock songs .... But behind those tracks there only stands one: 'Hold The Line' an amazing song that not only captivates those from the generation this band appeared, but has managed to stay up to par with newer generations ... Well rock and some of the metal fans newer generations. This song alone is reason to like Toto ... (of course they have many more reasons)
This was the first song that I liked from Toto(I liked Africa before, but never cared enough to find out who performed it so that doesn't count). Besides radio listening, a band in school prom decide to play it during the last show of my last year at school (and they closed the Christmas show with AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' ... what a nice memory I must admit) ... Anycase, two days after that I was listening to the classic songs from this band ...
Hold The Line - Toto
(Album: Toto)
Hold The Line
It's not in the way that you hold me It's not in the way you say you care It's not in the way you've been treating my friends It's not in the way that you'll stay till the end It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you do
Hold the line Love isn't always on time
It's not in the words that you told me It's not in the way you say you're mine It's not in the way that you came back to me It's not in the way that your love set me free It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you do
Hold the line Love isn't always on time
It's not in the words that you told me It's not in the way you say you're mine It's not in the way that you came back to me It's not in the way that your love set me free It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you do
Hold the line Love isn't always on time
It's not in the way that you hold me It's not in the way that you make me feel You see It's all about the way you do the things you do The way you do it You've got to hold it Hold it
Hold the line Love isn't always on time
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Second, 'Pamela'. This song is one of the songs I previously mentioned in those songs that got Toto famous for being a 'dance-able' rock song. The image is simple: guy who doesn't want to forget a girl who is not physically near him. Solution? Simpler: right a rock song for the girl! Well I hope this imaginary relationship worked out in the end, for he created an amazing song just for her.
Pamela - Toto
(Album: The Seventh One)
Side by side I'll be yours forever Yes I will Rain or shine Any kind of weather Any kind
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you Let's take what's getting old and make it new
Eye to eye It's a blinding confrontation I said you and I are a deadly combination
So don't start mixing truth with jealousy The road we're on is clear as far as I can see
Pamela Don't break this heart of mine Just remember it may not heal this time Pamela There is no second chance For the one who leaves it all behind
Black and white Always go together And on day and night You're the precious jewel I treasure
Wanting every part of you is not a crime Could it be that you're the one who's wrong this time
Pamela Don't break this heart of mine Just remember it may not heal this time Pamela There is no second second chance For the one who leaves it all behind Leave all
Oh Pamela Thousands of miles away but always in my heart
Pamela So don't break this heart of mine Just remember it may not heal this time Pamela There is no second chance For the one who leaves it all behind
Pamela Don't break this heart of mine Just remember it may not heal this time Pamela There is no second chance For the one who leaves it all Leave all beind
I still love you little girl I still love you And you know it little Pamela I still love you yes I do And you know it little Pamela Come on Oh little Pamela ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Thirdly, and the last from Toto for a while: 'Stop Loving You'. This one can also be included in the same group as 'Pamela', but has impregnated much more feeling into it. This is the kind of songs that make you wonder and think of those moments you want to see come true or that have already happened. Amazing song. Thanks to one of my best friends for this one ... (in case she ever sees this)
Stop Loving You - Toto
(Album: The Seventh One)
Reflections in my mind Thought I can't define My heart is racing and the night goes on I can almost hear a laugh Coming from your photograph Funny how a look can share a thousand meanings Well intented lies Contemplainting alibies Is it really you or is it me I'm blaming? A distant memory flashes over me Even though you're gone I feel you deep inside
Dance beneath the light with that look in your eyes
I can't stop loving you Time passes quickly and chances are few I won't stop till I'm through loving you girl
There a window in a heart I've tried to look through from the start You're never really sure what someone else is thinking Someone's broken something new Another altered point of view Just a certain someone's conscience playing I had it in my hand I did not understand What lives inside the wind that cries her name Trying to catch a shooting star What seems so close can't be far I'm living in a dream that's never ending
I can't stop loving you Time passes quickly and chances are few I won't stop till I'm through loving you girl
Dancing with that look that's in your eyes
I can't stop loving you Time passes quickly and chances are few I won't stop till I'm through loving you girl
I can't stop loving you Time passes quickly and chances are few I won't stop till I'm through loving you Loving you Yeah yeah yeah Loving you I wonder when I'll stop loving you Yeah ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Wait! Thought that was it?! Well ... here's an extra ... A song that was shown to me recently (thanks: Youknow who you are). This song is something I got late into, but probably the best song I've heard in the last months (I'm currently addicted to this song, with about 68 repetitions since I've adquired it... And I don't even begin to feel tired about it ...*) . I love this song, that's all I can say... But for the video, well the guy does what I thought of the song: do whatever you want to do without caring for anyone who sees you (not that I'd be able to do it ... but the intention is what counts right?) ...
*I recognized the addiction, but I don't have a problem with it.
Its 1 o clock on a friday morning I'm trying to keep my back from the wall The prophets and their bombs have had another success And i'm wondering why we bother at all
And i think of you on cold winter mornings Darling they remind me of when we were at school Nothing really mattered when you called out my name In fact, nothing really mattered at all
And i think about how long it will take them to blow us away But i won't get me down, I'm just thankful to be facing the day
Cos days don't get you far when you're gone
It's five o clock on a Friday morning one hundred telephones shake and ring And one of them is from someone who knew you.......
And i still think of you on cold winter mornings Darling they'll still remind me of when we were at school When they could never have persuaded me that lives like yours were the hands of these eronious fools
And to those of you who moan your lives through one day to the next Well let them take you next Cos you live and be thankful you're here
It's Wednesday, and I'm not really sure on what to put up on today ... I'm currently listening to Pain Of Salvation, but it's not the time for a post about them... yet. So what can I use? Since my mind isn't really helping me to go on with this at the moment, I'll pick up two songs from two different bands (both from UK) as a stallment to a better post ... That will happen at another time, not specified.
First, well I'll use the scottish rock Idlewild, with a pretty much amazing song: "You Held The World In Your Arms". A song pretty much intense and easy to enjoy (for me at least) that didn't need much help to become one of my favorites through time. Got this song through other of my addictions: gaming. Playing Fifa 2003 for my GCN, I loved this song from the beginning (even spent time in the audio setup section messing with ... stuff ... just to listen to this song). I have to say, that the only thing that remains good in these Electronic Art games through the years, must be the EA Trax... Well on with the song:
You Held The World In Your Arms - Idlewild
Album: The Remote Part
Every face Even the one you saw yesterday It looks different today Cos everything's changed since yesterday In every possible way Things seem different today Not like yesterday Is consideration More like an acception - of consideration?
Cos you have the world in your arms tonight And what if you held the world in your arms?
When you're secure, do you feel much safer? As days never change, and it's three years later It's like your life hasn't changed, And it's three years late So how does it feel, to be three years late? And watching your youth drift away What seems different, seems different today And what seems different, seems different today Is consideration More like an exception - of consideration?
Cos you have the world in your arms tonight And what if you held the world in your arms? You have the world in your arms tonight And what if you held the world in your arms? (tonight...) (tonight...)
Cos you have the world in your arms tonight And what if you held the world in your arms? Cos you have the world in your arms tonight And what if you held the world in your arms?
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Now, I'll add something that according to my Last.fm, comes from one of my top 3 bands (which makes me remember that I should include something by Rush soon): Oasis. This british band that established themselves and made a reknown name around the world during the 90's, got to me around 2007 (asides from popular songs like Wonderwall, or Don't Look Back In Anger, this last one I listened to without knowing the band playing it and it's now at the top with The Hindu Times). Well, one of the songs I listened to before getting into the band was in fact The Hindu Times, pretty much because at that time (about 2001 or 2002 here, when I listened to punkpop bands as Blink-182), the TV cable companyscrewed something up, and we ended only with half of the channels we normally used to have, so MTV was out for me (and this 'episode' later marked my independence from this channel), and Sony was my only source for different music. The Hindu Times was one of the songs that appeared (and repeated for only-God-knows how many times) in between soap-operas, comedies, etc. It had brief lifetime since the channel decided to update the songs and Oasis went by for another year or two. Near half 2004 I asked a classmate to create a CD with random songs (most of which I not so randomly selected), when I randomly remembered the song. So, after 2 weeks after asking him, he gave me a mixed CD with the songs (that went from Oasis, to Adema, to Incubus, and probably some stuff from Box Car Racer, Wheatus, and a Chilean band called Los Prisioneros ... This CD still holds one of the many memories about songs that puzzle me, for I can't find a song in the CD, nor I can remember enough of the song to Google it).
Well (after that weird disgregational thought) I'll resume back to the story: I ended up being addicted to The Hindu Times without really knowing the band, only to actually get into them about 3 years later. So, on with the actual song:
The Hindu Times - Oasis
Album: Heathen Chemistry
I get up when i'm down i can't swim but my soul won't drown i do believe i've got flare i got speed and i walk on air
cos god give me a soul in your rock n' roll babe cos god give me a soul in your rock n' roll babe and i get so high i just can't feel it and i get so high i just can't feel it
in and out my brain running through my veins cos you're my sunshine you're my rain
theres a light that shines on shines on me and it keeps me warm it gave me peace i must say i cant sleep cos the world wont wait
cos god give me a soul in your rock n' roll babe cos god give me a soul in your rock n' roll babe i can get so high i just can't feel it i can get so high i just can't feel it
and i get so high i just can't feel it and i get so high i just can't feel it and i get so high i just can't feel it and i get so high i just can't feel it
in and out my brain running through my veins cos you're my sunshine you're my rain
Today, something by Soda Stereo: the song's called 'Picnic en el 4°B', originally from the 'Doble Vida' album and well, this is the live version from last year's tour 'Me Verás Volver' (both the regrouping and final tour for Soda Stereo). Pretty much this song has become my emblem for this band, topping other reknown songs in Latin America (and maybe some other places too).
This live version is not only a much more hyped tune than the studio album, but also included a neat (but very very) little tirbute to Talking Heads's 'And She Was' track.
How did I manage to like this song? T'is very easy, I should say. I was there, when Cerati & friends performed the second (extra) concert, jumping around to the rythm of the music with one of my friends in one of my favorite nights ever ... Well, I wasn't that near to the stage, and Cerati, Bosio, and Alberti where barely visible for me, but hell, I enjoyed it anyway. So without anything else to say: Picnic en el 4°B
Picnic en el 4°B - Soda Stereo
Hay una que no puede parar De hablar de glamour Y él solo piensa en comer Su fruta prohibida Mi majestad se ha perdido Entre una multitud Mojando la alfombra Con sus sueños de diva
Picnic en el 4ºB Es una cuestión de voltaje Picnic en el 4ºB Ya me acostumbraste
Golpean la puerta Por décima vez Es que falta alguien por venir Cuando me suba esa cara de gaste Y me baje el alcohol Entre el alud podré asomar mi nariz Y salir a la calle
Picnic en el 4ºB Es una cuestión de voltaje Picnic en el 4ºB Ya me acostumbraste
Prefiero vagar sin sentido A empapelar mi habitación Creí cambiar aquel sonido Y aquí estoy Bailando esta maldita canción Oh, no ...Esta no es mi noche
Picnic en el 4ºB Es una cuestión de voltaje Picnic en el 4ºB Ya me acostumbraste
(what Cerati adds in the end)
De todas maneras And she was! (Hey! Hey! Hey!) And she was! (Hey! Hey! Hey!) And she was... Picnic!
I've decided to open this blog just for the music I listen to. Nothing more, and nothing less.
Why?
Well, probably because I wanted a separate blog for the music (from the other stuff I would normally include in the other blog). Music is different than anything else I might add, it's more special (well that was obvious... probably) and, for me it deserves it's own blog.
Huh?
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music” - Sergei Rachmaninov
You make no sense
That wasn't a question.
We weren't asking one.
Ehhh... sure... Move ahead.
So...?
I'll update this blog a lot more than my current one (maybe twice a week or something like that), with my own selection of music, which I guess nobody will pay attention to...
What can someone expect in here?
Well, anything raging from rock to metal (well, the language may vary from spanish to english, to italian, to an instrumental song... so yeah) and maybe ... maaaaaaaaaaaybe a song that doesn't fit the normal profile at all ... And well, maybe a little description on how I got to know the song and/or band ... So, yes, you've been warned... Memories might appear in the future...
For starters, Porcupine Tree's: The Rest Will Flow, and (my favorite band) Dream Theater's: Solitary Shell ... No memories this time... But I'll leave the lyrics...
I was pretending to be floating strong But I was sinking In to still water Eyes closed All of the rest will flow Then out of darkness I found I could still feel Something good Out of the woods Eyes closed All of the rest will flow One simple thing that I never could see But now I know All of the rest will flow Stay with me my angel I found you Now I don't feel low All of the rest will flow Eyes closed All of the rest will flow
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Album: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
He seemed no different from the rest Just a healthy normal boy His mama always did her best And he was daddy's pride and joy
He learned to walk and talk on time But never cared much to be held and steadily he would decline Into his solitary shell
As a boy he was considered somewhat odd Kept to himself most of the time He would daydream in and out of his own world but in every other way he was fine
He's a Monday morning lunatic Disturbed from time to time Lost within himself In his solitary shell
A temporary catatonic Madman on occasion When will he break out Of his solitary shell
He struggled to get through his day He was helplessly behind He poured himself onto the page Writing for hours at a time
As a man he was a danger to himself Fearful and sad most of the time He was drifting in and out of sanity But in every other way he was fine
He's a Monday morning lunatic Disturbed from time to time Lost within himself In his solitary shell
A momentary maniac With casual delusions When will he be let out Of his solitary shell
En pocas palabras, ni idea. Varios pensamientos, personalidades, variaciones sin determinar. Lo que pienso para mañana lo escribo hoy con el miedo de no haberlo borrado ayer. No hay hechos, solo opiniones (sin sentido que en algún momento lo tuvieron, quizás muy vago). No todas estas ideas me representan. Libertad de cada uno para creer cuales me construyen o destruyen.
