Revisiting "old" english pop
While packing my CDs today, found a few "burnt" CDs that were from erm... 4, 5 yeas ago. I chose one of them and played it, only to come to a realisation that all the pop songs inside are in English, in stark contrast to what I am used to listening now. Has English pop evolved so much that it's beyond my range of music already? I can't answer the question. After listening through a CD, I have to admit, that I missed the time when English pop was simple to understand and nice. Listening to Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Faith Hill belt out the classcis, "Can't take that away from me", "My heart will go on", "Breathe", "There you'll be", boy bands: Westlife, A1, BSB, Boyzone, 98 degrees croon ballads like, "My love", "Like a Rose", "Shape of my Heart", "Everyday I love you", "I do (cherish you)" and so many more i can name from my fingertips. There is this nostalgia, that I can't explain. Perhaps I'd lost touch with English pop for too long. Wondering what does English pop sound like now... Will it be able to move me like the old English pop? Only time and chance can tell..
For deng's sake, i shall repost one of my "analogies"
The walk to the beach was tedious and long. I dragged my exhausted body and mind across the cold hard pavement. A strong wind was blowing, dark clouds at a distance warned of an approaching storm, but I persisted.
The beach was empty, the usual sunny cheerful outlook was gone, instead shadows of memories haunt the place. The thunder sounded, seemingly to remind me of the approaching storm. Soon enough, the sky was overcast and of a monotonous grey-black colour. Still, I refused to leave. I stood facing the sea.... facing the gale and the waves.
All of a sudden, the air was still...the waves stopped. All was quiet and peaceful. The calm before the storm as they call it. It was the most beautiful moment in my life. One could feel the sheer presence of the unstable equilibrium and it was just so rare, so unique, so special.
A gentle wind started to blow and was trasnformed to a gale within seconds. At the horizon, the curtain of rain started to make its way towards the beach. Just like dominoes falling, it approached with immense velocity. Still, I stood my ground, refusing to budge. As the storm swept across the beach, all hell broke loose. Raindrops hit down hard across my face and waves smashed repeatedly on the beach. My heart was shattered and swept away by the merciless waves, leaving behind an empty shell whose tears were drowned out by the raindrops.
What if, just what if, I had repeated the same mistake while trying to prevent it?
I dun claim to be a wonderful writer but at least I conceal and reveal the right amount of information. As a reply to deng's analogy, lets draw an analogy: perhaps like me, u need some felix felicis to, as hermione puts it, "tweak the circumstances". In simpler terms, dial a cab and get lucky.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
The propaganda show on National TV just ended and I guess it is not that repulsive after all. Just realised that i totally left off celebrations in RJ in the last entry so shall try to describe here.
In place of a traditional parade and concert celebrations we normally have in sec sch, we had a sloppy parade, sloppy promethean ceremony and a sloppy sports carnival. Everything was just touch and go, yes i agree that the rain indeed would have some effect on the programme but surely, I say surely, as intellectual elites, one would have foreseen the possibility of a process known as the water cycle. The parade and promethean ceremony were a far cry from RI's way of doing them. Though, RI's prometheum day ceremony was ten times as time-wasting as the RJ's one, at least there was something to it, it was not a show, to put it in simpler terms. bleah...as for the sports carnival, I just walked around the school aimlessly, dropping by the CO room, indoor gym, weights room and finally stayed at the gallery for the concert. When the whole event was over, there was a sudden revalation- no attendance was taken throughout the day. Lol
On a sidenote, I miss the singing of song "home" in RI. Though it may be a bit cliched, but still, there is this heart-warming feeling when hundred others sing along with u. And this year, bl heading the CO perc put up an item for national day, which reminds me of "Percussion in Harmony" and some band song i guest-performed for also during National Day in my stay in RI.
Going off to rush out PW and econs stuff...till then....
In place of a traditional parade and concert celebrations we normally have in sec sch, we had a sloppy parade, sloppy promethean ceremony and a sloppy sports carnival. Everything was just touch and go, yes i agree that the rain indeed would have some effect on the programme but surely, I say surely, as intellectual elites, one would have foreseen the possibility of a process known as the water cycle. The parade and promethean ceremony were a far cry from RI's way of doing them. Though, RI's prometheum day ceremony was ten times as time-wasting as the RJ's one, at least there was something to it, it was not a show, to put it in simpler terms. bleah...as for the sports carnival, I just walked around the school aimlessly, dropping by the CO room, indoor gym, weights room and finally stayed at the gallery for the concert. When the whole event was over, there was a sudden revalation- no attendance was taken throughout the day. Lol
On a sidenote, I miss the singing of song "home" in RI. Though it may be a bit cliched, but still, there is this heart-warming feeling when hundred others sing along with u. And this year, bl heading the CO perc put up an item for national day, which reminds me of "Percussion in Harmony" and some band song i guest-performed for also during National Day in my stay in RI.
Going off to rush out PW and econs stuff...till then....
你微笑的眼 我看到无数晴天 吻你的脸的那一天 拥有全世界
未来是一个圆圈 在你我无名指尖 为我们诺言来加冕 完美的句点
要把你拥进我外套的里面 为你挡风雪
让你靠在我的肩 分享每一个明天
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 照亮幸福的瞬间 好让我们看得更远
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 点亮生命的一切 绽放我们的喜悦
在爱你的每一天
珍藏的画面 全都是你的情节
思念停格在你的脸 温暖不会减
未来是一个圆圈 在你我无名指尖 为我们诺言来加冕 完美的句点
要把你拥进我外套的里面
为你挡风雪
让你靠在我的肩 分享每一个明天
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 照亮幸福的瞬间 好让我们看得更远
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 点亮生命的一切 绽放我们的喜悦
在爱你的每一天
过去现在或未来 也期待将你的爱下载
永远不更改有信心这样爱
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 照亮幸福的瞬间 好让我们看得更远
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 点亮生命的一切 绽放我们的喜悦
在爱你的每一天
woot..fireworks festival....yan1 huo3 de4 ji4 jie2... though i have some inherent bias against the singers of the song. haha, but i'll still support good music and this song just happen to not be classifed under noise. So, self-explanatory, went to watch fireworks at esplanade bridge yest, taking note that it was near midnight.
Fireworks are short-lived, yet beautiful. They live, for the purpose that in that few seconds where they are the brightest in the sky, they capture the attention of 20 000 ppl with their dazzling and spectacular display. Afterwhich, they fade into eternal oblivion, never to be seen again. To freeze time at the point where the fireworks are the most beautiful would be nice, but then it wouldn't be beautiful anymore, would it?
Some pics below. They aren't that nice cos i have to crop them, zoom not powerful enough and the batt of the cam died on me b4 the finale. But like i said, images and phtographs can be destroyed, but not memories.
未来是一个圆圈 在你我无名指尖 为我们诺言来加冕 完美的句点
要把你拥进我外套的里面 为你挡风雪
让你靠在我的肩 分享每一个明天
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 照亮幸福的瞬间 好让我们看得更远
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 点亮生命的一切 绽放我们的喜悦
在爱你的每一天
珍藏的画面 全都是你的情节
思念停格在你的脸 温暖不会减
未来是一个圆圈 在你我无名指尖 为我们诺言来加冕 完美的句点
要把你拥进我外套的里面
为你挡风雪
让你靠在我的肩 分享每一个明天
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 照亮幸福的瞬间 好让我们看得更远
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 点亮生命的一切 绽放我们的喜悦
在爱你的每一天
过去现在或未来 也期待将你的爱下载
永远不更改有信心这样爱
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 照亮幸福的瞬间 好让我们看得更远
牵你的手去感觉 烟火最迷人的季节 点亮生命的一切 绽放我们的喜悦
在爱你的每一天
woot..fireworks festival....yan1 huo3 de4 ji4 jie2... though i have some inherent bias against the singers of the song. haha, but i'll still support good music and this song just happen to not be classifed under noise. So, self-explanatory, went to watch fireworks at esplanade bridge yest, taking note that it was near midnight.
Fireworks are short-lived, yet beautiful. They live, for the purpose that in that few seconds where they are the brightest in the sky, they capture the attention of 20 000 ppl with their dazzling and spectacular display. Afterwhich, they fade into eternal oblivion, never to be seen again. To freeze time at the point where the fireworks are the most beautiful would be nice, but then it wouldn't be beautiful anymore, would it?
Some pics below. They aren't that nice cos i have to crop them, zoom not powerful enough and the batt of the cam died on me b4 the finale. But like i said, images and phtographs can be destroyed, but not memories.
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