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One Republic-Apologize

Credit has to go to One Republic for this song….its original,deep and kinda make  you want to listen to it over and over again.Granted Timbaland brought out a stronger vocal in the 2nd version of the song; though you have to say it became a bit ‘tainted’-it did not evoke the same ‘feel’ like the original…anyhow who am i to comment i’m not justin timberlake or puff diddy or heck i’m not even eman manan….(where the heck that came from)
so enjoy the song (both versions) ….and  i’ll be back with my ranting when i’m done mellowing……*sigh* jeez i felt like i’m having menopause- (it can happen in man you know! -learned that from "House" -)

Well how life is like a rotation of a wheel….not too long ago (few days,a week or so) i felt like you now….. and i wrote a ….plea for help.and it did come.Allah the Most Gracious and Most Merciful- gave us the month of ramadhan and fate has it i also met someone-not an angel, definitely not superhuman but just a human,fellow brother of muslim, a friend…yes ‘just a friend’ …..kawan yg boleh jadi lawan, yg boleh makan kawan-susah senang tak bersama some may say. but thanks to this friend of mine- i think i had some kind of semi-epiphany- which by definition of a dictionary means a "sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or
essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple,
homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience"
exactly.whatever gibberish there that’s what i felt after my fateful meeting with my old friend-his wisdom and maturity was a humbling experience. it made me realized that i should be more thankful-thankful that whatever  ‘personal issues’ i  had and have; i am still way lucky compared to some unfortunate souls out there in this world……i think i am lost……but as a matter of fact i have everything…….and foremost i still have a choice to either be lost or….be on that unhindered path right in front of me…..that’s a ‘luxury’/nikmat i think i should not be wasting.

and the song ‘hingga akhir nanti’….. beautiful in every sense and a tribute to alleycats and to the late Loga.
and to us listeners, it can be of many meanings/significance-our endearing affection to our loved ones, be it our family,friends…. and in this blessed month of Ramadhan - i think its the perfect time for us to demonstrate that don’t you think?

Alleycats-Hingga Akhir Nanti

Hingga akhir nanti

kau tetap jadi pujaan walau seribu tahun

walau seribu zaman kutetap menanti

Hingga akhir nanti kau saja idaman hati

segala rasa cinta segala rasa sayang

hanyalah untukmu

hingga akhir nanti

Bulan takkan terang tanpa seri wajahmu

hati takkan tenang tanpa kehadiranmu

rindu dalam sepi rindu dalam mimpi

kutetap menanti

hingga akhir nanti

Datanglah kekasih datanglah padaku

kesetiaan diriku janganlah kau ragu

betapa kukasih betapa kurindu

seandainya kau tahu benarnya cintaku

NickleBack-Savin’ Me

Prison gates won’t open up for me
On these hands and knees I’m crawlin’
Oh, I reach for you
Well I’m terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can’t hold my soul in
All I need is you
Come please I’m callin’
And oh I scream for you
Hurry I’m fallin’

[CHORUS]
Show me what it’s like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I’ll show you what I can be
Say it for me
Say it to me
And I’ll leave this life behind me
Say it if it’s worth saving me

Heaven’s gates won’t open up for me
With these broken wings I’m fallin’
And all I see is you
These city walls ain’t got no love for me
I’m on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh I scream for you
Come please I’m callin’
And all I need from you
Hurry I’m fallin’

[CHORUS]

Sum 41- the first time i think i came across their song was when i bought the first spiderman soundtrack- and to be honest i was quite impress …can’t remember the name of the song but i think it had the same kind of mellow tune and ’self-associating’  lyrics which were  just …..so true.

Sum 41 - Pieces

I tried to be perfect,
But nothing was worth it,
I don’t believe it makes me real.
I thought it’d be easy,
But no one believes me,
I meant all the things I said.

If you believe it’s in my soul,
I’d say all the words that I know,
Just to see if it would show,
That I’m trying to let you know,
That I’m better off on my own.

This place is so empty,
My thoughts are so tempting,
I don’t know how it got so bad.
Sometimes it’s so crazy,
that nothing can save me,
But it’s the only thing that I have.

If you believe it’s in my soul,
I’d say all the words that I know,
Just to see if it would show,
That I’m trying to let you know,
That I’m better off on my own.

(On my own!)

Don’t you miss the 90’s? as much i hate to admit i did (somehow it makes me feel a bit old)…
one way or the other i think the 90’s were nostalgic… apart from the year 97′ it has to be said…personally anway.SPM and Asean economic crisis on the same line…..i rest ‘my’ case *sigh*
i thought i have heard this song somewhere sometime ago and finally ..thanx to MTV (product of the 70’s/80’s) -i came across the song.
Please don’t play with fire! ….enjoy the song   

by Shawn Colvin

Sunny came home to her favorite room
Sunny sat down in the kitchen
She opened a book and a box of tools
Sunny came home with a mission

She says days go by I’m hypnotized
I’m walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire

Sunny came home with a list of names
She didn’t believe in transcendence
It’s time for a few small repairs she said
Sunny came home with a vengeance

She says days go by I don’t know why
I’m walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire

Get the kids and bring a sweater
Dry is good and wind is better
Count the years, you always knew it
Strike a match, go on and do it

Days go by I’m hypnotized
I’m walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Light the sky and hold on tight
The world is burning down
She’s out there on her own and she’s alright
Sunny came home
Sunny came home…

Ah….finally naruto….shippuuden(correct spelling i hope) is back….with pretty annoying but somehow you kinda like it rap/hiphop/techno/pop/whatever  energetic music. And i’m pretty happy to see (or rather not actually because Gaara is the helpless victim this time) its now back to its original story arc?(i’ve never read the manga before)
anyhow…long live…….Gaara!  oh and for the lyrics…..finally got the english translation. all credit to Gala Sanchez : http://gaqs99.multiply.com/

Nobodyknows+

Tooku de kikoeru koe wo hitori
Hitori mata hitori de chi agaru toushi
Kurikaesu dake no fudan doori
Kutsugaesu junbi ii ze ARE YOU READY?

Karadajuu furu asu shindou ni
Hageshiku chi narase yo STOMPING
Taezutsuki doukasu CALL ME
Kawarasugiruganu tsukamu STORY

COME ON!!

(*)EVERYBODY STAND UP!
Agero! Kyou ichiban no jikan da
Me ni mo tomoranu SPEED HUNTER
Daremo ga mina toriko kanban YEAH (COME ON!)
EVERYBODY HANDS UP!
Mata shita na HERO’S COME BACK!!
Zujou kazoe yubi oriru COUNTDOWN
Iku ze 3-2-1 MAKE SOME NOISE!

HEY YO WHAT YOU GONNA DO? WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
Taemanaku narihibiki kizamu
DEJA VU yori mo gotsui shougeki ga
Zenshin wo hashiri risan BREAK IT DOWN
TURN IT UP (TURN IT UP) Hey kikoekka?
Sakenda kino made no koto ga
Kawaru darou madaminu asu he
Koborete afureta omoi no bun made

Machi ni matta SHOW TIME
saitechiru shukumei
Dochira ni katamuku shouhai no yukue
Agura kaite Ryakon ni mo tsubureru
Nagashita chito ase onore de nukue
Negai mo PRIDE mo fukume subete wo seotta tagai no haigo
Nasake wo kaketerya dame ni naru ze
Tamote POTENTIAL MENTAL men

Neko mo shakushi mo matte you na HERO
Hitoban dake no goran, ROMAN hikou
O-! ii ne sonnanjane- sa
KICK ON THE CORNER mada tari nee ka?
Itsumo to chikau hijou na jinkaku mamoru no sasubete
LIKE A TERMINATOR
4 kai, 5 kai de tatsu HIGHLIGHT (FLY HIGH, YEAH!)
Issou kono bade tsutaetaruzo

Repeat(*)

Mou tashou no RISK wa kakugo desho
Nankai korondatte tatsu (GET IT ON)
Nareai ja nai ze kamihitoe no SESSION
Irikunda kanjou kizukiagete kesshou
MADE IN HUMAN no DRAMA no enchou
Marude moesakaru yoshiwara no enjou
ENDLESS saki mo korogaru nichijou
Warau hodo baka ni narerutte koto

Resseifuku mukaikaze nimo maken
Makikomu nandomo dekuwashite kita ze
Ikudotonaku tatsu konoba no BATTLE
Tatakai kata nara kono mi ga satoru
Ichiya niya no tsukeyakiba ja
Mamoru mon ga chigau na shirohata wo buri na
Hi no me akogareru hikage wo shiru
Iiwake wa kikan sorekoso ga REAL

FIGHTO maido I’M PROUD
Nani kara nani ma de mada ushinaccha nai zo
YES ka NO janai itsuka kou warau
Hanakara PATTO kimeru ikuze aibou

Wakiagaru kansei ga yuuki to naru
Tachiagareba ima ijou kurushimi tomonau
Soredemo saigo wa kitto warau
Subete sarau shouri to kansei

A faraway voice clues me in
One after another, comrades prepare to battle
No more doing the same stuff over and over

ARE YOU READY? We’re gonna turn
that shit upside down, ARE YOU READY?
My body shivers straight to the core

The energy rings out like violent
stomping
It CALLS ME unrelently
This is an unstoppable comeback
STORY
Come on, everybody stand up
Today’s your best shot
You’re a SPEED HUNTER, you can’t be
stopped
You’re a hit, everyone’s watching
you, YEAH!
Come on, everybody hands up
It’s the hero’s comeback you’ve
been waiting
Throw up your hands and count down
Let’s go, 3-2-1 make some noise!

(lyrics sang by the …..scary but cool X-men cyclop/star trek guy)

Hey yo, there’s gonna be risks, can you handle ‘em all?
Get back up and get it on no matter
It’s not some deep connection, just a paper-thin session
Now those pent up feelings are crystal of emotions
The rising tide of cheers will give you courage
Getting back up this time will be harder than ever
But i know you’ll end up smiling!
The thrill of victory will push it all away!

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST-farcical it maybe for some but i have to say i have enjoyed watching the show since i first saw it in 1998. Yes you do get a few awful songs now and then but overall it’s still an intriguing/interesting contest…well for me anyway.

Congratulations to this year’s winner Marija from Serbia…..a very good song and well deserved!

Marija Serifovic-

‘PRAYER OF LOVE’

      

I’m wide awake
        An empty bed drives my dreams away
        Life melts like ice
        Disappears in the twinkling of an eye

      

I’m losing my mind,
        Pushing reality out of sight
        Our lips are touching softly
        You’re the one I believe blindly

      

I walk around like crazy
        Falling in love frightens me
        Days are like wounds
        Countless and hard to get through

      

Prayer…
        It burns my sore lips like a fire
        Prayer…
        Thy name is something I admire
        Heaven knows just as well as I do
        So many times I have cried over you
        Heaven knows just as well as I do
        I pray and live only for you

      

I can’t lie to God
        as I kneel down and pray
        You’re the love of my life
    That’s the only thing I can say

Incubus- Drive

Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I cant help but ask myself how much Ill let the fear take the wheel and steer
Its driven me before, it seems to have a vague
Haunting mass appeal
Lately Im beginning to find that I should be the one behind the wheel
Whatever tomorrow brings, Ill be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, Ill be there, Ill be there
So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive, oh oh
Its driven me before, it seems to be the way
That everyone else get around
Lately, Im beginning to find that when I drive myself, my light is found
Whatever tomorrow brings, Ill be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, Ill be there, Ill be there
Would you choose water over wine
Hold the wheel and drive
Whatever tomorrow brings, Ill be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, Ill be there, Ill be there

Evanescense: Lithium

Lithium- don’t want to lock me up inside

lithium- don’t want to forget how it feels without

lithium- I want to stay in love with my sorrow

oh but God I want to let it go

come to bed, don’t make me sleep alone

couldn’t hide the emptiness you let it show

never wanted it to be so cold

just didn’t drink enough to say you love me

I can’t hold on to me

wonder what’s wrong with me

Lithium- don’t want to lock me up inside

lithium- don’t want to forget how it feels without

lithium- I want to stay in love with my sorrow

Don’t want to let it lay me down this time

drown my will to fly

here in the darkness I know myself

can’t break free until I let it go

let me go

Darling, I forgive you after all

anything is better than to be alone

and in the end I guess I had to fall

always find my place among the ashes

I can’t hold on to me

wonder what’s wrong with me

Lithium- don’t want to lock me up inside

lithium- don’t want to forget how it feels without

lithium- I want to stay in love with my sorrow

oh but God I want to let it go

Watched my first ever as far as i can remember Juara Lagu since Search(which i believe the last rock band ever to win in Juara Lagu) won the best song. That long ago! *sigh*
and to be honest was not to impress until Adibah Noor’s Terlalu Istimewa. Truly a  special song. I’m sure most of you have came across the song way earlier before i did- so pardon me for being a bit ’slow’
Nonetheless well done to Adibah and truly the song was too special for it not to be the best song for Juara Lagu 21.