Peng You (Friends)

I've had this song in my YouTube favorites for a while now... because I liked the melody and the meaning behind it.  The simplicity of a piano playing the melody adds to it in my opinion.

The song itself is about friends.  It's lyrics are written in Chinese, but below is a translation.  So the words won't match the melody if you try to sing it... since the Chinese pronunciation requires a different syllable count.  And while some of the stanzas come back a little bizarre in the translation... the overall meaning... about friendship... remains.  Plus the guy playing it on YouTube puts such emotion into it. :)



All these years, alone
The wind has passed, the rain has gone
There were tears, there were wrongs
Things we hold dear I still recall

If you've had true love, then you would know
There is loneliness, there are goodbyes
There are dreams, always there is you
In my heart

Friends walk this life together
Those days will not return
One word, one life
A lifetime relationship, a cup of wine

With friends, you won't be lonely
Lifelong friends, you'd understand
There are wounds, there is pain
Must go our separate ways
Always there is me

Day 15 Followup

The next few songs the random system pumped out were REALLY off the deep end... so I thought I should post them too...  Enjoy!

1. "Price is Right" Theme Song (Remix) - (Independant Internet Artist)
2. "Prologue: Beauty and the Beast" by Alan Menken from Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Movie)
3. "Radical Notion" by Hans Zimmer from Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)
4. "Tune Up #1" by Jonathan Larson from Rent: Original Broadway Cast
5. "Spin" by Darran Hayes from Spin
6. "Iowa Stubborn" by Meredith Wilson from The Music Man: Original Broadway Cast
7. "It Takes A Woman" from Hello, Dolly! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
8. "Til I Hear You Sing" by Andrew Lloyd Webber from Phantom: Love Never Dies
9. "Giddy Up" by *NSYNC from *NSYNC
10. "Big Blue Dress" by Cranius from Big Blue Dress

30 Days of Me - Day 15: Put you ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play

And here we go...

1. "Getting the Axe" from The Italian Job (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2. "Slipping" by Neil Patrick Harris, from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
3. "January 5, 1947 - Guests Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall" from The Jack Benny Show (Old-Time Radio)
4. "Rush Hour" from Speed [Original Score]
5. "Planning the Heist" from The Italian Job (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
6. "Rhythms of the Fall" from Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Opening Ceremonies Commemorative Album
7. "The Fugitive Theme" by Chuck Demanico/Wayne Shorter from The Fugitive (Original Motion Picture Score)
8. "Temple of Life" by Keiko Matsui from the album Wildflower
9. "Only Time" by Enya from the album A Day Without Rain
10. "Eve Retrieve" by Thomas Newman from the album WALL-E (Soundtrack)

Quite the eclectic bunch eh?

Stuck Song

Of all the wierd songs to have stuck in your head...

I'm working on coding for a space game, and I'm listening to space soundtracks... but one is this really cool exploration theme for a docu-drama that aired on BBC.  It was written by Don Davis (who also wrote the music for The Matrix) and sounds great.  You feel like you're discovering a new planet for the first time.

Have a listen after the jump...

30 Days of Truth - Day 24: Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. - PART 2

So I realized after posting that I didn't really follow instructions well.  I didn't indicate why I choose what I did.  So this post is to correct that. :)

"Both Sides Now" was featured on the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies in Vancouver.  Her blues/jazz version far surpasses the original acoustic recording she did decades ago.  Maybe because she's older and the lyrics have a far deeper meaning now.  But whatever the reason, these lyrics and this song really speak to me.

Glee on Fox is one of my guilty pleasures.  I was in a choir (granted not a show choir) back in my youth and loved it.  So listening and watching Glee is like a flashback to my youth.  And the musical selections work really well with the stories they tell.

Dr Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog is sheer genius from Joss Whedon.  I loved the musical episode of Buffy... and this short film released via the internet is along the same vein of brilliance.

Inception and Sherlock Holmes - Movie scores (not the soundtracks) are some of my favorite things to listen to while working.  You're not bothered with lyrics that distract.  Instead you feel the emotion of the film come through on it's score.  And Hans Zimmer is one of my favorite composers.  It's almost like having a personal soundtrack as you work.

Hello Dolly, Music Man, and Broadway My Way - Showtunes... my other passion.  Which I guess is why I like Dr Horrible and Glee too.  I love music that tells a story.  Hello Dolly was my first theater production I ever saw.  It was in 4th grade and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Celtic Woman - Beautiful women with beautiful voices.  No I'm not switching sides... I just love a good acapella arrangement with strong harmonies.  They bring that... and so much more to their albums.

Star Wars and Lord of the Rings - These are not music, but dramas.  Back in the 30s-50s, before TVs, people listened to the radio for news and entertainment.  News is still delivered that way.  But entertainment is nearly gone.  You'll find it on NPR sometimes, but it's kinda rare.  Radio plays are like a theater of the mind.. you can imagine the characters and the scenes... but you get the benefit of sound effects and music... and a full cast doing their roles.   I love listening to them in bed... or when traveling in the car.  It's great entertainment from a bygone era.

30 Days of Truth - Day 24: Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs.

My taste in music can be.... how can I put this... freakishly bizarre?  Nah... that's not a strange enough description.  I'm not really sure who I would make a playlist to either.  So instead, I'm just going to put out a listing and links to some of my current playlist choices of what's in my iPad and what is currently in the truck's CD Changer after the jump...

the vision's hazy...

I <3 Idina. ;)

So if you care to find me...
look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately,
Everyone deserves a chance to fly!
I'm defying gravity,
and you won't bring me down!

www.idinamenzel.com

Musical Interlude

My friend, Kylani, has been asking me about what kinds of music I like and what songs are my favorites. Well, I'm working on building this into a larger section here on the site... but until then... here are a few of my favs in no particular order...

Linda Eder - If He Only Said Hello
Michael Buble - Feeling Good
Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul
Dashboard Confessional - Stolen
Ennio Morricone - Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso"

Enjoy!

Electrified Canon...

Was the previous one too acoustic for you? Check out this kid belt one out on his electric guitar. ;)

Loose Canon...

Pachabel is probably rollin' in his grave... or jivin' ;)

"My Life Is Mine"

Found this vid while I was searching for Melinda Doolittle songs on YouTube. It's an entry into the American Idol Songwriter's competition. I love it. ;)

In the dash...

I think I'm going to create a new section to the site about my ecclectic tastes in music. I've started listening to some new stuff and I figured I might as well put something up here about it and maybe put some links into Amazon so I might make a buck. (Hey... a dollar is always a dollar.) :)

Running Thru My Head

I don't know why, but I've fallen in love with the music behind the promo for the new ABC show "Brothers and Sisters". I've got it stuck in my head. I originally just loved the beat of the music. I tried to catch a few of the lyrics and did a search on the web. Turns out the song is "We Live" by the group Superchic[k]. Now I'm in love with the lyrics. ;)

We live we love, We
forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given
are gifts from above
and today we remember
to live and to love.

Wow...my first blog.....cool. hehe. :)

Just got back from my very first concert. It was with the Boys. :) Just what I expected. They put on quite the show, but man do my ears hurt. Guess I'm just not the concert type.