Studio Sessions #2: Call Me Maybe - Us

So this song actually became (and still is) a phenomenal song, being very catchy and then used in quite a few gags, jokes and now even, a campaign jingle soundtrack.

But this version, it's been given a "The Lumineers" or "Mumford & Sons" sound/feel to it, and I like it. Enjoy!

Anna and the King (movie)

You've heard the story before. Maybe you've watched the movie (or the musical), The King and I.

The timeline and historical detail may not be as accurate as it should be, but storywise, beautiful.

So let me just say this about Anna and the King.

1. Jodie Foster as Anna Leonowens - she's real beautiful.

2. Chow Yun Fat as King Mongkut - the look of love he has, I melt. I really wanted him to kiss her.

3. Young Tom Felton as Louis Leonowens - I didn't realise it was him until I watched again recently.

4. How Can I Not Love You sung by Joy Enriquez, during the last dance between Anna and the King - Everytime I see the last scene, it always brings tears to me. It's so heartbreakingly beautiful. It gets me everytime because I can understand how they feel - to love someone so much, to know you'll be happiest with them and not be able to actually be with them. Yes, I know that feeling pretty well.

I would watch it everytime it's on tv. Again, I really wanted him to kiss her so bad. I think I would cry if he did.

Soundtrack:

I recommend everyone watch this - 

Cannot touch, cannot hold, cannot be together 

Cannot love, cannot kiss, cannot love each other 

Must be strong and we must let go 

Cannot say what our hearts must know 

How can I not love you 

What do I tell my heart 

When do I not want you here in my arms 

How does one walks away 

From all of the memories 

How do I not miss you when you are gone 

Cannot dream, cannot share sweet and tender moments 

Cannot feel how we feel, must pretend it’s over 

Must be brave and we must go on, must not say 

What we’ve known all along 

How can I not love you 

What do I tell my heart 

When do I not want you here in my arms 

How does one walks away 

From all of the memories 

How do I not miss you when you are gone 

How can I not love you 

Must be brave and we must be strong 

Cannot say what we’ve known all along 

How can I not love you 

What do I tell my heart 

When do I not want you here in my arms 

How does one walks away 

From all of the memories 

How do I not miss you when you are gone 

How can I not love you 

When you are gone

Quotable quotes:

"I would like to know why… if science can unravel something as beautiful as music… Why it cannot posit a solution for a schoolteacher and a king. - Anna Leonowens

"Most people do not see the world as it is. They see it as they are."  - Margaret Landon

“I can see it in your eyes. Something awful has happened.” - Anna Leonowens

“If love was a choice, who would choose such exquisite pain? - Tuptim

“Until now, Madame Leonowens, I did not understand supposition, man can be satisfied with only one woman.” - Kung Mungkut

"When a woman who has much to say says nothing, her silence can be deafening." - King Mongkut

"It is always surprising how small a part of life is taken up by meaningful moments. Most often they are over before they start although they cast a light on the future and make the person who originated them unforgettable.” - King Chulalongkorn

taking chances

ok so this song has just on replay on my ipod and i seriously can't get this song out of my head right now. somehow it just puts a smile on my face, makes me happy on the inside and somehow i feel quite hopeful too. life and love, after all, is all about taking chances. taking that leap of faith that things wouldn't turn out so bad. taking chances without considering the consequences of you getting hurt, sometimes you wouldn't necessarily get hurt at all. sometimes we might just have to take that chance in order for us to be happy.

Don't know much about your life.

Don't know much about your world, but
Don't want to be alone tonight,
On this planet they call earth.

You don't know about my past, and
I don't have a future figured out.
And maybe this is going too fast.
And maybe it's not meant to last,

But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?

I just want to start again,
And maybe you could show me how to try,
And maybe you could take me in,
Somewhere underneath your skin?

What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?

And I had my heart beaten down,
But I always come back for more, yeah.
There's nothing like love to pull you up,
When you're laying down on the floor there.

So talk to me, talk to me,
Like lovers do.
Yeah walk with me, walk with me,
Like lovers do,
Like lovers do.

What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?

Don't know much about your life
And I don't know much about your world

let the song do the talking

when i can't seem to find the right words to exactly describe or explain what i'm feeling or thinking, well i let some song lyrics do the talking for me.


"Everybody needs inspiration, Everybody needs a soul, Beautiful melody when the nights alone,cause there is no guarantee that this life is easy..."

"Boy it's been all this time, and I can't get you off my mind, and nobody knows it but me."

"Why do I just lay awake and think of you? I need some sleep. Tomorrow I have things to do. Everytime I close my eyes, I see your face. So i try to read but all i do is lose my place.."

"I hung up the phone tonight, Something happened for the first time, Deep inside it was a rush, what a rush.."
"Am i obsessed with you? I do my best not to want you. But i do all the time.."

"Run far away So I can breath, Even though you're far from suffocating me, I cant set my hopes too high, Cuz every hello ends with a goodbye.."
"He's close to my mother, talks business with my father, he's charming and endearing and I'm comfortable.."
"Tell me im not on my own, Tell me I won't be alone, Tell me what i'm feelin isn't some mistake cause if anyone can make me fall in love, you can.."
"Do you catch a breath when I look at you? Are you holding back like the way I do? Coz i've tried to walk away but I know this crush ain't going away.."

"I don't know but I think I maybe fallin' for you, dropping so quickly. Maybe I should keep this to myself, waiting 'til I know you better.."





and that's how the songs tell my story. now i've got my list to put on repeat on my ipod.

the songs: Crush, Obsessed, Fallin for You, That's the Way I Love You, Catch Me, When I Look at You, You Can, All We'd Ever Need

RIP MJ.

"There's nothing that can't be done if we raise our voice as one."
- Michael Jackson
Thank you Michael Jackson. You will be missed but your music and legacy will forever live on.

I Can't Make You Love Me

I'll let the song do the talking... This is how I feel.

I Can't Make You Love Me

Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize - don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You cant make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't

I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me till then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You cant make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these lonely hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't

Ain't no use in crying, baby.