Sunday, November 09, 2008
Favorite lines from my favorite music
Note: This is an updated reposting from a deleted blog.
My choice of music is very limited. My choice of favorite singers is even lesser: Alanis Morisette, Sting, Enya, Tuck and Patty, Tracy Chapman, Grace Nono, South Border, Joey Ayala.
They've been introduced to me by various colorful people.
I firt heard Tracy Chapman through Gina Evangelista, an officemate at Tanghalang Pilipino -- a most colorful character in my past. She introduced me to yoga, past life reading and taught me on how to be detached from this world, etc. Whenever we watch a tear-jerker, she always tells me: the director is just manipulating you...don't cry!
Alanis was introduced to me by an officemate in Haradh. Sting was from Gina too I think.
Enya was from Madeleine Nicolas (the most organized person I ever met).
Grace Nono and South Border were a love at first hearing.
Not only do I love these music, I am also equally enamored by the lyrics: poetic, magical, thought-provoking. Read on.
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple / Don't you eat of a bitter fruit / Hunger only for a taste of justice / Hunger only for a world of truth / 'Cause all that you have is your soul (Chapman's All That You Have is Your Soul)
If not now then when / If not today then why make your promises / A love declared for days to come / Is as good as none (Chapman's If Not Now)
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away / But something in our minds will always stay (Sting's Fragile)
How I envy the cup that knows your lips, let it be me...and the table that feels your fingertips, let it be me... (Tuck and Patty's Cantador - Like a Lover).
I feel in love with Grace Nono and Joey Ayala because of their haunting music especially Nono's 'Pag-iisang Dibdib' (which is my personal choice if ever I wed) and Ayala's 'Buwan' and 'Walang Hanggang Paalam'.
Ang pag-ibig natin ay / walang hanggang paalam / at habang magkalayo / papalapit pa rin ang puso / kahit na magkahiwalay / tayo ay magkasama / sa magkabilang dulo ng mundo...
While updating this post, I chanced upon some readings on the psychology of music. Here are some of the interesting points I found:
Plants seemed to “like” Bach and North Indian sitar and tabla music. They are unreceptive to country music and would die if exposed to hard rock. (Based on the 1973 study of Dorothy Retallack). - There's a higher suicidal rate for people who listen to old country music. (Based on the study of James Gundlach).
- Music has the charms to sooth the savage beast. (Quoted from William Congreve).
Henceforth, I intend to pursue learning to play the guitar.
I have my guitar here, before sleeping at night, and as i wake up in the morning im playing it. I'm not good, auto-learning lang, nalaman ko lang ang basics sa college friend ko last 1996. Until now, i'm still a learner!
My favorite are Jubilee Song, Ang Panginoon ang Aking Pastol and Ako'y Isang Pinoy.
opps magkapareho pala tayo ng mga pinapakinggan.ako depende sa mood na gusto q, am listening to emo to hard rock also but im more on the lyrics of the song.sa classical and musical also pinapakinggan q nakakadagdag daw iq sabi sa mga studies na aking napagdaluhan noong nasa pinas pa ako.ag mga neurons ay kailangan lang gisingin sa pamamagitan ng tamang musika.ayt!!!
RJ: Favorite din ng nanay ko ang kanta ng Himig Heswita. Every morning, habang naglilinis sya ng bahay (at her age of 70!), un ang pinapakinggan nya. Ako, simple chords lang sa gitara ang alam ko. Tatay ko marunong mag-violin. Pero uwido lang.
Mightydacz: d ko nagustuhan ang hard rock. para nawiwindang ang mundo ko pag nakikinig ko. pero minsan, nakikinig din ako kay van morrison.
enya music din ang pinapatugtug ko pag nagpipinta...marunong din akong mag guitar ng konti,nasa banda rin ako nung college time,(drummer)ako ng bandang Hukay BAngkay,alternative naman ang madalas tugtugin ng grupo..ang papayat pa namin nun,ha ha ha,kaya bangkay ang tawag samin..
Tracy Chapman is also one of my favorite singers.I love her music.I want to recommend to you Lauryn Hill. If you love Tracy you'll love Lauryn Hill. What's amazing with her music are the lyrics.Just full if wisdom, all composed by her. Her album "Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" is for me one of the best albums ...ever! She won 8 Grammys for this album. Here's a line from her song "Forgive them Father".
"Beware the false motives of others/ Be careful of those who pretend to be brothers/ And you never suppose it's those who are closest to you/ They say all the right things to gain their position/ then use your kindness as their ammunition/ To shoot you down in the name of ambition"
This song is for all the "Friendly Users" every where! (LOL!)
Sorry ha, Na ingit kasi ako sa iyo kaya ginaya kita.
Don't worry sinabi ko naman na inspired ako from your post. Thank you!
good luck sa guitar lessons! :p
me my all time fave song is "sunny came home" by shawn colvin
"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"
I dont know but everytime i hear this song napapatigil ako.
My favorite lines from my favorite music.
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Ever: Love ko si Enya. Pag traffic nga sa Manila, magheadset lang ako tapos Enya ang tugtog sa player ko, solve na. Parang nakabangi ang feeling. Parang ang bagal ng galaw ng mundo. ung ganun.
natawa naman ako sa banda nyong Hukay Bangkay. parang tunog sindikato sa sementeryo a. at drummer k rin pala ha? si madjik, dati ring member ng banda.
JVC: D ko pa npakinggan c Lauryn Hill pero nabasa ko na ung post mo kahapon. paguwi ko tonight, pakikinggan ko si Hill. Maganda nga ung mga linya nya.
Madjik: Madami nga ngaung magandang kanta lalo na pag ang intro e gitara lang, tapos swabe ang pasok ng boses. Sample e ung Hey There Delilah ng Plain White T's. Sarap pakinggan.
oi kumpleto ako ng album ng enya. hehehe, sa orinoco flow niya na song namention niya ang cebu at manila.
nebz, pag magaling ka na, turuan mo naman ako, TH ako matuto maguitar eh.
i like the lines of The Promise by Tracy Chapman
Kenji: Ngayon ko nga lang nalaman that Cebu was mentioned in Orinoco Flow. Thanks for the info. Congrats sa Pink, Purple and Everything blog mo.
http://pinkmother.blogspot.com/
Abou: Totoo. Pag bakasyon ko nga lagi kong pinapatugtog ung album nyang New Beginning. Mganda rin ung laman ng Telling Stories nya.