Dominic...: Listening

My Favorite English Singles of 2006

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:01:17 GMT

01. Rootless Tree - Damien Rice

FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU and all we've been through.
I said LEAVE IT, LEAVE IT, LEAVE IT
it's nothing to you.
And if you HATE ME, HATE ME, HATE ME, HATE ME

so good that you just LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT
Its hell when you're around.

LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT.
LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT.
LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT!!!

02. 9 Crimes - Damien Rice

"Is that alright?
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright?
If u don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it
Is that alright?
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright
With you?"

03. The '80s - Robbie Williams

"Things are better when they start.

That's how the 80s broke my heart"

04. Maxine - John Legend

"You should've seen her eyes, her lips, her face
She looked as sweet as honeydew
You should've seen the way she walked away
Oh, she swayed her hips like you
I was only several steps from her
But she never noticed me
I took another sip of fine liqueur
It was quite a sight to see"

05. Sunshine - Matt Costa

"Someday
You will get the best of me
Oh someday
Probably when I'm old and grey
I'm lying in my bed
And I will soon be put to rest now

Sha la la la la la la la la la"

06. The Eraser - Thom Yorke

"The more you try to erase me
The more, the more
The more that I appear "

07. Slow Dance - John Legend

"Lets go and play the song we used to play
Can we reignite the flame
Cause things just ain't the same"

08. Louise - Robbie Williams

"Hello Louise, Remember me?
Now should we part or stay awhile?
As if we were still lovers"

09. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - Sarah McLachlan

"So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun"

10. People Watching - Jack Johnson

"We're as lonely as we wanted to be
We're not so lonely as we wanted to be
I'm just as lonely as I wanted to be
Not so lonely
Lonely, lonely, lonely"

2006 我最喜愛的中文歌曲

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:07:53 GMT

01. 畫意 - 王菀之

" 難道人死商業才計得到他價格

難道妥協一劃難道放棄風格

跟風一下然後暴發

你聽過梵高吧? "

02. 不如不見 - 陳奕迅

"尋得到　塵封小店　回不到相戀那天
靈氣大概早被污染　誰為了生活不變"

03. 斷線 - 林憶蓮

"反正到頭來只剩自己只希望能安靜的走下去

越走越弱　愛情的訊號

就讓它在那時空裡徘徊..."

04. 詞不達意 - 林憶蓮

"有些人用一輩子去學習化解溝通的難為你我也可以...

我也想　能與你搭起橋樑　建立默契　卻詞不達意..."

05. 滿城盡帶黃金甲 - 何韻詩

"一呎一吋金暢旺只有快樂我未嫌少"

06. 我們的序幕 - at17

"序幕　玩樂玩到謝幕
謝幕亦要極樂　要世界安歌
極樂　謝幕亦要玩樂
玩樂又再序幕　聽到了星光"

07. 愁人節 - 謝安琪

"普世歡醉　燃狂熱情緒　盡力購物尋趣
你卻沒有睡　進駐垃圾場裡
吃過夜的餅乾碎"

08. 花見 - 何韻詩

"奇葩將出世誰亦要仰首"

09. 愛愛愛 - 方大同

"你哭起來　我笑起來　都為了　愛愛愛
有一天翻開辭海找不到愛
花不開　樹不擺　還是更暢快"

10. 她成功了他沒有 - 楊千嬅

"這個故事原本想講天生一對
彷似童話可愛
他得到髮妻的愛
他的女友偏卻得到理想失去愛"

11. 亡命之徒 - 謝安琪

"此刻繼續在門內
要參與瘋癲飛車總決賽
能否終有幸踏門外　
越望越感慨(有太多未放開)"

12. 富士山下 - 陳奕迅

"攔路雨偏似雪花飲泣的你凍嗎
這風褸我給你磨到有襟花

你還嫌不夠?

我把這陳年風褸送贈你解咒"

13. 一個人睡 - 莫文蔚

"進進退退攻防易位　愛　愛的機會
有時卻卻卻舉手無回　那是曖昧的滋味"

14. 四人遊 - 方大同 + 薛凱琪

"原來一回頭　原來才顯出你溫柔
我當時愛得不夠
原來只能夠做朋友　從前快樂沒變哀愁
原來在那關頭　全因捨得分手

還去不去歐洲　四個人不許酸溜溜 "

15. 早餐派 - 黃耀明

"沒有美麗世界給我愉快
但有泡沫咖啡可信賴
就怪晚上太短　一晃眼太陽曬
就知快樂太少　坐下慢慢的嗌"

16. 北京之夏 - 梁詠琪

"步向初夏　願相戀可開出永恆荷花
若你會出現願意花一晚陪同後海醉掉嗎"

17. 玉石樂隊 - 關心妍

"無論我高音低音都要不寂寞
　時代大大細細都要好好過"

18. 糖不甩 - 薛凱琪

"看看床前　看看月兒　我面前世界極甜
我突然愛上某些中國詩意
如糖水的雪耳　很古老的細緻
要我們也能有些中國詩意"

19. 最後的嬉皮士 - 陳奕迅

"電唱機　沒有開　但腦海裡有電台
日接夜　隨我開　胡士托每天繼續來
迷幻歲月繼續　錯亂裡高呼愛"

20. 黃色大門 - 容祖兒

"窗紗外　小鹿給我送枝花
梳化上　下凡天使共我喝著茶"

Mui

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:30:13 GMT

So, it's been 3 yrs since Anita Mui passed away....

a true star... with incredible voice, stage performances, style, acting skills, and everything else.....

she leaves a piece of herself on the stage everytime she performed.

I'll pay a little tribute to her by talking about some of the songs I love.... songs that taught me many life lessons, songs that i remember from my childhood... songs that touched many many people.

Here are some songs by Anita that I really love....

孤身走我路 (1985)

"信心佈滿路途寂寞時　伴我影歌中舞"

This is my motto, self confidence is my best friend. When no one loves you, love yourself.

似水流年 (1985)

"外貌早改變　處境都變　情懷未變"

Everytime I listen to this song, I cherish my family and friends more.

笑 (2000)

"望著鏡子我可以永遠笑下去
何必要讓所有人全被我掃興以眼淚來助興"

Smile, always smile, hide your tears, hide your weaknesses. Isn't that what we all do everyday?

床呀！床 (2000)

"這麼悶這麼煩只想閉上眼就沉睡去

如何忠貞還是上床地大天闊沒有事幹更令你願意投降"

Oh this desparately sexy masterpiece is my favorite bedtime song....

when you're tired, when you're horny you go to your bed. Brilliant song.

同窗會 (1999)

"看地平上幾千個窗
如同閤上了睡眼不知去向

只想去覓尋誰這夜亦亮了燈
天色這樣暗要失眠人慰問
倚窗去覓尋尚有幾多像我一般的人
今晚窗框裡軟禁"

Welcome to the insomnia club. Those endless nights when you just lie on your bed, but your brain keeps thinking about stuff...

夕陽之歌 (1989)

"天生孤單的我心暗淡路上風霜哭笑再一彎　

一天想　想到歸去但已晚"

This song reminds me of my childhood, the days I listened to my aunt's record player... I must have been only 3 or 4.

Everytime the guitar intro of this song sounds, I listen in.

愛的教育 (2000)

"雙手擁抱過咀巴親吻過
但你敢不敢說熱愛過
想不起如何講不出為何
就算設法証實曾是刻骨銘心的愛過
總覺欠些什麼
教我確定這假定沒錯"

How do you know you're in love? What defines love? Who decides what is love? Which kind of love is considered inappropriate?

We all search for the answers to love in ourlives, you'll only find them if you're lucky.

抱緊眼前人 (1996)

"浮沉人在世快樂循環又傷心但願愛得最動人"

Everything that has a beginning has an end. Enjoy the process. Live everyday of your life like it's your last day on earth.

You'll be able to see things more clearly.

情歸何處 (1994)

"愛在何方我笑我紿終希罕"

I crave for love, so anyone who's got some extra love can spare some for me.

at17 Sing Sing Sing 2006 Live CD

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:03:09 GMT

It's pointless to comment on how well they sing at live, or how well they can stir up their audience's mood.

They are absolutely amazing at doing everything a true performer should do.

I've watched them live once myself here in toronto last year. It was an extremely memorable experience. These two young ladies had no firework or circus props on their stage. In their 2006 Sing Sing Sing Live concert, once again they show the world they are the real deal.

All they have are 2 beautiful voices, guitars, cajun (the percussive box that Eman plays), a band that fully supports them, and LOADS of love and teamwork on the stage, between Ellen and Eman, and amongst the entire team.

In A LOT OF WAYS, this live recording takes me back to their show in Toronto last year...

Last year, I drove all the way from Markham to Mississauga which took over an hour... I've never driven so far before, and getting to the Living Arts Center venue was itself a really cool thing for me. Hong Kong audience had to travel a long way to get to the Asia World Expo Convention Center near Chek Lap Kok airport to watch their show... Travelling to a faraway venue to support your favorite musician IS A REALLY COOL THING!!!! It's like... you're on a mission, you have a goal to reach. I don't know if this is a common thing for people these days... with all the internet downloads and shit... you can now sit at home and watch anything you want.

Anyways... a few highlights of the night....

Never Been Kissed was rearranged with 野花(林憶蓮)'s background music and adlib.... evolving the song into a new level... It once again proves Eman's excellent natural insticts as a vocalist. Her adlibs are comparable to Sandy Lam's... Eman has everything she needs to becoming an established vocalist in the future.

Hallelujah was covered by Ellen... One of my favorite Canadian-composed songs... so... the Canadian-born Ellen would be the best person to do a cover version of it. I love the way Ellen sings... although her voice is not as beautiful as her partner Eman, Ellen always bring her "radiohead vocal style" to make songs really dark and grunge-sounding... Not too many rocker chicks in the HK music scene, so her voice stands out in her own way.

The Best is Yet To Come (encore) ... every audience member sang along... it was a really powerful moment. I can't wait till the dvd comes out at the end of the month. This must be a very touching scene. It's amazing how in-tune they were...

My Weekly Favorites

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:00:23 GMT

The '80s - Robbie Williams

The funniest song of the year... in fact, RUDEBOX is the funniest ALBUM!!! I was never a Robbie Williams fan.... neither am i now but his latest album is absolutely hilarious, in a good way of course... Some highlights of the song...

"Me so horny me so young, i still get my washing done..."

"Met a girl on Monday, drank fizzy pop on Tuesday
Fingered her on Wednesday and on Thursday and Friday and on Saturday
Dumped by Sunday ..."

"I lost my virginity to a girl called Anne-Marie, well she said she fancied me
And then she said "fuck me" and I thought 'fuck me, I'm all talk and it'll be over too quickly"

THATS THE SPIRIT.

畫意 - 王菀之

Ivana's tribute to Vincent Van Gogh... The song concludes Van Gogh's tragic and short life in 3 mins 22 sec.

It also tells us the backstories of musicians, artists... their contributions and rewards are not always equivalent.

So I guess the least we can do is to support Intellectual Properties of our favorite musicians.

"畫完無數麥田和向日葵贏到了後代的收藏研究無奈有生之年才售得出一個客"

"難道人死商業才計得到他價格?"

百病貧困仍然無悔未曾賣過仍舊畫畫的梵高.... 我聽過了... Thanks to Ivana and 林夕.

不如不見 - 陳奕迅

"What's Going On...?" is definitely one of my favorite Chinese albums this year.

It definitely stands out from all the other albums produced in HK.

不如不見 is my favorite soft track of the album.

It is one of those songs that you have to listen to it many times to get the feel.

I got into a personal relationship with the song... on the night i got off my last shift at staples.

A foggy, rainy night.... Tuesday, November 28.

"頭沾濕　無可避免　倫敦總依戀雨點"

"我想見的笑臉　只有懷念... 即使再見面　成熟地表演　不如不見"

I had to act SO FAKE in front of certain people at the store... so... 不如不見

However, I do miss so of my former colleagues.

最後的嬉皮士 - 陳奕迅

My favorite ROCKER Eason is back... definitely a song that makes me . "Highway-sing-along" Pop-rock...

Eason loves HIPPIES... lol... he had a song named HIPPIE last year in his mandarin album too~~

This is my favorite treadmill song... an energy booster for me at the gym~

我喜愛 "穿喇叭褲　高叫反戰　高叫　Love & Peace" 的陳奕迅...
請在"迷幻歲月繼續　錯亂裡高呼愛"

日子 - 林憶蓮

I am definitely addicted to Sandy's voice. Last Week, Vani @ 903 aired a pre-recorded interview with Sandy promoting her mandarin album in HK (it was released back in AUG).

日子 is a track that I often skipped when I first got the album, because I liked its Remix version better...

Eventually, it became a top favorite and ousted some of the more easy-listening songs.... It's really urban, chilled-out, as some critics would call it... The song floats through the air... It's weightless. It's BRILLIANT.

THATS ALL FOR NOW FOLKS... SO LONG EVERBODY~

I'm listening to...

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:52:35 GMT

Rootless Tree - Damien Rice

Briefly discussed this song in my old blog... This is a song I listen to when I have a bad day... The chorus just goes "FUCK YOU FUCK YOU" and "LET ME OUT LET ME OUT" over and over again and I'd definitely scream along with Rice when nobody's around...

Damien's 2nd album "9" is definitely less easy-listening compared to his debut. I like his hardcore rock style songs... It's just fantastic when these songs are from Rice's raw voice...

9 Crimes - Damien Rice

This is a completely different style than Rootless Tree... With the collaboration of his band member Lisa Hannigan... 9 Crimes is a dark and delicate track... starting off the album with a really dark color tone. Rice is famous for his delivery of pain and sadness... and those that love his debut albums will immediately fall in love with this song (just like me)...

Weak in the Knees - Eva Avila

The winner of 2006 Canadian Idol brings us her debut album! She only had three weeks to record the songs, although some songs were disappointing... we couldn't expect more from her. Weak in the Knees is my favorite track... a jazzy-R&B fusion track... if she continues making more songs like this... which was her signature during her Idol performances, she will definitely go BIGGGGG.

Save Room - John Legend

What a brilliant song... it's a song full of sex, and yet no porno vocabs were used at all... John Legend created the erotic scene without describing it bluntly. That's just brilliant. On top of that... this song is a major commercial success.

River - Sarah McLachlan

Originally a Joni Mitchell song... Sarah McLachlan brings us her own Xmas songs collection. Nothing much to say about her songs, everyone knows how beautifully she sings... I'm waiting for snow... I wanna listen to this song on a cold winter night... zipping my tea, watching the snow fall, it would be amazing.