Mary J Blige sang this song 2 days ago at the "Hope For Haiti Now" charity telethon, led by George Clooney. This song is "a popular song written by Stephen C. Foster during 1854. Well-known and popular in its day,[1] both in America and Europe,[2][3] it was a favorite of both sides in the American Civil War."
Nobody does heartache quite as real and believing as MJB.
Stephen Foster - Hard Times Come Again No More
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears,
While we all sup sorrow with the poor;
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears;
Oh Hard times come again no more.
Chorus:
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
Hard Times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
Oh hard times come again no more.
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,
There are frail forms fainting at the door;
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh hard times come again no more.
(Chorus)
There's a pale drooping maiden who toils her life away,
With a worn heart whose better days are o'er:
Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
Oh hard times come again no more.
(Chorus)
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,
Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh hard times come again no more.
(Chorus)
Jennifer Hudson - Let It Be
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
“五粤场”的 第3回 ：蓝奕邦《奕》EP
蓝奕邦 – [奕]
蓝奕邦三部曲之二 – [奕]的三首歌，是蓝奕邦在生命的低潮时写的。
《赖床》- 绝望
赖床是一种逃避，对现实的投降，以及无力抵抗一切挫折的行为。
“越睡越是累，越累就越睡”。赖床是恶性循环， 也是无底洞。当世界变得无法辨认，一切仿佛不在手中的操控下，你是否会想把所有的都抛开，不再去理，让一切的事与物随意地改变，和重叠？
躺在床上固然温暖，安慰。
生活像病毒，它让你虚弱，没有意志力，只想“打个喷嚏然后赖床”，找些温柔。有谁没有想过永远地躺下去，无限期地把自己埋在被单下面的温暖和安静，久久不出来呢？
《赖床》是本性，而歌的最后两句没有相反的态度，没有任何正面的鼓励奉劝听着爬出厄吴。因为大家都知道这是不应该的。你听得出那是一种懦弱，一种瘟疫。
那床总有一天会崩溃，人也会因此踏出第一步。
《逃学去英国》- 放下
走出第一步，逃学去英国吧。好过赖床，“好过闷局里发慌”。
教育好比生活中的限制。不遵守校规，不服从，不符合别人设置的固局，必受到处罚。逃学去英国，将把你牢牢铐着的摆脱。
从零开始，必然会有更好的一片天。
歌虽有绝望和无奈，以及逃避，但也有对于生命的渴望与求生。歌者似乎不顾一切地唱，有种“不管了”的潇洒。唱完这首歌后，他应该感到一种release吧。
《独行侠》- 面对
独立的第一步，也许会寂寞，艰难，但那不是绝路。人在谷底，唯一能走的就是往上爬。未来的惊喜和收获一定会在。
“独身都可快了做人/何方独断独行/用一双脚印来证实你极勇敢 / 脱轨的边缘人/还是快活自由人/ 只差一线等你去区分”
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Another season begins
It's the time of the year again, when another season of Idol begins. This will very well be the last year that things will remain the same, as Simon Cowell has made it official that he will be leaving the show next year. what bad luck for all of us who have come to love Mr Grumpy's british wit, honesty, and abrasive truth. he will be muchmuch missed. while the show is at the brink of major upheaval next year, season 9 is the time to cherish what is left of Simon Cowell.
I try not to read Rickey.org until Idol starts, and stay away from Idol until the first half of the yr when the show begins a new season. this is to prevent Idol satuaration, less someone comes out with a new album then it'd be worth revisiting those glory months of season past. And as every year begins, i subconsciously go to youtube for 'Tasia solace. oh those glory days, those gold standards of idol magic before Glambert sang with Kiss. before Carrie Underwood's Alone, there was 'Tasia's Summertime. and who can forget those golden few minutes of her sitting down on the Idol stage,in that pink halter-neck, tearing that song apart with equal ferocity and heartbreak. 'Tasia's one for the books.
and so it is, that as the new season begins and we do this all over again, we also look back at past greatness, and keep our love for the show strong; that despite the maddening group of lacklustre performances, bad but funny gimmicky performances, changes to the show, Randy's need for a Thesaurus, Kara's monkey business banging, we're on our way to witnessing greatness every year. and that is what drives us. he doesnt have to be the winner. he just have to deliver that ONE MAGICAL PERFORMANCE that will blow us away, and live up to that legacy, and we're forever enthralled and a believer.
This is the search for the next American Idol. and this one's for the fans.
David Archuleta - Imagine
Jennifer Hudson - Circle Of Life
Fantasia - Something to Talk About
Fantasia - Summertime
Fantasia - What are you doing the rest of your life.
Barbra Streisand - What are you doing the rest of your life.
I try not to read Rickey.org until Idol starts, and stay away from Idol until the first half of the yr when the show begins a new season. this is to prevent Idol satuaration, less someone comes out with a new album then it'd be worth revisiting those glory months of season past. And as every year begins, i subconsciously go to youtube for 'Tasia solace. oh those glory days, those gold standards of idol magic before Glambert sang with Kiss. before Carrie Underwood's Alone, there was 'Tasia's Summertime. and who can forget those golden few minutes of her sitting down on the Idol stage,in that pink halter-neck, tearing that song apart with equal ferocity and heartbreak. 'Tasia's one for the books.
and so it is, that as the new season begins and we do this all over again, we also look back at past greatness, and keep our love for the show strong; that despite the maddening group of lacklustre performances, bad but funny gimmicky performances, changes to the show, Randy's need for a Thesaurus, Kara's monkey business banging, we're on our way to witnessing greatness every year. and that is what drives us. he doesnt have to be the winner. he just have to deliver that ONE MAGICAL PERFORMANCE that will blow us away, and live up to that legacy, and we're forever enthralled and a believer.
This is the search for the next American Idol. and this one's for the fans.
David Archuleta - Imagine
Jennifer Hudson - Circle Of Life
Fantasia - Something to Talk About
Fantasia - Summertime
Fantasia - What are you doing the rest of your life.
Barbra Streisand - What are you doing the rest of your life.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
“五粤场”的 第一回 - 谢安琪《活着》
I am writing a chinese column for a music blog, introducing cantonese music and album reviews. This is my first time writing chinese article in 6 years, and i'm still trying to find my footing around it. the foot is, at the moment, rather cold. pls show face and support, and feel free to visit the site and comment (in english also can), but most importantly, may u enjoy the music.
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/freshmusic/11692849
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Paranormal Activity
09 Wrap Partayyy was funn. we caught:
- Coraline
- The Last House on the Left
- Paranormal Activity
In the end, onli Belle, me, and Jiahao were at the chalet to watch Paranormal Activity. the atmosphere was great: we were in this hut surrounded by trees, dark and mysterious, and it's just 3 of us. 3 is not such a great number.
The movie is a slow buildup to the eventual shocker. I kept telling myself, not because i'm afraid but cos i am not tt convinced when ppl say tt it's scary, that it's just shadows, thud noises, and shift in furniture and all. which it pretty much was, except when the demon (not ghost) is given some form of identity, it makes it all the more scarier. The demon gets angrier and angrier, and as the movie progress, we see the demon materialise - in its footprints, in its wrath, and its disdain for the male lead. the male lead. what an obnoxious, but slightly typical, character.
towards the end, i am convinced. because the surprise twist ending was so twisted, and it gave me not just a shock, but a chilling, spinetingling fear afterwards, was what made the film so scary. we watched the ending 3 times, and each time, it was scary even though i anticipated it. that. last. frame. wow.
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