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February 14, 2007

I've heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord

Hallelujah - leonard cohen's masterpiece and my personal favorite. sinubukan kong kantahin pero hanggang first part lang. mahirap kasi itong i-deliver dahil yung phrasing ay dapat spot on. KD lang covered this song and jet and i love to play it all the time.

opening stanza pa lang, pamatay na...

I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

'tangina, sana ganito ako kagaling magsulat.


pakinggan ang batjay's twisted pinoy version ng "HALLELUJAH" na handog pa rin sa inyo ng "Tito Remy's Kesong Puti, ang kesong gawa sa kupal" - subukan ang bagong laing flavor na gawa sa kupal ng supot na bicolano.

this is an audio post - click to play

happy valentines day mylab. para sa iyo ang kantang ito. lab U.

February 09, 2007

A REASON TO BELIEVE

pinasikat ni rod stewart ang kantang ito na ni record niya nung taon na pinanganak ako - 1965. it's still fresh now as it was then. ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng kantang ito?

If I listened long enough to you
Id find a way to believe that its all true
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe

maraming mga uto-uto sa mundo

December 18, 2005

TILA MAS MAHIRAP MAINTINDIHAN

bakit ang babae?

isa sa paborito kong kanta ng apo hiking society. kung di ako nagkakamali, galing ito sa "pagkatapos ng palabas" lp na ni-release nila under the old JEM record label. i remember my dad took me to the JEM record office in cubao during the late 70's at nakita ko roon sina danny javier. he gave me a copy of the record together with a lot of other goodies.

July 08, 2005

A MOST AMAZING MAN

pilate's dream. i love this haunting song from jesus christ superstar. perhaps my favorite song from that musical. great lyrics and melody.

March 19, 2005

THE BRIGHT BLESSED DAY, THE DARK SACRED NIGHT

dear mylab, para sa iyo ang isang version. para kay binky ang isang version. para rin po ito sa inyong lahat na mga bagong kaibigan. maraming salamat sa inyong malasakit sa aming mag-asawa.

nagmamahal,
jay

February 17, 2005

AND ALWAYS HAVE THE BLUES A LITTLE...

as promised, isang awitin: batjay's cover version of "the glory of love". para sa iyo ito mylabopmayn. kanta ng isang inuubo't sinisipon na pakyut mong asawa. sana magustuhan mo. at saka, inahit ko nga rin pala yung buhok ko sa dibdib. wala, kursunada ko lang.

January 07, 2005

COMING TO YOU AT NIGHT I SEE MY QUESTIONS

this song is a cut from the classis "After the Gold Rush" LP that came out during the 70's. perhaps of all the albums i've listened to, this one has been one of my early favorites. here's my cover version of one of the cut's in that LP, neil young's I BELIEVE IN YOU .

January 06, 2005

YOU'RE MY HOME

here's a song that's a personal favorite of jet and i. it's "you're my home". there's nothing like a great billy joel song - everything's right on. the music and most especially the lyrics. in this case - the lyrics do appeal to us. we've been living abroad for over three years and the home that we know is the house where jet and i live together. and that's basically what the song says - PAKINGGAN NINYO.

December 07, 2004

I'D FIND A WAY TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALL TRUE

A Reason to Believe. a bit underrated as a song but when delivered properly, could knock your socks out. ni record ko ngayong gabi kasi naaasar na naman ako sa mga contestants ng singapore idol. ewan ko ba, di ko gusto ang style nila. to compensate sa masamang napanood ko, ako na lang ang kumanta. hehehe.

November 14, 2004

AND THE PAINTED PONIES GO UP AND DOWN

The Circle Game, Take 1. this is my first take of the joni mitchell song. ok na sana kaya lang nag text si mari kay jet in the middle of the song kaya napasigaw ako in the end. hehe. pakinggan nyo - pati yung ring tone ng text ay kuhang kuha. bwahaha.

October 07, 2004

WHEN YOUR DAY IS LONG

EVERYBODY HURTS - this is one of my favorite REM songs. they say this was written for their friend river phoenix, who died suddenly of a drug overdose. it's a great song of consolation for people who are down and out and suicidal.

VISIONS OF THE THINGS TO BE

SUICIDE IS PAINLESS. two weeks ago, pinanood ko ang "M*A*S*H" (yung masterpiece ni robert altman, hindi yung tv series). ever since, dina nawala sa loob ng ulo ko yung paulit-ulit na pagkanta ng "suicide is painless", the lyrics of which incidentally, was composed by altman's son. kahit saan na lang kinakanta ko ito - sa banyo, sa opisina, sa train (much to the amazement of the other passengers). nung di ko na matiis, kinuha ko yung gitara kanina at nirecord ang aking take sa kantang ito.




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george w bush's smirk, mga pangalan na nilalagyan ng "h" (katulad ng jhune, dhanny, jhoey, jhim, jhay, jhet, mayron pa nga akong kilalang piph), tunog ng baril ni agent X44 Tony Falcon, tunog ng suntok ng mga pelikulang pinoy, people who say "at the end of the day" all the time, allergic reactions to seafood, tunog ng stirofoam pag pinisil, tunog ng kinaskas na kuko sa blackboard, war, alikabok, the term "weapons of mass destruction", sales people who always say "absolutely", people who don't take a bath everyday, anghit, people who don't change their shirts everyday, tropical heat, people with anghit who don't take a bath and don't change their shirts everyday at kasabay mong maglakad in the tropical heat, cnn's jim clancey's reporting, monday afternoons, NAIA, the term "liberating the iraqi people", jeepney fumes, standing on a bus going home, cruise missles, pelikulang bumbay, stale coffee, tomahawk missles, january 2, ping lacson, tessie aquino ureta, pimples, powdered orange juice, elevator music, kenny-g's music, elevator playing kenny-g's music, donald rumsfeld's squint, funeral parlors, hospitals, hospital morgues, cold showers, nagtataeng ballpen, nagtataeng ballpen na nakalagay sa bulsa ng puting polo shirt, lapis na bale, disco music, rap music, loud bar music, loud rap music played in a bar, non-functioning remote control, scientific calculators that are not casio, automatic watches that stop in the middle of the night, smelly farts that are not mine, come to think of it - any kind of fart that did not come from my asshole, "bawal umihi dito" signs (ang mahole, bogbog), sunglasses na tabingi pag sinuot mo, yellow-orange shirts, pink pants for men, pantalon na bitin, lalaki na naka yellow-orange shirt na may ternong pink pants na bitin, lawlaw na shorts, tsinelas na luma, loud preachers inside a bus (PRAISE THE GOD!), el shaddai, amerikana ni brother mike, brother mike, good friday, american war propaganda, train stations in india, being thirsty, LBM, smelly hair, ugly american speeches, tinapay na may amag, mainit na coke, soft boiled egg na sobrang soft, CNN reporters na pumipikit-pikit pag nagrereport, sign pen na walang tinta, CD na tumatalon, abstract painting na binebenta sa bangketa sa quiapo, palenkeng maputik, cell phones ringing inside theatres, sappy love song ring tones, sappy love song ringtones ringing inside theatres, loud text message ringtones, mcdo hamburgers na may chii sauce, taxes, ringing phones at 2 o clock in the morning, traffic jams, fast changing traffic lights, war councils, tapilok, somebody wearing turtle neck sweaters in manila, somebody wearing leather jackets in manila, somebody wearing leather jackets over tutleneck sweaters in manila, the term "decisive force", censorship, self righteous people, self righteous censors, names i can't pronounce, people calling me "david", riding in a car that's been left baking in an open parking lot in manila at 12 o clock noon, pentel pen na malapit nang maubusan ng tinta, the disco song entitled "zodiac", low batt cellphone right when you need it, underpowered cars, stars on 45 music, stars on 45 music being played inside buses, stars on 45 being played inside a bus when a preacher suddenly shouts "PRAISE THE LORD" while you are a few seconds from finally taking a nap, funeral wreathes, lumang pera, kahit anong pelikula ni steven segal (except yung kasama niya si idol kong tommy lee jones), ang mukha ni prime minister john howard ng australia, "operation iraqi freedom"...
...AND, the most kinaiinisang bagay-bagay as of late: the term "shock and awe".