I often have temporary song addictions, a special song or two that I like playing over and over on my itunes. Here are some that I love at the moment.
Mermaid- Chieko Kawabe [lyrics]
And there’s a side of me that no one sees.
I hide my tears, You know my fears. Your smile is all I need.
It’s rare finding a Japanese song with English sayings that are not Engrishy at all. Mermaid is a sweet, emotional song that I’ve already loved since Sec 1.
I came across this song and the rest of Chieko Kawabe’s discography through the Ouran High School Host Club anime. She sang the opening song, Sakura Kiss, which I thought wasn’t too bad so I went to check the rest of her songs out. Glad I did!
Duvet- BoA (UK band) [lyrics]
And you know what they say might hurt you
And you know that it means so much
And you don’t even feel a thing
I first heard this song through Stepmania, in late sec 1 and early sec 2 I was obsessed with Stepmania. I even bought the dance mat! Though I used it intensively for like 1 week and more or less stopped after… I should start again; It’s pretty good exercise…
I love its mellow tune and the lyrics, although I suppose there are too many “ands” used.
If We Try- Don Mclean [lyrics]
Faces come and faces go, in circular rotation
But something yearns within to grow, beyond infatuation
I absolutely love the lyrics of this song. They are so heartfelt and mean so, so much. I love the chords too.
Do You Want To- Franz Ferdinand [lyrics]
Well he’s a friend and we’re so proud of ya
Your famous friend, well I blew him before ya
I like this song because of the guts behind it, along with the artsy context. Also, the cheekiness of the line above. Haha.
Walking on Air- Kerli [lyrics]
You feel this, unless you kill me
Go on, and you’re forgiven
I knew that, I could feel that, I feel like
I am walking on air
I love the small segment at 2:55-3:02, where she then says “You know that I love you, go on.” The theme for the video’s also quite interesting although it didn’t quite appeal to me at first, seemed a bit goth-pretentious.
I Will Possess Your Heart- Death Cab for Cutie [lyrics]
How I wish you could see the potential,
the potential between you and me
It’s like a book elegantly bound
but in a language you can’t read just yet
The vocals only start at 4:41 but the intro is nice. This song is appears rather stalkerish but I love the confidence that the singing character appears to have.
Love You To- The Beatles [lyrics]
Each day just goes so fast
I turn around – it’s past
You don’t get time to hang a sign on me
Love me while you can
Before I’m a dead old man
I like a lot of the Beatles’ songs but at the moment this is the one I’ve been listening to most often. It’s short and sweet and the Indian-style background makes it so catchy. Aaaaand it ends with Harrison singing “I’ll make love to you / If you want me to”. It’s so ♥♥♥ Please do! ♥
I have quite a number more, including some K-pop ones but that’s for next time (:
