Category: Music

  • My Life as a Soundtrack~

    I’ve got another list of songs for you~

    care to do yours too?? It’s the same business~

    1. grab your music player of choice (iPod, iTunes, Windows Media, etc)
    2. activate shuffle
    3. the song that plays for each category~~
    • Opening Credits
      East Village Opera Company – O Mio Babbino Caro Redux
      this actually has a nice intro for an opening sequence. I accept. ^^
    • Waking Up
      Matchbox Twenty – If You’re Gone
      kind of a downer song for waking up, no?
    • First Day At School
      Tegan and Sara – Back in Your Head
      this soundtrack has all the flare of a RomCom, no? Back in Your Head on the First Day at School
    • Falling In Love
      Gianmarco – Te Mentiria
      Again… I’m sure I’ve got something against love.
    • Fight Song
      The Futureheads – First Day
      this one has a nice energy for a fight sequence. trouble-maker amy!! Fights on the First Day.
    • Breaking Up
      Greenday – Homecoming / The Death Of St. Jimmy / East 12th St. / Nobody Likes You / Rock And Roll Girlfriend / We’re Coming Home Again
      hahaha, such an epic breaking up song~
    • Prom
      The Sunwater Diaries – Age Old Question
      Prom’s the Age Old Question? LOL – xD
    • Life’s OK
      Faith Hill – Dearly Beloved
      sounds like either a wedding, or a funeral… something church-y going on here.
    • Secret Love
      St. Vincent – Marry Me
      uh-oh. is that a request?
    • Mental Breakdown
      Greenday – Extraordinary Girl
      great… must have a mental breakdown to be an ‘extraordinary  girl’
    • Driving
      Melanie C – Protected
      … ‘coz me’s dangerous at the wheel? xD
    • Flashback
      Bjork – Innocence
      oh… falshback to my innocence? does that mean I’m not no more?
    • Getting Back Together
      Lauryn Hill – Can’t Take my Eyes Off of You
      *i love you baby!* xD
    • Wedding
      Anika Paris – It’s About
      what the…
    • Birth of Child
      Aqua – Barbie Girl
      oh, geez~~
    • Final Battle
      The Ark – Hey Modern Days
      final battle for modern days? xD
    • Death Scene
      Yugo Kanno – 暖簾を守る (Noren wo Mamoru) – Protect Reputation (Osen OST)
      Actually… kind of a nice song. LOL
    • Funeral Song
      Dixie Chicks – Baby Hold On
      ugh, break my heart already~~
    • End Credits
      Pink – Who Knew
      the end! who knew!! xD

  • Alfie

    So… 2260 songs, and this is what shuffle could do? LOL’ Let’s see how you like it…

    In response to Julili~~~

    INSTRUCTIONS:
    1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
    2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.
    3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds.
    4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from.

    IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
    Yael Naim – Yashanti – apparently it means ‘I slept’ ‘LOL

    WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
    Feist – Mushaboom… maybe I feel a little bit like a Lacoste commercial. xD

    WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
    Marit Larsen – Is It Love

    WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
    Yael Naim – Lachlom – means ‘to dream‘? – aww~~ I’m meant to dream? xD

    WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
    Lang Lang – Ode to the Yellow River… don’t get it either, since it’s an instrumental. My motto is to be Chinese?

    WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
    The Beatles – I Should Have Known Better ~~~ why? WHY?!

    WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
    Tegan and Sara – Freedom… hahaha

    WHAT IS 2+2?
    Marit Larsen – Only a Fool~~~ only a fool knows how to sum. xD

    WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS?
    Andrea Echeverri – Lactochampeta ~~ this has to be wrong in some level, right?

    WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
    Julieta Venegas – Andar Conmigo ~~~ my life story is hanging on my own?

    WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP??
    Justin Timberlake – Summer Love/Set the Mood Right ~~
    wanna have a summer L. O. V. E, ridin’ with the top down /// and I wanna set the mood right haha.

    WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE??
    Feist – Inside and Out ~~~ sounds like I puke. Though, that’d be my insides out, non?

    WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
    Tracy Chapman – Save Us All ~~ me the superhero!

    WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
    Alexandre Desplat (Benjamin Button OST) – Alone at Night
    see, another clue as to why I will not have a wedding

    WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
    5ive – Keep on Movin’
    Please, everyone… life goes on~~ xD I’d rather they’d play “When I Get Where I’m Going”
    by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

    WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
    Pink Martini – Bolero… eh, ok?

    WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
    Jay Chou – Yuan You Hui (Carnival)
    maybe that I like to party? Which is not~~

    WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
    Beethoven – Spring (Nodame Cantabile OST)
    awww, soothing as spring?

    WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
    Avril Lavigne – Nobody’s Home
    Yes… sorry, Avril, right? You’re shocked?

    HOW WILL YOU DIE?
    Kate Nash – Mouthwash
    hahaha, gotta stop brushing and flossing then

    WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET
    Andrea Echeverri – Que no Haria~~~ apparently, NOTHING.

    WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
    Utada Hikaru – Take 5 ?

    WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
    Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – If You Want Me [listen to it]
    GAWD, that lyric kills me~~

    WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
    Jay Chou – Dong Fang Zhi Dian (Palace of the East)
    does that mean I’m getting married in China or something?

    WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
    Christina Aguilera – Understand~~~ ok…

    DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
    The Cranberries – Ode to my Family
    That’s sad~ my family only?

    IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
    John Mayer – Why Georgia
    Just to make it clear. I don’t know anyone named Georgia.

    WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
    Foo Fighters – Stacked Actors
    I don’t get it. Too many ‘faux-actors’ … faux-celebrities? Dead to all Reality TV Stars!

    WHAT WILL YOU TITLE THIS POST?
    Lily Allen – Alfie

  • Countdowns for this week~

    Let’s see… *amy opens google calendar*

    4 days (technically 3) to Independent Spirit Awards – which I already voted for. If you get i-Sat, they will be broadcasting it on Saturday at 5pm GMT-5.

    Following that, ACADEMY AWARDS. BIG BIG day, probably live blog Red Carpet, and complete ceremony. Plus, Hugh Jackman will be hosting, and he’s hot and funny. That’s on Sunday 8pm GMT-5, probably red carpet will beging 3 or 2 hours before that~~~

    Next week (25th)~ Backstreet Boys concert! LOL’ I am excited, after missing the one in Vancouver because embassies SUCK hairy balls. On the music front, BSB mania probably begins on Sunday night after Oscar.

    6 days after that (March 3rd), anniversary #2 for this WordPress blog.

    And finally, on Sunday March 8th – Final two-hour episode of The L Word. Which reminds me… we are on what- episode 5 already?? Where’s Clementine Ford. I demand Shane and Molly scenes!

  • Some more YAM

    It’s V-day, so my non-V-day gift to all of you it’s more YAM. Yup, 2nd issue is done.

    YAM - Issue 2

    Featuring Coraline, which opened this past Thursday here in Lima (only dubbed). We are also taking on Best Picture Nominees, and our picks that shoulda been BP. We are also talking about Duncan Sheik, Melinda Doolittle, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Lee-Hom Wang, Franz Ferdinand… and many other reviews!

    Now, if you’re ready~~~ head over here to get it.

  • Grammy 2009 Winners

    Did you watch the Grammy tonight? I mean, not like I had a choice to watch BAFTAs instead, but I did watch the Grammy on an off, while having dinner and chatting on MSN.

    Woooooo! I actually rock~ lol, my wishlist of winners wasn’t too far off on the General Field categories. Quickie predictions weren’t that bad~~

    My only pet-peeve miss was Coldplay winning Song of the Year, instead of Adele. I mean, DUH! Adele with Sugarland was pretty amazing, I must confess that I never really paid any attention to Sugarland (I saw them on some Billboard award, so I didn’t think anything of them) – but they were GOOD.

    Coldplay also did a better performance than I expected, since they were doing a bit of a crappy job on live performances. Must be the mic, I tell ya. Radiohead also did pretty good~~

    Miley with Taylor Swift? Like ZOMG! Miley totally made herself looked SO AWFUL next to Swift. Swift is 19, looks younger, writes and sings better. Miley is 16, looks 25 and sings like she smokes a packet a day. That’s all I have to say. And… Jonas Brothers? Aren’t two of them like in their early 20s? Shouldn’t they have changed their voices by now?

    Adele won 2!!! As Sugarland did… Alisson Krauss with Robert Plant won 5 – including Record of the Year and Album of the Year.

    All the LONG list of winners, here.

  • Gosh, February Already!

    Short days away from turning 23… O.o

    Gosh~~~

    *sighs* After that? At least on this blog… Grammy Awards, BAFTAs, Independent Spirits and Oscar! This is the first year I will be watching Independent Spirit Awards on television~~~ thanks to i-SAT who is now part of my cable provider! This is also the first year I get to vote for Indie Spirits~~~ I feel somewhat special… xD just for that.

    Also, Coraline opens this week in the US, and next week here in Peru (even though it’s dubbed) – AND +++++ This month brings a new issue (2nd issue, in fact~) of YAM – if you haven’t read our first issue, do so here – this same week (same day as the Coraline opening day, in fact) Guu-Guu Datte Neko de Aru is out on DVD R2 wiht English subs~ My first Juri, first Japanese DVD ever. *excited*

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  • Two Months Worth of Music Listening~

    Bad, bad, BAD Amy!! Last music post was… almost two months ago, so I’m way behind on music to list. And my library is really messy… as is my FB Music thingy. Also… I’m broke, can’t buy albums x’D Some very interesting music style mixing listed below~~ like who would listen to Britney and Lang Lang on the same iPod? Or Dolly Parton on the same list as Marilyn Manson~~

    I’m also struggling with my 2.0V of my iPod… lots of new additions to it, but zero playing~~ my old iPod had many tracks passing the 30 plays mark. So new iPod data BLOWS. xD

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  • Just to Spite You~~

    LOL, Canadian Government, xD

    Four months ago (maybe five) I had a ticket to see BackStreet Boys at GM Place in Vancouver, but Canada didn’t let me in even though my friend was getting married. So I missed her wedding, missed seeing my friends and I missed BSB. Damn you, Canada.

    Anyhoo, later I find that BSB is coming here. Crappy end of the deal? “Mundo Pop” is not a BSB show. CRAPPY. Also in the show is Belanova, which is pretty bleh, and Adammo (??) Who the frak. Oh, yeah~ and tickets are pricey. And there are a LOT of sections. You know, normally should be 2 zones… General and VIP, but NO! We take zones to another whole new level~~~ First, we took it to Super VIP. Yeah, there’s a Super Zone, but that’s not it! Take this concert as an example… there’s General, Preferencial, VIP… Super VIP… Kandavu (the company organizing the concert), and then there’s BSB. Normally, I would’ve chucked the price of the ticket~ Like I did Bjork. xD

    I was about to buy a BSB zone, but let’s face it… ++$100 for a ticket is not exactly MY thing. said the one who wouldn’t chuck $60 to see Dixie Chicks. LOL’ – I still buy cds, so I still give away my money. There should be a deal, right? Show receipt of a recent (name of the tour) album and get a discount. xD

    BSB en Lima Ticket

    Also, Belanova doesn’t seem to fit with BSB… just saying. But I’ve got an open mind, I will let both groups try to impress me. But yeah… I’m paying this just to spite Canadian Gov. LOL otherwise I wouldn’t have chucked that money xD

  • Wow wow wow~~

    Can’t believe it’s almost like >this< to the end of the year on this side of the world… and even less time on the other side of the world. Actually, by the time I wake up again, it will be 2009 on that side of the world most likely.

    Oh, the memories… how time flies by. What have I done? I feel I’ve done so very little…

    One oft he few things I feel I’ve done is YAM [help yourself to some leftover YAM] – and I would like to continue with that. As a special something, this is a little of what we talked on the issue.

    Let the Right One In, the Swedish film… which is probably MY favorite film of the year. Though, I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night and WHOA. Blew me away… but that’s not on YAM. LOL – What’s on YAM? There are also reviews on Blindness, Slumdog Millionaire, and Twilight. Yes, Julyssa decided to review Twilight for us… how brave of her! xD – And yes, please? Go watch Slumdog Millionaire (or Benjamin Button) at least once, instead of watching Twilight for the 20th time… just like Lainey says.

    I also reviewed music… Britney’s comeback Circus, Marit Larsen, Guns N’ Roses, Taylor Swift and DBSK. There are music, film and tv news… also a review on Season 3 of Dexter. PLUS! There’s more! Book reviews!! One of them features Yu!

    Yeah! For Frak’s sake~~ I’m doing what others are ‘afraid’ to do. I’m mixing West and Asian entertainment. LOL’ Not ONLY the stuff that makes it here… but also the stuff that doesn’t, but should~~ So be sure to know that I’ll be reviewing music from all sides of the world, films from everywhere… and maybe even series~~

    So please do! DO READ YAM! And link a post there so more people can read YAM.

    Happy New 2009. Much success to everyone!

  • It’s Xmas, and I’m already late~~

    , but need to share this. LOL’

    yam001_dec08-cover

    Thank you, Nate… for poking my eyes on the voodoo dolls you’ve got stash away. Yes, we’ve done YAM. Please, help yourself to some YAM for Xmas over here…

    Hope you enjoy.