Category: Music
Sometimes, the key message of a film is right at the end (or maybe I missed subtler messages along the…
Tori Amos’ intriguing music video for ‘A Sorta Fairytale’ tells an unconventional love story. Unfortunately, it’s the kind that might…
‘Never mind, I’ll find someone like you…’ who I will fall in love with again, who will break my heart…
How ‘Elmo’s Song’ can be yours too. A simple song that epitomises being Elmo as the opposite of being ‘Emo’….
It is difficult to find a song that expresses your current thinking and feelings exactly, that is the song in…
Does how fickle you are in changing your favourite love song reflect how fickle you are about love itself?
The above is Faith Yang’s (楊乃文) song ‘Proof’ (證據). The video depicts mildly voodoo-ish scenes, and the words sing of…
Recently, when I pay attention to the lyrics of love songs, I discover many logical errors in them. The chorus…
Bad news: Songs can get stuck in your head – even those which marry unworthy emotions with unworthy reasoning. Good…
‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’, simply put, is an ode to life. An ode to living itself: He who…
The gently humourous yet very touching official ‘Paradise’ video from Coldplay, which speaks of animal liberation. Worth a post in…
I’m interpreting ‘You’ve Got The Love’ by Florence + the Machine my way, with ‘Lord’ standing for Lord Buddha, and…
S: Depeche Mode in ‘Lilian’ sung, ‘Pain and misery always hit the spot. Knowing you can’t lose what you haven’t…
She’d say, ‘oh, ohohohoh… I know the sun must set to rise.’ – Coldplay (Paradise) She expected the world, but…
To sing with much emotion but with little reason, a song can be moving, but in a wrong direction. (Hey,…
Above is Ni Andong’s cover of Damien Rice’s ‘The Blower’s Daughter’, whose original version is below. Ni’s take sent some shivers…
Text visual on the video wall of Depeche Mode’s Tour of the Universe concert in Barcelona during the song ‘Precious’:…
The Pretenders’ cover: ‘You’re so f*cking special… I wish I was special.’ So sang Radiohead in ‘Creep’. Don’t mistaken wanting the…
George Michael’s ‘Waiting for That Day’ is also known as ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, as that line…
Above is Saint Etienne’s version of ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’. Below is Neil Young’s original version. Seems worlds…
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