MUSIC: Tough Love

 

I only came across  the marvel that is Jessie Ware whilst on one of may many YouTube excursions. So there I was, sitting in front of my laptop thinking of what songs to listen to. I hardly ever scroll through the YouTube home page but last night I did. Boy oh boy! Was I glad I did. Call it luck but Jessie Ware 'You & I (Forever)' featured and for some reason I was compelled to play it. Trust me when I say this, I immediately fell in love with it.

This post is on her second studio album 'Tough Love'. I have two favorites being 'Say You Love Me' and 'You & I (Forever)'. Please do have a listen. It's absolutely a beautiful album. I've played it quite a few times now. Sorry Ed, I'll have to put 'X' on hold for now.. Don't worry, I'll still be sure to show some love :)

Track listing (Wikipedia)

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tough Love"	Jessie Ware, Benny Blanco, Ben Ash	BenZel	3:26
2.	"You & I (Forever)"	Ware, Blanco, Ash, Miguel Pimentel	BenZel	3:58
3.	"Cruel"	Ware, James Ford, Dave Okumu	Okumu, Ford	3:52
4.	"Say You Love Me"	Ware, Blanco, Ash, Ed Sheeran	BenZel	4:17
5.	"Sweetest Song"	Ware, Okumu, Sam Dew	Okumu	3:27
6.	"Kind Of...Sometimes...Maybe"	Ware, Blanco, Ash, Pimentel	BenZel	3:34
7.	"Want Your Feeling"	Ware, Dev Hynes	Ford	4:21
8.	"Pieces"	Ware, James Napier, William Phillips	Emile Haynie, Hwang	3:25
9.	"Keep On Lying"	Ware, Dew, Matthew Walker	Julio Bashmore	3:28
10.	"Champagne Kisses"	Ware, Blanco, Ash	BenZel	3:22
11.	"Desire"	Ware, Paul Jefferies, Tom Hull, Daniel Daley, Mitchum Chin	Nineteen85	3:11

[hide]Deluxe version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"All On You"	Ware, Okumu, Dew	Okumu	5:13
13.	"Share It All"	Ware, Romy Madley-Croft	Julio Bashmore	4:18
14.	"The Way We Are"	Ware, Napier, Ford	Ford	3:29
15.	"Midnight Caller"	Ware, Ford	Ford	4:38

MUSIC: Dernière Danse

French

Dernière Danse


Oh ma douce souffrance,
Pourquoi s'acharner tu r'commence
Je ne suis qu'un être sans importance
Sans lui je suis un peu "paro"
Je déambule seule dans le metro
Une dernière danse
Pour oublier ma peine immense
Je veux m'enfuir, que tout recommence
Oh ma douce souffrance

Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie
Un peu d'amour, un brin de miel
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j'ai peur
Est-ce mon tour?
Vient la douleur...
Dans tout Paris, je m’abandonne
Et je m'envole, vole, vole, vole, vole
Que d’espérance...
Sur ce chemin en ton absence
J'ai beau trimer, sans toi ma vie n'est qu'un décor qui brille, vide de sens

Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie
Un peu d'amour, un brin de miel
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j'ai peur
Est-ce mon tour?
Vient la douleur...
Dans tout Paris, je m’abandonne
Et je m'envole, vole, vole, vole, vole

Dans cette douce souffrance.
Dont j'ai payé toutes les offenses
Ecoute comme mon cœur est immense
Je suis une enfant du monde
Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie
Un peu d'amour, un brin de miel
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j'ai peur
Est-ce mon tour?
Vient la douleur...
Dans tout Paris, je m’abandonne
Et je m'envole, vole, vole, vole, vole



Taken from http://lyricstranslate.com/en/derni%C3%A8re-danse-last-dance.html#ixzz2xwPdd1uT

English

Last dance

Oh my sweet torment,
No point in fighting, you start again
I'm but a meaningless being
Without him I'm a bit troubled
I wander around alone on the subway
A last dance
To forget my great misery
I want to get away, everything to start again,
Oh my sweet torment

I stir the sky, the day, the night
I dance with the wind, the rain
A bit of love, a drop of honey
And I dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
And in the noise, I run and I'm afraid
Is this my turn?
Here comes the pain
In all of Paris, I abandon myself
And away I fly, fly, fly, fly
Nothing but hope
On this road in your absence
Try as I might, without you my life is nothing but a meaningless shiny decor

I stir the sky, the day, the night
I dance with the wind, the rain
A bit of love, a drop of honey
And I dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
And in the noise, I run and I'm afraid
Is this my turn?
Here comes the pain
In all of Paris, I abandon myself
And away I fly, fly, fly, fly

In this sweet torment
Whose offences I've paid in full
Listen to how great my heart is
I'm a child of the world

I stir the sky, the day, the night
I dance with the wind, the rain
A bit of love, a drop of honey
And I dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
And in the noise, I run and I'm afraid
Is this my turn?
Here comes the pain
In all of Paris, I abandon myself
And away I fly, fly, fly, fly



Taken from http://lyricstranslate.com/en/derni%C3%A8re-danse-last-dance.html#ixzz2xwPmxcNw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5KAc5CoCuk

MUSIC: James Arthur

I've always said that good music has to be shared no matter how old it may be. Today's post is on James Arthur's album which has been out for some months now. Before, I never really did bother to take time out and listen to him. Today, for some reason I found myself downloading and listening to his album.

"James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988)^[2] is a British singer and musician who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released after the final and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. It has since gone on to sell over 1.25 million copies in the UK and 2.5 million copies worldwide.^[3] He released his self-titled debut album in November 2013. It debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart."- wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVveNy5Hrk4 (James Arthur (Deluxe) Full Album)

Tracklist:

“You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You”

“Get Down”

“New Tattoo”

“Impossible”

“Lie Down”

“Recovery”

“Roses”

“Supposed”

“Suicide”

“Is This Love”

“Certain Things”

“Smoke Clouds”

“Flyin’”

WRITING: Crooked Smile

PERFECTLY IMPERFECT?

"Say cheese!"

"Hey! Let's take a picture?"

"Poniso, join our picture."

"Let's have family pictures taken."

Four phrases heard almost every day. Funny enough, many aren't filled with dread upon hearing these words. For people like myself, the utterance of these phrases brings about an uneasiness. Let's go back to 2004 to when my story begins.

A fifth grader with a mouth full of one too many baby teeth. My story begins with a "lump" growing right above my upper-left canine. Not too long after, the same happens on the right side of my mouth. That, my friends, was the start of my photo phobia.

Fast forward a few years later, my teeth are now fully developed and I have two misplaced canines and two misaligned incisors. Talk about a blow to my self esteem. Sometime in 2012, I got my first set of braces. I had those on for about three months. Basically, they were more or less like retainers in the sense that they weren't permanent and had to be removed when eating and brushing. Nevertheless, I was delighted with the development- I was one step closer to "fixing" myself. Shortly, I went to get another pair which I had on for about six to nine months. Again, I didn't mind having to wear them because my journey to perfect teeth had just begun.

My nightmare begun after having snapped one of wires in my braces. My visit to the orthodontist revealed to me that my journey to dental perfection had just begun. Turns out I needed yet another set seeing as the ones I had on already had done their job and were no longer needed. After a consultation, I came back to have my braces taken out a few days later. There I was, back to square one. Would my nightmare end?

Of late I have taken the more positive approach. Hard as it may be, I try to look passed my flaws. Trust me, it easy to look at yourself in the mirror and see something that you so  badly want to fix but can't seem to at the moment. But hey, let's just call it my trademark ;) I think the bigger picture here is first me embracing myself. I think only then will I find satisfaction.

"You keep falling victim cause you're insecure.And when I tell you that you're beautiful you can't be sure"

*Crooked Smile- J. Cole ft TLC (lyrics video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCxaXqwRhvw

WRITING: I'm Going To Be Qouted

Dream, dreaming and dreamt/dreamed. Same word, difference tenses. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "I have a dream." Note the use of the word HAVE and not HAD. 

I too have a dream. I want to be quoted. That's right, I want somebody to say my words, have me quoted in publications and even during conversations. Funny dream, isn't it. I'm sure many of you weren't expecting that.

Lupita Nyong'o
2014 Oscars Best Supporting Actress

Thing is, I want to leave something behind. I want when my name is searched on google, more than my Facebook profile appears. No. I'm having none of that. I don't know when or where I'll be quoted but I know it will happen and when it does, it will only be the first of many times to come.

I like to read it sadly I haven't done a lot of it in the past two years. My favourite author is Sidney Sheldon, he's amazing. Anyway, in the Other Side Of Me, he makes reference to standing out from the crowd. I can't give a direct quotation but if memory serves me right, he said something about standing out from everyone else. He wanted to have his legacy and not die as a nobody. He spoke it and that's exactly what he got, his legacy. What's to stop me from getting mine?

"Those who dreamed achieved."

I dreamt, I still am dreaming and hopefully I will have achieved in the not too distant future.

WRITING: Leave It All Behind

It's a couple more hours to new year over here. To those who've already crossed over, happy new year. I'm waiting on a friend to come get me but before that my plan before was pretty much a bust. It wasn't that bad though. It was quite enjoyable actually. So, I figured I'd fit in a little post in the meantime. This, I think will be my last post of 2013.

This will be a short post. Uhm, basically I'll be talking about leaving your 2013 baggage behind. If stuff didn't work out for you this year, you have a whole new year ahead of you. You know what that means, new opportunities are available for you. If at all you're in a fix, you can always start again. It's not easy but it is possible. 

Before this, I was actually on YouTube. I still am actually. I've been listening to rap in particular, 2 Chains. This has got me hyped up and I'd say it inspired this post. The energy in the songs made me feel like leaving all of the stress from 2013 behind. So, you just clear out everything that's not making sense in your life right now. I sure am going to do that. Think of it as a "New Year's" cleaning. You know, like Spring Cleaning. 

Anyway, I said this post would be short and I'll keep to my word. Happy new year. Cheers!

WRITING: Then and Now

"New year, new me". It's almost that time of the year again. Yes, 31/12/13 is the day will see the annual cycle repeat itself. Social networks will be filled with status updates of people changing in the year2014. Resolutions, as the call them. I have nothing against new year's resolutions though. It's just funny because it's always the same old story. I graduated from high school two years ago. Looking back, it's been two years since I wore that high school graduation gown. What does that mean? I've had two years since the me of 2011 graduated from high school.

Have I achieved any of my resolutions in the past two years? Honestly, I don't know. I've never really  been one to focus on that anyway. What exactly is the point of this post? Well, it's me saying you don't need resolutions to be a better you. You don't have to plaster your social media with the changes people will expect to see from you in the new year. I like to think change is inevitable and there's definitely no way you can stop it. Thing is, if you're meant to change you will. When you do, believe me it will be noticed. Don't forget, change can either be good or bad. That's up to you. In as much as we can't resist change, you can choose the path you want to walk on-hypothetically speaking. I think you catch my drift.

Basically, I don't believe the whole "then and now" hype. The only difference is that you get older and possibly wiser but it's still the same person underneath. To sum it up, simply LIVE life. You don't need to refer to a piece of paper to see how far you've come along the way. I know it's early, but you have yourselves a blessed 2014.

MOVIES: Movies to look out for January, 2014.

Are you a movie fanatic? Do you like to stay updated with the latest movies on the big screen? Here's a list of movies to look out for in the month of January 2014.

January TBA

• The Bronx Bull 

Friday, January 3

• Paranormal Activity: The Marked ... Thriller 
• Open Grave Thriller 
• The Best Offer Drama 
• Beyond Outrage 

Friday, January 10

• Lone Survivor Drama 
• The Legend of Hercules Drama 2D/3D
• Her Drama 
• The Adventurer: The Curse of the... Adventure 
• The Banshee Chapter Thriller 
• The Truth About Emanuel Drama 
• Black Coffee Romance 
• Raze Action 
• Cold Comes the Night Drama 
• Dumbbells 
• Divorce Corp Documentary 

Wednesday, January 1

• Generation War Drama 

Friday, January 17

• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Action 
• The Nut Job Comedy 
• Devil's Due Thriller 
• Ride Along Action 
• Big Bad Wolves Thriller 
• Like Father, Like Son Drama 
• G.B.F. Comedy 
• Back in the Day Comedy 
• Reasonable Doubt Thriller 
• Life of a King 
• Jamesy Boy Action 
• Gloria Drama 

Friday, January 2

• I, Frankenstein Horror3D/2D
• Run & Jump Drama 
• Enemies Closer Thriller 
• 24 Exposures Thriller 
• Gimme Shelter Drama 

Friday, January 31

• Labor Day Drama 
• That Awkward Moment Romantic Comedy 
• Best Night Ever Comedy 
• Brightest Star Drama 
• At Middleton 
• Tim's Vermeer Documentary 

Movie list obtained from Movie Insider: http://www.movieinsider.com/movies/january/2014/