Sunday, November 18, 2007

I can't cry hard enough.

I'm gonna live my life
Like every day's the last
Without a simple goodbye
It all goes by so fast

And now that you've gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

Gonna open my eyes
And see for the first time
I let go of you like
A child letting go of his kite

There it goes, up in the sky
There it goes, beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

Gonna look back in vain
And see you standing there
When all that remains
Is an empty chair

And now that you've gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

{posted by Chibi on 6:57 PM} +

Monday, November 05, 2007

Curhat di Kantor

Ini hasil coret-coretan di Buku Curhat Viewpoint. True story :P

{posted by Chibi on 7:05 PM} +

Music Is My Life

{listening to : Lim Jeong Hee - Music Is My Life}

What does music mean to you? I wake up every morning, take a shower, eat, sleep, work, and play with music everyday. Basicly, just like Lim Jeong Hee said in her song title, music is my life.

As I review Andra & The Backbone vs Yoon Gun saga in my previous entry (XDD), I notice some musicians got influence from other people's music too. In this case, my favorite artists. Let see...

[+] Rain (Bi) admitted that he's a fan of Usher. Check out his songs - especially on his latest album.
[+] M (Lee Min Woo) is a fan of Justin Timberlake. He dances just like JT.
[+] M's song Boyfriend reminds me so much of Ne-Yo's Because Of You.
[+] Energy (Taiwanese boyband) obviously took cover Shinhwa's songs Hey! Come On and sang it in Chinese - which they (Energy) became popular with. No offense to Energy fans, but I hate Energy since then. I am a Shinhwa lover.
[+] And Energy also sang Fly To The Sky's song, Se7en's song, SM Town's song... #_#
[+] Fly To The Sky had a song composed by Brian McKnight himself - Condition Of My Heart. They also sang the Korean version of All 4 One's Not Ready For Goodbye. Cool.
[+] KangTa's song Gamyeon is so Babyface's Loneliness.
[+] Indonesian duo Tofu sang the Indonesian version of Jay Chou's Love Before Century (Ai Zai Xi Yuan Qian). Not a copycat, they said. Just remake the song. Hmm. I like Jay's version waaay better.
[+] Shinhwa's song Brand New reminds me of Beyonce's Crazy In Love.
[+] Lee Hyori was suspected to copying Britney Spears' song into her Get Ya song.
[+] Korean band NE1 sang Korean version of Dewa's song Takkan Ada Cinta Yang Lain in their 1st album Jakarta Bintang (2005). And they sang in Indonesian too! Too bad I missed their performance in Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta last year.
[+] Agnes Monica admitted that she's a fan of TVXQ. Well, her style reminds me so much of BoA... with her clothes/performances.
[+] Agnes also had a duet with Keith Martin.
[+] Kim Dong Wan from Shinhwa always sings Japanese songs in Shinhwa's concert for his solo performance. Such as Misia's Everything, X-Japan's Tears...
[+] Once he sang Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name, and it was terrible. LOL. His English ruined everything XD (No offense, Dong Wan. I still love you though.) Maybe that's why Kim Dong Wan then prefer Japanese songs over English. It's easier :)
[+] Although, I really don't know why Shin Hye Sung from Shinhwa sang Ricky Martin's Livin La Vida Loca for his solo performance in Shinhwa concert O__o I thought Hyesungie is a pure R&B lover?

And many more.
Well, music influences everyone. And everything.

{posted by Chibi on 6:52 PM} +

Andra & The Backbone - (Nggak Terlalu) Sempurna...

{listening to : Andra & The Backbone - Sempurna and Yoon Gun - Galsaek Meori}

Sejak liburan Lebaran kemarin, gue cukup ter-braiwash dengan lagu Sempurna dari Andra & The Backbone. Melodinya enak, liriknya bagus, dan selain karena video klipnya yang diputar maraton di semua stasiun TV (err, maksud gue stasiun TV musik seperti MTV Asia, Global TV... gitu deh), sebenernya diantara para personel Dewa emang cuma Andra yang gue kecengin XDD
Pokoknya lagu Sempurna itu beneran 'nyolong' perhatian gue banget.

But speaking of speaking...
Lambat laun gue mulai merasa kalau lagu itu kok 'familiar' buat gue... Hmmmm... *mulai berpikir*
Melodinya kaya nggak asing buat gue. Apa ya? Apa ya? Apa ya?
Ah, memang lagu jaman sekarang kan suka mirip-mirip melodinya, ya wajarlah. Apalagi frekuensi pemutarannya yang agak ekstrim, ya wajar donk kalo melodinya nyantol banget di otak *mulai menenangkan diri*.

Selesai libur Lebaran, gue kembali ke singgasana gue (alias kamar gue). Dan perasaan 'familiar' itu semakin membuat "HMMM.... APA YA? APA YA?" gue jadi kapital. Gue mulai menelusuri jejak list winamp gue.
Dan... AHA!

Gue menemukan satu lagu (agak) lama yang dulu pernah sangat gue suka (sekitar tahun 2003). Yaitu lagunya Yoon Gun yang judulnya Galsaek Meori (갈색머리), atau Brown Hair kalo diterjemahin ke bahasa Inggris. Suara AHA! gue sangat keras dan jelas, karena gue (entah kenapa) nggak kaget mendengar melodi dari intro sampai masuk lagu yang sama persis dengan lagu Sempurnya nya Andra & The Backbone.
HMMMMMMMM.....
Ya nggak sama plek juga sih lagunya. Ada bedanya kok - beda tipis. LOL. Punya Andra lebih naik satu nada, kayanya XD Dan bagian reff nya beda. Walopun kalo lu dengerin Yoon Gun punya yang versi instrumentalnya, gue bisa menyanyikan lagu Sempurna-nya Andra dengan baik :P kalo nggak percaya, silakan dengerin aja sendiri lagunya Yoon Gun :P (Galsaek Meori itu track 4, versi instrumentalnya di track 11). Boleh juga dilacak di Youtube siapa tau nemu pidionya :P

Kenapa bisa begitu? Mana gue tau. Itu sih tanya aja langsung ke Mas Andra atau penulisnya, atau ke EMI (labelnya) juga bisa 'kali :P

Asal tau aja, gue sebagai pecinta K-pop (musik pop Korea) sangat sangat ngefans ama Yoon Gun. Mungkin banyak orang nggak tau, siapa sih Yoon Gun itu. Ya emang dia nggak ngetop sih di Indonesia. Cuma kalangan orang-orang yang tau musik Korea aja yang tau, 'kali. Yoon Gun itu dulu personelnya grup Brown Eyes - yang ngetop abis di Korea sana - dan kemudian bubar dan tahun 2003 masing-masing personelnya bikin album sendiri, yaitu Brown Eyed Soul dan Yoon Gun. Mungkin yang pernah denger soundtrack-nya drama Sad Sonata (Seulpeun Yonga) tau lagu Saranghandamyeon dan Heeojijago (yang videoklipnya top abis itu)? Nah itu Yoon Gun juga yang nyanyi.
Lagu Galsaek Meori itu ada di album pertamanya Yoon Gun. Gue punya albumnya, dan juga video klip nya lagu itu. Jadi gampang banget ya gue menemukan jawaban dari 'Hmmm apa ya' gue itu tadi XD

Kalo dibilang sebel, nggak juga sih. Soalnya dua-duanya (lagunya) sama-sama enak sih. Kecewa aja sih mungkin ya. Dan kalo masalah jiplak-menjiplak lagu, itu gue nggak urusan deh. Gue udah mati rasa - dari WTF jadi WTV dah. Indonesia kan udah banyak banget menjiplak, apalah artinya meributkan satu lagu. Hahaha.

Teori gue :
A. Andra jalan-jalan ke Korea, terus nemu toko CD.. Belanja CD deh dia buat referensi musiknya. Eh, nemu satu lagu enak nih, punyanya Yoon Gun. Yoon Gun Siapa sih? Nggak pernah denger. Lagu lama pula, taun 2003. Ulik-ulik melodinya... Gitarnya oke juga...
B. Sebenernya Andra & The Backbone adalah pecinta K-Pop juga! Uwauw! Jadi mereka juga suka ama Brown Eyes... terutama Yoon Gun. Jadi sering denger lagunya deeh, apalagi Galsaek Meori kan lumayan ngetop dulu...

Lalu... (Pilih salah satu) :
Option 1. Lama-kelamaan jadi nyantol di otak deh, jadi nggak nyadar pas bikin lagu, melodinya jadi sama.. Ah masa sama sih? Nggak kooook... Namanya lagu kan emang suka ada aja yang miriiiip..
Option 2. Ah, toh orang Indo gak ada yang tau Yoon Gun siapa. Pake aja melodinya buat lagu baru, toh liriknya juga diganti. Masih beda di bagian reffrain, kan? Bukan nyontek donk namanya. Nggak apa-apa lah.
Option 3. Semua option benar.

XDD Pilih teori yang mana? Hmmmmmmmm......
Mungkin musti tunggu jawaban Mas Andra, 'kali ya... (Ada yang mau nanya ama dia? Gih. Tanyain. Salam dari gue - dan fans nya Yoon Gun XD)
Yah, di dunia ini memang nggak ada yang Sempurna. :)

{posted by Chibi on 5:27 PM} +

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