Samson

Heard this the first time from CSI-NY. Terus jatuh cinta. Reminiscing material to the utmost. Sung by Regina Spektor.

She even performed this in Edinburgh last 21st August 2006... which was during the Fringe Festival, I reckon.





You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
The bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first , I loved you first
Beneath the stars came falling on our heads
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
He told me i was beautiful and came into my bed

Oh I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors and the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
and kissed me till the morning light, the morning light
and he kissed me till the morning light

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed

Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first

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Fame 'Embarrasses' YouTube Guitar Star

You Google him under "YouTube guitar canon lim jeong-hyun ", you get 827 Results. He's awesome! At the time of this blogprint, his page already has been viewed 8,673,336 times with 18,153 Comments... and still growing!!!

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South Korean student Lim Jeong-hyun has basked in five minutes and 20 seconds of fame in front of almost 9 million viewers.

About two weeks ago, The New York Times identified Mr Lim, 22, as the mysterious man bathed in sunlight who played guitar in one of YouTube.com's most-watched videos of all time.

A video simply titled "guitar" appeared on YouTube, a popular video-sharing website, about eight months ago.

It shows a young man sitting between his desk and bed, bowing his head so that his baseball cap covers his eyes, ferociously playing a rock version of Johann Pachelbel's Canon- music often played at weddings.

The guitarist's face is never seen, and the footage focuses on his fingers.

His real name is not mentioned in the video, but he calls himself "funtwo".

The austerity of the clip and the new interpretation of a well-known piece of music has fascinated millions.

After the article, the shy Mr Lim woke up one day in late August and found himself famous.

Local media picked up what The New York Times had reported and Mr Lim's tale was told by major South Korean newspapers and TV networks.

"I was so embarrassed because I had too many phone calls and too many visitors all of the sudden," he told Reuters Television at a music studio in Seoul.

Intrigue

Many of the people who posted comments on YouTube wanted to know the guitarist's identity.

Many complimented his playing, while some questioned if he was aided by electronics and a few said he was a fraud.

The clip has become YouTube's second-most discussed video after one of people lip syncing a video game theme song.

With short hair, dyed dark brown, glasses and a T-shirt, Mr Lim hardly looks the part of a guitar hero - and he does not consider himself one either.

"I became famous not because my playing technique was great, but because the Pachelbel's Canon arranged by Jerry C was a very popular piece," he said.

The New York Times has reported that Jerry Chang, a guitarist from Taiwan, composed the arrangement Mr Lim played.

TV performance

Others have tried to claim they were the guitarist in the video or had a part in the composition, but there is no doubt that Mr Lim can play the piece masterfully.

He plugged in his guitar, the one seen on the video, and played the rock version of Canon for Reuters Television with his right hand streaming over the notes and his left hand a flurry of activity fingering the frets.

Mr Lim first picked up a guitar when he was a third-year student in middle school.

He took acoustic and electric guitar lessons for about a month on each instrument and is mostly self-taught.

Mr Lim says he practised for three weeks before recording the video, and he was not all that satisfied with his performance.

"If I gave a grade to my playing, it should be 50 or 60 out of 100," he said.

He says his immediate plans are to head back to New Zealand, where he is studying information technology at the University of Auckland.

"I have no intention to be a professional musician as of now," he said.

"I just enjoy playing the guitar."

- Reuters

First, listen to this, the original composition by Johann Pachelbel:



And now, the re-arrangement (by Jerry Chang) played by Lim Jeong-hyun!!!

Dear Mr. President

Looking for more Indigo Girls' video clip, but stumbled across this brilliant song by Pink (feat. Indigo Girls) instead. I hope the Presidents of the USA listen to this.



Dear Mr. President
Come take a walk with me

Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why

Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way
from whiskey and cocaine

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye

Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way

Let me tell you bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away

Let me tell you bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box

Let me tell you bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work

You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me

Hmm, Would you...?

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Awan Yang Terpilu

...tidak kau mengerti,
Tidak kau sedari,
Keadaanku yang memujamu...



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I Don't Know Why

It felt like a breeze, the fiasco in 2000. And now I've moved on, and so have You. How true when they say one could never forget one's first love....

Semoga selamat segalanya 3 September 2006.




I DON'T KNOW WHY - Shawn Colvin, Fat City

I don't know why
The sky is so blue
And I don't know why
I'm so in love with you
But if there were no music
Then I would not get through
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do


I don't know why
But somewhere dreams come true
And I don't know where
But there will be a place for you
And every time you look that way
I would lay down my life for you
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do


I don't know why
But some are going to make you cry
And I don't know how
But I will get you by, I will try
They're not trying to cause you pain
They're just afraid of loving you
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do


I don't know why
The trees grow so tall
And I don't know why
I don't know anything at all
But if there were no music
Then I would not get through
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do

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