Kelly Clarkson - Because of You

I will not make
The same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you

Damien Rice -The Blowers Daughter

And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her sky

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes...

And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We'll both forget the breeze
Most of the time
And so it is
The colder water
The blower's daughter
The pupil in denial

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes...

Did I say that I loathe you?
Did I say that I want to
Leave it all behind?

I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off you
I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off you
I can't take my mind off you
I can't take my mind...
My mind...my mind...
'Til I find somebody new
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電影Closer偷情的主題曲，
I can't take my eyes off you，隨後大提琴補上樂句的餘韻，
再加上女聲所穿插的三句歌詞，輕聲如同女神的呢喃，
美的讓人糾結心碎。

Naturally 7 - Feel it (live in Paris subway)

很棒的Acapella團體!

Merry Christmas!

來幾首我最喜歡的聖誕節慶歌曲:

Hark the Herald Angels Sing



Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"


White Christmas



I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten,
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

看好戲，吃好包

看寶島一村就送顆桂冠肉包，挺有創意的 XD

Discovery CM - 世界如此精采

非常溫馨的廣告，看到亞當跟傑米玩火的時候我笑了 XD

LYRICS:

I love the mountains
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when great whites fly
I love the whole world [Les Stroud]
And all its sights and sounds
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da
I love the oceans
I love real dirty things [Mike Rowe]
I love to go fast
I love Egyptian kings
I love the whole world
And all its craziness
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da [Richard Machowicz]
I love tornadoes [Joshua Wurman]
I love arachnids [Bear Grylls]
I love hot magma
I love the giant squids
I love the whole world
It's such a brilliant place
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da [Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage]
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da [Stephen Hawking]
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da
Boom-dee-ah-da, boom-dee-ah-da

CAST:

Les Stroud,Host Of Survivorman
Mike Rowe,Host Of Dirty Jobs
Richard Machowicz,Host Of Future Weapons
Joshua Wurman,Storm Chasers
Bear Grylls,Host OF Man Vs. Wild
Jamie Hyneman,Host OF MythBusters
Adam Savage,Host Of MythBusters
Stephen Hawking ... Himself

可愛的大阪府民們

從老到少全部都很愛演 XD

Hiromi's Sonicbloom!

古典有野田妹，爵士則有爆走上原妹！
上原廣美雖然個頭小小一個，在鍵盤上可是爆發力十足。

Return of Kung-Fu World Champion

合成電子味十足，有沒有當年紅白機上頭功夫的味道？ XD

If...

慢一點的曲子就沒高潮沒張力？沒這回事

Love and Laughter


俏皮輕鬆，充滿各種表情的即興

今年兩廳院夏日爵士派對系列中將帶來老班底以四重奏的形式豋場，精采可期！

天堂的絕唱 - Alban Berg Quartett Farewell Concert '08, Taipei

2007已經來台做最後演出的ABQ，今年適逢前央行總裁許遠東逝世十週年，ABQ為了感念這位熱愛音樂的好友，橫跨了半個地球從巴西再次來台演出。

值得大書特書的是今次下半場演出Beethoven晚期弦樂四重奏作品之一的op.132第三樂章，從去年敗入ABQ錄製的大全集之後，很少注意過這首作品(大部分都在聽op.130)，甚至昨天音樂會結束後在車上拿出iPod重聽一次都比不上在現場的那份感動。

這個慢板樂章採用ABABA的五段形式，A段如教堂中的聖詠，B段則是較為輕鬆活潑的曲調，兩個動機彼此互相穿插著，彷彿用俗世凡間的歡愉，襯托出在天國裡的寧靜喜悅。

絕美的音色透過音樂廳營造出來的聲響，真的令人有置身在大教堂當中聆聽聖歌的錯覺，僅由四把絃樂器，便將天堂掉落凡間的音符給演奏出來了。

我索性閉上眼睛，享受這純粹完美樂音所帶來的感動。

Beethoven: String Quartet, Op.132, 3rd mov.
(布達佩斯弦樂四重奏版本)




同場加映op.130的cavatina為安可曲，也是感人至深的慢板樂章，曲末最後一個音符將空氣凝結住，台上台下一同在這餘韻中，為故人默哀。



會末全場觀眾起立鼓掌致敬，總共謝幕超過了五六次才結束，成軍超過30年的ABQ也在台灣劃下一個完美的休止符。

1st violin - Günter Pichler
2nd violin - Gerhard Schulz, Klaus Maetzl (1971-1978)
Viola - Isabel Charisius, Thomas Kakuska (1981-2005), Hatto Beyerle (1971-1981)
Violoncello - Valentin Erben

Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but your so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, and I'm tryin to get back
before the cool done run out I'll be givin it my best test
and nothin's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our god forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved Loved

So, i won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i'm sure
there's no need to complicate our time is short
this is our fate, i'm yours

*scat*

I've been spendin' way too long checkin' my tongue in the mirror
and bendin' over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
and so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I'd be sayin' is there ain't no better reason
to rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
it's what we aim to do
our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more, no more
it cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you will find that the sky is yours

so please don't, please don't, please don't,
there's no need to complicate,
Cause our time is short
This, this, this is our fate,
I'm yours

*scat*
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It's summer time! 炎炎夏日裡就要聽這種節奏輕鬆，帶點雷鬼味的歌曲來降溫。