rolling stones - love is strong

Starting out the concert series: I have friends bugging me to go to the Rolling Stones concert in Bucharest on July 17. Thus, I am bugging other friends to come with me and so on. Now I can't say I am a big Stones knower or liker. But it's probably my only chance to see them in concert before one of them snuffs it (yeah, that was mean) and I know that I'll probably scratch out my eyes if I don't go, so I will probably yield to temptation. This is one of my favourite Stones song, along with Anybody Seen My Baby. It is simply H.O.T.

depeche mode - walking in my shoes

Depeche Mode... hm, the first time I heard about them was from a gang of guys in my neighbourhoood when I was a little girl... maybe... dunno 6 or 7? They were in their teens and generally not well regarded by the parents. And they have been blamed for writing on the walls in the stair halls and scratching stuff into the paint. One of them was a rose with DM written underneath :)

The first song of theirs that I have heard was probably Enjoy the Silence or maybe Personal Jesus. Not knowledgeable enough to call myself a fan, but whenever I hear a song of theirs, it usually hits home. This one here is one of my faves. Great lyrics, give them a read.

matchbox twenty - if you're gone

It was only a matter of time till another MB20 would show up on the blog again. I work in a 24/7 call center, which is obviously a shift jobs. A thing which I like because there are always people willing to take on my morning shifts and leave me their afternoon ones, which is vital for a late sleeper like me :). However, my favourite shifts, of which I unfortunately don't get enough, are night shifts. I love the peace and quiet of it. No one around the building (well, except the door guards and the firemen, but they are on ground floor, I'm on the fourth). I stay awake till 4-4:30 am if I am given the chance anyway, so there's no big deal in prolonging that till 7 am. Usually no one's calling in, so I am left to fill my time.

Am on nightshift right now. I brought a stash of cd's with me to which I haven't listened in a while. It was like meeting up with dear old friends. I know them by heart, they have memories and feelings connected to them, I know I like them every time I rediscover them... and they always stir that something in me that made me like them in the first place. I absolutely love Matchbox Twenty. Everything they've ever done. I got their three albums in Barcelona a couple of years ago. Oh, the thrill of the chase, the joy of the discovery, the relief of the prey, the extasy of fitting them into my rather tight budget... :)

This one is off their second hit album, Mad Season. This is a live acoustic version.

I think Ive already lost you
I think youre already gone
I think Im finally scared now
You think Im weak - but I think youre wrong
I think youre already leaving
Feels like your hand is on the door
I thought this place was an empire
But now Im relaxed - I cant be sure

I think youre so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think Im just scared - I think too much
I know this is wrong its a problem Im dealing

If youre gone - maybe its time to go home
Theres an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If youre gone - baby you need to come home
Cuz theres a little bit of something me
In everything in you

I bet youre hard to get over
I bet the room just wont shine
I bet my hands I can stay here
I bet you need - more than you mind

I think youre so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think Im just scared - that I know too much
I cant relate and thats a problem Im feeling

If youre gone - maybe its time to go home
Theres an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If youre gone - baby you need to come home
Cuz theres a little bit of something me
In everything in you

I think youre so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think Im just scared - do I talk too much
I know this is wrong its a problem Im dealing

If youre gone - maybe its time to go home
Theres an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If youre gone - baby you need to come home
Cuz theres a little bit of something me
In everything in you

ana johnson - we are

I liked this song the moment I heard it. I like rock chicks :) Not even the fact that it was on the soundtrack of Spiderman deterred me; then again, I have another film from the series posted here. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I like Spidey. It's a crap movie, of course, but that only if you insist looking at it as a movie. I don't. I continue to view it as a cartoon, with actors instead of drawings and thus am able to enjoy it despite all flaws and blunders.

Now just you go figure what a weird person I am. Here were, four or five people wanting to go to the movies to see Spiderman. Frist, someone's late for the meeting point. Then, I insist we pass an ATM so I can withdraw money to get my ticket and a coke. They don't want to take that route, cause they'll pay and I'll repay afterwards. I hate having people pay in my stead, even if it's just a loan. They rush like mad, I tell them to calm down, as all we are bound to lose are the ten minutes of commercials at the beginning of every flick. Then someone starts bickering. I have my ticket bought and get myself a bottle of coke. Finally we enter the theatre, but hey, one guy's missing cause he went to the loo. It's dark already inside, commercials showing, so we have to wait for him as to not get split up. There are some free seats there that are just perfect - nothing hindering the view, first row of a bunch of them, so we don't even bother anyone. No, someone insists we go farther to the front. The movie is about to start, we grope our way. By this time I am not pissed, I am fuming. They have watched me grow increasingly mad and kept making fun, by now I don't even talk to them, they find the whole situation very amusing and keep giggling. They finally decide they are up front enough and sit down on three seats at the margin. I sit myself in the row behind them. Am not in the mood for more giggling and teasing on their part. I just want to enjoy watching this cartoon (by the above definition) and relax, wind down. By know, one guy probably senses I'm serious about it, so he gets up and sits beside me cause it's not nice to watch a movie alone... errrrm. Hm. Approximately the same group of people wanted to watch Garfield in the 8pm show. I went to the 6pm one, alone, rather enjoying it.

Anyways, looking back these are the two things I remember about the film. Ana Johnson's song and that movie-going experience. Am not going to the movies alone anymore, but I darn sure pick my company.

goo goo dolls - here is gone

When I first heard Iris, I instantly fell in love with the song. It... touched something. Much later did I see the movie City of Angels of which it was part of the soundtrack and made the connection to the lyrics. For a long, long time, it was the only song I knew from the band. Slowly, I discovered more and Goo Goo Dolls are definitely in my top ten bands now with Here Is Gone being one of the faves. I remember either reading or hearing a piece of trivia at some point. I guess 12 years waiting for international success (they were formed in 1986, Iris was released in 1998) can do that to you: before Iris made it big, singer/songwriter John Rzeznik had serious self-esteem problems regarding his songwriting skills. I think his songwriting skills are fucking amazing, but judge for yourselves.

nelly furtado - powerless

I like Nelly. I had mixed feelings about her first single Like A Bird, sometimes liking it, sometimes being bored by it. The album title Whoaaa... Nelly was kind of cute though an I liked other songs of it, like (Shit) on the Radio and Turn off the Lights, not to mention Forca. Her comeback now after a baby break is really amazing, with more great songs. She manages to be good looking, to be hot'n'sultry if she wishes without becoming cheap, which is a pretty rare thing in my view. One of my favourite tracks of hers is Powerless (Say What You Want), dealing with her ethnic background and the way ethnicity is treated by majoritarian cultures. A serious issue to a lighthearted tune. Listening to this on my mp3 player while making my way through rain to work puts a smile on my face, regardless of how many reckless drivers manage to soak me in puddle water. Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you...

metallica - enter sandman

Well, in this post I am not going to tell you how I've finally discovered Metallica. That's another story and another song. The only Metallica song I thought I liked at that time (and now you know it, huh?). Hey, I was in denial. I knew a song with the title Enter Sandman existed but wasn't even curious about it as there couldn't have possibly been another song of the band I might like.

So why am I posting this instead of taking it nice, from the beginning? Well, because lately I am in a Metallica / Guns'n'Roses mood to the extent of downloading three albums each last night. This was further fueled by precisely this song coming up on MTV - I was heavily impressed :) And... the song still rocks when a Bolivian guy sings it in English in an Irish pub in Germany top the delight of three Romanian fellows. Hey dude... you should've won! Well, if this song can withstand globalization, it can withstand anything! Now turn up your volume and take my hand... we're off to Never Neverland.