Tag Archive for ‘music’
While My Fingers Gently Weep
After two years of neglect, my guitar has found a friend in me again. I’m a bad friend then, because I only pick up the guitar when the need arises; the keyboard is just more gratifying for me to play. But I am heading to a place in a few months—a place where a keyboard… Read More ›
I’ll Bring You More Than A Song
There’s a Mandarin song I recently had to learn to sing properly for church worship. It wasn’t a particular favourite, but I worked on singing it right. Word by word, I took the song apart so I wouldn’t twist the Mandarin words out of shape by treating it like an English song. My confidence grew,… Read More ›
Something About Level 42
Maybe it was because their music brings me back to those brilliant days of youth, those diamond days. I was done with grueling exams, tired of studying. I was heading to the States for college. It was summer, the days were long, friends were plentiful, I kept meeting new people, I wore my Wayfarers all… Read More ›
Never In My Wildest Dreams
Every so often, a band comes along with songs that take your breath away. Their music and lyrics become like favourite books read many times over–you know the plot, the characters are old friends–, and there are some things that only grow better with time. You want to play their songs. You download the chord… Read More ›
Letting Fear Work For You
A new friend who is a natural on the piano tells me he likes to play what he doesn’t know. In contrast, he tells me one of his best friends, a multi-instrumentalist, likes playing what he knows, the kind of music he truly enjoys. In all likelihood, probably the kind of music he identifies with…. Read More ›
In My Life
There are places I remember all my life Though some have changed, Some forever, not for better, Some have gone, and some remain, All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life, I loved them all . . . I… Read More ›
Ambient Cover
This is a dreamy cover of the Billy Idol hit, Eyes Without a Face. The instrumental bridge is brilliantly reflective, verging on melancholic, with a simple riff that I want to play on the keys. It’s one of those evenings when dishes need to be washed and put away, another laundry load to be done,… Read More ›
