Playlist #1 - Memorable Movies

I've been listening to Richard Mercer's Love Song Dedications while driving at night recently and it made me think of starting a new blog series to keep a record of all the great songs that I hear on the radio and elsewhere. Tonight, after watching the end of Dirty Dancing on TV, the infamous dance scene between Johnny and Baby gave me the idea for the theme of my first song blog...

1. (I've had) the time of my life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes [Dirty Dancing]
2. I will always love you - Whitney Houston [The Bodyguard]
3. Come what may - Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor [Moulin Rouge]
4. I don't wanna miss a thing - Aerosmith [Armageddon]
5. My heart will go on - Celine Dion [Titanic]
6. When you say nothing at all - Ronan Keating [Notting Hill]
7. Endless Love - Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross [Endless Love]
8. Unchained melody - Righteous Brothers [Ghost]
9. Can you feel the love tonight - Elton John [The Lion King]
10. A whole new world - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle [Aladdin]

Rocketeer

Just heard this song on the radio and fell in love with the melody. Pulling out my handy dandy android, I "Shazam"ed it and found that it was Rocketeer by Far East Movement ft. Ryan Tedder. I looked them up and realised that they are an Asian American electro hop band who also did the super catchy song that's been floody our radios: Like a G6. I knew I'd heard of this band and this song before so after some googling and youtubing I realised that they are affiliated with Wongfu Productions and Kevjumba also used their song in his video Shed a Tear. I think it's really cool that Asian Americans are having world wide success in their creative ventures. It's cool when normal people you see on youtube are appearing on our radios or tvs half way across the world. Just goes to show that the world is getting smaller everyday and maybe one day, you could be the person sharing your gift with the world too!

Just a dream

I subscribe to a lot of people on youtube and always get excited when I have a whole lot of new videos to watch. Most of them are funny, some are inspiring and the special ones have found a perfect medium to share their talents with the world.

A new talent I was recently introduced to gave me chills when I listened to their cover of Nelly's "Just a Dream". The video looked and sounded amazing and brought back nostalgic memories of when I used to love singing in my room into a deodorant can every day after school. Their rendition was so good that it didn't feel like a cover of Nelly's song, but rather, they had made it their own, and sang it with such passion that it has inspired me to start singing again. I can't say that I will be hopping on the youtube singer bandwagon anytime soon but I definitely hope to reignite the passion with a long lost love.

"Just A Dream" by Nelly - Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2RA0vsZXf8