10 July 2020

K7 #015 - For Movies



If you'd invite me to watch movies, I'd probably ask to do something else. I do like movies, but it's not my thing to keep binge-watching them. I watch it when I'm in the mood.

But one thing I can assure: the best movies I've watched surely had some great soundtracks. Music is the soul of a movie. It can be pre-existent or specially composed.

We usually see original pieces being performed by an orchestra, but sometimes an artist or band write a song exclusively for a film. And that's today's subject: songs specially composed for movies. They might have appeared in future collections of the artist, but at that time, it was for and only the movie. I may have watched it or not. You guess hahaha.

And these are the songs and their respective movies:
 
  • Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Mad Max Thunderdome)
  • Joe Esposito - You're The Best (Karate Kid - 1984)
  • R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (Space Jam)
  • Wings - Live And Let Die (007: Live and Let Die)
  • Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise (Dangerous Minds)
  • Pharell Wiliams - Happy (Despicable Me 2)
  • Phill Collins - You'll Be In My Heart (Tarzan)
  • Huey Lewis and The News - The Power Of Love (Back To The Future)
  • Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)
  • Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (Top Gun)
  • The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Saturday Night Fever)
  • Survivor - The Eye Of The Tiger (Rocky III)
  • The Wonders - That Thing You Do (That Thing You Do!)
  • Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (The Breakfast Club)
 
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3 July 2020

(SMS) Killswitch Engage - The End Of A Heartache

[Intro]

Seek me, call me

I'll be waiting

Seek me, call me

I'll be waiting

 

[Verse 1]

This distance, this dissolution

I cling to memories while falling

Sleep brings release, and the hope of a new day

Waking the misery of being without you

Surrender, I give in

Another moment is another eternity

 

[Chorus]

(Seek me) For comfort, (Call me) For solace

(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart

(Seek me) Completion, (Call me) I'll be waiting

(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart

 

[Verse 2]

You know me, you know me all too well

My only desire - to bridge our division

In sorrow I speak your name

And my voice mirrors, mirrors my torment

 

[Chorus]

 

[Bridge]

Am I breathing?

My strength fails me

Your picture, a bitter memory

 

[Outro]

For comfort, for solace

(Seek me) For comfort, (Call me) For solace

(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart



Photo by Aimee Vogelsang on Unsplash


We are living dark times. Times when we're facing an invisible enemy that nobody is really sure of how to face it. Sometimes I feel like that scene from the Karate Kid (2010), with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, where the boy is asked to "hang it up, take it down, put it on the ground, pick it up, put it on, take it off, ad infinitum" his coat. There is no consensus on what to do or where to run. Because of this, people are dying. People close to us. Besides, other diseases are manifesting more and more.

 

The pain of losing someone we know or that is related to someone close to us is unspeakable. We should be mourning all who are dying. They had their history, their family, their lives! Instead, we prefer arguing over unnecessary subjects. We prefer fighting because our "pet politician" does not agree with this or that. We prefer contending because my favourite brand is not yours. What really matters, lives, are being left behind. The resources to help preventing those numbers from scaling up are being stolen or hidden. This goes beyond Right or Left wing. Holding God's hands is what is left for us to do.

 

I totally support believing in researchers, doctors, and physicians to heal our wounds, because they studied to be where they are. Some are even post-doctored in their knowledge fields. I also support believing in divine inspiration and healing. Both strands should be walking together instead of on their own. Fanatics from both sides prefer throwing stones at each other instead of handing their pride and being open to new ideas, what have already happened to some famous scientists and preachers.

 

Unfortunately when someone dies we can't bring them back to life. It would be awesome reliving special moments, saying "I love you" one last time or just looking into their eyes and admiring it. Our hearts aches. It's broken in many pieces and, depending on the day we found ourselves remembering, we can't even find inner peace.

 

But there is one, only the One, who can give the comfort we need. There is only one Who can bring solace and peace. Jesus is the reason of wholeness. He is gentle and is only waiting for your call. He's waiting you to seek and call His name. As I have already said in many other posts, it doesn't mean there will be no more pain or problems, but there will be the Holy Ghost whispering to your mind good things, comforting your broken heart, and healing what hurts you the most.

 

We have chosen to be apart from Him. Sadly, most people only seek God when things are going bad, still, differently from the human being who brings bitterness to his/her heart and judgement, God is merciful and will hold whoever goes into His arms if we truly accept His guidance.

 

"And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Romans 5:9-10,18-21


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1 July 2020

(Albums Recommendations) TOTO - Falling In Between Live [2007]




In my musical journey throughout my 27 years, there were a few bands I’d listened to of which I could say there are no bad albums in their whole discography. TOTO is one of them. The band started back in 1977 in Los Angeles, and the members were also some of the most requested session musicians at that time. In 2019 they announced their retirement. Some of the members were still requested during their lifetime as members of TOTO.

 

Unfortunately it was a band that suffered a lot with diseases. First it was Jeff Porcaro, former drummer and one of the founding members, who passed away in 1992, diagnosed with heart attack due occlusive coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis. In between 2006 and 2007, after the release of the album Falling In Between, the late bassist, also a founding member, and Jeff’s brother, Mike Porcaro, was suffering from an undisclosed injury in his hand which was preventing him from playing at his fullness. Later it was discovered he was suffering from the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which due to some complications from the disease, he passed away in 2016. This is the same disease the guitarist Jason Becker has and the physicist Stephen Hawking had.

 

During the Falling In Between’s tour, because Mike wasn’t able to play the bass, the band invited the session bassist Leland Sklar, who played with known names such as Phil Collins and James Taylor (also many more you can check it out here). The keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, who has toured with other very known names such as Stevie Wonder, David Gilmour and Eric Clapton, was touring with the band since 2003 because the main keyboardist, David Paich, was in a semi-retirement (recording the albums but not going on tour). This tour served as stage to record the amazing Falling In Between Live, which was released in 2007 as a double album and a DVD.

 

This release consists of songs from the album they were touring and some other songs released during their 30 years as a band till that moment. Though not playing with some of their original members, it’s a masterpiece to be enjoyed as a whole. You can enjoy some radio-friendly songs like Africa, Rosanna and Hold The Line, and some heavier and progier songs like Falling In Between and Hydra (which is a snippet that gives space for the drum solo). They also took a time to rearrange some songs for the concert.

 

The songs I like the most in this concert, following their order of appearance, are:

  • Falling In Between
  • Pamela
  • Don’t Chain My Heart
  • Hold The Line
  • Stop Loving You
  • Cruel
  • Rosanna
  • Gift Of Faith
  • Kingdom Of Desire
  • Taint Your World
  • Gypsy Train
  • Africa

 

You’ll see yourself dancing and tapping your feet to the rhythm because it is really contagious. Using the same closing sentence as the Vintage Rock review, “even if you’re not a TOTO fan, this is certainly one worth adding to your collection.” 

 

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19 June 2020

K7 #14 Featuring




Music is the most sublime manifestation of art. It's the universal language which connects people all around the world. Some songs we may even hum though not remembering the lyrics. We tap our feet to its rhythm, even if we don't like what is being played in the background.

 

We listen to some artists because we like their musical genre or because the lyrics relate to ourselves. Sometimes the artists want to go one step further of their usual and invite some people to participate in a song or even an album. These invitations may overcome music genres or not, which can result in expected collaborations as well as truly surprising ones.

 

In this playlist we'll be listening to artists that were featured in songs from other artists. The filename may not show who's featuring, so I'm putting all of them down below.

 

  • Willie Nelson feat. Snoop Dogg
  • Queen feat. David Bowie
  • Alice in Chains feat. Elton John
  • Demon Hunter feat. Bjorn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork, The Night Flight Orchestra)
  • The Beatles feat. Eric Clapton
  • Post Malone feat. Ozzy Osbourne
  • Run-D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith
  • Tourniquet feat. Gabbie Rae, Nick Villars (The Great American Beast) and Rex Carroll (Whitecross, King James)
  • Tony Bennet feat. Lady Gaga
  • Linkin Park feat. Daron Malakian (System Of A Down)
  • Michael Jackson feat. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
  • Jay-Z feat. Linkin Park
  • Thelonious Monk feat. John Coltrane
  • Apocalyptica feat. Tomoyasu Hotei
  • Ella Fitzgerald feat. Louis Armstrong

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13 June 2020

(SMS) Rise Against - Help Is On The Way

[Verse 1]
I have my mother's dreams, I have my father's eyes
You can't take that from me, just go ahead and try
The Crescent City sleeps, while giants in the sky
Preparing to unleash, let loose a mighty cry
Can nobody save us? Will anyone try?
The bayou is burning, the cypress has died
And all along they're saying

[Hook]
Help is on the way (they said, they said)
Help is on the way (they said, they said)
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Help is on the way

[Verse 2]
Five thousand feet below, as black smoke engulfs the sky
The ocean floor explodes, eleven mothers cry
My bones all resonate a burning lullaby
You can't take that from me, just go ahead and try
She stands at the shoreline with hands in the air
Her words pierce the dark night, "does anyone care?"
And all along they're saying

[Hook]

[Bridge]
Right here, right here
Right here, right here
Right here, right here

[Verse 3]
Choking on the black gold, upon which we rely
We keep axes in the attics to see cameras in the sky
"Help is on the way" they said, they said
"Help is on the way" they said, they said
We were told just to sit tight
Cause somebody will soon arrive
"Help is on the way"
But it never came
It never came

[Hook]

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Rise Against isn't a strange band to me. In the magnificent Need For Speed Underground 2 game, there they were with the song Give It All, and the same song was in the Rock Band 2 game. I always thought it was a cool song but never had curiosity to look for another ones from the band till this moment.

I was recently watching a video comparing the classic punk versus the modern punk genres, and there they showed up with a name and melody that caught my attention. The name Help Is On The Way seemed to me a positive message and I consequently went on listening to the full song and paying attention to the lyrics. For my doubled surprise, it was a different lyrics of what I was expecting and because, even being modern punk, they kept the roots of criticising.

The song is about the delay on public politics in helping the homeless and families who suffered the consequences of the Katrina Hurricane, in 2005, what can be seen the videoclip and, also, briefly in the end of the song, the problem with the spilt oil in and how this affected the region.

Now I want to bring the focus to something more intimate and personal. We know people who have been and are living through problems, of their own or someone close to them. These people keep on asking us help and our answer, as a way of solace, is limited to a "I'll be praying for you" or to the emoji 🙏. We tell them "you can count on me" but when in the real need we are the first to step off.

I say this looking at myself. I have done this countless times and it isn't something I'm proud of. I've been trying to change this kind of behaviour every single day. Of being a real hope and not another one in a list promising a false help.

Starting with me, I hope this kind of behaviour may be extinct and, when we say "help is on the way", it may truly be the sooner possible.


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10 June 2020

(Albums Recommendations) Narnia - From Darkness To Light [2019]





The year of 2002 was a magic one for me because many bands that I listen till today were presented to me by my brother back then, bands like Tourniquet, Stryper, Relient K, Whitecross, Bride, Switchfoot and Anberlin. It was also presented to me the band Narnia which, initially, hadn't pleased me, but I would eventually listen to it because my brother listened on the computer. A side note here: most of these bands, that my brother presented to me, were presented to him by our cousin Thiago.

 

Fast forward to 2006 or 2007. My brother was already living on his own and from time to time he would visit the place where I was living with my parents and sister. In one of those visits, he gave me as gift a green Kelpex CD with some songs I could enjoy. There weren't any artists or songs names written anywhere. Amidst those songs, I remember being included Liquid Tension Experiment, Bride, U2, P.O.D. and Narnia. I remember that Narnia's song caught my attention and I really liked it, maybe because it reminded me the beloved Mega Man X6's PlayStation 1 soundtrack. It was the song Judgement Day, and after that, when I discovered what band it was, I sought on listening to all of theirs and, from then on, they became one of my favourite bands.

 

Every release or announcement, there I was enjoying and supporting it, alongside the parallel projects of each member. The departure of the singer Christian Liljegren and admission of Gérman Pascual on vocals; the hiatus and eventual return with Christian, again, on vocals, yielding the production of new material in 2017. Even one of my greatest sad moments was not being able to attend their first concert in Brazil, also in 2017, that gave in to a live recording named We Still Believe.

 

Although, in 2019, with their new album, From Darkness To Light, they returned to Brasil and, for a great happiness, my cousins Vinicius and Larissa gave me the tickets to their concert, that would be in partnership with the bands Tourniquet and Stryper, already mentioned in the first paragraph. Because of a disagreement with the producer, the band Tourniquet didn't attend to the concerts, only Narnia and Stryper came and played which, even so, was a marvellous moment of my life. Besides, I had the opportunity to have the albumautographed by Christian and also a picture with him.

 

The album From Darkness To light is the band's apex. Though some changes have occurred in their 24 years, some details from the classic albums showed up here or there, making it the most innovative and also reaffirmed their musical roots. Another thing I must point out is, even with some musical changes, one thing was always the same since their very first album in 1996: their belief.

 

Just like me, they are Christians, and this is something very clear in their lyrics and even in the way they pose, which I have witnessed in the concert and they the singer talks. This was no hurdle to them on covering songs of non-Christian bands during their career, like Uriah Heep, or even being on tour with non-Christian bands, like Stratovarius. In this album this pose is not different at all. On the contrary, they bring as the main theme what many preachers have been forgetting to mention: the return of Christ. We can also notice in the lyrics that a Christian being goes through hard times, that a life with God doesn't spare one from facing problems, but the way we see and deal with them is different.

 

From the beautiful and sharp Christian Liljegren's vocals, CJ Grimmark's arrangements and guitar solos, Andreas Johansson's drums in simple and complex time signatures making the heart pulse along with the beat, Jonatan Samuelsson's bass (the most recent member in the band) filling "the kitchen" of the band in perfect accompaniment with the drums and punctual arrangements without differing from the group, and the keyboardist Martin Härenstam, which have already been in other albums but not as official member hitherto, contributing with the fulfilling ambiance to the songs. This album is a voyage of about 45 minutes that looks like 10. Musicianship overflows.

 

Even loving all songs and knowing all beginnings, arrangements and solos, I highlight these, in the order they show up, as main ones:

 

  • A Crack In The Sky
  • You Are The Air That I Breathe
  • MNFST
  • The War That Tore The Land
  • Sail On
  • From Darkness To Light (Pt. 1 e 2)

 

My darling one in the album is "The War That Tore The Land", which even I already had been fond of before the concert, seeing it being played live had made a special moment, where hairy, bearded and grown-ups were crying while singing it. The album as a whole has a special and separate place in my heart, which is the most played in my last.fm (though I have listened to it many other times without registering through the website).


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5 June 2020

K7 #013 - One-hit Wonders



A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes.

This is the definition posted on Wikipedia of what is a "one-hit wonder". It doesn't mean the artist doesn't have other famous or great songs, the fact is that one caught more of the media's attention.

With this said, here are some hits that have travelled the world in its many decades.

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