Chris Cornell – You know my Name (album: Carry On 2006)

This song is by Chris Cornell. He is so awesome!!! I’ve seen him perform in 2007 in Sydney. He was just amazing! This is his most successful song. This song was composed especially for Casino Royal James Bond movie.

My Hubby is definitely the real James Bond, at least my ideal “James Bond” kind of guy ;) He is not afraid of anything and he is really into extreme sport. He is quite the opposite of me. I’m scared of heights, scared of sharks, scared of anything that can get me killed basically. But He did manage to get me into snowboarding which I quite enjoyed. Of course he had to challenge my fears by taking me through a black run when I was barley controlling the board or my body for that matter. Sometimes I do feel like a Bond Girl around him with all the scary situations that I find myself facing thanks to him. He made me go on really scary rides which completely traumatised me! But I guess the weirdest thing I’ve ever done so far is to enter our apartment while it was covered with moths. My hubby went kite surfing and on his way back he realized that he forgot his pants at home. He rang me and asked me to get him a pair of pants before he gets home because he was drenched with water wearing only his swim pants. Around October is when the Moths season starts in Sydney and we accidently left one of the windows in our apartment open. As soon as I got home from work I opened our apartment door and found approximately 10,000 moths covering our apartment walls. There were no white spots left on our walls. There were moths flying everywhere. I’ve never seen anything like it before. It was quite a disgusting sight! My Hubby didn’t realize how bad it was and asked me to stop acting like a baby and get into the apartment and grab him a pair of pants. And so I did. I felt like I was a contestant in the “Fear Factor”. When My Hubby came home he praised me for my courage. He thought it was quite crazy. As for the moths, they all had a taste of our vacuum cleaner... check out this awesome James Bond song...

Link to the song: You Know My Name Chris Cornell



Lyrics: You Know My Name Lyrics



Chris Cornell Official Website: Chris Cornell

Info about Chris Cornell: Wikipedia - Chris Cornell

Maná - En El Muelle De San Blas (album: Sueños Líquidos 1997)

This song is by the Mexican Rock Band Maná. I was exposed to this band while travelling in Costa Rica back in 1998. They have released this album at the end of 1997 and their songs were playing everywhere. It was very contagious. I fell in love with their music and just before I left the country I went into a record shop and bought this disc. Unfortunately 2 months in Central America was not enough time for me to learn the language. I knew how to order my burger or a drink but I had no idea what their lyrics were about. Luckily I had my Dad that speaks an excellent Spanish and was kind enough to translate most of their songs for me. I’ve discovered they have quite deep lyrics. Check out this wonderful song.

The song is about a young girl falling in love with a man that sails away and promises to return, for many years she stays loyal and everyday waits for his return on the wharf of San Blas but he never comes back. That brings me to the story of Florence Martus aka “waving girl” that was the unofficial greeter of all ships that entered and left the port of Savannah, Georgia in the years 1887-1931. She used to wave a handkerchief in the day and a lantern at night .according to legend she didn’t miss any ship in her frothy-four years watch. There were speculations about the reason for her actions and one of them is that she had fallen in love as a young girl with a sailor and wanted to be sure he would find here when he returned.

Link to the song: Muelle De San Blas Mana



Lyrics & Translation to English: Muelle De San Blas



Band’s Official Website: Mana

Info about the band: Wikipedia - Mana

Staind – So Far away (album: 14 Shades of Grey 2003)

Today it’s my Hubby’s and I 10th anniversary. I remember the day we’ve met as if it was yesterday. He was working at this company and I came over to replace his company’s receptionist for one day, it was back when I was a student and I had a lot of temp jobs. As soon as he walked in, he took off his sunglasses and introduced himself. I fell in love instantly! I even checked out his ass while he was walking away to his cubicle... I remember calling my friend straight after and telling her that I’ve just met my future husband. I knew we are going to end up together. It was quite weird because I never felt so strongly about anything in my life. For the first time in my life I was right! We did get married and this was our wedding song.

This song became “our song” before we got married, It was right after we moved to Australia years and years ago. We were both so excited about the move! Everything really changed for the better for both of us since the move. We felt like every word was written especially for us and described exactly how we feel about Australia. Although it’s so far away we both feel that we have reached heaven and Australia is the most magnificent place on earth. This song always reminds me how I live a wonderful spoiled life and makes me appreciate everything that I have in my life. I hope both My Hubby and I will continue to enjoy our life journey together and I hope that we get to celebrate many more wonderful years together. It still feels as if I had just met him yesterday. He is my past my present and my future. Check out “our” awesome song...

Link to my previous Staind post: 10/01/11

Link to the song: So Far away Staind



Lyrics: So Far away Lyrics



What's this song about?

So Far Away" has been described by critics as 'an honest and grateful musing on success'; fans however feel that the song represents Aaron Lewis moving on in life and speaking of hope and uncertainty, along with the running theme of 14 Shades of Grey.

Santana – Smooth (album: Supernatural 1999)

This song is by Santana – Carlos Santana’s band. It’s from their most successful album “Supernatural” and it’s absolutely magnificent! This album features Lauren Hill, Rob Thomas, Eric Clapton, The Mexican Band Mana, Dave Matthews Band and others. I choose a song that is sung by Rob Thomas, I think he is a very talented dude! Rob wrote this song for his Puerto Rican wife.

This song from some reason reminds me of my trip to Mexico Cancun which was amazing. My Friend and I were sitting in a bar drinking our beers than all of the sudden a big black guy approched me and ask me "how much" ? I don't know how and why he has mistaken me for a Mexican Whore! It was quite fuuny , I didn't get offended or anyhting I don't really look Mexican and definitely wasn't wearing any clothes that indicated that I was a whore or anything like it. It was quite funny and scary at the same time. I should have given him a pricey rate! At the same night the bartender was very friendly and started rolling some paper while talking to us. I assumed it was weed. My friend I decided to leave the bar because we didn't want to get in any sort of trouble. As we were walking out of the bar, the bartender started to chase us, we were really scared but we stopped to see what he wants. He said "I just want to give you this" and handed us a flower that he made out of paper that I thought was suppose to be for his weed. He actually made us a sweet origami flower!!! It was quite charming! We didn't return to the bar aftewwards because it was too much action for one night! Overall we had a nice time in Cancun. It's a great place just to relax on the beach and go out at night time. The Mexicans have a really awesome beer called "Dos Equis XX" which I definitely recommend! This song is about a Spanish Munequita, check it out...

Link to the song:Smooth Santana

 

Lyrics: Smooth Lyrics



What’s this song about?
Rob Thomas wrote this song for his wife, Marisol Thomas. The pair married in 1999, after meeting backstage in 1998. Of Puerto Rican origin, she was the inspiration behind lines such as, "My muñequita, my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa" Thomas stated in interviews that the phrase "Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa" was inspired by the 1972 Elton John song Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, which includes references to the 1961 Ben E. King song Spanish Harlem (song). (Wikipedia – Smooth)

Band’s Official Website: Santana

Info about the band: Wikipedia - Santana

Tokyo Hotel – Monsoon (album: Scream 2007)

This song is by Tokyo Hotel a bunch of kids from Germany. This song is quite magical!  Simple lyrics and music that are so well written that you can almost feel the rain and the wind coming at you. Magnificent song!!!

The first time that I’ve experienced something similar to Monsoon is when I was travelling in Costa Rica. I remember how my friend and I were lying on the beach in Manuel Antonio one of the most amazing places I’ve ever been. The heat was unbearable and all of the sudden it started to rain, it was pouring. We were amazed by it. We had never experienced anything like that before, Costa Rica was quite a magical place with so much green and waterfalls everywhere, the people are so nice and generous. I have been to places where people live the simplest life, making a living from fishing and tourism and they are not interested in technology. they are the happiest people in the world. That was about 14 years ago. I’m hoping that everything stayed the same in the beautiful beaches of Costa Rica. I would like to visit there again one day. I hope you enjoy this crazy weather song...

Link to the song: Monsoon Tokyo Hotel



Lyrics: Monsoon Lyrics

They poured water in the middle of the show, that can’t be good!!!



What’s this song about?
Here is a theory from Songacts website:
“The song is for anyone that's going through a hard time with someone else going through the hard time (monsoon) with you. Eventually you'll make it out and you'll just be together peacefully (where the rain won't hurt).”

Band’s Official Website: Tokyo Hotel

Info about the Band: Wikipedia - Tokio Hotel

The Cure – Lovesong (album: Disintegration 1989)

Today it’s my Hubby’s Birthday! Happy Birthday My Love ;) I’m wishing you the best B-Day ever! I wish all your dreams and hopes will come true this year and I hope you achieve all goals that you have set up for yourself. In the meantime, just Continue to be my happy loving Hubby who takes care of me and makes me the happiest woman alive!

My hubby can’t stand Robert Smith’s voice but he thinks their music is really good. I think this is the greatest love song ever written. Robert Smith is the example of the perfect loving husband. He met his wife Mary when he was just a teenager and married her later on. They are still married and very much in love! This is a song that he wrote her as a wedding present just before they got married."Whenever I'm alone with you ,you make me feel like I am Home again, whenever I'm alone with you, you make me feel like I am Whole again" I couldn't find better words to describe how I feel , Robert Smith has done it for me. I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do...

Link to my previous post about The Cure: 23/01/11

Link to the song: Lovesong The Cure




Lyrics:  Lovesong Lyrics

What’s this song about?

Robert Smith originally wrote the song for his long-time girlfriend and then fiancée, Mary, as a wedding present. (Wikipedia – Lovesong)

The Killers – When You Were Young (album: Sam’s Town 2006)

This song is by The Killers, They crack me up with their lyrics, quite funny. Their music is amazing. The first time I’ve heard them is when they have released their song “Somebody told me”, I was very impressed. I’ve been following their career since then. We’ve seen them perform live in Festival V and they were very good.

This song is about facing the reality as a grown person, looking back and remembering all the dreams that you had when you were young. When I was about 20, I’ve written down a story about my friends and I and I’ve described what each of us is going to do in the future. One friend was interested in studding Psychology. She was a very motherly figure, very gentle and she used to analyse us all the time, she was the one that always took care of us, especially me. Another friend was always in the centre of everything and used to make us laugh all the time, great comedian. She was an excellent actress. She always wanted to get famous and be part of the movie or theatre industry. I always wanted to be a singer but when I’ve reached 20 I’ve realized that I’ll have to give up this dream so I wanted to study to be an accountant so I can make some money. We all ended up in different directions. The psychologist became an amazing artist, she was always very creative. I think it suits her perfectly because she is very good in her job! The actress did have a television show and my mum used to love watching her every time she was on. Eventually she gave it up and started a career as a real estate agent in a family business. Again, she is probably one hell of sales person because she always knew how to sell herself. I actually ended up in the finance industry not as an accountant though – thank god for that! Never really enjoyed it but I’ve survived. The great thing about my job is that I don’t really work that hard so I get to focus on my hobbies. One of them is this blog. Funny how things change and even though you choose different path it all works out at the end ;) this song is dedicated to both A & T . I think we all turned out just fine...

Link to the song: When You Were Young The Killers



Lyrics: When You Were Young Lyrics



What’s this about?
According to “songfacts” website this is about growing up and moving on in the world, leaving the past behind you. It deals with how your perceptions change as you look back on your youth.

Band’s Official Website: The Killers

Info about the band: Wikipedia - The Killers

Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet (album: Making Movies 1981)

This song is by Dire Straits. It’s one of the best love songs ever written. The lyrics of this song are just amazing.
To be honest I’ve never been a dire straits fan. They were not loud enough for my taste.

I was exposed to this song for the first time when I was 19. I was dating this guy that couldn’t stop talking about his Ex and how wonderful she is (yes, I know what you’re thinking – I was the rebound girl!). He showed me a birthday card that he got from her, at the end she has quoted the following line from this song:” I can’t do the talk like they talk on TV and I can’t do a love song like the way it’s meant to be, I can’t do everything but I’ll do anything for you, I can’t do anything except be in love with you...”. I fell in love with this song instantly and bought their greatest hits CD.  You ask yourself why I stayed with a guy that couldn’t shut up about his Ex?  Well, his mum was quite awesome and she was a great cook! I couldn’t really say goodbye to the good food, I was constantly eating in his house, put on a few kilos and was quite happy about it. When we broke up his mum took it really hard because she knew it’s a goodbye forever for both of us. I’ve cried a lot as well – not because of him of course, I honestly liked his mum! Good thing came out of this story, a beautiful song that I’m sharing with you right now so I hope you enjoy it...

Link to the song: Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits


Lyrics: Romeo and Juliet Lyrics



The Killers Cover:



What’s this song about?
It is rumoured that the song itself has nothing to do with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but has been instead inspired by Knopfler's relationship between himself and Holly Vincent, of the band Holly and the Italians. Some of the lyrics indicate that Knopfler thought that she just used their relationship to boost her own career.(Wikipedia – Romeo and Juliet)

Info about the band: Wikipedia - Dire Straits

Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels (album: songs from the big chair 1985)

This next song is by Tears for Fears. My Brother’s favourite band. Growing up I remember for years and years my brother use to listen to their music. He is probably their biggest fan! their songs were always playing in the background. It’s almost like they were part of our house.

A few years after in the late 90’s my brother went on a trip to London. As he was waiting for his train to arrive he saw Roland Orzabal passing by with his Wife and kids. Of course my brother decided not to approach him because he wanted him to have his privacy and since he admired him so much he didn’t want to upset him.  This is just an unbelievable coincidence! I know he will remember this experience for the rest of his life. Now what are my chances to bump into Chris Cornell while I’m grocery shopping at Coles?!?

I can’t really go on without mentioning anything about the horrendous earthquake and Tsunami that struck Japan. My thoughts are with the Japanese that were affected by this disaster. The world is going completely mad and I’m really starting to believe that the Maya prophecy about the end of the world in 2012 is coming true. Let’s hope they were wrong, otherwise we don’t have much time on earth and that’s a very scary thought! Check out this beautiful song by Tears for Fears...

Link to the song: Head Over Heels Tears for Fears


Lyrics: Head over Heels Lyrics



What’s this song about?

It is basically a love song and one of the simplest tracks that Tears for Fears have ever recorded. It is a love song that goes a bit perverse at the end.

—Roland Orzabal.

Info about the band: Wikipedia - Tears for Fears

Kisschasy – Spray on Pants (album: Hymns for the Nonbeliever 2007)

This song is by the Aussie band Kisschasy. It’s such a cool song. I saw on Chanel V that they were playing outside of Bendigo train station and I thought to myself how cool is that to surprise people in the middle of the day with a gig. Apparently it was Chanel’s V project with other bands playing live everywhere. Still, I think it’s cool that they took part of it.

This song is about the “emo” fashion that developed in the 21^st century. This fashion relates to today’s alternative music fans. It’s the tight jeans and tight t-shirts that usually bear the name of the band. When I was a teenager, my friends and I use to wear all black for a long period because that was the fashion among youth who were listening to heavy metal music back in the 90’s. We also use to cut the top of our t shirts so it will show the line of our bra; I have no clue why we did that, quite a weird fashion we have developed. We were very cool back then, I’m not so cool today, quite nerdy actually!  Anyway check out this awesome song...



Lyrics: Spray on Pants Kisschasy



What’s this song about?
The song is a take on the perceived emo subculture in Australia, alluding to the very tight black jeans often forming the basis of "emo" fashion. (wikipedia – spray on pants)

Band’s Official Website: Kisschasy

Info about the band: Wikipedia - Kisschasy