Anthem for the Year 200 by Silverchair

If I remember correctly I saw the debut of this song on MTV Asia, I think the show was entitled Fresh. I didn't really think big of it that time but what I immediately appreciated was the song's intro and sort of downplayed playing in the verse parts.

Listening to it right now, I just noticed the presence of electronic instruments and the awesome guitar-effects laden riffing on this song.

We are the youth
We'll take your fascism away
We are the youth
Apologise for another day
We are the youth
And politicians are so sure
We are the youth
And we are knocking on death's door
Never knew we were living in a world
With a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world
With a mind that could be so small
Never knew we were living in a world
And the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world
Where innocence is so short
We'll make it up to you
In the year 2000 with...

Never knew we were living in a world
With a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world
With a mind that could be so small
Never knew we were living in a world
And the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world
Where innocence is so short

We'll make it up to you
In the year 2000
Build it up for you
In the year 2000
Make it up to you
In the year 2000
Build it up for you
In the year 2000 with you

Never knew we were living in a world
With a world that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world
With a mind that could be so small
Never knew we were living in a world
And the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world
World who cares at all

We'll make it up to you
In the year 2000
Build it up for you
In the year 2000
Make it hard for you
In the year 2000
Build it up for you
In the year 2000
Make it hard for you
In the year 2000
Build it up for you
In the year 2000 with you

My Favorite Mistake by Sheryl Crow

For some reason I find the video for this Sheryl Crow song really sexy. That's what I thought of the video, even though she didn't show anything new. Maybe it's the face shots, it's the angles, its the vibe of the song.

But yeah, when I learned to appreciate Sheryl Crow's music, this was one of the songs I had to go back to just to appreciate more how good a song this is.

I woke up and called this morning
The tone of your voice was a warning
That you don't care for me anymore

I made up the bed we sleep in
I looked at the clock when you creep in
It's 6 a.m. and I'm alone

Did you know when you go it's the perfect ending
To the bad day I was just beginning
When you go all I know is you're my favorite mistake

Your friends are sorry for me
They watch you pretend to adore me
But I'm no fool to this game

Now here comes your secret lover
She'd be unlike any other
Until your guilt goes up in flames

Did you know when you go it's the perfect ending
To the bad day I'd gotten used to spending
When you go all I know is you're my favorite mistake

You're my favorite mistake

Well maybe nothin' lasts forever
Even when you stay together
I don't need forever after
It's your laughter won't let me go
So I'm holding on this way

Did you know, could you tell
You were the only one
That I ever loved
Now everything's so wrong

Did you see me walking by?
Did it ever make you cry?

You're my favorite mistake
You're my favorite mistake
You're my favorite mistake

Be Strong Now by James Iha

I found out about this again, from MTV. For some reason, I'm the only one I know who didn't listen to NU when during my formative years. But yeah, saw this in MTV. There must have been a quirk in their programming that day. Unlikely, maybe they were just trying to take advantage of being able to sell James Iha as a former Smashing Pumpkins member.

I didn't know his name when I actually saw the video, but I liked the song enough to take note. And here I am now presenting it to you.

Little darling belle with such a fragile shell
In the powerful way that love seems to make her
All regret it now
and if she'd only say what's wrong
She can't go on

You've got to be strong now
And if I come and hold you now
You'll be safe and sound


Little lonely face that no one ever sees
You see the thing she believes is life is bittersweet if
She'd open up to me,
And its the only thing she dreams,
you gotta believe

You've got to be strong now
And if I come and hold you now
You've got to be strong now
If I hold you now
If I hold you now
if I hold you now

Ooh God if I could change a thing tonight
We won't be lonely
Ooh god if I could change a thing
Why does it have to be this way

You've got to be strong now
And if I come and hold you now
You've got to be strong now
if i hold you now
if i hold you now

Pride by Damageplan

Another song that was introduced to me by my older brother. He was a big fan of Pantera so one day he pulls this out of nowhere and plays it in our trusty pioneer cd player. Rest is history.

And yeah, those are face-punching, gut-wrenching riffs and guitar solo by Dimebag.

I'm sickened
I know I've been betrayed but I keep ignoring
The warning signs

You tell me
That I'm not beneath you but you act above me
Knives in my spine

Now with all the money in the world
You can't buy my respect
Yeah, it's just a matter of pride
But that's all I've got left

I reach up for your hand as you stand
Looking down on me but
You turn your back

I believed you
Now everything that we had that I thought was sacred
Has turned to black
 

Now with all the money in the world
You can't buy my respect
Yeah, it's just a matter of pride
But that's all I've got left

We Should Always Be Together by Billy Goodrum

My older brother, Augy bought a sound track of the Kingpin movie, one which we both can't stop laughing about. If I remember correctly we saw this from the Cinemax channel, the not-so-mainstream movie channel of HBO. We'd be hanging around the sofa and just laugh about the movie whenever we saw it. There were many songs that I liked from the soundtrack like Superman by the punk-ska band Goldfinger (which also appeared in the 1st Tony Hawk: Pro Skater video game) and the song by Josh Clayton Felt.

I don't actually remember the scene from the movie this song plays, but for me this was the highlight of the album. I liked it so much that I placed it in a  mix-tape (a CDs actually, no make that 2 CDs) that I gave to a girl I really had a crush on.

I don't wanna go
I wanna stay with you forever
Hold me in your arms
Let me feel your beating heart
We should always be together

I don't want to leave you
Even for a minute
I couldn't stand to live my life
A single day without you in it
They say that time heals all wounds
But I can't wait for later
Anyway, I'm afraid if I walk away
This time it could be fatal

I don't want you to be
Just another memory
That keeps me awake at night
Leaves me tryin' to hold on to
Tryin' to get you back into my life

I don't wanna go
You have to drag me off in chains
Don't leave me in the dark
Don't let me drift too far
You know I couldn't stand the pain

Yeah we should always always be together
Yeah we should always always be together

High Horse by Grand Funk Railroad

I found out about Grand Funk Railroad while reading Guitar World Magazine. If I remember correctly it was about the rock albums released during the year 1969. GFR's On Time was one of those, released during August of 1969.

It's just recently that I was able to take a listen. Grand Funk Railroad albums are hard to come by in Manila . 

Ain't no doctor, who can help the way I feel?
Once you got her, boy, she lets you know it's real

Learn to love her or the opposite is right
To rise above her, you'll be so high you're out of sight

Feel so good, yeah, that you never want to come down
But you should, yeah, if you want to stay around

Ape Dos Mil by Glassjaw

Glassjaw's a band who's name I frequently read or hear about, but I actually haven't heard of. 

I remember asking the person I bought my 1st bass from (a Washburn 5 string bantam series) on what music he listens to and he said Glassjaw. One of the more respectable person in the local forums is named glassjaw as well.  

That changed around  June of this year when I got a new tattoo and the tattoo shop's artist/owner were playing this song. I like what I heard so this song is in here.

Yeah it's over,
You can bet in mid-October,
I will still be ranting 'bout most early May.
Yeah, he's a winner,
He's a goddamn sinner.
While he dines among the wrong side of the day.
And I said, "I don't understand why I'm fumbling after"
You're the reason I cannot forget this season,
Or the letter when you first referred to eight.
And I said,

It's all calypso.
But it's not easy to know.
You walk 'round with your shoulders down frowning,
It's not easy to know.

Yeah, it's over.
You can bet when mid-October end's I'll still be ranting 'bout most early May.
See yeah, he's a winner.
He's a goddamn sinner.
While he dines among the wrong side of the day.
And I said, "I don't understand why I'm fumbling after"
Yeah, you're the reason I cannot forget this season,
Or the lesson how an ape shall not kill ape.
And I said,

It's all calypso.
But it's not easy to know.
You walk 'round with your shoulders down frowning,
It's not easy to know.

It's just a tango.
But it's not easy to show.
I wonder 'round with my horns out now,
But it's not easy to know.

I.. I.. I.. I..
I'm going under,
I'm going under,
I'm going under.

You can't trust a man who's a governor
Ape can't trust man.
You can't trust a man with a gun at all.
Ape can't trust me.

You can't trust me.

It's all calypso.
But it's not easy to know.
You walk 'round with your shoulders down frowning,
It's not easy to know.

It's just a tango.
But it's not easy to show.
I walk 'round with my horns out now,
But it's not easy to show.

How could you heal?
If you don't ease back the blame.
Knowing you're right, won't you heal?
How could you heal?
If you don't ease back the blame.
Knowing you're right, won't you heal?

Jaded by Aerosmith

This song appeared out of my head this week. I don't know the reason why. I remembered watching MTV and listening to this during high school, but apparently my memory fails me. Checking on the internet this was released on the year 2001, I was already in college. Maybe I've confused it with Aerosmith's other album.

I and Astrud saw Aerosmith a few months back. All I can really say is that I had a great time. It's probably one of my top 5 concerts. Even at their age Aerosmith doesn't hold back. When they played this song and the arena just popped. I'm not a big-big-big Aerosmith fan but I went because it's not every time Aerosmith comes to Manila.

As in most cases, the video for this song features a pretty girl, which turns out to be Mila Kunis. Back then I didn't care, I just agreed that she's pretty. 

Hey j-j-jaded, you got your mama's style
But you're yesterday's child to me
So jaded
You think that's where it's at
But is that where it's supposed to be
You're gettin' it all over me, ex-rated

My my baby blue
Yeah I been thinkin' about you
My my baby blue
Yeah you're so jaded
And I'm the one that jaded you

Hey j-j-jaded
In all it's misery
It will always be what I love and hated
And maybe take a ride to the other side
We're thinkin' of
We'll slip into the velvet glove
And be jaded

My my baby blue
Yeah I'm thinkin' about you
My my baby blue
Yeah I'm so jaded
And baby I'm afraid of you

Your thinking's so complicated
I've had it all up to here
But it's so overrated
Love and hated
Wouldn't trade it
Love me jaded

Hey j-j-jaded
There ain't no baby please
When I'm shootin' the breeze with her
When everything you see is a blur
And ecstasy's what you prefer

My my baby blue
Yeah I'm talkin' about you
My my baby blue
Yeah I've been thinkin' about you
My my baby blue
Yeah you're so jaded
Baby
Jaded
Baby
You're so jaded
'Cause I'm the one that jaded you

Tomorrow Never Knows by the Beatles

For as long as I can remember, I've been a Beatles fan. This was because of the fact that my father liked the Beatles and most cassette tapes available are albums by the Beatles. 

Revolver stands out for me. This was because from the eyes of the kid version of myself, the album cover has a drawing of a fuzzy mountain and hairy armpits.  I think I was already in college when I realized that the cover actually showed an illustrated version of John, Paul, George and Ringo's face.

For this week, this song has been stuck in my head. Maybe because I'm currently reading Bob Spitz's The Beatles book for my night reading. I won't be ashamed of the fact that I didn't know this song's title before. I previously thought that Tomorrow Never Knows would be nostalgic or romantic. I just now have come to grips that that's the title of one of the most evolutionary songs the Beatles ever came up with.

Turn off your mind relax and float down stream
It is not dying
It is not dying

Lay down all thoughts,
surrender to the void,
It is shining
It is shining.

Yet you may see the meaning of within
It is being
It is being

Love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing
It is knowing

And ignorance and hate, they mourn the dead
It is believing
It is believing

But listen to the colour of your dreams
It is not leaving
It is not leaving

So play the game "Existence" to the end
Of the beginning
Of the beginning