So MC is finally releasing another Christmas album after 16 years! I am very excited about this project. I have already pre-ordered my copy on Amazon. I might get a DVD version too.
The new single Oh Santa premiered today on the web. It's not another All I Want For Christmas Is You but it definitely holds its own ground. I must say though, the beginning reminded me very much of Hey Mickey. It's rather catchy but I still need time for it to grow on me. I can't say it's bad but I was expecting a more classy production. I think there's too much going on in the background and I can hardly hear MC sing at times.
So I am looking forward to this album, Merry Christmas II You, a lot since there will be 4 original songs written by MC including Oh Santa.
If you're not familiar with MC's last Christmas album (which I'm sure many people aren't), there were 3 original songs on there written by MC, including the infamous classic All I Want For Christmas Is You. There is also Miss You Most (one of my all time favourite) and Jesus Born On This Day.
I think the only time I have ever felt the urge to become Christian is when I listen to MC sing. Her gospel songs are freaking amazing.
I cannot wait until it's Christmas!
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
In Sheer Boredom
I'm dying from major laughing right now. I just cannot... This is too hilarious. Read this (only if you're bored too). I'm loving the title "Emancipation of Moo Moo". That's just too much for me to take, I cracked so hard at this title. Then there is this. I am amused to say the least. Speaks so much truth.
In all seriousness though, THIS, is what I loved the most. I happened to come across it while reading the first link I posted above. Sometimes you just have to be glad at coincidences.That post goes beyond music, it's about humanity.
Read this too (and the comments if you have time).
Having spent half my life in Australia, I have not really had much problems with the whole skin colour/race issues. I'm not saying Australia don't have its own issues (the most prominent would of course be issues in regard to Aboriginals). Here in America though, skin/race is a huge issue. I had my first taste of this at UCSD in March. That incident caused so much drama - the protests, the uproars, the support. I'm not what is sadder - the fact that someone legitimately didn't realise that hanging that thing in the library would be an offense or that out of a school of 30,000 people, only that many people showed up for support. What someone said onstage was very true, despite all that was happening, people were still going around like nothing is happening, walking around the mass of people to get to class. Now I'm not saying that education is not important, but this event is education of real life shit that they don't teach you at school, shit that makes you double take and really think how much society has really progressed.
If you don't know (and I'm sure many of you won't), MC is biracial. You might think that's not as much of a problem as being completely African American, but it is. I might even begin to say that it is slightly worse for them than for African Americans.
“There’s never been a time when I didn’t spell out exactly what I am. But for some, I was still just a white girl. To others, I was a black girl who was just passing… It’s easy to take shots at me. No one feels like they need to protect me… If I was two shades darker, there’d have been people protesting for me.”
-MC
You only need to do a little research on her childhood and past and listen to some of her album songs to realise how much effect this has on her. Nonetheless, this post is not to sympathise with MC, it is to question why people do this. Are we not all human beings? Made from albeit not the same DNA sequence but the same basic building blocks? Do we not all share this planet? Do we not all breath air, drink water and eat? Do we all not have hearts that beat til the day we die? I simply do not understand. I understand that not everyone's capacity to love and embrace is the same, but that does not mean we have to hate and discriminate. What good does it do to you? Apparently it makes people feel better and safer about themselves. God, what kind of sick minded people are these? I don not study psychology so I don't know the explanation behind that reasoning. What I do know is that people suffered from this, still do.
Funny how frustrated some people get just thinking about this. Yet I'm not sure what can be done except to live by example. But how many people can you affect? You must be delusional if you think that you alone with your actions can influence the rest of the world. The butterfly effect is only valid in selective cases. I'm being not being negative, just making a rational judgement based on history. As much contribution as Martin Luther King Jr. has made in his living years, the problem although appears less severe on the surface, still boils underneath. So really, what can you do?
There are other issues other than race, hungry and thirsty anyone? I don't even want to start on this. While half the world lives in luxury, yes luxury, relatively speaking (which is the true concept of luxury anyway, no?), the other half barely has enough food and water to feed their hunger let alone be full. Scientifically speaking, why has the world of luxury distribution not reached an equilibrium? I'm not saying that I've done anything big about this, nor have I given up obtaining any of my luxury goods to help the cause but I'm not ignorant and oblivious to the problem. There are many in the world who are, these people need some real education. At least being conscious of it will make you do something, however small, about it. Perhaps for those, ignorance is bliss.
What can you do? Do exactly what Martin Luther King did, do as much as you can. You may not make a difference, you might affect a handful of people, or you could influence the whole world. Whatever the case, never give up, I ain't giving up, I refuse.
In all seriousness though, THIS, is what I loved the most. I happened to come across it while reading the first link I posted above. Sometimes you just have to be glad at coincidences.That post goes beyond music, it's about humanity.
Read this too (and the comments if you have time).
Having spent half my life in Australia, I have not really had much problems with the whole skin colour/race issues. I'm not saying Australia don't have its own issues (the most prominent would of course be issues in regard to Aboriginals). Here in America though, skin/race is a huge issue. I had my first taste of this at UCSD in March. That incident caused so much drama - the protests, the uproars, the support. I'm not what is sadder - the fact that someone legitimately didn't realise that hanging that thing in the library would be an offense or that out of a school of 30,000 people, only that many people showed up for support. What someone said onstage was very true, despite all that was happening, people were still going around like nothing is happening, walking around the mass of people to get to class. Now I'm not saying that education is not important, but this event is education of real life shit that they don't teach you at school, shit that makes you double take and really think how much society has really progressed.
If you don't know (and I'm sure many of you won't), MC is biracial. You might think that's not as much of a problem as being completely African American, but it is. I might even begin to say that it is slightly worse for them than for African Americans.
“There’s never been a time when I didn’t spell out exactly what I am. But for some, I was still just a white girl. To others, I was a black girl who was just passing… It’s easy to take shots at me. No one feels like they need to protect me… If I was two shades darker, there’d have been people protesting for me.”
-MC
You only need to do a little research on her childhood and past and listen to some of her album songs to realise how much effect this has on her. Nonetheless, this post is not to sympathise with MC, it is to question why people do this. Are we not all human beings? Made from albeit not the same DNA sequence but the same basic building blocks? Do we not all share this planet? Do we not all breath air, drink water and eat? Do we all not have hearts that beat til the day we die? I simply do not understand. I understand that not everyone's capacity to love and embrace is the same, but that does not mean we have to hate and discriminate. What good does it do to you? Apparently it makes people feel better and safer about themselves. God, what kind of sick minded people are these? I don not study psychology so I don't know the explanation behind that reasoning. What I do know is that people suffered from this, still do.
Funny how frustrated some people get just thinking about this. Yet I'm not sure what can be done except to live by example. But how many people can you affect? You must be delusional if you think that you alone with your actions can influence the rest of the world. The butterfly effect is only valid in selective cases. I'm being not being negative, just making a rational judgement based on history. As much contribution as Martin Luther King Jr. has made in his living years, the problem although appears less severe on the surface, still boils underneath. So really, what can you do?
There are other issues other than race, hungry and thirsty anyone? I don't even want to start on this. While half the world lives in luxury, yes luxury, relatively speaking (which is the true concept of luxury anyway, no?), the other half barely has enough food and water to feed their hunger let alone be full. Scientifically speaking, why has the world of luxury distribution not reached an equilibrium? I'm not saying that I've done anything big about this, nor have I given up obtaining any of my luxury goods to help the cause but I'm not ignorant and oblivious to the problem. There are many in the world who are, these people need some real education. At least being conscious of it will make you do something, however small, about it. Perhaps for those, ignorance is bliss.
What can you do? Do exactly what Martin Luther King did, do as much as you can. You may not make a difference, you might affect a handful of people, or you could influence the whole world. Whatever the case, never give up, I ain't giving up, I refuse.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Greetings~
Currently in happyland. (When my brain is not focusing on the other things.) A new Mariah song leaked two nights ago. When I first heard the song last night, I was drawn to but slightly disappointed about the song. I was hoping, judging from the name which leaked last year, for a ballad-type song. However, what I heard was something filled with auto-tune and synths. Still, I held my judgement until I have read the lyrics. Couldn't find that until today. Now that I've read the lyrics, it makes me appreciate this song in another level. I don't think I'll ever lose faith in the song writing abilities of MC.
Imperfect
(Lyrics courtesy of lambsgohard.com)
I saw you yesterday
And I heard what you had to say
All those ugly ways you think about me
But I know it's okay
Gonna keep the smile on my face
Hate don't change the way I feel about
My inner being
'Cause I won't let them dim my light
And I'm holding my head up high
And I know my exterior is not impeccable to you
I don't know if my wrongs is right
But I'm gonna keep livin' my life
Defame my name that I made and
Don't care what they say about me
Imperfect
That's all that I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
As I look at the TV screen
In there and in magazines
So much insecurity surrounds me
Wish I could change the page
Got to stay with my self-esteem
Folks so superficial
Makes it hard to just survive
'Cause I won't let them dim my light
And I'm holding my head up high
And I know my exterior is not impeccable to you
I don't know if my wrongs is right
But I'm gonna keep livin' my life
Defame my name that I made and
Don't care what they say about me
Imperfect
That's all that I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
I may not walk like a supermodel
Or look as flawless as they do
I don't know where you get off judgin'
'Cause I'm impefect just like you
So I don't care about your status
No I swear up t0 here I've had it
Ain't try to win no beauty pageant
'Cause in my heart is all that matters
Imperfect
That's all that I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
Imperfect
That's all I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
Imperfect, imperfect, imperfect, imperfect
---
I think these are my favourite lyrics out of MC since Fly Like a Bird. Funny thing, this song leaked at the same time as when I've been thinking some issues and this song (im)perfectly describes how I feel about them.
Imperfect
(Lyrics courtesy of lambsgohard.com)
I saw you yesterday
And I heard what you had to say
All those ugly ways you think about me
But I know it's okay
Gonna keep the smile on my face
Hate don't change the way I feel about
My inner being
'Cause I won't let them dim my light
And I'm holding my head up high
And I know my exterior is not impeccable to you
I don't know if my wrongs is right
But I'm gonna keep livin' my life
Defame my name that I made and
Don't care what they say about me
Imperfect
That's all that I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
As I look at the TV screen
In there and in magazines
So much insecurity surrounds me
Wish I could change the page
Got to stay with my self-esteem
Folks so superficial
Makes it hard to just survive
'Cause I won't let them dim my light
And I'm holding my head up high
And I know my exterior is not impeccable to you
I don't know if my wrongs is right
But I'm gonna keep livin' my life
Defame my name that I made and
Don't care what they say about me
Imperfect
That's all that I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
I may not walk like a supermodel
Or look as flawless as they do
I don't know where you get off judgin'
'Cause I'm impefect just like you
So I don't care about your status
No I swear up t0 here I've had it
Ain't try to win no beauty pageant
'Cause in my heart is all that matters
Imperfect
That's all that I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
Imperfect
That's all I'll ever be
And God knows that's alright with me
'Cause I know there's no one greater and everybody's
Imperfect
When you're tryin' to live in harmony
But the song of life is out of key
Just be perfectly imperfect
Imperfect, imperfect, imperfect, imperfect
---
I think these are my favourite lyrics out of MC since Fly Like a Bird. Funny thing, this song leaked at the same time as when I've been thinking some issues and this song (im)perfectly describes how I feel about them.
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