Sad Songs and Idol 12

Okay guys maybe I should start this post with some sad songs recommendations:

• Stars by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
• Here With Me by The Killers
• Undone by Haley Reinhart
• Underneath by Adam Lambert
• Wine After Whiskey by Carrie Underwood
• Volcano by Damien Rice ft. Lisa Hannigan (Phillip Phillips' version is nice too)
• Can't Have You by The Jonas Brothers
• Hold You by Nina Nesbitt
• Out From Under by Joanna Pacitti (covered by Britney Spears)
• What If by Ashley Tisdale

No, no. Don't get me wrong.  I don't want to make you feel depressed or anything. But I just love those songs that can make me feel emotional or cry at some point... I think that means the singer or the songwriter has done a great job in delivering his/her message. Even though maybe I haven't even experienced some stories in those songs, but it's just so awesome when their words are infectious. Well maybe some of them are not even that sad but they're just..... dark. But they are so good so you should check them out or you will regret it!

YOU WILL. REGRET. IT.

Well if I had to choose one song from that list, my current favourite is probably Stars. That song makes me go asdfghjkl every time. It reminds me of many people, it remind me of my pets that have passed away, it reminds me of simply anything that I have lost, it even reminds me of my celebrity crush(es) sometimes, anything really.  I first heard this song probably 3 or 4 months ago, but didn't really hook to it. Until a guy named Nick Boddington did a great job singing this song on Idol and I was like "I know that song!!!". I directly went to Youtube to re-watch his performance.

Here's the performance :)

And then I downloaded the original version, paid attention to the lyrics etc. etc. and I cried in the middle of the night because of it. Lol no this sounds too dramatic. Idk, there's just something in this song that touches my heart. 

Talking about Idol, what's with the guys this season?! No offense, but compared to the last season, they suck. Well maybe some of them like Nick Boddington and Devin Vellez are good. But last season there were just sooo many talents and they are so diverse. I don't know what the heck is wrong with this season. I mean Charlie Askew is just sooo damn overrated and yet Nicki Minaj is treating him like a god. Well, I don't think this is entirely Nicki's fault though cause sometimes she's a great judge and she stands for herself but sometimes she's like so high... sometimes I'm not even sure if she is watching the same thing with me. For girls, well, maybe I'm rooting for Angela Miller. and I think it's just so stupid how they eliminated Shubha Vedula so soon, when she's definitely talented. Like they want a great singer, Shubha is a great singer. And they eliminated her?! So what the heck that they want now? A singer or a whole package artist? I don't get it. And the comment that Nicki gave Shubha was so dang disrespectful. But so far, I think a girl should really win this season.

I just... I miss season 11 when everything was so beautiful and perf. And I always got so excited for Thursdays and get freakin' nervous on Friday mornings waiting for result. THOSE TIMES ARE JUST SO GREAT. :''')

I love each and everyone of them so much asdfghjkl why can't they just reunite and perform on my TV everyday. I guess I can never moved on from season 11.

Or maybe I just can't moved on from my baby a.k.a. the winner of last season :')

But I still love Idol... I just need a new judging panel, soon. SOON. I kinda wanting the old judging panel with Paula, Simon, and Randy. Kara is alright too.

ANYWAY

It's Monday again... And I'm sick of Mondays.

Alright, alright. I have to admit that today was not that bad. I had fun while doing english presentation and me and my best friends were like so high today so we laughed... a lot. We are high every Mondays I guess, don't know why.

"Stars, they make me wonder where you are

Stars, up on heaven's boulevard

And if I know you at all, I know you've gone too far

So I, I can't look at the stars"

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OMG. Look who's back here! ME.

HOW ARE YALL?

I know right. I know right. IT'S BEEN FOREVER. And there are so many stories that I want to tell. I have to say that late December 2012 until early January 2013 was the best time of my life. It's a long story but the point is I got to meet my idol and my inspiration, Adam Lambert. AND IT'S AWESOME, he's awesome. I met Tommy too and he's even waving at me. Things that I thought would be so impossible happened to me.
So, I'm not trying to be a motivator or anything but miracle does happen guys. YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE IT :)

Beside Adam Lambert, it's not a new story that I'm also a HUGE fan of Phillip Phillips. And Kelly Clarkson too (AND I'M SO PROUD SHE GOT A GRAMMY'S! YOU GO GURL!). So I'm forever thankful for American Idol no matter how lame that show might get. It's lame but I love it haha. It's kind of a guilty pleasure, you know.

In this post, I want to make a track-by-track review of Phillip Phillips' album, The World From The Side of The Moon. I know it's kinda late because it's been released for 3 months but I just feel like writing it now. Well don't expect a super objective review cause you know....it's me, a hardcore Phillip's fan from day 1 who is talking. So just expect a little-biased-fan-perspective review, k?

1. Man on The Moon (written by Phillip Phillips)
Man on The Moon is definitely one of my favorite songs from this album. The guitar, the lyrics, the raspy voice combined make it a pure perfection. Well, especially the lyrics because they are just so poetic. I wish I could write a song this way someday. Anyway I (with a little help of Ghina) interpret this song as a guy who watches his ex-girlfriend (maybe) from the side of the moon, just wondering if she's doing okay. And he actually still cares for this girl but he wants to let her be. And I LOVEEE the idea of it. Seriously where did Phillip even get it at the first place?!

2. Home (written by Drew Pearson & Greg Holden)
You know how much I LOVE Home right? Whenever I hear this song, I still clearly remember the moment when Phillip won Idol, crying, running towards his family. TOO. MUCH. FEELS. And this song just certified for 4 million downloads and I'm so damn proud of that. Many people say it's too Mumford and Sons-ish but this song is not even written by him so WHY BLAME?! Anyway, someday when I travel abroad somewhere for college or work, I wish a handsome guy (or even Phillip himself) would personally sing this song for me. I hope it's not too much to ask.

3. Gone, Gone Gone (written by Derek Fuhrmann, Todd Clark, Wattenberg)
So you can see from my recent post, Gone Gone Gone was my favorite from the album. It's probably not anymore now, but I'm still glad that this song is chosen as 2nd single because it is fun, catchy and commercial and people LOVE it. But now I realised that the best songs from this album are the ones that are written by Phillip himself. But I'm still soooo loving the lyrics of this song I think it's the sweetest song ever like seriously you are probably crazy if you read the lyrics of this song and don't get butterflies in your stomach. Anyway if you haven't watched the video of this song, you better check it out!!!


4. Hold On (written by Phillip Phillips)
Hold On is beautiful. It may not so catchy but that's what makes it beautiful. One thing that I noticed from this album is just PP is so damn wise for his age. It is shown especially in this song and Tell Me A Story. The lyrics are so motivating. Not the cheesy kind of motivating but the beautiful one. OKAY WHAT AM I EVEN TALKING ABOUT. Lol it's hard to explain. Anyway I like to listen to this song before I sleep :)

5. Tell Me a Story (written by Phillip Phillips & David Ryan Harris)
Tell Me a Story is one of the most perfectly-written songs ever. The lyrics are hands down, the best from the album. If I had to choose between Hold On and Tell Me A Story, I think I'm gonna go with Tell Me A Story. I listen to it everytime I'm feeling a little blue. I will never get bored of this song, ever.

"Tell you a story and it starts with time
Most on how you lived, and learned how to die
Never fakes in this world that brings death to life
So don't believe in everything you see
Because what you want might not be what you need
Hold your breath jump with me and we'll survive"

6.  Get Up Get Down (written by Phillip Phillips, Wattenberg, Derek Fuhrmann)
Get Up Get Down literally makes me want to get up, get down and move my ass around. It's just so freaking groovy. I fell in love with this song since the first time I heard it. It's freaking sexy too. One of the good choices for 3rd single, I think.

"get up get down let's get lost in this merry go round and round". OH LET'S, PHILLIP.

7. Where We Came From (written by Phillip Phillips & Jon Green)
Where We Came From is the first song that I heard from this album, well after Home. And my opinion about this song stays the same. It's cool, perfectly written but still so groovy. I LOOOVE the "climb the mountain, swim for shore, bring it back to how it was before" part. This is also a good choice for 3rd single.

8. Drive Me (Written by Phillip Phillips & Ben Neil)
So, this song is written by Phillip himself and his brother in law, Ben. I love Ben. I'm forever thankful for him for introducing Phillip to guitar. And the fact that they wrote a song together is just sooo cute. And this song is just the sexiest (or should I say dirtiest?) track from the album. I didn't expect him to write this kind of song but I LOVE IT. I hope he'll make more in his 2nd album HAHA.

"I love your moves, I like your style

With them hips you drive me wild
I'm the puppet to your strings
You keep on moving me
And the world you keep on turning
Turning from me now
Everything we have is moving down down down
We just keep on grooving all down down down"

I WOULD LOVEEEE TO MOVE DOWN DOWN DOWN WITH YOU PHILLIP ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME. Oh things that I would do to him.

9. Wanted Is Love (Written by Phillip Phillips)

Honestly, Wanted Is Love is the song that I played the least from the album. I don't know why though, I still think the chorus is beautiful. And the lyrics. :)

10. Can't Go Wrong (Written by Phillip Phillips, Greg Holden and Drew Pearson)

Can't Go Wrong is the kind of song that you just want to shout after a long hard day. And the fact that Phillip sings about his hometown, Georgia, is just too sweet. It makes me want to go there and stay at Phillip's house, his bedroom specifically.

11. A Fool's Dance (Written by Phillip Phillips)

I love how dark A Fool's Dance is. There is just something so gloomy about this song but I enjoy it. And the lyrics just stab my heart. Listen to this song when you feel a bit somber, especially in the rainy day, in the car, staring at the window... Yeah you get what I mean.

12. So Easy (Written by Stephen Wrabel, Peter Amato, Pete Salis)

Just like the title, this song is easy, simple and very catchy. I really like to imagine Phillip singing this song to me because it's just so cute.

"You make it so easy to fall so hard." Yes Phillip, you do :')

So that's it guys!!! I hope you enjoyed my review!

OH I THINK I MISSED SOMETHING

Take Me Away (Written by Phillip Phillips and Hannah Blackwell) ONLY AVAILABLE IN TARGET DELUX EDITION

Okay, let me start with this. First, I don't get why the heck this song is only in target deluxe edition when it's pretty obvious this song is just so perfect and haunting and DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE. I can't stop replaying this song. Every single word of this song captures my feelings perfectly. Every. Single. Word. My feelings for Phillip himself. Yes I want him to take me away. Yes I only see him out of thousands coming my way. Yes he's all I wanna see and all I wanna touch & feel in every way. And we can hide forever. This may sound pathetic but whatever.

So, I give this album 4.5 stars out of possible 5 stars . It's just because I simply don't give 5 stars to ANYTHING. Well maybe Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson is a 5 stars album but that's the only one. So I'm just so proud of this album. I can't believe he has come this far. :')