Songs at 5:30 am and Thoughts

It’s been a pretty long night (actually it’s 5:30 so its really morning now!). My sleeping habits haven’t gotten much better and the long nights involve a lot of thinking. I got an email from an old friend about an older email that I had sent and reading it over with some really sweet music in the background triggered some nice emotions. So I wanted to share some of the music, talk about a few things ranging from the music to old memories. So without much hesitation, here’s the mini trip through what I was listening today.

1. Jack Johnson – Better Together (Hawaiian Version)

This is a great version of an already good song. Jack Johnson hasn’t been one of my favorites but I do like two of his songs, this one and Sitting, Waiting, Wishing. The intro to this Hawaiian version sets the mood so much mellower. I was reading the email with this in the background and it reminded of easier times, like in high school. The days seemed longer, there might not have been something going on, but come to think of it now, there was so much chilling during that time. I’d love to get those summers back when it was actually warm and you could idyll walk around T-Park listening to songs and talking about dreams and stuff…

Better Together – Jack Johnson

2. The Verve – Valium Skies

The Verve have always been one of my favorite bands and their Urban Hymns record is probably in my top 10 best albums of all time. I had heard that they were coming out with a new album and I saw their Glastonbury videos and I was excited. However I didn’t get a chance to actually listen the album until recently. I haven’t been able to stop listening to this song. It’s not the best song in the album but I don’t know why but I feel this song. Ashcroft does a brilliant job of sounding so mellow and sad, and then in the chorus says “She’s got all I need” and then paints a picture with the line “When it comes to my Valium Skies, she don’t mind if I cry…” The reason why I feel in love with the Verve was that they had this airy epic sound to them which gave you so much space to add thoughts into that sound. It let you explore so many different feelings, such as sadness but different levels of sadness in that one song. I can feel lonely yet hopeful listening to this song and that’s why I’ve been listening to this song a lot since I got the album.

Valium Skies – The Verve

Lastly, there have been so many Michael Jackson songs playing recently that finding this song on my mp3 player while having a smoke was a pleasant surprise.

3. Mariah Carey – I’ll Be There (Unplugged)

I think that along with “Hero” this was one of Mariah Carey’s finest and truest performances. Taking this great song and singing it with all the beauty and conviction to make it great cover that showcases her own style and singing ability. If the original version was sung with Michael Jackson’s innocence, this version captured Mariah Carey’s ability to sing straight to the heart. Listening to this song made me remember the pain that came along with waiting for someone who wasn’t quite ready yet, but all that was forgotten when you could look the person, hold their hand and say “I’ll be there…”

Anyways, I often mean to share a couple of songs that I am listening to, but I am too lazy to type out the actual post. So maybe this will be give me motivation to write some more!

I\’ll Be There – Mariah Carey

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~ by Azhar on July 10, 2009.