Belho's World

House That Never Was

2009-03-14T15:15:00.002+05:30

Got no nails, in the floor
Got no hinges on the door
Empty frames on the walls
Aint no ghost in the halls

You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was

Got no dog, on the stair
Got no car, in the shed
Ain't no number, on the sign
Ain't no bird up on the power line

You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was

Wind dont blow through the trees
No one comes and no one leaves
You can live anywhere
But it don't mean your really there

You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was

Yes the house that has no love
Is the house that never was

Come on Closer

2009-03-14T13:33:00.000+05:30

Come on closer
I wanna show you
What I'd like to do
You sit back now
Just relax now
I'll take care of you

Hot temptations
Sweet sensations
Infiltrating through
Sweet sensations
Hot temptations
Coming over you

Gonna take it slow babe
Do it my way
Keep your eyes on me
Your reaction
To my action
Is what I want to see

Rhythmic motion
Raw emotion
Infiltrating through
Sweet sensations
Hot temptations
Coming over you

And now you're satisfied
A twinkle in your eye
Go to sleep for ten
And anticipating
I will be waiting
For you to wake again

Hot temptations
Sweet sensations
Infiltrating through
Sweet sensations
Hot temptations
Coming over you

(When you wake up we'll
Do it all again)
(When you wake up)
(When you wake up we'll
Do it all again)
(When you wake up)

Hour after hour
Of sweet pleasure
After this I guarantee
You'll never wanna leave
Shut your eyes and think about
What I'm about to do
Sit back relax I'll take my time
This lovin's all for you

The Day Before The Day

2009-03-01T12:42:00.005+05:30

Speeches won't be made today, clocks will carry on
Flowers won't be left in parks, work will still be done
People won't be dressed in black, babies will be born
No flags will fly, the sun will rise,
though we will know that you are gone

You who love to love and believed we can never give enough

It wakes me every single night, thinking through the day
Did you stop at any time, have doubts at any stage
Were you calm or were you numb or happy just to get it done
I've lived my life without regret until today

and You who love to love and believed we can never give enough

I didn't get to say goodbye the day before the day
Was trying to get to work on time, that's why I turned away
And missed the most important thing you've ever tried to say
I've lived my life without regret until today

You who love to love and believed we can never give enough
And you who hoped that underneath we all felt the same
That was until the day before the day

New Soul

2009-01-24T22:49:00.001+05:30

I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit 'bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake

La, la, la, la (21x)
La, la, la, la (21x)

See I'm a young soul in this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit 'bout what is true and fake
But why all this hate? try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make

La, la, la, la (21x)
La, la, la, la (21x)
uuuhhh

This is a happy end
Cause you don't understand
Everything you have done
Why's everything so wrong

This is a happy end
Come and give me your hand
I'll take you far away

I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit 'bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake

New soul...
(la, la, la, la,...)
In this very strange world...
(la, la, la, la,...)
Every possible mistake
(la, la, la, la,...)
Possible mistake
(la, la, la, la,...)
Every possible mistake
(la, la, la, la,...)
Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes...

Almost Lover

2009-01-24T22:43:00.003+05:30

Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images
You sang me spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick

I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images
And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you'd never ever forget these images, no

I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine
Did I make it that easy
To walk right in and out of my life?

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

So Clear

2008-12-26T20:50:00.005+05:30

Bert Jansch
D..............A/C#
It was in the rain - y season
Bm.............F#
Waiting for the train
Bm.............E
Leaving in the afternoon
.....C#(sus4)......F#(sus4) F#
All on your own a - gain
E......................Bm7
Do you really under - stand it?
.......E...................Bm7
Can you tell me why it is this way?
....A....D...A...G.........D
Sad lady and her portman - teau
....Bm................Em
With no words left to say
Gmaj7................D
Saving that it's only something
A/C#....Bm.........E
That can happen any day

Toulouse, circus rider
Turn on your childish grin
Shine on through the long black night
Go ride the dawn again
Your eyes are stars that sweetly twinkle
Aureola round your head of flame
Sad story that you cannot tell
Where no-one is to blame
And anyhow it's only something
Sure to come down with the rain

Chorus

D....A.............G
Would I could hear a song so clear
....Dmaj7.............A/C#
The words could touch the air
.....F#m..................Bm7
And catch the moon's re - flection
.......E...............G
In the colour of her hair
...A................G
To ease this ache of loneliness
....Dmaj7............A/C#.Bm....E
And blind the fish - es' stare

Even now I do remember
One thing more that is not told
Just a slightly twisted crystal heart
To keep you from the cold
All up the coast along the highway
Nobody there will know your name
So strange how things should work out now
Yet still remain the same
And even so you know there's nothing
That can ever really change

This is the Life

2008-12-13T02:14:00.002+05:30

Oh the wind whistles down
The cold dark street tonight
And the people they were dancing to the music vibe
And the boys chase the girls with the curls in their hair
While the shy tormented youth sit way over there
And the songs they get louder
Each one better than before

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

So your heading down the road in your taxi for four
And you're waiting outside Jimmy's front door
But nobody's in and nobody's home 'til four
So you're sitting there with nothing to do
Talking about Robert Riger and his motley crew
And where you're gonna go and where you're gonna sleep tonight

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

Where you gonna sleep tonight?

Coward of the County

2008-12-09T12:18:00.001+05:30

Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county.
He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
His mama called him Tommy, the folks just called him yellow,
But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.

He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison.
I took care of Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son.
I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
"Son, my life is over, but yours has just begun.

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
Now it don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope you're old enough to understand:
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."

There's someone for ev'ryone and Tommy's love was Becky.
In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man.
One day while he was workin' the Gatlin boys came callin'.
They took turns at Becky.... n' there were three of them!

Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'.
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
He reached above the fireplace took down his daddy's picture.
As his tears fell on his daddy's face, I heard these words again:

"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
Now it don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope you're old enough to understand:
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom.
One of them got up met him halfway 'cross the floor.
Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! ol' yellow's leavin'."
But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked
the door.

Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up inside him.
He wasn't holdin' nothin' back; he let 'em have it all.
When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin'.
He said, "This one's for Becky," as he watched the last one fall.
And I heard him say,

"I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done.
I've walked away from trouble when I can.
Now please don't think I'm weak, I couldn't turn the other cheek,
Papa, I sure hope you understand:
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man."

Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county.

You never gave up on me

2008-12-09T09:39:00.001+05:30

For all the times you stood by me,
Through right and wrong,
For being there to catch me when I’d fall,
I love you for your faith in me,
For all the joys you've given me,
But there’s one thing makes me love you most of all.

You never gave up on me when I was giving love up on you,
Every time I thought this love can't work
You stayed to see it through.
You never gave up on me when I was making
Things rough on you
And you showed me what it really means to love somebody.

And though sometimes we might not see thing eye to eye,
You've always met me more than half the way,
So for all the times I've let you down
And you could have packed your things and gone,
I love you most of all because you stayed.

And you never gave up on me
When I was given love up on you,
Never mattered who was right or wrong,
You stayed to see it through,
You never gave up on me,
When I was making things rough on you,
And you showed me what it really means to love.

There were times I just knew you,
Did not understand the moods,
All those long and sleepless nights I put us through,
But you stuck by me anyway,
Gave me love everyday
And now there’s nothing,
In this world I wouldn't do for you.

Cause you never gave up on me,
When I was giving love up on you,
Every time I thought this love can't work,
You stayed to see it through,
You never gave up on me when,
I was making things rough on you,
And you showed me what it really means to love.

Cause you never gave up on me,
When I was giving love up on you,
Every time I thought this love can’t work,
You stayed to see it through,
You never gave up on me when I was,
Making things rough on you,
And you showed me what it really means to love

Dream A Little Dream

2008-11-21T23:06:00.001+05:30

(F. Andree / W. Schundt / G. Khan )

Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper I love you
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me

Say nighty-night and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me

Stars fading, but I linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this

Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave our worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me

Stars fading, but I linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this

Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave our worries far behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me

Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams - our worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Sweet dreams
Sweet dreams
Sweet dreams
Sweet dreams

So Beautiful

2008-11-21T23:00:00.001+05:30

Pete Murray

Found myself just the other day
In the backyard of a friends place
Thinking about you
Thinking of the crowd you're in,
What you're up to, where you've been,
Just thinking...

You know the clothes that you wear, and the colour in your hair,
Shouldn't change you,
Now you tell me why is it so,
You're bigger than Mighty Joe
At least you think so

God my fingers burned,
Now when I think of touching your hair
You have changed so much that I don't know,
If I can call you, and tell you I care
And I would love to bring you down,
Plant your feet back on the ground

Threw my smoke down on the ground
Turned my head and I heard the sound, that reminded me
Of the days so young and sweet,
Always so much fun to me
At least I thought so

Now you think you're so damn fine,
You could rule the world,
No not mine,
I don't think so

God my fingers burned,
Now when I think of touching your hair,
You have changed so much, that I don't know,
If I can call you and tell you I care

You know the scene that you're in,
And the people that you've been with,
Just get to me
But you think I'm not as cool
As you are so beautiful,
Who you foolin?
Well I'm here to tell you babe,
The game you're in, is just a game
So damn pretentious

God my fingers burned,
Now when I think of touching your hair,
You have changed so much that I don't know,
If I can call you, and tell you I care
And I would love to bring you down,
Plant your feet back on the ground

You think you're so beautiful....So beautiful

Lullaby

2008-11-21T19:54:00.001+05:30

Sleep, lay me down, hold me closely in your arms
And I will close my eyes
Please, promise me that when I wake up from my dreams
You'll be there by my side

(Chorus:)

Love, if you say you won't slip away
Then I can go dreaming of forever more
But I won't rest until
I know that you'll be here in the morning by my side

Here in my reach
I can see the one that I've waited for so long
And deep in my heart I'll know the arms that hold me now
Will hold me from now on

Carry On Till Tomorrow

2008-11-21T08:51:00.002+05:30

Band:Badfingers

In younger days, I told myself my life would be my own
And I'd leave the place where sunshine never shone
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorrow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Beyond the shadows of the clouds and onward to the sky
Carry on till I find the rainbow's end
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on

Carry on till tomorrow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on

Drifting on the wings of freedom, leave this stormy day
And we'll ride to tomorrow's golden fields
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on

Carry on, carry on, carry on

And when the heavy journey's done, I'll rest my weary head
For the world and its colours will be mine
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun
Then I know again that I must carry on

Carry on till tomorrow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on

Wish You Were Here

2008-10-31T09:11:00.006+05:30

This song is a melodious one...quite sentimental again and I'm not necessarily feeling blue;)...just linking it for records. again the credit goes to atuo, surprisingly though I really loved Ritchie Blackmore, I'd never heard it before 2003. I had been away from Nagaland for so long and i did miss out the music scene...still I'm struggling to catch up. We have Saturday set aside for recordings and jamming. Hopefully if everything is fine, we should have our brand of music by next year, maybe include paulie's too.

Band: Blackmore's Night

Wish You Were Here...
Me, oh, my country man,
Wish You Were Here...
I Wish You Were Here...
Don't you know, the snow is getting colder,
And I miss you like hell,
And I'm feeling blue...
Wish You Were Here...
Me, oh, my country man,
Wish You Were Here...
I Wish You Were Here...
Don't you know, the snow is getting colder,
And I miss you like hell,
And I'm feeling blue...
I've got feelings for you,
Do you still feel the same?
From the first time I laid my eyes on you,
I felt joy of living,
I saw heaven in your eyes...
In your eyes...
Wish you were here...
Me, oh, my country man,
Wish You Were Here...
I Wish You Were Here...
Don't you know the snow is getting colder,
And I miss you like hell...
And I'm feeling blue...
I miss your laugh, I miss your smile,
I miss everything about you...
Every second's like a minute,
Every minute's like a day
When you're far away...
The snow is getting colder, baby,
I Wish You Were Here...
A battlefield of love and fear,
And I Wish You Were Here...
I've got feelings for you,
From the first time I laid my eyes on you...
Wish You Were Here...
Me, oh, my country man,
Wish You Were Here...
I Wish You Were Here...
Wish You Were Here...
Don't you know, the snow is getting colder,
And I miss you like hell,
And I'm feeling blue...
Wish You Were Here...
Wish You Were Here...
Wish You Were Here...

Somewhere over the Rainbow

2008-10-29T00:10:00.002+05:30

This is a song by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole(sad he passed away in 1997). This song is a interesting blend of Judy Garland's Somewhere over the Rainbow and Louis Armstrong's What a wonderful world. Atuo introduced this version to me and I was touched by the raw energy of the number. The first time i heard 'somewhere over the rainbow' was around 1988-89...it was an instrumental piece from guitar legend -Chris Impelliterri. Then years later after the self imposed embargo on soft music was lifted, i heard Judy Garland's version which was a bit sentimental compared to this rendition. anyway, I hope you'll like this as much as I do

OK this one's for Gabby
Ooooo oooooo ohoohohoo

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby ii ii iii
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true ooh ooooh
Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me ee ee eeh
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops thats where you'll find me oh
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dream that you dare to,why, oh why can't I?

Well I see trees of green and
Red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day
I like the dark and I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying, I...I love you
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more
Than we'll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world (w)oohoorld

Someday I'll wish upon a star,
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me
Oh, Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?

Ooooo

Oleander

2008-10-23T20:31:00.002+05:30

Sometimes Life is like a soulful ballad, we sing wishes against the inevitable events that divides the past and the present...hoping that songs can paint the future in a way we want it to be...these longings are, in a way, reasons Life becomes more meaningful and eternal..A story that is told but never concludes..so many mysteries, so many continuation. I dedicate this song to anyone who would find it meaningful

Oleander, Oleander
Will you bloom again this spring?
I adored you, then I ignored you,
And now to me you're everything
And those white blossoms that you gave freely
Are now just twinkles in your eye
Oh beholder, Oleander,
Grows on the inside.

She will forgive me for I bring water,
A sunny window to sit by
Oleander, I understand her,
She's just waiting for the time,
To say it's alright,
Another season,
Has brought us another chance,
We're together, in this hot weather,
To dance.

Oleander,
I think you'd better,
I think you made it through another winter.

Well nothing has ended, it's all been mended,
It's the way that it should be,
You're coming back, you're coming back,
It was so lonely here just me,
This time no promises of what's to come,
We'll just live it for the day,
Oleander, I see you stand there and I know you'll be okay.

Oleander,
I think you'd better,
I think you made it through another winter.

Oleander,
I think you'd better,
I think you made it trough another winter.

Lucky

2008-10-23T20:23:00.002+05:30

One good and Fresh song I listened to and liked lately. Do buy the album. It's Jason Mraz.

Do you hear me?
I'm talking to you
Across the water
Across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky
Oh my and baby I'm trying

Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Ohhhohhhohhhohhohhohhhohh

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I wait for you, I promise you I will

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair

Though the breezes through the trees
Move so pretty, you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
Ohhhohhhohhhohhohhohhhohh
Ohhhohhhohhhohhohhohhhohhohhohhohh

Oh My Love

2008-10-06T23:26:00.001+05:30

This song by John Lennon has very simple Lyrics but has a very passionate feel to it. I first heard it in Shillong in '92, I think My friend Lucas had the tape and for a long time I was searching for the song..I couldn't remember the Lyrics or the name but the tune was stuck in my head...Finally here it is for you to hear and hopefully enjoy.

Oh my love for the first time in my life
My eyes are wide open
Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My eyes can see

I see the wind, oh I see the trees
Everything is clear in my heart
I see the clouds, oh I see the sky
Everything is clear in our world

Oh my love for the first time in my life
My mind is wide open
Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My mind can feel

I feel the sorrow, oh I feel the dreams
Everything is clear in my heart
I feel life, oh I feel love
Everything is clear in our world

Carrickfergus

2008-10-06T22:18:00.004+05:30

This is sung by Declan again and it has a haunting melody. I guess Charlotte Church made it more popular.

I wish I was in Carrickfergus
where she is waiting, my rainbow's end
I would swim over the deepest ocean
just to see her sweet smile again

but the sea is wide and I cannot get over
nor have I the wings to fly
I wish I knew a friendly boatman
to ferry me back to my sweetheart's side

I close my eyes and I remember
the fields of green and flowers gold
where we would walk in sunlit meadows
how my heart's longing to be back home

but the sea is wide and I cannot get over
nor have I the wings to fly
so I’ll just dream of Carrickfergus
and the day I said goodbye
now and forever my love and I..................

I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow

2008-09-25T19:29:00.001+05:30

this is a good song with a catchy beat

I am the man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all my days
I bid farewell to ol' Kentucky
The place where I was born and raised.

The place where he was born and raised

For six long years I've been in trouble,
no pleasure here on earth I've found
For in this world, I'm bound to ramble,
I have no friends to help me now.

He has no friends to help him now

It's fair thee well, my old true lover,
I never expect to see you again.
For I'm bound to ride that Northern Railroad,
perhaps I'll die upon this train

Perhaps he'll die upon this train

You can bury me in some deep valley,
For many years where I may lay.
And you may learn to love another
while I am sleeping in my grave.

While he is sleeping in his grave

Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
My face you never will see no more
But there is one promise that is given,
I'll meet you on Gods golden shore

He'll meet you on God's golden shore

Like You Love Me

2008-09-25T19:14:00.002+05:30

Lucie Silvas is one singer, I must admit, I really enjoy listening to..there is something about her that draws me, I am mesmerised! Help!

Lucie Silvas

Woah... mm mmm

Its not every day you wake up
And admit who you really are
Most days it's easier to shut yourself up
And never look that far

This is me, I'm covered
What I hid behind the door
And everything she says angers
I'm apologizing for

[Chorus:]
Do you see her when you see me?
Understand her insecurities?
And accept the part she plays in me?
Could you love her....like you love me?

Like you love me
Ohh, like you love me
Woahhh....

Id rather be who you think I am
See myself through your eyes
Cos the mirror you use can't be too harsh
And I want it to tell me lies

So today I'll be brave and I'll face myself
Show you who I really am
Cos wherever I go she follows me
Can you reach out for her hand?

[Chorus:]
Do you see her when you see me?
Understand her insecurities?
Ohh, And accept the part she plays in me?
Could you love her....like you love me?

I'm not perfect but I try to be
Oh, could you really have the hold in me
Sometimes what you get isn't what you see
Could you believe in her, like you believe in me?

Ohhh.....hey hey, yeh yeh...ohh woah..

Mmm...do you love her, woah...

Do you see her when you see me?
Understand her insecurities
Ohh, And accept the part she plays in me?
Could you love her...woah

Do you see her when you see me
Understand her insecurities
Ohh, and accept the part she plays in me
Could you love her.........like you love me?

Like you love me
Ohh...like you love me
Woah, like you....love me....

Across the bridge

2008-09-25T19:07:00.002+05:30

If Life is a journey, then most of us are weary travellers and sometimes Life is a Sentence to be lived..lucky those who learn and those of us who fail to...we live all over again. I find this song meaningful and at the same time brings back childhood memories..

I had lived a life of sin in this world were living in
I had done forbidden things I shouldn't do
I met a beggar along the way, and I asked him where to stay
Where I'd find real happiness and love that's true

Just follow footsteps of the King and you'll hear the voices sing
They'll be singing out the glory of the Lamb
The river of Jordan will be near, the sound of trumpets you will hear
You'll behold the sweetest voice ever known to man

Many in this worldly throng traveling in the paths of wrong
Never stop to pray and find the Savior true
There's a grand and glorious place where we'll meet Him face to face
In a happy land beyond the starry blue

CHORUS:

Across the bridge, there's no more sorrow
Across the bridge, theres' no more pain
The Son will shine across the river
And you'll never be unhappy again

Diamonds and Rust

2008-09-18T22:18:00.040+05:30

The First Version which I heard was The Judas Priest's..Everyone loved to play that in concert and we also had a small band in my 9th Standard in School..once in a while we would play this number and also some songs from Michael Schenker.
I came across this Joan Baez version during my Shillong Years.
(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

© 1975 Chandos Music (ASCAP)

Down by the banks of the Ohio

2008-09-18T22:18:00.039+05:30

This song reminds me of Uncle Vincent and his old Quarter in Dimapur.He used to play this number..it's a bit eerie but has a haunting melody.

Olivia Newton-John

I asked my love to take a walk
To take a walk, just a little walk
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

I held a knife against his breast
As into my arms he pressed
He cried "my love, don't you murder me
I'm not prepared for eternity"

I wandered home 'tween twelve and one
I cried, "My God, what have I done?"
I've killed the only man I love
He would not take me for his bride

And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

I recall a gypsy woman

2008-09-18T22:18:00.038+05:30

This is one of my fav karaoke number..just the right pitch for me..and I do like Dan Seals, Don Williams and Kenny Rogers for the story they narrate through their songs.

Silver coins that jingle jangle,
Fancy shoes that dance in time.
Oh, the secrets of her dark eyes,
They did sing a gypsy rhyme.

Yellow clover in tangled blossoms,
In a meadow, silky green.
Where she held me to her bosom,
Just a boy of seventeen.

I recall a gypsy woman,
Silver spangles in her eyes.
Ivory skin against the moonlight,
And the taste of life’s sweet wine.

Soft breezes blow from fragrant meadows,
And stir the darkness in my mind.
Oh, gentle woman, you sleep beside me;
Little know who haunts my mind.

Gypsy lady, I hear your laughter,
And it dances in my head.
While my tender wife and babies,
Slumber softly in their beds.

I recall a gypsy woman,
Silver spangles in her eyes.
Ivory skin against the moonlight,
And the taste of life’s sweet wine.

I recall a gypsy woman,
Silver spangles in her eyes.
Ivory skin against the moonlight,
And the taste of life’s sweet wine.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2008-09-18T22:18:00.035+05:30

Declan Galbraight.

This song is for my friends who have little kids and have problems finding a good song for them;)

You're all I need

2008-09-18T22:18:00.034+05:30

This song by White Lion is a popular number for intermediate guitarist like me..but then I just couldn't improve my plucking ...that is when I realized that I had reached my peak.

I know that she's waiting
For me to say forever
I know that I sometimes
Just don't know how to tell her
I want to hold and kiss her
Give her my love
Make her believe
She doesn't know
She doesn't know

You're all I need beside me girl
You're all I need to turn my world
You're all I want inside my heart
You're all I need when we're apart

You're all that i need... yeah...

I know that she's always
There when I need her loving
I know that I've never
Told her how much I love her
I see her face before me
I look in her eyes
Wondering why
She doesn't know
She doesn't know
she doesn't know

You're all I need beside me girl
You're all I need to turn my world
You're all I want inside my heart
You're all I need when we're apart

Say, say that you'll be there
Whenever I reach out
To feel your hand in mine
Stay, stay within my heart
Whenever I'm alone

I'll know that you are there

You're all I need beside me girl
You're all I need to turn my world
You're all I want inside my heart
You're all I need when we¹re apart
You're all I need, etc.

All that I need
Is for you to believe
All that I need
Is 'you'

Angami Cowherd Song

2008-09-18T22:18:00.033+05:30

This is a traditional Cowherd Song sung by an Elder Sister -Ketuoravi-ü Marina. Angamis don't exactly use drums but this version is a sample for an animation film which I mixed using Fruity loops.

The Second Version is an old version which i mixed using Creative Rhythmania..the music are off tempo..do tolerate.

I just bought a Roland MC-808 and in the near future you might get to hear some more originals from our part of the World.

If You Were A Sailboat-Katie Melua

2008-09-06T07:59:00.004+05:30

This song is relatively newer compared to my ancient collection but has a old jazzy feel to it...hmmm, my collections must be boring you to death by now, that is, if you are still around;)

If you're a cowboy I would trail you,
If you're a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor.
If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore.
If you're a river I would swim you,
If you're a house I would live in you all my days.
If you're a preacher I'd begin to change my ways.

Sometimes I believe in fate,
But the chances we create,
Always seem to ring more true.
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.

If I was in jail I know you'd spring me
If I was a telephone you'd ring me all day long
If was in pain I know you'd sing me soothing songs.

Sometimes I believe in fate,
But the chances we create,
Always seem to ring more true.
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.

If I was hungry you would feed me
If I was in darkness you would lead me to the light
If I was a book I know you'd read me every night

If you're a cowboy I would trail you,
If you're a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor.
If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore.
If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore

GreenFields-The Brothers Four

2008-09-06T07:34:00.004+05:30

Remember my old collections...man, I'm like a 60's Jukebox. This particular song evokes a nostalgic feeling, takes me back to the days spent in my small 'hamlet' in Dimapur. I would spend most of my time along the 'Chathe' river..would sit on the rope bridge and ponder...Time Flies like an arrow but Fruit Flies like a banana:)

Once there were green fields kissed by the sun
Once there were valleys where rivers used to run
Once there were blue skies with white clouds high above
Once they were part of an everlasting love
We were the lovers who strolled through green fields

Green fields are gone now, parched by the sun
Gone from the valleys where rivers used to run
Gone with the cold wind that swept into my heart
Gone with the lovers who let their dreams depart
Where are the green fields that we used to roam

I'll never know what made you run away
How can I keep searching when dark clouds hide the day
I only know there's nothing here for me
Nothing in this wide world, left for me to see

Still I'll keep on waiting until you return
I'll keep on waiting until the day you learn
You can't be happy while your heart's on the roam
You can't be happy until you bring it home
Home to the green fields and me once again

Boogie Street - Leonard Cohen

2008-09-06T06:05:00.004+05:30

As always,The Lyrical Quality of Leonard Cohen would prompt me to share with you his numbers often. Hope you enjoy too.

O Crown of Light, O Darkened One,
I never thought we’d meet.
You kiss my lips, and then you're gone:
I’m back on Boogie Street.

A sip of wine, a cigarette,
And then it’s time to go.
I tidied up the kitchenette;
I tuned the old banjo.
I’m wanted at the traffic-jam.
They’re saving me a seat.
I’m what I am, and what I am,
Is back on Boogie Street.

And O my love, I still recall
The pleasures that we knew;
The rivers and the waterfall,
Wherein I bathed with you.
Bewildered by your beauty there,
I’d kneel to dry your feet.
By such instructions you prepare
A man for Boogie Street.

O Crown of Light, O Darkened One…

So come, my friends, be not afraid.
We are so lightly here.
It is in love that we are made;
In love we disappear.
Tho’ all the maps of blood and flesh
Are posted on the door,
There’s no one who has told us yet
What Boogie Street is for.

O Crown of Light, O Darkened One,
I never thought we’d meet.
You kiss my lips, and then it’s done:
I’m back on Boogie Street.

A sip of wine, a cigarette,
And then it’s time to go . . .

A Change Is Gonna Come-Sam Cooke

2008-09-06T05:41:00.003+05:30

This song is among the top listed songs in the last 100 years and rightly so..there is something very powerful about this number..My Bangalore days..I needed this song:)

I was born by the river in a little tent
Oh and just like the river I've been running ever since
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die
Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me don't hang around
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother
And I say brother help me please
But he winds up knocking me
Back down on my knees

Ohhhhhhhhh.....

There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

Gin Gan Goolie

2008-08-12T21:05:00.001+05:30

Let me tell you an old story...my story again!! I think around 1979 when I had joined school, my Uncle Francis taught us this scout song. The original version doesn't have any proper lyrics...this version is by the Scaffolds. For a long time, I wanted to find out the name of the song, I can only remember Eddie going 'oompa, oompa' Fortunately I stumbled across this good rendition and since I could not find the Lyrics online. I am manually typing it.

Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go,
Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go, (Oomba, Oomba)

There's a pretty little Brown-Eyed Brownie
lives next door, Lives next door
With the beautiful-est Blue-Eyed sister
you ever saw, you ever saw

Hey La, Hey la Shayla
and her eyes are Summer Blue
Shayla, Her Name is Shayla
Hey La, Shayla I Love you

Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go,
Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go, (Oomba, Oomba)

How I wanted to ask her out, but I was scared
Oh so scared.
I remember my Boy Scout Training,
Be Prepared, Be Prepared.

Hey La, Hey la Shayla
and her eyes are Summer Blue
Shayla, Her Name is Shayla
Hey La, Shayla I Love you

Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go,
Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go, (Oomba, Oomba)

Now in Two or Three or Four weeks time,
I'll marry her, Marry her
All the Boy Scouts' Cubs and Brownies
will be there, will be there singing

Hey La, Hey la Shayla
Hey La, Shayla Hey La ho oh

Hey La, Hey la Shayla
Hey La, Shayla Hey La oh

Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go,
Gin Gan Goolie Goolie wotcha Gin Gan Go, Gin Gan go, (Oomba, Oomba)
(Hey La, Hey Shayla) Repeat to Fade

Daddy's Little Girl

2008-08-12T20:46:00.001+05:30

This song is for you, all ye who are Daddy's little girl..Warm and meaningful,the song brings out the essence of Life
Words & Music by Boby Burke & Horace Gerlach
Recorded by The Mills Brothers, 1950
Sung by Michael Buble

You’re the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold.
You're daddy's little girl, to have and hold.
A precious gem is what you are;
You're mommy's bright and shining star.

You’re the spirit of Christmas, the star on our tree.
You’re the Easter Bunny to Mommy and me.
You’re sugar, you're spice, and you're everything nice
And You’re Daddy’s Little Girl

You’re a treasure I cherish, all sparkling and bright.
You were touched by Holy and beautiful light;
Like the angels who sing, a heavenly thing;
And you’re Daddy’s Little Girl

Ben

2008-08-11T02:12:00.001+05:30

The Price we have to pay...I believe that Isolation is a part of the greater plan and as I grew up, there is Ben and now I guess the 'Many Lives, Many Masters' theory can be reviewed again.

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)

Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)

I used to say, "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
(I used to say, "I" and "me")
(Now it's "us", now it's "we")

Ben, most people would turn you away(turn you away)
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben

A Dear John Letter

2008-08-11T01:58:00.002+05:30

This song, for some reason, has a haunting melody and I first heard it way back in 85. Till today the melody is as fresh and there is a strange sense of connection..nothing to do with anyone but just the song.

[ Skeeter ]
Dear John oh how I hate to write
Dear John I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn
And tonight I wed another dear John

[ Bobby ]
I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me
He handed me a letter and I was just as happy as I could be
Cause the fighting was all over and the battles have all been won
But then I opened up the letter and that started dear John
Won't you please send back my picture my husband wants it now
When I tell you who I'm wedding you won't care dear anyhow
And it hurts me so to tell ye that my love for you has gone
But tonight I wed your brother dear John
[ Skeeter ]
And tonight I wed another dear John

All will be well

2008-08-11T01:48:00.001+05:30

The Gabe Dixon band
The new day dawns,
And I am practicing my purpose once again.
It is fresh and it is fruitful if I win but if I lose,
Oooooo I don’t know.
I will be tired but I will turn and I will go,
Only guessing til I get there then I’ll know,
Oh oh oh I will know.

All the children walking home past the factories
Could see the light that’s shining in my window as I write this song to you.
All the cars running fast along the interstate
Can feel the love that radiates
Illuminating what I know is true,
All will be well.
Even after all the promises you’ve broken to yourself,
All will be well.
You can ask me how but only time will tell.

The winter’s cold,
But the snow still lightly settles on the trees.
And a mess is still a moment I can seize until I know,
That all will be well.
Even though sometimes this is hard to tell,
And the fight is just as frustrating as hell
All will be well.

All the children walking home past the factories,
Could see the light that’s shining in my window as I write this song to you.
All the cars running fast along the interstate
Can feel the love that radiates
Illuminating what I know is true
All will be well.
Even after all the promises you’ve broken to yourself
All will be well.
You can ask me how but only time will tell.

Keep it up and don’t give up
And chase your dreams and you will find
All in time.

All the children walking home past the factories
Could see the light that’s shining in my window as I write this song to you.
All the cars running fast along the interstate
Can feel the love that radiates
Illuminating what I know is true,
All will be well.
Even after all the promises you’ve broken to yourself,
All will be well.
You can ask me how but only time will tell.

All will be well.
Even after all the promises you’ve broken to yourself,
All will be well.
You can ask me how but only time will tell.

You can ask me how but only time will tell.

Eleanor Rigby (Lennon/McCartney)

2008-08-10T18:53:00.001+05:30

Eleanor Rigby (Lennon/McCartney)

Aah, look at all the lonely people
Aah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near.
Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Aah, look at all the lonely people
Aah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

You Raise Me Up

2008-05-11T02:53:00.000+05:30

Originally sung by Josh Groban, This song is very popular and I am sure it remains the favorite of many of you out there. It inspires me everytime I listen to it and everytime it sounds so fresh. This version is rendered by Andrei on esnips. Enjoy!

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up... To more than I can be.

Belho's World

House That Never Was

Come on Closer

The Day Before The Day

New Soul

Almost Lover

So Clear

This is the Life

Coward of the County

You never gave up on me

Dream A Little Dream

So Beautiful

Lullaby

Carry On Till Tomorrow

Wish You Were Here

Somewhere over the Rainbow

Oleander

Lucky

Oh My Love

Carrickfergus

I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow

Like You Love Me

Across the bridge

Diamonds and Rust

Down by the banks of the Ohio

I recall a gypsy woman

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

You're all I need

Angami Cowherd Song

If You Were A Sailboat-Katie Melua

GreenFields-The Brothers Four

Boogie Street - Leonard Cohen

A Change Is Gonna Come-Sam Cooke

Gin Gan Goolie

Daddy's Little Girl

Ben

A Dear John Letter

All will be well

Eleanor Rigby (Lennon/McCartney)

You Raise Me Up

One Day at a Time

Una paloma blanca

The Boxer

The Sad Cafe

Here It Is

You needed me

Michelle

From Russia With Love

In My Life

Folsom Prison Blues

These Boots are Made For Walking

Que Sera Sera

Me and Bobby McGee

Detroit City

Jamaica Farewell

The Windmills of Your Mind

Help Me Make It Through the Night

Hazard

Dance Me To The End Of Love

Wayfaring Stranger

Hernando's Hideaway

My World