MUSIC MONDAY: Never Forget You by Zara Larsson and MNEK

May 2, 2016April 26, 2016 / iamsupercarla / Leave a comment

I’ve missed a couple of our Music Mondays and honestly, I missed it. I’ve been quite preoccupied with family stuff, but I’m back now!

One of the things that I am starting to get used to here is the music. If you haven’t noticed before, I’m more of an old soul. Most of my music is centered on 80s rock ballads. Hahahaha. I honestly believe that Air Supply is a genius, and that a memorable ballad must be accompanied by fantastic drum exhibitions.

20160502 Never Forget You by Zara Larsson, MNEK

I’ve been hearing this song over and over, especially at Z100, Le Mari’s favorite radio station. It has bugged me for so long. Thanks to SoundHound, I was able to find out the title.

Dance music has really evolved since I first discovered it. I’ve been constantly surprised how much I like them! Hahahaha. I think I’m slowly expanding my music selection.

Plus, the lyrics are amazing.

Never Forget You - Zara Larsson

Feel free to sing/dance with me.

A Truce with Time

April 7, 2016April 5, 2016 / iamsupercarla / Leave a comment

NPM 20160407 A Truce With Time - Edwin Markham

MUSIC MONDAY: Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch

April 4, 2016 / iamsupercarla / Leave a comment

I know this is coming in a little later than usual, but the inspiration didn’t kick in until Le Beau’s jiu jitsu class.

I haven’t heard this song in a while. For a good moment back then, this song very much haunted me. The desperation in Florence’s voice and the beat Calvin Harris laid out perfectly contradict each other. It was just beautiful.

And have you listened to these lyrics?

20160404 Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch

This jiu jitsu place is giving me more than what I needed now.

Have a great evening, everyone.

MUSIC MONDAY: Shiver by Natalie Imbruglia

November 16, 2015November 19, 2015 / iamsupercarla / Leave a comment

Okay, so technically it’s not Monday and dating this post to become a Monday is cheating. But the entire week has just been all about enduring traffic for an international convention being held in Manila, I completely forgot to schedule this post to happen. So forgive me? :D

I heard this song while I was showering. Hahahaha. I know TMI right? But because of the El Niño, we’ve been enduring rotational water shortage, and I’ve been prudently bathing. Just covering the basics. No conditioning, and no weekly coffee scrubs. Just plain being clean.

When this song came on, the water pressure started to improve and it just lifted my spirits all together.

Me in the shower that day

And it’s so funny because I associated a completely unrelated song to the joy of having refreshing water at 5 in the morning.

Also, it’s Natalie Imbruglia.

Given that this is a very old song, I think this could qualify as a Throwback Thursday post too, yeah? :)

Enjoy. <3

MUSIC MONDAY: No One’s Gonna Love You by Band of Horses

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 / iamsupercarla / Leave a comment

I’ve heard this song way too many times: movie soundtrack, coming-of-age television shows, and even from other friends’ playlists. With Shondaland churning out crappy music week after week (if you watch Grey’s Anatomy, you know what I mean), I suddenly had a strong yearning for meaningful music.

What is meaningful actually? Do you have to be able to relate to the lyrics for it to be meaningful? Does it have to latch on to a memory, a single moment in time? Did the writer have to be in a suspended pensive state when he/she wrote the music and lyrics? Do the lyrics have to sound like a conversation you cannot make happen? Will it have to reflect your subconscious, a repressed memory of sorts? How does a song become meaningful?

I’m not really sure myself, but maybe it’s all of those things combined. But this song… these lyrics though…

20151102 No One's Gonna Love You Band of Horses