songs

i spent the whole morning and up till now browsing through old songs. it is like an emotional roller-coaster, because you are being bombarded by all those songs from the past. songs that are familiar, and yet not. at a certain point, i was almost unwilling to go on, because i don't know what other memories those songs would bring.

it's a little like arranging photographs and old writings, isn't it?

but i rediscovered many old gems. and it somewhat reinforces my regret that most songs nowadays aren't quite as impactful as songs of the past. especially that period from 2001 to 2003.

i listened to songs which once accompanied me through difficult times. i listened to songs which brought back fond memories. i found old songs which i used to listen to every day.

i used to burn audio cds, because i was using a discman back then. the song which somehow appeared most often in those discs is this song by Page: don't let farewell come
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhws5kYzYjk
it's from the k-drama Romance OST.

it's also nice to listen to nakashima mika's Will again. it is just so comforting. i think we keep forgetting that if she sheds off her Nana Osaki persona, she could easily have been nana Komatsu. Such is the success of her portrayal of Nana. It is good to listen to this song to remind myself that Nakashima Mika is not that rock chick, but that pretty songstress who acted as a rock chick in Nana. Yuki no Hana just doesn't sound the same in Singapore.

songs to recommend:
ken hirai's rakuen
chihiro onitsuka's gekkou
the brilliant green's sono speedo
yuki koyanagi's be alive
lena park's you mean everything to me
yurisangja's can i love you
kinki kids' mou kimi igai aesanai
shinvi's to my friend
jwalk's suddenly
jtl's when did your heart stop loving me

and many, many more...