Friday Top Five: Favorite Fall Out Boy Songs

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The first Fall Out Boy song I have ever heard was “Dance Dance”. I fell in love to the music and the beat—it always successfully brings my mood up again every time I listen to the song. Since then I tracked every Fall Out Boy songs and albums. And they really fit my music style. Their songs are full of youth spirit; loud yet dynamic music. Maybe they've got weird lyrics (and much too long song title) but it contained deep meanings.

Too bad they decided to decompress—referring to what Pete Went’z said instead of hiatus. I’ve been missing the band for a long time and could only satisfy my yearnings by listening to their songs on my player. So, here’s my Fall Out Boy five favorite song from each of their album. It’s a hard choice anyway, for I really like their songs and every song is my favorite—no exaggeration.

Friday Top Five: Favorite Love Songs

Here you go, this week's Friday Top Five. Today I'm sharing my favorite love songs. I guess I'm still caught in Valentine mode.

1.      Looking Through the Eyes of Love

“Please don’t let this feeling end, it might not come again, and I want to remember”

The first time I heard this song is on my choir rehearsal for a friend’s wedding long time ago. I was appointed to sing the female solo part at the rehearsal—replacing a friend who usually sings the solo parts.

I think this song would make a great wedding song (pointing out to the lyrics I put up there); marriage as one moment everyone always want to remember. Sweet, isn’t it?

2.      I Finally Found Someone

“I finally found someone

Someone to share my life

I finally found the one, to be with every night

‘Cause whatever I do

It’s just got to be you

My life has just begun

I finally found someone”

Same with the first song on my list; every time my choir had a wedding service, this song would be sung in duet. This would be sung after the groom opens the bride’s veil. I think, on my wedding, I would want this song played J

3.      Best in Me

“Cause you bring out the best in me, like no one else can do. That’s why I’m by your side, that’s why I love you”

Blue used to be my favorite boyband. This song, since the first time I heard this, really catches my ear. It is simple and just to the point.

4.      Because You Live

“Because you live and breathe

Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help

Because you live, girl

My world has twice as many stars in the sky”

Imagine a boy sings this song for you. And I would want a boy sing this for me, for I really think that it sounds very romantic.

5.      Never be the Same

“I'll never be the same

I'm caught inside the memories, the promises

are yesterdays and I belong to you.

I just can't walk away

'cause after loving you

I can never be the same”

Just listen to the whole song and the lyric. For me, there’s a story lies behind the song—obviously about how your love ones can change you, how different life would be without them.

Friday Top Five: Favorite Old School Cartoon Show

Because I think Friday is suitable for some Friday Top Five. I will start from five, for I like small number. So here come your this week's Friday Five.

1.      The Wild Thornberries

I remember my jealousy to Eliza Thornberry. That time I thought she was so lucky; having ability to talk to animals, doesn’t go to school and always travelling around the world with her family in their van.

I didn’t think much of the moral value back then. But now I see that it is a great cartoon. It tells us that family is the most important thing in the world—even the most annoying sibling. For my little brother used to be so annoying.

2.      Hey Arnold!

To be honest, the only thing that attract me to keep watching Hey Arnold! was  Helga’s unhealthy obsession to this ball-headed guy, Arnold. Curiosity never escaped me every time I watch each episode, asking myself  “what would Helga make today?”. For Helga can be highly creative on expressing her secret love to Arnold.

But the friendship between the children in the neighborhood  and the conflicts that happened between them also interesting. In my opinion, the characters in the series can be a good example for a personality study. Arnold's assertiveness, Gerard's street smart, Helga's bossiness... Well, you name it.

3.      Chuck Jones’ Tom and Jerry

It has to be Chuck Jones’ version! Not that the other version sucks, but I like it best because for me this version got the best picture. Tom and Jerry are somewhat cuter here. And the music, man, this is what I called psychedelic. It has got jazz, boogie-woogie, ballad, opera (remember when Tom singing Figaro?), waltz and many more in it. The synchronization between the music and the film is perfect even though they used a real orchestra for the score. And the sound effects are just perfectly sync with every moment. This version is just epic.

4.      Chibi Maruko-Chan

This is a anime, very old one, adapted from a manga with the same title. Telling stories of Momoko Sakura (the very own writer of this comic) in her childhood back in year 1974. I found this manga amusing. Momoko—was called Maruko-chan while she was just a kid—did so many stupidities, which are so funny. But in the end she always learns something from her mistake. It’s a warm hearted cartoon, and sometimes very touching.

5.      Digimon

I used to be so obsessed with this anime that I create my own version of Digimon—some kind of Fanfiction I manually wrote while I was bored in class. It was called Magic Land. Oh dear Lord how can I still remember about this?

I know some of you would prefer Pokèmon rather than Digimon. But the friendship value and the absence of Team Rocket from Digimon wins my heart. 

How about you? What's your favorite old school cartoon show?