Friday Top Five: Favorite Fall Out Boy Songs

[edited from source]

 

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.

I Wish I Could Sing This To You

Been trapped in this feeling—you know what I mean, for a long time. Recently I found this song way too late, because you could consider this song to be out of date (huh?).

If I had a chance, I will sing this song to you.
Or maybe, instead of looking for a chance, I have to make the chance myself and sing this song to him...

Sorry for the melodrama moment.

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.

This is Love, February!

Welcome February! 

As we know, this is the month when we celebrate Valentine's Day. I'm quite in the mood for love. So here you go, one of my favorite love songs: This is Love by The Script. You might want to pay attention to the lyrics cause it has a very deep meaning :) 

It's the Melody that Catches My Ears

I used to have this argument about songs; which one is the most important, music or lyric? Back then I argued that lyric is the most important part of the song. For me, then, even if the music was so cool but the lyric contained nothing; the song was not worth listening.

Until I found this EP called You Are Here / Vous Êtes Ici. It was released by Simple Plan’s guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre. This album somehow totally changes my opinion towards music-lyric things. The music, which is dominated by acoustic guitar plays, is far different from Simple Plan’s punk-rock style. Listening to this album somewhat brings me a heartwarming moment. One song I really like from the EP is called "Comatose" (video attached). But this time, I only listen to the music—without meaning to say that the lyric is crappy. It’s just that this time, it is the melody that really catches my ears. For one time I don’t care at all about the lyrics (for I have no idea about what the songs are saying even though I have played it over and over again).

I guess the reason a song has both music and lyric is to complete each other. I will never argue about the importance of lyric anymore.