Guy Sebastian and his worship team from Paradise Live, Aldelaid is coming this Friday. I can't go. ARGH!!!
Well, actually I can go to the concert on Sunday because I have a pass for it courtesy of Debbie, but I can't go on Sunday. I can go on Friday, and I was really looking forward to it. Sadly, all the passes were given away and I couldn't seem to get hold of anyone who has any passes for Friday's concert. Every pass was given out. I called every church-attending Christian I know who is living near K.L. I called Full Gospel Assembly, who will be hosting the first concert. I think I even begged Timothy to find me just one pass and one small space in his car so that I can go, but to no avail. So here I am, in front of the computer, thinking of what could have been. *Disappointment overload*
Let me sidetrack here.
There are many artistes in this world throughout the course of history, and they have sang many songs. Some songs will forever remain in the hearts of the people, and will never grow old. These are songs that have caused evolution in the music world and at the same time, immortalized it's artistes. Some songs are popular for the first few months, and after a period of time, people already forgotten that such artistes existed. Some songs are just plain noise. Nothing but plain noise pollution.
However, there are some bright, shining moments in the chronicles of music, where an artiste have found a song that is perfect for him/her. The artiste was able to capture every intense and subtle emotion portrayed by the song and project it for the whole world to hear. And the world stood still, paused, to hear this heavenly and divine gift.
For example, no one will be able to sing the song 'Can't Help Falling In Love' the way the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley did. Ever. If you're cruising in the car and this song is being played, you'll realized why this man is given such high esteem and honour even though in many aspects of his life, he is good for nothing. Sure, it has been sang again and reproduced by other singers, but who can ever encapsulate the beauty of the song the way Elvis Presley did? Another example would be Jacky Cheung's 'Wen Bie', translated as Kiss Goodbye. That song, in my opinion, is the most beautiful, heartrending, touching, and heartbreaking song ever created by the world of mandarin pop. It's lyrics is full of sorrow and regret, it's music is a perfect harmony of modern instruments and the traditional, and his voice is heavenly. The song is old and out of date, but it has been translated into English, first by Nuflower, and then recently, by Michael Learns to Rock, although MLTR's version of the lyrics has totally deviated from the original 'Wen Bie'. Nuflower sang the song with lyrics directly translated from the Mandarin version. No wonder Jacky Cheung is dubbed one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Another example still, would be Freddie Aguilar's 'Anak'. The original song was in the Philipino language 'Tagalog', and translated into 77 languages all around the world. SEVENTY-SEVEN. It's melody is simple and repetitive. The harmony is just a combination of strings ochestra and guitars, with the acoustic guitar as it's lead. The lyrics..ahh the lyrics. Meaningful and expressive. Combined with the simplicity of its music, Frankie Aguilar has successfully depict the innocence of a child, or 'anak', and that made Frankie Aguilar a remarkable singer.
And then, there was Guy Sebastian, the first-ever Australian Idol.
He has the most ridiculous hairstyle (think of Mel B from Spice Girls), the most bushy eyebrows and yet, has high charisma and connection in his singing.
He introduced himself to the world with the song 'Angels Brought Me Here'. There will never be another who can sing that song the way he did. Many have tried, including the current American Idol, Carrie Underwood. She was fantastic when she sang her version, but Guy Sebastian can make it seemed like the world just paused for everyone to fully take pleasure in the beauty of his voice. I can't help but fall in love with the song and with his voice. Sigh...
There is a genre of music that is perfect for everyone. You can have the voice of a toad or a witch or a banshee, or tune deaf, or even no voice at all, this genre of music will still be absolutely perfect for you. GOSPEL MUSIC. This is because in gospel music, all you need to have to sing well is a heart for God. As long as you mean every word you sing, you will unquestionably please the one who is listening to you: God. However, you do need a decent voice to songlead in worship and to be a backup singer, but you don't need to be that to sing gospel music. Just SING with all of your heart, soul and mind, and you'll sound wonderful.
Ah, music!! The greatest good that mortals know. And all of heaven we have below ~Joseph Addison~
This is where the sidetrack joins the maintrack.
I love worship sessions. I love huge worship concerts. This is because I can sing all I want, sing as hard and as loud as I want, sing as off-key as I want, and nobody is going to say anything. Nobody cares. Nobody will even notice, because the person sitting next to me is also probably singing it in the wrong key. I'm singing to the one who gives me strength, and nobody is going to laugh at me.
And to think that I can't go to a huge worship session with Guy Sebastian as songleader. Gosh...
Well there will be other concerts, other opportunities, other big singers. No use crying over spill milk, but at least I've lamented about it. :p
Sidetrack again.
Bart Simpson: Until now, I don't know why I am here on earth. But now I know. TO BUY THAT COMIC BOOK!!
Marge Simpson: Honey, you know that we won't give you 100 dollars for a comic book.
Today when I was in IKEA, after leaving Popular bookstore, I went and stood outside Anime Tech and marvelled at the Japanese animation merchandises. I was thinking to myself:" Wah.. final fantasy 8 watch, mug and notebook..wahh.. but expensive lah." And then I saw it.
I saw Evenstar. Evenstar is the necklace worn by Arwen, daughter of Elrond, said to be the most beautiful elf princess of the Third Age in Middle Earth, the love of Aragorn, and the rumoured reincarnation of Luthien Tinuviel.
RM259. I felt my heart sink.
And the above scene from The Simpsons came to mind.
Did I mention that I'm a huge Lord of the Rings fan? And me, being such a hopeless romantic and full of wild imagination, have a particularly great interest in the tales of Luthien Tinuviel and Beren, and of Arwen and Aragorn. Both of the elf maidens forsaken immortality and the Grey Havens for love. Forsaking all the ages of the world, they chose to live only one lifetime, but accompanied by the one they loved the most. Luthien Tinuviel died in the 2nd Age. Songs about how Arwen was Tinuviel rebirth was sang by the elves, and even Aragorn, when he first saw her, called out Tinuviel! Tinuviel! Nightingale! Nightingale!, thinking that he had strayed into a dream. *Like I said, I'm a hopeless romantic with a wild imagination*
I saw Evenstar... but I know it's insanity to pay RM259 for a necklace, no matter how beautiful, wonderful, precious and meaningful that necklace is.
There ain't no point in thinking and hoping and yearning about something that I know I'll probably never have. Even if I can afford it, I'll have to be mad to actually take my ATM card, withdraw the money, go to IKEA, walk up Anime Tech, and buy Evenstar. Oh yeah, I'll have to lose my sanity first.
