Showing posts with label Pop rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pop rock. Show all posts

Scouting for Girls - Gotta Keep Smiling

Hi folks!

I'm feeling a wee bit sheepish here. Sorry for the absence. I am truly down in a rut and for several days now, I have been trying to get out of the depression and the writer's block. But as what good psychologists say, nothing actually gets people out of depression except that one day they feel much better.

So for those who are wondering where I have been, never mind that. I'm here now.

I would like to start off with this very nice song I across two days ago.

Featured song: "Gotta Keep Smiling" by Scouting for Girls (2010) [Pop rock]












The lyrics of the song and the wonderful upbeat melody sure got me hooked. Did you listen to it? I must have listened to it numerous times already (check my Last.fm account).

I came across this song while watching this new TV series called "Hellcats". Over the next few posts, you may find songs that I discovered from Hellcats. Although the series is relatively new, it stars Aly Michalka (whose song I featured here) and Ashley Tisdale of High School Musical. I shall ponder more about Hellcats some other time, but I would like to say that the series made me jump back on my feet. The music in the series simply rocks!

The song Gotta Keep Smiling is by Scouting for Girls, a British pop band that was formed in 2005. The song is the B-side of their hit single "This Ain't a Love Song" (also a nice empowering song), but Gotta Keep Smiling is rather hard to find. I did my best, so I hope you will enjoy it.

So, until the next post, you gaiz.

Peace!

Lyrics:

"Gotta Keep Smiling" by Scouting for Girls
When a frown is the best you can do.
When you're down - when you're down in a bad place.
You with the sad face

When you're stuck, when you're falling apart.
In a rut, yet you're stuck with excuses,
Oh baby I'm useless.

Boys will be boys, girls will be girls
It's a mixed up, muddled up, messed up world.
Are you taking the mick, cos ain't life a bitch sometimes ?

You got to keep smiling, through the thunder and lightning.
You got to keep trying, don't cry before you're hurt.
You got to keep Smiling through the thunder and lightning
You got to keep fighting because things can't get no worse.

Take a break. Take a day to relax.
Getaway - getaway to the sunshine,
throw me a lifeline

When life is hard, when life is just unfair,
We'll have a laugh - have a laugh at the rat race,
we'll make a new place

Boys will be boys, girls will be girls
It's a mixed up, muddled up, messed up world.
Are you taking the mick, ain't life a bitch sometimes?

You got to keep smiling, through the thunder and lightning.
You got to keep trying, don't cry before you're hurt.
You got to keep Smiling through the thunder and lightning
You got to keep fighting because things can't get no worse.
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Matchbox 20 - Unwell

Hi! I'm back!

After a long hiatus, I have surfaced from the depths of the Earth to take back my seat in this blogging world.

No, seriously, I have been absent for a while due to certain circumstances that could not be prevented. My grandma is in the hospital intensive care unit, and is still on her way to recovery.

Featured song: "Unwell" by Matchbox 20 [2002] (Pop rock)








The song may pertain to my grandmother being unwell. But this song means much more to me rather than its reflection on current events.

The song talks about a person who claims he is not crazy although he may seem to be. This is something that relates to me, since there have been various instances where people have dubbed me as crazy - not just as a joke but sometimes perhaps out of spite or incredulousity(?). Be that as it may, I know I am crazy... and as what Rob Thomas said in an interview, the song is basically for people who more or less are "f*cked up and feel alone like that. We all feel a little f*cked up sometimes ... you're not alone."

This song can be found in Matchbox 20's album "More Than You Think You Are," and it was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2004.

Lyrics:

All day
Staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night
Hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something
Hold on
I'm feeling like I'm headed for a
Breakdown
I don't know why
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Me
Talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train
I know
I know they've all been talking 'bout me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong
With me
Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow
I've lost my mind
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
I been talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
Yeah, they're taking me away
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Hey, how I used to be
How I used to be, yeah
Well I'm just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be
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Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Hmmm... This song should say it all.

Featured song: "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter [2004] (Pop rock)








Well, you could say no words can express current feelings better than the lyrics of the song.

"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter was released in 2004, and I think it appeals a lot to people because a lot of people can relate to having certain bad days. I think there is nothing wrong with having bad days because it happens even to the best of us.

We all have to cope with bad days, and if you are like me, I just sing it off. What else could I possibly do?

I do need a blue sky holiday. Talk to you later.

XOXO.

Lyrics:

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on

Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oooh.. a holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong

(yeah...)

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day


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