話説Tanya 發行《說到愛》專輯時同期也發行了一張英文專輯，不過我發現真的很少人懂這張英文專輯的存在... 難得昨天和朋友從居鑾回來吉隆玻路程中突然聊起了蔡健雅，也很驚訝發現她有聼這張專輯，所以就來分享下。既然上次在我的blog已經推薦了《說到愛》專輯裏的《舊行李》，這次就來分享一下英文專輯《Just Say So》裏好聽的歌曲。
專輯聼第一遍就可以被幾首節奏比較catchy活潑的歌曲吸引住，比如《Make It For Real》, 《Back Into My Life》還有《Key To Hapiness》，這些我都在facebook分享了。不過剛剛睡醒突然閒一首慢歌的旋律不斷在我腦海裏回轉，那就是專輯裏一首非常簡單一把木吉他unplugged的歌曲，也是最後一首曲目，《Friends》。
All the sadness in the air
How did we get to this?
Why did we end this way?
All the things we used to share
You said put them all away
Close my eyes they're still there yeah
Still trying to understand
Trying the best I can
To start over again oh
*If who I am brings you not joy but tears babe
I cannot bear to see you fighting with this pain
So I wish you all the best
If we can't be lovers
Maybe we can still be friends
Though we never really knew
Why did our worlds collide
There were no reasons why
When we're meant to say goodbye
You were never really mine
You were just a state of mind
Still trying to understand
Trying the best I can
To start over again oh
It's been awhile since I last blog here. But today I'm gonna write my second english blog for Jayesslee concert which just ended about 5 hours ago! (yes this was just 2nd english blog. Usually i write in chinese but my 1st english blog was also writing about them ^^)
This was Jayesslee 2nd concert in Malaysia. I had went for the 1st one in PWTC last year and really excited when I got to know they are coming for the 2nd time! Without hesitation I start sharing out the event to my friends but the reception was well, ended up only 1 couple joining me and I'm the big light bulb... But anyway what's important is still Jayesslee performance! Missed their angelic voice and harmonizing ability badly since their last concert.
Before going into detail, first we all must thank the organizer for allowing us to take photos/videos for the 1st 2 songs. Compared to last year where I can freely walk to the front and sit down on the floor JUST IN FRONT of them, this year the security was tight and more organized. It was more to concert level rather than last time which was just like a music showcase. Even the organizer only allowed us to take pictures and videos for 2 songs, I was still very happy because I brought along my DSLR camera!! Comparing to other people around me, I saw most of them were only using digital camera which was unable to capture any thing since we are sitting in the RM99 zone..... I don't believe they don't have DSLR but maybe they saw the message that DSLR was banned in the Facebook event page and decided not to bring it (one of my friend told me about this..)
Back to topic. The performance start at 730pm with 3 different opening performance. The 1st performer is 2 Astro competition winner (Not sure what competition is it). They sang "Rolling in the Deep" and it was a hit and starts to get the crowd moving. Great cover by both male and female vocalist and personally I love the rap from the guy. 2nd performance is done by 2 Malaysian voted from Facebook. In my opinion it was OK only compared to the other 2 team. Maybe the voice tone of both male and female vocalist doesn't really match IMO and there are frequent problem with the female vocalist harmonizing. The last performance was my favourite! The performer Leon Marcus Zachary performed his own original song "Superhero". The song itself have a very strong melody line with an attractive chorus. Not to forget about the vocalist having a great voice and the way he presents the song, Perfect! Found him on YouTube and I'm gonna share his songs here to you all who are interested.
There was also some small games in between where the emcee throw out some autographed posters. Around 8pm+ finally the much anticipated Jayesslee show up with an opening full band song "Jetlag" from Simple Plan. There was some issue with the sound system as Janice voice was missing in the middle, nevertheless it was still a good opening song ^^
A total of 13 song was performed on this concert (correct me if I'm wrong) and for me, the highlight was full band version "Dare You to Move". Honestly speaking it was way better than the original song sang by Switchfoot (even 1st time cover acoustic version was already great!). Other than that, I'm also surprised by the full band version "Amazing Grace". Many had sang or covered this song, but not many had done it with a full band with drums, electric guitar and bass and it turned out to be like a pop song you will hear on radios. The last song I loved the most for the show is "Safe & Sound". The song is smooth, the harmonizing is great, equally great with the original Taylor Swift version.
The best part of the show was actually AFTER the concert ended. I do not have the VVIP ticket (or I should say the money to buy a ticket ><), but many of us waited outside the hallway leading to the meet and greet session room. My friend was the one who 1st spotted there was only 1 way in and out the room and Jayesslee had not walked into the room yet. So we all started to wait behind the barricade and finally they showed up!!! (SCREAMMINGGGG!!) The pair walk pass and smiling all the way. They are very friendly and shook hand with some of the fans. I was busy taking pictures and forgot to shake hand with them T_T (DAMN REGRET NOW) But unfortunately most picture are blurred but luckily I still got 2 "Acceptable" quality picture for each of them! (Scroll to the end of post for the 2 candid ^^)
That's wraps up generally what happened and what I experienced for this concert. Seriously thinking why they cant release a live version album with all these live recorded song? It was already as good as CD quality! Hoping for their mini album to be released as soon as possible as Malaysia do not have ITunes shop for us to purchase song....
See you next time Jayesslee! :)
Oops, not the best expression but this was the best shot i got T_T
這首歌是當時聚會每一個小組都要在一個晚上內創作出一首歌。我的小組有才哥，Brian,
Sara 和
Sunny。當時大家不知道從哪裡下手，然後才哥提議以我為主唱，想像我是歌手要發片，大家專注寫一首屬於我的主打歌。我當然提議了R&B一點的曲風，然後Brian拿起吉他隨便彈了4歌chord，我一聽就愛上，因為非常方大同！然後直接拿出電話叫他邊彈我邊哼出旋律。
那時候算是我開始接觸越來越多非主流音樂的時候，從自己發現的日本Bonnie Pink，到我兩個姐姐都很喜歡的陳綺貞，慢慢的我聽得歌曲也轉向創作型歌手的歌曲。那時還是喜歡流行曲的我並沒有對自然卷，陳珊妮，楊乃文等這些歌手有太大興趣，最多只能接受到蔡健雅，陳綺貞等創作歌手。但隨著成長，我開始喜歡上楊乃文，Joanna Wong 等的歌曲，魏如萱也算是其中一個早期沒怎麼注意的。*個人比較喜歡妹妹魏如昀XD*
1. 錢可以幫你成功 Money can buy SUCCESS
錢不是萬能，但是沒有錢連對抗的能力都沒有了。從一開始切爾西被收購后，英超就開始陷入現實生活的社會，有錢人贏完，沒錢的慢慢苟且偷生，這次也不例外。自從被收購以後的曼城買入大量巨星球員，間接地提高勝率。所以說現實生活如果有錢，你可以輕易投資錢生錢，沒有錢的話就靠自己咯
2. 最後一分鐘也不算遲 No harm to try even is last minute
很多人常常會叫你萬事要做好准備，不要等遲了才後悔。對我而言，我的字典里沒有 “遲” 這個字。很多時候大家都會用“遲了，算了”來當藉口，不去實行一些東西。但是就如遲到好過沒到，很多事情就算你覺得錯過/過了，為何不嘗試去試一試？不到最後一分鐘都不可以放棄的進攻，曼城是個很好的例子。人生也是，不要說老了，這個不能那個不能；或者遲了，來不及了等等。不去嘗試又怎樣知道結果呢？ PS*以前考試，我都是最後一天臨時抱佛腳讀書，還不是一樣可以pass :P
3.世事無絕對 There are no definite in this world, anything can happen
很多時候大家都很喜歡Assume，自以為或自認為一些事情的結果/結局。但這場球賽也讓大家領悟到，未來沒有人可以預測，任何事情都可以發生。所以千萬不可以讓那種什麽事情都理所當然的思考捆綁住，做人要創意點，幼稚點也無妨，反正很多困難的事情都需要幼稚才有的勇氣去創才會成功！
4. 風光時不要患上大頭癥 Don't be arrogant
想一下只是輸掉一個冠軍杯，爲什麽為曼城歡呼的人好像還多過曼城原有的粉絲人數？（基本上好像除了曼聯粉絲以外，其他人看到曼聯拿不到冠軍都很開心）你可以說其他球隊拿不到冠軍所以吃不到葡萄就說葡萄酸，但是認真想下如果是Liverpool 或 Arsenal 輸給曼城，那個反應肯定不會比曼聯輸還要大。因為在其他球隊粉絲眼裡，曼聯真的太驕傲和不服輸了了，贏了要向全世界宣佈，輸了就說別人用錢買冠軍。做人也一樣，風光的時候千萬不要患上大頭癥，要不然等你風光不再的時候就慢慢享受被嘲笑和看扁的滋味吧！
5. 奇跡是給願意期待和努力的人 Miracle can happened to those wished upon and work hard
奇跡這兩個字大家都肯定很熟悉，也肯定很多次被它弄的很失望。人常常都會有很多希望，盼望很多奇跡，但最後往往都不會發生。但是不會發生並不代表不可能發生，是要看你願不願意等待和努力。今天的曼城大逆轉就是一個奇跡的例子！
6.冠軍球隊可以換，執政政府誰說不可以換？ Champion can change, why not government?
這句很有意思的話要感謝前室友Ah Mong在 facebook 的 comment。今年各大聯賽都一起換了冠軍，英超換了，西甲換了，意大利德國聯賽也都換了，感覺就像在刮大風。是時候了，馬來西亞政府也該換一下，讓反對黨嘗試一下，不好的話五年後再換回來啦。如果曼聯連續54年都拿冠軍，還有意思嗎？你贏完咯~
