my david cook playlist

these are actually songs in my playlist that i think david cook will totally nail. and who knows, maybe he's sung some of them already. it's not far out actually (he sang collective soul, man!)

1. stone temple pilots, interstate love song
2. bush, comedown
3. don henley/the ataris, the boys of summer
4. the calling, stigmatized
5. live, selling the drama (or all over you)
6. jeff buckley, last goodbye
7. greenwheel, breathe
8. dishwalla, somewhere in the middle (or any of the others: angels or devils, home, counting blue cars.)
9. lifehouse, spin
10. foo fighters, everlong (acoustic version)
11. goo goo dolls, black balloon
12. switchfoot, on fire (or only hope. i can't believe he likes mandy moore! lol!)
13. u2, new year's day (or one, stay... the list is endless. he can do bono!)
14. the police, tea in the sahara (or anything really)
15. the who, won't get fooled again

i wonder what he'll pick?

a short - and very much delayed - american idol post-mortem

so, david cook won. for the first time, someone i was betting on with all my heart finally won one of these reality singing competitions. even if simon cowell totally owned the title "master manipulator" with the reverse psychology pimping omg.

i actually had mixed feelings about him winning instead of archie. there is still some sort of stigma attached to the show, and there is the danger of too much pimping and unfulfilled expectations. taylor hicks ring any bells? i also felt a little bad for archie, because he needed the win more than cookie did. but it's done, and i can only hope for the best for those two and the other finalists.

so, my favorite performances on ai season 7:

1. top 8, seasons of love - it seriously gave me goosebumps the first time i saw the video. even if kristy had a louder mic and brooke didn't have a solo part.
2. michael johns, across the universe - i didn't know this song except as a title for that movie. i looooove this performance.
3. brooke white, let it be - i'm sure she was genuinely thrilled to perform this song on top 12.
4. jason castro, hallelujah - if only because he bumped jeff buckley to #2 on itunes! but jason's a unique singer as well.
5. brooke white, love is a battlefield - another song i was introduced to this season.
6. david cook, happy together - lss factor! this first performance of david is a precursor of great things to come.
7. david cook, billie jean - anybody with the guts to bring chris cornell into ai has my utmost admiration.
8. david cook, music of the night - no, david cook is not a fluke. nor is he a boring rocker. he has serious vocal chops man.
9. david cook, first time ever i saw your face - hay naku kaka inlove ka talaga.
10. david cook, the world i know - this is why i decided that david cook is the best representation of the kind of music i go for. aside from chris daughtry, who else in the whole idol history could be counted on to bring in chris cornell, switchfoot and collective soul? obviously, wala. and this song is actually one of the best songs of the 90s alternative rock - i rank it up there with last goodbye in the senti factor. at buti na lang cookie left this song for the last, it made listening to this song all the more poignant because of the wait. omg david i so love you for that. thank you.

btw, idol gives back is such a disappointing show performance-wise, but the finale made up for it. especially archie's duet with onerepublic (this is the sort of song david archuleta would do really well in) and the "audition tape" for gladys knight and the pips. jack black you are so hilarious!

it's you i fell into

picked this up from ladybracknell over at lj, again.

Comment on this post and I'll give you a band. Don't worry, I'll make it one you know and love. You put your ten favorite songs by that band on your LJ, then challenge others to do the same.

she picked foo fighters. although i love them to bits, i don't really know much of the songs beyond what became singles. like, haha. so i did a bit of review of in your honor as it is the only complete album i had.

1. everlong (a favorite song i apparently share with david letterman)
2. big me (the first foo song i performed with my high school band :D)
3. i'll stick around (the first foo song my band practiced)
4. times like these
5. dave's cover of arms wide open
6. learn to fly
7. miracle
8. walking after you
9. the deepest blues are black
10. best of you

if anything, i got to listen to the album in full once again. oh, can't wait for my new ipod.

train_lindz , meanwhile, picked radiohead. which i honestly thought was much easier, until i realized this would almost read like the tracklisting for the bends. which is the only album i really swear by.

1. black star
2. high and dry
3. just
4. my iron lung
5. thinking about you
6. karma police
7. everything in its right place
8. street spirit (fade out)
9. the bends
10. bones planet telex fake plastic trees

and metawolfmagus kindly gave a challenge of her own, and picked the police. so here goes:

1. king of pain
2. every little thing she does is magic
3. tea in the sahara
4. synchronicity II
5. message in a bottle
6. every breath you take
7. don't stand so close to me (especially the '86 version)
8. roxanne
9. so lonely
10. wrapped around your finger

have a break, part n

songs with the most plays on my iRiver

imogen heap, goodnight and go -- obvious ba, my last post was about this.

ben lee, birthday song -- best bud mike told me about his favorite song of the week and sent me a link. then i saw the commercial on etc. ano nga ba yun, one tree hill? di ko akalain nanonood pala non si mike.

maroon 5, makes me wonder & little of your time -- saya kasi, kahit ang weird nung lyrics. nice beat pero angst pala. much like me. i'm sure sawang-sawa na yung nasa kabila ng cubicle wall ko kakarinig sa kin mag-sing along.

barbra streisand & barry gibb, guilty -- i don't like to admit it, but i love 70's music. and the beegees. plus, this song has a hook you can't believe. try listening 3 minutes 27 seconds into the song. i swear, nire-repeat ko talaga yon.

tonic, you wanted more -- ang hilig ko yata talaga dun sa mga songs na upbeat pero malungkot pala. basta.

push the mute button

i'm still reeling... i am numb... i've been had. but i'm one up on them. they didn't get one cent from me.

who else is dismayed that the gossip had proven to be true?

against all odds and beyond logic, that effing band of has-beens (who now can't even use the term supernova because of a court order) chose the one person i was not convinced is the right choice. this was a setup. magni, toby, and dilana were not even in the running.

so good luck to you, gargamel... er, lukas. you're gonna need it. and to tommy, gilby and jason... don't hold your breath. you've had 11 weeks of us hanging on every word you say and every move you make (geez i resorted to parroting the police!). you are not gonna take any more of my time. now toby is another matter. meet my new favorite band, juke kartel !

and now, back to regular posting.

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in honor of the rock star finale this week, here's my least favorite performances from this season. in some cases, they just plain suck.

disclaimer: i did not see the first five weeks so i probably missed out on a lot of mind-numbing performances. thank god.

jill gioia: respect (aretha franklin). were you even thinking straight, jill? you are not a rock chick, and you can't pull off a rock version of a song that is screaming soul train. no way.

patrice pike: celebrity skin (hole). probably thought she is true-blue rocker just because she nailed my iron lung. not by a long shot, baby.

chris pierson: roxanne (the police). dilana had good reason to perform this song on the finale; she has to avenge sting's musical genius. and when i saw the clip from the earlier weeks, that practice session at the mansion is enough to judge. A-W-F-U-L.

ryan star: baba o'riley (the who). man, that was sooo painful to watch. i'm not gonna say anything more about the climbing up the amps, running around like there was no tomorrow, and opening that champagne bottle. those were the least of his problems.

dilana robichaux: psycho killer (talking heads). dilana is a very good performer, if she's prepared. lucky for her, they'd rather give ryan the boot that week, otherwise she'd have been in big trouble.

lukas rossi: all these things that i've done. besides the awful voice and the horrible stage moves, he does not do good on the killers. leave it for toby, dude.

magni asgeirsson: starman (david bowie). in all honesty, i can't find one performance that i hated. it's just this one highlights how much his performance improves when a song really suits him. this one, it's like he hardly moves at all.

toby rand: runaway train (soul asylum). boring as hell. this isn't you... wrong song choice, brother.

storm large: i will survive (gloria gaynor). her gamble did not pay off. and she got completely trashed by dave. that's gotta suck, right? then they all tried to bring it around the next night, giving her props and allowing her to defend her performance. evs. btw, it was a toss-up between this song and bring me to life, but toby was in that song so here it is.

ooops, i forgot z! to be honest, i am not impressed with her singing style, though i loved not an addict. however, i didn't see enough performances to judge, not even on the episodes i actually watched (must've been on bathroom break). i might put in razorblade (blue october) just for the sake of having her on the list... but i love the dress she wore that night. if you're gonna get booted out, might as well look your best.

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ok, so i'll be posting a follow-up to my favorites list sometime in the future. i'm just not in the mood for it right now. you can see why.

song of the week: toby rand, somebody told me (from rock star: supernova finale)
gadawful song of the week: lukas rossi, bittersweet symphony (from rock star: supernova finale)

my rockstar supernova post (finally!)

like the previous season, i did not watch this from the beginning. but hearing the performances i downloaded (go here: jeepney diaries thanks dj!) got me really hooked. i actually thought at the beginning that this batch doesn't hold a candle to the original batch, but i'm having second thoughts now with the five frontrunners.

like i said before, i'm not able to download all the performance clips because of my connection speed (or lack thereof). so here are my favorites among the ones i've got so far:

jill gioia, alone (heart) -- i think this is one of the first i downloaded, because i read off the blogs that this was a good performance. i loved the song, and jill gave justice even with the soaring vocals. this is the kind of band jill should be in.

magni asgeirsson, clocks (coldplay) -- honestly, i hated coldplay. their music rubs me the wrong way, at least until speed of sound came along. magni is the best vocalist in the current batch. maybe not the best performance, not with dilana around, but his vocals are solid everytime i hear him. and he taught me to love this song. (runner-up: magni's rendition of live's the dolphins cry, both the original acoustic performance and the electric encore.)

lukas rossi, creep (radiohead) -- jason newsted was pretty happy with lukas on this song, and it earned him an encore last week. if there was a perfect match, this song and his looks are it.

zayra alvarez, not an addict (k's choice) -- zayra is not supernova material, and the guys proved it when they picked patrice over her last night. that's not to say she's horrible, she wouldn't have got to the top 15 if she was. this is one of those songs that prove it, her sometimes off-tune vocals go nicely here.

patrice pike, my iron lung (radiohead) -- i admit, i'm a sucker for radiohead, especially if it's off the bends. i'm not happy with patrice's more recent performances, because she honestly comes off like a preppy rocker. but she's good with this song, and instant karma (john lennon) also suits her. (however, i think supernova should have done the double elimination thing and booted her out with zayra.)

josh logan, santeria (sublime) -- best friend lei was raving over this, and ranting over him getting kicked out last week. though he miscued in the beginning, he recovered quite nicely. you gotta hear it to feel the vibe, and there's even a pleasant surprise in the middle.

ryan star, in the air tonight (phil collins) -- supernova was happy with ryan's steady improvement, and this performance was so powerful yet silent that it earned a deserving encore. in contrast to dilana's performance, which was rocking as usual, this one had more impact.

dilana robichaux, lithium (nirvana) -- if there was one standout in this batch, this babe is it. i think someone said she has more balls than any of the guys there, and it's true. this is her first performance and she rocked even more than kurt did in the original. and these last performances are so consistent with that first one, you can't help but think it's a done deal. though supernova denies it to death.

song of the week: josh logan, santeria (from rock star: supernova)

just chillin

saturday night is party night. but for now, it's all in my head.

i've been taking full advantage of my gprs connection and vegetating in front of my pc for, like, hours. really can't get enough of internet. i'm so addicted.

i'm also addicted to my windows media player. version ten. my officemates swear by apple's i tunes, maybe i'll take their advice when i get my own mac. for now, wmp is just fine, and i've gotten so used to it.

and when you're surfing, great background music guarantees hours and hours of virtual entertainment. over the last few weeks i've been so fixated on mp3 downloading, i even tried to trade links a couple of times. here are the choice tracks i've been keeping in my playlist tonight:

garbage -- bleed like me (album)
garbage -- special
plumb -- stranded
jennifer paige -- stranded (plumb cover)
lemonheads -- into your arms
lemonheads -- it's about time
everything but the girl -- my house is in my head unless it rains
everything but the girl -- cross my heart
everything but the girl -- rollercoaster
the cardigans -- rise and shine
the cardigans -- carnival (including acoustic version)
barenaked ladies -- call and answer
foo fighters -- big me
jimmy eat world -- last christmas

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last night i watched mr. & mrs. smith with a bunch of friends. it's a good movie, flawed in parts, and very entertaining. though i found that i got tired after watching. all that action i suppose. or maybe my legs got tense because my handbag was too heavy and most of the time it was on my lap. grrrrr.

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gee, i wonder how much my cellphone bill is now? don't think i wanna know.

random thoughts

i don't want to wait for our lives to be over
i want to know right know what will it be
i don't want to wait for our lives to be over
will it be yes or will it be sorry

-- paula cole, i don't want to wait

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talk about a fine line between love and hate
we've lost more than our direction of late
talk about a fine line between lovers and friends
we've never been lovers and now we're not even friends
in this invisible war, seems we're waging an invisible war
every day i seem to lose you more in this invisible war

-- julia fordham, invisible war

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everyone keeps asking, what's it all about?
i used to be so certain and i can't figure out
what is this attraction? i only feel the pain
there's nothing left to reason and only you to blame
will it ever change?
cause i am barely breathing and i can't find the air
i don't know who i'm kidding imagining you care
and i could stand here waiting a fool for another day
i don't suppose it's worth the price, worth the price
the price that i would pay
but i'm thinking it over anyway

-- duncan sheik, barely breathing

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yesterday, i was feeling safe
all i do today is trying to be brave
and no melody can seem to soothe my mind
and now i curse you for being so sweet and so kind

-- d'sound, tattooed on my mind