The Classic
A lot of people find classic songs boring. Actually, I used to be one of them. Gusto ko nga ibalibag dati yung radio pag may oldies na kanta na pinapatugtog. Hehe! But if you give old songs a chance and try to listen to them, you'll appreciate their creativity and elegance.

Here are some of the old songs I fell in love with:


Close To You
The Carpenters

Why do birds suddenly appear?
Everytime you are near
Just like me they long to be
Close to you

Why do stars fall down from the sky?
Everytime you walk by
Just like me they long to be
Close to you

Chorus:
On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair
Of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me they long to be
Close to you

This song was played in the movie "So Close" (ang kulet nga eh, nagbabarilan at nagkakaratehan tapos mellow yung music :D ). I have already heard it so many times before pero when I heard it in the movie, noon ko lang siya na-appreciate. Very soothing kasi ang boses ni Karen Carpenter.


Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Platters

They asked me how I knew my true love was true
I of course replied, something here inside cannot be denied
They said someday you'll find all who love are blind
When your heart's on fire, you must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes

So I chaffed and then I gaily laughed
To think that they could doubt my love
Yet today, my love has flown away I am without my love
Now laughing friends deride tears I cannot hide
So I smile and say when a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes

This Frank Sinatra original (I guess) is one of my Mom's favorite. She used to play this at home almost all the time. Kaya siguro I get to appreciate the song. But the song on the whole is nice, maganda yung melody. Haven't heard though of Frank Sinatra's version. The Platters' rendition is a great one.

* Coincidence... Smoke Get In Your Eyes is playing in Yahoo! Launch while I'm writing about the song... :D


The Way You Look Tonight
Frank Sinatra

Someday when I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight.

Oh, but you're lovely with your smile so warm
And your cheek so soft
There is nothing for me to love you
And the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose
It touches my foolish heart

Lovely, never ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it?
'Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight...

I fell in love with this song when I heard it sang sa BGs, yung bar sa baba ng office (o diba, may free live band kami? hehe!). Actually there are different rendistions of this song. Frank Sinatra's version (the original, I think) is jazz. Yung kay Tony Bennett di ko alam kasi ko di ko pa narinig (or kung narinig ko man, di ko na matandaan). If I'm not mistaken, I think his version was the one played in the move "My Bestfriend's Wedding" (tama ba ko? hihi!). Meron din si Micheal Bubble pero mas nagustuhan ko pa din yung original, i.e. yung mas luma... hehe!


Moonriver
Andy Williams

Moonriver wider than a mile
I'll be crossing you in style
Someday
Oh, dreammaker you heartbreaker
Wherever you're going I'm going your way

Two drifters off to see the world
I'm not so sure the world
Deserves us
We're after the same rainbow's end
How come it's just around the bend?
It's always just around the bend?

We were in the Manila Pen when the mini-orchestra wonderfully played this song. Right there and then, gusto ko mag-sayaw ng waltz! hehe! (Di ko nga na-recall agad title eh, so I had to ask our technician, Mang Danny. Tanda na kasi yun kaya alam niya mga lumang kanta...hehe! Bati tayo Mang Dans! :D ) Nakaka-inlab na yung kanta because of its beautiful melody, sobrang galing pa ng pagkatugtog ng musicians. Because of the song I got inspired to: 1.) dance waltz (reminded me of "Shall We Dance" starring J.Lo and Richard Gere); and 2.) learn how to play violin or fulte and be part of an orchestra :)

Actually may ibang classic songs pa ako na nagustuhan. But these four are the ones that are constantly playing in my head recently.

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