Shirley Bassey’s “Get The Party Started”
I came across this popular song, “Get The Party Started” on youtube. I found this wonderful and excellent Shirley Bassey’s version. I really do think her version is better than the original version by “Pink”. She makes this song sound like the “Bond” theme. I like this song a lot. For me, it’s all time song. I really like Shirley Bassey’s voice and her songs, most especially, “Goldfinger”from James Bond movie. I have known here since I was kid because my father has an album collection of her songs. Her voice doesn’t change. She popularized the songs, “Diamonds are Forever”, “I who have nothing”, “This is my life” etc. No can ever compare to her voice. She is a great Diva!!
Hayao Miyasaki’s Animation
We have a collection of some of Miyasaki’s animation here at home. One of the movies that I love most is the “Spirited Away”. This is a family movie. If you have kids, I am sure your kids would love it. You can find this at Amazon.com. If you want to drive around, you can also find this at Best Buy. My husband really loves “My Neighbor Totoro” and I like it too. Hayao Miyasaki is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company. Miyazaki’s films have generally been financially successful, and this success has invited comparisons with American animator Walt Disney’s.
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay is one of my favorite Christian bands. The band’s name is derived from the New International Version’s translation of 2 Corinthians 4:7:
“ But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us”
Flood
Rain, rain on my face
It hasn’t stopped raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become one with the mud
[Chorus:]
But if I can’t swim after forty days
and my mind is crushed by the thrashing waves
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up – when I’m falling
Lift me up – I’m weak and I’m dying
Lift me up – I need you to hold me
Lift me up – Keep me from drowning again
Downpour on my soul
Splashing in the ocean, I’m losing control
Dark sky all around
I can’t feel my feet touching the ground
[Chorus]
Calm the storms that drench my eyes
Dry the streams still flowing
Cast down all the waves of sin
And guilt that overthrow me
[Chorus]
Lift me up – when I’m falling
Lift me up – I’m weak and I’m dying
Lift me up – I need you to hold me
Lift me up – Keep me from drowning again
Every kind of people by Robert Palmer
I love Robert Palmer’s “Mercy, Mercy me/I want You” version and “Every kind of people”. I wish he was still alive. Oh well, all we have to do is just remember him with his songs. Robert Palmer was an English singer and songwriter. His songs are combination of soul, jazz, rock, pop and blues. He became really popular with popular hits, “Simply Irresistible and Addicted to love”. I remember when I was a kid; “Simply irresistible” was one of the official songs of “Pepsi”.
Family time
I was glad that today is sunny. I was tired of the cold and rainy days. It had been raining here lately. I don’t feel like doing any outdoor activities at all. I hope it’s going to be sunny the rest of the week. I cannot wait for summertime so my family and I can engage myself in outdoor activities. My husband loves any riding sports. I would like to try atv riding. Do you like atv riding? I know atv sports is kind of spendy but I think it’s fun. I also think it’s great for the whole family. It is one of the ways for family bonding. I cannot wait to bring my family in the dessert and enjoy spending a day or two out in the sun. That’s one of my plans for this coming summer. I am excited about it. Summertime is a family time!
