soundtrack of my life

Music has always been an important part of my life. Through my almost-twenty years, I’ve heard quite a lot of music. Little by little, I learned to distinguish good music and not-so-good ones. These are some memorable (and good) ones

Edelweiss
My mum said this was my favorite song when I was 5 or 6. I cannot remember exactly, but when I listened to this song again after many years, I suddenly knew why I like this song. It’s just beautiful. You can almost see that beautiful flower in your mind.
Imagine
Again, my mum said I like this song very much, which has raised some concern, because she was afraid that I would think like John Lennon, wishing that there were no religions. Thankfully, I didn’t understand the lyric when I was little. And when I listened to it again, I’m old enough to understand to just listen to the music and don’t bother the lyric.
Di Doa Ibuku
Did you know the song? It was sung by Nikita, an Indonesian Christian singer. I knew the lyric was good, but I didn’t realize how true it is until so many years. Love my mama!
My Heart Will Go On
Yeah that Titanic song. I always remember this song as the first English song which I wrote down the lyric by memory almost perfectly.
Like A Rose
I’m quite sure you don’t know this song. This was a boyband song, back to my pre-teen period. Well yes I liked their look, and I adored them because they’re cute *everybody’s been on that phase, rite?*. But anyway, this is a beautiful song, a very mellow and cheesy one, but I like it.
Flying without wings
Another boyband song, but I think this one is well-known and well-acknowledged. Yes it’s a westlife song and first I liked it because Nicky was really cute .
Russian Dance
It was a classic piece from “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky. I first heard it in a ballet class before mine. I was amazed by this beautiful and cheerful piece. One of my all-time classic favorites.
Faint
My junior high times is my Linkin Park phase. Yep that full-of-anger and rebellious songs. I think we can blame puberty for this. Also, Rob Bourdon is gorgeous. hahaha. “Faint” is my favorite among their songs. I love the intro and I think their video was cool.
I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing
Believe it or not, the first time I heard this song is because I bought a CD full of illegal mp3s and the first song is this one great song, so everytime I put the CD on the player, it will play this song first. Then I started to like it, until now ^^
Hard to Say I’m Sorry
First I heard it because the marching band (PSUMB) played it. The melody was wonderful, catch my ears almost immediately. Then I started searching for this song, and the lyric is just make it even better.
White Flag
By Dido. Actually it was a song dedicated for a friend of mine, to encouraged her to not giving up. After some time, I started to like this song also. Yes I will not give up if it comes to love
Hero
This one wasn’t Mariah Carey’s. This is sung by Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott, from Spider-Man soundtrack. Love this song as much as I love the movie.
The Way You Look At Me
Moving on to senior high, 1st grade. This one is for the memories, not for the music. It was a very pop-mainstream song and also a very cheesy one. But again, it’s because of the memories.
My Happy Ending
This is my all-time favorite Avril Lavigne song. Well yeah I’ve just had a bad breakup at that time, and it’s just suited me. Although it was not a happy ending, but through this song I convinced myself to be strong, and go on with my life.
Negeri di Awan
A masterpiece by Indonesian musician Katon Bagaskara. I have heard it before, but it was the version on Latihan Bersama 2006 which has stuck in my head ever since.
If I Never Get to Heaven
By Javier. Again, a love song. Blame my dominant melancholic side. Although the title is not quite true, because we, who believes, will go to heaven, but it’s just very sweet.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Too bad I heard this song a bit too late, after 17 years of my life, I guess. Well cannot blame me, I was raised in a not-so-musical family, even though my mum is a loyal fan of The Beatles. Anyway, better late than never, rite? This song is definitely a masterpiece. Thank God for this song. It has been my favorite song ever since.
If I Ain’t Got You
A love song by Alicia Keys. It doesn’t sound cheesy to me, yet it sounds like a strong, independent woman confess to her true love that whatever achievement she received, it matters nothing without him. I always wanted to be a strong woman, but I know once I fall in love, I will be as weak as the dandelion seeds.
Hold On
By Jet, from Spider-Man 2, the best Spider-Man movie. The lyric just suited me line by line, about the struggles I’ve been through, to be someone I wanted to be. But then it reminds me that even when it’s hard to be myself, doesn’t mean that I have to be someone else. I have to be myself, even when I do not have much to hold on to.
Yesterday
There is no logic reason why I like this song. The lyric told us to hide and look at the past. The melody, just a simple guitar at a glance. I guess I just have fallen for this song.
All About Loving You
A song by Bon Jovi. My love for this strongly affected by the video, and of course, the lyric.
The Dancer
A piece by Levi Gunardi, an Indonesian pianist. This song almost always makes me cry, missing my beautiful home country. Simply magnificent.
Love for a child
A song by Jason Mraz in ‘we sing, we dance, we steal things’. In fact, I love all the songs in the album. But for this one, it’s for the lyric.
Up Is Down
From Pirates of the Caribbean 3’s soundtrack. Love the auxiliaries and percussion background, also the low brass, and the trumpets, and the violins…simply just love it!
Go Down Moses
Probably none of you know this song. This is one of the songs performed in the Choir Concert 2008, when I was still a member. I forgot the details about this song, but I remember the melody and the lyric. It’s a song about ensuring Moses to go to Pharaoh and force him to let the Jewish go out of Egypt.