-A moment of Silence for the Tragedy in Tucson, Arizona
Eternal rest, Grant unto them O’ Lord,
And let your Perpetual Light shine upon them.
–
Most of you know,
That I live in the Southern part of The United States,
and I can assure you, people here are very hospitable.
With their great Sense of Humor and
their laid back sense of lifestyle.
There are only three things they take very seriously down here.
Their three “F”s.
1. Football,
2. Fishing,
3. And Firearms
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I didn’t get to wish and greet you all a very happy new year so.
A Very Happy New Year to you all!
Why don’t we start this 2011 with a song?
This one is one of my favorite songs by the “Brothers Gibb.”
It is called I.O.I.O.
I remember the first time I heard this; I wanted to learn and play it.
It’s one of the catchiest tunes I have ever known.
I always thought it was a feel-good, happy song,
But the more I listen to it; I figured it is actually a song about heartbreak.
And for the singer to forget his pain and sadness,
he sings I.O.I.O.
Man, this song used to cheer me up.
Now every time I listen to my version, it just depresses me more.
That’s just great.
Start the New Year with sadness, Ty.
No matter.
We have to make the most of this year.
We need to stay positive.
And always be good.
The world is ending in 2012.
We’re going to meet The Maker soon.
Time to cram for the final exams.
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Here is I.O.I.O.
Music by The BeeGees.
Covered by – Ty Martell
A new one will begin tomorrow.
It’s time for a do over.
2010 sure has its ups and downs.
You just have to cherish the ups,
and you just have to learn from the downs.
And every time you pick yourself up,
you move on.
That’s one of the things I have learned this year.
No matter how empty and helpless you may be,
No matter how much disappointed and frustrated you are,
you move on.
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Thank you all so much
for regularly checking my site out from time to time.
I wish you all the best this New Year!
From all of us here at denofmusic.com,
Have a very Merry Christmas!
Oh and Happy Birthday, JC!
Have you guys seen the movie Ratatouille?
That part where the Food Critic finally tasted the dish
and it suddenly brought him back to a childhood memory?
Let me just share something with you.
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“All we are saying,
is give Peace a chance.”
–John Lennon
(Died thirty years ago today.)
“Forgiveness is based purely on Love.
Not because you love the other person,
But because you love yourself enough
that you do not want to be hurting anymore.
And then you move on.”
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Yeah, that one is from me.
It’s my epiphany for today.
I have been listening to a lot of OPM (Original Pilipino Music) lately,
and I was trying to do some new covers,
but my recording gadgets won’t cooperate with me.
So, I just dug into my old archives
and see what I have made before
that I haven’t posted yet.
Here’s an old favourite of mine.
Ikaw Lamang
(by Zsa Zsa Padilla)
I made this one back in 2006.
Definitely one of the best Filipino love songs I have ever heard.
I remember when I used to play this in weddings.
I had to pause my singing a couple of times
to actually take in the emotions that this song is trying to convey.
Okay, maybe I was crying,
but that’s not important right now.
The important thing is we all appreciate the beauty of a song,
no matter what language it was written in.
Oh and of course it’s important to me that you listen to it,
and pretend that you like it.
So here is,
Ikaw Lamang
Music by – Zsa Zsa Padilla
Voices and all instruments by – Ty Martell
Lyrics begin here:
In the last hour of me, watching TV,
I must have seen a hundred Black Friday adverts
with all the shopping craziness there would be,
but only a few reminders for what Thanksgiving is.
Hopefully all is not forgotten.
“It’s either we add our troubles,
or we count our blessings.”
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
“Love of my life, you’ve hurt me.
You’ve broken my heart and now you leave me.”
– Freddie Mercury
[Died 19 years ago today]