Stevie Ray Vaughan - Lenny

SRV is one the modern guitar gods who played blues music and guitars through his heart and soul. He has inspired many other musicians and guitarists like Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, John Mayer, etc.

The 10th track of Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut album, Texas Flood, Lenny is a beautiful piece of guitar solo SRV wrote for his wife Lenora "Lenny" Bailey.

According to a comment on YouTube, "Stevie saw a guitar in a music store window and wanted it but he couldn't afford it. When his wife, Lenny, heard this, she pooled together with a group of her friends to buy it for him. when they gave him the guitar he was so thrilled, he stayed up the whole night writing this song on it. He even named the guitar Lenny." (I ain't sure if this is true but sound convincing to me, though)

So let's just listen to this wonderful, bluesy and easy music of SRV, and you gotta feel the love in it!


Texas Flood (1983)

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Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Summer Wine

I'm far from being a fetus when this song is written, hahaha!

This song is used as a background music for a design reel, which I don't remember who the animator is. Anyway, this song was written in 1966 by Lee Hazlewood for Suzi Jane Hokom and Hazlewood himself in 1966, but the version I post here is the remake of Nancy Sinatra and Hazlewood in 1967, and then featured on Nancy & Lee LP in 1968.

It's a rather sweet and sexy song, where a man met a woman who offered him summer wine, and ended up his silver spurs and money stole ;-)




Fairy Tales & Fantasies: The Best Of Nancy & Lee

Lyrics:
Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things

I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to
A song that I had only sang to just a few
She saw my silver spurs and said lets pass some time
And I will give to you summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine

Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Ohhh-oh summer wine

My eyes grew heavy and my lips they could not speak
I tried to get up but I couldn't find my feet
She reassured me with an unfamiliar line
And then she gave to me more summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine

Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Mmm-mm summer wine

When I woke up the sun was shining in my eyes
My silver spurs were gone my head felt twice its size
She took my silver spurs a dollar and a dime
And left me cravin' for more summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine

Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Mmm-mm summer wine
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Yanni - Santorini (Live at the Acropolis)

The first time I heard Yanni was through a Singapore TV program where they used Within Attraction as their opening music, and I didn't know who Yanni is during that time, until again, I watched Yanni's Tribute Live on Singapore's TV channel back in the 90s. Then, I fall in love with Live At The Acropolis too!

I love Santorini of Live At The Acropolis the most! The energy flows with the melodies smoothly, and it creates an impact in your heart, with its musical impressiveness! It's strong, but just nice that you'll be able to receive the energy that it delivers.

The other part I love about Yanni is his progressive style, and the slow keyboard solo of Santorini gives me an asian, oriental kind of feeling. It's just so imaginative, like taking you from where you are to Santorini to somewhere in the far east area and back in Santorini again...

It's gonna be a long weekend here in Malaysia, I'm going back in my home town and sure gonna play this song on my way home!



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Viva Voce - Special Thing (Get Yr Blood Sucked Out [Explicit])

Years ago, I heard this happy acoustic song for the first time when it was used as the background music of one of the Zune Arts animated video clip, The Zune Plane by FullTank.

No information was given on the music back then until recently some people re-uploaded this video together with the information about its background music.

Special Things is an easy listening, acoustic piece written and performed by American Indie Rock band - Viva Voce. Everything is so simple, but that's what this song has to make you happy when you listen to it.

P/S Never mind the album title, LOL! Just listen to Special Thing and relax!

Viva Voce performs Special Thing live!


Viva Voce official website: vivavoce.com
Viva Voce on myspace



Lyrics:
If the power dies again
Well who needs the light?
We'll see with our hands
and feel and understand

The notes create the source
They cause a driving force
and the sound that you explore
Through the wires on the floor

And it's a very special thing
She makes the people clap and sing
And my baby makes me happy all the time, all the time

It's the touch that's wearing thin
Where the strings break the skin
And the folks throwing stones
Have hearts like hollow bones

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But it's a very special thing
She makes the people clap and sing
And my baby makes me happy all the time, all the time

And it's a very special thing
She makes the people clap and sing
And my baby makes me happy all the time, all the time

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Mourning Widows - True Love In The Galaxy (Mourning Widows)

To me, Nuno Bettencourt is the most underrated guitarist and musician on earth. He's a genius, multi-instrumentalist, and always years ahead of what other musicians are doing.

He formed Mourning Widows after he quit Extreme and released his first solo album NUNO, and True Love In The Galaxy is truely a surprise from Mourning Widows' very first self titled album. Yes, Nuno is the name of guarantee of good music and He has never disappointed the fans yet! This song is so creative from the perspective of arrangement and lyrics.

The arrangement of True Love In The Galaxy sets it apart from other solid tracks in the album, where most of them are funk rock/metal. Its got some chill out and electronica kinda elements
in it, blended with Nuno's funk and rock style guitar rythms, and you gotta love the ending guitar solo, which will take you the the outter space with your loved ones!

Aye aye captain Nuno, we're blasting through the Milky Way!



Mourning Widows - Mourning Widows (1998)

Lyrics:
Sadness runs, lonely dies, fear explodes
The moment you arrive
And all the stars align, I'm fine
Life's a trip, Start to fall, just in time
I float inside your eyes
I sit there for a while and smile

(You know there's somebody out there)
(You know there's something out there)
(Well what are you waiting for?)

Come aboard the rocketship
We're blasting through the Milky Way
Where love is a billion meteors
Crashlanding into you
True love in the galaxy

Have you heard the crazy news
Isn't true
They say that love it dies
Can't believe the lies. They lie
They don't know where we live
The galaxy where love surpasses love
I wish they'd all just come with us

Come aboard the rocketship
We're blasting through the Milky Way
Where love is a billion meteors
Crashlanding into you
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Final Fantasy X OST - Besaid Island (Besaido-jima)

I'm not a gamer, but was introduced to Final Fantasy X OST by my ex-boss. I actually skipped almost all tracks of the 4-disc set except for this one, Besaido-jima @ Besaid Island by Japanese game composer, Masashi Hamauzu (浜渦正志).

The song tile has best described the song. It really makes you feel like you're spending a wonderful holiday on a beautiful island, waking up early in the morning to the sunny beaches and cooling breeze.

I love the simple arrangement of the song with the touch of oriental kind of new age style. Hmm... feel like taking a break to a special island on earth...




Final Fantasy X: Original Soundtrack (2001)

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Richie Sambora - In It For Love (Undiscovered Soul)

Richie Sambora is the lead guitarist of the famous melodic rock band Bon Jovi, I actually prefer his vocal works rather than his guitar soloing. Don't get me wrong, he's a good guitarist with his own styles, it's just that he also posses great voice, which to me, outshines his guitar efforts.

I love the positive energy of In It For Love, the easy, mostly acoustic, 7th track from Richie Sambora's second solo album. It talks about the reality, the frustrations of everyone's normal life. But what really matter at the end of the day is LOVE, and love will keep us going.

So be loving, be tough!


Richie Sambora - Undiscovered Soul (1998)




Lyrics:
Life is a road
Forever winding where it leads us
I don't know
In it together for better or worse
Searching for our pal of gold

Time leaves a trail
Of broken hearts
So many arrows
Just keep missing their mark
Baby, that ain't us

Nothing else matters
When you're in it for love
Together we can only go higher
You can reach any rainbow
You're dreaming of

Nothing else matters at all
When you're in it for love, baby
Yeah, we'll share in the laughter
Share in the tears
And the promises we keep

Life can be crazy
Love can be cruel
But it's always been
A two way street

You try and give it
All you have to give
So many people
Don't know how to forgive
Baby, that ain't us

Nothing else matters
When you're in it for love
Together we can only go higher
You can reach any rainbow
You're dreaming of
Nothing else matters at all
When you're in it for love, baby

You try and give it
All you have to give
So many people
Don't know how to forgive
Baby, that ain't us

Nothing else matters
When you're in it for love
Together we can only go higher
You can reach any rainbow
You're dreaming of

Nothing else matters at all
When you're in it for love, baby
When you're in it for love, baby
In it for love

When you're in it for love, baby
When you're in it for love, baby
When you're in it for love, baby
In it for love
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