Ten-Song Tag (from Leigh)

Random 10:
Wala po akong iPod, and it was just very recently that I’ve started putting songs in the Windows Media Player of my office computer. So I’ll revise the question to “10 songs on my current playlist, or running in my head these past few days” (in no particular order):
[1] You’ll Be Safe Here (orchoustic version) – Rivermaya
[2] Hari Ng Sablay – Sugarfree
[3] What You Waiting For? – Gwen Stefani
[4] Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani
[5] 1,2 Step – Ciara
[6] Caught Up – Usher
[7] Tell Me On A Sunday – Andrew Lloyd Webber
[8] Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again – Andrew Lloyd Webber
[9] Think Of Me – Andrew Lloyd Webber
[10] Get Right – Jennifer Lopez
Obvious ba that I’ve just recently watched The Phantom of the Opera?

What is the total amount of music files in your computer?
I’m still old-fashioned. I’d rather have my music on disc, not in a hard drive.

The last CD you bought was:
Actually I bought three at the same time.
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. – Gwen Stefani
Goodies – Ciara
You’ll Be Safe Here – Rivermaya
This explains some of the songs in my random list.

Five songs that you listen to a lot or mean a lot to you:
[1] You Choose by Pet Shop Boys
Don’t blame him for refusing your bid / He didn’t decide to love, you did. / Learn the lesson / Take the blows / You didn’t fall in love by chance / You chose / Play the sad songs / Sing the blues / You don’t fall in love by chance / You chose.
For me it was a great epiphany: falling in love is a choice. You may not be able to totally control your emotions, but you can control your actions.
[2] You Learn by Alanis Morissette
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend / You grieve you learn / You choke you learn / You laugh you learn / You choose you learn / You pray you learn / You ask you learn / You live you learn
I love the image of fire trucks just around the bend—you’re in trouble, but the solution is on the way. Living is a constant state of learning.
[3] Tell Me On A Sunday by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Let me down easy / No big song and dance / No long faces, no long looks / No deep conversation / I know the way we should spend that day / Take me to a zoo that’s got chimpanzees / Tell me on a Sunday please
The ultimate break-up song. It’s the gentlest yet firmest I’ve ever heard.
[4] Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church / and was buried along with her name / Nobody came / Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt / from his hands as he walks from the grave / No one was saved / All the lonely people / Where do they all come from?
Searing images plus a spare yet evocative string arrangement contribute to a powerful song about loneliness.
[5] Gumboots – Paul Simon
I said, “Hey senorita, that’s astute.” / I said, “Why don’t we get together / and call ourselves an institute?” / You don’t feel you could love me / But I feel you could.
This song is a great example of Paul Simon’s lyrical prowess—understated, yet rich in meaning. Plus the music’s great, his foray into South African music.

Who are you gonna pass this stick to? (3 persons and why)
No one. The buck stops here with me. I’m just too tamad to tag people. Those who wanna answer it in their blogs, please feel free to do so.