I must've been listening to too much K-pop these days that I'm choosing to take a break and binge-listen to my favourite "old" tunes LOL. I've missed them. This is a follow-up to part 1 of my post on my other choice of songs during my college years.
Ska was one of the genres I was into during the latter years of university life. For some odd reason, I feel a need to thank the Malaysian alt rock scene of the mid-90s for getting me into other forms of music. My then-newly acquired taste followed me to the States. Alt rock was still very rough around the edges in Malaysia and pretty much underground at the time, but they're no less enjoyable, so as an ode, let me share a song here by OAG that is still stuck in my mind till today. Excuse the unpolished playing, and just have fun with it :-)
Now, back to ska. You can hardly mention that genre without thinking of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I adore their memorable soundtrack out of the movie Clueless named "Where Did You Go".
But nah, MMB wasn't the one who made me start liking ska.
It was No Doubt.
Yeah, No Doubt doesn't do this genre anymore, which disappoint me some. But oh well shrugs.
"Just A Girl" and "Spiderwebs" rock, but what I jammed to almost every morning before going to class was the song called "Sunday Morning".
"Sunday Morning" and the songs out of the Tragic Kingdom album always puts me in a MOOD. I used to have such a girl crush on Gwen Stefani and her quirky but amazing voice. She's still amazing. Her voice is so expressive and to die for.
Then there's this one other quirky band called Big Reel Fish and their song called "Sell Out".
I dare you not to shake your booty while you're on your seat listening to this tune.
Thing is, though... that's the ONLY song out of the band that I prefer listening to, and that was why I ended up only buying the single.
I actually wanted to make this post totally on ska. However, I don't know why my memory insisted that The Smashing Pumpkins was a ska band, when they're really alt rock. It must be No Doubt's influence hah.
Anyways, I listened to Smashing Pumpkins solely for their amazing music composition and edgy lyrics. I'm not too crazy for lead singer Billy Corgan's voice, but somehow it fits their style.
I wanted to share my favourite song of theirs called "1979" which is admittedly sombre. Still, the standout song and MV that I like no less and is much suited to the masses would be "Tonight, Tonight". The song ascends to a blasting chorus with perfect mellow ending, and the visuals of the movie suits the song's grandiose energy.
Let me leave you with (a shortened version of) the masterpiece lyrics to "Tonight, Tonight" to end this post:
Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave
Without leaving a piece of youth
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change the less you feel
Believe, believe in me, believe, believe
That life can change that you're not stuck in vain
We're not the same, we're different
Tonight, tonight
And you know you're never sure
But you're sure you could be right
If you held yourself up to the light
And the embers never fade
In your city by the lake
The place where you were born
Believe, believe in me, believe, believe
In the resolute urgency of now
And if you believe there's not a chance
Tonight, tonight
We'll crucify the insincere tonight
We'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
We'll find a way to offer up the night
The indescribable moments of your life
The impossible is possible tonight
Believe in me as I believe in you
Tonight
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