Nice song. I learnt about this song when I was watching the play “Singapore” by The Necessary Stage. Great stuff. The verses are OK, but the chorus is killer. The Carpenters never disappoint.
Archive for the ‘Songs’ Category
“I Won’t Last A Day Without You” by The Carpenters
Tuesday, 21 February, 2012
Writing A Good Friday Song
Saturday, 11 February, 2012
It’s been awhile since I talked songwriting. I spent the past few days working on a Good Friday song. It’s getting harder and harder to write a new Good Friday song each year. I think this is the fourth Good Friday song I’m attempting to write in as many years, and after awhile you start [...]
The “Big Two”
Monday, 16 January, 2012
This is completely random, and it might not even make sense to anyone, but in my opinion there are some bands with what I like to call the “big two”. This means that the band has two extremely big hits, usually in the same album, and I can never decide for myself which one is [...]
“I’m Not That Girl”
Saturday, 17 December, 2011
(From the musical “Wicked”) I’m Not That Girl Hands touch, eyes meet Sudden silence, sudden heat Hearts leap in a giddy whirl He could be that boy But I’m not that girl Don’t dream too far Don’t lose sight of who you are Don’t remember that rush of joy He could be that boy I’m [...]
Remember The “Great Singapore Workout” Song?
Friday, 4 November, 2011
Well, this is a bit disappointing. I recently heard this really old song called “You’re Sixteen” on the radio. Must have been Gold 90.5FM or something. Apparently it was a song by Ringo Starr, and I’d never heard of it before until recently. (Ringo didn’t write it, but he did cover it. The song was [...]
Song Placement
Wednesday, 2 November, 2011
I was just having a little discussion with Ilkosa about this the other day. We’ve seen our fair share of new musical stagings and stuff. Every time there is a staged reading of a new musical, I’ll always make it a point to go check it out. Firstly, I want to see what kind of [...]
Stephen Schwartz
Sunday, 18 September, 2011
Because I’ll be watching “Wicked” again when it comes to Singapore, I’ve been brushing up on my knowledge of the songs in the musical. Been trying to get myself acquainted with as many songs as I can the past few weeks. And I’ve realised what a great songwriter Stephen Schwartz is. I mean, you’ve gotta [...]
Defying Gravity
Wednesday, 14 September, 2011
Recently I have somehow been obssessed with the song “Defying Gravity” from the musical “Wicked”. As in, like, it’s been swimming in my head for days. And whilst searching on YouTube, I chanced upon this clip from a show called “The Glee Project”. And can I just say that I think the girl in the [...]
Sondheim On Lyrics
Monday, 22 August, 2011
Over the past year, I have been consuming a lot of podcasts from the American Theatre Wing because they have an entire range of free and highly valuable interviews with some of the greatest practitioners ever on Broadway. It’s an incredible learning experience just hearing these masters of Broadway dispense their pearls of wisdom. I [...]
Lady Gaga Does It Again
Saturday, 20 August, 2011
No seriously, she’s come up with yet another irresistably catchy hit. I don’t really care so much for Gaga’s dressing and antics and stuff, but I’ve found a lot of her songs to be extremely well-crafted. Say what you like about her, she’s got the ability to deliver songs with unbelievably catchy choruses. You’ve got [...]
