Gavin DeGraw aka Mr. Plagiarismo

Have you ever wondered why your favourite music then sounds like your favourite music now? Is it a plain coincidence...or is it plagiarism?

Here's why I came up with this issue...

It was like any other day, I was at home completing my grueling Add Maths homework. Before I went to take a walk with the Monkey Man, I decided to turn on the radio and listened to some contemporary hits on 98.7 fm...

Minutes later, this particular song went on. When I heard the intro of the song, I had a gut feeling that it was an Oasis song. Until....

I realised that it was the new single from Gavin DeGraw called Cheated on Me .....

Shite, I was bamboozled by this song and I knew that there was something fishy about the intro of the song.

Then, I went on to listen Where Did it All Go Wrong? by Oasis and it struck me.....

Both songs seemingly have the same intro!

Since Where Did it All Go Wrong? was released in 2000 and Gavin DeGraw's Cheated on Me was released 3 months ago, it came to my senses that the dude who did the theme song for One Tree Hill plagiarised one of Rock's greatest bands.

But...the difference between the two songs is that Where Did it All Go Wrong? is about the singer contemplating on his failures and asks himself, "Where did all go wrong?"

Then, Mr. DeGraw's Cheated on Me is about the singer who suspects that his soulmate is having an affair and cheating on him...

Here are two music videos featuring the two songs I mentioned:





Now, you be the judge..compare these two songs and tell me what you think...


Cheers,
-Tim-

Living Life in Technicolour

At last, I found something interesting to write...

Guess what Coldplay fans? The music video for Life in Technicolor II is finally out and it's yet to broadcast on the TV screens...

This is so far their first (or second) single from their EP Prospekt's March...I don't know if Lost+ counts as their single...

Truthfully, I find my music video quite entertaining and hilarious. Besides that, this music video is also according to my perspective one of their most creative videos (that also goes with other videos like The Scientist, Don't Panic, Lovers in Japan and much more...)

Wondered what the shite was I talking about? Here's the video for your 'visual satisfactory', hehe...






Cheers,
-Tim-

Boredom Galore

Seriously? is there anything good to write?

Boredom. This is so far the only word that I could say when I hear about things, seriously. Nothing these days seem to interest me except the fact that Man United kicked Chelsea's arse, with Jose Mourinho in the audience...(ah, the awkwardness...)

As I wait for 2009's most anticipated movies to start at May, let's just hope that something interesting pops out of the box once in a while for you viewers to share(yes, I mean you..)

I guess I should stop here right now. Let's hope that my next blog update is something interesting for you to share....

Cheers,
-Tim-

2009 Starts...But Not Without A Bang...

So, it's a new start of a new year. It's a new beginning of my blog, since I've got lots to talk about this year...

To me, the start of the new year was like a Bittersweet Symphony, I got 2A 4B 1C for my PMR but I'm still satisfied. But the worst part is that I spent the first few days of 2009 in a bloody hospital...(f*** that!)

Well, the only reason I got myself sleeping inside a hospital ward is that I kena tortured by headaches, dehydration and constant puking....due to the fact that I never went partying during the new year...

When I got discharged, I found out that I was having some bloody sickness called 'Acute Gastroentiritis'. I don't know what the shite does that mean but I think it has something to do with some gastric sickness....

Alright, story's over. Now with that left behind, I now decide to spend 2009 with the best that I could...
















Cheers,
-Tim-

Back With A Vengeance

Guess what? I just got back from my little Christmas Holiday at my hometown Sabah...

Damn, what should I write today? Alright...here are some quotes that might give a kick in your arse....

"I'm an artist, give me a f***in' tuba and I'll make something out of it." - John Lennon

"Every group is racist. White folks will see a group of Indian people and they're like,'Look at all those brown people, they're probably all very happy together.' Then you get together in that group and like, (In an Indian accent) 'Hey, you from India? I'm from India. What part? NO, not that part. Go to hell you dirty b@$t@rd." - Russell Peters from his show Outsourced

"How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand." - some dick named 'Emo' Philips

"Ahh, DDR....Soo..good..." - some Chinese dude after a guy mentioned about DDR(Dance Dance Revolution)

"Being famous is my job. When I leave the house I'm clocking in." - Noel Gallagher

Well, guess who said this:

"Girls sometimes are a bunch of cunts...they keep ranting some shite like 'Girls can play Football!' or something like that. But the only thing is that they are not playing it!"

C'mon, Just guess...

Alright...

It's me! I said that shit....hehe

BTW, it is confirmed that the PMR results will be at the 30th...Let's just hope for the best...

Cheers,
-Tim-

Handbags and Gladrags

Alright, I know the title has nothing to do with this post. God forbid, I'm pretentious...

Okay, let's get to the main point...

So I decided to write this blog post before I go on a 7-day sabbatical(or a hiatus)...

Meaning? I'm going back to my hometown in Sabah for Christmas...

C'mon, what else would I do during the holidays? I've attended religious camps, watched a string of blockbusters, played futsal, surfed the net, et cetera, et cetera.....What else would I do? Smoke marijuana just like in those Harold and Kumar films?

The worse that could happen if I smoked pot is this:





















(That's Pierce Brosnan BTW..)


Or maybe this:




















(Oh, this is gonna be good..but it wasn't..)

But before I begin my hiatus, I decided to have a satisfying haircut....

From EMO














To well, NO MORE














Not really much of a difference, innit?



I guess that's all I could write(unfortunately), But before signing off, I would like to wish a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you (you know who you are)......

















Cheers,
-Tim-

Prospekt's March

I love music, especially (as mentioned in my previous blog post). Now, I'm doing an EP(mini-album) review on Prospekt's March by Coldplay.(nice title, innit?)

Here's the album cover:















OK, here's the lowdown..

Prospekt's March is actually a mini-album which contains tracks recorded during the Viva La Vida sessions but never made the final cut. Besides unreleased tracks, Prospekt's March contains remixed tracks that some of the fans are familiar of. Let's check out as I review the EP one song at a time.

#1 : Life in Technicolor II
If you listen to Viva La Vida, the song Life in Technicolor is just a 2-minute instrumental intro. This one is the extended version, meaning this is a full song(with lyrics). This is one of my favourite tracks in the EP and it has solid lyrics but still sticks to their bipolar theme...

#2: Postcards From Far Away
Okay, this is not technically a song. This is just a transition to the next song. This features Chris Martin playing a relaxing piano song for about 43 seconds...nuff' said here...

#3: Glass of Water
Man, this could have been in the VLV album, shite. This is also one of my favourite songs and to me, it doesn't put me to sleep(unlike the hidden tracks in VLV which are quite gloomy)
It's somehow energetic at the beginning and ends with the archetypical piano outro by Chris Martin himself. Good song.

#4: Rainy Day
I was impressed by this 80's-inspired track. It begins with a relaxing, catchy intro and gets interesting until the end. I like this track but this is more of a B-side worthy track.

#5: Prospekt's March/Poppyfields
This song is quite mellow according to my perspective. This is more like a slow-paced melancholic war anthem unlike the previous tracks(as mentioned). Then, appears another hidden track. At least this is just a short outro of the song. But still a good song.

#6: Lost+
Well, this is one of the tracks that was from VLV but the band decided to re-release it after they collaborated with a shite rapper who is sheer bollocks: Jay-Z. Yes, they allowed a bloody cunt to rub into one of my favourite Coldplay songs with his rap verse which has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SONG by mentioning some big names like Caesar, Brutus, Judas, Jesus Christ, Biggie and it still sounds like shite..I love Lost+(aka Lost!) but Jay-Z came along and....uhh....fine..Fuck You Jay-Z

#7: Lovers In Japan(Osaka Sun Remix)
This is one of the few remixes in the EP. The only difference between the original version and this one is that in the remix, the same chord is repeated throughout the song. So, no drastic alterations were made and of course, no Jay-Z.

#8: Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground
OK, the only reason I like this is because this has that tinge of Bob Dylan in it. This only features Chris Martin singing while playing the acoustic guitar. Not a bad song I must say, a good way to end the EP.

Overall, if you like Viva La Vida, you would probably like this one...
Nuff' said..

Cheers,
-Tim-