Makna Sebuah Titipan (WS Rendra)

Sering kali aku berkata, ketika orang memuji milikku, bahwa: sesungguhnya ini hanya titipan, bahwa mobilku hanya titipan Allah bahwa rumahku hanya titipan Nya, bahwa hartaku hanya titipan Nya, bahwa putraku hanya titipan Nya, tetapi, mengapa aku tak pernah bertanya, mengapa Dia menitipkan padaku? Untuk apa Dia menitipkan ini pada ku? Dan kalau bukan milikku, apa […]

Imitation of Life

Pagi ini sambil kerja dan pilih album secara random malah dapatnya Imitation of Life-nya REM. Unplugged! It’s like the best version of Imitation of Life. Imitation of Life ini ada ceritanya. Dirilis tahun 2001 dan lagu ini sempat jadi favorit di zaman kuliah. Genre alternative rock-nya REM ini sama dengan genrenya Matchbox Twenty. Dan Imitation of Life populer […]

Teresa Teng’s Moon

I wasn’t a Teresa Teng’s fan until few years ago when I listened to Tian Mi Mi. It was covered by one band and I like that song very much. Later on, I figured out why I like that particular song: memory. It was one of several songs my mother listened to. Probably because of […]

Because you’re mine, I walk the line…

I admire Johnny Cash ever since I watched ‘Walk the Line’. I briefly blogged about it here. I love some of his song, and one of my favorite is Walk the Line. I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends […]

I Dreamed A Dream

Gara gara nonton Les Miserables jadi ingat lagi lagu I Dreamed A Dream versi Susan Boyle. Kalau nonton video pas Britain Got Talents, asli merinding. Simon Cowell aja impressed waktu itu. Ga percaya? Coba lagi aja nih: Nah, menurut saya, lagu ini liriknya luar biasa. Dan semua orang sepertinya akan bisa membayangkan lirik ini dan […]

Trouble is A Friend

Trouble he will find you no matter where you go, oh oh No matter if you’re fast, no matter if you’re slow, oh oh The eye of the storm or the cry in the mourn, oh oh You’re fine for a while but you start to lose control Trouble is a friend but trouble is […]

Walk the Line (Again)

Lagi dengerin I Walk The Line-nya Johnny Cash jadi ingat film biografi Johnny Cash – Walk the Line. Dan ternyata, saya sudah pernah menuliskan tentang film ini 5 tahun lalu! Ini dia. Nah, lagu-lagunya Johnny Cash memang luar biasa. Yang bikin lebih luar biasa lagi adalah hampir semua lagu-lagunya punya arti sesuai dengan apa yang […]

Gray’s You’re the World to Me

I was working on a music list, and found David Gray’s You’re the World to Me. And, i must say that this track is one piece of the good stuffs. It sounds better after I played it for the second time. Try it! I woke up, the room was cold Looking tired, feeling old Cursin’ […]

Hard on You & Gasoline

Rob Thomas: you and me got so much to proveyour the only thing that I cant loosethe nights are peaceful here in our roomplease forgive me if I’m hard on youplease forgive me if I’m hard on you cause I didn’t mean to, didn’t mean what I saidall the things I said to youbut maybe […]

Just Thinking about Tomorrow

See a lot of frowners, and remember Frente’s Open Up Your Heart! Yeah, a song back to my school days. Come on, guys, frowners never win, smilers never lose! You gotta hang on till tomorrow! Annie’s Tomorrow is a perfect song for you. When I’m stuck with a day, that’s grey and lonely, I just […]