In Between The Lines

A trend is becoming very popular in songs these days coz it makes songs be more catchy. It's the use of female singers by male rappers for the chorus in their songs! I've decided to point out 4 of these kinda songs that have achieved success or getting a lot of airplay around this time. Let's start with one that is a crowd favourite. It's Flo Rida's Right Round,

in which the female artist that was featured is the lovely Ke$ha.
Ke$ha was basically unknown before the song. She was not even featured in the music video of that song was released. At first even I thought she's an African American singer, until Tik Tok came out (I (L) Tik Tok). Ke$ha is also featured in another song of Flo Rida that has not been released as a single called Touch Me, in which she only sings the chorus as well. The only line Ke$ha sings in the song Right Round is for the chorus:

You spin my head right round, Right round, When ya go down when ya go down down.
You spin my head right round, Right round, When ya go down when ya go down down.

Another such song is Jason Derulo's Whatcha Say.
It is his debut single and this song features an uncredited female voice instead. But it's the voice of none other than alternative/indie singer Imogen Heap! Her voice is taken from an own song of hers called Hide And Seek.
She's not credited in the song let alone featured in the video. The line from her song and his song goes like this for the chorus:

Mmmm whatcha say,
Mmm that you only meant well?
Well of course you did.
Mmmm whatcha say,
Mmmm that it's all for the best?
Of course it is...

The next 2 songs are newer ones. Both the singers are properly credited and though the videos are not yet out, I trust the female singers will be featured in the videos as well. One of the newer songs is 3OH!3's My First Kiss from their 2nd album.
In this song, the female singer is Ke$ha again. They have already worked together for Ke$ha's song Blah Blah Blah (which i personally love)
and this time, they're collaboration is still extremely catchy, even though Ke$ha only sings the chorus:

My first kiss went a little like this,
[*kiss*] and twist [*kiss* *kiss*] and twist.
Well my first kiss went a little like this,
[*kiss*] and twist [*kiss* *kiss*] and twist.

The last song that i'd like to point out is also a favourite one. It's B.oB.'s Airplanes,
and it features none other than Hayley Williams from Paramore.
B.oB. is a Hip Hop artist and Hayley is a rock singer, yet their collaboration works wonders. It's one of those rare opportunities when different genres of music produce a hit. The Hayley Williams chorus goes like this:

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars,
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now.
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars,
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now.

This kind of collaborations are really catchy because listeners will get a double dose sorta thing. 2 artists in one song. Though i hope more songs like this we be released, i also hope that they female artists will properly be credited and featured in the song and music video.

Recently, thanks to my Mak@Azlan in USM, i got to watch a Thai drama movie titled The Love Of Siam.

It's a really really sad story about teenagers and adults. Maybe i'll review the movie in my other blog but for now i have a specific song to be recommended. After passing on the movie to Junior, who fell in love with the movie and a song from the movie as well, i decided to download the OST album of the movie. The tagline of the OST is: "Just ask yourself who you think of when you are listening to love song."

N i fell in love with a song which i already liked while watching the movie but i didnt quite realise. It's called Ticket (Day Trip). The song is in mid-tempo but unfortunately the lyrics are a sad one. The song is sung by the director of the movie Chookiat Sakveerakul and a teenagers' band called August Band that is featured in the movie as well.


I really like the song and sorta addicted to it for the moment. I couln't find the Thai lyrics in English alphabet but i managed to find the translated version of the lyrics. From it u can see that it's a sad song.

Ticket (Day Trip)

You must have heard of the place that has all of our hearts' desires once we reach it
Our happiness and dreams, all that we've been waiting for, will wait for us at the destination
And only a single ticket is needed for multiple trips
But no one has ever returned to tell me anything about it

So I wonder if it's real, I want to see it for myself
Even if it's by foot, I'm willing to go if there will be something upon arrival
No matter what's the cost i must pay to get the ticket, I will
And so I paid with everything I had just for someone to return it all back to me and say

This ticket is not for me even though it is sold to all
It's just that this train does not have a place for me, so I can't get on it
This ticket is not for me even though it is sold to all
It's just that this train does not have a place for me, so I can't get on it

Like I said before, I'm dedicated and will travel anywhere it takes
No matter the fatigue, the heat, or the cold, I'm not afraid
With a proud heart I will endure it all and within a short while the destination will be near
So I struggle on to reach that destination that is disappearing

It's probably is not real, a destination like that for someone like me
The ticket that everyone has, probably does not exist for someone like me
And so I turn back to the way that I came from, and there I saw someone looking at me
When I walked back, I saw that it was the same person that told me repeatedly, stressing that

This ticket is not for me even though it is sold to all
It's just that this train does not have a place for me, so I can't get on it
This ticket is not for me even though it is sold to all
It's just that this train does not have a place for me, so I can't get on it

This ticket is not for me even though it is sold to all
It's just that this train does not have a place for me, so I can't get on it
This ticket is not for me even though it is sold to all
It's just that this train does not have a place for me, so I can't get on it

You can download the OST here. It features songs by one of the main actors in the movie and a few other actors/singers. Download and Enjoy!