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!

1) Joy to the world
2) Angels We had heard on high
3) O come all ye faithful
4) Silent night
5) The first noel
6) O holy night
7) Have yourself a merry little Christmas
8) I'll be home for Christmas
9) Pat-A-Pan
10) What child is this
11) Riu riu Chiu
12) Ave Maria
13) Melodies of Christmas

My favourite song is Melodies of Christmas. You will really feel the atmosphere of Christmas if you listen to DA's songs. Really love it very much!!!

Madonna's new album is coming out, and it's called Celebration. It's her compilation album after Hard Candy.

N the first single from the album is album-titled Celebration.

The song is really cool and definitely a club hit. It goes something like this:

I think you wanna come over
Yeah I heard it thru the grapevine
Are you drunk? Are you sober?
Think about it, doesn’t matter
And if it makes you feel good then I say do it
I don’t know what you’re waiting for

Feel my temperature rising
It’s too much heat, I’m gonna lose control
Do you want to go higher?
Get closer to the fire
I don’t know what you’re waiting for

I’m gonna party, yeah
Cause anybody just won’t do
Let’s get this started, yeah
Cause everybody wants to party with you

Boy you got a reputation
But you’re gonna have to prove it
I see a little hesitation
Am I gonna have to show you
That if it feels right
Get on your mark
Step to the beat boy
That’s what it's for

Put your arms around me
When it gets too hot we can go outside
But for now just come here
Let me whisper in your ear
An invitation to the dance of life

I’m gonna party, it’s a celebration
Cause anybody just won’t do
Let’s get this started, no more hesitation
Cause everybody wants to party with you

Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?
You look familiar
You wanna dance?
Yeah
I guess I just don’t recognize you with your clothes on
What are you waiting for?

I’m gonna party, it’s a celebration
Cause anybody just won’t do
Let’s get this started, no more hesitation
Cause everybody wants to party with you

Come join the party, it’s a celebration
Cause anybody just won’t do
Let’s get this started, no more hesitation
Cause everybody wants to party with you

Boy you got it, it's a celebration
Cause anybody just won’t do
Let’s get this started, no more hesitation
Cause everybody wants to party with you

Boy you got it
Cause anybody just won’t do
Let’s get this started, no more hesitation
Cause everybody wants to party with you.

The song is a standard Madonna song of course with dance-inducing music and catchy lyrics. The lyrics are as if she's referring to a certain someone. She wants to have fun yet at the same time she wants to have it with only one person. But wat's totally interesting is the video.


It's a family affair in there and i dont mean Madonna's. It's the Christ family. In the video, we have Madonna, which of course is a title for the Mother of God, Mary, as is Lourdes. N of course not forgetting, we also have Jesus in the video, in the form of Jesus Luz lol. N in real life Madonna and Jesus are dating and Lourdes is Madonna's daughter. All hell is breaking loose...

This is a new song from Leona Lewis, which I personally like it very much. Although the title is Happy, but the lyrics is a sad one. Here's the lyrics....

Someone once told me
That you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can’t have everything
Don’t you take chances
You might feel the pain
Don’t you love in vain
Cause love wont set you free
I could stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy but safe as could be
So what if it hurts me
So what if I break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about other pain in front of me
Cause I’m just tryna be happy, yeah
Just wanna be happy, yeah
Holding on tightly
Just can’t let it go
Just tryna play my roll
Slowly disappear, oooh
Well all these tears
They feel like they’re the same
Just different faces, different names
Get me outta here
Well I can stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
Pass me by
So what if it hurts me
So what if i break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my placeI wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about other pain in front of me
Cause I’m just trying be happyJust wanna be happy
Oooh…
So any turns that i cant see
Ill count a stranger on this road
But don’t say victim
Don’t say anything
So what if it hurts me
So what if i break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
Cause I’m just try to be happy
Just wanna be happy

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaerbu_leona-lewis-happy_music

The first new song that i heard after a long time since joining USM, would be the new one by Cobra Starship. Before i start talking abt their new song, i'd like to recap on one of their old songs: 'I Kissed A Boy'. It was a remix of Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl'. Let me start with Katy's version first. The song was a milestone for her career. The controversial lyrics and video propelled her to stardom. And i loved it when it came out.

I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry

This was never the way I planned, not my intention.
I got so brave, drink in hand, lost my discretion
It's not what I'm used to, just wanna try you on.
I'm curious for you, caught my attention.

I kissed a girl and I liked it,
the taste of her cherry chapstick.
I kissed a girl just to try it,
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it.
It felt so wrong,
it felt so right.
Don't mean I'm in love tonight.
I kissed a girl and I liked it (I liked it).

No, I don't even know your name, it doesn't matter.
You're my experimental game, just human nature.
It's not what good girls do, not how they should behave.
My head gets so confused, hard to obey.

I kissed a girl and I liked it,
the taste of her cherry chapstick.
I kissed a girl just to try it,
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it.
It felt so wrong,
it felt so right.
Don't mean I'm in love tonight.
I kissed a girl and I liked it (I liked it).

Us girls we are so magical,
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable.
Hard to resist, so touchable.
Too good to deny it.
Ain't no big deal, it's innocent.

I kissed a girl and I liked it,
the taste of her cherry chapstick.
I kissed a girl just to try it,
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it.
It felt so wrong,
it felt so right.
Don't mean I'm in love tonight.
I kissed a girl and I liked it (I liked it).

So, following her success, Cobra Starship released the just-as-controversial remix version of the song with altered lyrics sans the video. It was quite popular among the underground music scene listeners.

I Kissed A Boy - Cobra Starship

Yo check it out I’ve got a plan, here’s my intention
The frat boys in the club are lame, let’s start an altercation
It’s just what I’m used to, just want to fuck shit up
I’ve got my whole damn crew, come on what you gonna do

I kissed a boy and they liked it
Got all the honeys in the club excited
I kissed a boy just to start shit
That homeboy was not about it

I know it’s wrong, but I don’t mind
I’m gonna start shit tonight
I kissed a boy just to start shit
They just loved it

Now you don’t even know my name, it doesn’t matter
Don’t even front, you’ve got no game, you’re just a sucker
So what now, I clowned you, and I’m stealing your girl too
She wants a secure dude, and that’s just not you

I kissed a boy and they liked it
Got all the honeys in the club excited
I kissed a boy just to start shit
That homeboy was not about it

I know it’s wrong, but I don’t mind
I’m gonna start shit tonight
I kissed a boy just to start shit
They just loved it

Me and my bros that’s how we roll, you never know how far we’ll go
I’ll grab some chump that I don’t know
And plant one right on him
You’re only here for our amusement

I kissed a boy and they liked it
Got all the honeys in the club excited
I kissed a boy just to start shit
That homeboy was not about it

I know it’s wrong, but I don’t mind
I’m gonna start shit tonight
I kissed a boy just to start shit
They just loved it

And now, borrowing another song title, this time from Rihanna, they are back with 'Good Girls Go Bad' feat Leighton Meester, the bad girl herself from the hit tv show Gossip Girl. How cool is that? The video is soo ironically funny and showcases a blonde Leighton, rather than the brunette Leighton that we're familiar with.

Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship ft Leighton Meester

I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad
Good girls go bad

I know your type (your type)
You're daddy's little girl
Just take a bite (one bite)
Let me shake up your world
'Cause just one night couldn't be so wrong
I'm gonna make you lose control

She was so shy
Till I drove her wild

I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
You were hanging in the corner
With your five best friends
You heard that I was trouble
But you couldn't resist
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad
Good girls go bad
Good girls go

I know your type (your type)
Boy, you're dangerous
Yeah, you're that guy (that guy)
I'd be stupid to trust
But just one night couldn't be so wrong
You make me wanna lose control

She was so shy
Till I drove her wild

I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
I was hanging in the corner
With my five best friends
I heard that you were trouble
But I couldn't resist
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad
Good girls go bad
Good girls go bad

Oh, she got away with the boys in the place
Treat 'em like they don’t stand a chance
And he got away with the girls in the back
Acting like they're too hot to dance
Yeah, she got away with the boys in the place
Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance
And he got away with the girls in the back
Acting like they’re too hot to dance

I make them good girls go bad
(They don't stand a chance)
I make them good girls go
The good girls go bad, yeah
Good girls go bad
I was hanging in the corner
With my five best friends
I heard that you were trouble
But I couldn't resist
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad
Good girls go bad
Good girls go

The Rihanna's song is entitled 'Good Girl Gone Bad' and is and very slow tempo song. It's abt cheating boyfriends and heartbreaks and being patient to a certain limit. It's certainly way different than Cobra Starship's song.

Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna
I LOVE Good Girls Go Bad. "I make them good girls go BAD!" Make sure to watch the video. It's funnyyy!!!