His first piano pop single, "Bad Day" debuted not in his home country of Canada, but rather in Europe in mid-2005. It was chosen by Warner Brothers as a submission for commercial production and was subsequently chosen by Coca-Cola as the theme song for an ad campaign in Europe. To date, this is arguably his most notable hit.
"Bad Day" is a pop song written by Canadian singer Daniel Powter. It was released as the first single from his debut album Daniel Powter (2005) and reached number one on the Canadian Singles Chart; it was also successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also the number 1 song of the year on the Billboard Hot 100. Since its release, the song has sold/downloaded more than 15 million copies worldwide.
Bad day's lyrics describe most modern people's stress in daily lives. And besides, it also encourages people to be strong and everything will be fine in the end. Listening to his song, we not only feel released and also gain our strength back. Its melody is relaxed, and the lyrics are easy to memorize. Danniel's voice is clear and have its own specialty. Whenever we heard his songs, we cannot help but want to sing along with it.
2007年11月30日 星期五
u1587 - Doughnut - Group Work 1
u1587 - IF - GROUP WORK 1.
THE BAND BON JOVI
"It's my life~~~It's now or never~~I ain't gonna live forever~~"
It's maybe a common experience for everybody to have listen to this song and also the singer of this is well-known.
Do you know who I am going to introduce?
Yeah! It's Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi is a hard rock band from
After two moderately successful albums in 1984 and 1985, the band scored big with Slippery When Wet (1986) and New Jersey (1988), which sold a combined 19 million copies in the U.S. alone, charted eight Top Ten hits, and launched the band into global superstardom. After non-stop touring, the band went on hiatus after the New Jersey Tour in 1990, during which time Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora both released successful solo albums. In 1992, the band returned with the double platinum Keep the Faith and has since created a string of platinum albums throughout the 1990s and 2000s, also expanding their musical horizons, combining rock with such genres as pop, adult contemporary, and country. The band has also been credited with inspiring the MTV Unplugged series with their famous sit-down acoustic performance at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.
In 2006, the band won a Grammy for best Country Collaboration for "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland and also became the first rock band to reach #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart with the same song. They have also been nominated twice for the smash hit "It's My Life" and two songs from the album Bounce, "Misunderstood" and "Everyday".
It's My Life" became the most successful Bon Jovi single, hitting #1 across many countries and most importantly, becoming a symbol of band's longevity as they prevailed through many different changes in the mainstream rock scene with admirable success. It was credited with reviving their career after they came off a five year break, during which they each pursued individual solo careers. It was also credited with introducing the veteran band to an entirely new, younger audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g50vzZzAja0
It's My Life lyrics
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
No silent prayer for the faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud
[Chorus:]
It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life
This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks
[Chorus:]
It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life
Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down
u1587-GP1-JJ
About The Singer-Mariah Carey( 瑪麗亞凱莉)
Mariah Carey is a well-known American pop singer, who started her remarkable career in 1990. She had so far released ten studio albums and many hit singles, including 17 number one singles on the U.S. billboard chart, which is the most number one singles ever made by a female artist. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990's in the United States.
The song "Hero" is her eighth number one single, and was produced and written by her in 1993. This song had been on top ten of the U.S. billboard chart for fourteen weeks, and had been number one from December 19, 1993 to January 15, 1994.
Although she had been successful since the early 1990's, she is still in the game nowadays. Her latest album "The Emancipation of Mimi", which was released in 2005, had won her three Grammy Awards, including Best contemporary R&B album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song.
She had received Billboard's Artist of the Decade Award and the World Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium. She had also beaten the Beatles by toping the chart for seventy-seven weeks. There is no doubt that she is one of the most successful artist and her voice had made some great influence in the history of music.
About The Song
When You Believe(電影「埃及王子」的主題曲)
-Duet with Whitney Houston(惠妮休斯頓)
"When You Believe" is a song originally composed by Stephen Schwartz, and later refurbished by writer-producer Babyface, as the theme to the film The Prince of Egypt (see The Prince of Egypt (OST)). It was the main theme of the film and was released as a single by American singers Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as the soundtrack's first single in 1998 (see 1998 in music); it was also the first single from Houston's album My Love Is Your Love and the second from Carey's compilation album #1's. It has also been comfirmed that "I Still Believe" will be the X Factor 2007 Official Single.
The protagonists of this ballad recall tough times that have them questioning their faith: they have prayed for many nights to God but those prayers seem to remain unanswered, and they wonder if they are wasting their time. Nevertheless, they realize that although times may be difficult, "there can be miracles when you believe" in God.
"When You Believe" won the 1999 Academy Award for "Best Original Song" and was nominated for a Golden Globes for "Best Original Song". It also received a Golden Satellite Award nomination for "Best Original Song in a Motion Picture". It was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals", losing to "I Still Have That Other Girl" by Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello. As Carey is part Latin, Houston and Carey were also nominated for "Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film" at the ALMA Awards.
The single's video was filmed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music[1] and shows Houston and Carey in a dark studio accented by Egyptian settings, backdrops, and scenes inspired by The Prince of Egypt. The video ends as the room is illuminated, and the two singers are joined by a large choir. A few variations of the song exist, including an extended version with a longer intro and bridge which can be found on The Prince of Egypt soundtrack, a television track, and an instrumental version.
Genre: R&B/Pop
Lyrics
When You Believe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGRgm9ZHG3A)
Many nights we've prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hopeful song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains long
Before we knew we could
There can be miracles, when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe
In this time of fear
When prayers so often prove in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
To swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My heart's so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'd say
There can be miracles, when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe
They don't always happen when you ask
(Oh)
And it's easy to give in to your fears
(Oh...Ohhhh)
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can't see your way straight through the rain
Small but still, resilient voice
Says love is the relief
(Ohhh)
There can be miracles
(Miracles)
When you believe
(Lord, when you believe)
Though hope is frail
(Though hope is frail)
It's hard to kill
(Hard to kill, Ohhh)
Who know what miracles, you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will(somehow, somehow, somehow)
somehow you will
You will when you believe
You will when you
You will when you believe
Just believe...in your heart
Just believe
You will when you believeeeeeeeeeee
張文亭Homework3 Dounts
REVISE MY SPECIFIC GOAL
My English level in CEF is between about A1 to A2.
- 1. Special goal：
- 2. Specific actions to achieve that goal：
- 3. Keeping track and evaluation
This week I thought I haven't get Newsweek yet, I have go to this website http://www.imdb.com/ to learn some English that I am interest.
2007年11月29日 星期四
GP1 U1587 ATTITUDE
Green day was formed in
Prior to their big contract with Reprise, these three musicians with tattoo all over their bodies were signed to the independent punk label Lookout! Records .The band's lifeful music, unique style and underground success led a wave of interest from the major label Reprise. By 1994, having Rob Cavallo being their producer, Green Day's first album Dookie was released and the albums were selling well. It became a mainstream hit. In the following year, insomniac was released, but it was more of a sad piece.
Two more albums Nimrod (1997) and Warning (2000) were released followed by Insomniac and two live concert albums Bowling Bowling Parking Parking and Foot in Mouth were released during that period. Foot Mouth was special edited and produced by Japanese record. This shows us that the band's performance was approved internationally.
No more tours for green day until The Pop Disaster Tour (a united tour with Blink-182) in 2002. The tour lasted 3 months long starting from April visiting 5 cities in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCXEBLA2kFc
Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!)
The shame
The ones who died without a name
Hear the dogs howling out of key
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery" (Hey!)
And bleed,
the company lost the war today
I beg to dream and differ
from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
Hear the drum pounding out of time
Another protestor has crossed the line (Hey!)
To find, the money's on the other side
Can I get another Amen? (Amen!)
There's a flag wrapped around the score of men (Hey!)
A gag,
A plastic bag on a monument
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
"The representative from California has the floor"
Zieg Heil to the president gas man
Bombs away is your punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government
Bang bang goes the broken glass and
Kill all the fags that don't agree
Trials by fire, setting fire
Is not a way that's meant for me
Just cause,
just cause, because we're outlaws yeah!
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
This is our lives on holiday
GP1 - U1587 - Choco
To the most people, "LinKin Park" is just one of the rock-and-roll band that makes noisy music. However, as far as We are concerned, it's not exactly a typical rock band as same as in the past. The six members: Chester, Mike, Rob, Brad, Joseph and Phoenix who come from different background have various opinions on music. Their songs, therefore, are presented in many kinds of styles. Such as heavey metal, hip-hop, electron music and so on.
In addition, the reason why we like "LinKin Park" is because it notices some important phenomenons that other music groups usually ignore. Recently, "LinKin Park" has been awaring of many vital issues of human beings, including global warming, poverty and starving, racial discrimination and some teenagers' problems in their lives.
The song "Numb" is a story which describes a teenager's ambivalence. The heavy beat from the drum and the sorrowful melody show a teenager's fragile spirit. Moreover, the lyrics of this song tell us that the young boy is eagerly finging a girl who he belongs to.
•Here is the MV and lyrics•
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZTbCo4f5Be8
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure, of walking in your shoes
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Every step I take is another mistake to you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I've become so tired, so much more aware
I've becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
Can't you see that you're smothering me?
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control
Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart, right in front of you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Every step I take is another mistake to you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
And every second I waste is more than I can take
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I've become so tired, so much more aware
I've becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
And I know I may end up failing too
But I know, you were just like me
With someone disappointed in you
GP1 - U1587 - Fantastic 6
★We all agreed to introduce the song "Eyes On Me". It is the ballad that serves as the theme of the game Final Fantasy VIII. It was performed by Chinese singer Faye Wong.
★"Eyes On Me" was the first song in video game history to win an award at the 14th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, where it won "Song of the Year (Western Music)" in 1999. Lilian and Peter of this group had played the game "Final Fantasy VIII" before. They recommended this song and finally we all agreed that it is a good song and decided to introduce it to all of you.
★The song has a slow beat which is so sweet and comfortable to listen to. The lyrics are beautifully written, which describes the love between Squall Leonhart and Rinoa Heartilly—the main protagonists of Final Fantasy VIII. The melody is so soft and tender...and together with the impressive voice of Faye Wong, had deeply touched the heart of every player of the game.
★Lyrics:
Eyes On Me
Vocal:Faye Wong
Music:Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics:Kako Someya
Arranger:Shiro Hamaguchi
Whenever sang my songs
On the stage, on my own
Whenever said my words
Wishing they would be heard
I saw you smiling at me
Was it real or just my fantasy
You'd always be there in the corner
Of this tiny little bar
My last night here for you
Same old songs, just once more
My last night here with you?
Maybe yes, maybe no
I kind of liked it your way
How you shyly placed your eyes on me
Oh, did you ever know?
That I had mine on you
Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer
So let me come to you
Close as I wanted to be
Close enough for me
To feel your heart beating fast
And stay there as I whisper
How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
Did you ever know
That I had mine on you
Darling, so share with me
Your love if you have enough
Your tears if you're holding back
Or pain if that's what it is
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach me out then
You will know that you're not dreaming
★We are Fantastic 6!
We have 6 members -- Lilian, Trent, Terence, Johnny, Peter, Miquelina;
And 6 characteristics -- Friendly, Fancy, Funny, Fabulous, Fascinating and Fashionable!
2007年11月27日 星期二
林怡君 HW4 u1587 If
Part I
About the Bluemen performance
A. Transcribe the complete text.
Your attention please
Thank you for choosing earth as your planetary vehicle
We hope you enjoy the many wonderful features of this planet as you hurtle through the cosmos
Please note, however, that in the event of continued inaction in the face of global warming
Your seat cushion can be use as a flotation device
Also, please take a moment to locate this planet's emergency exits
As you can see, there aren't any
Earth, to
Can you hear?
Sending out a message, loud and clear
Can you hear?
B. What do you think of this performance?
I think that the bluemen performance is a kind of alarming of the environment protection. Its' about time to raise up to save this earth. With modern technology like cars, motorbikes, and factory producing the pollutions, humanbeings has hurt the earth badly since the 19th century. So we could not go on our destruction. We need to do something to change the world. First, try to use the air conditioner less; it's very healthy for us to sweat in summer. Second, read daily news online instead of reading newspapers, in this way we could cut fewer trees everyday. Third, no matter what kind of the resource, we all need to cherish it. Don't waste anything!!!
Part II
About global citizenship
A. In what ways do you think you are already a global citizen?
I think when I born on earth I already became a global citizen.
B. How can you become a better global citizen?
Be a global citizen, I should care what is happening around the world and what can I do to help or improve is plant I live on. In this way, I think I can become a better global citizen.
