Sorry guys, just less than 1 week more till this blog is less Kris-crazy. I know I'm mad... I think a lot of people out there want to slap me already. Hahahaha. But too bad... I told my friend that I've declared Feb 10th as "Kris Allen Day" and I've decided to dedicate the entire month of February on my blog to Kris, i.e. EVERY POST will be about him. I'm ready to get slapped by my friends soon but I don't care.
Anyway, just want to say that I'm still high over meeting him. And yes, I'm still crazy over him. I mean, have I ever stopped? Hahahaha! Whoever said the "highness" will go away was lying. Or maybe it's because you didn't meet THE AMERICAN IDOL. Stopping now... but before that, listen to this kick awesome song by him. I didn't know about it because it's a bonus track that's only available if you pre-order his soundtrack on iTunes but I happened to stumble upon it (yah right, as if I'll "happen" to "stumble" across something related to him, like the cute photos of him in Haiti *squeals*) and downloaded it. Problem is, I didn't really listen to it because I was too preoccupied with the other songs on his album because his songs are so good and I decided to listen to it today because I wanted to clear space on my desktop. And to no surprise, Kris delivers yet another outstanding performance that shows everyone why he is the American Idol and why he is deserving of the crown.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Heartless by Kris Allen
As a tribute to Kris's wonderful rendition of Heartless, I decided to be the first to post up the lyrics to the concert version of the song. As I said earlier, he included lyrics from Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" in the song.
Kris Allen - Heartless
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul......
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so...
How could you be so
Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talking to me tho'
You need to watch the way you talking to me no
I mean after all the things that we been through
I mean after all the things we got into
And yo I know some things that you ain't told me
And yo I did some things but that's the old me
And now you wanna give me back
And you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't me
You got a new friend
Well I got homies
But at the end it's still so lonely
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so......
How could you be so Dr. Evil
You're bringing out a side of me that I don't know
I decided we weren't gonna speak so why are we up 3 a.m. on the phone?
Why does she be so mad at me for?
Homey I don't know she's hot and cold
I won't stop; I won't mess my groove up
'Cause I already know how this thing goes
You run and tell you're friends that you're leavin' me,
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see,
You'll never find nobody better than me
Why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless? Oh......
'Cause in the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far and far and far, he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...... Oh... (Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......)
Why are we, so blind to see
How could you be so heartless......
Kris Allen - Heartless
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul......
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so...
How could you be so
Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talking to me tho'
You need to watch the way you talking to me no
I mean after all the things that we been through
I mean after all the things we got into
And yo I know some things that you ain't told me
And yo I did some things but that's the old me
And now you wanna give me back
And you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't me
You got a new friend
Well I got homies
But at the end it's still so lonely
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so......
How could you be so Dr. Evil
You're bringing out a side of me that I don't know
I decided we weren't gonna speak so why are we up 3 a.m. on the phone?
Why does she be so mad at me for?
Homey I don't know she's hot and cold
I won't stop; I won't mess my groove up
'Cause I already know how this thing goes
You run and tell you're friends that you're leavin' me,
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see,
You'll never find nobody better than me
Why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless? Oh......
'Cause in the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far and far and far, he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...... Oh... (Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......)
Why are we, so blind to see
How could you be so heartless......
Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 3)
There are also other stuff that I want to talk about but it's not really important because firstly, it's nothing to do with Kris and this post is about his kick awesome concert and secondly, I don't want this recap to last like 5 parts.
So finally he reached the "last song"... you know the "last song" which they say is the "last song" but you know they're most probably going to do an encore and in Kris's case, you know he's definitely going to do any encore. Care to guess what the last song was? It was Live Like We're Dying but I think you already knew that.
He told us to sing along with him but the crowd loved him so much, they responded with more than just singing. We were scream-singing the song with him. I have never screamed so loud in my entire life and even though I was screaming, I couldn't hear my voice above the cacophony of voices because like 40 other people were screaming as well.
After that song, they supposedly "ended the show" and the Zirca staff even made a show of "moving the instruments away" but in the end, they came out to perform Ain't No Sunshine and Come Together. During Come Together, he went into the crowd and one of the teeny boppers actually put her Shrek ears on Kris. Really? Are you freaking kidding me? Yes, I know it's her because I saw her wearing it during the concert. But seriously? Seriously? I'm so annoyed I'm falling back on two year-old Grey's Anatomy-isms. That's just so insulting. But I've already covered the issue of teeny boppers and how immature they are. And no, I'm not jealous of this because I find it so stupid. Midas should have never scrapped the age limit. Hope they learned their lesson.
After the concert, I thought he would leave for New York straight as he has a concert there on the 12th, so I cabbed down to the airport (cost me 18 bucks) and waited before realising that I was wrong. I went home feeling depressed and upset and was ready to cry into my pillow because I really wanted to meet him. Then my friend said people were tweeting that they saw him at a club in Clarke Quay and "kicked" my ass (verbally) and I cabbed back down to Clarke Quay from Tampines (cost him 20 bucks since he was paying). And thank god he forced me to go down, because that's where I managed to meet Kris. I saw him exiting the club and walking towards the bungee machine. So I quickly chased him and asked the bodyguard if I could get a photo. He told me to wait till Kris sat the ride, which I did, and I got a photo!!! Plus, I talked to him (like 3 sentences), got a handshake and asked him to autograph the concert ticket and the album. I'm still feeling high right now. So high.
So finally he reached the "last song"... you know the "last song" which they say is the "last song" but you know they're most probably going to do an encore and in Kris's case, you know he's definitely going to do any encore. Care to guess what the last song was? It was Live Like We're Dying but I think you already knew that.
He told us to sing along with him but the crowd loved him so much, they responded with more than just singing. We were scream-singing the song with him. I have never screamed so loud in my entire life and even though I was screaming, I couldn't hear my voice above the cacophony of voices because like 40 other people were screaming as well.
After that song, they supposedly "ended the show" and the Zirca staff even made a show of "moving the instruments away" but in the end, they came out to perform Ain't No Sunshine and Come Together. During Come Together, he went into the crowd and one of the teeny boppers actually put her Shrek ears on Kris. Really? Are you freaking kidding me? Yes, I know it's her because I saw her wearing it during the concert. But seriously? Seriously? I'm so annoyed I'm falling back on two year-old Grey's Anatomy-isms. That's just so insulting. But I've already covered the issue of teeny boppers and how immature they are. And no, I'm not jealous of this because I find it so stupid. Midas should have never scrapped the age limit. Hope they learned their lesson.
After the concert, I thought he would leave for New York straight as he has a concert there on the 12th, so I cabbed down to the airport (cost me 18 bucks) and waited before realising that I was wrong. I went home feeling depressed and upset and was ready to cry into my pillow because I really wanted to meet him. Then my friend said people were tweeting that they saw him at a club in Clarke Quay and "kicked" my ass (verbally) and I cabbed back down to Clarke Quay from Tampines (cost him 20 bucks since he was paying). And thank god he forced me to go down, because that's where I managed to meet Kris. I saw him exiting the club and walking towards the bungee machine. So I quickly chased him and asked the bodyguard if I could get a photo. He told me to wait till Kris sat the ride, which I did, and I got a photo!!! Plus, I talked to him (like 3 sentences), got a handshake and asked him to autograph the concert ticket and the album. I'm still feeling high right now. So high.
Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 2)
Then he performed the other songs from his album as well songs that he did on Idol. The crowd was really really high and we were singing along with him. Of course, there was the non-stop flash coming from the cameras and the continuous snapping of photos.
Kris is an awesome person. He's every bit as perfect in real life compared to his photos and he's every bit as nice and spontaneous as what critics and his fans say. He read the signs made by his fans, allowed teenage girls to paste Post-It on his guitar which had a heart shape, followed by "U" and even wore a red boa scarf that someone gave him. He even said, "When in Singapore..." before giving a chuckle and going on to perform his next song.
Another memorable performance was Alright With Me. In the middle of the performance, he invited 4 teenage girls up on stage. Ok, in all fairness, yes, I agree that Kris is hot and that partly I went to the concert because I also wanted to gawk at him. But hello? I'm also a fan of his singing and I appreciate his artistry. But those teeny boppers went just to only gawk at his hotness, which is really really insulting considering everyone else were all fans of his singing as well. And how do I know that? Because we actually know what songs he's going to sing based on his "clues" and we actually know the lyrics to Alright With Me.
All the girls had to do was go "Yea yea yea yea... yea yea yea yea..." but they couldn't even manage that and Kris had to ask them at least twice if they could sing. And when they let out one loud screech of "YEA!!!", a perplexed look flashed across Kris's face for like a split second before he sang one line to demonstrate. After that, they managed to get the words right but everything was out of tune and out of time because they were too busy manhandling him and focusing on everything else except what he said, or sang rather. Yes, I was jealous... I was like "How dare you???" but I also felt insulted that people like that were there and taking up good spots while genuine fans like me had to squeeze behind a bitch and an ass.
To top it off, there was this part of the song which went "Knocking on your door... Falling on your floor..." and when Kris hit the high note on that, he literally sank to his knees on stage in front of the teeny boppers. I could have taken a harpoon and stabbed those teeny boppers in the eye because they SO DO NOT deserve that. Needless to say, the crowd went REALLY REALLY HIGH after that.
Kris is an awesome person. He's every bit as perfect in real life compared to his photos and he's every bit as nice and spontaneous as what critics and his fans say. He read the signs made by his fans, allowed teenage girls to paste Post-It on his guitar which had a heart shape, followed by "U" and even wore a red boa scarf that someone gave him. He even said, "When in Singapore..." before giving a chuckle and going on to perform his next song.
Another memorable performance was Alright With Me. In the middle of the performance, he invited 4 teenage girls up on stage. Ok, in all fairness, yes, I agree that Kris is hot and that partly I went to the concert because I also wanted to gawk at him. But hello? I'm also a fan of his singing and I appreciate his artistry. But those teeny boppers went just to only gawk at his hotness, which is really really insulting considering everyone else were all fans of his singing as well. And how do I know that? Because we actually know what songs he's going to sing based on his "clues" and we actually know the lyrics to Alright With Me.
All the girls had to do was go "Yea yea yea yea... yea yea yea yea..." but they couldn't even manage that and Kris had to ask them at least twice if they could sing. And when they let out one loud screech of "YEA!!!", a perplexed look flashed across Kris's face for like a split second before he sang one line to demonstrate. After that, they managed to get the words right but everything was out of tune and out of time because they were too busy manhandling him and focusing on everything else except what he said, or sang rather. Yes, I was jealous... I was like "How dare you???" but I also felt insulted that people like that were there and taking up good spots while genuine fans like me had to squeeze behind a bitch and an ass.
To top it off, there was this part of the song which went "Knocking on your door... Falling on your floor..." and when Kris hit the high note on that, he literally sank to his knees on stage in front of the teeny boppers. I could have taken a harpoon and stabbed those teeny boppers in the eye because they SO DO NOT deserve that. Needless to say, the crowd went REALLY REALLY HIGH after that.
Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 1)
Oh my god. Oh my god. Those were the words I could say after I finished watching Kris Allen's first live concert in Singapore. I waited and waited and waited for 9 freaking long and painful months for him to come to Singapore. And glad to say, he didn't disappoint his fans one little bit. In fact, watching him perform, I felt really proud and happy that I supported him during Idol. Yes, plus the fact that's he's cute and hot. I admit, his looks were the first thing that attracted me to him, but then again, who isn't superficial?
He started off the set with Heartless (which I will talk about in a moment), followed by Can't Stay Away, Written All Over My Face, Before We Come Undone, The Truth, Man in The Mirror, Is It Over, Red Guitar, Falling Slowly/Without You, Alright With Me, Live Like We're Dying, Ain't No Sunshine and finally, Come Together.
All his songs were executed to perfection but the one that stood out (at least for me) is/was Heartless. As you know, no one should ever ever do Heartless on any Idol, especially on American Idol. It's Kris's signature song and it should enter itself into the music protection program to prevent people from physically abusing it. Anyway, we all know Kris puts different spins on Heartless. First was the acoustic version on Top 3 week on Idol, then the studio version and finally the album version.
But the rendition of Heartless that he performed during the concert was in fact, the BEST rendition ever, among all the artistes that have performed it (mainly Kanye West and The Fray) and among the various renditions of Heartless that Kris have performed. It's kind of like the acoustic version with the addition of his own band but it doesn't sound very boyband-ish. To top it off, he even put his own spin on it by replacing one entire verse with another verse from Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" making it more catchy and it is truly the epitome of perfection. I added the video as well for your viewing pleasure.
He started off the set with Heartless (which I will talk about in a moment), followed by Can't Stay Away, Written All Over My Face, Before We Come Undone, The Truth, Man in The Mirror, Is It Over, Red Guitar, Falling Slowly/Without You, Alright With Me, Live Like We're Dying, Ain't No Sunshine and finally, Come Together.
All his songs were executed to perfection but the one that stood out (at least for me) is/was Heartless. As you know, no one should ever ever do Heartless on any Idol, especially on American Idol. It's Kris's signature song and it should enter itself into the music protection program to prevent people from physically abusing it. Anyway, we all know Kris puts different spins on Heartless. First was the acoustic version on Top 3 week on Idol, then the studio version and finally the album version.
But the rendition of Heartless that he performed during the concert was in fact, the BEST rendition ever, among all the artistes that have performed it (mainly Kanye West and The Fray) and among the various renditions of Heartless that Kris have performed. It's kind of like the acoustic version with the addition of his own band but it doesn't sound very boyband-ish. To top it off, he even put his own spin on it by replacing one entire verse with another verse from Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" making it more catchy and it is truly the epitome of perfection. I added the video as well for your viewing pleasure.
Monday, January 25, 2010
he's just an imbecile
Yesterday we celebrated Rachel's birthday and I'm really happy for her that it turned out so well. She really deserved a break. Poor girl. Kudos to Jeanette and company for the good planning and organising. It was the first planned birthday party I've ever been to and it feels good. Then there was that awkward moment. I don't know what to make of it. I mean, it wasn't yours to share? Ok, never mind. It's over. So over.
Anyway, I'm in my stuffy room. It's so freaking warm, and I don't feel like going out now. Even though the group project is completed, with all the remaining assignments, the whole cycle starts again. Since I got an F for my project, I kind of gave up hope. Seriously. I just really cannot be bothered anymore. I worked my ass off and I get an F which I totally didn't deserve. I tell people that I'm over it. And I mean it. But if that's the case, then why am I tearing up? I know I have a right to be upset but it's been 4 days since it happened. So am I supposed to have gotten over it? Is harping on it after 4 days considered obsessive? For situations like this, what is the limit and when do we draw the line?
But it seems that every time I see him, it just opens up the can of worms. The can I thought I had closed the lid on tightly and even put in screws as a form of safety measure. And I every time I see him, I really really really want to punch his ass face. I do. So badly it's killing me. I just want something really really awful to happen to him. Does that make me evil? I don't know. He deserves it. How can he screw up everyone's life and walk around like nothing happened? Is he retarded? Does he not know that he's making life difficult for not just me but probably everyone who's ever had the misfortune to meet him? Or is he just a dumb f***ing stupid piece of f***ing dumb moron? I apologise. I usually don't swear but I'm just boiling with so much rage right now that I could kill a puppy.
I really have no idea. What I want most right now is to pick him up, in all his sick and twisted glory, and throw him on the road into oncoming traffic. Then I want a truck to run him over, reverse over his body and run him over again. After this semester is over, I never ever want to have anything to do with him ever. I don't want to see him. I don't want to talk to him. I don't want to be near him because god forbid, the next time I see him, I don't know if I can control myself.
Anyway, I'm in my stuffy room. It's so freaking warm, and I don't feel like going out now. Even though the group project is completed, with all the remaining assignments, the whole cycle starts again. Since I got an F for my project, I kind of gave up hope. Seriously. I just really cannot be bothered anymore. I worked my ass off and I get an F which I totally didn't deserve. I tell people that I'm over it. And I mean it. But if that's the case, then why am I tearing up? I know I have a right to be upset but it's been 4 days since it happened. So am I supposed to have gotten over it? Is harping on it after 4 days considered obsessive? For situations like this, what is the limit and when do we draw the line?
But it seems that every time I see him, it just opens up the can of worms. The can I thought I had closed the lid on tightly and even put in screws as a form of safety measure. And I every time I see him, I really really really want to punch his ass face. I do. So badly it's killing me. I just want something really really awful to happen to him. Does that make me evil? I don't know. He deserves it. How can he screw up everyone's life and walk around like nothing happened? Is he retarded? Does he not know that he's making life difficult for not just me but probably everyone who's ever had the misfortune to meet him? Or is he just a dumb f***ing stupid piece of f***ing dumb moron? I apologise. I usually don't swear but I'm just boiling with so much rage right now that I could kill a puppy.
I really have no idea. What I want most right now is to pick him up, in all his sick and twisted glory, and throw him on the road into oncoming traffic. Then I want a truck to run him over, reverse over his body and run him over again. After this semester is over, I never ever want to have anything to do with him ever. I don't want to see him. I don't want to talk to him. I don't want to be near him because god forbid, the next time I see him, I don't know if I can control myself.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
exhale of the semester
So here we are... about 3 or 4 weeks before the end of a semester and the start of a well-deserved 2 month holiday. I feel like after a very tedious and rushing 5 months, I'm at the exhale of the semester. And I'm sort of nervous and apprehensive as I approach my 2nd year. I know... it's 3 freaking months away. But I keep hearing stories about how the second year is so packed and busy and even the teachers don't deny it. And I keep wondering, how the hell am I supposed to juggle my school life with my work life and my personal life?
Just in this semester itself, I feel like I've been sacrificing my personal life. Honestly, just recently I watched New Moon. Seriously? Seriously? I'm so annoyed and pissed that I'm falling back on two-year-old Grey's Anatomy-isms. I'm watching that movie like a month after it's release date? And not counting that movie, the last movie I watched was The Ugly Truth which was like 3 months ago. I'm so angry I can kill a puppy.
In addition, we are going to be assigned different classes for next semester. And this is my take on this. What THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE THINKING? Is there really a FREAKING need for it? Come on, we just got comfy and cosy after 1 year... we have our own cliques... why the f*** do you want to come and separate everyone? Maybe I'm just speaking for myself because I find the whole thing just so ridiculous. I don't know... some people may be looking forward to it. I certainly am not. I keep thinking about how I'm going to cope with a new class when I know I'm not going to click with most of them. I think I'm just going to find people from my previous class and stick to them like a leech. That's what everyone will do anyway, from what I was told.
You know what? I'm just going to cross that bridge when I come to it. For now, I'm just going to go and enjoy my freaking self and salvage what's left of my pathetic personal life.
Just in this semester itself, I feel like I've been sacrificing my personal life. Honestly, just recently I watched New Moon. Seriously? Seriously? I'm so annoyed and pissed that I'm falling back on two-year-old Grey's Anatomy-isms. I'm watching that movie like a month after it's release date? And not counting that movie, the last movie I watched was The Ugly Truth which was like 3 months ago. I'm so angry I can kill a puppy.
In addition, we are going to be assigned different classes for next semester. And this is my take on this. What THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE THINKING? Is there really a FREAKING need for it? Come on, we just got comfy and cosy after 1 year... we have our own cliques... why the f*** do you want to come and separate everyone? Maybe I'm just speaking for myself because I find the whole thing just so ridiculous. I don't know... some people may be looking forward to it. I certainly am not. I keep thinking about how I'm going to cope with a new class when I know I'm not going to click with most of them. I think I'm just going to find people from my previous class and stick to them like a leech. That's what everyone will do anyway, from what I was told.
You know what? I'm just going to cross that bridge when I come to it. For now, I'm just going to go and enjoy my freaking self and salvage what's left of my pathetic personal life.
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