FOR WANT OF A SONG
It's awards season. We had the Golden Globes and the SAG awards and we have the Oscars, the BAFTA, the Emmys and the Grammies to look forward to. Me? One of my biggest fantasies is to hear my name called and I'll run up on stage to get an award and give an acceptance speech.
It will happen. Oh yes, it will happen. One day.
Of course, I'm no actor. I couldn't speak a decent dialogue in Filipino if my life depended on it. And seeing that I'm never going to get on TV and be a sports broadcaster like I always wanted (fat guys just don't look credible delivering sports news - how did you do it Butch Maniego? How?), I think my hope lies in my music.
My problem is that I can't read a note. So, when I write a song, I can write down the lyrics but the melody is stuck in my head with no way for me to jot them down ever. I have a songwriting buddy who's managed to lay down arrangements for two of my songs already but he lives all the way in Faranaque while I live in QC.
Anyway, seeing that Valentines is approaching, here's one of the songs I actually wrote. Hope it helps you in celebrating the season.
CRAZY by Jay Tan
Are we at your door already?
I have lost all track of time
I was busy staring in your eyes
Just like you gazed into mine
I can't even tell my hand from yours
Or the moonlight from the stars
I can't even tell night from day
Or the seconds from the hours.
Cause I'm crazy
Head over heels, falling for you
Oooh, I'm crazy
I'm dancing, dizzy, don't know what to do.
And I hope maybe this time, I will get to call you mine
Cause I'm crazy and I'm so in love with you.
Is there a cold breeze blowing?
Is it raining? I don't care
As long as I'm with you
It's like I'm floating in mid-air
My head feels like it's in the clouds
Though my feet still touch the floor.
I can't even tell up from down
But I'm still begging for more.
Cause I'm crazy
Head over heels, falling for you
Oooh, I'm crazy
I'm dancing, dizzy, don't know what to do.
And I hope maybe this time, I will get to call you mine
Cause I'm crazy and I'm so in love with you.
Here's to love everyone!
It will happen. Oh yes, it will happen. One day.
Of course, I'm no actor. I couldn't speak a decent dialogue in Filipino if my life depended on it. And seeing that I'm never going to get on TV and be a sports broadcaster like I always wanted (fat guys just don't look credible delivering sports news - how did you do it Butch Maniego? How?), I think my hope lies in my music.
My problem is that I can't read a note. So, when I write a song, I can write down the lyrics but the melody is stuck in my head with no way for me to jot them down ever. I have a songwriting buddy who's managed to lay down arrangements for two of my songs already but he lives all the way in Faranaque while I live in QC.
Anyway, seeing that Valentines is approaching, here's one of the songs I actually wrote. Hope it helps you in celebrating the season.
CRAZY by Jay Tan
Are we at your door already?
I have lost all track of time
I was busy staring in your eyes
Just like you gazed into mine
I can't even tell my hand from yours
Or the moonlight from the stars
I can't even tell night from day
Or the seconds from the hours.
Cause I'm crazy
Head over heels, falling for you
Oooh, I'm crazy
I'm dancing, dizzy, don't know what to do.
And I hope maybe this time, I will get to call you mine
Cause I'm crazy and I'm so in love with you.
Is there a cold breeze blowing?
Is it raining? I don't care
As long as I'm with you
It's like I'm floating in mid-air
My head feels like it's in the clouds
Though my feet still touch the floor.
I can't even tell up from down
But I'm still begging for more.
Cause I'm crazy
Head over heels, falling for you
Oooh, I'm crazy
I'm dancing, dizzy, don't know what to do.
And I hope maybe this time, I will get to call you mine
Cause I'm crazy and I'm so in love with you.
Here's to love everyone!
