Experiencing Kurt and Sam's Music

Not so long ago, I stumbled upon an interesting video on YouTube while I was searching for Glee’s rendition of Don’t Stop Believing. In case you don’t know, I had been addicted to watching Glee last year. One of my personal favorites is their own version of that Journey’s original. Anyway, going back to that video, I was flabbergasted upon watching it. The video’s not visually or graphically lucrative but what amazed me is this guy’s cover of that song. His name is Sam Tsui. In that video, he’s like a one-man choir singing Don’t Stop Believing using multiple pitch variations. Literally, there were five Sams in the video singing altogether at the same time. Well, thanks to digital technology. I find it awesomely entertaining.

I got really bored today so I spent most of my times watching his videos. Apparently, he has a friend, who produces his videos. His name is Kurt Hugo Schneider. Their tandem is a perfect chemistry. No wonder their videos have been reaching millions of hits. Like our very own Charice, they already appeared as guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. That’s just wonderful, isn’t it? They level up to this era’s YouTube sensations. If you’d listen to one of their interviews, you’d learn that they both share the same passion, they love what they’re doing and they’re having fun. I think that’s the main ingredient of their successful collaboration.

Personally, I like their mash up of Love the Way You Lie, Dynamite and Teenage Dream. The output is just so fantastic. The beat is so contagious that I get myself into the groove. Aside from mash ups and medleys, they also have original compositions that I find really cool such as Don’t Want an Ending. These guys are really talented. They’ve got the voice. They play musical instruments. And, I just love their music. I am a music lover but my love for music is only limited to listening to it as it plays. I sing but I am just not convinced that I have the voice that really sings. I am just happy that I can hit notes though (no pun intended). LOL!

Anyway, if you want to watch their videos and experience their music, you can check them out at http://www.youtube.com/user/KurtHugoSchneider. Oh, you might be thinking that I am getting paid for doing this, huh? LOL! Of course not, they don’t even know me. I am just their newest supporter and I want to share this with you. I definitely am having fun watching them on YouTube and am sure looking forward to more video uploads of their music in the future. I posted my favorite mash up below. So, enjoy!

Oh by the way, I just followed them both on Twitter! LOL! 

Getting Poetic 2

Like I mentioned in my second entry, there’s so much to write about love. This entry features the poem that I wrote when I was heartbroken. Oh yes, I’ve been through that many times. I guess, I was too unfortunate or I just never learned. I hope the latter is considerably right because if that’s the case, I still have the chance to grasp and imbibe the lessons that I should have learned through my experiences even before.

This poem depicts a forlorn heart that is so worn out, too tired to even see the brighter dimension of life. Sometimes, when you’re feeling so much pain in your heart, you find it difficult to rationalize because your emotional partiality has enveloped and taken control of your personal prerogative. In many instances, what you feel is even more influential than what you think especially at the height of your emotional tumult.

So, here you go.

Haywire

Believing a fantasy

Dreaming of a reality

Smiling amidst pain

Wishes starting to wane

Loving beyond limits

Hoping hope never quits

Hooked up with a binge

Enfeebled by a twinge

Enslaved by fate’s mockeries

Life’s ruled by insecurities

Shedding tears at night

Seeking reasons to fight

Devoured by hopelessness

Feeling so worthless

Wrists are cut, blood incessantly gushes

Eyes are closed, running out of breath

Mind halts to think, and so I welcome death.