Music that makes you remember...

Listening to this such a beautiful song I'm always feeling a very intensive nostalgy. This Gentleman's piece made me think today of how music can bring our memories to life. I believe that everyone after a moment of reflection could find in his mind some songs that make him think of people who have already passed away or of things that there are not anymore. For me the special moments are always related to the special people, that is why this song makes me so nostalgic. It's refrain saying that "it's funny how memories don't leave like people do" can make you really sad sometime. But on the other hand it is full of hope that there are this feelings like love or friendship that are lasting longer than our lives. Isn't it beautiful? There is also another song that makes me think of a person I love the same way inspite of the years that are passed from the moment I've seen her for the last time. I've already written here about the band Good Staff, who are playing the song "Echo". Unfortunately this song in no available online, but I would recommend to anybody to visit the group's webside and order their CD.But not to be too nostalgic as it is a beautiful spring weather outside I'd like to tell you about the song that I remember in the most intensive way from my early childhood. It's a song that was always making me dance, even when I wasn't able to stand without any help yet. There were situations when I was a child when my parents were trying to lull me while the TV was turned on some kind of music programme. And if somehow it was Inner Circle singing his "Sweat" in it, I was clumsily getting up holding the barriers of a crip and I was starting to dance, singing "a lala lala long".

Enjoy! :)

Lifehouse.

I've been lately falling in love with the music of a band, which I had known for years already.

When I've heard them for the first time they were for me only a background for an amazing drama, which was showing the love of God to the man he created.

All this Lifehouse's Everything drama seamed to me really touching and perfectly composed with the music. I had an opportunity to play a role in this drama some time later and I was really amazed with the fact, how many people were feeling the same way about it. I even translated it's text in Polish once hoping to play the skit with a group in the way that also it's text would have been comprehensible for the people watching it, but I understood after all that there was something more in this song. Well, we didn't have a band which would have played the song the way Lifehouse did it.

Probably few years ago I came across their another song, which was "You and me".

Beautiful love song.

I was listnenig to it for a lot of time until it palled for me and after that I believe I had nothing to do with Lifehouse for quite a long period of time.
Until couple of months ago I just thought about them, I don't really remember why or in which circumstances, but their discography impressed me.
They're not the only band I am listening to at the moment, but they became one of these my ears can hear really often, while I'm going at the university, while I'm walking, while I'm in my way for some meeting of while I'm roller skating.
Anyway there are three songs, I think, I could listen to all the time, which are "Storm", "Hanging by the moment", and "Blind".
Each of them has a special meaning for me and I think that in the times when you become famous not for what you're saying, but for the way you look like, I really appreciate their lyrics full of the important messages. 

Another not indifferent Tuesday.

Last Tuesday I had another great oportunity to partecipate an evening in Dylemat Cafe organised by Przemysław Mazurek and the other awesome musicians. It has started with the hymn of the Evening with Not Indifferent Song, which is already available to listen on Soundcloud, there you go:

'Dylematy'.

It was also accompanied by Tomasz Szwed, the star of the evening. After the hymn, which was sang twice, the 'talent review' started. A lot of crazily gifted people gave a perfect performance. After two months of a break I have also decided to present to the public my new song, entitled 'Zamki na piasku'. I was really satisfied with the arrangment, even though in the final version my favourit musicians played it a bit faster than I was expecting;). But there are always some surprises when you are performing in live. Anyway, that was an awesome experience, which I would deffinetely repeat another time.
And in the final part of the evening there was an amazing Tomasz Szwed's concert. It was as touchin as funny, and sometimes it made you think of life, of some values that nowadays seam out-of-date. I really liked it whis is why I recommend you to listen to songs of this sympathetic elder man on youtube. The one that really stuck in my mamory is that one, don't ask me why;) :

Spring in love

When the spring comes the whole World is waking up, coming back to life and really often it also makes our hearts beat faster. The reaggae band from Toruń, Paraliż Band sings in one of their most popular songs 'Wiosna', "I'll fall in love again with the wrong woman in the spring". The truth is that we're all probably falling in love in that season, not necesserly with a wrong person;). One of us for the first time ever, the others again and again with the same person, they gave their heart to a lot of years ago. Why not to tune ourselves up to this romantic mood a bit? I have already written about my favourit movie about love, but there is another one, that I'm also totaly crazy about. And it's not only because of Heath Ledger's role but also thanks to it's soundtrack. It's title is '10 things I hate about you'. 

It's not only a beautiful love story, but it's also a great comedy, that I'd recommend both to couples and to singles. As I said this film is also quite concerned on music, and in my opinion it's a pretty good music. If you're not a very fan of romantic movies I would like to invite  you at least to listen to it's soundtrack. Each song is different and in a totaly different style, but personaly I like all of them. Anyway the one I really fell in love with is a song 'The Weakness In Me' by Joan Armatrading. It makes me go into raptures about it. I love both, it's music and it's lyrics. And just to conclude I want to invite you to watch my favourit scene of the movie:

Enjoy!

Country dream

On the Monday's English classes we were talking about the tradition of celebrating the Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland, United States or in the World. We were also listening to Sinead's O'Connor song entitled 'I'll tell me ma', which I really liked actually. In general there is something in that country culture that seams to me really fascinating. Watching films like 'Leap Year' or 'Holiday' I was really impressed by these locals in that country style where people were drinking beer, singing and dancing all together. It seams to me a great fun, I really wish I could visit this kind of place one day. Unfortunatelly it's probably impossible to find such a local in Poznan, maybe there are some country parties organised once a time but I don't think it would be exactly what I am interested in. Few years ago I was dreamig of starting my own Italian cusine, where I would employ an italian chef and where Italians visiting Poland could feel like home. But why not to replace this idea with the one of starting a country pub or even better, to develope one business after another? Well, I'm being an optimist. 

Friday evening at the Koniec Świata!

Some time ago me and my cousin were thinking of going to the concert of Koniec Świata, which is one of our favorite bands. We have already been to two of their concerts together and always it was a great fun. That year the band celebrates it's 15th birthday and plays concerts in all the bigger cities of Poland. Unfortunately it came out that I couldn't visit Gdańsk, where Justyna lives, in the data of a concert and she wasn't able to come to Poznań when they were playing there. Between that two terms there was the last weekend and the city of Toruń in the band's graphic. I was already thinking of visiting these lovely sides anyway so it seemed to me a great idea to represent me and my cousin there, especially considering the fact that our first concert of Koniec Świata took place in the same club, which is Od Nowa. I wouldn't have been myself if I didn't have to run to the railway station with the risk of missing the train, even though it was leaving about 3 p.m. and I had no classes that day. Finally we got to the club about two quarters before the concert, so we had enough time to talk a little and to get a place right under the stage... well, the club wasn't really crowded to be honest;). Anyway, when I saw the musicians entering the stage I felt so, so happy, and when they started to play I was just in seven heaven! They played a couple of songs from each of their CDs, starting from Korzenie and Symfonia na Sprzedaż, but there were also their completely new pieces. I was really happy listening to my favorite their songs like 1980, Serce w Paryżu. Wystarczy, że serce mi bije, although I could easily say that each of their songs is my favorite. If you haven't heard any of them yet, I recommend you to do it as soon as possible!
Enjoy! :)

I'll sing the World out for you...

It's just amazing, the power of the music.

The way it brings your memories back.

I was listetnig to the somebody's youtube playlist with sung poetry.

Passing through the songs of SDM, Grażyna Łobaszewska and the others I came across a song of my childhood.

I believe it was one of the first songs I have ever played on guitar. 

What is more, I have totally forgotten about it's existance.

And today it reminded me the times, when I was a scout in the 16th troop

 in Gdańsk.

It was about ten years ago, but I remember that time and I'm thinking about it with nostalgia.
Today both, it's text and the voice of Agata Budzyńska that sings it seams to me quite infantile, but I still have feelings for the song

"Narysuję dla ciebie aniołka".

It is a monologue of a woman or a girl in love that wants to paint an angel for her love. 

And she wants to sing her poems out for him,  the whole World for him. And love... she wants to sing her love out, as the greatest gift... and the smile.

I invite you all to listen to this beautiful song and to follow the text with attention, because even tough it is pretty simple it has also a rich sence.