[David Cook] Time of My Life

David Cook
"The Time of My Life" (Single)
Duration: 00:03:41 | Bit Rate: 192kbps | File Size: 5.34 MB
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I’ve been waiting for my dreams
To turn into something
I could believe in
And looking for that
Magic rainbow
On the horizon
I couldn’t see it
Until I let go
Gave into love and watched all the bitterness burn
Now I’m coming alive
Body and soul
And feelin’ my world start to turn

And I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time,
This is the time
To be more than a name
Or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life

Holding onto things that vanished
Into the air
Left me in pieces
But now I’m rising from the ashes
Finding my wings
And all that I needed
Was there all along
Within my reach
As close as the beat of my heart

So I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time,
This is the time to be
More than a name
Or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life

And I’m out on the edge of forever
Ready to run
I’m keeping my feet on the ground
My arms open wide
My face to the sun

I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time,
This is the time to be
More than a name
Or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life
More than a name
Or a face in the crowd
This is the time
This is the time of my life.
This is the time of my life.

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Archie vs Cook: A Rated "Aaarrrggghhh" Finale

The results are in and it’s official … America voted and decided to make David Cook this year’s American Idol.

I was never an Archuleta fan. Ever since the auditions, I have always rooted for non-R-rated-movie-watching nanny from Arkansas but watching everything from start to finish makes it seem like the finals this year had been written in stone ever before the top 12 had been decided. For the first time in years, America was dead on placing the best of the best on stage last night.

The Kiss of Death

For years, Idol has been known for shocking departures. I still remember Seacrest calling Latoya London’s name when it was pretty clear that Jasmine Trias should go. Three years later, Melinda Doolittle, who has never been in the bottom two or three position and who I think (together with the rest of the world) is the best singer to ever perform on the Idol stage would meet the same fate leaving the top two spots to Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks.

In my opinion, Simon Cowell is partly to blame for this (sorry). The kiss of death has been mentioned a few times during the competition which started when Carly Smithson was voted off the show after Cowell gave her a great review. David Cook even had a feeling the week after that he’s about to be voted off because the meanie brit gave him a raving review. For all we know, declaring David Archuleta last night’s winner by Knock Out sparked and urged America to vote for Cook simply to prove him wrong. After all, it wouldn’t really matter who won because at this point, both of them are definitely stars in their own right.

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proud of your boy

… thanks to annie’s survey, i’m currently on disney mode >.<

Did you know that in Disney’s Aladdin, the title character was supposed to have a mom? Then again, it’s just one of those ideas that got scrapped out.

Anyhoo, the composing duo Howard Ashman and Alan Menken wrote a song covering this angle. It’s called Proud of Your Boy. The song is basically about Aladdin’s relationship with his mother and according to Ashman, it was his favorite song in the film. This is one of the last things he (Ashman) worked on before he died of AIDS in 1991 which makes it even more tragic that it didn’t make the cut since they changed the storyline.

       PROUD OF YOUR BOY
        Proud of your boy
        I’ll make you proud of your boy
        Believe me, bad as I’ve been, Ma
        You’re in for a pleasant surprise

        I’ve wasted time
        I’ve wasted me
        So say I’m slow for my age
        A late bloomer, Okay, I agree

        That I’ve been one rotten kid
        Some son, some pride and some joy
        But I’ll get over these lousin’ up
        Messin’ up, screwin’ up times

        You’ll see, Ma, now comes the better part
        Someone’s gonna make good
        Cross his stupid heart
        Make good and finally make you
        Proud of your boy

        Tell me that I’ve been a louse and loafer
        You won’t get a fight here, no ma’am
        Say I’m a goldbrick, a good-off, no good
        But that couldn’t be all that I am

        Water flows under the bridge
        Let it pass, let it go
        There’s no good reason that you should believe me
        Not yet, I know, but

        Someday and soon
        I’ll make you proud of your boy
        Though I can’t make myself taller
        Or smarter or handsome or wise

        I’ll do my best, what else can I do ?
        Since I wasn’t born perfect like Dad or you
        Mom, I will try to
        Try hard to make you
        Proud of your boy

Here’s the link to the clip of the original demo (sung by Alan Menken) put to storyboards in the two-disc special 10th anniversary edition of the DVD. It also includes commentaries from Ed Gombert (Story Supervisor), John Musker & Ron Clements (Producers/Directors), and of course, Alan Menken.

The DVD also includes Proud of Your Boy sung by the Gaiken, and three other songs in test versions: You Can Count On Me, Humiliate the Boy, and Why Me in the special features section.

part of your world

Nothing compares to the geniusness brought by the Ashman-Menken tandem. The brilliance that is Howard Ashman does not compare to Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz.

About a decade ago, Disney released a CD box-set called "Music Behind the Magic" which featured songs from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin in their work tape version. Since they are work tape versions, some of the songs included in this compilation were scrapped out when the Animated Films went into production - one of which is "Human Again" which they eventually added to the 10th Anniversary edition of Beauty and the Beast.

Anyhoo, I was probably in High School when I first got hold of it. I remember listening to the reprise of Part of Your World performed by Howard Ashman (again, these are just work in progress versions so some songs were sung by either Ashman or Menken themselves). I knew that I already love the Little Mermaid compared to the other Disney films but listening to Ashman singing these words gave me goosebumps and made me love it even more.

        What would I give to live where you are?
        What would I pay to stay here beside you?
        What would I do to see you smiling at me?

        Now there’s a dream
        Now there’s a goal
        Now there’s a need I’ll never control

        I won’t get free
        Till I can be Part of your world

        What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
        What would I pay to spend a day holding your hand?

        [Instrumental]

        I’d give my life
        I’d sell my soul
        ‘Cause I can feel I’ll never be whole
        But I can see
        I’ll never be
        Part of your world

Honestly, I like this version better compared to the one that made the cut. The lyrics have more soul to it and it totally sets up the Faustian angle of the story. However, I think Disney execs did not favor it because, let’s face it, it’s too depressing for children to watch. :p

More than 10 years later, my CDs are gone is currently out-of-print. Even the copies that I made were destroyed. But even until now,as I stare into open space, I can still hear Howard Ashman’s voice in my head making me want to be free and dream of being part of someone’s world. That’s the magic behind every Disney music.

10 Random Facts (tagged by Ron Cruz)

Post the rules:

1. Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves.
2. Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their ten things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose ten people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

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• I’ve watched every single episode of Charmed at least five times
  Huge fan! Even had a phase where my email address was halliwell_phoebe@charmedmail.com. and had everyone call me Phoebe or Pheebs (some of my college friends still do). Cute story… my brother found out about it and wrote down "Phoebe" on my Christmas gift tag.

• I was nicknamed Peachy in high school
  It all started as joke when someone called me Angelu and I looked back. Henceforth, I was dubbed, Peachy. Actually, I never thought it would catch on but it did. And before I knew it, even some of my teachers would call me Peachy instead of my real name.

• I was interviewed on Teysi ng Tahanan and the Inside Story when I was 10
  They both did a segment on gifted children and I was one of them… hehehe… kidding. It’s actually one of my childhood friends who’s the gifted one.

• I text using my left hand
  Which is funny because I’m right handed.

• I hate reading
  Not that I hate literature (don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan) but I just don’t enjoy reading books, which is probably a good thing because the moment I pick one up and finish it, it’s probably worth reading.

• If I were in the States, I’d probably be a Republican
  Red states here I come. Yes, I’m a gay republican. I’m all for tradition and family values. And yes, I’m more conservative than liberal.

• I’m homophobic
  Yes, I’m a homophobic homo. Weird, huh?! I’m probably one of the very few gay guys who never enjoyed hanging out in Malate (I’ve only been there once or twice and the only reason why I went for the second time was because I didn’t have much of a choice). And you’d barely see me hanging out in the gay scene. The thing this is, there are just certain gay people who (i’m sorry to admit but) scares the bejesus out of me. I don’t know why but they do.
  
  
• I’m emotionally imbalanced
  This fact scares me. I don’t cry when I know I should and cry when I know I shouldn’t. You know how everyone cried when the watched the Notebook? Well, I didn’t. I didn’t even cry when one of my closest friends died. I cried though when I watched the Little Mermaid 2 (when Melody tore the wall down), the Mighty Ducks (when they won), Sister Act 2 (also when they won the competition). Actually, I still do when I watch them again. I also cry when they send someone home on American Idol, when I watch series finales of my favorite shows, and when the overture plays when I watch musicals.

• I don’t swim in public pools
  I just don’t.

• I’m a hopeless romantic
  No matter how strong my convictions are saying I’m not, don’t ever believe me. I know deep down that I am and there’s no changing that. Funny how my life (and everyone else’s) gets screwed up a whole lot and yet, at the end of the day, I still believe in happy endings.

Now, I’m tagging: anna, ayn,  fiona, ghambz, kath, marcy, rhea, rica, shiela, and teri