One evening, the family watched DVD. It was Alicia Keys. She is one of my kids’ favorites. And is becoming my favorite, too.
I find in her songs lyrics that touch the soul. After all, she is a soul musician. One of her songs, Streets of New York (City Life), has some sort of narration that in part says:
Why not fly? Why not try?
This constant games to stay high
But all is just a state of mind
All is reality of your choice
Here is a part of that narration that tells about faith and conviction:
Pleading, pleading, praying
For God to come
What are we waiting for
Why are we so afraid of taking charge
But it’s changing always
In the constant change of going nowhere
We all have demons to battle, roads to walk
Crosses to bear, mistakes and sins
Below are the songs that became my favorites. The lyrics or the song words that follow each song are the lines that influenced me greatly or more appropriately, inspired me to the max.
If I Ain’t Got You
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
A Woman’s Worth
Wanna please wanna keep wanna treat your woman right
Not just dough but to show that you know she is worth your time
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will if she can find a man who knows her worth
Karma
Cause what goes around, comes around.
What goes up, must come down.
Unbreakable
Cuz he ain't no different from you
And she ain't no different from me
So we got to live our dreams
Like the people on TV
Diary
I won't tell your secrets
Your secrets are safe with me
I will keep your secrets
Just ain't goin' be as the pages in your diary
Alicia Keys Unplugged was a MTV July 2005 feature.
Many thanks to the following links for her pics.
i like her songs also and it's really inspiring. you can relate on every lyrics.
ReplyDeletenagpalit ka na pala ng bahay.
Well, another Alicia Keys convert. My wife has been religiously following this gal's songs for years.
ReplyDeletemedyo matagal na ako dito, mmy-lei.
ReplyDeletecant blame her, rey ha ha Alicia sings so well.. heartfelt.
She is a very rare talent, one that comes out once in a great while. She's got that jazzy style that always cools the spirit and on lazy afternoons and on cozy midnights, I love playing her and her voice soothes me, like soothing my soul.
ReplyDeleteyeah.. she's great.. =)
ReplyDeleteadorable, isnt it, major tom and din-din.
ReplyDeleteone of my favorite :)
ReplyDeletegusto ko yung if i ain’t got you
She's beautiful and very talented. I like her songs too..
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ReplyDeletehi, lws. pareho tayo ng gusto. pinakagusto ko yun.
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