Eehehe had a lovely day
Think I must really submit all paperwork later today man
We'll see!
+==edit==+
08.56am
Happily woke up after an hour cause apparently that is enough rest after a night of no sleep sure
But now i'm here because I am... idk is appalled too dramatic
I just have no words for "this year's" National day "song"
Bro I didn't wait 11 months to hear a remake of We are the world Haiti edition
Ok let me break it down
Local talents, sure, great, support local, (look at my pr statement) especially the veterans I was squealing internally seeing ramli sarip BUT WHAT WAS THAT PART THEY GAVE HIM sure it's important cause it's the ONLY PART other singaporeans can sing along to
I read the comments on fb and youtube, and people were defending the song and attacking the other singaporeans (hereby referred to as sgeans) for complaining when there's a new song and when there's another remix- yes, ANOTHER.
My issue is not the recycling of songs (ok I mean there must be someone out there who can compose a fresh piece but sure)
The issue is HOW it's done
What the frogcake is the forced fit mashup that is 80% ONE song
The 20%ed song is MY FAV SONG btw what a dishonour to both the lovely songs they are great on their own
And the middle instrumental part with attempted runs, idk I just dk how they allocated parts
Let's not talk about musicality cause im no professional myself kudos to the arranger (not really) musicians (very admirable keep it up) and singers
I think i'm mostly upset cause National day songs has always been an integral part of my childhood- my cousins and I would be memorizing the lyrics and dance steps and the first time we met after the song was released we'd be screaming the songs together
The songs had the power to unite, excite and spark love and pride into our country
The growing lackluster (or lack of attention) to the meaning of these songs, or the attempt to redefine the meanings that does not resonate within the Singaporean hearts, is reflective of the lacking of the Singaporean pride
Yes you have all these great talents, across all generations, and it is endearing to see attempts at refreshing,
But yet again,
It failed to fulfill the yearning most of us long to feel of having a song perk us up for 9th August
As a music piece, it is lovely (ok honestly not really the two songs are either better left alone, or couldve been mashed better)
But let's be honest, as a National day song,
It sucks.
It's ok if you like it, don't tell us who don't that we are wrong for not liking it
I would most likely rewatch this many more times, and might be more forgiving in the future,
But first impression is that it's a solid whatttt in the ratings
ps "you complain later you still sing"- yes i might still sing along, because i liked the songs on their own and i have them memorised in my heart, but this doesnt mean i cant complain about how bad it is. also we cant change it so if you cant beat them join them (bad life motto btw) also, doing this does not mean i can't hope for a better new song for the one day we live out the values sung about in the past national day songs
ps "talk so much you compose la"- and no, i probably cant compose a better song and im sure most of the people who complains can't either. but this has no correlation whatsover with the weird rebranding of songs; there was a risk taken and it turned out to be a blunder in the form of an artistic inefficiency, but as long as there is still integrity in the music making scene in singapore, there's no reason we can't continue giving the ndp song committee chances. (also you dont see me asking you to make your own mala chicken when you complain KFC cant do it right)