mad world

mad world...., maybe these 2 words are very correct to describe the now days condition, especially in the hometown where i am living in, wider..... in the country where i am be the citizen...., and more wider...., in these universe....


i was driving in the morning today, was a bit late, to go to my office. traffic was not so heavy, when i reached an intersection, the traffic light from my side turned red. i stopped and suddenly noticed, sounds of klaxon horn being pushed hardly from the opposite side. i saw a man riding a modified motorbike fell down. modification of the motorbike is like the below picture.

the poor man hardly to raise his motorbike, but i think it is so heavy and he could not do it himself. while the other riders just watched and push their klaxon horn like crazy without any mercies to the poor man.


finally, a policeman came across the road helping the man. the expression of the poor man still recorded very clearly in my memory, he was upset....


this is a truly mad world


LYRICS:
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kinda funny
I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kinda funny
I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world ... mad world
Enlarging your world
Mad world

ALL BY MYSELF - ERIC CARMEN

My post titled "ALL BY MYSELF - A PLAGIARISM" was commented by somebody from www.ericcarmen.com

The person wrote as follow:
"'When I was writing that album, I was listening to my favorite music which was Rachmaninoff. "All By Myself" incorporated a melody from his 2nd piano concerto as the verse.

I thought that it's a crime that there are some spectacular melodies in classical music that the general public doesn't get exposed to. I thought this was a way for me to bring some of the classical music that I love, incorporate it into a pop song for a new decade of kids, and introduce them to those beautiful melodies that they might not otherwise hear.'

I think he's also said he thought they were in the public domain when he used them, but ended up paying the Rachmaninoff estate. "

I really like the song. The lyrics just blended into it! Watch below - Celine Dion's version!




Please find below a score of ALL BY MYSELF.

ALL BY MYSELF - A PLAGIARISM?

Sergei Rachmaninoff is one of my favorite composer. His work sounds very romantic for me. Vocalise, his piano concertos and preludes, I like it so much.

That day on an art community activity held in my friend's place, a senior artist from Netherland brought his CD of Carmen McRae. He played the record while we were doing our sketchs. Ooh......., I like Carmen's voice, very deep and powerful. When "All by My Self" tune was on its turn, I was freeze for a moment, thinking of the melody, and hardly remembered if I have heard that song before.



















Seeing my expression, the old Dutch man explained, the song "All by Myself" written by Eric Carmen (http://www.ericcarmen.com/eric/biography.htm) is similar to Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 - 2nd Movement (adagio sostenuto).

Is it a plagiarism? Nobody knows except Eric Carmen who is able to answer.

Despite of the issue, the lyric of All by Myself is touchy! It describes very true the reality of many people's life. A true contrast of glamorous and 'up to me' kind of life style during teens and 20 to 30's, compared to elderly period.

I attached a link to Celine Dion's version of All By Myself below.
If you are interested to know the Rachmaninoff Concerto's click on the play button of the video attached here too.





When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone

Living alone
I think of all the friends I’ve known
But when I dial the telephone
Nobody’s home

All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself anymore

All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself anymore

Hard to be sure
Some times I feel so insecure
And love so distant and obscure
Remains the cure

All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself anymore

When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone

All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself anymore

All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself anymore

SEE GOD IN EVERY FACE

I was sitting at one corner of a small Café near Canggu village that afternoon.

Killing time waiting for my late lunch - a crusty vegetarian pizza; I made a sketch of a stem of an orange bird of paradise with its two big leaves placed in a small natural ceramic vase.

A kind of chilled Indian music played at the background, nobody else except me, a waiter and a waitress at the café. Softly, late afternoon sunshine shining through wooden lattice giving a nice orange shadow on the floor terrazzo tile.

Finishing half of my sketch the waiter came serving my pizza, a big smile expanded on his cheerful face. Cordially he invited me to taste the pizza. I was about taking my first bite when I noticed there was a simple zinc placate of wisdom word stood on each table of the café.

The one at my table, painted with maroon paint on a bluish background was: “See God in Every Face”. I was astonished to that wisdom word of Swami Sivananda.

I started thinking deeply about the words while chewing my pizza. That wisdom word sounds very simple but has a very deep understanding. I would interpret “FACE” on that wisdom word as CREATIONS made by God in this world. It is very true…………, God can be seen and felt through His works. I can ‘see’ there is God on the sunshine that shone that afternoon. The warm feeling I felt in my heart when seeing it passing thru the wooden lattice is the sign that He is there. A truly big smile given by the waiter with no ulterior motive but just a truly big smile, gave a nice feeling inside. That is also proven that He exists.

Finally, before my pizza finished, I have got a deeper understanding of the wisdom word. If I am able seeing things with a clean thought and thankfulness, we can see God through it. A big smile given by the waiter, if interpreted as a smile of expecting tip, would not be able extending the feeling that God is there.

So, no matter what and how outside of my-self alike, as long as I keep the clean thought and thankfulness inside; we can “See God in Every Face”.