Friday, 14 May 2021

Sugar

 "Sugar" is a song recorded by American band Maroon 5 for their fifth studio album V (2014). It was written by Mike Posner, Adam Levine, Dr. Luke, and Jacob Kasher Hindlin together with its producers Ammo and Cirkut. It was sent to contemporary hit radio in the United States, as the third single from the album on January 13, 2015. "Sugar" is a disco, funk-pop, and soul song that features a wide range of instruments including percussion, keyboards and guitars. Commercially, the song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's third top 10 single from V, and eighth consecutive top 10 entry. "Sugar" is the 68th song in history to score at least 20 weeks in the top 10 of the Hot 100.

Film director David Dobkin, shot the accompanying music video for the single in Los Angeles. Inspired by the 2005 romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, it features Maroon 5 crashing weddings that happened in the city. The video premiered on January 14, 2015, and received its television premiere on January 17. A reality television series based on the music video was released on YouTube in August 2018.[1] The remix versions of the song were released, one featuring rapper Nicki Minaj on March 10,[2] and the other by Matt Medved (also known as Sicarii) on November 9, 2015,[3] respectively.

Is the Sugar music video real? The truth is, the video, which was directed by David Dobkin, of Wedding Crashers fame, is a bit of both. USA Today reports that there are at least "two weddings featured in the video that were really real." So, some were definitely real, as were some of the expressions on participants' faces.
To download the easy alphanote sheet music, look here. Enjoy!                                              















Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Flashlight

 "Flashlight" is a song recorded by English singer Jessie J for the soundtrack to the film Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). The song was written by Sia, Sky Montique, Christian Guzman, Jason Moore and Sam Smith.[1] The song was originally obtained when one pre-ordered the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack in the United States, beginning on 23 April 2015; it later became available for download on its own. "Flashlight" was released in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2015 both on the soundtrack and as a stand-alone single. "Flashlight" was particularly successful in Australia, peaking at number two, and number seven in New Zealand. Songwriters: Mario Mejia / Sia Furler / Jason Moore / Samuel Frederick Smith / Christian Nicolas Guzman.

Hailee Steinfeld performs a version of "Flashlight" titled the "Sweet Life Mix" in the film Pitch Perfect 2. Her version of the song is included on the special edition of the film's soundtrack as well as Japanese version of Steinfeld's debut EPHaiz (2015).

For the easy alphanote version you can download it here. Enjoy!


Lyrics:

When tomorrow comes
I'll be on my own
Feeling frightened of
The things that I don't know
When tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comes
And though the road is long
I look up to the sky
And in the dark I found,
I lost hope that I won't fly
And I sing along, I sing along
And I sing along
I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
'Cause you're my flashlight (flashlight)
You're my flashlight (flashlight)
You're my flashlight
I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top
I'm not afraid when the rain won't stop
'Cause you light the way
You light the way, you light the way
I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
I can't lie, it's a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
(Light light light you're my flashlight, light, light)
Light light you're my flashlight
Light light light light light, oh
(Light light light you're my flashlight, light, light)
You're my flash, oh
I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Can't stop my heart when you shinin' in my eyes
I can't lie, it's a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
(You're my flashlight)
You're getting me, getting me through the night
'Cause you're my flashlight
'Cause you're my flashlight
You're my flashlight
You're my flashlight
Light light
You're my flashlight
Light light ye-yeah
You're my flashlight















All Of Me

"All of Me" is a hit song by American singer John Legend from his fourth studio album Love in the Future (2013). It is dedicated to Legend's wife Chrissy Teigen. "All of Me" first aired on American mainstream urban radio as the album's third single on August 12, 2013.

On the week ending May 26, 2014, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first number-one single in the United States. It knocked off "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, which had spent 10 weeks at number one. The song peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand and topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. It became the second best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 4.67 million copies sold for the year,[1] as well as the third best-selling song in the United Kingdom.[2] "All of Me" was the third best-selling song of 2014 with 12.3 million equivalent-units worldwide (sales plus streaming), according to the IFPI. 

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The easy alphanote version of sheet music can be downloaded here. Enjoy!


Lyrics:

What would I do without your smart mouth?
Drawin' me in, and you kickin' me out
You've got my head spinnin', no kiddin'
I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind?
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me
But I'll be alright
My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind
'Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginnin'
Even when I lose, I'm winnin'
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh-oh

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying, you're beautiful too?
The world is beating you down
I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing in my head for you
My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy, and I'm out of my mind
'Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginnin'
Even when I lose, I'm winnin'
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh-oh
Give me all of you
Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts
Risking it all, though it's hard
'Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginnin'
Even when I lose, I'm winnin'
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you
I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh-oh

 













Friday, 7 May 2021

You Exist In My Song - Wanting (Wo De Ge Sheng Li)

 This Popular Chinese Pop Song was written in 2012 by Wanting Qu (Chinese曲婉婷pinyinQū WǎntíngPe̍h-ōe-jīkhek óan têng; born October 10, 1984), known simply as Wanting, is a Chinese-born singer-songwriter and pianist who is based in VancouverBritish Columbia, Canada, currently. 

Wanting Qu was born and raised in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, where her mother Zhang Mingjie [zh] worked as a city official. She moved to Canada at 16 to study, eventually earning a degree in international business, and relocated to Vancouver where she began her musical career.[3]

In 2009, she became the first Chinese artist to be signed to the Nettwerk label;[4] she is managed by Terry McBride.[5] Her first album, Everything in the World (produced by Winston Hauschild and jointly released with Universal Music China in 2012)[6] went platinum in China within its first week on sale,[7] and her singles "You Exist in My Song" and "Drenched" were used in the soundtrack for the Hong Kong film Love in the Buff.[8]

In 2013, she became the first ever tourism ambassador for Vancouver, with the intention of raising Canada's profile among destinations for Chinese visitors.[9]

Qu appeared on the 2013 CCTV New Year's Gala, where she performed "You Exist in My Song".[10]

The song "Star in You" from the album Everything in the World was featured in Degrassi: The Next Generation in the episode "Bitter Sweet Symphony, Part II" on February 22, 2013.[11]

On October 26, 2015, while making the third album; Qu released her new English single "Love Birds" on her YouTube channel.

The easy alphanote sheet music can be downloaded here













Friday, 23 April 2021

Tong Hua (Fairy Tale)

Tong Hua is a very popular Mandarin song and is quite well known in the non-chinese speaking world and is used often to teach Mandarin to non-chinese speaking students. 

The easy alphanote version of this song can be downloaded here. Enjoy! 


Tong Hua

Verse 1
Wang le you duo jiu
Zai mei ting dao ni
Dui wo shuo ni
Zui ai de gu shi
Wo xiang le hen jiu
Wo kai shi wang le
Shi bu shi wo you
Zuo chuo le shen me

Verse 2
Ni ku ze dui wo shuo
Tong hua li dou shi pian ren de
Wo bu ke neng
Shi ni de wang zi
Yea shi ni bu hui dong
Chung ni suo ai wo yi hou
Wo de tian kong
Xing xing dou liang le

Chorus
Wo yuen bian chen
Tong hua li
Ni ai de na ge tian shi
Zhang kai shuan shou
Bian zhen shi fang shou hu ni
Ni yao xiang xing
Xiang xing wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
Xing fu he
Kuai le shi, jea jue

[Verse 2]

[Chorus]

[Chorus]…














The Moon Represents My Heart (Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin)

 "The Moon Represents My Heart" (Chinese月亮代表我的心pinyinYuèliang Dàibiǎo Wǒ de Xīn) is a Mandarin song. It was made famous by the Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng. The song often cited as "one of the most famous and beloved Chinese songs of all time".

The lyrics to the song were written by Sun Yi [zh] (孫儀)[5][6] and the music was composed by Weng Ching-hsi (翁清溪).[7] It was first sung by Chen Fen-lan (陳芬蘭) in 1972 or 1973 for Chen's album Dreamland (夢鄉)[7][8] but was made famous by Teresa Teng's version later in 1977.[9][10] Teng's rendition, which is three minutes and 29 seconds long,[11] was described as a "love song with a waltz-like lilt".

The easy alphanotes version of this song can be downloaded here. Enjoy!


LYRICS:


Pinyin: nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn

Simplified: 你问我爱你有多深

Traditional: 你問我愛你有多深

English: You ask me how deep my love for you is


wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐ fēn

我爱你有几分

我愛你有幾分

How much I really love you


wǒ de qíng yě zhēn

我的情也真

我的情也真

My affection is real


wǒ de ài yě zhēn

我的爱也真

我的愛也真

My love is real


yuè liang dài biǎo wǒ de xīn

月亮代表我的心

月亮代表我的心

The moon represents my heart


nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn

你问我爱你有多深

你問我愛你有多深

You ask me how deep my love for you is


wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐ fēn

我爱你有几分

我愛你有幾分

How much I really love you


wǒ de qíng bù yí

我的情不移

我的情不移

My affection will not waver


wǒ de ài bú biàn

我的爱不变

我的愛不變

My love will not change


yuè liang dài biǎo wǒ de xīn

月亮代表我的心

月亮代表我的心

The moon represents my heart 


qīng qīng de yí ge wěn

轻轻的一个吻

輕輕的一個吻

One soft kiss


yǐ jīng dǎ dòng wǒ de xīn

已经打动我的心

已經打動我的心

Has already moved my heart


shēn shēn de yí duàn qíng

深深的一段情

深深的一段情

Our time of deep affection


jiào wǒ sī niàn dào rú jīn

叫我思念到如今

叫我思念到如今

Has made me miss you ever since then


nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn

你问我爱你有多深

你問我愛你有多深

You ask me how deep my love for you is


wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐ fēn

我爱你有几分

我愛你有幾分

How much I really love you


nǐ qù xiǎng yi xiǎng

你去想一想

你去想一想

Think about it


nǐ qù kàn yi kàn

你去看一看

你去看一看

Take a look


yuè liang dài biǎo wǒ de xīn

月亮代表我的心

月亮代表我的心

The moon represents my heart


qīng qīng de yí ge wěn

轻轻的一个吻

輕輕的一個吻

One soft kiss


yǐ jīng dǎ dòng wǒ de xīn

已经打动我的心

已經打動我的心

Has already moved my heart


shēn shēn de yí duàn qíng

深深的一段情

深深的一段情

Our time of deep affection


jiào wǒ sī niàn dào rú jīn

叫我思念到如今

叫我思念到如今

Has made me miss you ever since then


nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn

你问我爱你有多深

你問我愛你有多深

You ask me how deep my love for you is


wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐ fēn

我爱你有几分

我愛你有幾分

How much I really love you


nǐ qù xiǎng yi xiǎng

你去想一想

你去想一想

Think about it


nǐ qù kàn yi kàn

你去看一看

你去看一看

Take a look


yuè liang dài biǎo wǒ de xīn

月亮代表我的心

月亮代表我的心

The moon represents my heart


nǐ qù xiǎng yi xiǎng

你去想一想

你去想一想

Think about it


nǐ qù kàn yi kàn

你去看一看

你去看一看

Take a look


yuè liang dài biǎo wǒ de xīn

月亮代表我的心

月亮代表我的心

The moon represents my heart













Saturday, 17 April 2021

Hosanna (In The Highest) by Casey J Hobbs, Jon Webb Jr, Will Burns, Obe Brown

 Hosanna (in the highest) themes are praise & thanksgiving, worship, love & adoration and thirst for God. To download the easy alphanote version look here.  For more information you can look here.  Enjoy!


Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
When You come, everything must change
Hosanna
Now that You're here
This place will never be the same

As You rode into Jerusalem
The city filled the street with palms
Now You've come here like a rushing wind
And we will join with their response
(We'll sing)

Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
When You come, everything must change
Hosanna
Now that You're here
This place will never be the same

Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
When You come, everything must change
Hosanna
Now that You're here
This place will never be the same

As You walked the road to Calvary
The cross weighed down with all our sins
Your death paid what You did not owe
So we can sing in freedom
(And sing)

Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
When You come, everything must change
Hosanna
Now that You're here
This place will never be the same

Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
When You come, everything must change
Hosanna
Now that You're here
This place will never be the same

You are welcome here
You are welcome here
Life is changed
Forevermore

As You've come before
Now You have appeared
Life is changed
Forevermore

You are welcome here
You are welcome here
Life is changed
Forevermore

As You've come before
Now You have appeared
Life is changed
Forevermore

Now we wait for You expectantly
You promised us You would return
The prophet said Your King will come
We rest our hope on that sure word

(Til then) Hosanna...

Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
When You come, everything must change
Hosanna
Now that You're here
This place will never be the same

Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
When You come, everything must change
Hosanna
Now that You're here
This place will never be the same

You are welcome here
You are welcome here
Life is changed
Forevermore

As You've come before
Now You have appeared
Life is changed
Forevermore

You are welcome here
You are welcome here
Life is changed
Forevermore

As You've come before
Now You have appeared
Life is changed
Forevermore

Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore