Foot and Fire

Though it streamed for free last May 8 and 9, I wanted to belatedly send my accolades to the people behind the "Ang Huling El Bimbo" through this blog. Hats off. It was really amazing to know that the stage production which ended last August 2019 reached a total of sold-out 115 runs. The set and the period costume is admirable, the case is vibrant, the musical arrangement is interesting and the story is too melodramatic yet the story is presented just enough to make us suspended in our seats and give an all-out cry in the end. Past and present, old self and new self, old songs and new beats merge in the poignant story.

Michael Franks' voice is as soft as the cotton and the lyrics of his songs are fine poetry. I love the artistic energy and output he produced during his productive years. His discography is what I can listen to without a skip. Check his song Eggplant here. Colbie Calliat is my less-than-a-month find but I really liked her Malibu Series (2016) and it led me to many of her past songs. I was so inspired by her voice and the lyrics of her love songs are so light like a honey poured from a foot above my morning mug of oatmeal. The fact that she is an independent artist makes me love her more. Check her top chart song Bubbly which I'm not so fun of and one of my faves from her, Goldmine. I love the southern accent of Blake Shelton as well as his sexy-big-man but emotionally versatile voice. His country songs capture my beachy mood but I admit, I couldn't listen to all of his songs. I'll try my best to love more of his songs. Here's the Some Beach song which ha...