What's In Your CD Player/iPod/MP3/Computer/Hi Fi, Right Now?

[Eman]

Tonight :
Pandemonium Shadow Show - Nilson
Retro - Regine Velasquez (Filipino Singer - Henry asked me on FB why don't I listen to Filipino singers and I said I do but not that many)
Lookin' Back With Love - Mike Love


Hi Don! Hope you post more when you can!!

[mariana44]

How about "Lea Salonga"--I am sure she is from the Phillipines--I have all her cds and dvds---and saw her in "Miss Saigon"--twice !

She mostly sings songs from the Musicals--but she had a really lovely single out called "The Journey"--such a lovely song.

[Eman]

Mariana, yes, she is from the Philippines. I remember seeing her on tv when she was just a little girl. Now she's doing all these musicals. She is an awesome talent and one of the few to break into the international market. Hmm other notable singers with a Filipino lineage are Apple D' App from the Black Eyed Peas and Bruno Mars.

[mariana44]

Lea's brother is very talented too-Gerard, I think his name is--I have seen him on the dvds-but he keeps more in the background.

[karl]

I had never heard of her Marian, took a listen online and liked On My Own, her latest cd is very expensive - £26!

[Marian]

Lea Salonga was in the 25th Anniversary of Les Miserables, and has also been in the stage show.

[mariana44]

Yes Marian, she was--I had forgotten that.

I would think that the latest cd is probably an import, that is why it is so expensive-I bought a lot of her stuff from Ebay.

[mariana44]

Just checked Amazon, and it is available for download the whole album for only £7.49, so I will probably do that later---I had not realised there was a new cd available.

[Eman]

Mariana, Lea's brother Gerard is a conductor/arranger/producer and yes he's behind the scenes.

[LindyG]

Right now....

Number 1s -- Marvin Gaye (with Tammi Terrell on several) -- Motown -- 2007

[ROBERT M.]

Monday morning, holiday,..... ironing and laundry....
What could be better to make the laundry and ironing bearable, than the two-on-one...

Matt's " These Years" and "The Late Late Show"

Masterpiece collection!

My favourite Matt release, just magical

[ROBERT M.]

Listening to the very best of David Whitfield volume 2 tonight .............here is Davids very good version of Maria, but not top quality I'm afraid ..........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TaKGSJ6aw

[Eman]

OOO LIndy, smooth as silk Marvin!!! Love it.

Listening to another Filipino singer:

Martin Nievera - Take 1. - This is the guy who had the hit with "Be My Lady" in the Philippines. Unfairly they promoted his version instead of Matt's. Though, and I am not being biased, Martin's version is strained and you can hear and tell by listening to the last verse where the bridge goes up half a step. Matt's version sounds cool, relaxed and natural and for me has the better interpretation of the song. I guess Martin's version was promoted to appeal to the teen audience at the time.

Martin Nievera is a good singer when he wants to be and writes some good songs. However he does have a few clunkers here and there.

[LindyG]

Monday morning, holiday,..... ironing and laundry....
What could be better to make the laundry and ironing bearable, than the two-on-one...

Matt's " These Years" and "The Late Late Show"

Masterpiece collection!

My favourite Matt release, just magical

That's right, Robert. And when Matt sang "Maria" yesterday, I closed my eyes and heard your favorite part and yes,you're right, it is magical and I wished too that it would go on forever.

[ROBERT M.]

Hi Lindy. I should clarify........Maria is my favourite song by Matt, truly awesome ............MAARRRRIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ............."These Years/The Late Late Show" is my favourtie Matt album