Rewind: Top Beats for 2013

"Why do you listen to that crap?"

Thankfully, no one has ever asked me that. I listen to a lot and various music, so who's to say that I won't be on the receiving end of that question? Anyway, this post is not exactly about that. But it is about music.

2013 has just ended and we are now on the 2nd day of 2014. Then I wondered, what did I listen to the most the past year? So I grabbed my phone and looked at the top played tracks. It actually works very nicely because I just got my phone early 2013, so all of the play count accumulated is from 2013 only.

The following are my top 20 most played songs for 2013. Remember that it is not a "best songs of 2013" list. To not make this list a long one, I would just link you to a YouTube video of the entries for songs 20 to 11, but for entries 10 to 1, I'd post the video directly here. Let's begin!


20.) I Won't Give Up

Jason Mraz' I Won't Give Up sneaks in at number 20. I say sneak in because I could still clearly remember I just started listening to this song around October, effectively giving most of the other songs at least a half year head start. Then again, I probably shouldn't be surprised, as I Won't Give Up is definitely one of my favorite songs right now. It just seems to...fit. :)

19.) Crazy For You

As performed by New Found Glory, not by Spongecola, let's just get that out of the way to begin with. Not that I have anything against Spongecola mind you. This is a song that I can say I am actually surprised to be here. I don't really remember listening to this song that much at all, but eh, stranger things have happened.

18.) Makapiling Ka

Told you I have nothing against Spongecola. I do wonder if this is the only song by Spongecola that made the list. That being said, "Pagmulat, ikaw pa rin ang hinahanap sa umaga." I must say, this is one of the best Spongecola songs from their later albums.

17.) After All This Time

If there is one song that I would bet would reach the top 10 of this list, it would be After All This Time by the Itchyworms. I just absolutely love this song since the first time I heard them play it live when they launched the song during the Roots-UP Fair 2013. Lovely melody, marvelous lyrics (though I do not relate to it, if you're wondering about that). Seriously, give it a try. You'd love it. Plus, the music video is also great, to say the least.

16.) Wag Ka Nang Umiyak

Another one of those "I could have sworn this would be a top 10 song" songs, Wag Ka Nang Umiyak by Sugarfree is just one very beautiful and heartfelt song. Now this is a song that I would sing. While it may not have made my top 10 songs for 2013, I'm betting that this is a song that would constantly be among my most played songs for the foreseeable future. That's how much I love this song. And is it just me or do all great songs just have equally great music videos?


Entries 15th onwards after the jump!

Bookmark: Shooting Star

I've got a dilemma at hand. 

I was flying though outer space, just doing my usual routine of checking the stars, searching for that one star that would make all other stars pale in comparison. That's when I saw it.  To most, they'll notice its corona, which to tell the truth is indeed very beautiful. But what I saw was beyond that. I saw all through out to its core, and with that I knew that I have found the star that I am looking for. That star that would shine the brightest. I thought it was impossible to do so, but lo and behold I was wrong. Here it is, in front of me. At that moment I knew, I couldn't afford to lose this star. 

But this is not a normal star, at least not at that moment. There seems to be something wrong with it, no, there is definitely something not right with it. My instruments indicate that it should be shining much brighter at the moment, but it is not. I decided that I'd do everything to make sure that this star's brightness returns.

And here is where my dilemma lies.

This star seemed to have decided that the only way for its brightness to return is to fly far away.

I know that I would do anything for it to shine as bright as ever, but on the other hand, I don't want this star to fly away.

I refuse to believe that to go away is the only way to regain its brightness. I feel like going away is just running away from whatever this star isn't shining as bright as it should be, that it is nothing but a band aid solution. Or maybe that is just me not wanting it to go.

I don't want this star to go because it scares me. It scares the hell out of me because I feel like once it goes, then that's it. I recognize that I just found this star. So if you go, then this star would have much reason to come back to where I am right now.

But at the same time, since I just found you, who the hell am I to demand, or even request for this star to stay? What right do I have to do so? Why should my opinion even matter?

Who am I to oppose what this star would want to do? Heck, others would even say that if I meant doing everything for its brightness to return, then I should even be the first one to support the star's decision to go.

Why not follow the star? Oh if only it was that simple. See, my space craft is currently docked in this station near the star, and so following it isn't much of an option right now.

Why not keep an eye on the star once it goes away? You probably know how vast the universe is. Once it goes far away from me, I don't even know if I can maintain contact with it. Not to mention that I'm not the only one looking for such stars. 

I've always said that this journey was never about me, but about founding that star. That I want you to find that star and make it shine the brightest. and that is true. So why am i feeling this way? 

Maybe because I believe and know that while I want this star to burn very brightly, I know that it would burn the brightest with me. Big statement, I know. If this star could talk, it might even get irritated at me for making such assuming statements. However I still believe in that, and I can only hope that one day I can make that star say that "I believe in that too", assuming this star could talk, that is. But in the end, it seems like all I can do is to wish.

To wish that I can say don't go.

To wish that this star won't go.

To wish that this star would stay.

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Playing on the Background:

"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and everything you do.."
-Yellow, Coldplay

"..'cause you're my star, invisible, haunting, and far.."
-Synesthesia, Mayonnaise

"..Stars are falling down from heaven, but it's nowhere near our town.."
-Fruitcake, Eraserheads.