Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

Happy Valentine's day to everyone. This year's Heart's Day has been extra nice so I'm spreading the cheer by sharing a song! While I'll have to postpone the long update for the weekend, I have time to share this wonderful ode to love by a great singer named Elena Jane (Ellie Goulding). It's a cover of Elton John's Your Song (which, if you're not a British Pop fan, you have probably heard on the movie Moulin Rouge) and it's a fantastic song of love, completeness and satisfaction. This song has been a particular favorite of mine ever since I can recall and I'm glad it has made its way through my consciousness again.

Every year, I pick a song for Valentine's Day. Last year, it was a tie between Best Coast's When I'm With You and Arctic Monkeys' Baby, I'm Yours and while both are still favorites of mine to this day, I think it's time for a new song. I found myself with this song stuck in my head the whole day yesterday. I'm not complaining though, it's a great one.

Listen and enjoy!

Your Song - Ellie Goulding

"It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money, but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song, and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world"

♥

Speaking of sharing, my lovely friend Keishia put up two mixes for Valentine's day. Check out Sweet Disposition here and Slow Dance (I'll Put A Spell On You) here. Between the two, I like Sweet Disposition better but I guess that's because musical preference depends on one's mood. A huge part of me hopes I won't have to listen to Slow Dance for quite a while but whatever, right? Both mixes are awesome and if you think your music library is worth your salt, please get both. Also, you might find The Lonely Hearts Club playlist comforting should you decide you can't relate to either of the aforementioned playlists. It's also one of my favorites and, according to the Keishia herself, is a big hit among the blog's followers. I just love B's Why don't you love me?, that's all. Hehe. ;)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Why do you let me stay here?

All by myself :(

Life, lately

Life, lately or an effort to document the past few weeks in a small photo (Family moments not included). May also be: In which I muse about how much I miss eating out and having fun with my beloved group.

Between school and work, I don't have that much time to meet up with friends so whenever I get the chance to, it brings me so much happiness. You can tell that I miss them because I almost never wax philosophical about how much my friends make me look forward to the future and to becoming a more accomplished person, in general. Of course, my family drives me to excel all the time but seeing friends work their way to the top just like myself is a whole different story. So here's to friends--old and new, to friends who will stay in my life for a long time and to friends just passing by. Here's to friends, period. :)