A Little Slice of Life

Josh Groban - Brave [Official Music Video] (by joshgroban)

More Than Words
Originally Sung by Extreme
Written by Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by J. S. Bach

Music Arranged and Produced by Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson and Jon Schmidt

Vocals: J Rice
Piano: Jon Schmidt
Cello: Steven Sharp Nelson

All About Your Heart

I don’t mind your odd behavior
It’s the very thing I savor
If you were an ice cream flavor
You would be my favorite one

My imagination sees you
Like a painting by Van Gogh
Starry nights and bright sunflowers
Follow you where you may go

Oh, I’ve loved you from the start
In every single way
And more each passing day

You are brighter than the stars
Believe me when I say
It’s not about your scars
It’s all about your heart

You’re a butterfly held captive
Small and safe in your cocoon
Go on you can take your time
Time is said to heal all wounds

Oh, I’ve loved you from the start
In every single way
And more each passing day

You are brighter than the stars
Believe me when I say
It’s not about your scars
It’s all about your heart

Like a lock without a key
Like a mystery without a clue
There is no me if I cannot have you

Oh, I’ve loved you from the start
In every single way
And more each passing day

You are brighter than the stars
Believe me when I say
It’s not about your scars
It’s all about your heart

Sung by Mindy Gledhill
Written by Mindy Gledhill and Kendra Lowe

Thank You For The Broken Heart

Everything I know about love I learned from you, from you
And everything I know about pain I learned from you, from you
You were my only, you were my first
You showed me lonely and you took me in when I was hurt
But the most important thing you ever gave me
Was the one that hurt the most

So thank you for the broken heart
And thank you for the permanent scar
‘Cause if it wasn’t for you, I might forget
How it feels to let go, how it feels to get a brand-new start
So thank you for the broken heart

I still remember when you called and said that he didn’t mean anything
But how could you expect me to look at you the same way
You were my only but not my last
You showed me lonely and you made me put you in the past
But the most important thing you ever gave me
Was the one that hurt the most

So thank you for the broken heart
And thank you for the permanent scar
‘Cause if it wasn’t for you, I might forget
How it feels to let go, how it feels to get a brand-new start
So thank you for the broken heart

And every time I find myself alone in pieces (I find myself)
I’ll just remember when you hurt me and I made it

So thank you for the broken heart
And thank you for the permanent scar
‘Cause if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t be here
With the love of my life, all my pain disappeared
I’ve come so far
So thank you for the broken heart (for the broken heart)
For the broken heart, I’ll never have a broken heart again

Written by J. Rice (Click here to see his YouTube channel)
Produced by Big City
Sung by J. Rice
Acoustic accompaniment by David Sides (Click here to see his YouTube channel)

Just A Dream by Nelly

Another brilliant production by Kurt Schneider.
Check out their YouTube Channel at:

• Christina Grimmie: http://www.youtube.com/zeldaxlove64
• Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider: http://www.youtube.com/user/KurtHugoSchneider

Cheers,
Florence

Just the Way You Are

Oh, her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like they’re not shining
Her hair, her hair, falls perfectly without her trying
She’s so beautiful and I tell her every day

Yeah, I know, I know, when I compliment her, she won’t believe me
And its so, its so sad to think she don’t see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look okay, I say

When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile
‘Cause girl you’re amazing just the way you are

Her lips, her lips, I could kiss them all day if she’d let me
Her laugh, her laugh, she hates but I think it’s so sexy
She’s so beautiful and I tell her every day

Oh, you know, you know, you know, I’d never ask you to change
If perfect’s what you’re searching for then just stay the same
So, don’t even bother asking if you look okay, you know I say

When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile
‘Cause girl you’re amazing just the way you are
The way you are, the way you are
Girl you’re amazing just the way you are

When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile
‘Cause girl you’re amazing just the way you are

Written by Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton and Khari Cain
Produced by The Smeezingtons and Needlz
Originally sung by Bruno Mars
Covered by AHMIR (Click here to go to their YouTube channel)

Trivia:
Matt Cardle performed a condensed cover version of this song on the UK version of The X Factor (16 October 2010). His version has garnered over 1.5 million views on YouTube within the first week and has help increase the popularity of the original version. As Cheryl Cole said, “[It’s] one of those songs that every single girl in the country wants their boyfriend to buy [or sing] for them.”

Windmills of Your Mind

Round, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning, on an ever spinning wheel
Like a snowball down a mountain or a carnival balloon
Like a carousel that’s turning, running rings around the moon
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes on it’s face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind

Like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of it’s own
Down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes on it’s face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind

Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle your head
Why did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said?
Lovers walk along the shore, leave their footprints in the sand
Was the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?
Pictures hanging in the hallway and the fragment of this song
Half remembered names and faces but to whom do they belong
When you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair

Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning wheel
As the images unwind, like the circles that you find 
In the windmills of your mind

Music by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Originally sung by Noel Harrison
Covered by All Angels

Trivia:
This song is originally written for the movie The Thomas Crown Affair in 1968. It is also known as Les Moulins de Mon Cœur. In 1999, MGM remade The Thomas Crown Affair in which they play Sting’s version of the song.

You’ve Got A Friend

When you’re down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, nothing is going right
Just close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running (oh, yes, I will) to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there (Yes, I will)
You’ve got a friend

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud now
Soon I’ll be knocking upon your door

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running (oh, yes, I will) to see you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there (Yes, I will)

And ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend
When people can be so cold
They’ll hurt you, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, don’t you let them

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running (oh, yes, I will) to see you again (don’t you know)
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there (Yes, I will)
You’ve got a friend

Written by Carole King
Produced by Peter Asher
Originally sung by Carole King
Covered by Jeremy Manongdo

Remember that you have those around you who love and care about you unconditionally. They are willing to be your pillars of support when you need them.

Check out Jeremy’s YouTube channel by clicking here.

Cheers,
Florence

If

If a picture paints a thousand words,
Then why can’t I paint you?
The words will never show
The you I’ve come to know.

If a face could launch a thousand ships,
Then where am I to go?
There’s no one home but you,
You’re all that’s left me too.

And when my love for life is running dry,
You come and pour yourself on me.

If a man could be two places at one time,
I’d be with you.
Tomorrow and today,
Beside you all the way.

If the world should stop revolving
Spinning slowly down to die,
I’d spend the end with you.
And when the world was through,

Then one by one the stars would all go out,
Then you and I would simply fly away

Written by David Gates
Sung by Bread
Covered by Joint Sound
Soloist: Kartika Winata

Cheers,
Florence

Apologize

I’m holding on your rope
Got me ten feet of the ground
I’m hearing what you say
But I just can’t make a sound

You tell that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you’re sorry
Didn’t think I turn around and say

That it’s too late to apologize
It’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize
It’s too late

I’d take another chance
Take a fall, take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it’s nothing new

I loved you with the fire red
And now it’s turning blue, and you say
Sorry like the angel,
Heaven let me think was you, but I’m afraid

It’s too late to apologize
It’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize
It’s too late

It’s too late to apologize
It’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize
It’s too late

I’m holding on your rope got me ten feet of the ground

Written by Ryan Tedder
Produced by Greg Wells
Sung by One Republic

Trivia:
This song was used in the popular drama series, Gossip Girl, at the end of Season 1’s “High Society”. This was back when Serena was still going out with Dan and Blair got back together with Nate. This leaves Chuck, the evil guy, who seems to “lost something he never knew he had, his heart.”

Cheers,
Florence

Smile

Smile, though your heart is aching,
Smile, even though it’s breaking.
When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by.
If you smile through your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through
For you.

Light up your face with gladness,
Hide ev’ry trace of sadness.
Although a tear may be ever so near,
That’s the time you must keep on trying,
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.

Written by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons
Composed by Charlie Chaplin
Covered by Westlife

Cheers,
Florence

Bleeding Love

Closed off from love, I didn’t need the pain
Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain
Time starts to pass before you know it you’re frozen

But something happened for the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground found something true
And everyone’s looking round thinking I’m going crazy

But I don’t care what they say, I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away, but they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

I keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open

Trying hard not to hear but they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears, try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal is to keep me from falling

But nothing’s greater than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness I see your face
Yet everyone around me thinks that I’m going crazy, maybe, maybe

But I don’t care what they say, I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

I keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open

And it’s draining all of me
Though they find it hard to believe
I’ll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see

‘Cause I don’t care what they say I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

I keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I

Written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder
Sung by Jesse McCartney

Trivia:
This song is popularized by The X Factor UK winner Leona Lewis. I personally like Jesse’s version better. Then again, he is the writer.

Cheers,
Florence

Fireflies

You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
Cause they’d fill the open air
And leave tear drops everywhere
You’d think me rude but I would just stand and stare

I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns, slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems

Cause I’d get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance

A foxtrot above my head
A sock-hop beneath my bed
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread

I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns, slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems
(When I fall asleep)

Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep?
(Please take me away from here)
When I’m far too tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I’m weird cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell
But I’ll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns, slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems
(When I fall asleep)

I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns, slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

Written by Adam Young
Sung by Owl City

Thoughts:
Just a fun little song talking about fireflies and insomnia.

Cheers,
Florence

Don’t Stop Believin’

Just a small town girl, livin’ in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin’ anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train goin’ anywhere

A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Working hard to get my fill,
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin’ anything to roll the dice,
Just one more time

Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Don’t stop believin’
Hold on to that feelin’
Streetlight people

Don’t stop!

Written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon
Sung by Journey
Covered by Sam Tsui

Thoughts:
Loved this version of the song. Isn’t it so cool that one guy can do a whole song by himself???