Love don't live here anymore

Madonna covered "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" for her 
second studio album, Like a Virgin, in 1984. The idea to 
cover the song was actually Michael Ostin's, the head of
 the A&R department of Warner Bros. Records.

Madonna's version of the song begins with the sound
 of acoustic guitars and synth strings. Madonna's voice 
sounds high-pitched, eluding the deeper resonance of
 the tune. After the firstverse, Tony Thompson starts 
playing the drums, which moves along the rhythm of the
 song. Towards the end, Madonna sings the song like a
 soul singer and the song ends with a gasp of breath.

The song was recorded at Power Station Studio in
 Manhattan, New York. Rodgers recalled: "Madonna
 had never performed with a live orchestra before. I was
 very much into doing everything live, so I just said,
 'Madonna, you go out there and sing and we will follow
 you.' At first Madonna was hesitant, but the live setting
 ended up producing memorable results. She sang and 
she was overcome with emotions and she started crying, 
but I left it on the record


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Love one another

Everybody needs a little tenderness

Everybody needs a release
From the cell they lock themselves in
Love's the only peac
Everybody needs
Everybody Cries
Everybody Bleeds
Everybody Dies

Everybody Dreams
Everybody Wakes
Everybody makes mistakes


Love one another
Sisters and brothers
Love one another

Love one another
Father and mother
Love one another

It's easier to walkaway when you've
Got a wounded pride
When two people stand together
That's how they heal inside
Try to understand Open up your heart
A fist is just a hand It can come apart
Let go of the past, let go of the fight
Forgiving fills the world with light


Love one another
Sisters and brothers
Love one another

Love one another
Father and mother
Love one another

We were given a world so beautiful
A deep ocean, a blue-blue sky
I know we can make it a better place 
If only you and I


Love one another
Sisters and brothers
Love one another

Love one another
Father and mother
Love one another 

So why don't we go Somewhere only we know?

I walked across an empty

I knew the pathway like the back of my hand

I felt the earth beneath my feet

Sat by the river and it made me complete

Oh simple thing where have you gone

I'm getting old and I need something to rely on

So tell me when you're gonna let me in

I came across a fallen tree

I felt the branches of it looking at me

Is this the place we used to love?

Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh simple thing where have you gone

I'm getting old and I need something to rely on

So tell me when you're gonna let me in

I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go

Talk about it somewhere only we know?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go

Somewhere only we know?

Oh simple thing where have you gone

I'm getting old and I need something to rely on

So tell me when you're gonna let me in

I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

So if you have a minute why don't we go

Talk about it somewhere only we know?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go

So why don't we go

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go

Somewhere only we know?

Dance Off and Parkour@SG

This weekend was a Blast with the Dance Off at Club Play. 

Being a big fan of Freestyle Dance i couldnt 

waste my time not checking out the event. 

and enjoy the pictures 

                                                   

                                           the energy level among the contestants was amazing
                                   and they have proved their hard work well on the Dance floor ,
                                         an amazing groups was a bunch of malay boy dancers
                                         refer pic below , the guys with the caps ...

On another note , was checking out parkour on the youtube site 

and gt inspired after the dance off to make a vid clip 

check out below . 

Inspired by MADONNA - Jump 

Why reviving democracy will fail... in the little known place of Potong Pasir

I read daily with much discouragement about the developments 

at Potong pasir .with so much online support for the revival 

and return of the estate to the Chiams.

 

Nevertheless only 2000 over signatures are collected after 

the last 2 days when in fact 8000 is needed. With the estate total

voters for Lina Chiam at 7,859. Could it be seem that the online

support and love for Mr Chiam See Tong is stronger

 than on the ground.

After devoting 27 years of his life to Opposition Politics 

and a strong hold of the estate , could the clock have finally 

tick to its end. have the people of the Estate finally got divided 

after promises of a better future , an incoming Upgrading ,

a newer rejuvenation of the Town.

The fact that Mr Chiam has suffered and survive

 a medical situation is a double edged sword.On

 one hand he is reverred for his Political strength 

and determination but on the contrary 

he is also likened as someone who should let 

go of his domain and retire.Could this be the 

reason for the division at the estate

at the moment. 

another thought

 that if NSP fielding someone as capable

 and politically media Savy as Nicole Seah does not warran

t her an opportunity into Parliament , what is the general 

perception of Ms Lina Chiam...with no political connections

 in the past except thru her husband...Singaporeans are generally 

a realistic bunch of people and they may have 

questioned her abilities to manage their estate.So a 

candidate from another affiliation seems 

a more practical answer.

I am keeping my finger crossed that the outcome

 will be peaceful and amicable , watever the result

 and consequence.

I respect Mr Chiam , and I respect Potong pasir 

resident for their past years of support and dedication

 and loyalty.But it seems that the situation in

 potong Pasir has reached a turning point.

It may just be a new beginning

 ...but at the same time i sense a

 worrying feel that 5 years later 

Little Potong Pasir may not be

here anymore.

this is just my personal opinion and 

everyone is entitled to 

their own story. 

Singa Of Singapura -LION in the City (Remembering JB Jeyaretnam)

Its been a while since my last posting and
this time around I really wanted to write
about something more interesting
and closer my the heart and ideals.








Joshua Benjam Jeyaretnam

(5 January 1926 – 30 September 2008
more commonly known as
"J.B. Jeyaretnam"

"J.B.J

became the first opposition
politician since
Singapore's independence in
1965 to win in Parliament, when he
defeated the candidate
of the governing People's Action Party
(PAP) by-election in the constituency of
Anson. He was re-elected at the 1984
general election, but lost his seat in
Parliament in 1986 following a conviction
for falsely accounting the party's
funds ( he always maintained was
politically motivated).



He returned to Parliament after the
1997 general election as a

Non-Member Member of Parliament
(NCMP) . he was stripped of his NCMP
seat in 2001 when he was declared
bankrupt after failing to keep u
with payment for damages to
PAP leaders as a result of a libel
suit. He left the Worker that later
that year.

He was discharged from bankruptcy
in 2007,and founded the Reform
Party in June 2008.

He died of heart failure September 2008,
three months after founding the Reform
Party which is now led by his son,
Kenneth Jeyaretnam.

Excerpt taken - At the funeral parlour this afternoon,

Kenneth Jeyaretnam related
to us how despite warnings from doctors about
his father's heart condition, JBJ kept putting
off medical treatment until such a time
when he could finish his immediate task.



And what was this task that was so urgent?

He had been toiling in court to bring the
Singapore Government to bear for not
holding a by-election after a PAP MP
had passed away recent
He didn't have to do this, nor did he have
                                      
to form a new political party, or to revive his
law practice. At the age of 82, he should
have long retired, as both of his sons are
successful professionals.

Even to his last day, he battled for justice
for accountability for a free Singapore.
He gave away his life, literally, to the pursuit
of genuine Democracy in Singapore.