In an ode to a song that I have not been able to stop listening to in the past week, we here at Zigs have decided to check out playlists and write long arduous odes to songs that have a play count of more than 50! Ahaha.
Not quite hitting the 50 mark yet though, I must pay tribute to this relatively new release which has such a catchy ring to its tail that I cannot cannot stop playing it on repeat on my computer, in my car, on my iPod...
The track in question is this one: No Kind Words by The Maccabees
The reasons I cannot get this track out of my head I cannot quite fathom. Is it the way they repeat 'If you have no kind words to say, you should say nothing more at all' ? Because as far as repetitive sentences go, you gotta admit, that is a kick ass one.
There is also the way the song swirls into a sort of psychedelic trance from the morbid monotone opening. It's almost as sexily ominous as Placebo. Here I thought the Maccabees were a shiny, happy band.
And then there's the ending. Which isn't really an ending...it's the opening to a song 4 tracks down the album but it's done so subtly you may think you dreamed it in the first place.
Fact of the matter is, it's a bitchin' song. With a bitchin' hook. And bitchin' lyrics. And I bitchin' love it. Thank you Maccabees.
Forgive me Gareth Gates, I thought you're such a sissy singing that song "Anyone of us"..It was too annoying with that whiny vocals of yours, repeating the chorus over and over...
Oh Shayne Ward... I know you're the young and talented winner of X Factor, but I'm sorry my friend thought you were some American bodyguard standing round behind us when we saw you in KL...and I hated "Breathless" cause the lyrics were too dumb, rather desperate and pathetic! C'mon... "If we had babies they would have your eyes?" I mean, I'm a hopeless romantic... but that's way too corny...
I think I'm lucky cause my parents have always been music lovers. What got me into local music was this 80s band called Freedom. I can't remember how exactly but I actually went to their mini concert in PJ Hilton when I was barely 5 or so but I do remember vaguely how it went. I loved Ghani the long-haired guitarist and always told everyone I'd marry him. I always picked up the phone and called him up when in fact I dialed various wrong numbers and even THE POLICE!!! (no kidding) My maid freaked out and had to apologise, for Ghani's sake. The band is brilliant and no one can beat Seha with that low husky voice, it's quite rare for any Malaysian singers to own that sort of tone these days. The other vocalist was Abang Shuaib, with that Hindustani hero moustache I remember. Those were the days. We lost Seha in October 2006, sadly...but no doubt her music and Freedom will always remind me of my childhood days. Here's one of my favourite songs from them.
Another "local band" sortof with Aishah in it was Aishah and the Fan Club. I'd sing to "Call me, Call me..." any time of day and always wanted to have big curls with biker jackets. Mum never let me. Such a shame. Sensation was my favourite album from them! Aishah is still singing these days, more local tunes and still sounding like a nightingale. If you love them too, I found this 
This man is truly an irreplaceable talent. He's genuinely gifted I can't describe how in love I am with his music. Til' this day I still watch his movies and sing all his tunes. There's so many beautiful songs, lyrics, melodies that he's composed that I can't seem to even pick my favourite. How can anyone be so amazing? P.Ramlee definitely brought an impact to the Malaysian music industry with his remarkable talents. He's definitely one that inspires me and I'm sure it's not just me. There's this Australian man by the name Raymond Cook who actually covers P.Ramlee's songs on youtube too. Brilliant! We certainly have something to be proud of as Malaysians. No one will match up to this legend, that's for sure. Here's one of my favourites. 
