Song of the day - 词不达意 - 林忆莲

This was what happened. I was going through HMV holding the Cardigan's "First Band on the Moon" and three... no four of Nick Drake's album and realizing, with that sinking feeling in that stomach you get when you can't get everything you desire, that probably nobody buys hundred dollars worth of records of a single artist at one go in usual times. So how about two? And I'll perhaps give up the Cardigans, which appeared to be an imported copy and costing close to thirty dollars. Yes I was coming close to such a decision when I heard Sandy Lam's 词不达意. It's of the same tune and arrangement as the Cardigan's "Communication" in their "Long Gone Before Daylight" album. Even the contents of the song are similar, about, well, communication. And Sandy Lam was not a bit less brilliant! I'm really proud of her. She has proved for more than once to be the only Chinese singer capable of handling skillfully vocal range and quality such that the voice doesn't sound odd or 土气 when blended with western pop compositions, which tend to be better mixed. Classy Sandy! The song reversed my decision and I got the "First Band on the Moon" (which contains "Lovefool" in the soundtrack of Romeo + Juliet).

The Nick Drake ("Pink Moon") was a disappointment by the way. It had none of the nice tracks played in the documentary "A Skin Too Few: the Days of Nick Drake". We know that the trailer shows the best parts of a movie. Now a movie is doing that to the music. I guess I should have done some homework.

It's September 11. RIP to those who died horrible deaths in one way or another, on this day or another.