Good morning (A10)

Bonjour à tous! Ca va? Moi, je vais beaucoup mieux. La semaine dernière j’étais enrhumé mais maintenant je me sens mieux. Aujourd’hui après mon cours, je suis rentré et j’ai lu pendant 4 ou 5 heures environ et puis j’ai enregistré le morceau de cette semaine. Ah oui, j’ai aussi fini de regarder un film intitulé « The Vampire Lovers » . C’est un vieux film des années 70 du studio anglais Hammer Films qui est connu pour ses films d’horreur particulièrement ses oeuvres sur le thème des vampires. Ce film a pour vedette Ingrid Pitt et Peter Cushing. Je ne connais pas l’actrice Ingrid Pitt mais j’ai connu Peter Cushing du film « Star Wars » pour son rôle comme Grand Moff Tarkin. Récemment j’aime bien regarder tels films. Si vous aussi, vous aimez les films de vampires, je vous conseille de le regarder.

Et bien, je dois vous laisser car j’ai toujours des courses à faire et il se fait tard. Alors, le morceau de cette semaine, j’espère que vous allez aimer. Le thème, c’est bien l’amour. J’oublie quand j’ai écrit la musique mais les paroles, je les ai écrits ce soir. Bonne semaine et à la prochaine !

Alexander

Good morning
February 2008
Alexander

I woke up early, just before dawn good morning
Wait a little longer, before the start of day good morning

Tick tock on goes the clock it won’t wait
Tick tock on goes the clock it doesn’t want to wait

hey why don’t you wait a while
let’s stay here, what is the rush
just a little while longer
just a little while longer

sun is now shining, dawn is long gone, good morning
so you have to go, but thank you for a good good morning

Tick tock on goes the clock it won’t wait
Tick tock on goes the clock it doesn’t want to wait

hey why don’t you wait a while
let’s stay here, what is the rush
just a little while longer
just a little while longer

Hello everyone ! How are you doing ? I am doing much better. Last week I had a cold but I now I feel better. Today after my class I came home and read for about 4 or 5 hours, and then I recorded the song for this week. Oh yeah, I also finished watching a movie called « The Vampire Lovers ». It’s an old film from the 70s from the studio Hammer films, which is known for its horror films especially those of the vampire genre. This film stars Ingrid Pitt and Peter Cushing. I don’t know Ingrid Pitt, but I know Peter Cushing from the movie « Star Wars » for his role as Grand Moff Tarkin. Recently, I really like watching such films. If you are also a vampire fan, I recommend you to watch it.

Well, I have to go because I still have some grocery shopping to do and it’s getting late. Well, I hope you like this week’s song. The them is love. I forget when I wrote the music, but I wrote the words this evening. Have a good week and until next time !

Alexander

Come away with me (A9)

Bonsoir! Vous allez bien? Moi, je suis enrhumé. Oui, c’est vrai. Depuis que je suis revenu de Kumamoto je tousse, j’ai le nez qui coule et je me sens sans energie. Mais je me repose beaucoup, je me réchauffe et bien sûr je prends des médicaments et beaucoup de jus d’orange, alors je devrais guérir bientôt.

Quant à mon voyage, c’est super! J’y ai été seulement trois jours, mais je me suis bien amusé. Lundi soir c’était le mariage de mon amie. On l’a célébre dans un restaurant. Il y avait beaucoup de monde et je ne connaissais personne mais à la fin c’était vraiment agréable. Mardi j’ai visité le château de Kumamoto et puis j’ai exploré de nouveau les rues Kamitori et Shimotori. C’est le centre-ville de Kumamoto avec beaucoup de magasins, de restaurants et de bars. Je vous conseille d’y aller si vous allez à Kumamoto. Le soir je suis allé dans un izakaya avec mon amie et bien sûr j’ai commandé du cheval cru et du shochu, une boisson alcoolisée distillée, deux spécialités de Kumamoto. Ensuite on est allés dans le bar de son mari. Il l’a ouvert ce bar il y a un an. C’est vraiment cool, le décor et l’atmosphère est très détendu. J’ai aussi pu parler avec son mari qui est vraiment sympa. Et voilà, c’est tout. Mercredi je suis parti de Kumamoto vers 11h00 et je suis arrive à Hakodate vers 18h00 et quel temps il faisait ici. A Kumamoto le matin il faisait frais mais beau et pas de neige. Mais ici à Hakodate, il y avait une tempête de neige. C’est tout à fait le contraire.

Et bien je dois m’en aller, alors voici le morceau de cette semaine. Comme je suis malade j’ai décidé de poster un morceau que j’ai enregistré il y a 4 mois. Je l’ai aussi joué à mon deuxième concert chez Lemon Heart. Ca s’appelle [Come Away With Me]. Le thème, c’est l’amour je crois.

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Come away with me
Alexander
February 2008

Days turn into years,
years into days,
the days into dust
blow away the sand,
take a look inside

Would you believe me
if i told you
would you even want to know
what i know now

So let's take these nights,
let's try to hide them
we won't worry no more
about what is to come

Come away with me

Good evening! How are you? I have a cold. Yes, it’s true. Since I came back from Kumamoto I’ve been coughing, my nose has been running and I don’t have any energy at all. However, I’m getting a lot of rest, keeping myself warm and of course, I’m taking medicine and drinking lots of orange juice, so I should get better soon.

As for my trip, it was great! I was there for only three days, but I had a lot of fun. Monday evening was the wedding of my friend. We celebrated it at a restaurant. There were a lot of people and I didn’t really know anyone, but in the end it was fun. Tuesday I visited Kumamoto castle and then I explored the streets of Kamidori and Shimotori. It’s the downtown of Kumamoto with many stores, restaurants and bars. I recommend that you go there if you are ever in Kumamoto. In the evening I went to an izakaya with my friend and of course I ordered horse and shochu, a distilled alcoholic beverage, two Kumamoto specialties. After we went to her husband’s bar. He opened it about a year ago. It’s really cool and the atmosphere is very relaxed. I was also able to talk with her husband who is a really nice guy. And that’s it. Wednesday I left Kumamoto at 11 AM and I arrived in Hakodate at 6 PM and what crazy weather. In Kumamoto, in the morning it was chilly but nice and no snow. But here in Hakodate, there was a snowstorm! It was completely the opposite.


Well, I have to go, so here is the song for the week. Since I’m sick, I decided to go with a song that I recorded about 4 months ago. I also played it at my second live show at Lemon Heart. It’s called {Come away with me}. The theme is love, I think.

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I never wanted this (A8)

Salut! Ca va? Moi, je vais très bien parce que je vais à Kumamoto demain ! J’y vais pour assister à la cérémonie de mariage de mon amie. Ca fait presque 6 ans que je n’y suis pas allé, alors j’en ai hâte. Je serai là-bas seulement pour trois jours mais ce sera bien de visiter de nouveau Kumamoto. Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas cette ville, elle se trouve dans le sud du Japon sur l’île de Kyushu. Quand j’étais étudiant, j’y ai fait un séjour linguistique d’un an. Après Kumamoto, je suis venu à Hakodate et je suis ici depuis mais de temps en temps ça me manque.

Avant de vous laisser, car je n’ai pas encore commencé à me préparer pour demain, le morceau de cette semaine. C’est nouveau. Je l’ai écrit il y a une semaine. C’est plutôt simple mais ça me plaît, surtout la mélodie. Le thème est l’amitié. J’espère que vous aimez. Bonne semaine et à bientôt !

Alexander

I never wanted this
Alexander
February 2008

I never wanted this I never wanted this to happen
I know I know

How many days has it been now
How many days since you left hell
Do you still miss it Do you wanna go back
I’m doing my best to keep you on track

I never wanted this I never wanted this to happen
I know I know

Just hold on a minute don’t shut me out
I’m here if you need me just give a shout
It’s OK to be scared It’s Ok to be scared
It’s OK to be scared

I never wanted this I never wanted this to happen
I know, I know

You don’t look the same the same as before
You don’t sound the same the same as before
You don’t feel the same the same as before
You don’t feel the same the same anymore

Hi. How are you? I’m doing great because tomorrow I’m going to Kumamoto. I’m going there to attend my friend’s wedding. It’s been about 6 years since I was there, so I’m really looking forward to it. I’ll be there for only 3 days, but it will be nice to visit Kumamoto again. For those of you who don’t know this city, it’s located in the south of Japan on the island of Kyushu. When I was in university I spent a year there studying Japanese. After Kumamoto, I came to Hakodate and have been here ever since, but from time to time I miss Kumamoto.

Well, I have to go because I still haven’t started to get ready for tomorrow, but here is the song for this week. It’s new. I wrote it last week. It’s rather simple but I like it, especially the melody. The theme is friendship. I hope you like it. Have a good week and see you soon!

Alexander

こんばんは！元気？私は明日友達の結婚式のために６年ぶりに熊本に行くよ！すごくうれしい。大学生の時に熊本で一年間の留学して、それから函館へ。一回も熊本に戻らなかったけどたまにまた行きたいな～と思う。三日間だけだけど、本当に楽しみにしている。

まだ明日の準備を始めてないけど、今週の曲を紹介したいと思う。先週作曲した曲で結構シンプルな感じで好き。とくにメロディ。この曲のテーマは、友情。それではお休み！

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how far would you go / you look as if you've seen a ghost (A6/A7)

Bonsoir à tous! Vous allez bien? Moi, je vais bien parce que c’est le week-end. Je sais que habituellement j’écris mon blog le dimanche, mais je ne pouvais pas attendre. Alors, je suis très excité de vous présenter pas un mais deux morceaux cette fois. Aujourd’hui je venais d’enregistrer le morceau de cette semaine quand soudainement j’en ai commencé un autre et ça me plaisait tellement que je n’ai pas pu m’arrêter. Les deux morceaux en fait ne sont pas nouveaux parce que je les ai écrits il y a 2 ans à peu près. Ils diffèrent assez des originaux, surtout le deuxième que j’ai enregistré mais j’aime beaucoup ces versions. Bon week-end et à la prochaine!

alexander

How far would you go?
Alexander
January 2008

oh my heart is going bleed
oh my heart is going to bleed
when you’re not there
and you need time alone
and you drive really far
and you find all your friends out there

oh my time is like a gun
and lovers always having fun without me
and you’re fading away
and you need some more time
to try to get by

and we drive away in the night
forget all and all out of sight
keep on going to all day light
put it in reverse and see in the night

oh my time is going on
and getting older all the time
and you know what
you don’t know how it feels
and you try to survive
holding on but in the end…

and on and on we fall in the night
coming out with arms open wide
coming out and i am the one
coming out so don’t be alarmed

how are we gonna get out of this
how are we gonna get through this
and how are we gonna get out of this
and how are we gonna get out of this

You look as if you’ve seen a ghost
Alexander
January 2008

You look as if you’ve seen a ghost
Is it behind you, is it behind you

You put all your worries behind you
But they will find you they will find you

Why do you always seem distracted?
What’s the matter? Is something wrong?

You know I can’t help you if you hide it
Where did you put it, where did you put it

Oh come on come on there’s no such thing
Oh come on come on what have you seen

You look as if you’ve seen a ghost
Well you found me, at the bottom

Didn’t I tell you that they’d find me
There’s no way out, there’s no way out

Oh come on come on there’s no such thing
Oh come on come on what have you seen
Oh come on come on where are you hiding
Oh do tell do tell it’s no secret

Good evening everyone! How are you? I am great because it’s the weekend! I know that I usually write my blog on Sunday, but I couldn’t wait. I am really excited to present you with not one but two songs this time. Today I had just finished this week’s song when suddenly I started another and I liked it so much that I couldn’t stop. The two songs are in fact not new. I wrote them about 2 years ago. They differ quite a bit from the original versions, especially the second one, but I like these versions a lot. Have a good weekend and see you soon!

alexander

みんなさんこんばんは！元気？普段は日曜日にブログを書くけど、今日一曲ではなく二曲も完成してすごく気に入ったので、待ちきれなくて今日載せることにした。今回の曲は二年前ぐらいに作曲した曲なんだけど、両方とも、特に二曲目、変えてすごいいい感じかなと思う。それじゃあいい週末を！

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