Misty Glass Window / I Believe in Dreams

here are two more senti slow songs. :)

i think i was in first year high school during this time. back then, Magic 89.9, RX 93.1--among others--were already well-known stations. they played this acoustic song on the radio, a song i looked forward to hearing. as soon as the opening chords would play, i'd turn on the casette player, press 'record', and hope that my blank tape had enough free space on it. that's how we did it then. a blank tape had such power to compile your favorite songs.

unfortunately, i lost my copy of Misty Glass Window many years ago. i guess the Artstart song was overlapped by other popular songs as the years gone by. for all i know, among the tons of casette tapes that still remain in the corner of my old room, some gems are yet to be rediscovered...

as fate would have it though, i encountered the same song again a year or two ago, venturing through a tiangge selling pirated CDs. and there it was, one of my old favorites, in its digitized glory. i remember i was laughing so hard as i held up the pirated piece of intellectual property. the man who was selling the stuff probably thought me mad. ;)

the other old senti song we have on our playlist is by Janno Gibbs. I Believe in Dreams. for all you guitar enthusiasts out there: I dare you. ikapa n'yo yung kantang ito. bawal mag-cheating by downloading the tabs or chords from the internet. hahaha. :) the song is beautiful because the message is simple. but it is also beautiful because the music behind the words is surprisingly complex. the shift in chords and the chord patterns do not follow the usual pop song formula. oh well, just listen to it, and you may or may not agree with me. :) hehehehe.

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MISTY GLASS WINDOWS
Artstart

Rain falls
Dark clouds are racing up above
I gaze in solitude
Looking through a misty glass window
'Cause then it used to be the two of us

This empty room
Filled my thoughts with memories of you
I turned and looked around
Oh, but found no sight of you
I guess it'll never be as true, no no ooh

Starlight
All I need is you tonight
Oh, starbright
Grant my wish tonight
I'm beggin' you, starlight
All I need is you tonight
Hoh, starbright
Get rid of the spell tonight, ooh

Rain falls
Dark clouds keep racing up above
It's still in solitude
Oh, longin' for you
Guess my heart will always be with you
My heart will always be with you

Starlight
All I need is you tonight
Oh, starbright
Grant my wish tonight
I'm beggin' you, starlight
All I need is you tonight
Hoh, starbright
Get rid of the spell tonight

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I BELIEVE IN DREAMS
Janno Gibbs

Lying in the gloom
Of my lonely room
Thinking of how to reach you
Dreaming of havin' you

I believe in dreams
And I believe in miracles
I believe that toy balloons
Can reach and touch the moon

I don't have the courage and the will
To say the words but i can feel
That what's inside me is for real

Oh, and I know someday
I'll have the chance to prove and say
Three simple words will come your way
I know I'll have a chance someday

'Cause I believe in dreams
And I believe in miracles
I believe that toy balloons
Can reach and touch the moon

I don't have the courage and the will
To say the words but i can feel
That what's inside me is for real

Oh, and I know someday
I'll have the chance to prove and say
Three simple words will come your way
I know I'll have a chance someday

A chance for me to say
That I love you
Oh I love you
Yes I love you
Oh I love you

I believe in dreams
I believe my dreams will all
Come true