One of the best American Idol episodes this season. Contestants were supposed to pick songs that inspire them. Best song of the night probably goes to Jason Castro with Somewhere over the rainbow. I love this version...and it reminds me of the same song sung by Katharine MacPhee a few years back. Same lyrics, entirely different arrangments, and I love them both.
In a way, the song brings me back many years ago when I was in Primary One sitting in my school hall watching a ballerina dance performance. The tune the ballerinas were dancing to was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". I fell in love with the song and the dance, and even bought some photos of the performance!
When I was young, it was my dream (and probably the dream of many young girls) to be a ballerina. The grace and beauty associated with the elegant art was just too enticing. I actually took up ballet in my lower primary days, but gave up after realising that I had bones as stiff as chopsticks. I was just no talent at ballet.
It's nice reminiscing those days of dreams. Where you are free to dream big, and look to the future, wondering what it may hold for you. Sadly, now that I am all grown up, practical reality has set in. There's hardly time for dreams and great ambitions. Not that it really matters. If I could turn back time, I would probably have done many things differently. Maybe I would have been more insistent to pick up piano, maybe I would have studied law, maybe I could have salvaged that friendship...there are countless maybes.
But now, I just want to appreciate life. It's difficult to dream big anymore because I am already of the age where I should be working towards the dream. There are still small wishes and hopes...while I don't dare to dream too big, I'll definitely work my "best-est" so that my little wishes and hopes do come true.
In a way, the song brings me back many years ago when I was in Primary One sitting in my school hall watching a ballerina dance performance. The tune the ballerinas were dancing to was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". I fell in love with the song and the dance, and even bought some photos of the performance!
When I was young, it was my dream (and probably the dream of many young girls) to be a ballerina. The grace and beauty associated with the elegant art was just too enticing. I actually took up ballet in my lower primary days, but gave up after realising that I had bones as stiff as chopsticks. I was just no talent at ballet.
It's nice reminiscing those days of dreams. Where you are free to dream big, and look to the future, wondering what it may hold for you. Sadly, now that I am all grown up, practical reality has set in. There's hardly time for dreams and great ambitions. Not that it really matters. If I could turn back time, I would probably have done many things differently. Maybe I would have been more insistent to pick up piano, maybe I would have studied law, maybe I could have salvaged that friendship...there are countless maybes.
But now, I just want to appreciate life. It's difficult to dream big anymore because I am already of the age where I should be working towards the dream. There are still small wishes and hopes...while I don't dare to dream too big, I'll definitely work my "best-est" so that my little wishes and hopes do come true.
1 comment:
indeed very nice & refreshing version of this song... feels good & rather inspiring to listen to it after a hard day's work!
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