My Featured Music Video: "LISTEN" [OST Dreamgirls] performed by BEYONCE KNOWLES

Hey Listen! It`s time for another "My Featured Music Video" post. It`s been a while since I last posted a post of this kind, so I just then decided to feature a music video which is far more than just ordinary than other music videos around. And guess what? This music video is not really just something... it`s more than that! Mind you, it`s worth watching and listening. So please LISTEN!

"LISTEN". This is "My Feature Music Video" for today. It`s a song performed by American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and Golden Globe nominated actress Beyonce Knowles who is better known as 'Beyonce'. Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Beyonce herself wrote the song which was produced by The Underdogs for the movie soundtrack of the 2006 musical film 'Dreamgirls'. "LISTEN" is actually one of the four new compositions that was written for the movie alone. The track was released as the lead single from the film`s soundtrack album.

If you may have noticed, there were actually two LISTEN`s music video that were made and used to promote the song. First is the music video which was released for the benefit of the movie, and second is a director`s cut wherein clips from the film were removed since it`s mainly for the reason of promoting the song alone. And obviously, I chose to feature the second one since I consider it more vivid and real [just hope you know what I mean] than the other one.

In the music video above, it shows Beyonce wearing a modern-day tank top, performing the song against a blank white background. And it`s quite amazing how the video had showed Beyonce`s versatility as a performer. Yes, she can sing, she can act, she can portray a role, she can dance, she can emote... I mean, she`s a total performer more than anyone could ask for a certain singer. A performer. A singer. An actress. A dancer. And most of all a model! Wow! Isn`t it amazing? Haha, consider these as my opinions and thoughts only, okay.

By the way, before I forget, I just want to inform those who are not yet informed that Beyonce had scored positive reviews for this music video especially with the track alone, and mostly `twas because of her vocal performance here.

Everything is still up to you... I mean, it would be you who would still be the judge at the end. So I just hope that somehow, your views would just be the same as mine. Haha.

Just enjoy watching the music video, and again please LISTEN!

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My Featured Music Video: "WHEREVER YOU ARE" performed by SOUTH BORDER

I`m featuring another Filipino artist for "My Featured Music Video" post this time. And since I normally feature a music video of a solo artist or a duet, now I have just decided then to feature a musical group which is most commonly known as "band"... specifically or particularly a "pop/rock band".

'Pop or Rock Bands' have long been a part of the music industry. Normally it includes a guitarist, a bassist, a drummer, a keyboardist and one or more singer who may or may not be instrumentalists themselves. Their music are generally marked by a consistent and noticeable rhythmic element, mainstream style and traditional structure.

Today, it has been a fact that 'pop bands' have continuously growing in numbers in almost all parts of the world. But despite of this, still there are just few bands which continue to influence me in my life especially with my interest in music. And SOUTH BORDER is just one of them, and that`s the main reason why I chose to feature them for my very first 'pop band' post of "My Featured Music Video"

SOUTH BORDER is actually a Filipino Pop and R&B band formed in the `90s who gained their most recognitions in the music industry especially here in the Philippines in the 2000s. With Jay Durias being the lead and creative genius of the group, they`re just one of the few bands who has nevertheless retained their unique sound and musical sensibility and have even moved up along the latest global trends in music, thus retaining their top spot in their particular music genre.

The music video above is entitled "WHEREVER YOU ARE" performed by no other than SOUTH BORDER themselves! This is actually one of my favorites among their singles, plus the very fact that the music video is awesome and so meaningful... I mean, just by merely watching the video alone you`ll surely understand the meaning of the song. Honestly speaking, the song really hit me! But I`d rather not elaborate, haha.

`twas just so sad to learn that for the nth time, another breakup happened to the group. For those of you who may not know it, `twas actually just last year when Vince and Duncan who happen to be my favorite vocalists of the group [aside from Jay Durias of course], left the band for good... but I can`t blame them. Like what Jay had mentioned on his message people grow and learn a lot of new things and at that point, Duncan and Vince have decided to move on and pursue their career to greater lengths and take a different route. And just like what we always say, "Life comes with a lot of surprises". I just hope that I could still see them singing together even just once in a while. Because as a fan, I will surely miss them.

Anyhow, just enjoy this music video... since they`re still together on this video.

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My Featured Music Video: "WHENEVER YOU CALL" performed by MARIAH CAREY feat. BRIAN MCKNIGHT

[ video is taken from YouTube. ]

"WHENEVER YOU CALL" is one of my favorite Mariah Carey`s single. This song is actually written and produced by Mariah Carey herself together with Walter Afanasieff for her seventh album entitled "BUTTERFLY". Accordingly, this ballad talks about how love is a strong force, that giving up to it is inevitable. It was released as BUTTERFLY's sixth and final single in late 1998. Unfortunately, at the time of its release, SONY [Mariah Carey`s record label at that time] requested that the song be issued only as promotional single which only means that the song be issued or made available only for the use of professional disc jockeys and not for sale to public. But despite the lack of heavy promotions, "WHENEVER YOU CALL" still hit and reached the top charts.

In the music video above, Mariah Carey performed "WHENEVER YOU CALL" live with Brian McKnight who is also known for his gift in singing and songwriting, and for being the only black male R&B singer who have a spot on the Hip Hop, Pop, Country and R&B charts at the same time. Being a keen critic when it comes to music, I personally want to emphasize that this live music video is not lipsynced [not like what others used to assume and claim it to be] but a result of great performance by two of world`s great voices and performers. They`re just simply amazing, and that`s exactly the reason why some people couldn`t even believe that it`s performed live and that it`s really not lipsynced at all. In addition, I also wanted to clarify that this happens to be a live performance but then of course there could have been some studio modifications [example is the edited live reactions from the audiences like their claps or applauses in other posted videos of the same on YouTube] for it to sound so normal yet brilliant just like what a studio recording sounded like. But just incase the performance was lipsynced like what others used to believed in, then still, I have to salute Mariah Carey & Brian McKnight for they have performed it well for me not to notice it at all.

Anyway, the issue here is not that if it`s really lipsynced or not, or if it`s really performed live or not... but the music itself and the rendition or of how they`ve given the music its` life. Still it`s a great Duet and a great performance from two of the world`s great voices.

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