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Stories ¡@ ( original : VIKTOR LAZLO , 1986 )

ARRANGER : RICKY HO

I REMEMBER QUITE CLEARLY NOW WHEN THIS STORY HAPPENED
THE AUTUMN LEAVES WERE FLOATING AND MEASURED DOWN TO THE GROUND
RECOVERING THE LAKE WHERE WE USED TO SWIM LIKE CHILDREN ¡@ ON THE SUN WOULD RARE TO SHINE
THAT TIME WE USED TO BE HAPPY ¡@ WELL , I THOUGHT WE WERE
BUT THE TRUTH WAS THAT - YOU HAD BEEN LONGING TO LEAVE ME ¡@ NOT DARING TO TELL ME
ON THAT PRECIOUS NIGHT WATCHING THE LAKE VAGUELY CONSCIOUS ¡@ YOU SAID : OUR STORY WAS ENDING.
NOW I'M STANDING HERE ¡@ NO ONE TO WIPE AWAY MY TEARS
NO ONE TO KEEP ME WARM ¡@ AND NO ONE TO WALK ALONG WITH
NO ONE TO MAKE ME FEEL ¡@ NO ONE TO MAKE ME WHOLE ¡@ OH ! WHAT AM I TO DO ?
I'M STANDING HERE ALONE ¡@ IT DOESN'T SEEM SO CLEAR TO ME
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT THIS BURNING HEART OF MINE ¡@ OR HOW SHOULD I REACT ? ¡@ OH TELL ME PLEASE !
THE RAIN WS KILLING THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
YOU HAD BEEN KILLING MY LAST BREATH OF LOVE ¡@ SINCE A LONG TIME AGO . . .
I STILL DON'T THINK T'M GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH ANOTHER LOVE STORY ¡@ YOU TOOK IT ALL AWAY FROM ME
AND THERE I STAND , I KNEW I WAS GONNA BE THE . . . ¡@ THE ONE LEFT BEHIND.
BUT STILL I'M WATCHING THE LAKE VAGUELY CONSCIOUS ¡@ AND I KNOW - MY LIFE IS ENDING


Memory ¡@ ( original : ELAIN PAIGE , 1983 )

ARRANGER : RICKY HO

MIDNIGHT ¡@ NOT A SOUND FROM THE PAVEMENT ¡@ HAS THE MOON LOST HER MEMORY ¡@ SHE IS SMILING ALONE
IN THE LAMP LIGHT ¡@ THE WITHERED LEAVES COLLECT AT MY FEET ¡@ AND THE WIND BEGINGS TO MOAN
MEMORY ¡@ ALL ALONE IN THE MOON LIGHT ¡@ I CAN SMILE AT THE OLD DAYS ¡@ I WAS BEAUTIFUL THEN
I REMEMBER THE TIME I KNEW WHAT HAPPINESS WAS ¡@ LET THE MEMORY LIVE AGAIN
EVERY STREET LAMP ¡@ SEEMS TO BEAT A FATALISTIC WARNING
SOMEONE MUTTERS AND A STREET LAMP GUTTERS ¡@ AND SOOM IT WILL BE MORNING
DAY LIGHT ¡@ I MUST WAIT FOR THE SUNRISE ¡@ I MUST THINK OF A NEW LIFE ¡@ AND I MUSN'T GIVE IN
WHEN THE DAWN COMES TONIGHT WILL BE A MEMORY TOO ¡@ AND A NEW DAY WILL BEGIN.
BURNT OUT ENDS OF SMOKY DAYS ¡@ THE STALE COLD SMELL OF MORNING
A STREET LAMP DIES , ANOTHER NIGHT IS OVER ¡@ ANOTHER DAY IS DAWNING
TOUCH ME ¡@ IT'S SO EASY TO LEAVE ME ¡@ ALL ALONE WITH MY MEMORY ¡@ OF MY DAYS IN THE SUN
IF YOU TOUCH ME ¡@ YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPINESS IS ¡@ LOOK , A NEW DAY HAS BEGUN


Light A Light ¡@ ( original : JANIS IAN , 1975 )

ARRANGER : MARTIN PEREIRA

I HEAR YOUR VOICE IN EVERY CORRIDOR ¡@ I SEE YOUR FACE IN EVERY PICTURE FRAME
I FEEL YOUR EYES IN EVERY STARRY SKY ¡@ LOVER , AM I COMING HONE AGAIN
NOW AM I HUMBLE , WHO ONCE WAS PROUD ? ¡@ NOW AM I SILENT , WHO ONCE WAS LOUD ?
NOW AM I WAITING FOR THE SOUND OF YOUR SAYING ¡@ LOVER , AM I COMING HONE AGAIN ?
WHEN YOU'RE GONE , THE SUN DON'T SHINE ¡@ LIGHT A LIGHT , LIGHT A LIGHT FOR ME ¡@ BRING ME BACK HOME AGAIN
AND HOW WE LOVED TILL THE YEARS WERE DAYS ¡@ HOW WE LAUGHED ALL OUR TEARS AWAY
AND NOW THE TIME BEGINS TO FADE ¡@ LOVER , AM I COMING HOME AGAIN ?
THERES A WISDOM IN THE TEACHINGS ¡@ OF THE OLD FAMILIAR SONGS
AND A SORROW IN REPEATING ¡@ ALL THE OLD FAMILIAR WRONGS
AND A LESSON TO BE LEARNED ¡@ THOUGHT I'VE KNOWN ALL ALONG ¡@ LOVER, AM I COMING HOME AGAIN
LIGHT A LIGHT , LIGHT A LIGHT FOR ME ¡@ LIGHT A LIGHT , LIGHT A LIGHT FOR ME ¡@ LIGHT A LIGHT , LIGHT A LIGHT FOR ME
BRING ME BACK HOME AGAIN ¡@ BRING ME BACK HOME AGAIN . . . ¡@ UM . . .


Castles in the Air ¡@ (original : DON McLEAN , 1970)

ARRANGER : MARTIN PEREIRA

AND IF HE ASKS YOU WHY YOU CAN TELL HIM THAT I TOLD YOU ¡@ THAT I'M TIRED OF CASTLES IN THE AIR
I'VE GOT A DREAM I WANT THE WORLD TO SHARE ¡@ AND CASTLE WALLS JUST LEAD ME TO DESPAIR
HILLS OF FOREST GREEN WHERE THE MOUNTAINS TOUCH THE SKY ¡@ A DREAM COME TRUE I'LL LIVE THERE TILL I DIE
I'M ASKING YOU TO SAY MY LAST GOODBYE ¡@ THE LOVE WE KNEW AIN'T WORTH ANOTHER TRY
SAVE ME ¡@ FROM ALL THE TROUBLE AND THE PAIN ¡@ I KNOW I'M WEAK ¡@ BUT I CAN'T FACE THAT BOY AGAIN
TELL HIM ¡@ THE REASONS WHY I CAN'T REMAIN ¡@ PERHAPS HE'LL UNDERSTAND ¡@ IF YOU TELL IT TO HIM PLAIN
OH ¡@ BUT HOW CAN WORDS EXPRESS THE FELL OF SUNLIGHT IN THE MORNING ¡@ IN THE HILLS AWAY FROM CITY STRIFE
I NEED A COUNTRY BOY IN MY LIFE ¡@ I'M CITY BORN , BUT I LOVE THE COUNTRY LIFE.
FOR I CANNOT BE PART OF THE COCKTAIL GENERATION ¡@ PARTNERS WALTZ DEVOID OF ALL ROMANCE
THE MUSIC PLAYS AND EVERYONE MUST DANCE ¡@ T'M BOWING OUT , I NEED A SECOND CHANCE
SAVE ME ¡@ FROM ALL THE TROUBLE AND THE PAIN ¡@ I KNOW I'M WEAK ¡@ BUT I CAN'T FACE THAT BOY AGAIN
TELL HIM ¡@ THE REASONS WHY I CAN'T REMAIN ¡@ PERHAPS HE'LL UNDERSTAND ¡@ IF YOU TELL IT TO HIM PLAIN
AND IF HE ASKS YOU WHY YOU CAN TELL HIM THAT I TOLD YOU ¡@ THAT I'M TIRED OF CASTLES IN THE AIR
I'VE GOT A DREAM I WANT THE WORLD TO SHARE ¡@ AND CASTLE WALLS JUST LEAD ME TO DESPAIR ¡@ UM . . . LA . . .


Windmills of your Mind ¡@ ( original : DUSTY SPRING FIELD , 1966

ARRANGER : KHIEW SIN SAN

ROUND LIKE A CIRCLE IN A SPIRAL LIKE A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL
NEVER ENDING OR BEGINNING ON AN EVER SPINNING REEL
LIKE A SNOWBALL DOWN A MOUNTAIN , OR A CARNIVAL BALOON
LIKE A CAROUSEL THAT'S TURNING , RUNNING RINGS AROUND THE MOON
LIKE A CLOCK WHOSE HANDS ARE SWEEPING , PAST THE MINUTES OF IT'S FACE
AND THE WORLD IS LIKE AN APPLE , WHIRLING SILENTLY IN SPAC
LIKE THE CIRCLES THAT YOU FIND , IN THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND .
LIKE A TUNNEL THAT YOU FOLLOW TO A TUNNEL OF ITS OWN.
DOWN A HOLLOW TO A CAVERN WHERE THE SUN HAS NEVER SHONE
LIKE A DOOR THAT KEEPS REVOLVING IN A HALF FORGOOTEN DREAM
OR THE RIPPLE FROM THE PEBBLE SOMEONE TOSSES IN A STREAM
LIKE A CLOCK WHOSE HANDS ARE SWEEPING PAST THE MINUTES OF ITS FACE
AND THE WORLD IS LIKE AN APPLE WHIRLING SILENTLY IN SPACE
LIKE THE CIRCLES THAT YOU FIND , IN THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND .
KEYS THAT JUNGLE IN YOUR ROCKET , WORDS THAT JANGLE IN YOUR HEAD .
WHY DID SUMMER GO SO QUICKLY ? WAS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID ?
LOVERS WALK ALONG THE SHORE , AND LEAVE THEIR FOOT PRINTS IN THE SAND .
IS THE SOUND OF DISTANT DRUMMING , JUST THE FINGERS OF YOUR HAND ?
PICTURES HANGING IN A HALLWAY , AND THE FRAGMENT OF A SONG
HALF REMEMBERED NAMES AND FACES , BUT TO WHOM DO THEY BELONG ?
WHEN YOU KNEW THAT IS WAS OVER , YOU WERE SUDDENLY AWARE
THAT THE AUTUMN LEAVES WERE TURNING TO THE COLOUR OF HIS HAIR .
ROUND LIKE A CIRCLE IN A SPIRAL LIKE A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL
NEVER ENDING OR BEGINNING ON AN EVER SPINNING REEL
AS THE IMAGES UNWIND , LIKE THE CIRCLES THAT YOU FIND ¡@ IN THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND .


Love's in Disguise ¡@ ( original : AMII STEWARD , 1987 )

ARRANGER : RICKY HO

SOMETHING STIRS INSIDE ¡@ THERE'S A LOVE IT'S TRYING TO HIDE ¡@ IN BETWEEN A VISION AND A DREAM
FEEL MY ACHING HEART ¡@ FEEL MY WILD DESIRES ¡@ THE INSENSATION PLAY UPON MY SKIN
LOVE’S IN DISGUISE ¡@ LOVE’S IN DISGUISE
LOOK INTO MY EYES ¡@ BEFORE THEM THE DIAMOND LIES ¡@ CAN’T YOU SEE THERE’S LOVE INSIDE
ALL THE LOVE YOU NEED ¡@ ALL THE DREAMS YOU SEE ¡@ ALL MY LOVE’S BETWEEN THE LINES ¡@ LOVE’S IN DISGUISE
OH , IS IT HARD TO RECOGNIZE ¡@ OH , CAN’T YOU SEE LOVE’S IN DISGUISE
LOOKED INSIDE MY CAGE ¡@ I’M AN ACTRESS ON THE STAGE ¡@ SATISFACTION GUARANTEED LOVE’S A MASOUERADE ¡@ LOVE’S A CRUTIAL RAID ¡@ COME ON BABY FEEL MY NEEDS
LOVE’S IN DISGUISE , LOVE’S IN DISGUISE.
OH , IS IT HARD TO RECOGNIZE ¡@ OH , CAN’T YOU SEE LOVE’S IN DISGUISE
ALL THE LOVE YOU NEES ¡@ ALL THE DREAMS YOU SEE ¡@ ALL MY LOVE’S BETWEEN THE LINES
LOVE’S IN DISGUISE ¡@ LOVE’S IN DISGUISE


Unknown Musician ¡@ ( original : BLAST , 1978 )

ARRANGER : MARTIN PEREIRA

YOU KNOW THAT EVERYBODY CAME ¡@ BUT NOBODY CAME TO HIM
HE’S THE FACE LEFT WITHOUT A NAME ¡@ CAUSE TODAY FACES AREN’T THE SAME DOING WHAT HE KNOWS THE BEST ¡@ PLAYING WHAT HIS SOUL BELIEVES IN
MELODIES THEY DRIFT AND SOFTLY RISE ¡@ UNTIL LIKE CLOUDS ¡@ THEY REACH AND FILL THE SKIES
UNKNOWN MUSICIAN , WU . . . ¡@ PLAY A SONG CAUSE MUSIC IS YOUR FRIEND
UNKNOWN MUSICIAN ¡@ THEY’LL KNOW YOU IN THE END.
BREAK YOUR BACK TO REACH THE STAGE ¡@ WHEN YOU GET THEM YOU FEEL HUNGER
ENDLESS NIGHTS UP IN THE STREETS FOR WHICH YOU PRAYED ¡@ WHEN WILL YOU SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN ?
UNKNOWN MUSICIAN , WU . . . ¡@ PLAY A SONG CAUSE MUSIC IS YOUR FRIEND
UNKNOWN MUSICIAN ¡@ THEY’LL KNOW YOU IN THE END !


Diamonds and Rust ¡@ ( original : JOAN BAEZ , 1975 )

ARRANGER : MARTIN PEREIRA

WELL , I'LL BE DAMNED , HERE COMES YOUR GHOSE AGAIN
BUT THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL , IT'S JUST THAT THE MOON IS FULL ¡@ AND YOU HAPPENED TO CALL
AND HERE I SIT , HAND ON THE TELEPHONE
HEARING A VOICE I'D KNOWN , A COUPLE OF LIGHT YEARS AGO ¡@ HEARING STRAIGHT FOR A FALL
AS I REMEMBER YOUR EYES WERE BLUER THAN ROBIN'S EGGS
MY POETRY WAS LOUSY YOU SAID ¡@ WHERE ARE YOU CALLING FROM ? ¡@ A BOOTH IN THE MIDNEST
TEN YEARS AGO I BOUGHT YOU SOME CUFFLINKS
YOU BROUGHT MY SOMETHING ¡@ WE BOTH KNOW WHAT MEMORIES CAN BRING ¡@ THEY BRING DIAMONDS AND RUST
WELL YOU BURST ON THE SCENE ALREADY A LEGEND
THE UNWATCHED PHENOMENON , THE ORIGINAL VAGABOND ¡@ YOU STRAYED INTO MY ARMS
AND THERE YOU STAYED , TEMPORAROLY LOST AT SEA
THE MADONA WAS YOURS FOR FREE ¡@ YES THE GIRL ONTHE HALF SHELL ¡@ COULD KEEP YOU UNHARMED
NOW I SEE YOU STANDING WITH BROWN LEAVES FALLING ALL AROUND ¡@ AND SNOW IN YOUR HAIR
NOW YOU'RE SMILING OUT THE WINDOW OF THAT CRUMMY HOTEL OVER WASHIGTON SQUAARE
OUR BREATH COMES OUT WHITE CLOUDS MINGLES & HANGS IN THE AIR
SPEAKING STRICKLY FOR ME , WE BOTH COULD'VE DIED THEN AND THERE
NOW YOU'RE TELLING MY YOU'RE NOT NOSTALGIC
THEN GIVE ME ANOTHER WORD FOR IT ¡@ YOU WHO'RE SO GOOD WITH WORDS AND AT KEEPING THINGS VAGUE
CAUSE I NEED SOME OF THAT VAGUENESS NOW ¡@ IT'S ALL COME BACK TO CLEARLY
YES I LOVESD YOU DEARLY ¡@ AND IF YOU'RE OFFERING MY DIAMONDS AND RUST ¡@ I'VE ALREADY PAID


If you say my eyes are Beautiful ¡@ DUET WITH STEVEN FRANCIS ¡@ ( original : JERMAINE JACKSON / WHITNEY HOUSTON , 1986 )

ARRANGER : RICKY HO

IF YOU SAY MY EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL ¡@ IT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE LOOKING AT YOU
AND IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE YOURSELF ¡@ YOU’D FEEL THE SAME WAY TOO
YOU COULD SAY THAT I AM A DREAMER ¡@ WHO’S HAD A DREAM COME TRUE
IF YOU SAY MY EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL ¡@ IT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE LOOKING AT YOU
IF YOU WONDER WHY I'M SMILING ¡@ IT'S BECAUSE I'M HAPPY WITH YOU
AND FILL ME THROUGH AND THROUGH ¡@ I COULD HOLD YOU CLOSE FOREVER ¡@ AND NEVER LET YOU GO
IF YOU SAY MY EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL ¡@ IT'S BECAUSE I JUST LOVE YOU SO
NOW MY HEART IS AN OPEN DOOR ¡@ WON'T YOU COME INSIDE FOR MORE
YOU GIVE LOVE SO SWEETLY NOW ¡@ TAKE MY LOVE TAKE MY COMPLETELY NOW
IF YOU SAY MY EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL ¡@ IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU
AND MY EYES ARE JUST THE WINDOWS ¡@ FOR MY FEELINGS TO COME THROUGH
AND BY FAR YOU ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL ¡@ THAN ANYTHING I EVER KNEW
IF YOU SAY MY EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL ¡@ IF YOU SAY MY EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL
IF YOU SAY MY EYES , MY EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL ¡@ IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU .


Like A Hero ¡@ ( original : MODERN TALKING , 1987 )

ARRANGER : RICKY HO

BABY COME SAVE ME FROM PAIN AND FROM FEAR ¡@ MAYBE I'M CRAZY , STILL DREAMING YOU'RE HERE
NO MORE TEARS MY BABY I CRY FOR YOU ¡@ NO MORE FEARS OH MAYBE I'M MISSING YOU
LIKE A HERO I WILL SMILE AGAIN ¡@ LIKE A HERO IN THE MIGNIGHT TRAIN
LIKE A HERO I WILL GO ¡@ MISS YOU MORE THAN YOU WILL KNOW ¡@ WHEN YOU BREAK MY HEART
LIKE A HERO I WILL SMILE AGAIN ¡@ WE'RE A WOMAN BABY AND A MAN
AND I'M NEEDING YOUR SWEET LOVE ¡@ GIVE ME MORE OF THAT SWEET STUFF ¡@ GIVE ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT
BABY BE WITH ME , IT'S COLD AND LONELY OCEANS OF SORROWS , GIRL WITH NO TOMORROW
NO MORE TEARS MY BABY I CRY FOR YOU ¡@ NO MORE FEARS OH MAYBE I'M MISSING YOU


Requiem ¡@ (origianl : KARTHAGO , 1983 )

ARRANGER : INDRA ISMAIL

THERE WAS A BOY , THERE WAS A GIRL ¡@ THEY WALKED IN THE HOUSE OF DREAMS TOGETHER
LOST IN THE SOUNDS , FREEDOM AND HAPPINESS ¡@ THEY HOPED THE DREAM WOULD LAST FOREVER
HE CAME WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS WERE SHINNING
HE WENT AWAY AND THE SKY WAS FALLING ¡@ DARK SHADOW'S TALKING
HE'LL NEVER COME NO MORE ! ¡@ NEVER COME NO MORE ! ¡@ NEVER HEAR AGAIN THE SOUND OF THE ELEPHANT'S CALL
HE'LL NEGVER COME NO MORE ! ¡@ NEVER COM NO MORE ! ¡@ NEVER HEAR THE SONG , THE SOUND OF THE ELEPHANT'S CALL
THERE WAS A BOY , JUST LIKE ANYONE OF US ¡@ HE LOVED TO SING AWAY HIS SORROWS
LOST IN THE CROWD , RUCHING SO MADLY AROUND ¡@ HE DIDN'T LIVE TO SEE TOMORROW
HE CAME WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS WERE SHINNING
HE WENT AWAY AND THE SKY WAS FALLING ¡@ DARK SHADOWS TALKING


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