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Come In From the Rain (Words & Music by Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager, 1975; Recorded by Melissa Manchester, 1983, on "Greatest Hits")

Well, hello there, good old friend of mine,
You've been reaching for yourself for such a long time;
There's so much to say, no need to explain,
Just an open door for you to come in from the rain.

It's a long walk when you're all alone,
And someone like you will always choose the long way home.
There's no right or wrong, I'm not here to blame,
I just want to be the one to keep you from the rain,
From the rain.

Bridge:

And it looks like sunny skies,
Now that I know you're all right.
Time has left us older, but wiser -- I know I am.

And I think of us like an old cliché,
But it doesn't matter, 'cause I love you anyway -
Come in from the rain.

Repeat Bridge:

And it's good to know my best friend has come home again;
'Cause I think of us like an old cliché,
But it doesn't matter, 'cause I love you anyway -
Come in from the rain, come in from the rain,
come in from the rain.

J'ADORE!

I do not know why I am drawn to Des'ree even if she's got crappy lyrics (her LIFE was most maligned in the SUPERNATURAL album), yet her music is so nice to listen to, so alive (kahit sometimes it's so melancholic). Crappy music for crappy people. Anyway, she sort of saves people from committing suicide or do something similarly morbid. She's my counter to Chris Isaak. Then again, what's heaven for me could be hell for you.

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INFORMACION Y TURISMO. This is a Spanish-produced indie CD (this is the 3rd of the series) filled with original music and one or two knock-offs (one is a Carpenter song). One of my good finds during my super rare trips to Music One in Greenbelt. I call it my comfort CD because when I run out of new things to listen to, I go back to this. And then some....

Pan Am The Sound of 70s. The second of a series of three albums produced by Japanese artist Yoshinori Sunahara for that classic American airline Pan Am. A rather dull CD save for a few tracks which - thank God - bear a semblance to the idea of flight, and its lost glory. These tracks are cool and allow you to bob your head - even while in bed - and save your day from finally falling apart. Something nice to sleep to while imagining yourself in one of those (probably) comfy sleeper beds (first introduced by Philippine Airlines in their then brand-new 747-200s) that are so 70s!

The Original Shanghai Divas Redefined. This is my waking-up CD. A nice way to help you crawl out of bed and start the day (and for me, "start of the day" means 1 in the afternoon). It features electronica renditions of songs by well-known Shanghai divas like Bai Kwong and Chow Hsuan. My yaya bobs her head to this and actually requested me yesterday to turn up the volume. Hmmmmm.... Thanks to J for my copy of this one. It's been 3 years, methinks. How time flies.