From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V7 #110 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Saturday, October 19 2002 Volume 07 : Number 110 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: From the files of Amazon.com.... ["Kamille" ] Re: From the files of Amazon.com.... [Leslie Osborn ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:56:10 -0500 From: "Kamille" Subject: Re: From the files of Amazon.com.... For my info as a new person, why do we get the Faith Hill link? Just curious. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie Osborn" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:01 AM Subject: From the files of Amazon.com.... > > I love the amateur reviews on Amazon. This guy is a > riot. Check out his equally hilarious review of TSI > too. > > Note: I'm not laughing at his English, I'm just > greatly entertained by his colorful use of language. > And lyric quoting. > --Leslie > ---------------- > > London Warsaw New York Semarang, June 25, 2002 > Reviewer: Desianto Fajar W. (see more about me) from > Semarang, Central Java Indonesia > > Here comes the second album from Basia Trzetrzelewska. > London Warsaw New York is a great success. Here, I > want to make a review on the songs in it. Enjoy! > > Cruising for Bruising > Nice song. Still has the 80's atmosphere but also has > 90's atmosphere as well. This song teaches us to be a > good lover. Before we get the best, there always, and > will be a 'bruising' time, to make us become more > mature. We have to know when to start and when to > stop. There will be a second chance and true love will > last forever. > > Best Friends > Breaking up again and again? Well, don't hate your ex > lovers then. They have fulfilled our past days with > unforgettable, sometimes silly, memories and made us > fly to the moon, so, it is unfair if you hate them > just because you have different ways. If not lovers, > we are still remain best friends! > > Brave New Hope > This state-of-the-art song is magnificent. Basia's > voice is unbelievable! Strong and clear from the low > to the high. This song has made a great unforgettable > pattern. Several years later, many female singers > tried to imitate this song but they failed to reach > Basia's quality. Well, I believe you know the singers > that I mean. > > Baby You're Mine > This is the song when I first knew Basia, somewhere in > 1990. Soon I forgot it because I was still searching > 'my kind of music' at that time. Years passed by, but > I never met what I looked for until in 1996, I > accidentally watched the video clip of 'Baby You're > Mine' on TV. This event made my memory flew back to > the sweetest tune I've ever heard in 1990. So I keep > in my mind her name, the title, and her face just in > case I found it in a music store. Lucky for me, until > now, Basia's face is always aired once a week on a TV > station in Indonesia without realizing that it is > Basia. So, every time I see her face on TV, I say, > "Hello Basia! How are you today." > > Ordinary People > Nice blend between Jazz and Latin. One thing that I > really like is the sound of the accordion in this > song. Well, Peter White has done a great job. > > Reward > Another birthday song from Basia. She taught us that > the most important gifts in our lives are our parents. > Although they are maybe so far away, or can't give > something that we want, or so strict to us, they have > given their best love to us. Different parents have > different ways to show their love. Without them, we > wouldn't be in this world. So, let's say, "I have you, > a lover and a friend, you are everything I need, you > are the sun, the air I breathe," to our beloved mother > and father. I believe, you would like to hear those > words from your children, someday. > > Until You Come Back to Me > No comment for this song. I believe you are familiar > with this song. > > Copernicus > A dangerous song for the drivers and riders. This song > is very energetic and encouraging. The attractive > dance beat makes you dance. Don't listen to this song > when you're driving, or even worse, riding. I have > tried it on my motorbike and I was almost involved in > an accident! > > Not an Angel > Have you ever heard Basia persuade someone? Well, you > have to listen to this song. This song somewhat has a > seductive tone in a cheerful way. I never have any > idea that Basia could be that 'bad'. > > Take Him Back Rachel > Shoo bee doob, doob, doob.... An interesting opening > in this song by blending Latin style and 'Basia-Nova'. > > Well, that's all. If you're new to Basia, I suggest > you to start from this album, or Clear Horizon, which > one is easier to get. For Basia lovers, this album is > a must! > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 09:39:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Leslie Osborn Subject: Re: From the files of Amazon.com.... - --- Kamille wrote: > > For my info as a new person, why do we get the Faith > Hill link? Just curious. Part of Yahoo's stupid we-want-ads-on-every-inch-of-your-email-experience campaign. And since I have Yahoo, they tack it on. Grrrr.... Problem is, Hotmail does it too, and I am *not* paying for .mac. :-P So what can you do. - --Leslie Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:02:00 -0500 From: "Kamille" Subject: Re: From the files of Amazon.com.... I guess the only thing to do is to look at the bright side and be glad it's not Marilyn Manson or Slim Whitman. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie Osborn" To: Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:39 AM Subject: Re: From the files of Amazon.com.... > > --- Kamille wrote: > > > > For my info as a new person, why do we get the Faith > > Hill link? Just curious. > > Part of Yahoo's stupid > we-want-ads-on-every-inch-of-your-email-experience > campaign. And since I have Yahoo, they tack it on. > Grrrr.... > > Problem is, Hotmail does it too, and I am *not* paying > for .mac. :-P So what can you do. > > --Leslie > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V7 #110 ***************************