Descriptive song not a prescriptive song

Rodriguez once said that 

Sugar Man is a descriptive song not a prescriptive song.

But I don't think so, a descriptive song is descrptive in words, but a descriptive song can be prescrptive in music.

 

Sugar Man is prescriptive.

When we listen to the song, 

its beautful melody comforts you,

yet it can at the same time give you a feeling of horrowness

when it is telling you about the story of the people who want to take drugs.

It surely remind you not to take drugs as
it cannot save you from miserable life at all!  

 

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Rodriguez - Sugar Man (Live on KEXP)
 

 

Sugar man
Won't ya hurry
Coz I'm tired of these scenes
For a blue coin
Won't ya bring back
All those colours to my dreams

Silver magic ships, you carry
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane

Sugar man
Met a false friend
On a lonely, dusty road
Lost my heart
When I found it
It had turned to dead, black coal

Silver magic ships, you carry
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane

Sugar man
You're the answer
That makes my questions disappear

Sugar man
Coz I'm weary
Of those double games I hear
Sugar man [x7]

Sugar man
Won't ya hurry
Coz I'm tired of these scenes
For a blue coin
Won't ya bring back
All those colours to my dreams

Silver magic ships, you carry
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane

Sugar man
Met a false friend
On a lonely, dusty road
Lost my heart
When I found it
It had turned to dead, black coal

Silver magic ships, you carry
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane

Sugar man
You're the answer
That makes my questions disappear

A mind-journey within the body

Sometimes, we can be very depressed

with a whole body of negative energy.

I once read an article

which taught me how to get rid of the negative energy:

Use your mind as a vehicle, sort of a rubbish sweeper vehicle,

to start an imaginative journey from the head, 

first to reach the forehead,

then two eyes, then two ears.

The mind goes back to the nose,

down the mouth to the neck.  

The vehicle can go down further to the stomach,

the belly and the legs and the feet. 

I drive this vehicle through the body

whenever I feel very depressed and full of negative energy.

And I always find this mind-journey

within the body very effective!


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Bee Gees - Marley Purt Drive

Sunday morning, woke up yawning; filled the pool for a swim.
Pulled down the head and looked in the glass just to see if I was in.
Went up the stairs and kissed my women to make her come alive.
'Cause with fifteen kids and a fam'ly on the skids,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.
Fifteen kids and a fam'ly on the skids ,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.

That's how they are, so I grabbed out the car;convertible fifty-nine.
Headed for the freeway; tried to find the Pasadena sign.
Ten miles and three quarters more I wasn't feeling any more alive.
'Cause with fifteen kids and a fam'ly on the skids,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.
Fifteen kids and a fam'ly on the skids,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.

I used to be a minstrel free with a whole lot of bread in my bag.
I used to feel that my life was real, but the good Lord threw me a snag.
Now I'm gonna be the same as me ,no matter how I try.
'Cause with fifteen kids and a fam'ly on the skids,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.
Fifteen kids and a fam'ly on the skids,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.

Turned 'round the car and headed for home; I guess I realized my fate.
Ten miles and three quarters more I pulled up outside the gate.
Twenty more kids were stood inside and that made thirty-five.
'Cause with an orphanage full of thirty-five kids,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.
An orphanage full of thirty-five kids ,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.

Sunday morning woke up yawning; filled the pool for a swim.
Pulled down the glass and looked in the mirror just to see if I was in .
Went up the stairs and kissed my women to make her come alive.
'Cause with an orphanage full of thirty-five kids ,
I got to go for a Sunday drive.
And orphanage full of thirty-five kids,
I got to go for a Sunday drive. 

Lovely Lady Smile

 When a lady first falls in love,

she always smiles.   

Her smile tells us that

she truly falls in love with her lover and she is very happy.  

The smile is real.

As time goes by,

she does not always smile,

though she still truly loves her lover and her lover loves her.

 

Life is full of variety, love affair is also full of variety...

 

Love affairs are diverse in contents,

sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes mixed with tears and

sometimes full of anxiety.

 

If she still can smile sometimes, she is still in love...

 

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Pilot - Lovely Lady Smile

 

Song from Pilot's first album

 

Little girl

Won't you turn to me

Yes, l'd like you to see

The way it can always be

Here's a song

For the love that you give

And the life that you live

But living is more than a song

Lovely lady smile

You make my life seem so worthwhile

l like your style

Anytime you're near

lt feels so good to know you care

You're everywhere

Puedes ser la vida de mi

Casi siempre conmigo

Un besito por favor, y tal

Lovely lady smile

You make my life seem so worthwhile

l like your style

Anytime you're near

lt feels so good to know you care

You're everywhere

Lovely lady smile

You make my life seem so worthwhile

l like your style

Anytime you're near

lt feels so good to know you care

You're everywhere

Summer Love So Deep

There are most changes 

in every summer among various seasons 

for every different stage of life for most people. 

So most of the people easily become 

most emotional in summer. 

Especially in the stage of being students, 

as we can recall, 

people face frequent changes 

due to graduation, changing schools, 

further studies... 

Of course, some people also have puppy love 

when being students.... 

At that time among the few summers in the 1980s, 

when we were going to say goodbye to 

our youngster age, we have Leon LAI also:

 

黎明 - 夏日傾情 

（Leon LAI - Summer Love so Deep)

作詞：向雪懷   作曲：Takashi Miki/Yasuhi Akimoto 

 

 

 

 

是你嗎？ 手執鮮花的一個
你我曾在夢裡 暗中相約在這夏
承諾站在夕照後 斜陽別你漸離去
亦會不歸家 期待我嗎？

是你嗎？ 能否輕輕轉身嗎？
盼你會來靜聽我的心裡面說話
每天我衷心祝禱 祈求夏季快來到
讓這麼一刻燃亮愛吧！

I Love You！
你會否聽見嗎？ 你會否也像我？
秒秒等待遙遠仲夏？

I Love You！
你不敢相信嗎？ 我已深愛著你！
見你一面也好 緩我念掛

是你嗎？ 能哼出這首歌嗎？
你我最愛沿路唱 以歌聲替代說話
這首歌在夢裡面完全為了你而唱
讓我的聲音 陪著你吧！

I Love You！
你會否聽見嗎？ 你會否也像我？
秒秒等待遙遠仲夏？

I Love You！
你不敢相信嗎？ 我已深愛著你！
見你一面也好 緩我念掛

I Love You！
你會否聽見嗎？ 你會否也像我？
秒秒等待遙遠仲夏？

I Love You！
你不敢相信嗎？ 如今我只想你！
見你一面也好 緩我念掛

你應該知道 你應該感到 誰人愛你