Songs for the Broken Hearted

[Komuso]

Harada Tomoyo (原田 知世) - Sincere (シンシア)
from the 1997 J-Drama Le Dessin d'Amour (デッサン )

Thought I'd make a little contribution to this thread. While not in the usual genre that is popular among Singaporeans, I hope the music itself will strike a chord in the hearts of those who are moved by the thread topic. Unfortunately, I was unable to get a link for a decent translation to English. Google will have to do

[Komuso]

Miyuki Nakajima (中島 みゆき) - Sora to Kimi no Aida ni (空と君のあいだに; Between the Sky and You)
from the 1994 J-Drama Ie Naki Ko (いえなきこ; Child Without a Home)

This is a rare cover of the song by Anri Kumaki (熊木 杏里) which I feel is much better, not to mention more romantic, than the original by Nakajima. It was apparently done impromptu at a live performance and there are no other recordings of it I can find. This pop classic was also covered by cantonese and mandarin artistes as well. Used to play it on piano all the time back then... was crazy about it A truly well-written song.

English translation for the lyrics can be found here.

[meisha]

nothing or all by otown.

[Geiko]

[Komuso]

Miriam Yeung (楊千嬅) - 飛女正傳 (Fēi Nǚ Zhèng Zhuàn)

Given the horrendous state of my Mandarin (let alone Cantonese) it should come as no surprise that I initially believed the song title to mean "Legend of the Flying Female"

Thanks to some helpful friends, I've since been corrected. Jokes aside, this is probably one of the best-written (although not the catchiest or most popular) mando-pop song ever written. From a technical point of view, the composer really knows his shit. The number of complex chord shifts and key changes far exceed that encountered in the average rushed-out pop song. Mr Jay Chou has come close in several of his singles, but not quite met this standard. I suspect his producers might have interfered though -- the more complex a composition, the less popular it usually is with the masses.

This is an old classic that has been covered by several other artistes as well, I've come to learn. Beautifully sad lyrics and harmony. I almost always play this song in analog mode at every trip to a local pub or ktv facility.

[iossshee]

[iossshee]

[JiTaoPower]

In your final kiss
flavor of tabacco i could taste
a bitter and painful smell
about this time tomorrow
i wonder where you'll be at
i wonder who you'll be thinking of
You are always gonna be my love
even if someday you fall in love with someone else
I'll remember to love
you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Now it is still a sad love song
until i can sing a new one
The frozen time
is about to start
but there are things that i do not want to forget
about this time tomorrow
i know i will be crying
i probably will also be thinking of you
You will always be inside my heart
because it is forever only for you
I hope that i have a place in your heart too
Now and forever you are still the one
Now it is still a sad love song
until i can sing a new one
You are always gonna be my love
even if someday you fall in love with someone else
i'll remember to love
you taught me how
you are alwaya gonna be the one
it is still a sad love song
now and forever

[JiTaoPower]

[JiTaoPower]

[I.m.Jim]

[PPGirl]

好不容易 - 張靚穎

[I.m.Jim]

[Ladyrain]

因為太愛你，我選擇放手一個人難過，換來兩個人的幸福笑容， 放手讓你翱翔天空，不讓自己成為阻礙你飛翔的風。 『沒關係，沒關係』別管狠心的我心裡多痛。 只是下一次，原諒我，不再做爛好人... 濫好 人。

其實心有多痛當我那麼狠
演得逼真你才安心選擇
我獨自轉身好過沒有任何人獲勝
原來愛不應該無止盡地等
那會牽絆你錯過對的人
釋懷地微笑最適合
這尾聲該飛的風箏美在一起狂奔
放手了反而永恆
我是愛著你那個濫好人
愛了你卻只能隱身
沒關係你別管我有多心疼
我是放開你那個濫好人
為了你對自己夠狠
沒關係沒關係天使也會贏來掌聲
原諒我不做濫好人

[HappyCupcake]

And now you've given me, given me
Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams,
Feel like I could run away, run away
(From this empty heart)
Woke up to reality
And found the future not so bright
I dreamt the impossible
That maybe things could work out right...