My kind of romantic song - I don't want to miss a thing

Song and music are special to each individual. One likes one over another. I love songs with some dramatic tune and surrounding a dramatic story. I cannot explain it but I prefer rock style, you could guess which age I am coming from.

Just the other day, I listened to this relative new musical instrument called Harperjji and this song was played, so nostalgic and good feeling to listen to it over and over again ! To think its a Hard Rock band that made it famous ! Wow ! I am surprised with myself.

The music and emotion is just so fine. It is so melodious and captivating. I could not have enough of it.

Here is the original song by Aerosmith lead singer and you would not believe what a rock star he is. I may not like his style but for this song, he sang so well, all the emotions and notes.

Here is another version by Mark Chestnutt which to me its a gentlemen's version of the song.

Aerosmith – I Don't Want To Miss A Thing Lyrics

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing

Lie close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together
I just wanna stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing

I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing

Songwriters: WARREN, DIANE

From Wikipedia, this is what was written about the song and why I remember it as it was pretty famous at one time.

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (the first #1 for the band after 28 years together). It is one of three songs performed by the band for the film, the other two being "What Kind of Love Are You On" and "Sweet Emotion." The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998. The song also stayed at number 1 for several weeks in several other countries. In the UK, the song peaked at number four, becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK, where it was the 17th best-selling single of 1998, and has sold over a million copies.

Baking Remedy - Handy Tips

If something goes wrong, never fear! We have a couple of tricks for hiding and disguising any mishaps.

Creamed mixture has curdled – the butter and sugar were not beaten until light and creamy (butter should look pale and the mixture thick) or the eggs were not at room temperature when added, or not beaten fully. Tip: Add a spoonful of flour and beat well with an electric mixer.

Cake split during cooking or breaks coming out of the tin – ‘glue’ the pieces together with some icing, and then ice the cake as usual. If it is a 2 tiered cake, place the split cake on the bottom, so pressure from the top cake will keep it together. Cover the cake with extra icing, or decorate cake e.g. berries, dried fruit, nuts.

Cake is too dry – serve warm, drizzled with a syrup, sweet sauce or cream. Soak pieces in sherry and use to make a trifle-styled dessert. Serve with stewed fruits and their juices.

Bottom of cake has burnt – baking tin too thin or placed too low in the oven. Tip: Trim away burnt base or if cake is too dry, serve drizzled with a syrup.

Top of cake has burnt – oven temperature too high, cake placed too high in the oven, cake baked for too long, too much sugar used. Tip: Trim away the burnt area and decorate with icing.

Cake has cracked on the top – the oven temperature is too high causing the outside of the cake to cook faster than the inside.  Tip: your oven might be actually running hotter than is indicated.  You can check it out by buying an inexpensive oven thermometer.

Cake has sunk in the middle – Cake removed from oven before fully cooked, oven door opened too soon letting in cold air causing collapse, too much raising agent used (e.g. baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, beaten eggs) causing rapid rising before the structure is firm enough to hold, too much flour or sugar. Tip: cut up cake and use for desserts such as trifle. Cut out centre to make a ‘ring’ shaped cake, or turn the cake upside down, so the bottom is not on the top.

Cake is too heavy – too little raising agent (e.g. baking powder), too much flour, knocking out the air by over-mixing or heavy handed mixing, eggs too small in size, oven temperature too low. Tip: Serve warm with cream, ice cream or custard. Serve with stewed fruits and their juices.

Cake mixture has overflowed during baking – baking tin was too small or too much raising agent (e.g. baking powder or bicarbonate of soda) was used. Tip: Trim off uneven edges before decorating, clean up any overspill in the oven.

Cookies are overly flat and thin and you followed all directions, begin your next batch with a cool baking sheet making sure that it’s not over-greased. Too much sugar can also increase spread. As a rule, Caster Sugar reduces spread; White Sugar increases spread.

Fruit has sunk to the bottom – Tip: Coat the fruit in a little of the dry mixture before adding to the complete mix.

Pavlova too chewy or brown – break into chunky pieces, mix with whipped cream and chopped fruit for an easy dessert.

Loaf is burnt or dry – check the temperature of your oven. To avoid it happening again, place some foil over the top of the pan when you bake the loaf again. Cut away burnt areas, serve warm slices with stewed fruits and their juices or drizzle with syrup.

http://www.chelsea.co.nz/content/baking-guide/what-went-wrong.aspx

Be with you - A song to remind us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGQpm3i3mXw

Be With You (Selalu Menyembahmu) by Sendy Stepvina @ City Harvest Church

Artist: City Harvest Church
Author: Sendy Stepvina


Verse one:
Savior of my soul
I confide in you
Through all my darkest moment
In you I find my peace
My comfort when I'm weak
I trust in You, through storm and raging sea
Verse two:
Faithful, You're my God
You're the Glory and the Lifter of my head
Your light it fills my days
It leads me in Your ways
Forever I surrender all to You

Chorus one:
And I live to worship You
My Jesus You're the only one for me
Nothing will ever take Your place
My precious Savior
Who can stand between my Lord and me

Chorus two:
Lord I live to honor You
And I long to bring my life an offering
Take me higher
Draw me deeper
I give all to be with You

God of my Forever by City Harvest Church

LYRICS

Verse 1
God of my youth I remember
Your call on my life took me o'er
Your love has seen me through all my days
I stand here by Your grace
On this altar I've written my life
Tells of a story I have with You my Lord
I want the world to know

Chorus
God of my forever
And forever I'm with You
My life is saved with a price
Your sacrifice redeemed my soul
God of my forever
And forever I will sing
My greatest honor will always be
To serve my Lord and King

Verse 2
God of my all I've surrendered
My heart finds its rest in Your word
Praises will not be enough to show
How my love for You has grown
Nothing matters when You're here with me
In the end just to hear You say "Well done"
Bowing before Your throne

Bridge
Forever and ever
Jesus You alone in glory reign
Forever and ever
With You I walk this narrow way

The God I know by City Harvest

The Church is the bride of Christ. She is to be kept pure. In worship song, we seldom sing about The Church. This song reaffirms the God that we know, Righteous and Holy, Faithful and true, Tower of Refuge, Light of the City. This is the God we know. And God expects His Church to be likewise. 

Very often, the Church is not like this. We fail God miserably especially when we are silent about injustice, silent about the ungodliness in this world. We do not defend the poor and the weak. We do not take care of the sick and poor. We are complacent. 

(verse)

When the stage is bare tonight

There’s no one else

Just You and me

When the curtains close behind

There’s no pretense

I’m on my knees

(pre chorus)

I will lay down my life

For the love sacrifice

You gave to me

It’s all because of You

All because of You

(chorus)

The God I know

Righteous and Holy

The God I know

Faithful and true

The God I know

My tower of refuge

Hearts are healed

Christ revealed

The God I know

Light of the City

The God I know

Strengthens the weak

The God I know

Your heart beats within me

As You are, so are we

(bridge)

This is my cry

My one desire

More of You

More of You

(last chorus)

The church He knows

Righteous and Holy

The church He knows

Is faithful and true

The church He knows

A tower of refuge

Hearts are healed

Christ revealed

The church He knows

Light of this city

The church He knows

Strengthens the weak

The church He knows

Is strong and mighty

As He is, so are we

Seven Years by Lukas Graham

This song is much better than most of the Top of the Chart songs for a long long time. Especially at this time (first quarter of 2016), both Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" and Selena Gomez's "Same Old Love" came out at the same, some time after their break off. 

At least, in this song, we could hear some family values being sung out in a song. The fact he could recall what his mum and dad told him when he was seven years old speaks volume of his legacy heritage from his parents. At least, he has respect for them and still wrote a song in memory of them. 

In Lukas' word, the song has two lyrical themes—loneliness and family. Throughout the song, Lukas pushes against loneliness by attempting to remember and heed his parents' advice.

Friends are the family you choose to keep in your life. And you’ve got the friends that are there since childhood to back you up. But a good friend can walk into your life from nowhere, too. 

He ends off by going back to the beginning of the song. It’s very reminiscent. That single incident when he was 7 years old stuck with him for the rest of his life and shows that he holds the advice his mother gave him very close to his heart. When he reflects on his life and thinks about all the events that took him to where he is now, that moment at 7 years is a starting point, a point where he became more conscious of realities and expectations in life.

Enjoy life because you cant go back. He is stating that he lived and we should to live wild.

7 Years by Lukas Graham. "A mix of Christiania, Copenhagen and Los Angeles is combined to give you a beautiful imagery to help the song along. I really hope you like it." - Lukas Graham

Get the Self-titled Album featuring "7 Years" here: http://smarturl.it/LukasGrahamAlbum
Learn about the meaning behind "7 Years" here: http://genius.com/8019908 
Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/7YearsSpotify 
Directed by René Sascha Johannsen, Produced by The Woerks & Seven Pictures

Connect with Lukas Graham:
https://www.facebook.com/LukasGraham
https://twitter.com/LukasGraham
http://instagram.com/LukasGraham
http://smarturl.it/LukasGrahamSpotify 

But I like Leah Guest's Cover and her lyrics even more :-

The wordings are encouraging.

Original Lyrics: 
Once I was seven years old my mama told me, 
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was seven years old

It was a big, big world but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor 
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure

Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me, 
Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
Once I was eleven years old

I always had that dream like my daddy before me
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me
‘Cause only those I really love will ever really know me

Once I was twenty years old my story got told
Before the morning sun when life was lonely
Once I was twenty years old

I only see my goals I don't believe in failure
‘Cause I know the smallest voices they can make it major
I got my boys with me, at least those in favor
And if we don't meet before I leave I hope I'll see you later

Once I was twenty years old my story got told 
I waswriting 'bout everything I saw before me
Once I was twenty years old

Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold 
We'vetraveled around the world and we're still roaming
Soon we'll be thirty years old

I'm still learning about life, my woman brought children for me
So I can sing them all my songs and I can tell them stories
Most of my boys are with me, some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind, my brother I'm still sorry

Soon I'll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one 
Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month

Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
Soon I'll be sixty years old

(P) 2015 Copenhagen Records / Warner Chappell Music / Then We Take The World

Official Video of Seven Years

Because of You by City Harvest Church

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIeGWUg0QEQ

(Verse 1)

Because of You, I was born again

Because of You, I’m ransomed by Your grace

Because of You, my heart has found a home

A refuge for my soul

Because of You, sins are washed away

Because of You, heaven knows my name

Because of You, I can live again

You’ve broken every chain

(Chorus)

Unfailing Love so unreserved, 

You gave Yourself on Calvary

And now I stand forever free, 

my Saviour rescued me.

(Verse 2)

Because of You, the weak say “I am strong”

Because of You, the broken have a song

Because of You, there’s no need to fear

Hope steadfast, ever sure

(Bridge)

Now heaven be open, our God is unshaken

We worship Christ risen high above

Now heaven be open, all kingdoms all nations

Declare that “You are God”

The Lord's my Shepherd by Stuart Townend

Psalms 23 is always a favourite Psalm and in song, it is always beautiful. This version of Psalms 23 was written by Stuart Townend.

http://www.stuarttownend.co.uk/song/the-lords-my-shepherd/

The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want;
He makes me lie in pastures green.
He leads me by the still, still waters,
His goodness restores my soul.
And I will trust in You alone,
And I will trust in You alone,
For Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.

He guides my ways in righteousness,
And He anoints my head with oil,
And my cup, it overflows with joy,
I feast on His pure delights.
And though I walk the darkest path,
I will not fear the evil one,
For You are with me, and Your rod and staff
Are the comfort I need to know.

Stuart Townend
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-qLa_2GPcM
Another verson