"Planet Earth is blue / And there's nothing I can do."

This is a type of song that can still linger in your head long after they have stopped playing.

Space Oddity

When NAIF openly split up in 2021, amid crumbling personal relationships in the band, it seemed unlikely that they would ever make music together again. Choosing to bow out on a high, the IKJ veterans and pop icons made a conscious decision to disappear from the limelight while they were still in their prime – and left fans with both fond memories of their shimmering shoulder-pads, and an unmatched stream of timeless hits. Here's a song for reminds us what a poignant and powerful a parting can be.

Tanpaku

It was Bob, my friend who introduce me into this song. I've straightly fallen' in love with this song. The lyrics talk just like your father advising about life to you.
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Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.

"Fools," said I, "You do not know –
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you.
Take my arms that I might reach you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming.
And the sign said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence.

Sound Of Silence

A song with eternal lines and wisdoms from my childhood punk rock hero. Thanks for inspiring me, Billie!
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Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life.

(Good Riddance) Time Of Your Life

It started with my curiosity with Pearl Jam, I started wondering; "is it any good grunge-related song/band besides Nirvana and Pearl Jam?" and I've been thinking, Stone Temple Pilots with their most famous hit: 'Plush' is the answer.

Plush

To all the kids in the world, for once in their life, they will begin a spiritual and love journey. Oasis is the band who accompanying me in my lifes journey. Too many good and bad times that this song still stood.

Live Forever!

Wonderwall

In honor of Scott Weiland's legacy, I choose to cover one of finest STP songs. A great song and very catchy tunes for who never listen to Stone Temple Pilots.

Interstate Love Song

I can barely look at you
Don't tell me who you lost it to
Didn't we say we had a deal, didn't I say how bad I'd feel?
Everyone needs a helping hand, who said I would not understand?
Someone up the social scale for when you're going off the rails have

Post break-up sex
That helps you forget your ex
What did you expect from post break-up sex

Leave it 'till the guilt consumes
I found you in the nearest room
All our friends were unaware, most had just passed out downstairs
To think I'd hoped you'd be ok, no I can't think of what to say
Maybe I misunderstood but I can't believe you're feeling good from

Post break-up sex
That helps you forget your ex
What did you expect from post break-up sex

Post break-up sex
That helps you forget your ex
What did you expect from post break-up sex

When you love somebody but you find someone
And it all unravels and it comes undone

Post break-up sex
That helps you forget your ex
What did you expect from post break-up sex
Post break-up sex
That helps you forget your ex
What did you expect from post break-up sex

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Recorded with iPhone 3GS, Roland Digital Piano FP-5, Yamaha Acoustic Guitar

Paragate - Post Break-up Sex (The Vaccines Cover)

“Libraries gave us power/Then work came and made us free/What price now for a shallow piece of dignity?!”
This is the unforgettable intro to  ‘A Design for Life’ the Manic Street Preacher‘s definitive 90s statement. Tackling the theme of working class identity bassist(lyricist and chief dress wearer) Nicky Wire delivers a staunch defense of working class identity and a belief in the importance of self-improvement and solidarity as political power attempts to oppress you at every turn– ‘libraries gave us power’ indeed.

A Design For Life

"If you build yourself a myth, you'd know just what to give / What comes after this? momentary bliss"

Hopefully, we'll find out soon enough.

Myth

"Sampaikanlah pada ibuku / aku pulang terlambat waktu / ku akan menaklukkan malam / dengan jalan pikiranku"

A beautiful, powerful and poignant song from the legendary Eross Chandra. I never forget when I was a kid growing up listening into this dazzling, fascinating and marvelous piece of art.

Paragate adalah sebuah band yang awalnya terdiri dari Ghading Achmed Julio, Achmad Fadlan dan Hifzane Bob. Berdiri di tahun 2011 karena ingin manggung di acara seni kampus IPB Bogor.

Seiring berjalannya waktu dan kesibukan masing-masing personil, Ghading memutuskan untuk meneruskan nama Paragate dengan menggandeng Adji Utomo untuk merekam lagu-lagu cover band favorit mereka di studio rumahan milik Adji Utomo.

Waktu terus berputar dan kesibukan kembali menemani para personil, kini Ghading mengajak Liga Ariyan dan Dimas Cahyo yang merupakan teman semasa SMA-nya untuk meneruskan semangat perjuangan passion mereka di bidang musik.

(to be continued)

Paragate

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