Why Would I Write

  • A Million Different Weddings EP

    The delay for my album release has been too long. Way too long. The songs I’ve recorded are like a year old now, and they haven’t seen the light of day. Everybody has been asking me for my EP. And I’ve been telling them, “it’s not done yet, it’s not done yet”. Well the truth is, it has been completed and been sitting on my desk for the past few months. But I really wasn’t happy with the vocals for But It Was Nice To Meet You and wanted to rerecord it. But because of commitments to work, and partying, I haven’t had the time to hit the studios.

    Then just now in the shower I had a crazy idea. I seem to be having quite a lot of these nowadays, maybe I’ve been showering with cold water for too long (my heater blew up a few months back haha). I was thinking of recording some new demos for new songs I’ve written. Then I thought about my current EP and how nobody has listened to it yet. So I thought to myself, “why not release my EP now? Record an additional 6 songs, redo/improve the old ones and re-master/remix them for a full length release later this year or next?”

    And so, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m releasing my EP, A Million Different Weddings, for absolutely no cost today. All I ask is for you to drop me a message or comment on this post if you’ve downloaded it. Let me know what you think about it! Spread it to all your friends, spam their walls! Pirate it! Burn it, put it in your car and let everyone who sits in your car to listen to it! Link everyone to this post! Let everyone know about my music! Come to my shows, and sing along! You finally have material to practice with!

    In the coming week, I will release the album artwork/lyrics so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the music.

    Click here to download A Million Different Weddings EP

    I will be writing and releasing new material in the future. So for now, enjoy the fruits of my labor that I’ve been working on the for past year.

    Tracklist:
    1) But It Was Nice To Meet You | Lyrics
    2) Paperback Romance | Lyrics
    3) (Tonight You Are) My Star | Lyrics
    4) A Million Different Weddings | Lyrics
    5) Sherlock Holmes | Lyrics
    6) Car Crash Hearts & A Love Letter Written By A Half-Dead Romantic | Lyrics

    Credits:
    All songs written and performed by: George Wong
    Additional keyboards on Track 1 and Track 6 by: Andrew Yu
    Additional keyboards on Track 3 by: Alvin Tan
    Additional vocals on Track 6 by: Eve Oh
    Recorded, mixed and produced by: James Yee at Chennaniah Studios

    A big thank you to everybody who’s supported me so far, especially my family and friends. And to the mademoiselles who have inspired me in more ways than one. You all know who you are.

  • Gig #53 and #54

    This week is gonna be a happening week. First week of the month and I already have 2 gigs lined up for you guys! Most likely I will be performing as 2storeyheart, but if circumstances allow, I’ll have Jason up on stage with me for some acoustic The Wishing. Keep your fingers crossed!

    The first one will be at Laila’s for Doppelganger’s flash open mic gig.
    Click here for the Facebook event page.

    This Wednesday (4th of August 2010) at 9:00pm onwards
    Location: Laila’s Lounge, Kelana Jaya

    The next one will be at The Bee Cafe for IACT’s open mic.

    Thursday (5th of August 2010) from 7:00pm – 10:00pm
    Location: The Bee @ Block K, Jaya One

    My time slots haven’t been confirmed yet, but do show up for the complete duration of both gigs! There’s always new talent to be discovered at every gig. Hope to see you guys there!

  • The Wishing – Winter Coat

    The Wishing performed this song acoustically for the first time last Sunday.

    The vocals are pretty soft so you can’t hear much, but anyway, here are the lyrics to the song. Note: I messed up while singing live, so some words don’t match up haha.

    The Wishing – Winter Coat

    I love to wake up to the ring tone of my Skype
    A fresh cup of coffee sitting by my side
    I know this call is gonna be good
    It’s always good to hear from you

    I know it’s late, but it’s okay
    Three A.M. doesn’t mean a thing to me
    When I get to hear your voice
    It’s always good to hear from you

    Because over there it snows
    You know back home it won’t
    And it’ll be eight long hours
    ’til we see the same sunrise

    And if you’re feeling cold
    Just close your eyes and know
    That if you think of me
    I’ll be your loving winter coat

    I love to watch you blowing kisses to me on my webcam
    You know I’ll tell you that you’ll always be my ten
    Oh god I miss those pouty lips
    It’s always good to hear from you

    And I’m marking the days on my calendar
    ’til this torturous wait is over
    And you’re safely back in my arms
    I’ll never let you go, but I’ll pray for now

    This music for this song was written by Jason, all I came up with was the rhythm guitars for the chorus. I was struggling to find the right words to fit this song for a very long time, until I looked through some old writings and found these words.

    I originally intended this song to be a 2sh song, but I couldn’t come up with any music for it. I decided to try singing along to Jason’s progression and I thought it fit the song well, so it became The Wishing material instead.

    The verse lyrics were written about a month back but I only managed to finish the whole song last week when I was suddenly inspired with the melody and words for the bridge. After that, everything just fell into place.

    The lyrics were inspired by 2 friends of mine, who’ve had a long distance relationship spanning thousands of miles for a couple of years and they’re still going strong. Hani and Ferhan, here’s to many more years together! 🙂

    Fun fact: This song was originally titled ‘Loving Winter Coat’.