Monday, December 2, 2013

Shayne 셰인 "Be My Love"

I’ve been away from Chill Music Stash for such a long time, and I’m very sorry.  It’s been pretty hectic here, what with me moving in with a bunch of friends and having more of a crazy schedule than usual, and then I was sick, had a trip to L.A. to see VIXX, and then Thanksgiving, which was fabulous.  Thanks for asking ;)

But I’m back now.  And I wanted to come back with a very chill Bang.  And by bang, I don’t mean bang at all, actually.  I heard this song today and I just HAD to post about it.
It helps that this song is perfect for the gloomy ish type of day the weather decided to give me.

This song is “Be my Love” by Shayne.  Let’s start out with this: I have never heard of Shayne, but I am also fairly new to the Korean Indie/Chill Music scene.  And it looks like, from the comments below the video, that Shayne has been around for at least longer than this one song.
Next, I must comment on this—because I have my Bachelor Degree in English, I very much appreciate the usage of “love” in the title.  I’ve seen too many shortenings (he could have made it: “B My Luv,” which would have turned me off the song), and… just ridiculous words that aren’t even words in titles of songs, and that no longer appeals to me, if it ever did.  Thank you!!
I am deeply sorry that I chose just an audio track to comment on instead of a song and a video, but I just HAD to, because this song is just so ADORABLE!! 

The song starts out with an accordion-sounding thing, and an acoustic guitar, with this harmony of voices singing to you, “I need your love!”  Okay, really, the beginning is a tiny bit much for me, and I would have not thought it fit the song, except the harmonies are in the chorus too.  After that very first bit, which totally sounds like the opening to some cheesy romantic comedy, the song turns into this ridiculously awesome chill but still peppy song.  His voice is sweet and mellow, and I can only think of “adorable,” really. 

With this song, I kind of have a visual in my head of him singing and walking in a jaunty/bouncy manner down a clean, sunshiny street and singing into the camera as he passes cute houses in the suburbs.  Just being a cutie—dressed in, oh, I don’t know, a pastel pink shirt with tan trousers held up by pink and white striped suspenders; red plaid bowtie and a plaid cap.  Seriously, this just popped into my head!  Now, try imagining that as he’s walking toward the camera and smiling and singing.  No aegyo for the camera, because this song is just that touch more serious than a super cutesy ballad.

I will definitely be listening to more Shayne—I adore his style and his voice.  Of course, this could be the only song I like of his, too, which would be a huge bummer.  If you haven’t heard it yet, you should give “Be My Love” a try J  Perfect for any type of day you’re having—if you need a pick-me-up, or if you’re completely happy.




Have a great week listening to your chill music, and I’ll be seeing you next time!!  :D

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