Saya suka...

... Jikustik's killer song, Tak Ada Yang Abadi, which goes something like this:

Kau pernah menjadi detak dalam nadiku
Dalam hidupku
Dan kau pun pernah menyelamatkan
Seluruh hidupku

Kau pernah menghujaniku
Dengan butiran air matamu
Tapi kau juga pernah
Tertawa dalam dalam pelukku

Perubahan ini meyakinkan aku
Bahwa tak ada yang abadi
Sejak kau putuskan
Untuk melepaskan hidup

Kau pernah menjadi terang dalam gelapku
Saat tersesat
Tapi kau juga pernah menyentuh
Rasa sakitku

Kepergian itu mengajarkan aku
Bahwa tak ada yang abadi
Sejak kau putuskan untuk
Melepaskan hidup....

This song is a composition by Pongki, the band's vocalist, and the arrangement has the magic touch of Erwin Gutawa, if I'm not mistaken - a maestro when it comes to strings. Tak Ada Yang Abadi is not their latest hit, it came with their second album Perjalanan Panjang (they are now promoting their 3rd album already).

Jikustik's bassist, Icha and Sheila On 7's Eros used to play in the same band before they found their own niche. Check this group out at the Jikustik Official Website.

I also could not stop myself from repeating the song Eiffel... I'm In Love, which is the orginal motion picture soundtrack for an Indonesian movie of the same title. Composed by Melly Goeslaw and arranged by Anto Hoed, this track is only 2 minutes and 32 seconds long but if you set your player to repeat only this track, it can stretch to 5 minutes and 4 seconds, or 7 minutes and 36 seconds or.... wow, my math's good!

Actually this clarinet plus harpsicord plus accordian plus piano infested track reminds me of the songs I used to play when I was still studying organ. Other cool songs in the Eiffel... I'm In Love aka Eiffel... Aku Jatuh Cinta OMPS are Bercintalah Denganku, Pujaanku and Bulan Kedua, but I guess Indonesian music avids would be more familiar with Tak Tahan Lagi. I wonder when the movie will be released here?