What do you think of “You Move Me”?

I really like dance music, despite the fact that I can’t dance at all. *sob* Growing up in the 90s, I really, really liked the kind of club music that was coming out, stuff from C&C Music Factory, Cece Peniston, Crystal Waters, Martha Wash. DJ remixes were enough reason for me to buy CD singles; if an artist had Junior Vasquez working on it, it was almost a guarantee that I would buy the CD single. I never actually went to a club (disco, as we called them back then), but I had a LOT of dance music. Now that I’m Christian, I’ve toyed with the idea of making Christian dance music. I don’t quite have my finger on the pulse of popular music, but I do appreciate a good singable melody and a great lyric that sticks to your brain – marks of a great song, regardless of genre.

My first foray into “dance” was with my “remix” of “Set Apart.” (You can listen to that one here). Of course, I didn’t have access to the right equipment (still don’t, but GarageBand is terrific), and so while it wasn’t so bad, it was certainly quite raw. I’m working on a new track called “You Move Me,” something that I originally envisioned with a Kpop sound, but somehow it metamorphosed into this strange club/hiphop amalgam. I don’t quite know where it is; is it Usher? Janet? Something uniquely me? Vocally, I still believe I’m crap – and believe me, I’m not fishing for compliments here – but the joy is in the songwriting. I hope if it’s worth pursuing, I can complete it and maybe hand it over to a Filipino Christian singer to include in her/his next CD.

To listen to You Move Me, please visit my MySpace or click on the Play button below.

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3 Responses to “What do you think of “You Move Me”?”

1. Noelle says:

   October 9, 2009 at 9:51 am

   You need a sick baseline. :)

   So true! I’m not happy with the bass sound selections on GarageBand, though. :(
2. ree says:

   October 9, 2009 at 10:18 am

   pretty catchy! can’t wait to hear the finished version. i can’t quite catch the lyrics though.

   Thanks, Ree! :)

   There are days when I don’t wanna move
   And nothing washes over me
   Messages of hopelessness on the Internet and on TV
   Been praying for someone to come and tell me that He’ll rescue me
   And then You came
   I’m not the same
   My eyes are open, now I see

   Everybody needs somebody
   Everybody wants somebody
   Everybody moves somebody
   And I’m happy that You move me
   
3. gege says:

   October 11, 2009 at 1:03 pm

   can definitely dance to this! keep on using your God-given talents, Ganns. You’re so blessed. Such a blessing to others too.

   You are such an encourager, Gege! Thank you for your kind, kind words. It’s such a pleasure to be your bro in Christ.