"Skies of L.A." - Official Discussion Topic

[CSCfan]

It's the same clip as TJTWIM..lol Edited November 1, 2007 by CSCfan

[nano]

looooooooool.

[djs31982]

Haha Yeah I noticed it was the same clip as TJTWIM...I thought it was a problem with my computer

[celinerific]

Ahaha. Yeaaa. Team Celine made a little blooper.

[pepillo90]

It remains me another song...

 

Let me think..

 

 

 

 

Ohh yeah!!! TJTWIM

[JP]

Ohh i'm not the only one loll

[SarahJB5]

I'm hoping something like this won't happen tomorrow for the full album!

[Elaine]

Just because I was dying to listen to this song! And I'm with you there Sarah! I'll be totally desperate if we don't have the right links for the songs tomorrow!! Edited November 2, 2007 by Elaine

[smw]

Just calm down, folks. Just calm down.

[Lawna]

lol...I can't wait to hear the album tmrw!

[ByuSmurf]

And your TV is blowing a fuse...

Just come on over.

You got nothing to lose

 

HMMM... sounds vaguely familiar

 

WORKIN' ON YOU!!

Edited November 2, 2007 by ByuSmurf

[idroveallnight]

I'm not looking forward to this song. The title is so tacky (just like "I Remember LA" *cough*...that was an excellent song though). We all know the last song of every album holds much significance and meaning, I just don't see a song with a connotation to Los Angeles having such an impact.

[Chin]

Unfortunately, I can't hear the full album...

But I can't wait to hear comments from you guys tomorrow

[Javier_Natalio]

I think it does have some meaning, even without listening to the whole song, in an interview the writer or producer, don't really remember who, said it talked about the sky of LA being filthy, and from the extracts we hear Celine searching for the light through that dark sky... time will tell if it's just a metaphore for a symbolic light or if it's an ambientalist song, in whichever case it sounds good.

[Hilda]

oh i am in love with this song!! it does suggest the skies of LA are smoggy and shes trying to find the light/ purity/ humanity through the smog. and the song is just soooooooo gorgeous!!! "I dont know...." those bits.....uh,,, just so good.

[Ronny83]

AP: How does the guy who writes for Celine Dion write for people like Chris Brown and Young Joc, as well?

 

The-Dream: I must have multiple personalities. Cuz somebody asked me a similar question like "Well, didn't you write 'Coffee Shop' for Yung Joc?" I'm like "Yeah." "Well, didn't you just write a song called 'Skies of LA' for Celine Dion? So what are you doing?" I'm like, "I don't know. To me, music is music. I'm just trying to do my thing."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071213/ap_en_...q_a_the_dream_1

[peo]

I just LOVE that song

[tal-sh2]

I don't understand him.

"Trying to do my thing"..?

But that's an excellent song anyway, really beautifull!

[Macaronie]

Trying to do his thing = making/writing music Edited December 15, 2007 by Macaronie

[RLAAMJR.]

This song is one of my favorite in "Taking chances"

[Thecolourofmylove]

This song and Right Next to the Right One sound like B-sides to me. I hardly listen to them at all.

[kathyc25]

At first I didn`t pay much attention to this song at all, but then I really gave it a good listen with my new shure in-ear phones (amazing sound guys! ) and I was blown away! I really felt moved by both the lyrics and the music.

[σνєяєχιѕтιиg ιи ℓιмвσ]

does anyone know the meaning behind this song? thanks.

[summer elizabeth]

I guess it just means that she does not know whats around the corner in her life* like wheather she will be blessed with another child

 

"I don't know if the rays will shine my way again

All I know is that I'm standing in a place where

My future is like the skies of L.A."

 

And that she might be rich and succesful but she feels poor outside her successfull singing career in her family life.

 

"I don't know if my body can take much more

We're in the line of the richest riches

But my mind seems so poor"

 

And nobody can help her fulfil her personal life even though she is loved by many people

 

Everyone has a finger

But they can't point me to the light

 

Just a guess but i hope it helps x

[summer elizabeth]

I guess it just means that she does not know whats around the corner in her life* like wheather she will be blessed with another child

 

"I don't know if the rays will shine my way again

All I know is that I'm standing in a place where

My future is like the skies of L.A."

 

And that she might be rich and succesful but she feels poor outside her successfull singing career in her family life.

 

"I don't know if my body can take much more

We're in the line of the richest riches

But my mind seems so poor"

 

And nobody can help her fulfil her personal life even though she is loved by many people

 

Everyone has a finger

But they can't point me to the light

 

Just a guess but i hope it helps x

 

o and i guess the skies of L.A. are just a metaphor for and unpradictable future just like you cant predict the weather in L.A.

[MTJ]

actually its about pollution. I love the song, I think its my favorite. In an interview they asked celine how she felt about singing a song like that (about pollution) and she said the thought it was great, but she hadn't realized it at the time, she just had thought it was a nice song.

 

It's a sign of good lyrics when they can be so widely interpreted....

[Allie]

yeah that's what I was thinking too, and I've been to LA a lot and the sky is always smoggy and gross and stuff so I thought that's what that part meant.

[idroveallnight]

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And that she might be rich and succesful but she feels poor outside her successfull singing career in her family life.

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And nobody can help her fulfil her personal life even though she is loved by many people

If you're saying this as it pertains to Celine directly, then you're wrong. If you're saying this as it pertains to other famous people, then you're right. Celine is successful as an artist and as a mother & wife...she's said that a million trillion times so she definitely does not feel like she's had failure in her personal life. She put her career on hold for 2 years in 2000 to prove that and stayed permanently in Las Vegas for 5 more years if that's not proof enough.

 

Read this excerpt from Oprah's magazine:

Cancer was an incredible challenge for René to go through, and it allowed me to discover strengths that I had never before put into practice. I used to keep everything inside; today I speak up for myself. I pick my own songs. I'll tell a technician that I don't like the way he's lighting me. I've learned to say, This works for me…. That doesn't…. This is unacceptable…. This is how I'd like it to be done. At home I make decisions as a mother, and I communicate my feelings to my husband.

 

The most important thing I learned, though, is that my life is so much more than show business. Over the years, a lot of people have asked me what I would do if I could no longer sing; it's amazing to me that they think I would lose everything. They don't know—and perhaps I didn't, until this time—that my inner voice is a lot stronger than my singing voice. I am a mother, daughter, sister, and wife, and now I know that if anyone I love ever needs me, I can take care of them.

[Black Kitten]

i'm not normally into piano driven songs, but this one made all the difference. the lyrics are somewhat "true to its words" and at least celine brought something new to the table. not the best track off TC, but definitely one of its highpoints.

[MTJ]

I really do wish this had been the single. Alone seems to be doing all right, but this song is a jewel. It fits into so many music genres and is just such a nice example of a toned down celine most people don't know.