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A blog about Crooked Lines on Yahoo! Philippines

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Not quite pop, not quite New Age
By Tony Maghirang | Pinoy Rocks – Wed, Aug 29, 2012 12:27 PM PHT

It's Corinne May, a Singapore-bred now L.A.-based singer-songwriter, who just released her new album, "Crooked Lines."

You could call her inspirational.

"A beautiful life is in living every moment like it could be our last," she sings in the carrier single, "Beautiful Life." In the title track, she reinterprets an ancient Portuguese proverb that says, "God writes straight with crooked lines."

"Life is never a journey that goes in a straight line. It's the detours in our lives that mold us. It's only in looking back that we can truly appreciate why certain things had to happen in our lives," she tells Yahoo! Philippines OMG! in a phone interview.

A little Sarah MacLachlan

In spots, Corrinne sings like Sarah MacLachlan minus the operatic Gothic streak. In others, a bit of Joni Mitchell's lilt shows up. The underlying sentiment comes through as new age-y but when it breaks down to the details of loving the little ones, the neglected and the ones left behind, her music attempts at a cure for pain and sorrow.

Corrinne sings without the desperation usually associated with references to life's unpredictability. Unlike the elegiac tone of her 2001 debut "Far Away," the new album finds a silver lining in the stickiest situation.

"For instance, 'Walk Away' (on her debut) dwelled on my aunt who was in a bad relationship. I also had to deal with long distance relationship being away from Singapore," she said.

Christian music

Corinne left Singapore after graduating from high school to study in Berklee in Boston. When she went to L.A., she produced her own album to help her get gigs. Later, after college, she became active in Christian music ministry.

Still, when she wrote a song titled "Five Loaves and Two Fishes," Corrinne had second thoughts about including the song on the album. She wasn't sure the allusion to the Christian parable would be right. She chose to play it first to her circle of friends who liked the song and encouraged her to go with her gut and put the song on the record.

On her third album, a few people had begun to peg her as a Christian music artist. "I grew up Catholic and my faith has been very important to me," she said. "I think it's a blessing that when I share a little bit more of what inspires me, other people find joy in that as well. That gives me joy too as a songwriter because I feel like I've been able to bring to others some of the joy that I feel through my music."

More upbeat

She discloses that the more upbeat feel of her recent album, "Crooked Lines", comes from her taking up the guitar again. The piano remains her main instrument and the guitar inspires her to write different type of song.

"In my last concert which in Singapore, I shifted between the guitar and piano. It's nice because on the piano I can go for sentimental ballads. I pick up the guitar and I can come closer to the audience."

In the future, she hopes to incorporate more classical arrangements in her songs. "I always think it would be nice to write music for an orchestra. That would be the epitome of my music artistry. If I can do that one day, I would be very happy."
 

08/29/2012

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  • Mary Kay Genetin Cornell
    Mary Kay Genetin Cornell North Canton, Ohio
    Sep 2 2015 7:48 PM
    Hello Corrine this is Mary Kay. Back in 2008 you let me use your pictures when you went to Saint Therese Little Flower in France. Hard to believe it was the beginning of many miracles that have been given to me. I wrote about King DAVID'S 5 STONES AND JESUS' 5 STONES + 2 FISHES. Then I just saw for the 1st time the song you created. Soon GOD IS NOW WANTING ME TO X THE MIRACLES HEAVEN HAS GIVE ME. GOD'S BAM! BEAUTIFUL AWESOME MIRACLES, Your music makes me smile and uplifts my heart. I pray the day we will be able to meet and give each other a big hug. Until then: this note will uplift your heart,soul and spirit. GOD BLESS Mary Kay

    Hello Corrine this is Mary Kay. Back in 2008 you let me use your pictures when you went to Saint Therese Little Flower in France. Hard to believe it was the beginning of many miracles that have been given to me. I wrote about King DAVID'S 5 STONES AND JESUS' 5 STONES + 2 FISHES. Then I just saw for the 1st time the song you created. Soon GOD IS NOW WANTING ME TO X THE MIRACLES HEAVEN HAS GIVE ME. GOD'S BAM! BEAUTIFUL AWESOME MIRACLES, Your music makes me smile and uplifts my heart. I pray the day we will be able to meet and give each other a big hug. Until then: this note will uplift your heart,soul and spirit. GOD BLESS Mary Kay

  • Peter GWEE
    Peter GWEE
    Aug 20 2016 8:31 AM
    Greetings Corrine, Just heard you singing Crooked Lines this afternoon during an incubator songwriter 2016 series by National Library Board. I was immediately captivated by the song. Checking out digitally here I'm getting to know you more. Your style of singing and lyrics are so awesome. I didn't know that you are our very own home-growth talent. Do more of this. I was told that songwriting is a way of journaling your journey. How true it is. In the season of my life as I face a dreadfully disease songwriting may be a way for me to pen down my feelings, emotions and frustrations. Listening to your songs is really up-lifting to my spirit-man. May our good LORD continue to bless your voice to bring hope to the hopeless and faith to the faithless.

    Greetings Corrine,
    Just heard you singing Crooked Lines this afternoon during an incubator songwriter 2016 series by National Library Board. I was immediately captivated by the song. Checking out digitally here I'm getting to know you more. Your style of singing and lyrics are so awesome. I didn't know that you are our very own home-growth talent. Do more of this.
    I was told that songwriting is a way of journaling your journey. How true it is. In the season of my life as I face a dreadfully disease songwriting may be a way for me to pen down my feelings, emotions and frustrations. Listening to your songs is really up-lifting to my spirit-man. May our good LORD continue to bless your voice to bring hope to the hopeless and faith to the faithless.

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