The Pharmacy(tm)

Here are themes and songs that inspired the thinking of The Pharmacy(tm). As you might notice, many of these songs are 80s and 90’s hits. Whenever I need a sound trip or new ideas, I just immerse myself in these tunes. (By the way, these are all youtube embedded videos so occasionally they might be down if youtube is down).

Generally, all music that I like tend to be emotional, both due to the lyrics of the song and its instrumentation that greatly appeal to my sensibilities. To appreciate this, I suggest you also select the tunes below depending on your current disposition.

Finally, can I just say that these are all beautiful songs.

Ambient, Lounge, and Instrumentals
Mostly instrumentals, these tunes help me think and focus on a particular idea or concept, or develop an existing one. For those “thinker” or “pensive” days.
Angel – Massive Attack
Antrozous/Barbastella/Eptesicus – Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard
Battle Without Honor or Humanity – Tomoyasu Hotei
Brooklyn Heights – Down To The Bone
Clubbed to Death – Rob Dougan
Gone – Jim Chappelle
Exotica – Paul Taylor
Extreme Ways – Moby
Forever Forever – Keiko Matsui
Furious Angels – Rob Dougan
Love Remembered – Anton Coppola
Lux Aeterna – Clint Mansell
One Man’s Dream – Yanni
Safari – Keiko Matsui
Teardrop – Massive Attack
Two Rocks and a Cup of Water – Massive Attack
Unfinished Sympathy – Massive Attack
Velocity Of Love – Suzanne Ciani
When Love Dies – Suzanne Ciani

Dance and Club
These tunes evoke dance floors, night city drives, and beach front sunsets. I like these fast and upbeat tracks when life seems like such a blur.
Ever After – Bonnie Bailey
It’s You, It’s Me – Kaskade
Just The Way You Are – Milky
Make Luv – Room 5
Rise – Samantha James
Selfish – Sunset Daze
Smooth Escape (Dance Mix) – D’Sound
Steppin Out – Kaskade

Jazz and R&B
These songs tell stories. Very rich lyrics coupled with fantastic rhythms and instrumentation. Living a rich and well-balanced life means living a Jazz track.
All Would Envy – Chris Botti & Shawn Colvin
Englishman In New York – Sting
Love Will Follow – Kenny Loggins & Shanice
Right Here – Sisters With Voices (SWV)
Rise and Fall – Craig David & Sting
Shape – Sugababes
Shape of My Heart – Sting
Tattooed On My Mind – D’Sound
Walking Away – Craig David

Rock, Alternative, and Metal
These tracks help evoke and channel angst anger and bitter sentiments. They help me make a stand on the vagaries and imperfections of life.
A Certain Shade Of Green (Acoustic) – Incubus
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
Blurry – Puddle of Mudd
Carnival Of Rust – Poets Of The Fall
Clocks – Coldplay
Crawling – Linkin Park
Drive – Incubus
In the End – Linkin Park
It’s Not Over – Chris Daughtry
Lift – Poets Of The Fall
Ordinary – Train
Solitude Standing – Suzanne Vega
Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song) – Incubus
The Late Goodbye – Poets Of The Fall
Transformers Theme – Black Lab
Transformers TV Theme – Mute Math
What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

Slow, Mood, and Ballads
These songs are immersive and emotional. Their lyrics flow with your thoughts rather than interrupt them.
Another Day In Paradise – Phil Collins
Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
Falling – Julee Cruise
Fragile – Sting
Gabriel – Lamb
Heaven – Lamb
Only Hope – Switchfoot
Seasons of Love – Jonathan Larson
The Dream Within – Lara Fabian
Windmills Of Your Mind – Michel Legrand
Wise Up – Aimee Mann

Sunday Morning Music
I segregated these particular songs, even if they might fall into any one of the categories above because their distinctive sound (usually 80s synthesizer with hopefully ideal lyrics) remind me so much of the smooth music I listened to during my childhood. All these songs have that crystal 80s quality.
Love Saw It – Babyface and Karyn White
Someone – El DeBarge
Spell – Deon Estus

Original Filipino Music
These are songs by Filipino artists which I resound to. A lot of the themes have to do with nationalism and the social plight in the Philippines.
Bandila – Rivermaya
Liwanag Sa Dilim – Rivermaya
Tatsulok – Bamboo