Jah Cure, or Iyah Cure (born Siccature Alcock on 11 October 1978 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, who was raised in Kingston. He was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton whom he met while growing up in Kingston.[citation needed]
His first big break came in March 1997 when he released the single "King in this Jungle" which was a duet with Sizzla. The single was produced by Beres Hammond who went on to become his mentor. He then released a steady stream of singles that won him critical and popular acclaim.Beres Hammond eventually took Cure under his tutelage and began mentoring him and producing his music in the studio. In 1998, Cure performed on a European tour and visited several Caribbean Islands with Beres Hammond and the Harmony House Family.
In November 1998, while driving around Montego Bay, Cure was pulled over by the police and arrested on charges of gun possession, robbery and rape. He was prosecuted before the Gun Court in April 1999, found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Cure was transferred from the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, which had a digital recording studio the inmates could use. It was there that Cure released three albums and a number of singles, some of which have topped the Jamaican chart. His first album Free Jah's Cure The Album the Truth was released in 2000, it was followed by Ghetto Life in 2003 and Freedom Blues in 2005. More recently Cure has released the songs "Love Is", "Longing For" and "True Reflections", showing his unique voice and lyrical ability.
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Реги́нa Ильи́нична Спе́ктор, IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər], English: /rɨˈdʒiːnə ˈspɛktər/; born February 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.
Spektor was born in Moscow, Soviet Union in 1980 to a musical Russian Jewish family. Her father, Ilya Spektor, is a photographer and amateur violinist. Her mother, Bella Spektor, was a music professor in a Soviet college of music and now teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York. She has a brother Barry (Bear), who was featured in track 7, "* * *", or "Whisper", of her 2004 album, Soviet Kitsch.
She learned how to play piano by practising on a Petrof upright that was given to her mother by her grandfather. She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles, Queen, and The Moody Blues by her father, who obtained such recordings in Eastern Europe and traded cassettes with friends in the Soviet Union. The family left the Soviet Union in 1989, when Regina was nine and a half, during the period of Perestroika, when Soviet citizens were permitted to emigrate. Regina had to leave her piano behind. The seriousness of her piano studies led her parents to consider not leaving the USSR, but they finally decided to emigrate, due to the ethnic and political discrimination that Jews faced. Spektor is fluent in Russian and reads Hebrew, and has since paid tribute to her Russian heritage, quoting the poem February by the Russian poet Boris Pasternak in her song Après Moi, and stating “I’m very connected to the language and the culture.”
(written by Rachel Proctor, Roy Hurd)
Days go by, they turn into years
Time has a way of erasing the tears
Pictures fade, words disappear
Love comes and goes, but you're still here
The taste of goodbye is still on my lips
My heart still longs for your tender kiss
I hear your voice whisper my name
It's been so long, but it still feels the same
Chorus:
(Oh) You haunt my heart just like a ghost
No matter how far I run, you stay so close
Oh, I still want you, need you, feel you with every breath
Baby, how can I forget
I know your love, I learned it by heart
I memorized every sweet tender part
So I can't forget, no matter how hard I try
And I can't remember why we said goodbye
(Repeat Chorus)
Oh I still want you, need you, feel you with every breath
Baby How can I forget
Baby, how can I forget
No, I can't forget
Oh, I try but i can't forget
I just can't forget
I want to know, know, know, know, know
(How can I forget)
I've got to know, know, know, know, know
(How can I forget)
How could I forget
(Forget her)
When I was lonely, she chased away
The little girl chased away all of my blues
When I was down and out
She went somewhere and bought me
She brought me a brand new pair of shoes
So tell me, tell me, tell me
(How can I forget)
How, how, how, how
(How can I forget)
How could I forget
(Forget her)
Yesterday she left for somebody new
My friends all say forget her
Go out and do the same they do
But how when her kisses still lingers on my lips
And my cheeks, ask for her finger tips
Since she's been gone, I can't sleep at night
And since she's been gone, I can't eat or bite
Oh, so tell me, tell me, tell me
(How can I forget)
How, how, how, how, how
(How can I forget)
How can I forget
(How can I forget)
I wanna know how can I forget
(How can I forget)
And I've got to know, I've for got know
How can I forget
(How can I forget)
I've got to know somebody help me forget my baby, baby, baby
(How can I forget)
How can I forget, forget, forget
You asked me to forget about you.
Go out and find someone knew.
That won't be easy you see.
After all the things you've done for me.
Though I'm a man, I ain't too proud to say.
With you I stand tall and strong.
Without you girl, I'm nothing at all.
Like a snowman in the sun, my life was wasting away.
Your love gave me hope and strength, you're the reason I'm alive today.
How, I wanna know.
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me.
You'll always be apart of me.
Girl, you don't realize what your love means to me.
It's more precious than the air I breathe.
I wanna know, how...
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me.
Girl, you'll always be apart of me.
How, I wanna know.
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me.
You'll always be apart of me.
How, how, how... how can I forget ya, woman
You've been so good, good baby.
How can I forget ya
It's impossible to do.
How can I forget ya, woman.
You've been so good, good, good to me.
How can I forget ya
I want to know.
Ha-ha-ha... how can I forget ya
I guess it's been a year or two or three
I let myself forget who I'm supposed to be
Lived for myself no matter what was said or done
Didn't give a fuck if I offended everyone
Another day still living in the gutter
I never doubt I'm better than the others
My actions prove me wrong every fucking day
Just watch me contradict every word I say
I can't kick these drugs they're still kicking me
If I could leave it behind who the fuck would I be
Defined myself for years by the rules I broke
Another drink and I'll forget
If I can't remember how can I regret
Another pill and I'll forget
If I can't remember how can I regret
Another bundle and I'll forget
If I can't remember how can I regret
Oh, they ask me to forget about you
Go out and find someone new
But that won't be eas', you see
After all the things you've done for me
Told the men, I ain't too proud to say
With you I stand tall and strong
But without you, girl, I'm nothin' at all
How, how can I forget ya?
After all you've done for me
Oh woman, you'll always be a part of me
Yeah yeah
I, I can't forget you
It's impossible, you see
Woman, you'll always be a part of me
Girl, I'm down on my bended knees
And I'm beggin' you please, beggin' you please
Woman, woman, don't set me free
'Cause right this moment in the sun
My life was wastin' away
Girl, your love gave me hope and strength
You're the reason I'm alive today
Girl, you don't realize
What your love means to me
It's more precious than the evergreens
How, how can I forget ya?
After all you've done for me
Girl, you'll always be a part of me
I, I can't forget you
It's impossible, you see
Girl, you'll always be a part of me
My woman, how can I forget ya?
After all you've done for me