(Another M.I.K.E., known as Mike, is an Indonesian Singer who won the finals of Indonesian Idol. His songs are tagged on this page.)
Although mostly known for his productions under the aliases M.I.K.E., Push and Plastic Boy, Mike has released hundreds of records under more than eighty aliases and collaborations since 1992 in a wide variety of styles ranging from rave, techno, progressive house, trance, electro to even R&B, from accessible commercial anthems to minimalist underground sounds. He also produced tracks for Yves DeRuyter, Marco Bailey,Armin Van Buuren, Ian Van Dahl and Diabokua.
At the age of 18, Mike handed his first demo tape to the Antwerp record company USA Import Music and released his first record as Vision Act. In 1996 he signed with Lightning Records (the parent company of Bonzai Records) where he worked with most of its artists and achieved his major commercial breakthrough in 1998 with the trance anthem "Universal Nation" under his Push guise, one of the best selling dance vinyls of all time which even ended up in mainstream singles charts all over the world. This was followed up by two more chart hits, "Strange World" and "The Legacy".
As the list continued, creating such hits brought on major appeal by huge names like Moby, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Gareth Emery and so much more - which of whom M.I.K.E produced impressive collaborations and remixes for.
As time passed and M.I.K.E.'s name spread, popular demand began to expand rapidly worldwide! From the UK, to cities all around Europe & straight across the Atlantic & into North America and down Latin America, Asia and Australia - Ministry of Sound, DanceValley, Tomorrowland, Trance Energy, Winter Music Conference - were some of the prestigious venues that till this day M.I.K.E. is noticed for as a top leading performer/DJ.
And we wonder, where does he find the time to make so many hit releases? Through the wave of fans, the touring, atmosphere and passion for music are what tell the stories behind each of his exceptional tracks labeled under monikers Push, Plastic boy, to his most widely used name - M.I.K.E.
And now teaming up with labels such as Sirup Music, High Contrast Records, Garuda Music, and Armada Music, he continues introducing fresh new sounds with edge & a twist of progressive and club house for a totally modish blend. You can grab a taste on his weekly radio show 'Club Elite Sessions', also heard on various stations worldwide including SiriusXM and Digitally Imported Radio .
Check out www.mike.be for more updates, news, releases, links and touring info for a chance to experience a majestic adventure!
face the world
M.I.K.E. Lyrics
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the heart right out of me, I
Have been under your spell
since the day that I
laid eyes on your
your body and your thighs
when time stands still
no need for compromise
I could take you over
I could be your only one
If you give me just a second of your own love
take my heart
don't take me for a fool again
and ill shower you forever in a true romance
right now
They say its time to face the real world
(but we wont)
and we will never give it a chance
(whoa oh oh)
They say its over but we'll fight it
to see the world through to its end
(I wish you could be in love with me
we could stay forever young we could be in love)
I could take you over
I could be your only one
If you give me just a second of your own love
take my heart
don't take me for a fool again
and ill shower you forever in a true romance
right now
take time on second chances
take my heart at a second glance
its a tad unreal but you never knew
the things you loved
could never be so true
I could see myself sleeping
so fall asleep
I could see myself sleeping
next to you
I could feel my heart beating
close to you
The lyrics to the song "Face The World" by M.I.K.E. are centered around love and the desire to be with someone who has taken control of the singer's heart. The lyrics describe how entranced the singer is with their love interest and how they would do anything to be with them. They describe how time stands still when they are together and there is no need for compromise. The singer yearns for their love to be reciprocated and for their love interest to not take them for a fool again. They want to shower them in a true romance right now and not let the real world get in their way.
The lyrics also talk about fighting through the challenges that may come in a relationship, such as the real world and the opinions of others. The singer wishes that they could be in love forever and stay forever young. They want to be together and share a deep, true love.
Overall, the lyrics to "Face The World" are a plea for love and a desire to be with someone, no matter what challenges may come their way. The singer wants to be with their love interest and have a true, deep romance that will last forever.
Line by Line Meaning
You took control
You have taken control over me
the heart right out of me, I
You have taken my heart right out of me
Have been under your spell
I have been under your influence
since the day that I
Since the day when I first met you
laid eyes on your
Saw you for the first time
your body and your thighs
Your physical features attract me
when time stands still
When we're together everything else seems unimportant
no need for compromise
We are happy together, no need to negotiate
I could take you over
I could make you mine
I could be your only one
I could be your one and only
If you give me just a second of your own love
If you show some love towards me
take my heart
Accept my love
don't take me for a fool again
Don't deceive me again
and ill shower you forever in a true romance
I will give you love and romance forever
right now
At this moment
They say its time to face the real world
People say we need to face reality
(but we wont)
(but we won't listen to them)
and we will never give it a chance
We won't try to face the reality
(whoa oh oh)
(emotional expression)
They say its over but we'll fight it
People say our love won't last but we will prove them wrong
to see the world through to its end
We will stay together till the end of the world
(I wish you could be in love with me
(I want you to be in love with me)
we could stay forever young we could be in love)
We could have eternal love and remain youthful
take time on second chances
We should take time to consider giving each other another try
take my heart at a second glance
Give my love another chance
its a tad unreal but you never knew
Our love may seem unreal, but we never knew we could have this connection
the things you loved
Your interests and passions
could never be so true
You never knew you could love someone as much as me
I could see myself sleeping
I imagine myself sleeping
so fall asleep
Fall asleep with me
next to you
By your side
I could feel my heart beating
I feel my heart beating
close to you
When I am close to you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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TEN BOX
One Pitcher vs. One Hitter
This matchup was another one of those matchups in the WBC, but a really special one.
It was a final game of national prestige, but more than that, it felt to me like a pure and supreme battle between two great baseball players.
Trout and Ohtani are both superstars, the best baseball players, and have a special bond.
Their teammates and many spectators cheered and paid attention to them.
But I felt they were focused only on this special moment (matchup).
They looked different from their other matches in the WBC.
Thanks to WBC 2023 for a great matchup between two of the best baseball players.
I hope that next time Trout and Shohei will be the best teammates and fight together for the World Series and win the championship.
Javier Rivera
@BMac well said... it was Bo ability to play 2 sports at an elite level that made him a superstar that even the players where fans and marveled at what he was able to do. I remember Bo and had never seen anything like it until now with Ohtani. That you can do 2 things that others dedicate their entire careers playing just one.
I dont understand why people look for reasons to downplay something so rare and the crazy part is that they try to compare 2 different elite players that might be slightly better at one thing to someone who can do both.
To me he is the new version of Bo even though Shohei is doing it in the same sport but 2 completely different positions. I just hope he stays healthy because we saw what happened to Bo. Sometimes being so gifted can be a curse.
He literally has Jordan level talent for the sport of baseball. Where Jordan was not only the best offensive player in his prime he was also the best defensive player. He was ready to come in from the bullpen to close the game after playing offense the whole game and to come in to finish the game the way he did in the biggest stage possible against one of the best players of all time. The heart, fearlessness and leardeship he showed combined with his talent was jordanesque.
He is just so special and great for the sport of baseball. There is nothing you can tell me to change my views of what Ohtani is doing. I have been watching sports for almost 40 years and have seen some great athletes in pro sports. He is without a doubt an extremely rare breed. Lets appreciate and enjoy it while it last!
I'm an American who has also proudly served as an airborne ranger and I can care less he is Japanese because I love the sport that we created. He can and will inspire little kids not only in America but all over the world.
Daniel Polk
One of the most amazing and unique moments in the history of sports.
How great was it to see this play out naturally with its own rhythm without the artificiality of the pitch clock?
I dont think any fans think anything was missing because there was no timer or clock involved.
Bring back all the magic of the game!
Abolish the pitch clock!
Liam Jeffries
This is the single greatest moment in organized baseball history to me. Not just because it was two of the greatest players to ever live finally facing each other in a competitive match up. Not just because it was to decide a championship. No, it's the greatest moment because it represented, in a single very high stakes at bat, the culmination of over 150 years of evolution of baseball as a sport.
On one side in Mike Trout stood the US. The inventors of the game. The definitive old guard, where a majority of baseball's foundational history was written and the place that still clings tightly to the belief that it's the best in the World at it and thus it's continued spiritual home.
On the other side in Shohei Ohtani, Japan, and by extension all the countries where baseball developed in America's looming shadow, whose mad love affair with the game and rich domestic baseball history and tradition has historically stood, and in many ways still stands, in the US's shadow on the world stage. The fact that the greatest Japanese players of the last 30 years solidified their international careers and prestige on US rather than Japanese teams, Shohei Ohtani among them, speaks volumes to this.
So, when Trout stepped up to face Ohtani, in that moment it represented much more than a historic first clash of baseball heavyweight players. It represented, in a single at bat, the old and new guards of baseball finally dueling in a setting where absolutely everything was on the line. It represented baseball's full evolution from a merely American sport to a global one, an evolution that had already happened but, because of the fragmented and disconnected nature of global baseball culture, was not widely acknowledged, at least in the United States.
And the old guard, the supposed continued sole spiritual home of baseball, lost.
CZsWorld
Still can't believe it ended like this. It's hard to imagine there will ever be a better moment in another WBC.
承勳 謝
同是天使人，相煎何太急
mao
I remember a scene with Mariano Rivera VS Ichiro Suzuki, when the cast said "Couple of future Hall Of Famers, head to head" and then Ichiro blasts a walk-off homer.
This Ohtani VS Trout scene is another "Couple of future Hall Of Famers, head to head". This time pitcher wins. This is the "true World Series"
T K
We need our star pitchers they had their gunners
Joe Chu
my previous favorite baseball moment (up until this at bat) was Ichiro vs Lim Chang-yong in the 2009 WBC final. The intensity from that at bat was unrivaled until today. On one side it was Ichiro representing Japan, enough said. On the other side was Lim, the best closer Korea had at the time. Both country have a strong sense of national pride, not to mention they are age-old rivals especially when it comes to baseball. (On a side note, Korea provoked Japan in the previous round by planting a flag on the mount after winning on the Japanese home soil, but Japan still got through the round) Top of the 10th inning, with each country's pride on the line, Lim Chang-yong was giving it all and Ichiro was taking it in like a quiet samurai that he is. Lim was dishing consecutive heaters with movement, but Ichiro stood his ground, foul tipping Lim 3 times facing a 2-2 count, and finally sending the ball to centre field giving Japan the lead and Japan closed it out in the final inning. Another anecdote here is Lim was actually given the sign to either walk Ichiro, or pitch around the zone. However he ignored it and proceeded to take on Ichiro.
This just shows how important a 1st-tier international competition (like FIFA world cup) is for the sport. I didn't think that moment could be topped at the time, who knew we'd be blessed with Ohtani just so soon after? What a time to be alive as a baseball fan, which the WBC has re-ignited me to be.
K J
Even a movie can't have this kind of storyline and ending. Ohtani is such a true legend and people all over the world had definitely fallen in love with what he achieved.
Blinks Stay fresh
This moment was poetic cinema
José Manuel Alvarado Miranda
Sobre todo lo que vale el contrato millonario que va a firmar
Young K
A movie with this storyline would be written off as too cliched or called out for having such an overly dramatic ending with Marysue character leading the show. Well.... except the thing is Ohtani is real and this game was the real deal also. Sometimes real life events feel even more surreal than the movies
Ray Gordon Teaches Chess
@Blinks Stay fresh It sure was LOL