#9 - A song that you can dance to
I can't dance for nuts (perhaps because I'm too introverted for it and it's not really my cup of tea, as I have found out), but if I could, I would like this to be the song for today:
"Haste to The Wedding", by The Corrs.
Don't ask me how.
Also, I wish I could play the penny whistle like that.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sky of blue and sea of green
#8 - A song that you know all the words to
This song was my introduction to The Beatles - to an obsession that I do not think is in any way likely to leave me any time soon. A major candidate for #3, this simple children's song (if you find references to LSD or an apocalypse in it, you are plain wrong) has been stuck in my head ever since. And I am glad it did.
"Yellow Submarine", by The Beatles.
After the secret area on Route 133
#7 - A song that reminds you of a certain event
Back when I was 13 or something, I used to be the authority, even if I do say so myself, on Pokemon in my school. I knew every single thing about every one of all (then) 150 pokemon that anyone around did and perhaps some things that they did not. So, you see, the removal of Cartoon Network from regular cable TV was a cause of great despair to me and the lot of us who followed it closer than an arrest does Tamilnadu state elections.
Once the cartoon series was gone, all we had were the video games. Hours and hours of button-pressing witnessed me playing Fire Red, Crystal, Emerald and a few other Pokemon games, mostly on a couple of Game Boy emulators on my computer. As this was around the time (in class 9) I also picked up a liking for old Tamil songs, many of which are among my all-time favourites even today, the electronically generated background scores of these games were often replaced by classics of A.M.Raja, P.B.Sreenivas and others of that time.
To make it short, the following song reminds me of searching for the Regi-pokemon across Hoenn in Pokemon Emerald, if you know what I mean.
"Vanna Thamizh Pennoruthi", from Paavai Vilakku, sung by C.S.Jayaraman (and some bits in the beginning by Sivaji Ganesan himself)
(The picture in the video is of C.S.Jayaraman.)
Back when I was 13 or something, I used to be the authority, even if I do say so myself, on Pokemon in my school. I knew every single thing about every one of all (then) 150 pokemon that anyone around did and perhaps some things that they did not. So, you see, the removal of Cartoon Network from regular cable TV was a cause of great despair to me and the lot of us who followed it closer than an arrest does Tamilnadu state elections.
Once the cartoon series was gone, all we had were the video games. Hours and hours of button-pressing witnessed me playing Fire Red, Crystal, Emerald and a few other Pokemon games, mostly on a couple of Game Boy emulators on my computer. As this was around the time (in class 9) I also picked up a liking for old Tamil songs, many of which are among my all-time favourites even today, the electronically generated background scores of these games were often replaced by classics of A.M.Raja, P.B.Sreenivas and others of that time.
To make it short, the following song reminds me of searching for the Regi-pokemon across Hoenn in Pokemon Emerald, if you know what I mean.
"Vanna Thamizh Pennoruthi", from Paavai Vilakku, sung by C.S.Jayaraman (and some bits in the beginning by Sivaji Ganesan himself)
(The picture in the video is of C.S.Jayaraman.)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
It was a summertime affair
#6 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere
"In The Summertime", Shaggy's cover of the song by Mungo Jerry.
I listened to this song incessantly towards the end of the summer of 2009, when I was attending the International Olympiad in Informatics in Bulgaria. As a result, whenever I hear this song, I am back on the pleasant bus ride from Sofia to Plovdiv on that wonderful bus (a bus that had, by Jove, a toilet in it) along a winding highway through a range of the greenest of hills.
"In The Summertime", Shaggy's cover of the song by Mungo Jerry.
I listened to this song incessantly towards the end of the summer of 2009, when I was attending the International Olympiad in Informatics in Bulgaria. As a result, whenever I hear this song, I am back on the pleasant bus ride from Sofia to Plovdiv on that wonderful bus (a bus that had, by Jove, a toilet in it) along a winding highway through a range of the greenest of hills.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Did the wind sweep you off your feet?
#5 - A song that reminds you of someone
This is my sister's favourite song.
"Drops of Jupiter", by Train
This is my sister's favourite song.
"Drops of Jupiter", by Train
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Sandcastles on the river-bed
#4 - A song that makes you sad
There are three vocalists whose voices hold me in great awe- Freddie Mercury (of course!), the legendary Balamuralikrishna and P.B.Sreenivas, of whom I have been ardent fan ever since I found somewhere a CD with a collection of many of his best songs some six years ago.
Perhaps you have not heard of P.B.Sreenivas. That would be sad, yes, but not surprising - not many are around who would claim to be familiar with Tamil film music of the 60's. Those who are would tell you of his enchanting and melodious voice bringing to life some of the greatest songs the Tamil film industry has ever produced.
The song for today, though, is perhaps not as representative of PBS' voice as it is of the lyrical talent of Kannadasan, the "king of poets", as he was and is referred to.
"Aathoram Manaleduthu", from the movie Vazhkai Vazhvatharke, sung by PBS and P.Susheela, directed by M.S.Viswanathan and T.K.Ramamoorthy, lyrics by Kannadasan, which can be found here.
If you understand Tamil, you should understand why this one fits today's theme.
There are three vocalists whose voices hold me in great awe- Freddie Mercury (of course!), the legendary Balamuralikrishna and P.B.Sreenivas, of whom I have been ardent fan ever since I found somewhere a CD with a collection of many of his best songs some six years ago.
Perhaps you have not heard of P.B.Sreenivas. That would be sad, yes, but not surprising - not many are around who would claim to be familiar with Tamil film music of the 60's. Those who are would tell you of his enchanting and melodious voice bringing to life some of the greatest songs the Tamil film industry has ever produced.
The song for today, though, is perhaps not as representative of PBS' voice as it is of the lyrical talent of Kannadasan, the "king of poets", as he was and is referred to.
"Aathoram Manaleduthu", from the movie Vazhkai Vazhvatharke, sung by PBS and P.Susheela, directed by M.S.Viswanathan and T.K.Ramamoorthy, lyrics by Kannadasan, which can be found here.
If you understand Tamil, you should understand why this one fits today's theme.
Let me forget about today until tomorrow
#3 - A song that makes you happy
Easy choice.
"Mr. Tambourine Man", by Bob Dylan.
This song does for me what The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, when I first read it years ago, and later a number of R.K.Narayan's stories did - it turns me into a carefree 10-year old on the streets of a peaceful and dusty old town with nothing to do but run around the streets and swim in the river. Don't ask me how.
Also, this song has spawned so many cover versions that I am unable to find the original by Dylan himself on Youtube. Here is a live version. A cover by The Byrds is also pretty decent, while we're at it.
Easy choice.
"Mr. Tambourine Man", by Bob Dylan.
This song does for me what The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, when I first read it years ago, and later a number of R.K.Narayan's stories did - it turns me into a carefree 10-year old on the streets of a peaceful and dusty old town with nothing to do but run around the streets and swim in the river. Don't ask me how.
Also, this song has spawned so many cover versions that I am unable to find the original by Dylan himself on Youtube. Here is a live version. A cover by The Byrds is also pretty decent, while we're at it.
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