Some of my favorite sidey songs

My close friends and family including my telepathy (read my AAI) and my better (?) half know my obsessions in life. No they don’t include shopping and clothes and makeup and jewelry. But they include better options according to me. Books, music and food. In same order but just that books and music have equal ranking. A good book stirs me in same way as a lovely song. It takes my better(?) or 10 people to take me away from a book exhibition.Food is a different story. Food keeps me from getting hungry and cheese makes me have it then and there mentally. Some day I would love to learn to make one or two kinds of cheeses. Feta anyone?
As usual I flitted. And it was only after I read the title; I realized that I have to write about my favorite sidey songs. These songs seem to perk me to the gills. And hearing them somehow rejuvenates my at times overworked spirit. (with feet tapping,and head "rotating in 180 degree angle")
I don’t know if you have heard them or no, but I would definitely recommend you to hear them once. Maybe they will hook you or you may forget…but for me…they are fantastic.

“Maan ko ati bhaave” from London dreams
“Volume kam kar” from Housefull
“Maan lafanga” and “Dhatad Dhatad” from Dhatad I mean “Lafangey Parindey”
“Dil dance mare” from Tashan
“Tha Kar Ke” from Golmaal returns
“Tum age peeche” from Golmaal
“Dhan ta dan” from Kaminey
“Namak ” from Omkara
“Marjaani” from Billu
“Ab to forever” Ta Ra Rum Pum
“I hate love storys” from I hate luv storys
“Munni” from Dabanng
“Ticket to hollywood” from Jhoom barabar jhoom
“Bachna eye hasinoon” from Bachna eye hasinoon
“Tose Pyaar Kare Hai”and “love me love me” from Wanted
“Prem Ki Naaiyyaan” from Ajab prem ki ghajab kahani
“ghajab” from aa dekhe zara
“blue” from Blue
“Ibn-E-Batuta” from Ishquiya
“Khwab Dekhe” from Race
‘Bhootni Ke’ from Sing is king
“dil mein baji guitar” and”jai jai money” from apna sapna money money
“jhalak dikh la ja”
“signal” from bhagambhag
“Ai Meri Zohrajabeen” from phir herapheri

The list will soon follow with some more like “ta thai ya ta thai ya ooo” , “tohfa tohfa tohfa” and “dhoop mein nikla na karo” the vividhbharti songs according to me.

Khwab jo

OK ..blame it on my current free status or that music never seems to stop elating me…be it “tu jaane na” or “love mera hit hit”. This is one of those songs that I have fleetingly heard in television promos and on radio when “London dreams” was released. I never saw the movie and somehow the song left my memory. But today somehow this song came into the mind when I thought of having “maan ko ati bhave”. About this song late. So this song held my attention and soon downloaded it came in my current “now playing” list . it is sung by none other than RFAK and Shankar mahadevan ( my another favourite on whom I never seem have never written)
A bit of guitar strumming and a low voice by Shankar mahadevan and then RFAK, the song suddenly explodes with the chorus of “Khwaab Ko Raag De, Nind Ko Aag De” again down like a wave and a chorus that explodes with two both equally talented voices. Punches of RFAK’s “taan”. Minimal music, mostly of pulses of drums and strums of my favourite instrument guitar (electric version)
The song’s deeper meaning is enhanced with two mature voices. A dream which makes you loose sleep, the one that rouses you in the morning is the real dream. It is that dream which can make you get up in early sleepy winter morning, the warmth of well slept bed and cuddly blanket.
Such a dream should never be abandoned, as this is the dream that makes you, a double try is required to try to make this and such dream a reality. Yes definitely. Its just necessary to nurture such a dream, mould it ,fill colors and try to make it a reality a liveable reality.

Jo Tujhe Jagaaye, Nindein Teri Udaaye Khwaab Hai Sachcha Wahi Nindon Mein Jo Aaye Jise To Bhul Jaaye Khawab Woh Sachcha Nahi Khwaab Ko Raag De, Nind Ko Aag De Angaaron Ko Jagaaye, Koyalo Sa Jo Gaaye, Khwaab Hai Sachcha Wohi Leharein Jo Uthaaye -2 Paaniyo Ko Hilaaye, Khwaab Hai Sachcha Wohi Khwaab Ko Raag De, Nind Ko Aag De Manjilon Pe Tyuahaar Hai, Lekin Woh Haar Hai Kya Khusi Apano Ke BinHai Adhuri Har Jeet Bhi, Sargam Sangeet Bhi Adhura Hai Apano Ke Bin Khaabon Ke Baadal Chhaane Do LekinRishton Ki Lau Ko Bachaake BarasanaKehati Hai Hawaayein Chum Le Gagan KoPankho Ko Khol Tu Chhod Na Tarasna Khwaab Ko Raag De, Nind Ko Aag De Khwaab Ko Raag De, Nind Ko Aag De Khwaab Ko Khaab Ko Raag De, Nind Ko Aag De, Aag DeNo

one will agree more

“Break ke pehle pump it baad break ke baad pump it up”

OK now you will wonder,what made me choose this song. The same ways as I like “ticket to hollywood” ,“dil dance mare” ,“munni” “prem ki naiya” , “tose pyar karke”, “Man Ko Ati Bhavey Saiyaan” and other such maybe sidey songs. Not much to say about this song which is mostly music. It starts with keyboard music…a mix of electric guitar drums, dholaks (wow) and then “pump it up” foot tapping and neck jerking, lip syncing with “na-na -na” definitely worth hearing after word heavy songs of you know who J definitely helps coming out of word heavy songs and preparing to go back to them…should I call this song an interval song or break song? Definitely “tu jaane na” starting after this the playlist gets most appreciation rather than when heard normally :)

Immediate measures.

An extremely famished stomach…long time since lunch…a cold fridge and one cold sweet wibs bun. Some shredded cabbage, cold cheese, mustard sauce sweet chilly sauce and horseradish. Varied proportions and mixing. No knife using just using bare hands…cabbage looking like a girl about to get married, blame it on the yellow of the mustard and vermillion of chilly sauce…horseradish decided to hide its sting. Cheese clung like partner in crime. No bun buttering, just roughly splitting open and spreading the mix, and then having a few bites…till you realize you need to photograph this treat

All by my self

The feeling of loneliness, the feeling of hearing “number you are calling is busy” or an answering machine. When TV programmes hold no value and you just need some one with whom you can just talk. All and everyone is busy.
Wondering how life would be if you miss or loose or never find a loved one, with whom you can spend your life. After a while everyone, including the bestest (wrong English…but took author’s liberty to make changes) of friends and family members are busy. A book holds no interest and music fails to enthrall you, especially if you have no one to appreciate that with you. Or even a company of some one around you. You are not sad, you are not weepy, you just need some one, some company.
The song starts with crooning of celine dion, almost whisper, and pain evident from the start. Just a bit addition of music, like rich garnish make that piano…a high timbre of “all by my self don’t wanna be”. The music adds on. Pauses punched with lovely piano music and chorus mostly supported with drum beats and piano. Just then piano starts a different tune, and then a full fledged voice of a feat which only celine dion can accomplish. It brings a wave of emotions, wave after wave. Of pleasure of pain of complete music and a voice so strong…absolutely gorgeous…
The song ends with a lovely roundup and soft music of another favorite of mine “hello” by Lionel Ritchie.

Recent hearing

Being free after a real hectic pre UAT testing, we had some real free time in our hand. As you very well know my obsession with google, wikepedia and songs, I hunted for some real lyrics; this time not for RFAK or all time favorite Kishore Kumar, but something in English. And I came across some sites from where I could download songs too; apparently the site was not banned (yet) in the company. I got hold of some songs which now seemed just too old, like Shania twain’s you are still the one, Natalie imbrugulia’s torn, celine dion’s “I drove all night”, Toni Braxton’s “how could an angel break my heart” and “unbreak my heart”, Britney spear’s “slave for you” and of course most of songs from Mariah Carrey’s “daydream” the well worn cassette of which is still at my mom’s home. These songs didn’t cease to evoke the memories of the time at which I used to hear the songs, especially in my college days…I however failed to get “too many walls” by Cathy Dennis , hope to get this one soon. This has been an all time favourite …will try cooltoad from home now (no success unfortunately)…cross fingers, hope to get this song soon

Tu na jaane aas pass hai (definitely)khuda

The path seems to perpetually lost, there is no confusion and you would like to be perpetually in drunken numbing stupor. Till you just cant think of anything, cant sense the sadness. You try to rub off whatever destiny seems to have written on the forehead. Pain, so much inside, seems to be oozing out from the eyes, from the very being…wondering how much you can handle, with feet bucking under the weight of pain and loss. You just feel like running away, but seems feet have leaden and cold and mind numb…the night and dark just never seems to get over. Just when one pain has dulled, there is infliction of something deeper, more gruesome. Friends seem to leave and near ones out of sight. You are with yourself and only you can understand how you are feeling. Words are insufficient and “I understand” like sympathetic words actually annoy you. In the darkest moments, life is bleak and the faith in the supreme best shakes to the fullest. But something less nasty happens and you revive your faith in him. It happens. When you are there some where, you look at your hand and try and wipe away those lines which seem to have made your future…at times tearfully looking at them, trying to decipher like a map to faraway place. Wondering if you can see some way out the way those lines curl…but that rarely happens. And Mr. God seems to be fulfilling our wishes when we least expect or when we have already lost interest in them.
When you are at the lowest. This song seems to lift the spirits…yes. That yes there is indeed end to the seemingly status quo. The pain and hurt.The song starts with miniscule strumming of acoustic guitar (?) starts a bit with more music and starts with high pitch RFAK voice (my fav) that startles the ear. “tu na jane aas paas khuda” mixes with some more other music, with drums and fiery notes of guitar…blending with ustaad’s voice…the pauses are beautifully filled with electric guitar’s notes…classical voice blending lovely with western influenced music…the crumbs of “pa de ni” of ustaad’s signature style…the song and music mellows down with stanzas and reaches the peak and high pitch with the chorus…it reaches its crescendo and slowly reaches down…like wave…up and down balanced very well…the rythmatic drum beats like whip lashes…punctuating the chorus..leaving you optimistic in the end…”tu na jaane aas paas hai khuda”