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ARR grabs my heart - yet again!

desigirl | May 29, 2008

I’m talking about Jaane tu ya Jaane na songs, of course. Thanks to MM, who’s song of the day is the Aditi number, I have been listening to the movie’s songs pretty much all day. But  my fave is Rashid Ali’s rendition of Kahin To Hogi Ho. Whilst I have always loved the head bangers, thumping beats that make my heart race up, the mellow numbers that sound like something else when piped into your ear drums via tiny speakers in the dead of the night have a special place in my fickle heart.

Now I cannot get the lyrics of this song out of my head! Do I want to? Not really?! Way to go, ARR!

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Soundtrack of my life

desigirl | April 21, 2008

You’d think after last week’s killer-cough and the neck spasm would be enough to keep me going, won’t you? Oh no. I decided to round things up by coming down with ‘flu on Saturday morning. So have been feeling like shit and death warmed over.

Which is why I am listening to the Moldy Peaches’ “Anyone Else But You“. I have loved the song since watching ‘Juno‘ and it is a super song. Give it a listen. I got it thanks to Moving in Stereo.org

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Sunday’s special: Music

desigirl | December 16, 2007

This is the song I cannot stop listening to at the moment. I didn’t quite like the earlier hit of hers - the chorus put me off. I know it exploded in the charts, yadda yadda, but it didn’t do it for me. But this one - the whole rock chick, bad girl, big ass attitude - keep talking, baby! The audio quality in the video is pants but the song so rocks when it is pumping out of an iPod.

Here’s Rihanna, with Shut Up and Drive.

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Music

desigirl | December 10, 2007

Music - it is about feelings and emotions, right? My choice of music came under much (friendly, of course) ribbing and I shudder to think what kind of comment this post might attract but I can’t help it.

I heard this song after a long, long time today. And with the first bar, it took me back to the time I heard it on my walkman, while on the train back to Madras from Bombay. It carries with it that gentle sway of motion, the sweet ache of parting and a hefty dose of nostalgia.

So here it is, Ricky Martin with Perdido Sin Ti.

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The Boyz Are Back In Town!

desigirl | November 18, 2007

Ok, with this I confirm that I am a first class saddo but I cannot help it! BOYZONE ARE BACK! wahey!!

I know, I know, how childish can one get, yadda yadda yadda. I have always been a Pink Floyd, Eagles, Sting kinda mixed up music fan but mid-teens, I discovered the lads from Dublin. I loved their songs (well, most of them) and their website was so good that I made friends with some really fantastic folks from across the world. The site depended on its fans to keep track of the news so there were ‘correspondents’ reporting from every corner of the world. And I was *ahem* the Indian correspondent.

Yeah yeah why the hell would we need one, you wonder. Well, they made a trip to India - to Bangalore in August 1997 - and I was there in the front lines, er, reporting news as it happened. As you can guess, I sorta went crazy and it was surreal. The best bit about the whole thing was - I fell in love with the whole web technology. Websites, writing content, design etc - I learnt all that during this time and so, I do not mock it one bit.

I had some brilliant ‘e-pals’ from the world over. There was even one in London and we met once, soon after I arrived here. We promised each other that we will go to a live show but that didn’t transpire as the Boyz broke up by then. But now, thanks to Children in Need, they are back with a show next May at the swanky O2 arena. If I get a ticket, I’m thinking of going. Saddo complete eh?

Anyways, here’s the video of their performance last Sat night.

Lots of cringe making opportunities but all worth it, to catch a sight of the gorge Ro! Ee-yeah-oh!

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