Wats Playin on My iPod!

Ahh I am actually disgusted with the crap that comes out these days in the name of music. Its all about style and less about music it self. And I am sure  half of us must be crying..." Take me to those 70's days"

where the ROCK ruled..It was all about music and the style came from whatever you do rather that what is being dictated by the media! These artists still rock! They are of a different class altogether. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Paige, Robert Plant ,Carlos Santana....These people represent class! But there are still few new artists who are trying hard to carve out a niche. I really salute them! Artists range from genres like blues , Indie Pop, RnB to what not! John Mayer, Coldplay, Death Cab for the cutie are few of them. Few their songs just stick to your head! 

Here is a list of songs I am listening:

1. Broken Hearted - Eric Clapton and John Mayer 

Genre - Blues

A calm blues song. Clapton is really a God. His voice is different ( thats what they call you when you have a bad quality of voice ) and he is THE Blues guitarist! Can you believe some one can survive for 4 decades! Well his greatness does not overshadow lesser artists like John . They blend along well in this song. Do checkout the lyrics.They are great! An Awesome song!

2. New York (Empire State of Mind) - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

    Genre - RnB

 

I had liked this song the first time I heard it on some radio channel. Very few songs are like that. I couldn't catch the lyrics and so the name of the song for long time. It came from an extremely unexpected source! A nice song. Captures the spirit of the city. Alicia Keys plays piano jumping up and down. 

3. 21 Guns - Green Day

Genre - Punk Rock.

Its an old song but it took me some time to like this song! An awesomee song with awesome message. "...Do you know whats worth fighting for?....when its not worth dying for? ..." Its anti-war rhetoric!

4. Please read the letter - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Genre - Love Ballad/Country

I was first shocked to see Robert Plant singing love songs! Many fans are disgusted! The man with the greatest vocal power is singing love songs with some country girl! Well, its appreciable to see him doing something daring! Yes , He is the same guy who sang The Lemon song, Kashmir and Stairway to Heaven! This song brings great calm. Alison Krauss is a beautiful gal with deep calm voice. They go to gether well!

5. Fireflies - Owl City.

Genre - synthpop

A weird song but a good one. This song is very catchy and thats why it climbed the charts quickly! This is my first owlcity song!

6. Tik Tok - Ke$ha 

Genre - Dance

Its a catchy song :( .Yes it is.I am guilty of liking this song!

7. Cold Desert - Kings of Leon

Genre - Alternative rock

A nice song. Too calm to be true. Its my SFO song...but no one let me play! :(

My Favourite Hindi Chord!

I used to think Hindi is not exactly a Guitar language but its not true..
I am not an avid follower of Hindi music but I feel it was just as good as western music.
Recently I went to see '3 IDIOTS'. It was an OK movie but it made me realize Amir, he really is a good actor.

Amir Khan's 1st movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak had awesome songs in its list.
Papa Kehte hai is an anthem of sorts in every college or school just like Another brick in the wall. All the boys ( not girls!) who can strum a bit come on stage and give it a try while other boy/girls become weeping audiances! Last day of school/college! Same happened in my college VIT!

This song is a simple song but it really touches some chord in you! It reminds me those times of my childhood when I went for a vacation in Lonavala at Shamiyana Lodge. Mats were spread on the floor and we had that brown portable radio from PHILIPS. This song was played many times but I was too young to understand its lyrics even though they are not as complicated as Dylan's!

It follows a very simple chord pattern of Cmaj, Amin, Fmaj, Gmaj. Its a beginners chords....Novice

Here it goes....

[C]Papa[Am] kehte hain [F] bada naam [G] karega 
[C]Beta hamara[Am] aisa kaam karega [F] 
[G] Magar yeh to koi na jaane
Ki meri manzil hai kahan

Papa kehte hain bada naam karega 
Beta hamara aisa kaam karega
Magar yeh to koi na jaane
Ki meri manzil hai kahan
Papa kehte hain bada naam karega

Baithe hain milke sab yaar apne
Sabke dilon mein armaan yeh hai
Baithe hain milke sab yaar apne
Sabke dilon mein armaan yeh hai
Wo zindagi mein kal kya banega
Har ek nazar ka sapna yeh hai
Koi engineer ka kaam karega
Business mein koi apna naam karega
Magar yeh to koi na jaane
Ki meri manzil hai kahan
Papa kehte hain bada naam karega

Mera to sapna hai ek chehra
Dekhe jo usko jhoome bahar
Mera to sapna hai ek chehra
Dekhe jo usko jhoome bahar
Gaalon mein khilti kaliyon ka mausam
Aankhon mein jaadu honthon mein pyaar
Banda ye khoobsurat kaam karega
Dil ki duniya mein apna naam karega
Meri nazar se dekho to yaaron
Ki meri manzil hai kahan
Papa kehte hain bada naam karega

Happy New Year! 2010

I have always wondered why do new year's suck so much for me! Sooo much! This year it was by far the worst. This New year did bring me some news which in one sense is not as bad as expected! Let it be alone.
Now thinking of what I learnt this whole year. It started with me being away from my loved ones in a land faar away. Making new friends, breaking from some old friends. Going back home to become a same person as I was before. But the best thing was that I tried to be a better man. And I did succeed to a large extent! How,  I would not care to explain because that is the part of betterment! 

At work my trials and tribulations started by the end of a hot Indian summer and start of long rainy season. The word of the year "Recession" , I came to know the hard way. I came to know that most of the values stand only for the namesake. Recession at my place became synonymous with harassment. Constant threat and execution of threats. Policies that break your will to protest and make you bow down before the "MAN". You know how much we loathe the MAN?


This year made me realize my short comings and my capacities to excel beyond belief. It made me realize how bad I am at spellings. How good I am at understanding things around myself. It made me realize that parents do get old along with me. It made me realize that your old mistakes never leave you. It made me realize love never stays forever neither does hate. It made me realize how equal we all are.How good my voice is! How badly I play a Guitar. There are people who know more music than me.

This year's winter started in a desperate quest to set goals which will reap benefits in the near future.And reap they did! Now again I am far away in a cold desert! Calm to an extent. In search of true friends who don't fake smiles....in search of the music

Hope is the worst thing....so I don't hope anything for this year! Anyways these "New Years" are fake milestones which make you realize things you don't want to realize!