Today, after ages, i played antakshari... It made me smile. I absolutely love playing it. Its one of those things about our language that i am extremely fond of. Its possible only with hindi songs and only in this language. For those who absolutely shun hindi filmy music (and i know quite a few!!) this is one thing they must surely miss.
Playing Antakshari is soooo much fun. No family get together is complete without that. Almost every sangeet in an Indian marriage has one. Its a game played across ages. Its so much fun when your grand parents participate too... and you can sing pyaar hua ikraar hua with them. Good songs are rendered eternal by this game. To come up with new songs is a little tough... but i am getting there.. like singing haule haule instead of hum dono do premi when there is a 'H' on me. Challenging the other team is also equally satisfying. Ending purposely the song on a difficult alphabet like 'Z'.
But the best part is saare besure bhi khul ke gaate hain!! That is what this unique game is. Its brings together everyone. No one shies away cuz everyone knows that this ain't an Indian Idol contest. Even the most reticent ones join in. There's the typical nok-jhok of songs. One of them is singing a particular song for someone special cuz it means much more than a song to them.. and doing this in full public view inclusive of family members!! Only antakshari provides such pleasure. its applicable for all happy ocassions. and age no bar. Totally desi and totally fun!!
Baithe baithe kya karein, karna hai kuch kaam,
Shuru karein antakshari, leke prabhu ka naam...
Showing posts with label lyrics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lyrics. Show all posts
Friday, 14 May 2010
Sunday, 14 March 2010
when music speaks to you...
I listen to songs for two primary reasons:
1. The music, the rhythm, the melody, the whole feel that makes u forget everything else! Its like you are transported in your own dream world.. here its important to say that it doesnt matter what is the origin of the music... which country it comes from, which language are the lyrics in or which artist has composed it.. (hey initially i liked a couple of himesh songs too!! :p)... but for me thats not important. what matters is the the answer to the question that 'do i feel good when i listen to this?'... its all about "Feeling Good!' that is what is the primary purpose for my fav music: to ensure that whenever i tune in, i am content!
2. the lyrics are really something that I consider important... Old hindi film songs will always be remembered... esp for the lyrics... only crooning '13 13 13 suroor' doesn't really appeal here! for eg: the song 'ajeeb daastan hai ye' has a certain feel... you know there's something going on when something else should be... for that matter the recent hit 'tu jaane naa' is one of the most beautiful songs that describes 'the eternal lover'! the magic here are the lyrics... i dont mean to belittle the music... no the rhythm section has to be brilliant but the lyrics are what makes them more. not just hindi music but i love the lyrics in western music esp the rock bands. I still love LP's 'In the End' cuz that makes me think! je pense toujours quand il marche!! and somewhere it has a connect much deeper than any other hip-hop kind.
one thing i am proud of is the influence of music in the indian culture. the system of gharanas and the indian classical music is just melodious and beautiful.we've traditional folk songs for every festival.. numerous aartis for every God..(and we all know which tune to sing it in)..our TV sets are full of singers from all over india who've been a part of some or the other reality show!!..advertisements invariably have some jingle...remember when vodafone was hutch the ads were full of 'U & I...in this beautiful world' and Nirma still continues with the same tume of 'washing powder Nirma, doodh si safedi Nirma se aaye...' and advertising gave us the great A.S. Dilip Kumar a.k.a. A.R.Rahman...a brand like Airtel continues till date the use of the tune he composed...even punch lines have a tune... 'utterly butterly delicious... AMUL'!!
Music is a language that connects everyone... and even though i heartily DON'T support KKR i still like their jingle... music adds flavor to everything.. time to spice up our lives!
1. The music, the rhythm, the melody, the whole feel that makes u forget everything else! Its like you are transported in your own dream world.. here its important to say that it doesnt matter what is the origin of the music... which country it comes from, which language are the lyrics in or which artist has composed it.. (hey initially i liked a couple of himesh songs too!! :p)... but for me thats not important. what matters is the the answer to the question that 'do i feel good when i listen to this?'... its all about "Feeling Good!' that is what is the primary purpose for my fav music: to ensure that whenever i tune in, i am content!
2. the lyrics are really something that I consider important... Old hindi film songs will always be remembered... esp for the lyrics... only crooning '13 13 13 suroor' doesn't really appeal here! for eg: the song 'ajeeb daastan hai ye' has a certain feel... you know there's something going on when something else should be... for that matter the recent hit 'tu jaane naa' is one of the most beautiful songs that describes 'the eternal lover'! the magic here are the lyrics... i dont mean to belittle the music... no the rhythm section has to be brilliant but the lyrics are what makes them more. not just hindi music but i love the lyrics in western music esp the rock bands. I still love LP's 'In the End' cuz that makes me think! je pense toujours quand il marche!! and somewhere it has a connect much deeper than any other hip-hop kind.
one thing i am proud of is the influence of music in the indian culture. the system of gharanas and the indian classical music is just melodious and beautiful.we've traditional folk songs for every festival.. numerous aartis for every God..(and we all know which tune to sing it in)..our TV sets are full of singers from all over india who've been a part of some or the other reality show!!..advertisements invariably have some jingle...remember when vodafone was hutch the ads were full of 'U & I...in this beautiful world' and Nirma still continues with the same tume of 'washing powder Nirma, doodh si safedi Nirma se aaye...' and advertising gave us the great A.S. Dilip Kumar a.k.a. A.R.Rahman...a brand like Airtel continues till date the use of the tune he composed...even punch lines have a tune... 'utterly butterly delicious... AMUL'!!
Music is a language that connects everyone... and even though i heartily DON'T support KKR i still like their jingle... music adds flavor to everything.. time to spice up our lives!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)