Its snowed again in the UK, this time far worse than last year. It's called the "Big Freeze" and with it comes the usual Motorway congestions, train cancellations, airports at a stand still. In spite of all this here I went to London (again) this weekend.
I usually like to travel late in the night guess I am more comfortable with the dark. So I had this wonderful Indian dinner with lots of chicken curry and ready to hit the road once again. Took me around 20 minutes to clear the snow atop my car and after that I was on another nocturnal safari. Roads were Icy, not much traffic and my eternal companion to give me company (read my IPOD).
What is it about old songs, probably our facination with the past and our disturbances with memories, not clear what but there is some invisible magic in there somewhere. Something like a Gateway to your past where all thoughts just coming gushing in the mind, whether you like it or not and to add to the fun suddenly the mood to appreciate the beautiful lyrics, the artistic poetry etc etc.
As soon as I switched the Retro playlist on the IPOD it was a state of trance. I don't know much about music but whatever takes your mind off your world should be "pure" in some way or the other:) So when SPB sings "Nilaave Vaa", "Mandram Vanda" you almost want to fall in love and Kishore's "Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb Thi" such simple music yet makes you go crazy and then "Yeh Raatein, Yeh Mausam" so soothing and mesmerising.
A hundred miles seem like just a few,
Time stands still and frozen,
A magical pleasure and a state of ecstasy,
Music: A Gift, A miracle of unknown powers !!
- Sridhar Ramakrishnan
- About me? Thinking about it, describing yourself is such a difficult task and I am puzzled how some guys out there do it so seamlessly. I am what you can call a “Yours Ordinary Programmer” and come from an already overwhelming group of people calling themselves the “IT Guys". So here goes my space mostly with things I don't know why I wrote in the first place. For those who feel it is non-sense thanks for your patience and for those who feel its quite good thanks for sticking your neck out "Be the change you want to see" Cya, Sri
that's the Magic of Music !!
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