Any piece of art or creation appeals differently to people is a known and understood reality. But how it impacts individuals depend on so many factors. Some influence in the child hood, or extremely popular art form, or something connected with one’s own experiences can be the determining factor. When it comes to music, all of us have fond memories and associations with many songs. For instance when i listen to Bhanumati songs, Geetanjali songs or Sajan songs.. i vividly remember my dad and all the memories come back stark to me and it’s almost like re living those moments with him in my child hood and in my youth.
There are hundreds of songs which strike a nostalgic chord and each of us has many experiences and memories associated with them. One such song for me is still loving you of Scorpions. Every time i listen to the song, i instantly remember my dear friend shakeel khader who went away to USA and he is not even on the face book. I tried to trace his parents place near basher bagh but failed. I and he used to revel on this song during 1990 when both of us were working in OMC computers. Listening to music to both of us was like religion. We used to talk and indulge for long. That happiness of involvement is just indescribable. I even remember how well he used to sing john denver’s song.. You fill up my senses.. Where are u shakeel? Can someone help me find him ?
Today i was going to my daughter’s school for investiture ceremony. It’s a long drive to Indus international school in Shankerpally. Good one hour and 20 minutes drive time and 70 percent of the drive is on the unpolluted roads and areas. Myself and Manas were listening to my collection of the English numbers which range from beetles to john denver to eagles to phil Collins to rainbow to led zep etc. But what was out of the world experience was listening to still loving you. I didn’t want the song to get over. It simply immerses you deeply in it and all the pain and misery just vanishes from life.
The original song itself is par excellence and belongs to all time best categories. But the new version (hate to call remix ) which is philharmonic in nature and format is just mind blowing. One has to experience this. If you are a james bond music fan, if you are A.R rehman fan, if you like Ismail darbar kind of Hum dil de chuke music, if you like zubin Mehta, Beethoven.. just imagine if all of it comes as a single master piece... can you believe it? You can’t and should not miss this master piece.. its a great work which seems like all these people sat together and created this music. IT has to be heard in an excellent music system in a decent volume in a car or in an absolutely acoustics treated studio or in a quiet place with the best i pod and a head phone. It’s a magic and divine, real work of the best music. I always wonder how one creates this kind of music. How do they start, where do they end and how do they weave. And the conglomeration of all instruments in a very big number and perfect coordination and the rhythm sync harmony, and astounding riches of sound which is so out of the world.
No no .. one just can’t narrate the experience. One must listen to this. If you are not used to listening to these kind.. but you are a music lover.. just listen as a work , a job for 5 times and then sail along the endless timeless journey of ecstasy.
Hats off scorpions and still wonder how did they created this new version and would rehman ilayaraja have heard and if yes how do they feel?
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