Sun is Up; Mood is Up!

In the post about musical highlights in Ladakh, I don't know how I forgot to mention this song. 

Amit Trivedi, after all! Priyam had recommended this one.

I know its feel is centred around rain, but I choose to relate it to my happy weather. Of clear skies and a bright sun. In Ladakh, there was a moment when it had just stopped raining, the happy harmless clouds were back, the wind was chilly, and the sun was just beginning to sneak out from behind some peaks. That's when I listened to this song. It made me so unbelievably happy! 

It rained here like mad on Saturday. I didn't mind getting stranded and drenched because I was in no hurry to get anywhere and the only so-called glitch was that I had washed and blown dry my hair just two hours before that. But rain on a Monday is different shit. Blah shit. Today, however, the sun was up! Bright and shiny. And so was the mood. Listened to this song in a loop all day. I even wore orange. Ultimate happiness! :D

Exhausted

* White screen
* Ghosts on the back
* Forced collaboration
* Unforced errors
* Unnecessary ODing 
* Endless wait
* Hopeless hope
* Form 16
* Water wishes
* Wishful nights
* Noise cancellation
* Broken heart
* In a loop
* Uninspiring reflections
* Peaceful contact
* Disturbed sleep

Thought Bubble

It might not be okay to be bitter. But it is not okay to keep compromising either.

Ladakh: Let It Flow

This was one of those road trips which needed no frill, no paraphernalia. But sound is an important part of my life. Much as smell is. I have almost no tolerance for the type that I don't like. 

I concluded that the drivers in Ladakh cannot drive without their music. And understandably so. So we were exposed to three types of music - latest dhinchak, 1990s' Nadeem-Shravan variety, and some traditional Ladakhi music. As you can imagine, while Pandey Ji's seeti is very entertaining, it can get on to your nerves. So I tried to maintain a balance between the drivers' music and my own. Places like More Plains could not have been experienced with anything ordinary!

Now, a lot of my music is either dark or glum or such that I have already weaved a story around it. So I had to be selective about what I take for this trip. There was no room for emotional baggage. The peppy, Bappi Lahiri type of numbers that I especially took along did not really go with the mood. So I was down to a few songs. And there were a few highlights.

This is a multi-purpose track. Keep changing the setting and play it on loop. It works like magic.

Moved me to tears.



If this song doesn't make you feel like you are in love, what does?

Their magic is unmatched. Period.



All time favourite! On the trip, its first occurrence was towards the end of a very long day. We were all sleepy and cranky. And then the hero got us excited. Highly!

Remember I learned a little dance routine for Varun's cocktail? This was one of the songs we danced to then. And this is the song I danced to in the car. Love it!

After a long hour of silence, this song took the mood to another level altogether!


I sang without inhibition after long. And laughed too. Some sounds mean a lot more.