Wish I could sing but no....Listening to songs on youtube. My ipod does not have a playlist of ALL my favorite songs; and sometimes you want to listen to something different from your usual set. These are songs that would be categorized as offbeat Malayalam songs. Offbeat as in a cross between Hindustani and Gazal!! Yes, I know- me and Hindustani!! I wouldn't know the difference between Rag Malhar and Rasgolla if I did not know the latter is a sweet dish.
But wait...
Back in my early school years I was big time into classical Hindustani ( no, seriously!), particularly instrumental music. I was probably one among the few loyal customers,of the younger demographic, who religiously purchased the Elements and Landscape series produced by Music Today. When my friends got sentimental over John Denver, Michael Bolton, Jagjit Singh and Kishore Kumar, I would "chill out" listening to the maestros and other world music. Either I was mature beyond my years with refined tastes or I was a total snob. I must clarify though that my interest was only limited to listening; there were no attempts to educate myself beyond who was playing what. I guess that makes me less of a connoisseur and more of a snob! Anyways, that phase has passed to some extent.
But wait...
Back in my early school years I was big time into classical Hindustani ( no, seriously!), particularly instrumental music. I was probably one among the few loyal customers,of the younger demographic, who religiously purchased the Elements and Landscape series produced by Music Today. When my friends got sentimental over John Denver, Michael Bolton, Jagjit Singh and Kishore Kumar, I would "chill out" listening to the maestros and other world music. Either I was mature beyond my years with refined tastes or I was a total snob. I must clarify though that my interest was only limited to listening; there were no attempts to educate myself beyond who was playing what. I guess that makes me less of a connoisseur and more of a snob! Anyways, that phase has passed to some extent.
Just to be fair to my friends- I have (sometimes) gotten sentimental over "their songs" although never over M.Bolton ( no, never!). And there were also times when I thought Kishore kumar was god singing tragic poetry to mortals like some twisted joke and I would endure it not for the sake of my friends but as a sadistic, self inflicted, torture. Besides all this, I would say the heights of my musical-preferences- purely -based-on -peer -pressure was when I listened to Boyzone and BoysIIMen *cringe*, *cringe*. I don't mean to insult any of the die hard fans out there nor am I suggesting they sounded bad and corny( mmm...corny -maybe), but that MJ ,Springsteen and Billy Joel sounded way cooler, until of course I discovered Grunge and life has never been the same since then! *dramatic pause*.
To be continued....
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