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tragic

by Devesh on April 10, 2004 in Music with Comments Off

hmmm i used to play this song… when i was in the band back in 1996!

flowers, i sent,
were found dead on their arrival
the words, i said,
inserted foot in my mouthful
so when, we dance,
my lead it ain’t so graceful
(isn’t so, not ain’t so)

i’m a hapless romantic
st-t-tuttering p-poet
just call me a tragic comic
cause i’m, in, in love with you

and when, we dine,
i forget to push in your seat
i wear, the wine,
spilling hearts all over my sleeve
a stitch, in time,
proposing down on my knees
(splitting between the seams)

i’m a hapless romantic
st-t-tuttering p-poet
just call me a tragic comic
cause i’m, in, in love with you

nobody, can know the,
trouble i’ve, seen
nobody, can know the,
trouble i, get into,
when i’m with you

god, some wonderful days those were… we used to practice on my terrace, and then when we got complains from all the surrounding buildings (including ours), we moved to a mate’s place in jogeshwari, right in front of fantasy-land! man we thrashed that place! we were the loudest ever!

then we got a break, playing at sophiesta… and had a amazing line up… anthrax, guns ‘n roses, mr.big, extreme, judas priest, iron maiden etc.

aah the few hours of fame! being on stage, chicks crying out loud below for encore, one of us doing some solo or the other… yash (our lead player) had this amazing arpeggio from “breaking the law” (priest)… mehul (our bass player) had an intro solo along with sheldon (our drummer). vinay (our lead singer) had a stretch on anthrax… and me… hehe… me being the rythm guitarist, created a whole new, “grunge” version of “every breath you take” (police), which the crowd went nuts on!!!

the funniest was when we were introducing our line-up to the crowd as our opener… the crowd was a normal janta (expecting bon jovi, bryan adams) and here we are, all geared up to trash some shit out to them. yes, and vinay goes like, “who here loves anthrax”… 2 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds… nothing but silence… and then one hand goes up… with a scream…. “we doo!!”… i look up, to see my mate, avichal there jumping up and down, doing his “cool” act! god! for that minute, with the question on everyone’s faces, asking, “wtf is anthrax?”, i so wanted to dig my face in between my knees and just vanish… but then, as we started, the crowd began to love us!

miss those days!

hey ram

by Devesh on April 6, 2004 in Music with Comments Off

tu anteryami, sab ka swami
tere charano mein, chaaro dhaam

hey ram, hey ram

tuhi bigade, tuhi saware
is jag ke saare kaam

hey ram, hey ram

tuhi jag daata, vishva-vidhaata,
tuhi subah, tuhi shaam

hey ram, hey ram

jag mein sacho tero naam
hey ram, hey ram

 

these days from the moment i get up, i have to put this song on. it is sooo very soothing… and to top it, it’s by jagjit-ji. bas this song is like 22 mins or so, till then i have my shower and do the pooja in the morning… god this totally changes your days perspective.

anyways, me late for work now :- so gotta rush.

back to you

by Devesh on March 28, 2004 in General, Music with Comments Off

why the title? because that’s what i’m listening to : bryan adams – back to you! and there’s only think i’m thinking of :-)

the day started so rough… then i spoke at home and everything was so beautiful! life is so strange with so many undecisive thoughts and illusions and then its family again who shows you how to walk!

i didn’t have any particular conversation… just talked… sweety nothings to everyone… and it felt so good. i can’t remember me feeling so good in years…

mum was so funny… we were talking about rids coming here in may or so… and then rids passed the phone to mum… i’m telling her, “mum i love you lots!” and she goes like, “ya you know we have to go for yoga and all in the morning……”, i’m like, “mum, i love you” and she goes like, “i was thinking i’ll also come along with riddhi” :- standing my stance and trying to get her attention, i asked, “so you don’t love me kya?” and she goes like, “oh you want only riddhi to come? fine don’t worry i wont come… i’ll send only here ok? (pleasantly)”… by this time i gave up LOL!

spoke to dad. he was telling me about their move back to kalina. honestly, i was a bit hesistant and i asked him nochalantly, “why?”. i knew the reply that was to proceed… “son, ur granparents are old… and in india this is the way it works… i want to be with them… plus, as your grandpa is mostly active, your granny is usually alone at home and so is mum when we are at khar… now they both get to be together”

i wanted to talk like a grown man. i wanted to relate and explain to my dad that after this long distance things just simply cannot be the same… but then i thought to myself… whats greater? the right for the pain of being flexible all over again, or simply the feeling of being at home? i didn’t say anything. i knew what he felt… how he felt… because if i were in his place, i’d do exactly the same!

hats off to you dad… you are, and have always been my idol!

all this talk and feelings leave me with this succint desire to be back at home :-(

aaaah!

i reckon the best medicine in life is music… the music you associated the best days of your lives with. an overdose of it can just simply shuttle you back, as if you’re travelling through a time portal.

i’m glad it’s working as a charm for me right now! god knows i need it :-)

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