SHREYA BOSE
There’s a SONG FOR
And every night deserves a
song. Look, life throws us lots
of lemons, and there’s a song
for each lemon. Life throws us
some apples too, which also
come with their set of tunes.
I can’t tell you the first thing
about how to endure lemons
and celebrate apples, but I can
point you to music that will
make some of them easier to
deal with.
every nighT
Date night: Most obvious night. Often,
the best night. Incomplete without
the right song. And guess what? We
have the right song.
I Love you Baby, I Love You Doll -
Parekh and Singh.
Sure, it’s about a love that is a tad
dysfunctional in about 7 ways, but it’s
got the most adorable lyrics. Parekh
and Singh understand half-light
dreamscapes too well. The tune is
upbeat, and the video is deliciously
surreal. It’s like Alice in Wonderland
on meth, but you know, the good kind.
Let’s get started…
Guitar night: We’re talking about
the kind of night in which you get
your guitars out, jam for hours,
then intensely listen to great music,
marvel over how these guitarists got
so good, then jam some more. Maybe
pour a drink in between sets and/or
arguments over “Is rock truly dying
now that Eric Clapton is going deaf?”
(Real discussion I heard in the bus).
We go old-school.
Sometimes this world (is not such a
bad place) - Blackstratblues
Yes, it’s from their newest album, but
they sound like their first one. I’m not
saying older is necessarily better, but
Mendonsa manages to make it sound
like the biting, earthy rock saga that
the band built its sound on. You’ll
listen to it, pause, shake your head in
amazement. Then you’ll jam because
you need more practise.
Artsy night: By this, I am referring
to the night when you want to write,
paint, knit, create art. You lock yourself
in your room, you let the night sky peep
through the window, you build entire
worlds in your head and out it to paper
or silk or wool or strings. A potent
night for a song like this?
Shaad - Parvaaz
Magical band that have never created
a sound that is short of ethereal?
Speaks for itself.
Bitter night: You know those nights
when you feel like the world is out to
get you? That everything seems to be
going wrong on purpose? You hate
your job and it’s going terribly, you
got dumped again and can’t figure out
what you are doing wrong, landlord
hikes your rent again, you are too
tired to cook and too broke to order
takeout. What helps?
100 words (acoustic) - Prateek Kuhad
Other than the fact that Kuhad
creates melodies that can soothe the
most aching minds, 100 words is a
very beautifully sung complaint.
It’s not venting; rather, its like a
whispered, shared story. You kind of
sit with Kuhad and let him make you
feel that he gets it. It helps to know
that someone else gets it.
Classical night: This is when you look
up Ustad Vilayat Khan and Liszt on
Youtube because you feel like a sense
of history can do you good. But if you
feel like the best of both worlds...
Yumeji's Theme (In The Mood for
Love) - Sarod cover by Pandit Mukesh
Sharma
Imagine translating a piece of Won
Kar-wai to a sarod. Originally one of
the most authentic representations of
longing on violin strings, Pt. Mukesh
Sharma converts it into a goosebump-
inducing, engulfing piece that
manages to confound any concerns
you might have about the existence of
beauty in the world.
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