I don’t know about others but I associate a lot of songs to certain times in my life and whenever I hear those songs, they take me back to the times and a sense of nostalgia takes over me.
To mention some (chronologically):
1. Lambada (Kaoma) - Hmmmm..Jabalpur is it? DSOI and the varous monthly functions there...those early days of teenage.
2. Dilbar dilbar (movie Sirf Tum)- Reminds me of the SSB, Apr ’99 in Bangalore (erstwhile). What a time it was.. bunch of youngsters, fresh out of school getting together to clear one of the toughest interview/selection process that can be. A good 20 odd days spent bonding over politics, Indian Army and girls (of course).
3. MLTR songs (MLTR, Colours, Played on Pepper) – and I feel I am back in my Engineering college, the 1st – 2nd yr period. Sitting in the blocks during the long preparatory leaves or in the (proper) hostel enjoying the monsoons from my window whilst listening to some magical compositions on my roomy’s 800 watt ‘local’ music system.
4. Koi nahi aisa (Dillagi) – Engineering really brought out the happy go lucky in me and some of my buds
5. Jaadu hai nasha hai (movie Jism) – takes me back to T-ILP at Trivandrum, Dec ’03-Mar ‘04. It was, in the truest sense, what is called a ‘Paid Vacation’. Lasted more than 2 months..went around, visited places, made friends, had a blast.
6. Girlfriend, Ale Ale (movie Boys - Tamil) – back to Trivandrum again. Thanks to my Tamil speaking friends they got me addicted to these songs. They (didn’t really teach me any Tamil other than some nice words but) told me the meaning of these songs…and there was always A.R Rahman to behold.
7. Aao Na (movie Kyun Ho Gaya Na) – aah, those night shifts in T way back in 2004. Used to doze off listening to this song on the system and get paid for that (Life!)
8. Somewhere only we know (Keane) – What a time it was on the Isles. Good quality work, a good life and good money. How I miss killing a bottle or two of various scotches over a weekend (along with my friends). Tried so so many different whiskeys and turns out my favourite beer(Stella Artois) and whisk(e)y (Jameson) were introduced to me then only.
9. Show me how to live (Audioslave) – Bangalore (Bengaluru I mean)..summer internship. Aha! Strictly 9 to 6 and good stipend. Was put up with my engineering friends A, G and V and boy what drinkers these guys are. V is only short of an alcoholic- I mean the guy has 3 -4 pegs every freaking day!!! G and A are a bit sober in comparison to V but they are all heavy drinkers…Sangliites! So, how could I not be party to that atmosphere? If my memory serves me right, in the 60-65 days that I spent there, I think I didn’t have my tipple only on 7 or 8 of them.
10. Khuda Jaane (movie Bachna Ae Haseeno) - Well well well, this was S's caller tune for quite some time (and i just don't like her current caller tune) and this reminds me of her. Not to say that i forget about her otherwise but just that it takes me to the sep-oct of 2008 (MBA) when i was getting to know her. You know, those early stages...
Somehow (and gladly) the times I am taken back to (by these songs) are only the good ones. Not like I haven’t had any bad times at all... maybe I just don’t associate them with music.
