Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Music, lyrics, visual and the voice

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing..
watch you smile while you are sleeping..
while you are far away and dreaming..
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender..
I could stay lost in the moment forever..............
every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure!!

If you have guessed by now, these lines are from a song by aerosmith... The reason I put it up here is to just wonder how could any one express themselves so beautifully.. Words are beautiful enough, but when delivered by a great visual and a great voice, it makes that piece timeless.

Whenever I think of some amazing songs, quite a few come to my mind. Out of those songs, I would like to mention a few. The first one is 'Tanha dil'. This song by shaan has great lyrics, and the video is very good. There is no question about his voice either, It is very good. I dunno exactly why I like this song, but I like it a lot. I think it brings out a feeling in me which is generally hidden deep inside. The second one is a song which I think I would recommend to everyone. Even the craziest of head banging rock fanatic might like it. It is not fast by any means, but it has got a soul of its own. The song is 'krishna nee begane' by colonial cousins. The fusion of the voices of hariharan and lewis is great and above all the video for it is stunning. It is deeply moving, and when watched in a specific mood, can bring a tear to your eye. I have seen people shed a tear after seeing that video. That alone makes it one of the greatest visuals ever. The next song I like, is not because of its great visuals or because of great lyrics, but because of a great voice. The first time I heard this was when I went to a live show by KK.
Ppl have told me that a live performance can give a good measure of how good/bad a singer is. when he sang that song, I was quite simply blown away. My god what a voice! After that experience I wanted to go to as many live shows as possible. I was imagining how great it would be to hear a spb or yesudas live. Damn that would be good. unfortunately I have not been able to go to a single live show after that :-(
I am no music fanatic, but I just wish that I could hear all the great singers at a live performances. That would kind of help complete a very incomplete life.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

what is that song sung by KK da?

ranjit said...

eswar,

'Tu hi meri shab hai' from the movie gangster.

Unknown said...

I think i have heard that song. If you have send it then..