Noel's cousin had come over yesterday.
Which, on the face of it, has got nothing to do with anything.
She's in the 11th, all of what... 16 years? And Noel was introducing her to the music of Bryan Adams.
Jeez, man!
Do you, gentle reader, feel ancient and moth eaten upon hearing something like that?
Almost a decade gone. Back to the time when you finally moved beyond the Bollywood gyrations. And into the world of Angrezi music.
Back to the days when you heard "Winds of Change" for the first time... when the lyrics of "Inside Out" had you breaking into that goofy grin... when you learnt more about history through "We didn't Start the Fire" than you ever did in school. Ah, the good old days.
What Denny boy said about the common collection of MP3's on everybody's comps is quite true, no?
Think about it. You know with cold clear certainty that a guy will have some Clapton, some Eagles, some Police, some Red Hot Chili Peppers. And of course, if he doesn't, you stop knowing the guy. Naturally.
You also know that girls will have "Nothing's Gonna CHange My Love For You" and "I Just Called To Say I Love You", but let's not talk about that. The blog's for general viewing, let's not affect sensibilities too much.
But your buddies will have the songs that you like. I'm not going into cause and effect here, but buddies tend to have pretty common tastes in music.
And they grow into and out of fads pretty much in sync too.
Now come on, be honest, admit it.
Self denial won't help here.
I know that you did, as did I, think that the Backstreet Boys were cool at one time. No, no... don't you go around with that self righteous look on your face, Boyzone was appreciated once, no?
Don't you worry son, been there, done that. All of us.
But we have wisened up. Shut up as one when "Tears in Heaven" fills the room. Nodded along appreciatively when "It's probably Me" wafted through the speakers. Winced when Spears chose to do the sublimely ironical "I Love Rock and Roll"
Layla
Hotel California
Life's a Long Song
Sultans of Swing
Roadhouse Blues
When I'm 64
She's Always a Woman To Me
With or Without You
Not exhaustive, not indicative. But it brings a smile to the face, no brother?
Moozhik is to the good, people. Plis to be enjoying.
Currently Listening To: Coming Back To Life
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Yup, Ashish i remmember you in your trance when you listened to DDLJ and you cursed me for treating your eardrums with dis-taste-ful Distortion of Metal music way back in 1998. Yup i do remmember you listening to " Have you ever really Loveda Woman" with your AIWA walkman close to your chest...YUCK you are certainly better tripping on MKnoff. Dennis? idont remmember him even talking about music in Ruparel..and Anus Parule was stuck with Deep Purple and American Pie...YEah i do rem the times...
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