Songs - of the other kind!

There are some songs that you like – some that you love. And then there are other songs – which always bring back memories of moments or of people.

Songs that you always associate with certain people, certain incidents, certain times, certain memories. Songs that create moments - create memories. Here is a list of a few of such songs and what they mean to me. Every time I listen to any of these songs, everything comes back to me in a rush, bringing back all my thoughts and experiences associated with them.

1. O humdum suniyo re…

I love this movie, I love the songs of this movie – he left it on the voice message of my phone once – it was one of my ‘awww…’ moments

2. Gumshuda… koi hua

Voice chat over yahoo… he used to play this song on his end, when I went to India without him

3. Chandan sa badan…

He sang the whole song for me in a train ride going home – I don’t think he remembers it but I do

4. Janu meri jaan (replaces janu with my nick name)

Sings it every time I am angry with him

5. Chalte Chalte (from the movie Chalte Chalte)

I remember one of my friends when I listen to this song – ‘cos he got very sentimental one day listening to this

6. Pyar ke liye char pal kam nahi the

I remember one of my gal friends during my master’s who was going through a bad phase with her then-boy friend. This song was playing and she just started crying

7. Who the f*** is Alice?

Reminds me of my dear friend from engineering – ah those were the days!

8. Pal Pal dil ke paas

Always reminds me of my sister – when we were kids we always listened to the radio in the night before we fell asleep – and this song used to play a lot on the radio and she used to just love this song

9. Everything I do – I do it for you!

Somebody anonymously dedicated this song to me in the college fest – always makes me wonder who it was when I listen to this song

10. That’s the way it is – Celine Dion

Reminds me of a time in my own life when I really believed in this song and loved it … played it over and over just to reinforce the faith

11. Aye ganpat…

Reminds me of the road trip to the Smokies – the drive is a whole 10 hours and I think this song was playing on loop for at least 5 out of the 10 hours J

12. Ek akela is shehar mein

Reminds me of my first year in the US and a dear friend who was engaged. Her fiancé had gifted her with a cd of his favorite hindi movie songs. She was never a fan of Hindi movie music. Eventually, I ended up listening to that cd more than she ever did. This song was the first song in that cd – and I will always remember her when I listen to this song.

13. Bavra man dekhne chala ek sapna (Swanand Kirkire’s version)

This is a beautiful song- one of my favs. I listened to the songs from this movie quite late as I watched this movie quite late. I remember I watched this movie alone, and was very depressed after watching it, and when this song played I almost cried.

14. I just called to say I love you…

I remember this song – my first year in the US - my roomies (equally crazy as me) and me were trying to learn this song one night– playing it line after line, pausing it, repeating after it – and we finally learn the whole song by heart by 3.00 am in the morning. The three of us were singing so loudly and excitedly, the neighbor had to knock at our door at 3:00am and had to ask us stop :D.

15. That don’t impress me much

Again reminds me of my sis and me when we were in India – we really liked this song – and Shania Twain was hot.

16. Actually any Bryan Adams or Pink Floyd songs reminds me of my college days. I really really miss the happy-go-lucky, don't have a care in the world days.


- Moi

P.S: In the first 4 songs – the “he” refers to the Mister