As I sit to
write this, a horrific realization dawns on me: I haven’t read a book in the
past 3months!!!!!! Am I even alive? O God. And I hate myself for this. X(
I wonder
what went wrong in the last month.. what took my attention to levels so extreme
that I forgot to read a book, a thing of such great magnanimity?
Ahem.
*The fear of
losing a dear friend -cum-mentor can be really disturbing*
What do I do
now?
Not having
read a book and actually having no book in the ‘reserved category’, I am
totally clueless .. but I need to write.. if only to divert my attention and
create a tiny bit of positivity to pacify mi Corazon..
So, here
goes..
Reviewing
another form of socio cultural representative art..
A song called
‘Saali’ by Pakistani singer Shehzad Roy.
Initially
conceived and recorded in 1995, ‘Saali’ is one of those boisterous, fun and
energy-mix kind of a song which will make you get up and dance!
Aunties
don’t dance, but the tabla in the background adds to the bass and thumps
& pumps the blood and directly affects at the cardio-vascular veins.. so
much so that even aunties are like “let’s get up and dance”. Lol :P
The
eponymous title refers to the colloquial term for a girl, and has nothing to
do, whatsoever, with the slang or the source of the slang :P
It’s a light
take on the same old topic of wooing a girl, a saali.
“Hope springs eternal in human hearts”
The song conforms to the statement like no
other :P
“Saali tu
maani nahi.. Kabhi to manegi” .. Maybe you don’t understand now, but someday
you will..
Saali
pehchaani nahi, kabhi to janeygi.. You
don’t realize now, but someday you will..
See, what I
mean by quoting the above "hope" line?
The song is
sung in a very simple, non pretentious voice. Roy’s deep-seated, strong (kind
of throaty) voice with a naturally great throw and simple modulation (1:09 and
last line) adds that pinch of salt which defines all great songs that stand the
test of time. J
Kudos to Roy
for that J
Besides all
the technicalities, the song is like Roy’s equivalent of Kike’s “Hero”. As much
as the song is his claim to fame, the song defines him as much as he defines
the song J Now that’s kind 0f sweet ! Innit?
With his
path-breaking “Saali”, R0y has given words and sound to the emotions of
millions of saali-l0ving brats !
Any0ne
with a “Saala” equivalent for the song ?
Hehe.. :D :D
Ciao.
//Fairy sans
wings J
/farheen
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