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Diamonds and Rust – Joan Baez

Posted in Singers, Song, Soul on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

About 3 years ago Tinkerbell first introduced me to the works of Joan Baez, and soon ‘Diamonds and Rust’ by Baez made its way to my ‘Top 25 played songs’ in iPod/iTunes. In the song, written and performed in 1975, Baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade [...]

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Shopno Dekhbo Bole (‘Cause I want to dream) by Mousumi Bhowmik [Bengali Song]

Posted in Bengali, Lyrics, Singers, Song on May 15, 2008 | 16 Comments »

During the wild wild era of urban-folk-songs in Calcutta (90’s), apart from Sumon and Anjan, few other singers grabbed my attention. One of them is Mousumi Bhowmik. I really liked her album ‘Tumio Chil Hou’ (You become an eagle too). That’s a long time back. I left Calcutta, living in Singapore for last 8 years. [...]

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My lost friend

Posted in Singers, Song on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Mil gaya woh Jo churake meri aankhon se neendiyan le gaya tha Duur ek gaon hai wahan thandi chaon hai behti nadiyaan hai jaana hai nadiyaan ke paar Kare mera intezaar mera bichda yaar mera bichda yaar A song by Pakistani band Strings. Not a new song…I heard this song first on MTV Roadies show [...]

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Laari choote from Ek chalis ki last local

Posted in Indian cinema, Lyrics, Singers, Song, Translations on March 27, 2007 | 145 Comments »

The latest song that caught my attention is Laari Choote, the theme music of the movie Ek chalis ki last local. Picturised on Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia, this song is sung, composed, and written by Xulfi, the lead guitarist of the Pakistani rock band “Call”. I don’t know why I always get attracted to [...]

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