As these tired hands pilot the leaking, creaking man-of-war to its final moorings amid the ceaseless din and drivel around us, music and Bacchus are among the few solaces left to us.
Here are a few tracks (both Indian and foreign) we’ve acquired lately, mostly from iTunes.
* Kandathai Sollugiren (Tamil) – A classic song from the Srikanth, Lakshmi, Nagesh film Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1977).
This most-likely forgotten song is among our Top-5 Tamil favorites.
Yes, we’ve seen this fine film. Was this Lakshmi’s finest performance ever?
If we remember right, this song was picturized on Nagesh sitting on a bench with pieces of paper floating around.
Mellisai Mannar (The King of Light Music) M.S.Viswanathan is the singer and music director of this gem.
What a shame that in the current euphoria over A.R.Rehman, we’ve forgotten yesteryear giants like M.S.Viswanathan.
* Bekarar Kar Ke Hamen Yun Na (Hindi) – Sung by Hemant Kumar, this amazing number is from the 1962 blockbuster Bees Saal Baad featuring the handsome Biswajeet and Waheda Rehman.
We grew up listening to this song. In our first innings, we relied on radio and later on cassette tape for this classic. Now, in the final innings we’ve returned to this melodious piece in digital format.
You can enjoy this lovely song on YouTube here. Isn’t Waheeda Rehman prettier than an angel?
Hey, what do you take us for. Of course, we picked up Kahin Deep Jale Kahin (Lata Mangeshkar) as well from the same movie. Need you even ask.
* One of the best CD sets we’ve purchased in recent years is Ennio Morricone: 50 Movie Theme Hits (3-CDs).
For fans of Morricone, this CD set is an embarras de richesse containing themes from some of the famous movies ever – Films like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, For a few Dollars More, Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon a Time in the West as well as lesser-know films like Lydia, Scusi, facciamo l’amore? (Listen, Let’s Make Love) and Il Trio Infernale (The Infernal Trio). We got it at Border’s for about $16 after a 40% off coupon.
* Le Infernal Trio – A chilling Morricone piece from the 1974 French crime movie featuring Michel Piccoli, the ethereally beautiful Romy Schneider and Mascha Gonska.
Listening to this work of art, you sense strange and bad things are happening. To whet your appetite for the CD, we’ve provided a link to this haunting piece on YouTube. By the way, the movie was quite controversial in its day. Alas, the lovely lady Romy Schneider is no longer with us. Continue reading »
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