30 days song challenge day 9: a song that you can dance to

I’m a hopeless romantic. The first song that I remember I had a strong urge to dance (with someone) was this, way back when i was a goody-goody teenager with stars in my eyes. It still remains one of my all-time favorites. Lots of water has flown through Driftwood river. I will go with the one below. I imagine I’d make a half-decent robot dance with Gnarls Barkley.

30 day song challenge day 8: a song that you know all the words to

So many to choose but I shall go with the song that’s stuck in my mind through the weekend. Another Death Cab song but what to do. The lyrics makes me daydream of an imaginary youth in the misty slopes of Rockies or in midst of the Pir Panjal range of Kashmir.

30 Day Song Challenge Day 7: a song that reminds you of a certain event

Not technically an event. Crazy infatuation/love at first sight/lightning bolt thingie at this academic conference aeons ago. She was a punjabi undergrad. We never spoke but kept glaring at each other uncountable times over three days. The song also features my single favorite line from any song i’ve come across before and after.

There.

That’s it. As my dear ol’ maths tuition guru Mr. Ganguly used to say and i paraphrase, “ami tomar opor theke haat tule nilam.” The limit has been crossed. Today, this very moment. As hard as it is for me to give up on people especially you, I have finally given up. Now you are on your own. Till you encounter repentance and atonement.

30 Day Song Challenge Day 6: a song that reminds you of somewhere

Without doubt the greatest moment in my school life. Inside the Sidhu Kanhu Auditorium, in front of thousands of screaming students, parents and teachers after winning the quiz, a nail-biter on 2nd day of the 1st inter ICSE cultural fest. I shouldn’t even talk about the 3rd & final day. Oh joy and glory! It’s one of those things that stays with you forever as vivid as it just happened yesterday, one of those days that goes a long way towards defining you as a person.