Songs of life

I often realize (when I am deep into my thoughts) that there are a few songs which make me nostalgic about various phases of my life and stir an emotion in me. The emotion or the phase need not be related to the lyrics or music of the song.

For instance, the song ‘choli k peechey’ – a controversial & cheeky song- reminds me of my uncle’s wedding. Because the song was extremely popular at that time and as kids we danced our hearts out to this song-of course without caring about the lyrics!

Then, the popular devotional song by Jagjit Singh- Hey Ram reminds me of the most difficult 10 days of my life. After that time, I started hating the song because it always evokes a feeling of helplessness and confusion in me.

The songs of a certain album of Rekha Bhardwaj remind me of the time when I was preparing for my first year exams in college.

Some songs make me feel very happy as they remind me of happy times spent with -my family (like the songs from ‘Parineeta’) and friends (songs from ‘Hum Tum’).

For a long time after my marriage, I could not hum certain songs without getting teary eyed. Those songs reminded me of how my sister & I used to sing for my dad, who has always been the biggest fan of our singing voice.

My dad is one person who loves to get nostalgic with songs. He has a collection of songs related to various moments of his life- right from his romantic times with mom to the times we performed in our college functions. He listens to them EVERY day while going to work. Last when I was home, he used to drop me to my work…. And I too got to hear all those songs. And now, I have associated those songs with a different memory altogether- the half hour drive everyday with my dad!