A Song to Remember

As a music enthusiast I like to carry my entire playlist with me every time. Commuting to office is often crowded, so hardly get a chance to read. But accompanying music is convenient, with two small earphones plugged in playing my favorite tracks. As the playlist sifts through one song after another, it lands up on a track which rings a bell in my mind. It may or may not be your most favorite track but your mind locates how did this track end up in your playlist. You remember the person who passed it to you by bluetooth transfer or usb drive or a cd/dvd maybe. So here goes a few songs which flash in my mind the person who gave it to me.  

Thanks to Viraj I could experience the phenomenon of Pink Floyd. It's the most different kind of music I have heard till date, not to mention the fantastic lyrics as well. "Wish you were here" and "Time" are great in lyrics and "Shine on you crazy diamond" stands apart in music. I became more fond of Rafi sahaab than I already was because of Pushkar. He gave me quite a few songs by Rafi sahaab but I distinctly remember the track, "Apni toh har aah ek toofan hai". Tushar had set up this track as his caller tune during our 2nd year MET days and I felt so relieved listening to it every single time. It was Annie's song by John Denver, a.k.a. "You fill up my senses". I also got the romantic instrumental "Havana Sunset" by Govi from him. And how can I forget "Ghita" by child artist Cleopatra Stratan passed on to me by Chirantan during summer internship at Tata Chemicals.

Abirami gave me a few songs of which "Cry" by Rihanna and "Gumm summ gumm" from the movie Paa I vividly recollect. Shweta, an ex-colleague, had given me "When you say nothing at all" by Alison Krauss, before which I always thought that the same track sung by Ronan Keating in the movie Notting Hill was the original number. Pratik Khot and Pratik Sabnis have shared some great Aatif Aslam tracks with me of which "Aadat", "Woh Lamhe", "Ehsaas", "Jal Pari", "Tere Bin" are all my favorites. Ameya passed on some memorable marathi tracks from one of Sandeep - Salil album like "Ayushavar bolu kahi" and "Gadi sutli".

I feel remembering someone with a song as reference is perhaps a good kind of memory. Every song in a person's playlist is there because he or she likes it in some or the other way. There are songs which are mood specific and songs for all moods. But when some of these remind you of someone, they generally end up bringing up a beam on your face. I hope some geek mind takes a cue from this and builds up a Facebook app around this. It certainly is a good way of remembering people and being connected with them.