Flashbacks of a Fool

This Video from the above awesome movie is very romantic in a non typical way. Watch the whole video: Builds up the anticipation till the emotion bursts at about 6:18... There is much to be said about the music (If There is Something (Live) - Roxy) but lets leave that for another post. This one is about this video. It takes me back to a wonderful time. A time when I had no responsibilities and infinite time - time all to myself. When all life was about was experiences - states of emotion produced by everlong sequence of events - like parallel streams - one outside, the one made of events - the other within, the one made of feelings. I remember observing (from an outside reference point) these two streams and somehow I guess they have gotten recorded somewhere in my subconscious.

Coz even today when I listen to this song, watch this movie (the outside stream), I feel the exact same set of feelings (the stream within) and its strage coz now they are set against a whole new set of outside events and also coz my receiving state is different.... Sry I guess I am getting too abstract: explaining it might mean too long a post.

Anyways, getting to the stream within - this movie/ this scene is about beautiful people and material lives... The music produces yearning (for what I dunno) - makes me feel one with the people in the scene. Makes me feel materialistic (and I like it) - Makes me feel beautiful and vain - again I like it. Takes me to another world - where I rule all - where I retain all my strengths and lose all my weaknesses. I am still super intelligent (still vain I guess), still romantic and creative and other worldly (bragging intentional :P), but I am also super good looking, charming, smooth and confident.

I can't explain the link between the scene and the way it makes me feel, coz I have forgotten the other elements of the outside stream that maybe produced this strange feeling - Strange.

Anyways, I guess the blog was to be about music n lyrics n not my blabberings. So - Great song, awesome movie - great performances and lyrics that take you back to your best memories.

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The ring-master lashed his Golden whip
And I locked myself into the cage of rules.
This cruel cage of my own making
Is my worldly stage to the audience of fools.


Written on 17th Dec 2009.

The Maccabees

So I was bored out of life in the office n turned to youtube to keep me going. Searched for The Beatles' "Its Only Love"

That is when I stumbled on The Maccabees. "Its Only Love" by The Maccabees staring at me:

Catch the video for an awesome new sound and some interesting work with Flash. The lead singer has a distinct quality to his voice. You will love riding this song as he modulates his voice pushing you higher n higher n over the edge.

"Do you miss home...
And are you cool?
Symmetrical?"

This other song by the same band "Love You Better" is another great one. If you understand the lyrics, do let me know... Coz I dont... Still love this song... Make me wanna go skipping :P
Listen to the song you'll know why.

Again a fresh sound, awesome voice... lyrics that haunt (well not really.... i like this part though)

"And the thought and the thought and the thought of you
I thought we'd be doing the fateful few together, together
And I'd thought that you might feel the same
With your insect skin and my lions mane"

Disclaimer: Above two songs fall into happy/skippy/lovvy category - nothing serious, just fun music.