Some years ago, a friend came to visit. We were chatting about music, and he said, you have to listen to this song. And went on to play the song from Youtube. It was a malayalam song composed by music director Sharreth. It was a complex song; it went through many raagas, and some of the notes played at a breakneck pace. Technically it was what you would call a ‘hard’ song to sing; it would be easy to go off-key in certain transitions or falter with the pace. As a piece of music, it did not touch me in any way. It was like watching someone jump very high — you say, ah, that’s cool, how high they jump, and then go back to rummaging your fridge for pickle. If something affected you emotionally, it would be that much more difficult for your thoughts to trail to misplaced pickle bottles.
Pop psychology with playlists
Pop psychology with playlists
Pop psychology with playlists
Some years ago, a friend came to visit. We were chatting about music, and he said, you have to listen to this song. And went on to play the song from Youtube. It was a malayalam song composed by music director Sharreth. It was a complex song; it went through many raagas, and some of the notes played at a breakneck pace. Technically it was what you would call a ‘hard’ song to sing; it would be easy to go off-key in certain transitions or falter with the pace. As a piece of music, it did not touch me in any way. It was like watching someone jump very high — you say, ah, that’s cool, how high they jump, and then go back to rummaging your fridge for pickle. If something affected you emotionally, it would be that much more difficult for your thoughts to trail to misplaced pickle bottles.