our song!

i have friends who are dating for sometime now.. i have friends who have always been dating since forever.. i have friends who have just started dating people.. i have friends who are now getting married to their long time "partners".. i have friends who are getting married the "arranged" way..

they all have one thing in common.. and they all again have that one (more) thing in  common within that one (original) thing in common..

and that is, their "song"..

they all have a "song".. special song.. their song.. for good reasons.. for fond reasons.. for special reasons..

and they all were those good, romantic, melodious, sweet songs.. some were peppy, some soothing, some calming, some with dance beats.. but all were those "good" songs..

and that put a smile on my face.. because, i and a certain someone, also, being no different from those mentioned above, have our share of "songs".. and they all are "romantic" in their own sense.. but there lies one difference

for any outsider, those songs are the most crass songs ever! but for us, its "special"..

• "aa ante amlapuram", used to be our drive-to song, to which he used to dance.
• "maloom", was the ONLY proper sweet song, that used to be our walk-to song, on a sunday, in the crowded streets along the sea in Bombay.
• "johnny johnny" became our 'home-alone-with-each-other' song.
• "tere liye" was the std phone calls song!

and then there were "sheila ki jawani", "chikni chameli", and the likes of them!

but then somewhere, it was the "stereo love", from where it all began!


p.s. and there goes my "promise" of not writing about "you n i".. promises are really meant to be broken!(sic)