I think the blogger should feel he should live more now, to see a lot of more concerts, rather than talk abt death.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > …as I have seen God! > Yes. I saw God at St. George School grounds, Chennai on the 20th of April, > 2008 at 6.30 PM. > And God didn't disappoint me. Nor did he disappoint the 50000 others who > had gathered to watch him perform. > I was at the A R Rahman Changing Times Concert, organised by the Times of > India. > He started with a soulful rendering of Jaage Hain from Guru and in > the song's climax where he sung the high pitch notes, the crowd > ruptured into a honest applause. The audience loved him right from the > beginning. Most of them like me had waited for years to watch Madras's > own son perform live. > Here's the night's playlist. > - Ella Pugazhum / ATM / ARR > ARR ended the song with an Enjoy yourself. I'm gonna play now. Again, a > rupture of applause. > - Endendrum Punnagai / Alaipayude / Karthik / Backing vocals by Shankar > Mahadevan and Naresh Iyer. > The crowd joined the trio on stage in the dheem dheem ta-na-na part! > - Vaaji Vaaji / Sivaji / Hariharan & Madhusree > The song ended with a Madhusree! Will you marry me? from somewhere in the > crowd. > - Varada Nadikarai Oram / Sangamam / Shankar Mahadevan > Shankar Mahadevan requested the crowd to join him in the chorus part. And > we happily obliged. > At this point, ARR asked the audience if they wanted a jillunu oru paatu! > The audience went berserk as ARR started… > - New York Nagaram / Jillunu Oru Kadhal > The crowd went verserk! > At this juncture, there was a pleasant surprise for Chennai rock > fans as Steve Watz, the lead guitarist took centre stage and performed > a two minute solo ending the solo with the chords of Girlfriend from > Boys. > - Girlfriend / Boys / Karthik > The crowd loved Steve Watz when he played the solo in the song on his > knees! > The second greatest song of the evening was still to be played. Even > as ARR came to the front, Keith Peters (He's my all time fav bassie!) > started the starting bass of Dil Se amidst renewed shouts and cheers. > - Dil Se / Dil Se / ARR > The crowd had an orgasm at this point! ARR smiled even as there were > shouts of Encore and Once More from the crowd. > - Jashne Bahara / Jodha Akbar / Aslam > The crowd swayed their hands up in the air slowly to Aslam's soulful > rendering of ARR's greatest recent time melodies. > - Munbe Va / Jillunu Oru Kadhal /Naresh Iyer > Naresh Iyer was the darling of the crowd! > - Enna Solla Pogirai / Kandukonden Kandukonden / Shankar Mahadevan > The trumpet and the trombone players received the greatest cheers for the > interlude. > - Chayya Chayya / Dil Se / No, it wasnt Sukhwinder. It was Shankar > Mahadevan. > The youngsters formed trains and ran around the crowd in many parts of the > crowd! > - Kannodu Kanbadellam / Jeans / Nityasree Mahadevan > It started with the hymns of the Nadaswaram accompanied by A. K. > Palanivel on the Thavil and Nityasree performing a solo. When she > started the starting verse of the song after 2 minutes of the solo, the > crowd went mad! Nityasree got huge rounds of applause despite the > organisers putting the name as Madhusree on the screens. > - Azeem O Shaan-Roja-Veerapandi Kottaiyile / Jodha Akbar / Naresh > Iyer, Aslam & Sivamani along with around 20 kids on the percussions! > As the vocals changed to the chords of Rukmani-Rukmani from Roja > with the beats remaining the same, the crowd went into whoops of joy > and when the transition to Veerapandi was greeted with the loudest > cheers! > Now was time for Sivamani to show a couple of tricks to the crowd. There > was this thani aavarthan by > Sivamani on the drums (also on a suitcase and a water bubble top!) > Palanivel on the Thavil and Srinivas on the Mirudangam. It was a long > solo, but the crowd was enthralled! > Now was time for some magic as ARR again took limelight on stage. > - Adhiradi Karan / Sivaji / ARR > The ground resembled a dance-floor at this! > - Oru Koodai Sunlight & Intros / Sivaji / Blaaze > Blaaze then came on stage, singing Oru Koodai Sunlight. As the > background hip-hop score continued, he introduced each and every member > of the orchestra on stage. > - Pray for me / Pray for me / ARR & Blaaze > ARR and Blaaze stole the show in this song even as the video was played in > the backdrop. > - Bombay theme / Bombay > And then was time for the mother of all songs > - Khwaja Mere Khwaja / Jodha Akbar / ARR > Now, the crowd had orgasm number 2 as ARR sat down on stage and sang this > song playing a Harmonium in authentic Qawwali style! Best track of the > night! > - Ae Hairathe / Guru / ARR and Hariharan > - Mayya Mayya / Guru / Whats her name? > A brilliant performance by the singer who also enthralled the crowd > in a hip-shaking belly dance! Amazed at how she could sing and dance at > the same time! Brilliant performance! > Now, ARR came forward and asked the crowd, Oru Kuthu Paatu Paadalama? and > was greeted by an enthusiastic cheer by the crowd which was getting ready to > dance! > - Maduraikku Pogada / ATM / Naresh Iyer > - Tere Bina / Guru / ARR > - Hamma Hamma / Bombay / ARR, Shankar Mahadevan & Blaaze > Orgasm number 3! It was a hip-hop version of the classic with rap by > Blaaze and the ground was again a dance floor! > Now, ARR again came forward and asked the audience, Veetuku Pogalama? only > to be greeted by shouts of No and Never! It was 10 in the night! > If Khwaja Mere Khwaja was the mother of all songs that night, here > came father of all songs, the usual climax to any ARR concert. > - Vande Mataram / Vande Mataram / ARR & chorus by all other artists > Patriotism flew high with this never-will-get-bored-of master piece > by ARR. The crowd sang along and at the end of the song and one over > enthusiastic chap climbed atop a human mountain, stripped of his shirt > and threw it up! > Phew! What a night! A pity I didnt have my trusty Canon with me. > Epilogue: > > As I was leaving the parking lot, I saw a shirtless guy lamenting to > his friends over his loss of a Lee Cooper! Somebody else was richer by > a Lee Cooper! Ah! Madras will never change! I love Madras! > > http://sathyanarain.com/2008/04/21/i-am-ready-to-face-death-now/ > > > -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
