Also the thing about nostalgia is you mostly remember only the good
things, the great things and the happy things that happened to you...
my theory is that this is directly proportional to the amount of time
that has passed by. Of course, occasionally there are the bad things
that you can't let go off yet... or you don't want to.
You remember the wonderful things that happened to you and the music
assiciated with those (AR's cheerful songs (actually most of AR's
songs)). You dont remember the horrible things that happened to you and
esp the music associated with those. That's probably another place AR
scores big time... even if bad things happened to you, you would end up
seeking solace somewhere... and what better than AR's soulful music!
disclaimer - this post has nothing to do with 90's vs 00's or any other
comparisons. this is just a though about nostalgia...
cheers!
tmxtp
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Abhimanyu Rana <ar_intera...@...>
wrote:
>
> I guess, the feeling is similar to human nature/behavior where one
always
> remember ones childhood days no matter how complaining one had been
during those
> days and how understanding one is at present time of life.
>
> But this is just what I guess.
>
> Regards,
> Abhimanyu Rana
> http://twitter.com/methenextlevel
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: danny_3d2003 danpictogra...@...
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, 24 August, 2010 12:15:55 PM
> Subject: [arr] Re: Why the past songs are better
>
>
> True Roshan... Nostalgia is the main reason why we all keep saying the
past was
> always better
>
> In the case of our Boss if he had kept on doing the same kind of stuff
he used
> to do in the 90's he wudn't have won the Oscar/Grammy etc.. ARR is
Genius its we
> people who needs to grow
>
> but still at times i wish if he cud repeat a 'Puthiya Mugam' or 'Duet'
- well
> nostalgic again :P
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Roshan c.pixels@ wrote:
> >
> > A lot of our members have expressed their feelings that AR Rahman
was better
> > in his 90s. Though I don't agree with them I have my favorites from
the
> > past. Not just from Rahman. From all the composers, musicians and
singers.
> >
> >
> > But the fact is that it is not because the songs were better in the
past. it
> > is because we always hold on to our past. be it songs, incidents,
falling in
> > love, breakups, marraige functions, first job, college graduation, a
great
> > friend.. the whole life. We always think that past was somehow
better. We
> > are always worried about the future. don't we cherish memories from
our
> > childhood and teenage ? It is the same with songs. when we hear an
old
> > song, it triggers memories of incidents, people, happiness or
sadness that
> > we related to that particular song.
> >
> > Beatles' Yesterday is an absolute favorite of mine. there are plenty
of
> > great songs even better than that one. but it brings me back the
memory of a
> > great time had in Brunei when I got my first job there in 2003. That
is when
> > I started listening to international artistes often and on top of
that I was
> > in love. And, when I hear it now, it gives makes me feel like I have
lost
> > something but, in reality I haven't.
> >
> > I love Tanha Tanha from rangeela a lot. it is a great song,
musically. But
> > the reason I love it the most is because that is when I got my first
> > portable cassette player (Videocon Walkman) along with a cassette of
> > rangeela as a gift. I did my schooling in a hostel, and I became a
popular
> > kid because I had a walkman. lots of kids would come to our
dormitory to
> > listen to the songs. So, we put some money together and bought a
speaker and
> > placed it on top of a cardboard box with a hole in it, so the rest
of the
> > kids can hear it. I was so excited. because not only I got more
friends, I
> > was doing something with electronics stuff.. cutting the earphones
and
> > connecting the wires to the speaker, making the sound go louder with
just
> > one cardboard box with a hole! I felt like I was Einstein!
> >
> > now, when I hear that song.. it brings back memories of my friends,
that
> > cardboard box, that videocon walkman, and my great school and
teachers.
> >
> > We all talk about how great the classics were. we regard RD Burman,
> > Noushad, Ilaya Raja and the whole lot of great musicians as the best
and
> > some people even compare them with today's musicians and talk about
how
> > music has lost its soul. It hasn't lost any soul. it is because
those
> > people related to their most cherished memories when they hear their
> > favorites. give today's music another 20 to 30 years and we will be
> > talking about how great the 2010's music were.
> >
> > It is same for AR Rahman. the reason why some of you think that ar
rahman
> > created better music in 90s is because you were probably teenagers
or
> > children during that time and probably were having the greatest
times of
> > your life. there were lots of things happening, experiencing new
things..
> > and probably ar rahman's music even helped you a lot at that time.
and when
> > you hear it now, you are taken back to that golden era of your life.
> >
> >
> > try to understand that fact before saying ar rahman's music lost the
soul.
> > it only means that you have grown up, you have become more
experienced,
> > aged and wiser ( and probably grayer and fatter - no offense, just
for
> > fun.). get into the mindset of a teenager again and see if you all
can enjoy
> > the Kala Bandar and Jai Ho and Fiqraana and even Enthiran. I bet you
will.
> >
> >
> > sorry about the long post :)
> >
> >
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> >
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