TOTW # 5: Rain/ Monsoon - Page 2

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Originally posted by: Padmajaan

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based on the raag megh malhaar

Raag Miya malhar, a classic and a gem of a song!

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this song reminds me of dehradun , it was raining and we were roaming around in the spatial vehicle of Dehradun and this song was playing

so whenever it rains I play this song which irks my mum a lot 😆

Ahh the rains - the bane of my existence and the object of all my romantic fantasies! 😆 (Bridgerton fans will get this reference)

Growing up in a city where it did not just rain, it poured with venom made me hate the rains growing up. I would associate them with unending traffic, clogged potholes, dirty puddles, the smell of wet clothes that took days to dry 🤢, public transit that came to a standstill, and taking hours to get home from anywhere. To me, rains were meant to be enjoyed (if that) at home with a cup of tea and hot snacks, some great music and a good book.

It's strange how perspectives on seasons can change when you move. In places where the rainy season didn't actually exist, I found myself yearning for the rains. And now winter isn't my favorite season when it used to be when back home.

I do have some fond memories of early school dismissals, taking the long route home with friends just so we could splash in the muddy puddles and be free to ruin our uniforms, because they would be washed on the weekend anyways! 😆

So yeah, I have a love-hate relationship with rains, but there are some things that I just love about rains -

• Petrichor
• The way everything around simply sparkles - clean and green after a shower
• The first streak of sunshine after the rain and the rainbow it brings with it.
• Having the freedom to get drenched without consequences. 😆
• Enjoying a hot cuppa with someone special 😳

Here's a rain song that doesn't just spell romance, it brings back fond memories of that precious first meeting

Song: Rimjhim ke tarane leke aayi barsaat

Film: Kala Bazaar

Music: S.D. Burman

Lyrics: Shailendra

Singers: Mohammed Rafi & Geeta Dutt

Actors: Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9kSwIYEAzQ

Though I slightly favor the Kishore Kumar version, the visual of this one wins! The glimpses of Mumbai in the rains! Amitabh and Moushmi and their height difference! Them laughing and talking and walking along and just being in love! Ahhh Perfection!

Song: Rimjhim gire saawan

Film: Manzil (1979)

Music: R.D. Burman

Lyrics: Yogesh

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Moushmi Chatterjee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRPCMEJpQaw

My favorite group!

Rain - The Beatles

This song is now iconic because of the path-breaking musical arrangement! ⭐️ (The little piece of backwards music. The things they did!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK5G8fPmWeA

I feel what John Lennon sings in this song now:

R...a...y ayy aayy...ain.. I don't mind 😆

This evergreen classic! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Raindrops keep falling on my head - B.J. Thomas

Songwriters: Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Burt won the Best Original Score and this song won Best Original Song at the Oscars! ⭐️)

From the OST of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyA2f6hGW4