In Pakistan they are as famous as Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake, with 60m album sales between them, and their first musical
collaboration has had 65,000 downloads and been number one on MTV. But the pop stars on one of the bigges Pakistani records
of 2007 are not singing about young love or broken hearts, but terrorism.
Yeh Hum Naheen,(This Is Not Us), has become an anthem for Muslims wanting to distance themselves from extremism and violence.
One of the singers, Haroon Rasheed, says: “People are associating Islam with terrorism,we are all being tarred with
the same brush, and it is time we stood up and said no, this is not who we are.”The song’s success in Pakistan
has much to do with the lineup Haroon, Ali Zafar, Hadiqa Kiani,Shafaqat Amanat Ali, Strings and Ali Haider have a huge fan
base.In Britain, where 43 per cent of the Muslim population is of Pakistani origin, the record is on the playlist of Asian
radio stations and cable music channels.
Project coordinator Waseem Mahmood, a 45-year-old author and media consultant, says: “The mullahs and hardliners will
no tbe listening to this because they think music is forbidden. But the hardliners’ voices are the loudest. It is time
for the moderates to stand up for themselves.”Yeh Hum Naheen started when Mahmood decided to combat growing puritanism
in Birmingham’s Muslim community after one of his sons was criticised for eating western food and the other sent home
from Quran classes for wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog Tshirt. He approached leading musicians to take part. “It was a
bit like Band Aid; nothing like it had ever happened in Pakistan,” said Mahmood.
Lyrics in Roman Hindi
COLLAGE OF PAKISTAN LIFE
This is a collage of the huge diversity in the way people in Pakistan are dealing with modernity,fro
Paxilback - Gray Kid parody of Justin Timberlake's Sexyback
The Gray Kid and Daniel Stessen. Directed by People Food.
MALAYALEE ZONG
HAL (WHO?NEVER MIND)SENT ME THIS AND I'VE POSTED IT HERE ON 080807
I'LL 'VE TO LISTEN CAREFULLY AND SOON POST THE LYRICS of Malayalee Zong based on "I WANT TO BREAK FREE" by QUEENS
Queen:I Want To Break Free
by Queen
I want to break free
I want to break free,
I want to break free from your lies,
you're so self satisfied, I don't need you
I've got to break free
God knows, god knows I want to break free
I've fallen in love
I've fallen in love for the first time,
and this time I know it's for real
I've fallen in love
God knows, god knows I've fallen in love
It's strange but it's true,
Yeah!
I can't get over the way you love me like you do
But I have to be sure, when I walk out that door
Oh, how I want to be free, baby
Oh, how I want to be free
Oh, how I want to break free
But life still goes on
I can't get used to living without,
living without, living without you, by my side
I don't want to live alone, hey
God knows, got to make it on my own
So baby can't you see?
I've got to break free
I've got to break free
I want to break free
I want, I want, I want, I want to break free
MALLU RAP
Another classical parody in Malayalem accent!A must listen.Pretty humourous
For the benefit of fun loving Mallus and all who can take a joke and laugh if off !!!
Lyrics and audio…..check out the soundtrack………
KERALA VERSION OF " The Hotel California"
On the road to Trivandrum Coconut oil in my hair Warm smell of avial Rising up through the air Up
ahead in the distance I saw a bright pink tube-light My tummy rumbled, I felt weak and thin I had
to stop for a bite There he stood in the doorway Flicked his mundu in style And I was thinking
to myself I don't like the look of his sinister smile Then he lit up a petromax Muttering "No power
today" More Mallus down the corridor I thought I heard them say Welcome to the Hotel Kerala-fonia Such
a lousy place, Such a lousy place (background) Such a sad disgrace, Plenty of bugs at the Hotel
Kerala-fonia Any time of year Any time of year (background) It's infested here It's infested
here His finger's stuck up his nostril He's got a big, thick mustache He makes an ugly, ugly noise But
that's just his laugh Buxom girls clad in pavada Eating banana chips Some roll their eyes, and Some
roll their hips I said to the manager My room's full of mice He said, Don't worry, saar,I
sending you Meen karri, brandy and ice And still those voices were crying from far away Wake you
up in the middle of the night Just to hear them pray Save us from the Hotel Kerala-fonia Such a
lousy place, Such a lousy place (background) Such a sad disgrace Trying to live at the Hotel Kerala-fonia It
is no surprise It is no surprise (background) That it swarms with flies
The blind man was pouring Stale
sambar on rice And he said We are all just actors here In Silk Smitha-disguise And in
the dining chamber We gathered for the feast We stab it with our steely knives But we just can't
cut that beef Last thing I remember I was writhing on the floor That cockroach in my appam-stew
was the culprit, I am sure Relax, said the watchman This enema will make you well And
his friends laughed as they held me down God's Own Country? Oh, Hell!
The Eagles took 18 months between their fourth and fifth albums, reportedly
spending eight months in the studio recording Hotel California. The album was also their first
to be made without Bernie Leadon, who had given the band much of its country flavor, and with rock guitarist Joe Walsh. As
a result, the album marks a major leap for the Eagles from their earlier work, as well as a stylistic shift toward mainstream
rock. An even more important aspect, however, is the emergence of Don Henley as the band's dominant voice, both as a singer
and a lyricist. On the six songs to which he contributes, Henley sketches a thematic statement that begins by using California
as a metaphor for a dark, surreal world of dissipation; comments on the ephemeral nature of success and the attraction of
excess; branches out into romantic disappointment; and finally sketches a broad, pessimistic history of America that borders
on nihilism. Of course, the lyrics kick in some time after one has appreciated the album's music, which marks a peak in the
Eagles' playing. Early on, the group couldn't rock convincingly, but the rhythm section of Henley and Meisner has finally
solidified, and the electric guitar work of Don Felder and Joe Walsh has arena-rock heft. In the early part of their career,
the Eagles never seemed to get a sound big enough for their ambitions; after changes in producer and personnel, as well as
a noticeable growth in creativity, Hotel California unveiled what seemed almost like a whole new band. It was a band that
could be bombastic, but also one that made music worthy of the later tag of "classic rock," music appropriate for the arenas
and stadiums the band was playing. The result was the Eagles' biggest-selling regular album release, and one of the most successful
rock albums ever. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
NOTE:In India this song is immortal.I dont know why.Beats me!Search me.
Fed up off ! with all the RAP, Hip Hop
n all the ass- shaking n crotch clutching. In the search box I keyed in Hank Locklin and got Connie Francis crooning
(they used to croon in my days) LIP STICK ON YOUR COLLAR ...Bobby Vee singing ' "Wow!wow!yeah!yeah!Love you more than I can
say...I'll love you twice as much tomorrow"....Country Ballad "Send me the pillow that you dream on" and so on and so forth....sign
off to the strains...I love every moment...she's much to nice..wowwowwowwow" " I cast this shadow on the lonely lonley wall...Hank
Thomson..in cowboy style..country...Phildavi:THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN men WERE MEN
and WOMEN were glad of IT !!
