Having exhausted all the devotional songs for the last two days, Ganesha MandaLi has decided to dish out pure entertainment to Ganesha and the devotees in the form of "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast..."!!! We have a temple in the lane right behind us and a Goddess is having another one built right next to it. I have no problem with it except for the associated loudspeakers but it's just that they are one too many. We already had one temple down the lane and there was BEML Ganesha anyway. Why more? As if people want to step out of their homes and trip right into the temple and fall in front of god!
Whenever I think of this particular song, I can't help thinking of our school-day in 1994 and Auntie. "Tu Cheez..." being a rage that year, teachers were enthusiastic to cash in on the popularity and V, who was in 6th, was supposed to be one of the dancers. But Auntie had other plans. She was incensed when she heard at the way a girl was being called a 'commodity' and was appalled at the way the school was taking the decent people around for a ride. I don't think I had any strong opinion regarding this except for some wild imagination as to the possible meanings of the 'derogatory' wordings. Anyway, Auntie was not to be silenced; first she made V quit the troupe, then marched to the school and gave her piece of mind to the HM too. As a result, a truce was reached; that year for the first time, a dance was performed only to the background music and a lot of youngsters returned home not entirely satisfied with the outcome.
I love Bhupinder's songs. As I hum "Ek Akela is Sheher Mein...", his deep and soulful voice rings in my ears, making my own rendition sound like a pale imitation. How beautifully he's sung that simple song!
Whenever I think of this particular song, I can't help thinking of our school-day in 1994 and Auntie. "Tu Cheez..." being a rage that year, teachers were enthusiastic to cash in on the popularity and V, who was in 6th, was supposed to be one of the dancers. But Auntie had other plans. She was incensed when she heard at the way a girl was being called a 'commodity' and was appalled at the way the school was taking the decent people around for a ride. I don't think I had any strong opinion regarding this except for some wild imagination as to the possible meanings of the 'derogatory' wordings. Anyway, Auntie was not to be silenced; first she made V quit the troupe, then marched to the school and gave her piece of mind to the HM too. As a result, a truce was reached; that year for the first time, a dance was performed only to the background music and a lot of youngsters returned home not entirely satisfied with the outcome.
I love Bhupinder's songs. As I hum "Ek Akela is Sheher Mein...", his deep and soulful voice rings in my ears, making my own rendition sound like a pale imitation. How beautifully he's sung that simple song!
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