Subhash Chatterji

Hello, I’m Johnny Cash – A TO Z CHALLENGE

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 “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”

This had been the first line Johnny Cash would say to start all his concerts despite all the name and fame. Johnny Cash needs no introduction and was best known for his country side and gospel songs besides rock n roll. He is one of the most successful and admired music artists of his era and still he continues to be. Johnny Cash had his own style of singing and had a very different voice. I personally admire him a lot as his life was full of ups and downs.

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His pairing with June Carter, his wife saw some of the best songs to be produced in history, like Ring of Fire. They had a great chemistry on and off the stage.

Walk the line is probably one of the finest songs of Johnny Cash.

My Connect

I never had heard about Johnny Cash until I was in England. When I was back in my home, I used to watch the free to air channels, probably Channel4 and one fine day it was airing Walk the Line, a movie which was a namesake for one of his songs. I was fortunate to watch the lengthy movie from start to end. It was a biopic on the life of Johnny Cash.

The movie though a little long was very well directed as it unfolds Johnny Cash’s story from his younger days till the end, covering the minutest events of his life. It also had included many songs from Johnny Cash, so if you want to witness history of this legend then it is a must watch. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon have portrayed the roles of Johnny Cash and June Carter and they have done justice to it.

My Pick

It is difficult to choose the songs from country music, my pick would be Walk the Line – When you are mine I walk the Line:

 

This a bonus one- FOR J

J FOR  Janie , Don’t You Take Your Love To Town.

Yes it’s for Jon Bon Jovi, JBJ is one my favourite rock bands which I started to follow early in the list, in the 90’s loved to listen their songs.

I particularly play this song for my wife as she is also named Julian, Janie, so whenever she is off to her Mommas I play it loud (though sometimes I am happy inside 🙂 freedom you see).

Then there is In these arms, Someday I will be Saturday night,

My Connect

Cross Roads was the album, the best of JBJ, this was had been my starting point, the last one I knew was Destination Anywhere album. It had a great track, Tell Me It Was Just a Dream, August 7, 4:15 dedicated to the mysterious disappearance of Katherine Korzilius, daughter of JBJ tour manager.

My Pick

The pick of the band from my side is, Runaway, it is said that daughters grow faster, and as I see my daughter growing up at great pace and acquiring wisdom I would tell her Mom

Ooh, she’s a little runaway, Daddy’s girl learned fast
All those things he couldn’t say.
Ooh, she’s a little runaway.

 

 

 

G FOR GNR GUNS N ROSES AXL ROSE

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G for GNR

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GNR i.e. Guns n Roses aka Axl Rose, is an American rock band.  They ruled the chart and were a massive hit with their album Appetite for destruction, loved Welcome to the jungle.  Fans were then asked to use their Illusion and they used it very well to make it another successful chart, Use Your Illusion Album was an instant hit and it gathered the momentum which was required.

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Roses  N Roses, No Guns – for AXL and team and GNR

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the band and Axl Rose for November Rain.

My Connect

I heard a song which copied the tune of one of their album, it was very late that I discovered the original song and GNR.

My Pick

The pick of the band from my side is November Rain, it is too good to resist and esp. the video of the song, enjoy

(All April I will be posting about my favourite music artist(as part of the A to Z Challenge), songs or bands and my memories around them and this will help us connect and discover new artists and music genres.)

SEVEN DAY NATURE PHOTO CHALLENGE, DAY FOUR

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This is my 4th day in response to the Seven Day Nature Photo Challenge where I have been nominated by my mentor Cee Neuner at Cee’s Photography blog.

To take part in the challenge I’m supposed to post one photo per day for seven days, of anything from the natural world. And every day I should nominate a new member.  Today I would like to nominate  MARKOVICH PHOTO ART. Wish you can join in the challenge.

If anyone would like to be nominated for to participate in this challenge, please feel free to connect with me and I will gladly nominate you or you can also let me know in the comment section.

Here is my Day four Nature Photo.

This is ascent of sun rays on the hills and the last one at the time of dusk,  I hope you will love it, let the photographs roll in:)

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Sunrise on the mountains
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The sun-rays start ascending
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Dusk time

 

F FOR FALLING IN LOVE IS SO HARD ON THE KNEES – A TO Z CHALLENGE

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F is for falling in love is so hard on the knees, isn’t it. Doesn’t matter with whom you fall in love but one thing is certain it is hard to be in love and harder to retain it, it needs compassion, understanding, trust and feelings for each other.

The harder part as the lyrics says and I like personally is

I was believer when you told me that you loved me
And then you called me someone else’s name

Have you guessed it by now, I am talking about Aerosmith and the song “Falling in love is hard on the knees” from the album Nine Lives. Aerosmith is an American hard rock band and I am a great admirer of them. Steven Tyler puts so much of energy in the albums and a lot of attitude and aggression. Simply great.

My Connect:

I heard the band on MTV back in the 90’s and it was the time when they released 9 lives.

My Pick

I love the song Nine Lives the title track from their album nine lives, Steven Tyler himself imitated the cat’s wail in the beginning of the song. Here it is Enjoy 🙂

 

C is for Celine Dion, Sir Cliff Richard and Crowded House.

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C is for Celine Dion, Sir Cliff Richard and Crowded House.

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Celine Dion

Celine Dion is one of the finest female singers we have. Recently she had her birthday (30th Mar) and here wishing her a good life and keeping us blessed with lot more quality music. Recently she had a tough time losing her husband followed by her brother 2 days later. I am sure she will come out of it stronger and bless the world with more of her music.

Sir Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard is amongst the top 3 singers of UK. He has sung in the genre pop, soft music and started with rock. The soft songs which are a must listen include Theme for a dream, Why we don’t talk any more, don’t talk to him and Fall in Love to name a few.

Trivia: It is not known to many but Sir Cliff Richard was born in India, he was born in Lucknow, India where his parents worked as a contractor for the railways.

Crowded House

CH is an Australian band dealing in the genre Rock, pop and ALT Rock. I wish we still had people who can create the same magic with music again.

My Connect

Celine Dion:

As with others my connect was through titanic, which I am sure was a worldwide no 1, My heart will go on.

Sir Cliff Richard:

I just happened to listen Carrie one of his songs and it propelled me to carry on. Thereafter with time I gathered I liking for the singer.

Crowded House:

I borrowed a CD compilation of hard rock from my friend and it had the albums from Crowded House. I immediately fell in love with the songs and they refreshed me whenever I would listen them.

My Pick

Celine Dion:

Although Titanic track is the unbeaten one, however my personal favourite is Immortality with Bee Gees, she sings her heart out in it and owing to the current situation it seems as she is singing it for her husband and he is listening. Sharing a live version please check it out:

Sir Cliff Richard

My favorite I Carrie, this is because it is way too different than most of his songs which are soft and in contemporary Christian music. Enjoy it here:

Crowded House:

This song is a must listen and I use it for my wife and daughter, you need to listen it to believe it, it says “Everywhere you go you always take the weather with you”

I hope you will enjoy the songs, do take out some time to listen it.

B FOR BEE GEES

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B is for Bee Gees and B is also for the baritone voice which differentiated them from the masses.

 

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Bee Gees is a band compose by brother Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. They shot in fame with the Staying Alive from the Saturday Night Fever which also featured John Travolta and established and presented disco to the international arena and suddenly Bee Gees and John Travolta became talk of the town topping all charts. As on date Barry is the only survivor of the band; it is sad for him that his younger brother has left him. I believe they are never going to die and will always remain immortal in our mind, heart and soul with their music.

My Connect

I was not even born when all this happened, so how do I relate to the story, obviously I read it and feel the aura and the times it would have been. The better question is how did I start to follow them?

Intel was and is always creative and one fine evening in the 90’s I saw the intel ad featuring a scientist, server room and everyone were dancing in the tune of Stayin Alive. So I was curious and I wanted to know about this song and artist. Only I know how difficult it was at that time for me with no internet and a society in which people mostly followed Bollywood. I thank my Dad and a music house that had a big collection of Audio cassette and CD/DVD, he helped me out and bought me the cassette. The English one was costly to afford so I always thank my Dad as he never cut my hands for the bucks.

My pick:

You must have heard the popular tracks so sharing one of my personal favorite from Bee Gees which is Alone from the album Still Waters:

I so love Robin’s voice in all the songs….

Keep pouring in your thoughts and have a great weekend.

Lots of kisses and hugs 🙂