Whenever i love a song, i have a habit to try and see if someone out there has tried to put his admiration for the song, in words. Its a great pleasure to read blog posts describing the depth of melodies and lyrics, and some extremely commendable work has already been done by a lot of folks. Sincere thanks from the bottom of my heart to all those kind souls, for their efforts have given comfort to this heart.
The unavailability of posts on a number of songs prompted me to start expressing my own views and share the songs i love, so that folks out there may be able to enjoy the songs better, facilitated by my insights.
Music has been my lifeblood from the moment i was born. Having gifted singers in both of your parents, and being brought up in a family where singing is a part of everyday life, one definitely has an intuitive grasp of musical concepts.
I have been fortunate to listen to many a kind of music, and I consider each of the composers to be my teachers. My exposure to Chinese, Japanese, various forms of Western music, Indian classical, folk music etc, have helped me nurture a very beautiful, gifted voice. Hence its very natural for me to feel about music in a very deep way.
I am happy today that i finally found a song i was looking for from a very long time. And its really apt that i have inaugurated this blog today and will share that very song with all of you.
Way back in 1997, a television channel - Home TV was broadcasted in India. A number of dubbed Chinese Martial Arts serials were being telecasted. We kids not only enjoyed the marvellous fight sequences, but also the amazing melodies of the opening, ending songs and the background tracks.
Since this channel went off air, i had thought it to be an impossible dream to once again be able to listen to the tracks. And roughly 7 years back when i started using the internet, i was on the search for these songs.
Google search was a hard affair way back in 2006 than it is today. My evenings after engineering classes were spent in honing my google search tricks, and though i was after Japanese anime songs in those days, my search for the Chinese songs was soon to follow and I met with great success. (I will be sharing my most favorite Japanese songs in the near future...:))
Now to discuss in brief about the song for today, it is from a wuxia (martial art series) from TVB, named Brothers Under the Skin. Originally telecated in 1986, it is a brilliant series full of funny, romantic, action packed scenes. All the characters are brilliant, and i particularly loved Ling Choi-Yue played by Sheren Tang. The main character Chang Kwon Ling, played by Felix Wong was really cute and adorable.
Towards the mid of the series, Kwong Ling has an amazing transformation from a way ward youth to a kung fu master. The humour is legendary and the romance moves from one with childish adoration, to the one full of mature understanding.
Here is the main actress, the beautiful Sheren Tang
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The two lovers are fated not to meet, even after having a marriage. A number of factors have been woven in the screenplay which makes their union look impossible. Finally towards the end of the series, they are united in death. The series ends showing two kids playing in a garden, and the viewer is full of mixed feelings - happy at seeing the lovers finally together and sad at the way the story had to turn.
I had seen the series atleast 3 times and was always filled with a lot of sadness after the last episode. I had a fantasy back then - to try and see if i could lay my eyes on the main actress, hoping to find her in some chinese beauty parlours in Mumbai. This obviously when the bus was passing through the streets, and I was too young to have the audacity to go to these places and have a look. Obviously i knew how foolish the thought was, but it is the beauty of childhood to have such secret wishes...:)
The song is a lovely number from this series. It plays whenever an episode ends on a poignant note, and most notably when the series ends. The two kids playing in the garden, the two lovers united in death - a very sentimental way to end the show. And the tune is haunting and gives a beautiful feeling to the scene....
The unavailability of posts on a number of songs prompted me to start expressing my own views and share the songs i love, so that folks out there may be able to enjoy the songs better, facilitated by my insights.
Music has been my lifeblood from the moment i was born. Having gifted singers in both of your parents, and being brought up in a family where singing is a part of everyday life, one definitely has an intuitive grasp of musical concepts.
I have been fortunate to listen to many a kind of music, and I consider each of the composers to be my teachers. My exposure to Chinese, Japanese, various forms of Western music, Indian classical, folk music etc, have helped me nurture a very beautiful, gifted voice. Hence its very natural for me to feel about music in a very deep way.
I am happy today that i finally found a song i was looking for from a very long time. And its really apt that i have inaugurated this blog today and will share that very song with all of you.
Way back in 1997, a television channel - Home TV was broadcasted in India. A number of dubbed Chinese Martial Arts serials were being telecasted. We kids not only enjoyed the marvellous fight sequences, but also the amazing melodies of the opening, ending songs and the background tracks.
Since this channel went off air, i had thought it to be an impossible dream to once again be able to listen to the tracks. And roughly 7 years back when i started using the internet, i was on the search for these songs.
Google search was a hard affair way back in 2006 than it is today. My evenings after engineering classes were spent in honing my google search tricks, and though i was after Japanese anime songs in those days, my search for the Chinese songs was soon to follow and I met with great success. (I will be sharing my most favorite Japanese songs in the near future...:))
Now to discuss in brief about the song for today, it is from a wuxia (martial art series) from TVB, named Brothers Under the Skin. Originally telecated in 1986, it is a brilliant series full of funny, romantic, action packed scenes. All the characters are brilliant, and i particularly loved Ling Choi-Yue played by Sheren Tang. The main character Chang Kwon Ling, played by Felix Wong was really cute and adorable.
Towards the mid of the series, Kwong Ling has an amazing transformation from a way ward youth to a kung fu master. The humour is legendary and the romance moves from one with childish adoration, to the one full of mature understanding.
Here is the main actress, the beautiful Sheren Tang
And the adorable Felix Wong
A few more pics from the series
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The two lovers are fated not to meet, even after having a marriage. A number of factors have been woven in the screenplay which makes their union look impossible. Finally towards the end of the series, they are united in death. The series ends showing two kids playing in a garden, and the viewer is full of mixed feelings - happy at seeing the lovers finally together and sad at the way the story had to turn.
I had seen the series atleast 3 times and was always filled with a lot of sadness after the last episode. I had a fantasy back then - to try and see if i could lay my eyes on the main actress, hoping to find her in some chinese beauty parlours in Mumbai. This obviously when the bus was passing through the streets, and I was too young to have the audacity to go to these places and have a look. Obviously i knew how foolish the thought was, but it is the beauty of childhood to have such secret wishes...:)
The song is a lovely number from this series. It plays whenever an episode ends on a poignant note, and most notably when the series ends. The two kids playing in the garden, the two lovers united in death - a very sentimental way to end the show. And the tune is haunting and gives a beautiful feeling to the scene....
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