Love songs: hate them or love them, it is one genre that would never go out of fashion despite the years. What sets each love song apart is they way feelings are conveyed. Some make you want to cringe in embarrassment while some would bring tears to your eyes as they seem to speak your deepest emotions in near perfection. With valentine less than a month away, all lovers who are out looking for the gift that would leave an everlasting impression fret not. What better way to convey your profound feeling if not through the perfect love song.
No matter what your mood is this valentine, there is one song to match every mood, feeling nostalgic, flirty, reminiscent or gushing from finding the love of your life, grab a copy of Saran’s Kollathey and you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find a song that speaks your innermost feelings. Consisting of 5 tracks, Saran’s Kollathey leaves you wanting more as each of his rendition melts even the coldest heart.
Though the general mood of the album speaks of love, do not be fooled into thinking the tracks are mushy and lovey-dovey, the tracks are predominantly infused with a feel of R&B, Soul and Pop genre. The end result is a compilation of feet-tapping, catchy tunes that leaves you aching for more. The album starts off with Kollathey which literally translates into Don’t Kill Me, it is a heart rendering tune that talks of a guy who finds love and falls head over heels with the girl of his dreams. It is an overwhelming feeling that drives him crazy with wanting to be with her 24/7.
Ever looked at a beautiful girl and all you ever wanted to do is stare at her all day long, cherish her beauty and yet come out of it not resembling a pervert? Then Paarvai is the song for you, it is a song about what starts off as an ordinary day turns out to be the most unforgettable day of his life when he chances upon a beautiful girl. He talks of how her beauty captures his heart and when she looks at him, her eyes and the depth it speaks leaves him breathless. The flirty mood of the songs says it all, he wants to cherish the beauty without falling in love, all he wants to do is capture the vision of prettiness and embalm it in words. Any girl would enjoy the appreciative tone s the song pays homage to the beauty in a girl.
Ever wished you could retrace your steps back to the time when you were in school and revisit the crushes and infatuation that made school life exciting. Then Sagiye does exactly that, not only does it take you down memory lane, it also make every one of us reminiscent about our secret crushes we would have experienced at one point of our school days. More that just revisiting your crushes, it sings of the many friendships made and broken at such a tender age. The memories be it good, bad, sad, or happy are visited and it makes us think of the helloes and goodbyes shared over the many years. It pleads of a chance to relive those days and one last chance to see the faces of every friend made and lost and see the face of unrequited love or crush you may have had.
When you wake every morning and you find that the first vision to greet you is the face that you have come to love and cherish all your life, doesn’t it make you want to ask yourself time and again how did you get so lucky in life? Have you ever found that when you want to tell her hoe much she means to you and you can’t get the right words to tell her that, then Track 4 is the track for you, Unnaley, which means because of you – is all about that special lady in a man’s life. Ever believed in the saying behind every man’s success is a woman, then this song only enforces that believe. It goes to show that with the presence of the right lady even the hardest man will wither. This song is a tribute to every woman who has stood by her man despite the obstacles that has rocked her boat.
The final track in this much awaited album is Tidak Ku Sangka, the song is as the title suggests, and it is in every way an element of surprise. The song that started out as an experiment turned out to be a collaboration that reflects the 1 Malaysia concept that concentrates on oneness and unity through our diversity. Mind you, it is not a patriotic song but it is sung in such a manner. This song is sung in 3 languages, mainly Bahasa Malaysia, English and Punjabi, the tone of the song rather nostalgic and it takes listeners to the realm of memories of yesteryear and how it is treasured despite the years that run between the memories and present. It is a first for Saran as he has written and sung the chorus in Bahasa Malaysia while upcoming punjabi hip hop duo, Shab’d Clique waxing lyrical in English and Punjabi about the good old times.
