Hollywood vs Bollywood!

Lot many people I know are fans of Rock, Pop, Trance and other music. Also the Hollywood movies. They say its an awesome movie. Beautiful editing and storyline blah blah… I seldom watch English movies for one n only reason that, its hard for me to understand the dialogues!! But another thing I noticed is, all these people blame the Bollywood and regional films sometimes saying they are crap and boring and contains only masala and mushy stories… The Hollywood is well advanced I agree, but why do we forget that our people are also trying its best in Indian Film industry. The good films are termed as “art films” and are given bad remarks. They are directors and producers who earn a living through the Film industry. They do need money. Shouldn’t we the people encourage them to bring out more and more good films, instead of blaming them as show off films? Instead the films having a night club dance are being boosted for “unrevealed” reasons! Personally asking, I consider lot many films from the directors, Sanjay leela Bhansali, Nagesh Kukunoor, Madhur Bandharkar, Ashutosh Gawarikar, and few regional films. My wish-list of to-watch films includes the following:
Corporate, Hyderabad Blues, Guru, Traffic Signal, Kalyug, Woh lamhe, Life in a Metro, few Tamil films like Kanda naal mudhal, Unnale Unnale, along with the English romantic ones Music and lyrics, The notting hill, The Holiday, and the Spiderman 3 and Pursuit of happiness..

I have felt most good Indian Films portray feelings and reality. But isn’t there lot many romantic and mushy films in hollywood too??? I love them for the simple plain storyline. The entertainment films are given more importance by the families and for the youth, the violent action thrillers, amazing cinematography and direction are the main reasons for shifting to Hollywood. Maybe Hollywood is indeed good, but please don’t blame our Film Industry too… Its just a developing country!!! Give ‘em a break!!

On a side note, its comparatively easy to show action and thrillers, but very very hard to portray emotions and feelings and make people think of it!

Music Lyrics – English

Music has been always an integral part of my life. I still wonder how I forgot to blog about it till now. Before landing in Chennai, I used to listen mostly, semi-classical, old hindi songs, malayalam or even few tamil songs. English was a total no-no except for the Backstreet Boys, cos I could never understand the words! (:) even the BSB i did not understand that time..) But now, my new passion is listening and experimenting with English famous music. To be frank, I still cannot distinguish between rock, pop, electronica, blues and blah blah.. I know few band names and some songs, which I am loving more n more every time I hear it again. The most captivating is the lyrics in these albums. Simple words describe lot meanings in them… aint it???
For now, I m just listing down few English ones…Â There are lot Hindi ones too with good lyrics.. Hard for me to find in office where all sites are blocked.. So u’ve to wait for more…

MLTR: reality love songs
More than a friend
You took my heart away

DHT: very slow and soft ones
Someone
Listen to your heart

BSB: my favourite one…
Show me the meaning

White Town: hmmm….
Your Woman

Linking Park : The ultimate reality!!
In the end

Lyrics – White Town – Your Woman

Just tell me what you’ve got to say to me
I’ve been waiting for so long to hear the truth
It comes as no surprise at all you see
So cut the crap and tell me that we’re through

Now I know your heart, I know your mind
You don’t even know you’re bein’ unkind
So much for all your highbrow Marxist ways
Just use me up and then you walk away
Boy, you can’t play me that way

Well I guess what you say is true
I could never be the right kind of girl for you

CHORUS:
I could never be your woman
I could never be your woman
I could never be your woman
I could never be your woman

When I saw my best friend yesterday
She said she never liked you from the start
Well me, I wish that I could claim the same
But you always knew you held my heart

And you’re such a charming, handsome man
Now I think I finally understand
Is it in your genes? I don’t know
But I’ll soon find out, that’s for sure
Why did you play me this way

Well I guess what you say is true
I could never be the right kind of girl for you

(CHORUS)

Well I guess what they say is true
I could never spend my life with a man like you

(CHORUS)

Lyrics – Album – More Than A Friend

More Than A Friend

You got me counting the seconds
It happens every time
I’m waiting for the moment
we can sit down and talk for a while
And every time that you’re near me
my heart is running away
How can I tell you when words don’t come easy
and there is so much I’m trying to say

[Chorus:]
I wanna know that love will surround us
and you’ll share it with me every day
Tell me you’ll care for me now and forever
I’ll give anything to hear you say
that I’m more than a friend

I’m gonna try in the future
not to live in the past
I guess that I was a dreamer
if I thought it could ever last
But every time that I see you
you bring me out in the sun
How can I hide it when we are together
I just know that you’re the only one

[Chorus:]
I wanna know…

I wanna make you see
everything you are to me
Try to understand
I wonder if you can
The love I have for you
will always be true

Lyrics – You took my heart away

Staring at the moon so blue
Turning all my thoughts to you
I was without hopes or dreams
I tried to dull an inner scream but you
saw me through

Walking on a path of air
See your faces everywhere
As you melt this heart of stone
you take my hand to guide me home and now
I’m in love

[Chorus:] You took my heart away
when my whole world was gray
You gave me everything
and a little bit more
And when it’s cold at night
and you sleep by my side
you become the meaning of my life

Living in a world so cold
you are there to warm my soul
You came to mend a broken heart
You gave my life a brand new start and now
I’m in love

[Chorus:]
You took…

Holding your hand
I won’t fear tomorrow
Here were we stand
we’ll never be alone

Lyrics – Album – In the end

It starts with
One thing, I don’t know why
It doesnt even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It’s so unreal
Didn’t look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on but didn’t even know
Wasted it all just to
Watch it go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eveNtually be a memory of a time when

I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn’t even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn’t even matter

One thing I don’t know why
Doesn’t even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how
I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Actin like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me I’m surprised
It got so far
Things aren’t the way they were before
You wouldn’t even reconize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me
In the end
You kept everything inside and even though I tried it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I

Tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesnt even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn’t even matter

I put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There’s only one thing you should know
I put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There’s only one thing you should know

I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn’t even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn’t even matter

Lyrics – Leaving on a jet plane

I………….
I………….
All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go
I’m standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin’
This early morn
The taxi’s waitin’
He’s blowin’ his horn
Already I’m so lonesome I could cry

Chorus:
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go

I…………….
There’s so many times I’ve let you down
So many times I’ve played around
I tell you now
They don’t mean a thing
Every place I go
I think of you
Every song I sing
I sing for you
When I come back
I’ll wear your wedding ring

Repeat Chorus

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Close your eyes
I’ll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won’t have to leave alone
About the time when I don’t have to say………….

Repeat Chorus

Leaving on a jet plane (repeat)

Lyrics – DHT – Someone

You can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you can weep when you love someone
Feels extreme when you dream, and you scream when you love someone

If you feel that strong
Can you see that, one

[Chorus]
Let me be your…
Someone to hold you tight
Someone to make you feel All right.

Everyday and night
I wish I was your someone

Someone to hold you when you’re weak
Someone to make you feel complete

Every day and night
I wish I was your someone

Someone

Don’t you know, I will go, if you show that I can break through
Feels extreme when you dream, and you scream when you love someone

If you feel that strong
Can you see that you’re the one

[Chorus]

And I hold you tight
You’re still on my mind, I can’t stand to live without you
And I can’t forget you
Wherever you are, you’re still on my mind