Month: June 2009

  I never realized how much MJ influenced me till I heard the news yesterday about his death. I was in a trance for a while looking back at my childhood yrs and how his music was there all through! He has influenced all of us in some way or the other. Needless to say…

  First of all, I want to thank Shonnie Madan from Muziboo for reminding me of this song. I had totally forgotten about this song and then I heard her cover, which prompted me to sing this. There is a reason why I havent covered Stevie Wonder to date. Its coz he is nothing short…

  This is an extremely emotional song written by the John Reznik, lead singer of the group Goo Goo Dolls. His parents died when he was young and his sisters brought him up. One of the common interpretations of this song is that it reflects on his childhood. My wife is very fond of this…

  I wanted to do something totally different and hence picked this song. This is a song by the French group Kaoma. Lambada is actually a form of dance for couples that is very popular in Brazil. There are a number of songs based around this dance form and this one is probably the most…

  This song is from a recent tamil movie called Varanam Aayiram. Both Meera and Srividya suggested this song and hence I ended up doing it with both of them. Both are extremely talented singers and have their own distinct styles (which I am sure you will be able to distinguish). My vocals are pretty…

  Tara and I have worked on a number of projects in the past and happens to be one of my favorite female vocalists. This is a song from one of A.R Rahman’s classics, Kaadhalan. I hope this cover makes you wanna get up and dance 🙂 Thanks Tara for a fantabulous job as always!!!!…

This is a very popular song from Coldplay that won a couple of Grammy’s this year. There was a lot of controversy around this song with regards to plagiarism. Regardless, this is one of their best! I havent changed much in this song (except the usual harmonies from the second verse onwards). Enjoy! [Audio clip:…