tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170368172024-03-14T15:18:47.058+05:30Songs of JoCover versions and originals. Sung by Jo.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-52381355550615324572011-07-13T15:04:00.000+05:302011-07-13T15:04:06.325+05:30Mazha Njaan Arinjirunnilla (cover)It has been more than two months since I have sung or recorded anything. Thanks to my wifey and kiddo who were kind enough to leave me alone on a Saturday evening, I recorded a cover version of this beautiful song without any backing track. Do hear and let me know how it sounds. :-)<br />
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<strong>Movie:</strong> Doctor Patient (2009)<br />
<strong>Lyrics:</strong> Rafeeq Ahammed<br />
<strong>Music:</strong> Bennet-Veetrag<br />
<strong>Original singer:</strong> Hariharan<br />
<strong>Covered by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br />
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<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18935788"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18935788" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/jocalling/mazha-njaan-arinjirunnilla">Mazha njaan arinjirunnilla (cover)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jocalling">jocalling</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-46532311477322775252011-04-23T00:19:00.002+05:302011-04-23T00:19:14.426+05:30Baliyaay Thirumunpil (Christian Devotional)Many years ago, a Christian devotional album had completely changed the way people heard the Christian devotional songs. It brought in writers like Chittoor Gopi, poet ONV Kuruppu etc and singers like Yesuda, Chitra, M G Sreekumar, Unnimenon, Minmini and Sujatha. The album, though initially was not well received by tradionalists who said 'it sounds like film songs', was a big hit. It's first song "Rakshakaa" sung by Yesudas shot to fame and was sung in stages regardless of religions. To put an example, that song was the equivalent of "paLLikettu shabarimalakku" if you talk about popularity. The composer of the album is Tomin J Thachankary, who is the Inspector General of Police in Kerala now (by the way, Thachankary is now infamous for his alleged terrorist links).<br />
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Another album followed, which was titled "Thiruvachanam". More filmi singers and more poets followed in this one too and it became yet another hit. The song I am posting today is from this album. It's a beautiful song and has beautiful lyrics. On this weekend that Christians celebrate as the Holy Weekend, I would like to post this song and wish all my readers and listeners a happy and peaceful Easter. Remember the magical message that Easter gives - hope.<br />
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<strong>Song: </strong>Baliyaay thirumunpil<br />
<strong>Album: </strong>Thirivachanam<br />
<strong>Lyricist: </strong>P.K.Gopi<br />
<strong>Music: </strong>Tomin J Thachangari IPS<br />
<strong>Original singer: </strong>Yesudas<br />
<strong>Covered by: </strong>Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br />
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<a href="http://www.4shared.com/audio/yrcpiBTP/baliyaay2.html" target="_blank"><strong>Download "Baliyaay Thirumunpil" cover MP3 here</strong> (5.1 MB)</a><br />
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<embed src="http://www.4shared.com/embed/577142402/2cc2a6d6" width="420" height="250" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-59007503713367849202011-03-28T00:28:00.000+05:302011-03-28T00:28:58.907+05:30Pavizham Pol (cover)My colleague and friend Sitara had asked me to do a cover of this song long back. Didn’t have the karaoke track back then but I got it recently and wanted to record something over the weekend so badly, so I recorded this song at midnight (yes, exactly past midnight) on Saturday. This song has beautiful lyrics from the Jananpeeth winner and Kerala’s most famous poet ONV Kuruppu and the magical music of Johnson master. What you would note about Johnson master is that he gives a lot of space for the vocalist with a minimal orchestration. And these two talented people joined the film director late <a title="Oadmarajan's profile" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmarajan" target="_blank">Padmarajan</a> in a wonderful movie project called “<em>Namukku Paarkkan Munthirithoppukal</em>”. Here is my version of the song.<br />
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Song: Pavizham pol<br />
Movie: Namakku Paarkan Munthiri Thoppukal<br />
Singer: Yesudas<br />
Lyrics : O.N.V<br />
music : Johnson<br />
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<a href="http://www.4shared.com/audio/Ep7DQhPY/pavizham-polF1.html" target="_blank"><strong>Download the MP3 of my cover of "Pavizham Pol"</strong></a><br />
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<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMDEyNTEzNDUxMzMmcHQ9MTMwMTI1MTM*ODcyNiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImbz1kNTY4OWNmNDFiYWQ*Y2MwYWY5/ODVlYzk*ZjQ*OGMyYiZvZj*w.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=162894&gig_lt=1301251345133&gig_pt=1301251348726&gig_g=2" height="80" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_embed_player.swf" width="345"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-51524106993705369792011-03-17T01:53:00.000+05:302011-03-17T01:53:32.276+05:30Nilaa Nilaa MizhiyeIt's been a long long time since I have sung or recorded anything. The little one is taking most of my time, not that I am complaining. With him, life is so much different but in a very positive way that I forget the sleep interruptions, waking up early, spending time with him and all that. I just love being with him. :-) He is the most precious thing ever in my life. But last weekend, I took sometime off baby sitting with wifey's permission and recorded this song. The thing is, I have not been singing much these days and music blogging is an excuse to get back to singing. To sing properly after a few months was really tiring but I enjoyed every moment of it.<br />
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Here is yet another gem from Deepak Dev. Let me know what you think and thanks for listening. :-)<br />
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<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMDAzMDY5Mjg3MDMmcHQ9MTMwMDMwNjk*Mjc5NiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImbz1kNTY4OWNmNDFiYWQ*Y2MwYWY5/ODVlYzk*ZjQ*OGMyYiZvZj*w.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=160511&gig_lt=1300306928703&gig_pt=1300306942796&gig_g=2" height="80" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_embed_player.swf" width="345"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-36909667871801625322010-08-27T14:23:00.001+05:302010-08-27T14:23:44.776+05:30AriyaatheyennaalPoet Sivakumar Ambalappuzha had posted a few lines of poetry in his Facebook page and asked if anyone would compose a tune for it. I was just about to get to bed after recording <a href="http://www.jocalling.com/2010/08/happy-onam-and-an-onam-song/">my Onam song</a> when I saw this message. His lines were so beautiful and the music <em>had to</em> flow. That's how this short piece was born. I had a quickie 10 minutes long composing and recording session. The song is incomplete, it's only a couple of lines and if Sivakumar wills, we will probably make this a complete song soon. Here it is anyways, for you to listen.<br /><br /><strong>Song: </strong>Ariyaatheyennaal<br /><strong>Composer & singer:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><strong>Lyrics:</strong> Sivakumar Ambalappuzha<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/audio/5RYVZUAN/Ariyaatheyennaal.html" target="_blank">Download the draft MP3 of Ariyaatheyennaal (987 KB)</a></strong><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.4shared.com/embed/370445646/37e09dab" width="420" height="120" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyODI4OTkxNjM5MDYmcHQ9MTI4Mjg5OTE2NjA3OCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImb2Y9MA==.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=117040&gig_lt=1282899163906&gig_pt=1282899166078&gig_g=2" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-41099293380681024972010-08-23T00:47:00.001+05:302010-08-23T00:54:00.661+05:30Happy Onam! And an Onam songSo here comes another Onam! A time for all Malayalees to come home and celebrate the togetherness with family and friends, the colorful <em>Pookkalams </em>and yummy <em>Sadyas</em>. Here I wish all my Malayalee friends a happy and prosperous Onam. Let us not forget the inspiring myth behind this festival - of everyone in the place being happy and prosperous, of everyone being just and fair to each other.<strong> </strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>ഓണാശംസകള്!</strong></span><br /><br />I chose this song because of the Onam spirit that this song has, right from the beginning of the song with "aaRppO... EeRRO!", poo viLi and the rhythm of a boat song. I should thank my friend Sujay who first brought this song to my notice when we had to choose a song for the Onam competition in our office and then to Vishnu for providing me the track. The track is made of some loops and gets faster at places and I had to make do with it.<br /><br /><strong>Album: </strong>Poothaalam<br /><strong>Composer: </strong>Kannan<br /><strong>Lyricist: </strong>Chitoor Gopi<br /><strong>Singer: </strong>M G Sreekumar<br /><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyODI1MDQ2NzU4NDMmcHQ9MTI4MjUwNDY3Nzg*MyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImb2Y9MA==.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=115842&gig_lt=1282504675843&gig_pt=1282504677843&gig_g=2" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed><br/><span style="size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/happy-onam-and-an-onam-song/">Happy Onam! And an Onam song</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com/musicians-available/">Musicians Available</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-14475535663715774652010-01-26T22:47:00.000+05:302010-01-26T23:10:06.111+05:30Mizhi Thammil Punarunna (cover)It has been a long break from singing. Not from music, because my Zune keeps singing loudly for me almost everyday. But singing has suffered ever since the series of sickness started at home 3 months ago. Now that an eventful year has passed and an even more exciting year lying ahead, I thought I would post a song before my big day. :-)<br /><br />This song is one of my favorites from the Malayalam movie “Minnaaminni koottam”, a beautiful composition by Bijibal, a promising music director in the Malayalam music industry.<br /><br /><strong>Song: </strong>Mizhi Thammil<br /><strong>Movie: </strong>Minnaaminni koottam<br /><strong>Music: </strong>Bijibal<br /><strong>Original singers: </strong>Ranjith, Swetha<br /><strong>Lyrics:</strong> Anil Panachooran<br /><strong>Cover version by: </strong>Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.4shared.com/file/208040345/2a3cefe3/Mizhi4.html" target="_blank">Download the mp3 of <strong>Mizhi Thammil Punarunn</strong>a (Size: 7.15 MB, Bitrate: 256 kbps)</a><br /><strong><br />128 KBPS Streaming:</strong><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjQ1MjcyNTkwNDYmcHQ9MTI2NDUyNzI2MTYyNSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTImbz*yNzI*ZTNjYjBkMDg*ZjE5YmMx/ZjQwZTZjYWM5MzA1ZCZvZj*w.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=64286&gig_lt=1264527259046&gig_pt=1264527261625&gig_g=2" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed><br /><br /><strong>256 KBPS Streaming:</strong><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.4shared.com/embed/208040345/2a3cefe3" width="420" height="60" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-50032302541969681782009-09-29T21:59:00.001+05:302009-09-29T22:05:27.328+05:30Iniyethra Naal (original composition)I am not an expert in music and I don't have even the basic ideas of the raaga/classical system. However, I love to compose songs occasionally. The first time I composed a song was many years back. It was a devotional song. It happened this way - our Church choir had an A grade in those days at All India Radio, Thrissur station. We were occasionally invited to the AIR studio to record songs for Easter or Christmas days. The songs had to be original works.<br /><br />Once we had an invitation to record for the Easter week. Our main composer, George chettan, was kind of busy with working for albums and he could not do all the songs. There were about 5 to 6 songs scheduled for the recording session. So he asked if anybody had any songs composed and ready to orchestrate. My friend Lindsie knew that I had composed two devotional songs and she mentioned that to him [I owe you for that, Linu! :-)]. I presented the songs before him, both which I wrote and composed. He liked the songs and agreed to orchestrate it.<br /><br />The recording on that day at All India Radio, Thrissur is an unforgettable moment of my life. It was my first studio experience ever. The AIR studio used (I don't know if they still use it) old recording techniques, so there was no studio softwares or punch-in options. If you misspell even just one word or go out of tune in one place, you would have to sing the entire song from the beginning to end. I was totally nervous (as I always am when I sing) but somehow managed to sing the songs.<br /><br />I was so happy that day that I could sing my own song at AIR. I was even more happy when I listened to the song at my neighbor's house through their radio (we did not have a radio in our house then). My heart nearly burst out when I heard the announcer saying my name and the song's name before the song was played. I wanted to scream to the world that this is my song that you are hearing through All India Radio. The song I wrote, composed and sang [ <a href="http://songsofjo.blogspot.com/2005/11/ezhu-vilakkinaal-lyrics-music-sung-by.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:underline;">Listen to the song here</a> - not the original version, re-recorded many years later]. Unfortunately, I couldn't get hold of a recorded version of the original. After many years, when I went to learn Karnatik music, I made my teacher listen to the song and he said that the song was based on Hamsadhwani. I had no idea of what raaga it was.<br /><br />Now that's a long introduction. Coming to the topic, I composed a song recently for a short film being directed by a friend's friend. Here is the situation of the song as I learned from my friend:<br /><br />The girl hasn't met the boy yet. She has only heard so much about him. He is a revolutionary kinda person and she develops a heroic crush towards him. He is in jail. Even though they haven't met each other yet, she begins to love him after she learns a about him from his family etc, and waits for him to return from jail. So this is not a sad song. This song is about waiting, but involves the pain of love. So I kept all of these in mind when I composed.<br /><br />The song is written by Retheesh from Malappuram. I met him first at my house when he came in with the lyrics and explained the song situation. His beautiful lines inspired me to come up with the tune in a short span of time. He made several changes to the lyrics on my request. Orchestration was done by Rajith, a keyboard player who also owns a small studio in Thrissur. He has done an awesome job and made this song to what I had imagined it to be. When I requested Divya S Menon (who needs no introduction to the music blogging world) to sing the song, she happily agreed and did a wonderful job on the vocals. My thanks to all of them.<br /><br />I sent this song to two of my close friends in the field of music and both of them gave me positive reviews. One said that the song fits the description very well and the other said that I should quit my job and become a full time music director. My thanks to you guys for your kind feedback. :-)<br /><br />Now, I leave the song to you guys to listen. Let me know how you like it. When the music video gets ready, I will post it here.<br /><br /><strong>Song:</strong> Iniyethra Naal (Malayalam)<br /><strong>Lyrics: </strong>Ratheesh<br /><strong>Composed by: </strong>Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><strong>Orchestrated by:</strong> Rajith<br /><strong>Singer:</strong> Divya S Menon<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.4shared.com/embed/136270735/8f214a58" width="420" height="50" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/136270735/8f214a58/IniyethraNaal_Divya.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Download the song here</strong></a><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTQyNDE3OTY5NTMmcHQ9MTI1NDI*MTgwMDk1MyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmbz*2M2Y4NTRlNTc*OTg*MzQ1OWRjYTEwNzU1ZDY3YjEwOSZvZj*w.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=44096" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed><br/><span style="size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/iniyethra-naal-original-composition">Iniyethra Naal (original composition)</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com">Music Upload</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-5171509960667654522009-08-16T00:58:00.001+05:302009-08-16T01:03:04.500+05:30Picha Vacha Naal from Puthiya MukhamPerhaps after <em>Kangal Irandaal</em>, this is one song that keeps me hooked to my iPod and I never get tired of listening to it. Such a beautiful, melodious song from Deepak Dev and it seems to be the come-back of Deepak after a short interval. This song is already a huge hit across Kerala. One thing I like about the orchestration of this song is that the vocals do not get miffed in the background music. It has very minimal use of background music so that the vocals is clear when you hear it. And this one is sung by the versatile Shankar Mahadevan and the Shankar - Deepak has made this song forever hit. Here is my humble attempt in singing "<em>Picha Vacha Naal Muthal</em>" from Puthiya Mukham.<br /><br />Sally is a long time friend of mine and also the elder sister of <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://jocalling.blogspot.com/2008/09/introducing-jessica.html" target="_blank">Jessica</a>, whose song I published in my old blog. Sally thought this song would suit me and requested to sing it. Here is the song for you, Sal. :-)<br /><br />And many thanks to <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.roshonline.com/" target="_blank">Rosh</a> for the karaoke track. She knew I love this song and sent me the karaoke. Thanks!<br /><br /><strong>Song: </strong>Picha Vacha Naal Muthal<br /><strong>Movie: </strong>Puthiya Mukham<br /><strong>Music: </strong>Deepak Dev<br /><strong>Original singer:</strong> Shankar Mahadevan<br /><strong>Sung by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><strong>Karaoke provided by:</strong> Roshni<br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTAzNjQ2OTg4NDMmcHQ9MTI1MDM2NDcwMzM1OSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=36858" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-31080646677022418272009-07-17T01:24:00.002+05:302009-07-17T01:35:14.476+05:30Paalapoovithalil (cover)Here is a song from the Malayalam movie Thirakkatha. The album marks the come back of music director Sharath to the Malayalam cinema after a break. This is a duet song and I did it myself. :-)<br /><br /><strong>Movie:</strong> Thirakkatha<br /><strong>Music:</strong> Sharath<br /><strong>Original singers:</strong> Nishad, Swetha<br /><strong>Covered by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.4shared.com/get/118547592/3d46edee/PaalapoovithaLil_192.html" target="_blank"><strong>Download MP3 of "Paala poovithalil (cover)"</strong></a><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.4shared.com/embed/118547592/3d46edee" width="420" height="100" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-41549675027380891972009-07-07T10:54:00.000+05:302009-07-07T10:55:39.787+05:30Kaadhal KavithaigalI feel the pure bliss that only music can give when I listen to a melodious song from Ilaiyaraja. Thanks to <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://live-with-music.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ramya</a>, I got to listen to this beautiful song for the first time. This is my first duet with Ramya, who's a good singer and got a beautiful voice.<br /><br /><strong>Movie: </strong>Gopura vasalile<br /><strong>Music:</strong> Maestro Ilayaraja<br /><strong>Originally sung by: </strong>SPB, Chitra<br /><strong>Covered by:</strong> Ramya & Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.4shared.com/file/116448557/2299eec3/KaadhalKavithaixx1x.html" target="_blank">Download "Kaadhal Kavithaigal (cover)" MP3 from here (6.94 MB)</a></strong><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDY5NDI5MjI*OTEmcHQ9MTI*Njk*Mzc5NjUwNiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1iZTg*Mzk*YzBiMzY*MjIzYjRkYmIwM2E5ODljYzU*ZSZvZj*w.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=31476" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-42441978041793259712009-06-22T12:23:00.000+05:302009-06-22T12:24:13.165+05:30A Jim Reeves song<img class="alignleft" title="jimreeves" src="http://www.jocalling.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/jimreeves.jpg" alt="jimreeves" width="200" />I do not need a particular day for music, because I breathe and live with music everyday. Everyday is a music day for me. Music is my best stress-buster, music is my first love, music is my best friend and music is the way I connect to God. The world music day reminds me that music has no barrier of language or region or religion. Music is universal. And I think music lovers should open themselves to listen to all kinds of music to broaden their experience of music. Because there is no such thing called bad music. It is all related to how much a person can appreciate a certain form of music and it is some artists or bands who make the music sound bad.<br /><br />Fellow music blogger and a good singer himself Mr. N V Krishnan suggested that I should sing some songs by Jim Reeves. He thought that it would suit me well, after he listened to my song <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.jocalling.com/2009/02/valentines-day-song/" target="_blank">Let Them Sleep</a>. He suggested a few songs and I listened to one of the songs yesterday. I loved it, particularly the lyrics, and recorded it straight away. So here is my song for the world music day, dedicated to N V K. Special thanks to George for the karaoke track.<br /><br />Song: I Won't Forget You<br />Original Singer: Jim Reeves<br />Covered by: Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.4shared.com/file/113226326/f5ac7a09/iWontForgetYou.html" target="_blank">Download <em>I Won't Forget You</em> by Jim Reeves (3.15 MB)</a></strong><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDU1OTAwNTYzNzUmcHQ9MTI*NTU5MDY3NTA2MiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1iOGEzNDZlNWNmOGY*YjQxOTVmZWQ1ZTcxYjVlZWI2NyZvZj*w.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=29711" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-52535714041696062672009-06-11T10:46:00.001+05:302009-06-11T10:46:31.512+05:30Kandu Njaan - from Abhimanyu (cover)Here is a rough recording of one of my favorite songs. I did not try to edit out the breathing noise or lip movements. Just wanted to sing it, since I love this song so much. :-)<br /><br />Song: Kandu Njaan Mizhikalil<br />Movie: Abhimanyu<br />Music: Raveendran<br />Original Singer: M G Sreekumar<br />Covered by: Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/111011001/5b98c13a/KanduNjaan2.html" target="_blank">Download MP3 of Kandu Njaan from Abhimanyu (3.49 MB)</a></strong><br /><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDQ2NTI3ODc5NjgmcHQ9MTI*NDY1Mjc5NDkyMSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*4YzA4YjZiMGQxOWY*Y2VhYTBhNjU*YTdkYmQxZjQ5NSZvZj*w.gif" border="0" alt="" width="0" height="0" /><object width="272" height="112" data="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="flashvars" value="song_id=28319" /><param name="src" value="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" /></object><br /><span style="size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/kandu-njaan-unplugged">Kandu Njaan (unplugged)</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com/song/record-online">Online recorder</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-63915335227513295052009-05-24T14:18:00.001+05:302009-05-24T15:47:48.151+05:30Ek Meetha Marz Dene - Welcome to Sajjanpur<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-875" title="welcome-to-sajjanpur-tn" src="http://www.jocalling.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/welcome-to-sajjanpur-tn.jpg" alt="welcome-to-sajjanpur-tn" width="300" height="220" />I have been away from singing and recording for a while. Thanks to the regular sinus attacks I get. :-) Anyways, here is a song that I liked in the recent past - <strong><em>Ek Meetha Marz Dene</em></strong> from the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Sajjanpur" target="_blank">Welcome to Sajjanpur</a>. Mohit Chauhan is a singer whom I adore right from his Silk Route days. It is a pity that Silk Route isn't active these days. But fortunately for Mohit, he gets to sing some nice songs. I liked the movie too, with Shreyas Talpade's wonderful job in the lead role. Set in a village, the movie was a relief from the usual urban/NRI junk that the so called Bollywood churns out every year. And after watching the Khans and Bachans, Talpade seems to be a unique and original actor.<br /><br />Anyways, here is my try on this song. Lemme know what you think.<br /><br /><strong>Movie: </strong>Welcome to Sajjanpur<br /><strong>Music:</strong> Shantanu Moitra<br /><strong>Original singer(s):</strong> Mohit Chauhan, Madhushree<br /><strong>Covered by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/107423555/fe0bf664/EkMeethaMarz.html" target="_blank">Download <em>Ek Meetha Marz Dene</em> (my version) here</a></strong><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDMxNTYxNDQxNjMmcHQ9MTI*MzE1ODE*OTg1MCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*3MjI2NzY4ODMwMWQ*NjAyOWYwYzQ3NTY4MTg1MTUzZCZvZj*w.gif" /><embed flashvars="song_id=26254" height="112" src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272"></embed><br/><span style="size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/ek-meetha-marz-cover">Ek Meetha Marz (cover)</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com">Music Upload</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-18055697594224469312009-04-14T00:35:00.000+05:302009-04-14T00:36:11.604+05:30Sundariye Chempaka Malare<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-700" title="vishu-kani-1" src="http://www.jocalling.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vishu-kani-1.jpg" alt="vishu-kani-1" width="350" /><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishu" target="_blank">Vishu</a></strong> reminds me of three things - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia_fistula" target="_blank"><em>kaNi konna</em></a>, <a href="http://healthynspicy.blogspot.com/2007/04/vishukkatta-traditional-vishu-delicacy.html" target="_blank"><em>vishukkaTTa</em></a> and my Mother's birthday. :-) During the months of March and April, you would see the golden flowers of <em>kaNi konna</em> everywhere in Kerala and just the sight of the bloomed <em>konna</em> is a treat to eyes. <em>Vishukkatta</em> is the traditional Vishu special delicacy of Kerala homes. I remember that there was Mohan <em>chettan</em> and his younger brother Unni <em>chettan</em> who were friends of my elder brothers. They used to bring <em>Vishukkatta</em> on Vishu days in my early childhood and it was so yummy! I don't know how many homes still prepare <em>Vishukkatta</em> these days. And today is my Mother's birthday. She has just turned 73.<br /><br /><strong>Here is wishing all Malayalee readers/listeners of this blog a wonderful Vishu day (with lots of <em>Kaineettam</em> :-) ) and all prosperity throughout the year.</strong><br /><br />And here is a song which I have sung with <a href="http://rashminair.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rashmi Nair</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Film: </strong>Panthayakozhy<br /><strong>Lyricist: </strong>Sarath Vayalar<br /><strong>Music: </strong>Alex paul<br /><strong>Covered by: </strong>Joseph Thomas, Rashmi Nair<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/97738443/ee6ff935/SundariyeChembakaMalare.html" target="_blank">Download MP3 of "<em>Sundariye Chempaka Malare</em>" (my version)</a></strong><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzk2NDc5NzMyOTYmcHQ9MTIzOTY*ODkzNjQ4NCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*1MDVhMGUwYjJhYzY*YTRlOTBlMzU3NTdiNGNlYTgxOCZvZj*w.gif" /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=22282"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/sundariye-chempaka-malare-with-rashmi">Sundariye Chempaka Malare (with Rashmi)</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-71710012433378155022009-04-12T14:15:00.001+05:302009-04-12T14:20:21.252+05:30Easter song<img src="http://www.salvemariaregina.info/Images/Resurrection.jpg" width="200" class="alignleft" /><br /><br />"<em>Yahovayaam Daivamen</em>" is my most favorite devotional song of all times. In my Church choir days, I used to pick this song to sing for Holy Communion. I love this song, for it talks about a loving and supportive God instead of a punishing and destructive one that the Old Testament usually talks about. This song is a Malayalam translation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_23" target="_blank">Psalm 23</a> and it is written and composed by A J Joseph for the album <em>Sneha Pratheekam</em> and sung by Yesudas. The lyrics of the song also instills Hope in life, like Easter, which is why I picked this song for the day. Easter gives us hope, that there is light at end of darkness and there is rising after you have fallen.<br /><br /><strong><em>Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.</em> - Shawshank Redemption</strong><br /><br /><strong>Here is wishing all the readers and listeners of this blog, the Hope and blessings of this Easter.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Album: </strong>Sneha Pratheekam<br /><strong>Lyrics, Music:</strong> A J Joseph<br /><strong>Original singer: </strong>Yesudas<br /><strong>Covered by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzk1MjI2MTM1MTUmcHQ9MTIzOTUyMjY2MjE3MSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*1MDVhMGUwYjJhYzY*YTRlOTBlMzU3NTdiNGNlYTgxOA==.gif" /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=22117"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/easter-song">Easter Song</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-59009862226440616032009-03-23T22:07:00.001+05:302009-03-23T22:54:29.625+05:30Vrischika Penne (cover)It has been a long time since I have sung and old Malayalam song. Here is a fun song, composed by the legendary music director Salil Chowdhary, from the Malayalam movie <em>Thoma Sleeha</em>. I sang this one with <strong><a href="http://vidyus-music.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Vidyu</a></strong>, one of the most amazing singers in the online world. Thanks to Vidyu for suggesting this song.<br /><br /><strong>Film: </strong>ThomaSleeha<br /><strong>Lyrics: </strong>Vayalar<br /><strong>Music:</strong> Salil Choudhary<br /><strong>Original singer(s):</strong> Yesudas, Sabitha Chouwdhary<br /><strong>Cover by:</strong> Jo and Vidyu<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/94519087/fce2556f/VrischikaPenne.html" target="_blank">Download the song MP3 here (3.28 MB)</a></strong><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzc4MjU5Njk4NzUmcHQ9MTIzNzgyNTk4MTk4NCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*=.gif" /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=20406"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/a-salil-chowdhary-song">A Salil Chowdhary song</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-15525274041000221512009-03-20T19:01:00.000+05:302009-03-20T19:02:15.270+05:30Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum (cover)<p>Here is my first duet with <strong><a href="http://meenasmusic.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Meena</a></strong>. A beautiful song by IR. Thanks to Meena for suggesting this song.</p><br /><p><strong>Song: </strong>Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum<br /><br /><strong>Movie:</strong> Thendrale Ennai Thodu (Tamil)<br /><br /><strong>Music:</strong> Ilaiyaraja<br /><br /><strong>Original Singers:</strong> K J Yesudas, S Janaki<br /><br /><strong>Covered by:</strong> Jo, Meena</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/93818756/fa814704/ThendralVandhu.html" target="_blank"><strong>Download this song MP3 from here (3.7 MB)</strong></a></p><br /><p><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzc1NTUzNTE2MjAmcHQ9MTIzNzU1NTQ2NzQyNSZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1jOGQwNWExZmM4ZmE*MjhmOWMxYTRiMzkxMWY5N2IwYg==.gif" /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=20187"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/thendral-vandhu-ennai-thodum">Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span></p>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-6653857825949877142009-03-17T01:26:00.001+05:302009-03-17T01:30:58.741+05:30Jotheyali from Geetha (cover)Here is a Kannada song again. It was <a href="http://octaves.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sindhuja</a> who had suggested to sing this song. She sent me the lyrics with English translation, corrected many of my diction issues, sent emails back and forth to work out on the mix and finally lend her beautiful vocals for the song. Thank you Sindhu!<br /><br />Jotheyali is a beautiful song, yet another example of Ilaiyaraja's amazing talent. The beautiful interludes in this song are a gem of a work. Listen to this and let us know what you think.<br /><br /><strong>Song: </strong>Jotheyali (Kannada)<br /><strong>Movie:</strong> Geetha<br /><strong>Music:</strong> Ilaiyaraja<br /><strong>Original singers:</strong> SPB, Janaki<br /><strong>Cover by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo) and <a href="http://octaves.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sindhuja</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/93269861/ef935e4a/JotheyaliFinal.html" target="_blank">Download MP3 of this song</a><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzcyMzMyNjQzMjgmcHQ9MTIzNzIzMzI2NzI5NiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*xNjViYzRlOTkzOGY*ZjhjOTcyZjdmMDUzYzlkYzYyZA==.gif" /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=19787"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/jotheyali">Jotheyali</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-90758510659514620672009-03-04T00:25:00.000+05:302009-03-04T00:30:14.727+05:30Nenjukkul Peythidum - Vaaranam Aayiram<img src="http://www.extramirchi.com/gallery/albums/south/movies/vaaranam_aayiram/VaaranamAayiram7.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><em>Nenjukkul Peythidum</em> is a beautiful love song that I heard in the recent times, perhaps after my last year's favorite <a href="http://www.jocalling.com/2008/12/kangal-irandaal-cover/">Kangal Irandhaal</a>. This song is so out of the world in the magical voice of Hariharan ji and it has been pictured very well too. Now it goes to the list of my favorite Hariharan songs - Uyire (Bombay), Nahin Saamne (Taal) and Dhimi Dhimi (1947 Earth). I tried to do a cover and here is how it sounds. :-)<br /><br /><strong>Song:</strong> Nenjukkul Peythidum (Tamil)<br /><strong>Movie:</strong> Vaaranam Aayiram<br /><strong>Music:</strong> Harris Jeyaraj<br /><strong>Originally sung by: </strong>Hariharan<br /><strong>Cover by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/90548435/72028952/Nenjukkul_VaaranamAayiram.html" target="_blank">Download the MP3 of this song here</a><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=18600"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/nenjukkul-peythidum-cover-vaaranam-aayiram">Nenjukkul Peythidum (cover) - Vaaranam Aayiram</a></span><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzYxMDYwNTAxNDAmcHQ9MTIzNjEwNjIxMzA*NiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*xZjg2MmQyNmZjZGU*ZWIyYjI*NDI3NmE1YzIyZjkxNg==.gif" />Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-1700561584824241142009-02-13T00:24:00.000+05:302009-02-13T00:26:16.850+05:30Let Them Sleep<p>I have never celebrated a Valentine's Day in my life as I am <i>personally</i> against the idea of such days - be it Valentine's Day, Mother's Day or Father's Day. I mean, you just don't have to wait for a particular day in the year to take your girlfriend/wife out for a dinner, or give her a surprise gift or a bunch of flowers. But that's just me and I don't go around enforcing what I like or dislike upon others. Now with the folks like Sri Ram Sene coming up in arms against Valentine's Day, accusing it as a "Christian festival" (is there any parish celebrating the festival of St: Valentine in India?), "against the culture" and stuff like that, I cannot just sit and say <i>Aye</i> to these goons.</p><br /><p>So here is a song dedicated especially to Pramod Mutalik, the chief of Sri Ram Sene. This song is a poem written by the 13th century Persian poet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi"><strong>Rumi</strong></a>. I chose Rumi's poem titled "Those who don't feel this Love" as I thought it would be apt for the situation. I particularly liked the lines <i>"those who don't want to change, let them sleep"</i>.</p><br /><p><b>Credits:</b></p><br /><p>Lyrics based on a poem by Rumi<br />Song composed, orchestrated and sung by: Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br />(Orchestrated with Music Shake)<br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/87344932/713ced17/LoveSongByRumi.html" target="_blank">Download the MP3 file of this song</a></p><br /><p><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=16804"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/let-them-sleep">Let Them Sleep</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzQ*NjMzNjk2NDAmcHQ9MTIzNDQ2MzM3NDI5NiZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1iNTZlNTMyY2QxY2Y*ZmRkOTVmMGU3NGY5ZmJkOTJjZQ==.gif" /></p><br /><p><b>Those who don't feel this Love</b><br /><i>By</i> Rumi</p><br /><p>Those who don't feel this Love <br />pulling them like a river,<br />those who don't drink dawn<br />like a cup of spring water<br />or take in sunset like supper,<br />those who don't want to change</p><br /><p>let them sleep.</p><br /><p>This Love is beyond the study of theology,<br />that old trickery and hypocrisy.<br />If you want to improve your mind that way</p><br /><p>sleep on.</p><br /><p>I've given up on my brain.<br />I've torn the cloth to shreds<br />and thrown it away.</p><br /><p>If you're not completely naked,<br />wrap your beautiful robe of words around you<br />and sleep</p><br /><p>PS: Excuse my accent :-)</p>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-89141250896182325642009-02-08T14:07:00.001+05:302009-02-08T14:25:48.266+05:30Chaanthu Thottille - Banaras<img src="http://image1.indiaglitz.com/malayalam/gallery/Movies/banaras/main.jpg" alt="Banaras - Malayalam movie" /><br /><br />I was looking for the MP3 files for M Jayachandran's latest, <em>Orkkuka Vallappozhum</em> and I was stumbled upon another recent work from him - <em>Banaras</em>. I was in a hurry to catch my train back to Thrissur and I downloaded a couple of songs from that film. I was happy to find an official karaoke track for one of the songs. That song caught my immediate attention as it was a Dhandiya song. The song name is <em>Chaanthu Thottille</em> and it is sung by my fav singer, Shreya Ghoshal. :-) This must be her second Malayalam song after <em>Vida Parayukayaano</em> from Big B. I listened to the song multiple times when I was lying down in the train. Then I thought, why not sing a male version of the song?<br /><br />As soon as I got a breather in the late evening on Saturday, I learned the song and recorded it. I have changed the lyrics a bit to make it suitable for the male vocals part. Let me know how it sounds. :-)<br /><br /><strong>Song:</strong> Chaanthu Thottille<br /><strong>Movie:</strong> Banaras (Malayalam)<br /><strong>Music:</strong> M Jayachandran<br /><strong>Original singer:</strong> Shreya Ghoshal<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/85021488/d3502884/ChaanthuThottille.html%20" target="_blank">Download MP3 file of this song</a></strong><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=16373" width="272" height="112"></embed><br /><span style="size: 0.8em;"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/banaras-chaanthu-thottille">Banaras - Chaanthu Thottille</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com/" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzQwODE4MzY2NTYmcHQ9MTIzNDA4MTkxNDM*MyZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1jYjhiNjkzMDkzMmU*M2I5OTlkYzlkMjkwNGY4ZjcyMw==.gif" width="0" border="0" height="0" /><br /><br /><em>(Image courtesy: IndiaGlitz)</em>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-18936463070462439072009-01-30T14:54:00.000+05:302009-01-30T14:57:10.581+05:30Yamuna Veruthe from Ore Kadal<p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x183/jocalling/2007082450230103.jpg" align="left" />It has been a very long time (almost 2 months) since I have sung or recorded anything. The change in the climate did not go well with me and the sinusitis took this chance to attack me all over. I had no choice but to keep quiet. This week seemed to be better and I couldn't wait any longer. :-) Today after coming back from work, I recorded one of my favorite songs from the recent times - <em>Yamuna Veruthe</em> - again. Everything about this song is so beautiful - the lyrics, the music and the wonderful renditions by music director Ouseppachan himself and the Shreya Goshal of Malayalam, Swetha Mohan. :-)</p><br /><p>I had posted an unplugged version of this song earlier. You can check it out at <a href="http://songsofjo.blogspot.com/2008/01/yamuna-veruthe-from-ore-kadal.html">my music blog</a>. Also thanks a lot to Rosh for sharing the karaoke track. This song is also my first music post in the new year. Hoping to get back to my song posts here onwards. :-)</p><br /><p><strong>Movie:</strong> Ore Kadal<br /><br /><strong>Lyrics:</strong> Gireesh Puthenchery<br /><br /><strong>Music:</strong> Ouseppachan<br /><br /><strong>Original singer:</strong> Ouseppachan<br /><br /><strong>Sung by:</strong> Joseph Thomas (Jo)<br /><br /><strong>Requested by / Dedicated to:</strong> <a href="http://magiclens.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rosh</a></p><br /><p><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/83143341/8eb3121d/YamunaVeruthe2.html?dirPwdVerified=846619e6" target="_blank">Download the MP3 of this song</a></strong></p><br /><p><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=15468" width="272" height="112"></embed><br /><span style="size: 0.8em;"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/jocalling/music/yamuna-veruthe-with-karaoke-track">Yamuna Veruthe (with karaoke track)</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com/music-codes" title="Music Codes">Music Codes</a></span><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzMyNjEyNDA2NDAmcHQ9MTIzMzI2MTI*OTI1MCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*2NThhZjE1N2UxMzc*OTBkODQ5NzQxODliMGM4YzdkMQ==.gif" width="0" border="0" height="0" /></p>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-78943610196944347872008-12-02T01:05:00.001+05:302008-12-02T02:49:21.599+05:30Kangal Irandaal (cover)<p><img src="http://image1.indiaglitz.com/tamil/gallery/Movies/subramaniapuram/subramanyapuram150208_5.jpg" alt="Kangal Irandaal from Subramanyapuram" width="400" /></p><br /><p><strong>Kangal Irandaal</strong> from Subramanyapuram is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in the recent times. I never get tired listening to this song over and over again because there is some kind of innocence and beauty about this song which I cannot really put in to words. And the singers have brought out very good emotions in the song. The karaoke track had Deepa Mirium’s vocals in it and I added just the male vocals part. Another duet version of this is coming up soon. (Thanks to Rosh for the track)</p><br /><p><strong>Song:</strong> Kangal Irandaal<br /><br /><strong>Music:</strong> James Vasanthan<br /><br /><strong>Original singers:</strong> Belly Raj, Deepa Mirium<br /><br /><strong>Sung by:</strong> Jo (with the vocal track of Deepa Mirium)</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/song/download/9811" target="_blank"><strong>Download the MP3 of this song</strong></a></p><br /><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=9811"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/music/Kangal-Irandaal-cover/9811">Kangal Irandaal (cover)</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com/music-codes" title="Music Codes">Music Codes</a></span><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjgxNjU5NDk3OTYmcHQ9MTIyODE2NjI5MTQ4NCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*2OGI5M2FhN2IyNWU*NGExYWYyZjRjODNjOWM3ZWE*OA==.gif" /><br /><p><em>(Image courtesy: India Glitz)</em></p>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17036817.post-6209044969758924822008-11-26T20:49:00.000+05:302008-11-26T20:50:19.915+05:30Jaaneman Jaaneman<p>It has been a long time since I have sung a song with <strong><a href="http://vidyus-music.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vidyu</a></strong>, who is an amazing singer and one of the very few people whom I met through Internet in the initial days of music blogging. Our first original duet, <em><a href="http://blogswara.in/MellaMella.htm" target="_blank">Mella Mella</a></em> - which was done for <a href="http://blogswara.in/" target="_blank">Blogswara</a>, still remains at the top of all Blogswara albums (BTW, did I tell you that <a href="http://blogswara.in/" target="_blank">Blogswara's version 5</a> is coming up soon? More details will be followed in this blog in the coming days). Here is our new cover song.</p><br /><p><strong>Song:</strong> Jaaneman Jaaneman<br /><br /><strong>Music: </strong>Salil Chowdhary<br /><br /><strong>Original singers: </strong>Yesudas, Asha Bhosle<br /><br /><strong>Cover by:</strong> Jo & Vidyu</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/song/download/8825" target="_blank">Download this song's MP3 file here</a>. To download all my cover songs, <a href="http://songsofjoe.4shared.com" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p><br /><p><embed src="http://www.muziboo.com/swf/new_player.swf" width="272" height="112" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="song_id=8825"></embed><br/><span style="size:.8em"><a href="http://www.muziboo.com/music/Jaaneman-Jaaneman-cover/8825">Jaaneman Jaaneman (cover)</a> | <a href="http://www.muziboo.com" title="Upload Music">Upload Music</a></span><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjcyNTcwNzY4NDImcHQ9MTIyNzI1NzQyNjM3MCZwPTE4NTM5MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1jOGQwNWExZmM4ZmE*MjhmOWMxYTRiMzkxMWY5N2IwYg==.gif" /></p>Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.com5