In one of my earlier posts, un-changing, I had mentioned about how some songs just transport me back in time.
Happened to think of this song and I immediately played it on youtube, closed my eyes and just listened to it. Although I like the way this song was pictured or shot visually, I just wanted to listen to it. My thoughts wandered to the year 2006 and for some reason, my memory serves this song with Chennai's rainy season, night time cab rides and the wet roads. May be that is when I have heard this song often. I'm also able to recollect my home from 2007, where I remember humming this song in the hall while watching it on TV.
At 1:41, I love how Jo would slip in to the chair nonchalantly after the camera just moved past it and pretend as if she had been sitting all the time. Likewise, at 4:32, va anbe, neeyum vandhai, how Jo would just walk right in to the stretched arms of Surya (although holding the railings) as if it is her place and also like a lego piece completing him. Btw, I have always loved the Black or dark blue blazer with blue shirt combination of Surya's costume. Also, I have always tried to hum the following bits and would still try now as well:
- at 3:16 oooooh oh oh oh oho oh oooooho ohhhooooo and will end up losing my breath.
- at 4:40 ye ye ye ye ye yayi yayi yayiii
In 2006, this song came across like a breath of fresh air, synonyms with the name of the movie - chillunu oru kadhal. I like almost all the songs of this movie - it all felt new but more so in a calming soothing way. In a recent interview, Jo shared that this song was not shot in NY, contrary to the name of the song. I realized this the first time I saw this song as the landscape and the city background shown at various times felt distinctly not NY and more like European.
