The 3 songs that move me to my very soul!
1. Elvis Presley's If I can dream
When Elvis heard it he proclaimed "I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another picture I don't believe in."
He sang this song as a tribute to Martin Luther King soon after he was assassinated.
Presenting my king with his ultimate classic If I can dream..
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There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
Oh why
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away
the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a tremblin' question
Still I am sure that the answer, answer's gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle, yeah
And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true......right now
2. O Mahatma.. O Maharishi.. from the Telugu movie Akali Rajyam ("Hungry Nation")
This song was written by the great telugu writer Mahakavi Sri Sri (Pen name for Srirangam Srinivasa Rao.) The simplicity and the beautiful interplay of words here are beyond my ability to praise.
Here you go.. Kamal Hassan and Sri Devi in one of their all time best in this video
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O Mahatma.. O Maharshi...
Edi Cheekati Edi Veluturu
Edi Jeevitam Edi Mrutyuvu
Edi Punyam Edi Paapam
Edi Narakam Edi Naakam
Edi Satyam Edi Asatyam
Edi Anityam Edi nityam
Edi Ekam Edi Anekam
Edi Kaaranam Edi Kaaryam
O Mahatma.. O Maharshi...
Edi Telupu Edi Nalupu
Edi Gaanam Edi Mounam
Edi Naadi Edi Needi
Edi Neethi Edi Nethi
Ninna Swapnam Neti Satyam
Neti Khedam Repu Raagam
Oke Kaanti Oke Shaanti
O Maharshi..O Mahatma...
3. Elvis Presley's My way
Elvis renders this beauty in a way no one else can.
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And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes it was my way
( Written by Paul Anka and popularized by Frank Sinatra )
P.S. There will come a time somewhere in the future.. when I will upload my version of all these three songs :D Beware!
