Happy new year!
Well,………… its that time of the year again where we say bye to one and welcome another!
Wishing all of you a very Happy, Prosperous and Peaceful New Year 2010!
Add comment | December 31st, 2009 at 08:18pm
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Wifey’s Web!
Introducing my wife Chitra’s home page / blog! ..
Welcome to the blogsphere, dear !
Add comment | December 31st, 2009 at 08:15pm
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Saw Avatar in 3D IMAX earlier today.
Amazing… highly recommend you see this movie in 3D IMAX.. its mind blowing :)
Next up 3 Idiots! :) ……….. in 30 mins from now!
Add comment | December 28th, 2009 at 02:44pm
Pump it!!!
I am pretty sure most of you must have heard the sound track “Pump it ” by Black eyed peas. More so, you might have heard some variant of the track! When I first heard this song from the Black Eyed Peas, i was like…hmm.. i have heard that tune some where!
So, being curious, I did some search on wikipedia on this song… and was presently surprised with the history of the song… Its based on a Greek song called Misirlou.
Further digging brought up this site : http://www.dinosaurgardens.com/archives/297. The author has nicely documented the history of this song. There have been so many different versions of this song – starting from the 1930′s! Check out the progression:
- Michalis Batrinos – Mousourlou (cir. 1930)
- Danai – Misirlou (cir. 1947)
- Seymour Rexite – Miserlou (cir. 1950)
- Rabbi Abulafia – Misirlou (cir. 1951)
- The Cardinals – Misirlou (1955)
- Korla Pandit – Misirlou (1958)
- Enoch Light – Misirlou (1959)
- Martin Denny – Misirlou (1960)
- Dick Dale – Tribal Thunder (1993)
In addition to the above, this musical note has been used in various other recordings and sound tracks! No wonder, we have heard that track before! :)
Add comment | December 27th, 2009 at 11:17pm