Music & Lyrics

AIR 100.7FM plays Indian classical instrumental music from 10 to 12 every night.I chanced upon it yesterday,fiddling away with the radio dial,hoping to stumble upon distraction.
I caught the beginning strains of an instrument I couldn't identify and my finger stopped turning the dial.The next 30 minutes passed with me lying down on my bed in the dark,letting notes I didn't and couldn't recognise,wash over me in rapid succession as they built up to a harsh crescendo.30 minutes is a rough estimate because I kind of lost track of time.The harsh ascension of the notes crashing over each other drowned the white noise within.
And the best part-there was no denouement.It ended at the zenith.No nadir,no rock-bottom,no wrapping-up,no fizzling-out,no running out of steam,no reprieve,no running its natural course.
A polite,impersonal voice bordering on boredom informed me that I'd just witnessed a rendition of Raag Yaman on the tanpura;a raag to be sung after the twilight hours.Not that the name meant anything to me.
Next up was a depiction of Raag Sarang which began with the feeble,dulcet stirrings of the sitar with the dulcet notes blending amongst one another in perfect harmony.
I switched the radio off.

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Had the Ipod running on shuffle mode.It has this habit of regurgitating songs that have pretty much receded from my memory.This time it was an old U2 number.Sample this:

My hands are tied
My body bruised,shes got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

Seriously,you guys at Apple,how do you do it?Maybe its just plain old probability.Or maybe its the confirmation bias thats at work here.