Night-Outs in Delhi

So me and some friends were out late last night, hitting the road with hard rock and classic disco music blasting in my car. We had my guitar along, and ended up playing to a very appreciative audience in Saket, outside 24x7, between 1-4 AM, Saturday.

It was a blast. Haven't had this much fun in so long. My two amigos had downed quite a bit of rum (testament to their Forces childhood), and were singing in incoherence with the often totally incompatible music, to say nothing of the tempo.

We stated off with some classics like Fear or the Dark (Iron Maiden), Knocking on Heaven's Door (GNR), played not a few requests - November Rain (GNR again), Yellow (Coldplay), The Scientist (Coldplay), I still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash), Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash), Country Roads (John Denver), etc etc


Then the real interesting part began. High with allthe spirits coursing inside, the trio decided to do impromtu compositions.

Here is something that I remember singing off the top of my head, after having been awake for more than 24 hrs, and being tired, but happy :



If you've got the guts to be that guy,
You can learn how to rise up, to fly.
If you've got the gall to be the man,
The man who can be, can do, who can.

I'll be the man who'll fly.
I'll be the man to rise up,
I'll be the man who'll leave behind.
Rise out of this daily grind.

I'll go away from the hurt,
I'll leave behind the pain,
The wonder at a rainbow,
The innocence of walking in rain.

If I have the guts, I'll leave you behind,
If I can, I'll try to make a fresh start.
If I'm not afraid, I'll begin over,
If I can, I'll go away and play a new part.




There was music to go with it, and when I can find a way to make some clean recordings (minus the background hiss that my phone's mike puts in), I'll try and post audio's here. (If I can figure out how to do that!)

And that's not all. Have a lot of songs coming up. The guys and I get together and compose like anything. So be back here soon with more. :)

Over an Out.