Shilpa Rao's favourite songs

Shilpa Rao shares with Nikhil Taneja her favourite melodies that she loved to hear during her school years, college years....Read on...

Shilpa Rao's favourite songs

Song during school years: Summer of ‘69 from Reckless (Bryan Adams)

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Song during college years: Bawra man from Hazaaroon Khwahishein Aisi (Shubha Mudgal)

Song during first love: I’d love you to want me from Of a Simple Man (Lobo)

Song during first heartbreak: Unbreak my heart from Secrets (Toni Braxton)

Song for all seasons:Tears in heaven from Rush (Eric Clapton)

Song to headbang to: Smells like teen spirit from Nevermind (Nirvana)

Song to dance to: Maria maria from Supernatural (Carlos Santana).. it has a carnival feel so it’s an amazing dance track

Song for long walks:Better together from In Between Dreams (Jack Johnson)

Song for drives: Cloud no. 9 from On a Day like Today (Bryan Adams)

Song for mornings:Listen to the music from Toulouse Street (The Doobie Brothers)

Song for parties: Lady (Hear me tonight) by Modjo.. it was our school time favourite

Song for the rain: Boondon se baatein from Takshak (Sujata Trivedi)

Song when stressed: Not myself from Room for Squares (John Mayer)

Song when cheerful: Heart of life from Continuum (John Mayer)

Song when romantic: More than words from Extreme II: Pornograffiti (Extreme)

Song when inspired: Nightblindness from White Ladder (Extreme).. it makes me very introspective

Song when mad as hell: Jesus don’t want me for a sunbeam from Unplugged in New York (Nirvana cover)

Song to serenade a guy with:I don’t want to miss a thing from Armageddon Soundtrack (Aerosmith)

Song to be serenaded with:Guilty from Portrait (Ella Fitzgerald)

Song of a colleague: Yeh tumhari meri baatein from Rock On!! (Dominique Cerejo).. she’s got such a fantastic voice!

Song of a legend:Jaane kya tune kahi from Khamoshi (Geeta Dutt).. I love most of Geeta Dutt’s songs

Song that you sang:Tose naina lage re from Anwar.. I think the innocence this song has is unique

Song that others connect you with: Again, my friends connect Tose naina lage re, though Khuda Jaane from Bachna Ae Haseeno has become very popular

Song that best describes you:Seven years from Come away with me (Norah Jones).. because I’m completely by myself with music around.