Last night, while surfing through the TV channels, I finally
stopped at Romedy Now. It’s a channel dedicated to rom-com movies and it also features
situational comedy shows. The Season 6 of the popular sitcom ‘Friends’ was on.
Even though I am not a great fan of ‘Friends’ like Siwalik (He’s crazy about
the show) I do find it quite hilarious at times. So I watched it for some time until
the commercials came on. I shuffled through few channels again, only to find
more commercials on every other channel that I browsed through. Surprisingly,
some of the commercials are so out of the box that it leaves you wonder at how
they come up with such intriguing ideas. From using catchy phrases like “Olx pe
bech de”, “Kya Aapke Toothpaste mein Namak hai?” to children acting like grown-ups
in the Flipkart ad, the Fevicol’s “Todo Nahin Jodo” during the Cricket World
Cup, they have been strategically made and placed, having a lasting impact on
the viewers. Certainly, there has been an iconic revolution in the advertising
business in the past few years. The commercials don’t just market the product,
but are utterly endearing and memorable.
Anyways, I would avert diverting myself from the topic.
While waiting endlessly for ‘Friends’ to finally re-entertain my sleepy brain
cells with its pills of laughter, I came across the promo of the movie
‘Flipped’. Well, for those who have watched it already know it, but for those
who haven’t; Flipped is a well-reviewed rom-com based on the novel by Wendelin Van Draanen. It revolves around the
love story of two young people and the teenage love that blossoms into a
friendship with time, It is the reverse of conventional rom-coms hence the
title. I had watched the movie earlier, so it wasn’t new to me. But what
captured my attention was the captivating promo song used for it. I found it
enthralling, so I decided to download it. But alas! Only if I knew the name of
the album it belonged to. The song was played for a short while so I all I
could do was memorize a fraction of the lyrics as I couldn’t find the time to
Shazam it. I Googled for the official soundtrack of Flipped but to no avail. The
song didn’t belong to the movie. It was just a promo song used by the channel.
I struggled for a while and finally found it with much ado. Thanks to a Facebook
link for a band called ‘Secret Wonder’ by an ultra-secretive duo Lizzie and
Danny. The song is called ‘How the story ends’. It has got a mesmerizing tune
and touching lyrics. That made me dig more about the band. So I clicked on the about
tab on YouTube. It says “Secret Wonder is the band born out of the love of two people. Secret
wonder creates music, videos and secret live performances.” It’s a new
band born out of the blue creating ripples online for its indie-electronic
music. Do check it out on YouTube.
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