TOPPOP: Monsoon - Ever So Lonely

[@garybridge-ku7bf]

Yeah, listening in 2024, this song has Stood the test of time, a classic for sure. ❤

[@syncropair]

Anybody listening to this now 2024? X x

[@ninowiklauri1789]

Yes for my music project 😂

[@lovedaybebe5881]

Yes , it’s been my ear worm all week !

[@switchboardrecord9644]

Yes! It's a classic! She has more brilliant material if one checks out Sheila's material on KZbin. Beautiful music from a beautiful woman.

[@scidriver]

Actually it's my first time hearing this and i grew up in the 80""s. I loved it.

[@switchboardrecord9644]

I listen to this classic song everyday!

[@fd5927]

As a Brit. Hearing Monsoon on TOTP and seeing Shelia on Grange Hill as a young guy....was and still is magical.... as an 70'ish turning 80'ish child..... fond memories, and Shelia Chandra (Monsoon) was one of them. Growing up in a turbulent UK the Indian communityl has a special place in our hearts.

[@Tokiofritz]

This deserves classic track status. The melody, the instrumentation and the sheer excitement of the sound they create. Awesome.

[@markdowning9409]

+Tokiofritz I AGREE 100%!! Not only does this deserve classic tracks status, this deserves international classic track status! This recording has rocked just about every nation there is on this planet! This recording is just as hot and fresh today as was back when it first came out in 1982!! Sheila Chandra was just incredible! She was my first true exposure to the music of India, and I now have right at 100 cds from India! she is personally responsible for me falling in love with all the music of India! Thanks for posting you comment, Tokiofritz! Love and greetings from Oklahoma, USA!

[@Tokiofritz]

MarK Downing You're a man of great taste, Mark! Sheila's voice is timeless.

[@markdowning9409]

YES IT IS! Her voice will always remain one of my all time favorites!! She was and still is a true superstar!

[@richardikin]

Absolutely!

[@Bolivar2012able]

Unfortunately way ahead of it's time except for Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club. Sheila never did break out of the one hit wonder mould.

[@ericwilliams2317]

Heard this on the radio today for the first time in donkeys years. What a great track!

[@cosmic4795]

Which radio station

[@ericwilliams2317]

Good question. If memory serves, I think it was 'Greatest Hits' radio station, and someone listed some favourite songs of theirs from a certain year and this was on their list.@@cosmic4795

[@josejones7025]

Great track first heard this in 1990 still sounds fresh poor Shiela

[@kevinbrewis6014]

beautiful song and singer

[@davec1851]

She's the most beautiful thing ever. I drove the highways of Saudi Arabia listening to her sing this back 10 years ago or more and never knew the beautiful woman behind the music. It kept me company when I was far from home and driving to some drilling rig in the middle of nowhere. God bless Sheila Chandra

[@tutts999]

I was 15 when this was released and was into The Jam, Two Tone and even at bit of heavy metaI. but this is still one of my favourite songs from back then. Plus I thought Shelia was stunning.

[@andyj639]

Absolutely awesome track. Still sounds brilliant all these years later. Incredible musicianship.

[@leematthews6812]

Brilliant track. This will never get old. What a shame Sheila can't sing anymore. No justice.

[@pbworld7858]

I still remember her in Grange Hill !!!!

[@lesleebarron]

I’ll never forget hearing and seeing Sheila Chandra sing this song in 1982. Fell completely in love with her & the song. One THE best songs of the 80s & always on my playlist.

[@darrenmould5969]

I could listen to this on continuous loop. In fact this is my dozenth listen. Love it. As others have said, I find it and her mesmerising

[@lewisner]

The film is such high definition its weird to think this is 41 years ago.

[@Greatest1979]

This was timeless the moment they released it. Love it!

[@LightLife4]

Who'll still be listening to this incredible song in 2025?

[@switchboardrecord9644]

Me....

[@ElliottSpencer-hn9qg]

Me!!!

[@davidknowles7730]

Me

[@clivebostock6065]

I just love the sitar...

[@marcvanhoof]

Love this song.still sound amazing👍

[@guidoharmeling5872]

I was 17 years old when this record appeared and the song has mesmerized me ever since. It´s even more remarkable when you realise that Sheila Chandra was only 16 years old, when the record was recorded. It sparked my interest for Asia and it´s various cultures.

[@guidoharmeling5872]

+nottingtohide : I agree with you. It´s nice to hear that other people have a similar musical taste.

[@lordprotector3367]

I was 16, and had forgotten about this great song until today. Haven't heard it in 35 years.

[@guidoharmeling5872]

Dear sir, 35 years is a long time. I assume you like this song too ? Greetings from Holland

[@guidoharmeling5872]

Oh, and by the way: You should see/hear the 12"-version of this song: the Extended Video Remix (also on this internetpage).

[@lordprotector3367]

Thanks for the tip Guido. Have listened a lot since.

[@daviddavenport7146]

Classic and highly under rated song .

[@ape2829]

４０年近く好きな曲　動いてるの今日初めて見ました　ありがとう

[@ronaldlongendyke3313]

Sublime. What more can I say?

[@theseus27]

There are some songs of the past which will never be forgotten, and this is one of them! As was mentioned before, a very mesmerizing song indeed. I enjoy every moment of the song as it makes me so chilled out with Chandra's amazing voice, but my favorite bit is the instrumental crescendo piece starting from 2:32 to 2:54 Wow, I always get goosebumps listening to that lol :)

[@freekitten00]

How can this be such high quality for 1982's video?

[@syncropair]

She was on Blue Peter (UK) when this was released.Loved from day 1

[@josejones7025]

This tune deserves classic status

[@TheKatyPB]

Love Ms. Chandra❤

[@eric9271]

I loved her at the age of 16 her origin never occurred to me only that she is gorgeous then and now

[@glenntollenaar290]

Beautiful, hypnotic song..... Steve Coe, who co-wrote the song, also co-wrote Laura Brannigan's hit "Shattered Glass". When he was a teenager he was in a British band in Blackpool called Complex. Love the interconnected web of the music world.

[@anoos13]

I have always loved this song and the performance. I remember watching this as a very young child and loved it then and now; feels nostalgic when seeing and hearing the song again. Sad to hear about Sheila's condition. Ever so timeless.

[@josejones7025]

Should be re-mastered and re-released!

[@glengosling5636]

So beautiful.

[@anotherfox7062]

Beautiful and haunting 🌹

[@jt1929]

Wow!! Sheila must’ve been 16 or 17 when this was shot. Incredible voice❤️

[@bbyng7316]

16

[@smogmonster1876]

Why isn’t this ever played on the radio?

[@olafbigandglad]

Probably because it's a forty two year old song. But I don't remember ever hearing it on the radio back then, either.

[@smogmonster1876]

@@olafbigandglad There’s plenty of old songs played on the Radio, just listen to Smooth or Greatest Hits Radio or Gold or Boom. As for not hearing it when it was in the charts, i remember hearing this everyday on the way to and from School on either Radio 1 or my local ILR station (Radio Tees). So it was played.

[@olafbigandglad]

@@smogmonster1876 Right. I was being a little xenophobic there. I should have said I never heard it on the radio in Toronto. My bad.

[@angelamorgillo6973]

@@olafbigandgladit’s played on Xfinity Soundscape music channel B but not thisb version. Another one I love love the version on Xfinity cable music station it’s so beautiful I prefer it but this is good also

[@68jroche]

Jakatta did a nice version a decade ago. There’s a slow version of Shiela Chandra at a festival. Really moving in the light of her being unable to sing or speak now.

[@lucyhogan7172]

First time i ever heard Asian music love it

[@remycohen9675]

Magic !

[@kabali1788]

RIP John Jhalib Millar 1951-2017. Tabla player. Sadly missed.

[@clemalford9768]

Poor Jhalib.Yes he got lung cancer. Remember recording this with him in Rockfield Studios at 3 am in the middle of winter and snow everywhere.

[@jamiegoddard200]

So sad great tabla playing

[@skye-michaelconroy1380]

This is the first time I’ve seen this particular video. I am in love. Sheila Chandra is a Hindu goddess.

[@beanbunn4029]

Brilliant song and a truly captivating sheila Chandra.

[@oliverstrajnic130]

Amazing and Beautiful from Sheila and the team behind her !!!!

[@mikepocock575]

Love this song so much,so sorry to hear about Sheila,s voice problems.

[@BREN70S]

Yeah that sucks , I'd never heard of that condition before .

[@marklaviolette6474]

Brilliant! love The Teardrop Monsoon Explodes.. ;)

[@JSAGOO]

Fantastic John. This should be rereleased, timeless piece.

[@crimsonwolf9099]

Sheila Chandra the amazing singer for Monsoon (Ever so lonely, etc) tragically is now effectively mute!! Following voice problems, Sheila returned to live performances for a short while in 2007, after a gap of 14 years, giving concerts around the world with WOMAD and other festivals. She also featured on the first 'Imagined Village' album in that year, and toured the UK with them. In 2010 she signed her first book to Vermilion (Random House) entitled 'Banish Clutter Forever - How the toothbrush principle will change your life'. Unfortunately this innovative artist's voice has continued to deteriorate. In 2010 Sheila developed 'Burnt Mouth Syndrome' (for which there is no known cause or cure) and now experiences long-lasting neurological pain triggered by speaking. Singing is completely out of the question. She is effectively mute, and communicates in person largely through handwritten notes and very basic sign language. She says she considers the trilogy she made for Real World to be the best work of her musical career.

[@Benny-ye7ro]

Crimson Wolf Thank you for the update!

[@thehoneyeffect]

Wow, don’t know what to say

[@bbyng7316]

Ever so lonely. How cruely ironic.

[@jamiegoddard200]

Class track unusual mystical hypnotic and beautiful shelia and monsoon you rock

[@douglaswork7605]

My friend had this on a tape with the art of noise first album on the flip side , so now of course one group makes me think of the other. Great album shame they never got as big as they should of.

[@cwiw12]

thanks, its good to encounter a soul with similar thoughts & taste

[@XMIR10C]

ever so incrdible

[@chickbaxter]

Timeless.

[@buntyjoy1800]

I like the way they've just shoved a Sphinx on stage..."that'll do"😂

[@chaos.corner]

It's pretty bad, even for the times.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Two, in case one wasn't enough 🤪

[@davepayne3244]

beautiful

[@Professorclown]

Still an awesome tune, even to this day, and totally under-rated - it's such a travesty that she/they never went on to bigger and better things (classic 'one-hit wonders', like many other greats!).......

[@sheilachandra0000]

I did go on to have a solo career in World Music - with Real World Records among others. See my bio on their site here realworldrecords.com/artists/sheila-chandra/

[@scorbieholic]

An amazing song

[@glensalt7460]

love this great stuff.

[@stephengrimwade9535]

Wonderful

[@thehoneyeffect]

Memory unlocked, wasn’t this on a shampoo ad? Timotei ?? I was very little at this point

[@barrycoad2080]

GOD is so often found in words and music

[@nickandrew1089]

Barr Coad : If God exists, how could he shut down such a beautiful voice, I wish all those comments that randomly bring God or Jesus would be removed when irrelevant to the video. If you want to preach your ideas, go and do it in church, where people actually give a flying fuck towhat you are babbling about.

[@johnmckenzie9944]

Sheila Chandra is ever so lovely!

[@john111257]

ever so good

[@kevinbrewis6014]

stunning

[@rileyjenkins3188]

Ever so good tune

[@Bobjb999]

Beautiful vocal melody beautifully delivered. Plus the instrumentatation is nice. Loved it when it came out, but hadn't heard this song in many years till someone re-introduced me to it today. This song puts anything I've heard from the Lanas, Rhiannas, Katys, Lordes, & Adeles of the world to shame, imo. The singers today deemed "Queens of pop music" mostly bore, disappoint, or irritate me, unfortunately. Is it me, or is the state of popular music in a sad state nowadays? And the artists I do like today don't get nearly the recognition they deserve.

[@wonkyal3097]

I'm in full agreement with you Hermesacat. And I must add that this lady is utterly , utterly beautiful. I fell hopelessly in love with her as a teenage lad when this track came out..

[@jayforr6964]

Great song

[@rickcarvell4597]

Forgotten all about this

[@karlerasure]

25.09.2018…? Its 6 am. The day promises many good Things after watching this Video 👍

[@MichaelSmith-mc8bd]

2024 and Still a beautiful track ❤

[@thomasr.2706]

Nice! 13 years later -> "RMB - Love is an ocean". Love it so much :-)

[@saintyboy73]

classic song. But love the Egyptian props and Greek style pillars ...... while a Indian singer and sitar perform 😊

[@clemalford9768]

That wasn't a sitar Dari was miming on. It was a Dilruba. The props people delivered the wrong thing!!!

[@XMIR10C]

fKE BOLLWOOD

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

There is another extended version on you tube where they are on sand with live camels! I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I hoped it was some kind of satire as there is a bloke in a white suit too. Freaky.

[@armandvezier1900]

@@clemalford9768 Yes Dilruba! A mix between a "sitar" & a "cello".

[@clemalford9768]

@@armandvezier1900 Yes I know. The string was not pressed when playing just 'glided' over the fret for position. I used to know a very good Dilruba player from Mumbai, Vinayak Vora. He also played Tar Shennai. kzbin.info?search_query=Vinak+Vora+Dilruba

[@garysiedle3901]

Haven't heard this for years

[@cwiw12]

A cultural crossover classic - eastern fusion with western - the sitar / drum sound is so cool and distinctive - AWESOME (peter has it right)

[@ZhoozzInt]

Awesome

[@orionifo]

utterly irresistible!

[@beverlylawrence131]

Yes

[@massimocasirati7515]

Bello

[@2hff728]

banger

[@crazydavedisco]

Thats pretty much the remark i was going to make, and you beat me to it, still, I did give you a thumbs up. I agree 100% lovely fusion of eastern and western style of music :-)

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Within you without you..

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

The Hindi version is not to be missed.

[@johnoneill270]

Anyone still listening in 3000?

[@DaljitBrazil]

i am. But in Hell lol

[@stevefinn9137]

Anyone in 2024?

[@kurtwood7480]

Wonderful!! Great!

[@PeterMackenzie-bq5cl]

Pedro Davie Mackenzhe ❤

[@AT-he3dt]

The scenery is a mix of ancient Egypt (sphinx), ancient Greece (Corinthian columns) and India

[@StratsRUs]

Grange Hill

[@CYRAPHYM]

I'd like to know what her dance defines, the lyrics? it' needs a remix to

[@kevinfaunt4646]

Sheila Chandra still got it goin on :)

[@postpunk77]

which record is this version on? STELLAR track!

[@blackwolfpatterson5853]

ever so..exotic. exciting and rich sounding..takes me away

[@clemalford]

never really noticed but Dari is miming my sitar part with a dilruba!!

[@cosmic4795]

Does anyone have the Grange hill clip of her performing this?

[@smogmonster1876]

Why do you never hear this in the radio in the UK?

[@thelivingroombusker2013]

It would be my only desert island disc

[@sheilachandra0000]

It wasn't terribly representative of the trends of the time, so it tends not to get included...

[@zeero62]

I listen to BBC2 from the USA and I just heard it there about 3 days ago.....had to look it up on KZbin.....

[@salamwati9281]

Contrary to popular beliefs the 90s is still one of the best decades..a lot of cool collaboration works like this mesmerizing masterpiece. OOTW

[@petersmith7577]

Uh, this is an 80s song (not 90s).

[@salamwati9281]

@@petersmith7577 indeed..but in Asia here was only heard in the early nineties..🤗

[@bbyng7316]

May 1982 !! !!!

[@tommymurphy5605]

🌙🌹

[@meredrums1]

Love this record. This is the original mix? Sounds great!

[@MarkGelderland]

Mooi meisje zeg

[@afghanlotus21]

what a tune! Still the whole kind of presentation is pretty eurocentric.

[@jeffblack5024]

I'm not convinced some of those musicians were in the band. Brilliant track though.

[@DaljitBrazil]

Jeez I'd be her friend not just for tonight lol. I'm married (29 years) to an Indian lady and now I remember why...

[@josejones7025]

She’s been diagnosed with burning mouth disease. Basically rendered a mute probably not a good thing for a great singer and dancer like Sheila.

[@josejones7025]

No not a good thing

[@PeterMackenzie-bq5cl]

❤️‍🔥🥷❤️‍🔥

[@josphina666]

this i hope is a better recording