Nitin attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School and studied law at Liverpool University for a short time. He then went to London, where he met Sanjeev Bhaskar. The pair became friends and created a comedy double act, The Secret Asians, together. The show sought to turn absurdly dated Asian stereotypes on their heads. It led to a contract with BBC radio and eventually grew into the award-winning BBC TV sketch show Goodness Gracious Me.
During that time he met up with an old school friend, acid jazz keyboards-player James Taylor. He joined Taylor for a 40-date tour in as part of The James Taylor Quartet. It introduced him to the jazz club scene and provoked him into forming his own band, The Jazztones. He moved on to join forces with tabla master Talvin Singh to form the Tihai Trio and, after that collaboration ended in 1993, released his debut album, Spirit Dance on his own label. Shortly afterwards, he signed with Outcaste Records.
Sawhney's music is intensely political, commonly approaching themes of multiculturalism, empowerment, identity, immigration, poverty, and spirituality. He is active as an artist in residence for five different performing arts organisations in Europe and Asia, and along with George Martin is a patron for the British Governments Access-to-Music Program which brings music education to the inner-city students.
Sawhney's skills include classical and jazz piano and flamenco guitar. He has released six studio albums, as well as countless remixes and collaborations. After releasing Beyond Skin on London's Outcaste Records in 1999, he was signed by V2 to do six albums. His first album with the Virgin subsidiary, the millennial/apocalyptical Prophesy, in 2001 won a MOBO Award and a BBC Radio 3 Music Award.
Sawhney's music is influenced by his roots in India, utilising and featuring Urdu and Hindi lyrics, Qawwali singing, tablas and other instruments from the subcontinent, and Raga phrasings in music which is often primarily meant for the dance floor.
Sawhney's work in production and arrangement has led to his working in film and television scores. He has scored television ads for Sephora and Nike, as well as more than 25 films from his London-based Spirit Dance Studios. He was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Film and TV Composition in 2004 for his music on Channel Four's film, Second Generation. From there, he has begun to see acceptance from the "classical" community, and in 2004 he was commissioned by the city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Britten Symphonia to compose new performance works. London's Royal National Theatre invited him to write, direct, and score a work to be opened in 2005.
For photographs and additional information visit Nitin's official site, www.NitinSawhney.com
MJ Cole Remix
Nitin Sawhney Lyrics
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If I were always alone
If I were never to see you
If I could set the sun
If I could set the sun
Keep movin
Keep changin
Rivers rise
Oceans rise
People rise with the sun
If I were never to leave you
If I were always alone
If I would never to see you
If I could set the sun
If I could set the sun
Tears fallin
Rain fallin
Leaves are falling with the sun
Lives drifting
Seeds drifting
Worlds drifting with the sun
If I were never to leave you
If I were always alone
If I were never to see you
If I could set with the sunset, say it ...
If I
Never to leave here
If I
Always alone
If I
Oceans rise
Rivers rise
People rise
With the sun
Oceans rise
Rivers rise
People rise
With the sun
The lyrics of Nitin Sawhney's song KV5 Remix convey the idea of unstoppable change and the inevitability of time. The repetition of the four lines "If I were never to leave you, If I were always alone, If I were never to see you, If I could set the sun" suggests a sense of longing and desire to control one's surroundings. However, the following three lines "Keep movin, Keep changin, Keep flowin with the sun" reveal that change is not only necessary but also a natural part of life. The idea that "Rivers rise, Oceans rise, People rise with the sun" suggests that everything is constantly moving in a cycle, influenced by the natural world around us.
The song's lyrics continue with the lines "Tears fallin, Rain fallin, Leaves are falling with the sun", connecting the idea of change to emotions and the changing seasons. The lines "Lives drifting, Seeds drifting, Worlds drifting with the sun" encapsulate the larger scale of change that affects all living beings. The repetition of the chorus at the end with a slight variation in the lyrics, "If I could set with the sunset, say it...If I never to leave here, If I always alone" seems to highlight the idea that change is an unstoppable force.
Line by Line Meaning
If I were never to leave you
If I were to commit to staying with you forever
If I were always alone
If I were to never have any company
If I were never to see you
If I were to lose sight of you forever
If I could set the sun
If I had the power to control the universe
If I could set the sun
If I had the power to control the universe
Keep movin
Keep moving forward
Keep changin
Keep evolving and adapting
Keep flowin with the sun
Keep following the natural flow of the universe
Rivers rise
Rivers keep moving and changing
Oceans rise
Oceans keep moving and changing
People rise with the sun
People keep moving and changing along with the universe
Tears fallin
Sadness and pain persist
Rain fallin
The world continues to receive nourishment
Leaves are falling with the sun
The natural order of things cannot be stopped
Lives drifting
Lives are in constant motion and change
Seeds drifting
The future is constantly in flux
Worlds drifting with the sun
The universe is constantly changing and expanding
If I could set with the sunset, say it ...
If I could control the universe even at its end
If I Never to leave here
If I could exist in one place forever
If I Always alone
If I were to live a solitary life
Oceans rise
The natural order of the universe continues
Rivers rise
The natural order of the universe continues
People rise
The natural order of the universe continues
With the sun
In tandem with the universe
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: QUENTIN LEO COOK, JOHN PAUL DENSMORE, ROBERT A KRIEGER, RAYMOND D. MANZAREK, JIM (USA) MORRISON
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@TakeMeBackPirateRadio
If you are a UK Garage DJ you must have this tune and practically everything MJ Cole produced. The man is a musical genius!!! So sad that the scene went in a different direction. This music is IMMENSE!!!
@FDCLDN
Amen brother
@TakeMeBackPirateRadio
I could listen to all of MJ Cole's tracks all day and night!!! MASTERCLASS!!
@rue8988
I love MJ cole!!!!!!!!!! Every remix of his is pure gold❤️
@theplaystationwarrior618
2000s garage era was truely immaculate
@carltonedmond573
Yeah MJ COLE is truly a genius. Like a lot of the producers at the time, his style was unique. Someone who knows his music theory.
@In-SoulProMusic
I know his music theory! :)
@djdangerd673
Mj Cole smashes it with every tune he makes. Big up mj Cole. Loved this tune back in the day. Whoop whoop reload ❤️
@mrenemy7674
Had this mix on vinyl about twenty years but no record player now so thanks for the upload 👍
@JeanLefebvre333
Sounds like Michael Jackson, amazing song