Archive for the ‘Kishore Kumar-Lata duet’ Category
This is a category of songs that I heard in my younger days for a few times without being aware of any details and then I forgot all about it. Now, more than four decades later, I became aware of this song thanks to its farmaish. When I listened to this son again, it was like being re united with a song that had got separated from me during my childhood.
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“Ghar” (1978) was the story of the ordinary life of an ordinary couple, which was a refreshing change from the larger than life stories depicted in most mainstream movies.
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Normally I post a mix of songs everyday that span decades, singers, actors, music directors etc. But there are special occasions when the songs posted in the blog may have something in common.
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Kaali palak teri gori
Posted on: September 30, 2010
People these days lament about the degradation in the quality of Hindi movie music today. And as example of exemplary music, the cite the eras of 1950s to 1970s. But I tell you, when I was growing up in that era,then I felt exactly the same way- that 1970s had seen a degradation in the quality of songs vis a vis songs of late 1960s.
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Chal dariyaa mein doob jaayen
Posted on: September 27, 2010
The pair of Rajesh Khanna- Mumtaz gave us some unforgettable duets from late 1960s to mid 1970s. These songs are some of the most loved songs of all time.
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By 1980s, the lyrics of Hindi movie songs had become much more functional and basic. In many cases, the songs of that era virtually dispensed with the need of any meaningful lyrics and managed with gibberish passing for lyrics.
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Ik raastaa hai zindagi
Posted on: September 15, 2010
This post is written by Santosh Ojha, a regular contributor of posts to this blog and a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movies and its songs
It has been one of those big mysteries of Bollywood which I have not been able to fathom yet. Just why did Kala Patthar not become one of the biggest block-busters of all times! Heck, it is not even among the top 50 grossers of 1970’s (it was released in 1979)
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Kahin naa jaa aaj kahin mat jaa
Posted on: September 9, 2010
I had begun to lose track of Hindi movie music by 1980s. By that time, Bappi Lahiri with his chaalu brand of songs had displaced the usual kind of music and the golden era of Hindi movie music was all but over. In late 1960s, R D Burman kind of music marginalised the older generation of music directors. Here , in late 1970, we find Bappi Lahiri brand of music marginalising the likes of R D Burman !
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Saanchi kaho mose baalmaa
Posted on: August 26, 2010
I have mentioned that Ganesh is one music director who unfortunately did not get the credit that he so richly deserved. His songs are so difficult to come by and even in these songs we often find his name missing. Even the uploaders of his songs are often unaware about Ganesh.
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“Hare Rama Hare Krishnaa” (1971) was a movie that was the biggest hit of the year. The movie as well as its music had taken the fans by storm at that time.
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