Archive for the ‘Manna Dey songs’ Category
Music of movies featuring Shammi Kapoor and their clones are known for songs sung by Rafi and picturised on Shammi Kapoor or his clones, as the case may be.
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Here is a fun song from a movie called “Bewaqoof” (1960). In this movie Kishore Kumar and Pran are seen monkeying around.
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This song is a quintessential “villain’s den” party song that we tended to have in Bollywood movies of 1970s. In most of these songs, the hero and heroine would enter villain’s high security party as the lead singers/dancers yet the villains would remain in the dark till the song is over.
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O mere dilbar jaaneman jaaneman
Posted on: June 12, 2009
This song is a rare song in more ways than one. First of all, this song from “Haay Mera Dil” (1968) is rare in the sense that I was neither aware of this movie nor of this song till recently. And secondly, this song is rare in the sense that this song is picturised on Kishore Kumar but the voice that sings the song is some other singer- Manna Dey in this case.
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I have listened to this song in the past, but I was not aware which movie this song was from. This song, which is a party song and was picturised to welcome the then new year of 1959, is from “Anaadi” (1959).
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Gori tori baanki chitwan mein
Posted on: May 30, 2009
Manna Dey, with some exceptions, was not a mainsteam singer of choice. His voice was often used for bit actors and sometimes for lead actors too. Most of his songs were supposed to be there for light hearted fun. Yes, Manna Dey would be required to sing a semi classical song, which was supposed to be picturised in a light hearted way.
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When I listen to this song, I feel enthralled, almost without fail. What a feel good song this one is !
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Chaandi ka badan sone ki nazar
Posted on: May 16, 2009
I have posted over a thousand songs in this blog so far. Most songs are 3 to 4 minutes long and their lyrics are about 200 words long. But this qawwali is nearly ten minutes long and its lyrics runs into 800 words !
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Aayo kahaan se ghanshyaam
Posted on: May 12, 2009
“Buddha Mil Gaya” (1971) was a movie starring Navin Nischol who had become a hot property after “Saawan Bhadon”. Unfortunately that was the only hit movie he delivered as a hero and he was soon lost to oblivion.
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Upar gagan vishaal
Posted on: May 11, 2009
“upar gagan vishaal” is a song that launched Manna Dey’s career as a playback singer. This song from “Mashaal” (1950) was a bullock cart song. The picturisation shown Ashok Kumar riding a bullock cart and the bullock cart driver ( who is he ? ) singing this song.
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