Archive for the ‘Songs of 1960’ Category
There are many kinds of patriotic songs. Some are those in which one’s own nation is praised, some are those in which facts are not always presented correctly.
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Apni to har aah ek toofaan hai
Posted on: January 25, 2009
S D Burman is renowned for composing some fantastic boat songs. But I have noted that S D Burman, as well as his son R D were the leading exponents, when it came to creating memorable train songs as well.
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Andaaz mera mastaana
Posted on: January 21, 2009
How does one start liking a song? Does one start liking a song immediately the very first time one listens to it, or does the song grow on the listener ?
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Mera dil ab tera O sajna
Posted on: January 20, 2009
In Bollywood movies, leading ladies are required to sing and dance. Some leading ladies have been trained dancers,and they have given us some memorable dances in these movies.
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Sheesha e dil itna naa uchhaalo
Posted on: January 19, 2009
I have listened to this song many a times. Considering the heavy duty word like “Sheesha e dil” in this song, I was under the impression that this must be a serious song. When I watched the picturisation of the song, I found that it was a fun song picturised on a beach.
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There are many songs that I describe as “chaayageet” songs. “Chaayageet” songs by my definition are those which are best listened to at night, that too alone. Words like “raat” and “tanhaayi” tend to indicate that the song is a “chaayageet” song.
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Tu hai mera prem devta
Posted on: January 6, 2009
If Indian movie industry has a few famous sisters in different fields of movie making. The most well known of them being the Mangeshkar sisters who are well known in the field of movie music.Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Usha Mangeshkar are so well known that they need no introduction.
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I have been coming across “new” songs quite regularly these days. In one case, I even came across a Mukesh song sung for a Caribbean movie in 1970s.
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O basanti pawan paagal
Posted on: December 28, 2008
This movie is “Jis Desh mein Ganga Bahti hai”, and it is regarded as an important movie of Raj Kapoor.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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