Archive for the ‘Songs of 1965’ Category
Aage bhi jaane na tu
Posted on: December 17, 2008
“Waqt” was the first multi starrer movie in Bollywood history, though some people call “Kismat” ( a movie of 1940s) as the first multi starrer.
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Rafi-Shammi Kapoor-Shankar Jaikishan combination has given us some unforgettable songs. Listening to these songs regularly is a potent recipe to keep once spirits up. That way, listening to these songs are like an effective session with a shrink.
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Kishore Kumar worked with Laxmikant Pyarelal for the first time in 1965 in a movie called “Hum Sab Ustaad Hain”. The movie itself is no longer remembered by anyone, but what music this movie had !
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Meri muhabbat jawaan rahegi
Posted on: December 5, 2008
I have just realised that when it comes to love songs in Bollywood, the lyrics do not believe in making small talk, rather they make big talk. The lover would not say such small things like “I love you”, rather he would talk on a much larger scale like how his love is forever, how his love can move mountains, etc.
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Dil jo na kah saka
Posted on: November 30, 2008
I have posted many songs of Rafi in this blog, and in each song I have raved about his voice. In fact one cannot help but remark on his voice quality whatever the song. In every song, he appered to give his very best.
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Ye sama sama hai ye pyaar ka
Posted on: October 31, 2008
One associates sensuous and seductive songs with Asha Bhonsle rather than Lata. So it comes as a surprise to note that even Lata has sung such songs and has sung them just as well as Asha.
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Here is an out and out tapori song that became an out and out evergreen classic song, and an iconic song if ever there was one.
I am sure when this song first appeared on the air waves, it must have taken everyone by storm. Listening to this audio itself is such a wonderful exhilarating experience, and when one watches the video of the song, the roof has no option but to fall down.
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Guide had some awesome songs. Not only did they become very popular among public, even creators of bollywood music ( singers, lyricists, music directors) voted Guide as the biggest musical blockbuster bollywood movie, with as many as 3 songs of this movie being adjusted among the top 20 songs of all time. ( Source – Outlook magazine january 2006 issue)
This particular song from Guide is a very difficult song to sing, but Lata had sung it outstandingly. As I have mentioned quite a few times in this blog, Lata was at the peak of her singing prowess in 1960s, and this song is yet another example of that assertion.
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Pukaarta chala hoon main
Posted on: September 13, 2008
The tune is typically O P Nayyar, and the storyline is tailormade for Shammi Kapoor. But Shammi Kapoor was not available to act in all the movies. Movie makers those days had Shammi Kapoor clones to choose from. One was the tall and dashing Joy Mukherjee, and the other was the pint sized Vishwajeet.
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