Archive for the ‘Songs of 1970s (1971 to 1980)’ Category
When it comes to train songs, S D Burman and R D Burman ruled the roost. Right from “Solva Saal” in 1957 till “Zamaane Ko Dikhaana Hai” in 1981, I can count nearly a dozen or so wonderful train songs composed by the two Burmans.
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In Bollywood movies, hero woos the lady by singing a song, where he may make tall promises (I will love you for hundred births, I will turn the world topsy turvy for your sake etc). Then there are songs where the boy teases the girl, and the girl, despite taking serious exceptions, somehow begins to respond to hero’s advances as the song progresses.
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Shankar Jaikishan were the biggest names among Bollywood music directors for nearly two decades from 1950s to 1960s. It was in 1970 that Jaikishan died. Meanwhile “Mera Naam Joker” flopped big time. All these facts meant that Shankar Jaikishan musical duo was disbanded and moreover Raj Kapoor dropped Shankar Jaikishan ( then effectively only Shankar) from his subsequent movies.
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I accidentally stumbled upon this song yet again, and I was immediately reminded of 1972 when this song was very popular with most listeners. This song was regularly played in Radio Ceylon in the aaphi ke geet farmaishi programme. Its farmaish was sent not only from Jhumri Tilaiyya, but from other farmaish happy places as well.
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“Chalte Chalte” was a movie released in 1976 that is now mainly remembered for Bappi Lahiri’s music.
Bappi Lahiri, who had make people take notice of him in his debut movie “Zakhmee” this time made people sit up and take notice. The title song of this movie became an iconic song and other songs also became popular.
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Badi door se aaye hain
Posted on: December 3, 2008
“Samjhauta” was a movie that has been forgotten by now. And it is unfortunate that its songs have been forgotten too. The movie has not one but two great songs, one sung by Rafi, and another by Kishore Kumar, and unfortuntely both songs are difficult to come by, be it their video or just audio. And it is a shame really.
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I have heard this song many a times and I loved it. Madan Mohan created such a nice qawwali which was written by Kaifi Azmi, and how it is picturised ? Not as a qawwali, but as a party song.
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Aaj mausam bada beimaan hai
Posted on: November 30, 2008
If news channels decide to work Bollywood style where every news would be presented in the form of a song, then which song would be sung for weather news ?
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Gham ka fasaana ban gaya achcha
Posted on: November 29, 2008
“Manchali” was a lovely romantic comedy movie starring Sanjeev Kumar and Leena Chandawarkar. The movie is also notable for its music and songs.
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This song is a forgotten gem from 1970s. I call it a gem on several counts.
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