| Song: Padariyen Album: Sindhu Bhairavi Type: Koliwood Singers: Chitra Music Director: Illaiyaraja Lyricist: Vairamuthu Rating: 5.0 An amazingly simple and beautiful composition. Chitra's fresh and innocent voice would move a mountain. |
| Song: Dill Hoom Hoom Kare Album: Rudaali Type: Bollywood Singers: Lata Mangeshkar Music Director: Bhupen Hazarika Lyricist: Gulzar Rating: 3.9 Nice and mellow. Music of Assam for Dummies, like myself. |
| Song: A Whiter Shade of Pale Album: Procol Harum - Greatest Hits Type: Pop/Rock Artist: Procol Harum Rating: 3.9 A haunting, Bach-inspired melody. The organ piece will put you in a trance if you let it. |
| Song: Njattuvela Killiye Album: Midhunam Type: Mollywood Singers: Chitra Music Director: M.G. Radhakrishnan Lyricist: O.N.V. Kurup Rating: 3.9 A nice song with a delightful ensemble cast of instruments. |
| Song: Radha Kaise Na Jale Album: Lagaan Type: Bollywood Singers: Udit Narayan, Asha Bhonsle Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Rating: 4.0 A nice, simple song that goes back to basics, except in the last 30 seconds where the ARR flourish is evident. |
| Song: Fooling Yourself (The Angry Yound Man) Album: The Grand Illusion Type: Rock Artist: Styx Rating: 4.0 Cool, kick-ass anthem song. Man, the Styx were intense! |
| Song: Hawa Sun Hawa Album: Ada Type: Bollywood Singers: Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Nusrat Badr Rating: 4.2 Lovely ARR composition. Sonu at his "stylish" best and Alka at her sweetest. |
| Song: Humse Hai Sara Jahan Album: Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Type: Bollywood Singers: Jatin, Sadhna Sargam Music Director: Jatin-Lalit Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Rating: 4.1 This would have been amazing song, except for Jatin's singing. He should have let Udit sing this one also. Still - a solid voice-of-the-youth song. And to think it was written by a 71 year old man! |
| Song: Bombay Dreams Album: Bombay Dreams Type: Theater Singers: Dalip Tahil Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Don Black Rating: 3.0 The song is a bit of a hotch-potch by itself but it sounded good in the play. ARR uses a bit of "Ishq Bina" from Taal in this song. |
| Song: Gham Ka Fasana Album: Manchali Type: Bollywood Singers: Kishore Kumar Music Director: Laxmikant-Pyarelal Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Rating: 3.2 OK song but just. Why does the music and KK sound gloomy when Leena Chandavarkar is giggling away to glory? |
i think Jatin-Lalit duo has composed some of the memorable songs. too bad they split ! did not realize that munni-badnaam was lalit’s composition until the recent bollywood award ceremonies.