| Song: Ajib Saneha Mujh Par Album: Gaman Type: Bollywood Singer: Hariharan Music Director: Jaidev Lyricist: Shahryar Rating: 5.0 This is one of my two favorite songs from “Gaman”, the other one being “Seene Me Jalan” by Suresh Wadkar. A haunting, beautiful tune and Hariharan shows his mastery in ghazals. iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada Flipkart |
| Song: Thenali Album: Thenali Type: Koliwood Singer: Shankar Mahadevan Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Arivumathi Rating: 4.5 I love the ARR songs of this period. He had matured as a composer but, as in this song, still had the ability to surprise us. Highlights – the string section, Shankar’s vocal range, an amazing chorus. iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada |
| Song: Chale Chalo Album: Lagaan Type: Bollywood Singer: A.R. Rahman, Srinivas Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Rating: 4.3 It was a hugely popular song but didn’t quite do it for me. Not sure why. iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada Flipkart |
| Song: Jugband Blues Album: A Saucerful of Secrets Type: Rock Artist: Pink Floyd Rating: 3.8 This is Syd Barret’s last contribution to Pink Floyd. It starts of like a peppy Beatles song and ends like a regular Pink Floyd track. iTunes US iTunes UK Flipkart |
| Song: Door Na Ja Album: Jannat Type: Bollywood Singer: Rana Mazumder Music Director: Pritam Lyricist: Saeed Quadri Rating: 3.8 Pretty good rock ballad. Pritam does a pretty good job at these. In the killer line that will get you hooked to the song – “Aur Kuch Der Mujhe” – Rana Mazumder sings his heart out. iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada |
| Song: Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi Album: Mr X in Bombay Type: Bollywood Singer: Kishore Kumar Music Director: Laxmikant – Pyarelal Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Rating: 5.0 This song came early on in Anand Bakshi’s and LP’s career and was a clear indication of the long careers that lay ahead of them. Great teamwork here between them and Kishore Kumar. iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada Filpkart |
| Song: Dil Ka Haal Sune Dil Wala Album: Shree 420 Type: Bollywood Singer: Manna Dey Music Director: Shankar-Jaikishan Lyricist: Shailendra Rating: 4.9 Although it has a nice, playful feel to it, it’s really a song that expresses the angst and the aspirations of the poor. Hats off to SJ, Shailendra and Manna Dey for somehow managing to balance the silly and the serious. iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada Flipkart |
| Song: Deem Deem Tana Album: Shor In The City Type: Bollywood Singer: Shriram Iyer Music Director: Harpreet Lyricist: Nishu Rating: 3.4 A short, energetic, interesting song. A rock song structure with classical influence. iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada Flipkart |
| Song: Pyar Me Dil Pe Maar Le Goli Album: Mahaan Type: Bollywood Singer: Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar Music Director: R.D. Burman Lyricist: Anjaan Rating: 4.0 Very cool but not Pancham’s best and certainly not Kishore Kumar’s. There’s a disco-ish sound in the interlude that would fit great in a Bappi Lahiri song, but the rest is classic R.D. Burman. Particularly like the electronic sounds in this song! iTunes US iTunes UK iTunes Canada Flipkart |
| Song: Badshah In Jail Album: Black Friday Type: Bollywood Artist: Indian Ocean Rating: 4.7 Lesser known and not as flamboyant as “Bandeh” but in no way a lesser song. Susmit’s free flowing guitar is on full display in this song. I wish they had picked a better title for the song. Badshah In Jail – Black Friday iTunes UK iTunes Canada |