| Song: Sarakti Jaye Hai Rukh Se Naqab Ahista Ahista Album: The Unforgettables Type: Ghazal Artist: Jagjit Singh Rating: 5.0 The song that shot Jagjit Singh to fame was a blockbuster for a reason. It was more "ghazal"ish than filmi ghazals but lighter than the purer ghazal genre that preceded it. That balance hit such a sweet spot that it resulted in the resurgence of ghazals in the 80s. The fact that most of the 80s film music was really bad may also have helped the cause of ghazals in that decade. The popularity of ghazals has receded since then and perhaps Jagjit Singh's passing away signals the death of the ghazal genre that he helped create. Sad. |
| Song: Khamosh Raat Album: Thakshak Type: Bollywood Singer: Roop Kumar Rathod Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Mehboob Rating: 4.9 A Roop Kumar Rathod, ARR and Mehboob collaboration can't go wrong. Very melodic, nice acoustic guitar and Roop's signature soaring vocals make for a great listen. |
| Song: Jaane Do Na Album: Cheeni Kum Type: Bollywood Singer: Shreya Ghoshal Music Director: Ilaiyaraja Lyricist: Sameer Rating: 3.8 Actually a good song but pales in comparison with Tamil original Raja reused - "Vizhiyile" (Nooravathu Naal). The excessive synth sounds are well, synthetic, but Shreya's singing and the tunes itself saves the song. |
| Song: Ruke Ruke Se Kadam Album: Mausam Type: Bollywood Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Music Director: Madan Mohan Lyricist: Gulzar Rating: 4.4 Gulzar's lyrics capture the essence of a broken heart as only he can but the melody doesn't do it for me. Mausam was Madan Mohan's last film (released after his death, in fact) and while this song may not have been best, he left us with another song in the film, which for me is the quintessential Gulzar song - "Dill Dhoondta Hai". |
| Song: Hum Pyar Karne Wale Album: Dil Type: Bollywood Singer: Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal Music Director: Anand - Milind Lyricist: Sameer Rating: 3.8 I must confess that I really liked the song when I first heard it (the aggressive sitar riffs, specially the one in the intro, sounded very cool) but the song has not aged well and sounds quite pedestrian now. |
| Song: Silent Invocation 3 Album: Connections Type: Instrumental Singer: Naveen Kumar Music Director: A.R. Rahman Rating: 3.5 A solo flute piece by Naveen Kumar who has been ARR's falutist over the years. Very sober, very calming but nothing remarkable in it. |
| Song: Kadhal Sadugudu Album: Alaipayuthe Type: Koliwood Singer: SP Charan, Naveen Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Vairamuthu Rating: 4.7 A very easy listen. Awesome harmonies. The "nagila, nagila…" line is specially delicious. |
| Song: Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye Album: Jurm Type: Bollywood Singer: Kumar Sanu, Sadhna Sargam Music Director: Rajesh Roshan Lyricist: Indeevar Rating: 4.5 OK, so the song is based on (copied from?) an obsure track, but it's still a really good song. Reminds me of college days when this song was the rage. |
| Song: Ring of Fire Album: Johnny Cash Type: Country Artist: Johnny Cash Rating: 4.5 I bought the song after watching Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon's mind-blowing performance in Walk The Line. I know some may consider this blasphemous but I liked the movie better than the song! |
| Song: Aa Bhi Jaa Album: Sur Type: Bollywood Singer: Lucky Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan Music Director: M.M. Kreem Lyricist: Nida Fazil Rating: 3.8 Some really good melody in the song. But a few things don't work - a) the ultra loud strings, b) Lucky Ali's singing - he complete loses Sur (!) at the high pitch. Sundhi comes a little late in the song and saves it but only just. |
If you miss the train I m on
Then you know that I am gone
You will hear the whistle blow
A hundred miles…
Ur right, the song from Jurm was all over the college scene …