I remember when i was kid, any musical orchestra comes to the town, people would ask, 'chand aahe bharega, phool dil tham lege'. i have never understood why this song was so popular in our town.
i used to mix with these orchestras and talk to people. Having lot of interest in music but no skill, i was basically used by them to move musical instruments to and from the stage.
One major complaint used to be that they dont get good duplicate of Kishore. They could get people who will duplicate Mukesh and Rafi. But somehow getting Kishore was tough, particularly in yoodling songs like 'zoomroo'
ZZ ma man,
Unlike you I've had no interaction with teh musical industry at all, but just as a music maniac ;) I tend to think the other way round.... I truely adore Rafi and think that no one could and no one can duplicate his voice. He used to match his voice according to whom he sang for... I can usually hear a song of his and tell which actor would it be on even though I wouldn't have seen the video.
Kishore on the other hand suited to a selected few like Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh... and often I would mix up his voice for his son's... Amit Kumar???...
For example, it is difficult to imitate Talat. The reason is that his voice shivers round the righht note. He can not stay at right note. The old time musicians like Anil Biswas tried to iron it and you do not see any 'kampan' in voice in 'ae dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal..' But SD Burman thought it is a feature and not bug and so in 'jaaye to jaaye kahan', 'jalte hain jiske liye' u see this kinda shivering. Most human beings have it only if they try to sing in early morning in winter.
In fact, it is very difficult to imitate some of Asha's songs, particularly cabarette numbers. You realize it when someone else tries to sing.
hi guys and gals and uncles and aunties, i don't know who is who here :)
ok,i've made a word document which has many of the great songs of my favourite singers including Lata and Kishore. it has rating as well(my own). each of the above 2 singers have about 25 songs. should i post that with rating and stuff? :)
[This message has been edited by Mohammad Ali (edited March 29, 2000).]
Favorites from Lata:
Lag ja gale
Lo aa gaiye unki yaad
Jaane kyon logh mohabbat kar te hain
Naina barse rim jim
Hum ne dekha hain
Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam (trib album - orig by Panjaj Mullick)
Woh Bhuli Daastan
Tu hi mere Mandir
Do dil toote
Favories from Aasha:
Woh pyaar se mile hum se
Yahin woh jagah hain
Churalia (duet with Rafi)
Hey all..
Mohammad Ali saahib, well I'll give u a common banner to refer to all of us, so u dunn hafta worry about guyz and gals... uncles and aunties... just "Friends" :)kaisa hai?...
Bilkul apni list post kijeye... Tell us yer choice. Waiting...
Khurram, as usual nice choice.
Ok lets see... the best of the best from Asha for me is gonna hafta be: Yeh vaadaa raha :)
This song does somefin to me...
and then... Roaz roaz aankhoN taley
tell me u guyz have actually heard these two songs cuz if not... then!!!!!!