I dunno about everyone… but every era has brought to us some of the songs which stay evergreen and when remembered they conjure the same feelings, they enchant the associations we have with those songs
I’m trying to compile a list of all such songs… lets say we come up with 25 best songs for each singer or somfin’ - help me out :)I’m planning to collect these and put them on the web.
Starting from my all-time favourite… Mohammad Rafi
Ehsaan Teraa Hogaa Muujh Parr
Mere Mehboob Tujhey Meri Mohabbat ki Kasam
Likhey Jo Khat Tujhey
Kya Huaa Tera Waadaa
Bhari Duuniya Mey Aakhir Dil Ko Samjhaaney
Pukaarta Chala HooN Mey
ok everyone else… ur turn
[This message has been edited by Umar Talib (edited February 26, 2000).]
WOOHOO... :)
Looks like I'm gonna get my 25 from Rafi for sure...
ok so keep the songs coming as as soon as the website is up and running, u guyz will be da first to know...
lets move on to other singers...
Next in line... Kishore
Although I haven't been as big a fan of Kishore as for Rafi, there are numbers that are absolutely amazing...
'ina mina dika', 'simti si sharamayee si', 'main hu zoom zoom zoom zoom zumru', 'khwaab ho tum ya koi haqeeqat', 'ek ladki bhigi bhagi si', 'hum hain raahi pyar ke', 'dukhi man mere' 'mana janaab ne pukara nahi', 'khaike paan banaraswaala', 'meri bhigi bhigi si', 'yeh shaam mastani' come to mind.
from Mohd. Rafi (in no particular order):
Dekhi zamane ki yaari - (Khagez ke phool)
Yeh duniya agir mil bhi jaiye tho kya hain - (Pyaasa)
Huwye shaam unki yaad aa gayi - (dharmender film I can't remember the name of)
Chaudavi ka chand (song title)
BaharOn phool barsaO (suraj)
Chura liya (duet with Aasha) - (Yaadon ki baraat)
Yeh duniya ye mefil - (Heer Ranja)
Mein ye sooch kar (Haqeeqat??)
Dil ko phir unki yaad aiye (trio with Lata & Mukesh) - (title of film)
Kabhi na Kabhi - (sharabi - Dev Anand)
O door ke musafir - (arun katola)
Yeh zindagi ke mele - (mela)
KISHORE:
MERE NASEEB MEIN AE DOST - (do raaste) THis one's my personal favorite
CHingari kohi bharke - (amer prem)
Mere mehboob qayamat hogi -(mr. x in bombay) -kishore also starred in this film
Manzilen apni jagah hain -(sharabi - amitabh)
Koy humdum nah raha - can't remember the film
Agir tum na hote - (title)
Zindagi ke safar mein -(aap ki kasam)
Zindagi ka safar - (safar)
Mere naine sawan bharse (can't remember the film right now rajesh Khanna/Hema - lata also sung this)
Aiye tum yaad mujhe - milli
Roop tera mastana - Arahdna
Tum bin jaOn kahan - pyar ka somthing
something
O meri dil ki chain - can't remember movie
The flaws are obvious. technically not an accomplished singer. Music directors claim he needed plenty of rehersals.
But none else could do what he did, neither gifted Kishore or versatile rafi
My choice
tumhe zindagi ke ujaale mubarak, chandi ki diwaar na todi, kahin aag na lag jaye (mukesh-asha), kahin door jab din dhal jaye, jaane kahaan gaye wo, ye mera diwaanapan hain, waqt karata jo wafa (i love the line 'warana jiti huyi bazi to na hare hote') and 'dost dost na raha'.
Mohd Rafi, may have had a better voice, but my favorite has always been Mukesh. My personal 20 Favorites by Mukesh are (hard even to to narrow the list down to 20 songs, with so many great songs to choose from!):
1. Kohi jab tumara hriday tod de
2. Dost Dost nah Raha
3. Kabhi Kabhi
4. Jis gali main tere
5. Yeh mera diwanapan hain
6. Bhuli huwye yaadon
7. Mujh ko is raat ki tanhi main
8. Suhani chandini raatain
9. Gaiyai ja geet milan ke
10. Waqt karta jo wafa
(ZZ, have to say I love that line to!)
11. Hum ne tujh ko pyar kiya hain jitna
12. Ansoon bhari hain
13. Mere Toote huwye dil
14. Diwanon se ye mut pucho
15. Chandi ki dewaar
16. Hanste bhi rahai, rote bhi rahai
17. jhoom jhoom ke naacho
18. Sabsai bhara nadaan wahi hain
19. Jane kahan gahai woh din
20. Raat andheri, door savera
Ofcourse Mukesh is amongst them too...
but unfortunately I haven't heard much of him...
My personal favourites of Mukesh...
No. 1 has to be (and I din't see this in any list... astonishing!)... Ik din bik jaaye gaa maati key mol,
Jag mey reh jaayeN gey, pyaarey tere bol.
2- Jeena yehaN marna yehaN
3- Kabhi Kabhi
4- Jis gali mey tera ghar na ho...
5- Kisi ki muskurahatoN pey ho nisaar
Next Up... ummm... lets say Hemant Kumar. Again, I haven't heard him enough but there are songs that I like.
[This message has been edited by Umar Talib (edited March 10, 2000).]
Hemant Kumar reminds me of a student American student I met long ago. We asked her how she knew so many Bangla songs of Hamanto, she said, 'well.. i was in university of chicago for three yrs.'... :)
From Hemant in Hindi I would choose
1) Na ye chand hoga, na tare rahenge
2) Tum pukaar lo, tumhara intezaar hain..
3) chupa lo yoon dil mein pyar mera..
4) nain se nain nahain milao
5) beqarar karke hae yun na jayiye
6) Ya dil ke suno duniyaawalo
7) yaad kiya dilne kahaan ho tum..
8) ye nayan dare dare
9) ye raat ye chandani phir kahaan
10) ganga aaye kahaan se
notables 'neend na mujhko aaye' 'chup hain dharati' 'halake halake chalo saanvare'dekho woh chand chupke chupke' 'tumhee mere meet ho', 'jaane woh kaise log the' 'jaag dard-e-ishq jaag' 'tumhe yaad hoga kabhoi hum mile the''itna to keh do humse tumsehi pyar hain' 'na tum hame jaano' etc...
[This message has been edited by ZZ (edited March 11, 2000).]
Wow... :)
ok now althought I haven't heard majority of what u wrote in ur list ZZ, but hey I'd like to add one more to it cuz as it happens to be, it is one of the three main songs that I've heard of Hemant...
Teri Duuniya mey jeeney sey... tow behtar hai, ke marr jaayeN
