tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post3224165193027795280..comments2024-03-19T01:01:34.335-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: My Favourites: Songs of PraiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-62821438571778046292014-11-29T09:51:30.441-05:002014-11-29T09:51:30.441-05:00His interviews were always a blast to read. And he...His interviews were always a blast to read. And he had a lifelong feud with the income tax man. :) Thanks for the links.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-52962453573575268902014-11-29T09:49:58.588-05:002014-11-29T09:49:58.588-05:00I agree with you about the Kishore-RD-Gulzar combi...I agree with you about the Kishore-RD-Gulzar combination - they gave us such lovely songs! I haven't had a chance to listen to the song you posted, but I will. Haven't heard of the film, I'm afraid.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-26202350069310899162014-11-28T20:59:25.388-05:002014-11-28T20:59:25.388-05:00Another tidbit to share with all of you. There was...Another tidbit to share with all of you. There was a 1984 or 85 concert that Kishore (he must have been in his mid-50's at the time) gave in Kolkata (I think it is on youtube in two parts) where he talks about the difficulty of getting good songs to sing because he has to make a living and that most of it goes back to the income tax man. And then he promptly proceeds to say what sounds are important to the singer, especially in a public performance. It is a pretty long concert and I was blown away by his ability to sing and crack jokes and put people at ease all in one fell swoop.<br /><br />As you grow into your 50's and 60's, one's voice becomes a little hoarse and not able to hit the high notes, especially see the case of Lata, Asha and Yesudas, even though they still have what is called "shareeram" (it is in malayalam) or something to do with the ability to sing without losing pitch and stability of voice. <br /><br />For any of you die hard Lata, Asha and Yesudas fans here on this blog, please, I am not saying that Kishore is anyway better than all of them (but he is not less than any of them either IMHO) but all these singers have an innate, god-given talent that we all need to be lucky to listen to and enjoy. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NycSpinFlFI&spfreload=10<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK4BQt2Ugvw&spfreload=10Ranjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-12764987569780898802014-11-28T20:41:12.697-05:002014-11-28T20:41:12.697-05:00Just to follow up Anu - I was remembering some of ...Just to follow up Anu - I was remembering some of Kishore's not so famous duets, especially with Asha.<br /><br />Have you heard Kabhi Kabhi Sapna Lagta hai from Ratna Deep. If I remember correctly, it was released in mid-79 or early 80's - not a traditional pot boiler (Girish Karnad and Hema) and so it probably ran only for a week and was an absolute disaster. But the songs were absolute gems, especially the Kishore-Asha duet. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XoCtSJoNgk<br /><br /><br /><br />I was trying to figure out why I liked it, and I hit upon the fact that the lyrics were written by Gulzar (yes, Khamoshi again). <br /><br /><br />I think that the Gulzari-Rd-Kishore combination has given us some lovely songs, but even the songs that Gulzar wrote for others and sung by Kishore have been great - like Thodisi Bewafai Kishore-Lata duets.<br /><br /><br />In recent days, there are hardly any lyricists who really write shudh hindi or urdu (although Gulzar and Javed Akthar still do a good job). So we end up with Kamlee and Lovely type of songs from Happy New Year, with a mish-mash of lyrics and accents.Ranjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1019464835560067242014-11-28T12:39:17.754-05:002014-11-28T12:39:17.754-05:00I have, Ranji, but again, not very recently. I was...I have, Ranji, but again, not very recently. I was introduced to his Bengali offerings by a friend. I love <i>Choti si yeh duniya</i> but am not a great fan of <i>Munna bada pyara</i>; I can't recall offhand the last song you mentioned.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-22082800886428239812014-11-28T03:30:04.205-05:002014-11-28T03:30:04.205-05:00Anu, Have you heard Kishore's Bengali songs fr...Anu, Have you heard Kishore's Bengali songs from Looko Choori - Ek Poloke, ektu dekha? <br /><br /><br />What about Choti si yeh duniya from Rangoli and Munna bada pyaara from Musafir, Haal tujhe from Aasha?Ranjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-73766007539959025302014-04-06T09:57:06.755-04:002014-04-06T09:57:06.755-04:00I haven't heard anyone say that before, so I&#...I haven't heard anyone say that before, so I'll take that with a pinch of salt. It doesn't take away from my enjoyment of his songs, in any case. <br /><br />Besides, if you want to be taken seriously, it doesn't help to come and comment under two different user names, when I can see both your email and your IP address are the same for both users.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-70940287532127788832014-04-06T09:09:42.795-04:002014-04-06T09:09:42.795-04:00The songs of Mere Jeevan Saathi, Kati Patang, Nama...The songs of Mere Jeevan Saathi, Kati Patang, Namak Haram, Julie etc were all sped up post recording to give him a higher pitch in his voice.Mankeeratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-40446314886998317922014-04-01T11:22:35.793-04:002014-04-01T11:22:35.793-04:00What does that mean, 'tarnished his image'...What does that mean, 'tarnished his image'? (Curious, not snarky. Truly.)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-66504922143335973522014-04-01T05:01:10.136-04:002014-04-01T05:01:10.136-04:00Kishore is amazing but he tarnished his image with...Kishore is amazing but he tarnished his image with those high pitched rendered songdDooncan Slidenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-939743503157271942013-09-28T17:13:34.835-04:002013-09-28T17:13:34.835-04:00Thanks for replying promptly in spite of hectic sc...Thanks for replying promptly in spite of hectic schedule.<br /><br />Subject: Re: New comment posted on http://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-favourites-songs-of-praise.htmlAshraf Lakhaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-50754545340168131192013-09-28T11:32:18.067-04:002013-09-28T11:32:18.067-04:00Ashraf, I must ashamedly confess to not having cli...Ashraf, I must ashamedly confess to not having clicked on the link at all. :( The past few months have been rather hectic as you may have guessed from the paucity of posts on the blog. <br /><br />Yes, it does fit. And how! :) That is some praise. :) :) I had not heard the song before, nor have I heard of the film. Thank you for the link.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-51162341907726746892013-09-27T12:53:23.211-04:002013-09-27T12:53:23.211-04:00Delay is excused,
No reaction to the song? does...Delay is excused, <br /><br />No reaction to the song? does it not fit the bill or is it not good enough? would like to know.Ashraf Lakhaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16244770658776442782013-09-27T11:09:14.715-04:002013-09-27T11:09:14.715-04:00Thank you, Ashraf. Sorry for the belated reply.Thank you, Ashraf. Sorry for the belated reply.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-43691899388443831242013-09-25T08:08:45.452-04:002013-09-25T08:08:45.452-04:00Happy belated 2nd anniversary. What a way to cele...Happy belated 2nd anniversary. What a way to celebrate birthday!<br /><br />One more beautiful song of praise in Rafi's voice<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_nP4QvDJawQAshraf Lakhaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-88369897608522660882013-09-16T09:31:47.563-04:002013-09-16T09:31:47.563-04:00Pudhiya Mugam was an average grosser, but the soun...<i>Pudhiya Mugam</i> was an average grosser, but the soundtrack was very popular.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-76353137857446096362013-09-16T02:08:38.591-04:002013-09-16T02:08:38.591-04:00Thanks Anu and SSW. The movie Vishwa Vidhata sank ...Thanks Anu and SSW. The movie Vishwa Vidhata sank without a trace. Did Pudhiya Mugam do better? Are the original versions of the songs better known in Tamil? I really love the Hindi versions.Subodh Agrawalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-74036968335267043732013-09-15T11:33:21.469-04:002013-09-15T11:33:21.469-04:00Just did some Googling, and discovered that Vishwa...Just did some Googling, and discovered that <i>Vishwa Vidhata/i> was a remake of <i>Pudhiya Mugam</i>. :)</i>Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-31226886056976313662013-09-15T09:27:34.850-04:002013-09-15T09:27:34.850-04:00Subodh with Anu's permission this has nothing...Subodh with Anu's permission this has nothing to do with the article but the music of Puthiya Mugam was re-used in its entirety for Vishwa Vidhaata . As I recall two really good songs were these melodically though sadly the music is entirely programmed on the computer , I don't think there is a single human hand playing any instrument.<br /><br />http://www.hummaa.com/music/song/ithuthan-kathal-enbadha/1030484#<br /><br />And this one same tune slower but a change in the lyrics.<br /><br />http://www.hummaa.com/music/song/ithuthan-vazkai-enbadha-sad/1034210SSWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-50362238444085758312013-09-14T11:31:53.877-04:002013-09-14T11:31:53.877-04:00Subodh, I don't even remember Vishwa Vidhata ...Subodh, I don't even remember <i>Vishwa Vidhata</i> and this was a <br />period in which I watched almost every single Hindi movie that released.<br /> :) The original of the song you posted is from a Tamil film called <i>Pudhiya Mugam</i> - one of AR Rehman's earliest hits.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMGhqrMVtFsAnu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-75645295431593209022013-09-14T01:58:36.547-04:002013-09-14T01:58:36.547-04:00I was wrong in thinking that one could come up wit...I was wrong in thinking that one could come up with many songs on the theme of this blog. You have, by and large, exhausted the list and the comments have made up for the rest. I can think of only one song that hasn't figured so far - 'Kaliyon si palkein hain' from Vishwa Vidhata http://youtu.be/vsFyQhwcZUg. I am surprised why Rahman's music in this film hasn't received the notice it deserves. In my opinion 'Kaliyon si palkein..' and its female counterpart 'Nazron ke milne se' are among the best songs he has composed. It is only the male version, however, that fits the theme of this post.Subodh Agrawalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-65156062848873109102013-09-08T10:19:34.480-04:002013-09-08T10:19:34.480-04:00That's so sweet! :)That's so sweet! :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-14828607612578517292013-09-08T10:18:13.860-04:002013-09-08T10:18:13.860-04:00Chand aahein bharega is definitely a song of prais...<i>Chand aahein bharega</i> is definitely a song of praise. I wonder why the links you posted do not translate into videos! Aargh to Disqus! I'm trying it again. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kpKvrqBnZs<br /><br />I had <i>Tauba ye matwaali chaal</i> on my long list, but then realised that after praising the heroine for half the song, the other half was devoted to himself, and it wasn't praise either. Since I had other songs to fill my list, I decided to drop it. But I'm glad you posted it.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExCFRQI31HY<br />(I'm still hopeful, as you can see.)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-47892134922453081482013-09-07T23:34:52.578-04:002013-09-07T23:34:52.578-04:00I love all the songs on the list, especially nos. ...I love all the songs on the list, especially nos. 8 and 10. My dad used to sing them to my mother!Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-66372862091282977752013-09-07T23:33:38.583-04:002013-09-07T23:33:38.583-04:00I know this song plays over the radio in the car, ...I know this song plays over the radio in the car, but it is a song of praise:<br /><br />Chand aahen bharega ... from Phool Bane Angaarey<br /><br />Aankhen Naazuk Si Kaliyaan<br />Baat Mishri Ki Daliyaan<br />Honth Gangaa Ke Saahil<br />Zulfen Jannat Ki Galiyaan<br />Teri Khaatir Farishte, Sar Pe Ilzaam Lenge<br /><br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdGsYnl4fL8<br /><br />This one is sung by the hero, and that was one hero who was high up on my No-no list:<br /><br />Taubaa ye matavaali chaal, jhuk jaae phulo ki daal<br />Taubaa ye matavaali chaal, jhuk jaae phulo ki daal<br />Chaand aur suraj aakar maange, tujhase rang-e-jamaal<br />Hasinaa! Teri misaal kahaan<br /><br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wKsvpxRST4<br /><br /><br /><br />Definitely worth a watch, just to see Manoj trying to dance!Lalithanoreply@blogger.com