tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post6124004786013137046..comments2024-03-19T01:01:34.335-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: My Favourites: Songs Of WaitingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-86137704630778851962011-12-07T23:34:09.474-05:002011-12-07T23:34:09.474-05:00Thank you for the compliments, for continuing to v...Thank you for the compliments, for continuing to visit, and for leaving a comment, Rishi. Please take your time dipping into the blog. The posts are all indexed, so you can navigate easily. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-67962737620570858352011-12-07T22:37:08.220-05:002011-12-07T22:37:08.220-05:00Aah, these were definitely worth waiting for, Anu....Aah, these were definitely worth waiting for, Anu. (Pun unintended.) I have only visited your blog off and on when Tina would tell me about some particular post that she really liked, or wanted me to read, but ever since Dev Anand died, I've been a regular reader. Now there are so many posts that I know I would like to go through at leisure. I don't want to rush through the beautiful songs you post. <br /><br />You definitely have a gift for writing. Thank you so much for blogging about old songs and classic films.Rishinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-68493249443235897442011-09-15T14:36:31.009-04:002011-09-15T14:36:31.009-04:00And fools seldom differ. :)
I thought the song is...And fools seldom differ. :)<br /><br /><i>I thought the song is<br />Suhani raat dhal chuki, na jaane tumko baugi? </i><br />Harvey, you are a hoot! LOLAnu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16686139345024317302011-09-15T12:26:28.359-04:002011-09-15T12:26:28.359-04:00"I just used it for my Raj Kapoor post."..."I just used it for my Raj Kapoor post."<br />Great minds think alike, what? ;-)<br /><br />The reason for not liking 'Suhani raat dhal chuki':<br />After Rafi's death in 1980 (?) it was played to death on radio and TV and everywhere else.<br />And I was wondering all the time what is baugi?<br />Why?<br />I thought the song is<br />Suhani raat dhal chuki, na jaane tumko baugi?Harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-14007014230334213232011-09-13T15:47:42.432-04:002011-09-13T15:47:42.432-04:00But you must post your own list of waiting songs, ...But you <i>must</i> post your own list of waiting songs, Harvey! I would be very interested to see what you would choose. But why do you not like <i>Suhani raat dhal chuki</i>? Apart from having to watch Suresh indifferently strum a banjo like he is so bored, that is?<br /><br />I love the Teesri Kasam song - I just used it for my Raj Kapoor post. Take a look. :)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-47941855866984120972011-09-13T15:04:08.811-04:002011-09-13T15:04:08.811-04:00I love these waiting songs!
Inf act I was toying w...I love these waiting songs!<br />Inf act I was toying with the idea as well. Good that you did the post. Knowing my working pace, i would never have finished the list!<br />Love each and every song in this list, except for the one from dulari.<br /><br />One of my favourites is<br />Sajanwa bairii ho gaye hamar from Teesri Kasam. It is I think, even past waiting in fact<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUkVj_Y9BPgHarveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-20238891912806115222011-09-05T21:13:46.257-04:002011-09-05T21:13:46.257-04:00I did, Sridhar. And it is a beautiful poem at that...I did, Sridhar. And it is a beautiful poem at that - called 'Intezaar'. :) So I should have liked it, no? Somehow, I didn't like the way the composition flowed. *shrug* Nothing to do with the melody, just not in my taste.Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-80981352317487126612011-09-05T09:11:22.895-04:002011-09-05T09:11:22.895-04:00My problem with the film was that it petered out a...My problem with the film was that it petered out after a very good start. I remember sitting there and thinking, "That's it?" The end seemed too abrupt. But I liked the RK-MK track too and I wished Shammi had had a better heroine - but then, that is because Kumkum never seemed like 'heroine material' to me. :)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-34426090793602536292011-09-05T01:00:50.866-04:002011-09-05T01:00:50.866-04:00Yes, Chaar Dil Chaar Raahein was a very unusual fi...Yes, Chaar Dil Chaar Raahein was a very unusual film - though I must admit being more concerned about the love stories of the Kumkum-Shammi Kapoor pair and the Ajit-Nimmi pair than the Raj Kapoor-Meena Kumari one.dustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-63984759012467641992011-09-04T20:25:51.095-04:002011-09-04T20:25:51.095-04:00Anu, did you know that 'Chand madham hai'...Anu, did you know that 'Chand madham hai' song from Railway Platform was actually a poem of Sahir's that he used?Sridharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-42645658237905412882011-09-04T02:43:13.817-04:002011-09-04T02:43:13.817-04:00Wonderful theme for a list, Anu - and what a list!...Wonderful theme for a list, Anu - and what a list! I really liked it a lot (except that I tend to disagree about <i>Chaand phir niklaa</i> - I always think of it not just as a song of heartbreak, but a song of heartbreak that ends with that heart being healed again - because just as she closes her eyes at the end of the song, he arrives and touches her face... so lovely. :-)<br /><br />Two more intezaar songs that I especially like: <i>Shaam-e-gham ki kasam aaj ghamgeen hain hum</i> from <i>Footpath</i>:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoN8oGPh-8c<br /><br />(I love the music, Talat's singing, <i>and</i> the lyrics - so full of the need of the beloved's company).<br /><br />And this one: <i>Intezaar aur abhi</i> from <i>Chaar dil chaar raahein</i>. Interestingly, a song of waiting for the long night to pass and the dawn to come:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiBm29p3bfYdustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-39533279386250343382011-09-03T20:19:12.469-04:002011-09-03T20:19:12.469-04:00You do not have to avoid any of the films listed a...You do not have to avoid any of the films listed above, Tina; I'm not saying you will like all of them. You may or may not, but none of them are so goddawful that I would warn you off them. I mean, Nagin is not exactly a great story, and Pradeep Kumar is not one of my favourite actors, but it is watchable - IF you like that sort of film. My tolerance is pretty high :)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-23314719677120363542011-09-03T20:16:59.323-04:002011-09-03T20:16:59.323-04:00I know *just* what you mean Ruhi; Chand phir nikla...I know *just* what you mean Ruhi; <i>Chand phir nikla</i> makes me sad too, but it's a song I go to when I am already feeling sad, if that makes any sense. Probably not. :) <br /><br />Just for you - what about <i>Aayega aanewala</i> from Mahal? There is an inherent promise there, a faith that the lover <b>will</b> come -<i>Tadpega koi kab tak be-aas be-sahaare, lekin yeh keh rahe hai dil ke mere ishaare -aayega, aayega aanewala </i> <br /><br />Despite everything, she still believes in him. That's a good thing, no, in relationships?Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-77616441589372958272011-09-03T20:12:05.982-04:002011-09-03T20:12:05.982-04:00Thanks, Sridhar. You noticed the way the emotions ...Thanks, Sridhar. You noticed the way the emotions progressed? No, the list didn't start out that way; only, as I was writing the descriptions down, it dawned on me that there could be a progression, and that is how the final order came about. :)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-55625211318656587332011-09-03T19:16:17.067-04:002011-09-03T19:16:17.067-04:00I just saw Aah, so obviously, am fresh out of hear...I just saw Aah, so obviously, am fresh out of hearing 'Yeh shaam ki tanhaiyan' - I didn't like the film much (I don't like too much self-sacrifice), but the songs were so good. <br /><br />Thanks for the list, Anu, I was listening to each of them - haven't heard some of them, but have put the films on my to-watch list. Are there any I should avoid? You know, the ones which sometimes have great songs, but are awful films?Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-52033275289517459382011-09-03T16:30:37.315-04:002011-09-03T16:30:37.315-04:00Hi Anu, what a wonderful list and a great idea to ...Hi Anu, what a wonderful list and a great idea to link the songs the way you did. But it ended in heartbreak :( Couldn't you have found some hope to make me feel good? <i>Chand phir nikla</i> is one of my favourite songs but it always makes me feel so sad.Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-23650255635019354572011-09-02T22:44:22.459-04:002011-09-02T22:44:22.459-04:00Wow! What a wonderful list of songs, Anuradha. I h...Wow! What a wonderful list of songs, Anuradha. I had come back to check out the Mohammed Rafi post. I love the way you started the post at yearning and ended at heartbreak. Was the order of songs deliberate? ;)Sridharnoreply@blogger.com