Who bheege pal is the definitive track – both versions, by Zubeen Garg and Jayesh Gandhi, but more due to our fascination for the Pakistani-pop sound, since Jayesh seems to...
Continue reading...Sunny (Telugu – Ilayaraja)
Sayankala and Adharam have stock tunes while the backgrounds do not help in anyway at all. Ninu kori reeks of many Tamil songs of the composer (including Vaa vaa anbe,...
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Dhoondein – Junoon, Abhijeet Sawant (Amit Trivedi, Indipop) I prefer this over the other fave, Junoon’s title track. For me, this symbolizes Sawant’s coming of age – the vocals are...
Continue reading...Waqt par bolna (Hariharan)
Kaash (2000), and to some extent, Halka Nasha (2002, music by Utpal Biswas) were a new direction for the prolific singer, who’s ghazals I’ve come to completely adore, more specifically...
Continue reading...Happy Days (Telugu – Mickey J Meyer)
Karthik pitches his best in the slow and enticing, Arey rey, whose chorus pieces blend beautifully with the melodic phrases, while the rock’ish college-life track Jil jil jinga borrows mildly...
Continue reading...Malaikottai (Tamil – Mani Sharma)
Kandha kadamba, like any hero-intro track, has every single cliche thrown in, in the name of lyrics and also dares to ask dating tips from none other than Lord Muruga....
Continue reading...Kannamoochi Yenada (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Megam’s mild hiphop’ish backgrounds overlap a cracking melody handled superbly by Haricharan and Shweta while the jazz-lined Andru vandhadhum is a competent re-tuning of the yesteryear classic, though it doesn’t...
Continue reading...Dhol (Hindi – Pritam)
Pritam’s uptempo tune for Bheega Aasmaan – almost a breezier version of Halka halka sa, is adorable while Dil liya is a pale, listless knock-off of Pritam’s own Dhoom title...
Continue reading...Jana gana mana and a few retarded opinions
I had talked about Rahman and Bharatbala leveraging the sheer musical value of our national anthem, recently. It has now taken a ridiculous turn with a Chennai-based retired inspector filing...
Continue reading...Apna Asmaan (Hindi – Leslie Lewis)
Katra katra is a clear ace from Leslie – good combination of a lilting melody, wonderful lyrics and vocals by Mehboob and Sukhwinder, and superb arrangements. Jhanana’s in the same...
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