Muse & Music

Thank you very much Swarapriya for this evergreen album Shagun.

Akbaralibhai, you're very welcome indeed. Cheers. -S

(Zeenat) Paapi (1977)

All songs from this Bappi Lahiri album are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you ...

swarpriya,
a request for reupload of this album.
regards,
mahesh

Here we go Mahesh ...

swarpriya,
thanks again for the album and quick response.

regards,
mahesh

It's my pleasure Mahesh. Cheers. -S

(Asha) Love in Tokyo (1966)

Most of these movies in mid-60's became runaway hits thanks to the great music they boasted. This is an example of such a movie. Shankar & Jaikishan were riding the height of their creativity and anything they did during this period just proved perennially pleasing. The youthful and bubbly music they composed for movie after movie during this time is a testimonial for their genius.

The songs from this album were huge hits. There are several hummable songs. I have two of my favorites in this album. One of them is Lata's "Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye Humdum". It is an absoulte beauty enlivened by the rich lyrics of Hastar Jaipuri and sweet singing of Lataji. Another dear favorite of mine is Rafi Saab's solo, "Aaja Re Aa Zara Aa". Youthful and bubbly exuberance spills all over from the rich voice of Rafi Saab and the song at once becomes very endearing. Rafi Saab, songs like these and thousands of others you put your heart into in singing with so much emotion, no wonder made you one of our greatest singers of our times. Love it. Forever.

I will upload these songs in two back-to-back postings. Here is the first set ...

Concluding Songs of "Love in Tokyo (1966)" ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this beautiful album, including Rafi Saab's mesmerizing solo, "Aaja Re Aa Zara Aa" ...

This is an album of the millenium, beautiful songs, unbelivable singing and what can one say about Rafisaab;s voice, his singing, simply unmatched. O mere Shah e Kubaan, a song no mortal voice could even achieve 10% of what Rafisaab has. Well this is true for thousands of songs of the emperor of singing.
Muje tum milgaye humdum is all time fac Lata song.

This post has been edited by suhana_safar: Mar 13 2010, 05:20 AM

Dear SS, you're echoing my sentiments too. Cheers. -S

(Hema) Jugnu (1973)

This is another winner from ever dependable Burmanda. It has that beautiful duet "Gir Gaya Jhumka" and that intoxicating solo "Jaane Kya Pilaaya". These and other songs from the original sound track album follow ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Mar 14 2010, 01:52 AM

(Mala) Ujala (1959)

Shankar & Jaikishan gave music to more films of Shammi Kapoor than Raj Kapoor's. Thanks to S&J, with their youthful and exuberant music, most of these Shammi's films were huge hits. This film was an early collaboration between Shammi & S&J. Rafi did not settle down as the playback voice of Shammi yet. Per Shammi's own statement in an interview with a journalist, the brilliant music director duo settled down later for Rafi to be as Shammi's playback voice. In this album both Manna as well as Mukesh lent their voices for Shammi, and they do so magnificently.

This album is another great musical. Every song is racy and bubbly. It must be either Shammi or S&J or all of them that even Lata gets into the mood with some spritely solos with "O Mera Nadan Balma" and "Tera Jalwa Jisne Dekha". Manna's both solos are fabulous. The duet "Jhoomta Mausam" sets the tone for rest of the songs for this unforgettable album.

Here are the songs from this classic album, all from the original sound track album ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Mar 15 2010, 02:51 AM

Dear SP,

Thanks for the wonderful UJALA album.
Ever since I saw this film, in the mid-80s, it has been a perennial favourite.
Especially, 'Jhoomtha...' must rate as one of the most rollicking songs that Lata must have sung in her career.
Best regards,
suresh

Thanks for Ujala Album Swarapriya,


Ketaki