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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 09:13 AM

Foot Tapping & Heart Stopping O.P.

The King of Rhythm

After a great night’s rest, you wake up one fine morning and start sipping a cup of fresh brewed coffee admiring the eastern skies reddened with beautiful sunrise. Then all of a sudden you hear a distant radio playing a familiar tune permeating the tranquility of the quiet morning. Did your heart flutter? Did you miss a beat or two? Then perhaps you were listening to a song carried through the gentle morning breeze composed by the King of Rhythm, O.P. Nayyar Saab. That music, like the beautiful morning you are enjoying, lifts your spirits even further up. For that moment you forget all of the life miseries and transcend in the joy the song provides shelter for. Now, that is the power of moving music!

There is some definite magic in the O.P. style of music. It is as stylish as the man himself. It is as interesting as the genius behind the music. It is as intoxicating as the distinctly sweet voice of Geetaji or beautifully seductive voice of Ashaji or the unique vocals of Shamshadji. The clip-clop sounds with the fusion of folk music and the modern instruments make his music a standout.

OP Saab provided countless number of some of the most memorable and hummable tunes ever. In a span of 42 plus years, he composed music for 54 movies. Except for one or two in the beginning of his career and one or two at the tail end of his career, he delivered one hit after another hit. This was one continuous hit parade ever put on display. Based on the premise to make melodious music, he created new sounds. He experimented by juxtaposing sounds of various instruments in coming up with some of the most melodious and memorable tunes ever composed in Hindi film industry.

OP by his own admission was an illiterate in music. He couldn’t read the music notations or the alphabets of music. Yet this “handicap” must have given him a new perspective of how an everlasting melody should be created. Sometimes literacy can impede in growth by discouraging to try experiments that create strange new sounds. Well aware of his own limitations, OP Saab still created many beautiful new sounds through the tunes.

I have been fond of OP’s music ever since I started losing myself in good music and the rich lyrics the poets seems to generally endow them with. Enthusiastically I have been collecting his albums over the years. Currently I have in my possession 32 CDs. That represents 60% of his films. I also have most of other songs from his other movies obtained from various sources including some from different CDs. In the coming weeks I would like to share with you the music of OP Saab from the CDs I own. The filmography of these CDs is shown in the following table.


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 09:40 AM

Aar Paar (1954)

Aar-Paar catapulted O.P. Nayyar Saab to fame and fortune. Each one of the song is a foot tapper. The songs were enriched by Geetaji's beautiful voice along with Shamshadji and Rafi Saab. The song "Babuji Dheere Chalna" was in a recent Hindi movie "Salaam-E-Ishq." The song was picturized in its entirety but the singer was not Geetaji. This just shows the populaity of these songs even after 54 years.

All songs are from a CD. There are eight songs altogether. I am also uploading extended versions of all eight songs. These are all by the courtesy of the Forum members. The extended version of "Ja Ja Ja Ja Bewafa" is only 8 seconds longer. Except for additional music there is not much extra in it. Also, the extended version of the song "Mohabbat Karlo Jee Bharlo" is missing a word in the beginning.

Here are details of the songs and songs themselves ...




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Posted by: parag_sankla Jun 6 2008, 09:47 AM

Swarapriya, wow..what a great thread you have started! It will be a treasure to have CDQ songs of all the lovely songs composed by OP sahab. I am posting a beautiful pic of Geeta ji which you can use in the collage of your first post if you like.



Best Regards
Parag



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 09:49 AM

Songs of Aar Paar (1954) Continued ...

Now for the rest of the songs of "Aar Paar (1954)" ...




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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 10:05 AM

Parag,

Thanks for the great picture of Geetaji. I have already modified the pictures of singers by including this new picture of Geetaji.

Also, thanks for the encouraging words. We should have fun doing this thread I think.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: parag_sankla Jun 6 2008, 10:26 AM

Thanks Swarapriya, I just cropped the pic to capture her face alone. Please have a look at this one and see if you like it.



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Posted by: taiyab53 Jun 6 2008, 12:10 PM

thanks a lot for all these all CDQ OP NAYYAR SAHAB,S SONGS
& GEETAJI,S PICTURE
i am also adding one GEETAJI,S beautiful picture. hope you will like it
taiyab53

Posted by: vijay Jun 6 2008, 05:29 PM

Now for the rest of the songs of "Aar Paar (1954)" ...
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Swarapriya Ji,

Thanks for thr great thread on OP. We are all indebted to you for all the graet music that you have been providing to HF members. Your passion and energy for this is commandable.

By the way I did post my little story on Jaikishan's Begunah song in your Begunah thread. Please check it out.
Thanks again.

Vijay

Posted by: JayJay1970 Jun 6 2008, 07:07 PM

Swarapriya! I am short of words to thank you for your efforts.
You are a true angel
Thanks and then thanks and then some more for your uploads.



JayJay

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 07:41 PM

Great! -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 07:42 PM

Just beautiful. Thanks a lot. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 07:44 PM

[quote name='vijay' date='Jun 6 2008, 04:59 AM' post='502543']
Now for the rest of the songs of "Aar Paar (1954)" ...
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Swarapriya Ji,

Thanks for thr great thread on OP. We are all indebted to you for all the graet music that you have been providing to HF members. Your passion and energy for this is commandable.

By the way I did post my little story on Jaikishan's Begunah song in your Begunah thread. Please check it out.
Thanks again.

Vijay
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Thank you Vijay. I did see your snippet on Jaikishan. Interesting reading. I didn't realize that Shankarji tried so hard to please his fellow composer.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2008, 07:46 PM

Thank you so much JayJay. It is always a pleasure to share. It gives such a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 8 2008, 04:36 AM

Baap-Re-Baap (1955)

Here is another movie which has OP wrote his stamp all over. This time he had Ashaji singing all of the female songs. There was Kishoreda to help him out. The perennial crowd pleaser, the duet by Ashaji and Kishoreda, "Piya Piya Piya" still makes ones heart flutter. This was the beginning of his trademark songs where the sounds of horse hoofs become part of the music for that song. He was able to use this same tune effectively in other movies such as, for example, "Naya Daur," ("Maang Ke Saath Tumhara").

The movie boasts several songs. All except two are from CD. The exceptions include "Ab Ye Bata Jayen Kahan" and "Kaun Jaane." The latter song, this one shown in red in the table below, I am not convinced is from this movie but I filed in my music bank this song under this movie's name. I am uploading this anyway even though there is an outside chance that it may not belong here.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...






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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 8 2008, 04:44 AM

Songs of "Baap-Re-Baap (1955)" Continued ...

Here is the last song that may or may not belong to this movie. I am including here because of an outside chance that it may be.

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Jun 9 2008, 12:19 AM

Thank you, Swarpriyaji for BAAP RE BAAP!

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2008, 03:20 AM

Erumji, you're very welcome. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 10 2008, 07:08 PM

Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955)

Here is another great musical treat from the combinaton of Guru Dutt-O.P. Nayyar-Majrooh Sultanpuri. To assist them were Geeta Dutt and Raf Saab. All songs even today sound vibrant and very youthful. My favorites from this movie are Geetaji' solo "Thandi Hawa", Rafi Saab's "Meri Duniya", and their duet "Udhar Tum."

Guru Dutt plays a cartoonist in the movie. The cartoons were drawn by the famous cartoonist late R.K. Laxman. For years and years, seemd like forever I can remember, Laxmanji had a daily cartoon in "The Times of India" newspaper entitled "You Said It." Beautiful Madhubala, the heroine of this movie, died very young (in 1969) when she was only 36 with various heart ailments. Guru Dutt, the actor, producer, and director of this movie also died (in 1964) when he was young and only 39 years. So much promise, so much potential, so many outstanding contributions, yet both these great artists tragically dying so young.

Now for details of the songs of "Mr. & Mrs. '55" and songs themselves ...









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Posted by: parag_sankla Jun 10 2008, 07:28 PM

Some bits and pieces of information on the music of Aarpaar:

OP's Aasmaan, Chham Chhama Chham and Baaz (produced by Geeta Bali and Guru Dutt) were superflops. Guru Dutt was upset for the failure of Baaz. Guru owed some amount to OP but was in no mood to pay him. OP was ready to pack his bags and that time Geeta stood by OP. Even though OP gave all songs of Chham Chhama Chham to Asha ji, Geeta ji did not feel offended by that. She made sure that OP got the assignment for Guru's next flick, a musical crime thriller titled "Aarpaar". It was kind of Aar ya paar situation for OP himself. Guru gave him a few records of Bing Crosby and OP came out with foot tapping numbers of Aarpaar. "Sun sun sun zalima" was sure inspired but "Ja ja ja ja bewafa" was a masterpiece.

All the songs of Aarpaar were superhit. OP composed "Baabuji dheere chalana" but he got to a quick-fast start for his career with songs of Aarpaar. Geeta ji sang for Shyama, Shakila and Noor in "Yeh lo main haari piya", "Baabuji dheere chalna" and "Arey na na na na tauba tauba" respectively. Shamshad ji sang the superhit title song and she will always be remembered for this lovely song. Rafi sahab was superb in all the duets he sang "Mohabbat kar lo", "Sun sun sun zalima" and "Arey na na na na tauba tauba" with Geeta ji.

Aarpaar bought OP into A grade of composers and more success followed...

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 11 2008, 07:10 AM

Thanks Parag for the information. I heard somewhere that OP and Guru Dutt didn't get along because Guru Dutt didn'y pay the money Nayyar Saab thought he owed him. But the fact still remains, as you noted, that OP owed so much to Guru Dutt for providing him additional opportunities with both Aar Paar and Mr. & Mrs. '55 after the disassters of Baaz and others. Of course, many years later, OP came back to provide music for Guru's "Bahare Phir Bhi Aayengi" also.

Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 13 2008, 08:42 AM

Chhoo Mantar (1956)

Here is another winner from O.P. Nayyar Saab. One of the distinnguishing feature about Nayyar Saab is that he composed music with same verve and gusto whether the hero was Shammi Kapoor or Guru Dutt or Johny Walker. This movie is an excellent example of this. It boasts several beautiful songs. The duet by Geetaji and Rafi Saab "Tumhi Ne Dard Diya Hai" is still a very popular number.

Now for details of songs and the songs themselves ...




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Posted by: RakeshKumar Jun 13 2008, 02:58 PM

Great work Swarapriya!! Thanks a million!

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 14 2008, 10:42 AM

Thanks Rakesh. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 15 2008, 09:38 PM

C.I.D. (1956)

This was the movie in which Guru Dutt, the producer, introduced Waheed Rehman to Hindi audience. She just made a sensational debut in a Telugu movie (“Rojulu Maarayi”) in South, and Guru Dutt immediately signed her for a long term contract to act in his movies. For all practical purposes this was a stunning debut. Waheeda went on to act in many successful movies and reaped many rich laurels on herway to the top.

This was the movie also in which Raj Khosla, who was assisting Guru Dutt, made a second start as a director. He was a close friend of Dev Anand and Guru Dutt. He earlier directed Dev Anand in the movie “Milap” that was a commercial failure. He got a second chance when Guru Dutt offered him to direct “C.I.D.” This time Khosla didn’t waste his opportunity. He made a great movie comparable to any crime noir thrillers of Hollywood ala Bogart. Very stylish and very suspenseful. Also to embellish this was rich music with beautiful song picturizations. Raj Khosla had training as a singer and wanted to be one when he arrived in Bombay. This background and working with Guru Dutt made him realize the importance of songs and their picturizations. The picturization of songs of “C.I.D.” are still talked as much as its music composed by the one and only O.P. Nayyar Saab.

With this movie, Guru Dutt also was sort of “paying back” his friend Dev Anand. Guru Dutt got a break as a director with Dev’s own movie “Baazi.” For a brief period in mid-50’s, Dev was going through a “lean” period and was looking for a major hit. This movie offered him that chance.

There were only a few songs in this movie, but each one of them is a marvel. The rustic charm of Shamshadji’s voice comes through in her two solos as well as the complex “Leke Pahla Pahla Pyar” song. The seductive mysticism of Geetaji comes throug in both of her duets and especially the song “Jaata Kahan Hai Diwane.” The picturization of “Leke Pahla Pahla Pyar” was just astonishing. Shakila looked very impish and beautiful in the song to Dev’s trademark stroll by the seaside promenade. This song had all of the melodic charm as it was picturized on three different singers.

Then there was Johny Walker who almost stole the show from Dev Saab. His song sung by Rafi Saab, “Yeh Hai Bombai Meri Jaan” with Geetaji is another one of those beauties (horse carriage trots again!) that is still considered a homage to the great city.

Now for details of songs and the songs themselves …




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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 19 2008, 07:27 AM

Hum Sab Chor Hain (1956)

This movie was before Shammi Kapoor shaved his mustache and established his own identity as a "Rebel" star. This was an all out comedy. It was expected because I.S. Johar was at the helm of affairs. He wrote the story, directed the movie, and had a major role in the movie. It was made by Filmistan and was a huge hit. O.P. Nayyar's music contributed strongly for the movie's commercial success.

I.S. Johar was an award winning author before he entered into the movies. Soon he established his own brand of comedy. He also acted in several English movies. These include "Harry Black and the Tiger", "Northwest Frontier", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Maya", and "Murder On The Orient Express". For "Harry Black", he received a nomination for best supporting actor from the British Academy of Films and TV Arts (BAFTA). These awards are equivalent to American Oscars in Britain. "Maya" also starred Master Sajid who was introduced by Mehboob Khan in "Mother India." After the huge success of this movie, Mehboob Saab adopted Sajid and gave him the principal starring role in his "Son of India." By the way, the movie "Maya" subsequently became a television series in USA and ran for several seasons with Sajid sharing honors with an American actor.

The famous producer and director Yash Chopra got his start with I.S. Johar. Yashji worked as an assistant director to Johar Saab before started working in the same capacity for his brother Bal Raj Chopra (B.R. Chopra). After directing few movies for his brother he started his own production company "Yash Raj Films" and has been making one popular film after another for a number of years.

The CD has eight songs. However, the song "Hum Ko Hanste Dekh Zamana Jalta Hai" appears twice on the CD. They sound identical to me. Therefore, I am uploading here only one of them. If someone is interested, I will be happy to upload the other song.

Now for details of songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: Pratul Jun 19 2008, 11:05 AM

Swarapriya ji,

Thanks for Hum Sab Chor Hain

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 19 2008, 07:24 PM

You're welcome Pratulji. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 22 2008, 06:42 AM

Naya Andaz (1956)

Here is another beautiful album from the maestro O.P. Nayyar. Shamshad Begum and Kishoreda are the stars of this album with able support coming from Rafi Saab. There are some melodious duets by Shamshadji and Kishoreda, the most famous being "Mere Neendon Mein Tum".

I am uploading 11 songs here, all from CD. There is one song missing. The name of the song is displayed in red italics in the table shown below.

Now for the details of the songs and songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 22 2008, 06:47 AM

Songs Of Naya Andaz (1956) Continued ...

Now for the rest of the songs of "Naya Andaz (1956)" ...




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Posted by: RakeshKumar Jun 22 2008, 05:25 PM

swarapriya,
Thanks and heartfelt appreciation for these wonderful posts!!

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 22 2008, 09:18 PM

Thanks Rakesh. You're doing your share by posting some of OP's best work yourself too. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2008, 07:07 AM

Naya Daur (1957)

Here is another movie for which O.P. Nayyar gave fabulous music that is at once youthful and zestful. This time he had Sahir Saab writing some of the finest lyrics. This was the first of the many movies that Sahir collaborated with Chopra brothers (Bal Raj and Yash Raj) until his death.

For this movie, originally Madhubala was cast opposite Dililp Saab. B.R. paid her advance and shot several weeks of film with her. Then the shooting shifted from Bombay to outdoors in Bhopal. This was the time when Dilip was making advances for Madhubala's affection and it was no secret in the film industry. Because of the extended weeks of shooting scheduled for Bhopal, Madhubala's father became nervous and decided to pull her off the film. Eventhough her love for Dilp was reciprocal, Madhubala decided to stick with her father's decision. Chopra sued Madhubala asking court to honor the commitment she made. But it was evident that the court was not in a hurry to make any decision soon. Chopraji went ahead and replaced Madhubala with Vyjayanti Mala. Dilip Kumar himself was called as a witness to the court that had open proceedings. He testified against Madhubala and her father. It was evident that Madhubala was about to lose the case. In the mean time the film was made, released, and became a runaway hit. There was lot of negative publicity and Madhubala's reputation tarnished and as a result she suffered severely. B.R. Chopra decided to drop the case to save the eternal beauty from further embarrassment and possible conviction.

This was BR's second movie. His first movie, "Ek Hi Raasta" was a huge success. During its jubilee celebrations, BR invited OP Saab to attend the function. One of the highlights of the evening was Punjabi folk dances and Bhangra dances. OP, who was signed to give music for BR's next film, decided to use this type of music as the main theme for the movie. No wonder "Naya Daur" heavily leans on the upbeat Punjabi music.

Akhtar Mirza, the story writer of "Naya Daur", initially approached several producers to make his story into a movie. Those decided not to touch the subject matter included Raj Kapoor, Mehboob Khan, and Subodh Mukherjee. But when BR Chopra heard the story, he at once decided to make it into a movie.

Also, when BR Chopra approached Dilip Saab to act in the movie, he refused thinking that it will not fly. BR was coming off fresh from the success of his first movie "Ek Hi Raasta" which starred Ashok Kumar. Ashok and Dilp Kumar were good friends. Ashok Kumar heard the story and knew Chopra Saab. He pursuaded Dilipji to accept the role. Under his pursuasion, Dilipji reluctantly accepted to play the lead.

Ironically, this movie won Dilip Saab a best actor award from Filmfare. Also, the story by Akhtar Mirza also won the Filmfare award. OP Saab's music also won the best music award. This was the only Filmfare award OP won.

All songs I am upoloading here are from CD. All extended versions are courtesy of the members of the Forum. There is that horse trotting song also present in this movie, "Maang Ke Saath." Apparently there is another solo by Asha is missing. I never heard it and also it is not included in the DVD either. The details of this song are shown in red italics in the table below. If anyone of the members has it, please share with us.

Like "Mughal-E-Azam" this movie was also colorized and re-released in 2004. Whereas the former hit the boxoffice bull's eye, "Naya Daur" couldn't earn the colorization money invested.

As a bonus, I am uploading a Lataji singing OP's song! It is only a snippet, of 45 seconds duration. She sang first few lines of "Uden Jab Jab Zulfen." I am not sure who the male singer with her is. Could it be Rafi Saab?

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2008, 07:14 AM

Songs of Naya Daur (1957) Continued ...

Here are rest of the songs of "Naya daur (1957)" ....



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Posted by: Pratul Jun 26 2008, 10:52 AM

Swaraprija ji, Excellent uploads again. Thanks.

Just a little correction, Ude Jab Jab Zulfen teri is Asha-Rafi duet, its marked as Asha solo by mistake.

Posted by: gop Jun 26 2008, 11:47 AM

Thanks Swarapriya for one more O.P. Nayyar Classic album.

gop

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2008, 12:01 PM

Thanks a bunch Pratul ji for finding the error. I made the correction and the modified table reflects this.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2008, 12:02 PM

Great. Good music is bonding, isn't it?

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 29 2008, 04:34 AM

Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)

This movie had several firsts. This was the first directorial venture for Nasir Hussain who hitherto was a writer. He worked for Filmistan's earlier hits like "Munimji" and "paying Guest". Nasir Hussain also wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogues apart from directing the movie.

Another first was that it was Ameeta's turn to be a heroine. Before this she only appeared in smaller or supporting roles. The studio owner Tolaram Jalan was convinced that she has bright future. Ameeta became his protegee. He decided to give her the break with this movie. The director knew this and the emphasis was on to show her on the screen in nice makeup with extra lighting. The publicity of the movie was carefully planned around her. When the movie was released and became a huge hit, it was not Ameeta but it was Shammi Kapoor who ran away with all the laurels. This was a breakthrough movie for Shammi.

Shammi who came into the movies in early 50's had an opportunity to act with top leading ladies. Unfortunately for him, most of these flopped. One of these was a movie called "Coffee House". His costar in this movie was the versatile Geeta Bali. During the shooting of this movie they fell in love and married against the wishes of Kapoor clan. It was Geeta Bali who pursuaded and then encouraged her husband to change his persona and transform into someone like Elvis Presley or James Dean. Taking this cue, he took the assignment on for "Tumsa Nahin Dekha". He shaved his mustache for the movie and promoted himself as a "Rebel Star". (Remember James Dean's classic movie called "Rebel Without A Cause"? Shammi even combed his hair to look like Jimmy Dean.) On the top of this, OP provided the exact music he was looking for. After this movie, for the new Shammi Kapoor, there was no turning back.

Incidentally, Ameeta was offered by Mehboob Khan to play the role opposite Rajendra Kumar in "Mother India". Ameeta was convinced that she will be obscured by Nargis's enigmatic presence in the movie and decided that it was time for her not to play second fiddle any more. She declined the role. She did get an opportunity to play the lead in "Tumsa Nahin Dekha". She acted in few other notable movies including "Goonj Uthi Shehnai" and "Mere Mehboob". But she never got the recognition she thought she was due and decided to retire early from films.

Sahir Ludhianvi was originally hired to write songs for this movie. However, he developed some differences with Nasir Hussain. He decided not to write the songs. He already wrote one song, the title song. That remained in the movie. Then Nasir Hussain hired Majrooh Sultanpuri. Their association lasted several decades where R.D. Burman, O.P. Nayyar, and other music directors had the benefit of providing many hits to the lyrics of Majrooh Saab for Nasir Hussain movies.

All songs of this movie are from CD except the exteded version of "Sar Par Topi". This was ripped from DVD. There is a small click some 44 seconds into this song, otherwise it is fine. The extended version contains in the end OP trademark "clapping" music compared with the regular version. That is the only difference.

Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...


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Posted by: vijay Jun 29 2008, 08:35 PM

Swarapriya Ji,

Your enthusiasm and energy for u/l is commandable. You back that up with choicest songs from the yester years. I feel HF members are really fortunate to have someone like you. I hope you never get bored and tired of providing these gifts to HF members.
Thanks .

Vijay

Posted by: kamalamohanty Jun 30 2008, 12:16 AM

The missing song is here.

Ik deewana aate jate hamse chhed kare-Asha Bhosle

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Track Duration:0:03:05
Format:mp3

Kamala Mohanty

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 30 2008, 05:30 AM

Hello Vijayji,

It is always a great tribute when a fellow music lover takes time to appreciate things that you love and love to do. Therefore, boring is definitely out of question. However, tiring may be another matter. Only time will tell.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 30 2008, 05:37 AM

Kamalaji,

You'r absolutely fantastic. I was always under the impression that this is a non-existent song. Also, this is the first time I realized that Sahir Saab wrote two songs, not one. Great upload. I guess more you think you know, it is always proves that you really don't know as much as you think you do. Very very humbling experience indeed.

Yet, I love it. Lots of cheers to you.

Thanks,
Swarapriya

Posted by: RajanCS Jun 30 2008, 10:44 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks a lot for uploading these delightful songs of OPNayyar

Rajan

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 1 2008, 11:21 AM

Kamalaji,

With so many threads going on I got a bit confused. I thought the song you uploaded was from "Tumsa Nahin Dekha". Hope my above comments make some sense now. Now I know it is from "Naya Daur". Of course, Sahir Saab wrote all the lyrics for it.

Thanks again for sharing this song.

Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 1 2008, 11:22 AM

Rajan, as always, you're very welcome indeed. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 3 2008, 10:58 AM

Howrah Bridge (1958)

Here is one of the early classics of Shakti Samanta before he became a household name much later with Rajesh Khanna's "Aradhana". There is enchanting Madhubala singing in Asha's breathtaking voice "Aaiye Meherbaan". And there is Ashok Kumar, more than ever Bogart looking. Also, there is Helen in one sizzling dance number to the music of OP and the voice of Geetaji crooning "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu". To top all this there are some beautiful duets by Ashaji and Rafi Saab. It is a small wonder these songs are still fresh in minds of people and still popular even after 50 years. The ageless wonders!

The movie was shot in rustic Calcutta. It has a Hitchcock style climax, pulsating and heart pounding action drama, right on the Howrah Bridge span.

By the way, they are making this movie in color. But not the original movie. Instead it is going to be an animated movie with the same story and same music and songs of O.P. but instead of real actors you will see caricatures of them. Novel idea. We have to wait and see if it will fly.

Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...


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Posted by: Pratul Jul 4 2008, 12:22 PM

Swarapriya ji,
Very good uploads once again. Thank you very much.

Posted by: maverick Jul 4 2008, 12:25 PM

Awesome Swarapriya... Simply Incredible...

I had just 2 songs of the album the very famous 'Chin-Chin-Chu' & 'Aayeeye Meherbaaan'

I love the way u upload the songs with every possible details & pictures

Whats the total music collection size on your hard-disk? Mine is 50GB

Where r you from? Whats yr profession? Whats your age?

I am 29. A student with IIM Kozhikode Calicut. I am basically a bengali but born & broughtup in Bhopal M.P

Thanks once again
maverick

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 5 2008, 03:50 AM

Hello Maverick,

Your admiration for these uploads is heart warming. Let me say this much. I have a huge collection of CDs. I have collected them over a number of years as a hobby. Now the music is passion with me.

The number of songs in my music bank runs into many many thousands. If you continuously listen to them without a single minute break it will take nearly 4 months to finish them.

Let us not get into the rest of the details because it is getting to be very personal. This platform is definitely not for that purpose. We're here to share and enjoy music.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 5 2008, 03:51 AM

You're very welcome Partulji. And, many thanks for the support. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 6 2008, 11:55 AM

Phagun (1958)

Here is an outstanding album from OP Saab. This has 13 songs and each one of them is a gem. Ashaji and Rafi Saab sang four duets. All are beautiful with the most popular being "Ek Pardesi". Ashaji has eight solos, one sweeter than the other. There is some magic and some inexplicable sweetness in these songs and Ashaji is right on the mark. Too bad this movie was a commercial failure. Sometimes music alone doesn't salvage the end product.

I am including here four extended versions of the songs. These are all from DVD. Rest of the songs are from CD. Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 6 2008, 12:05 PM

Songs of Phagun (1958) Contiuned ...

Here are the rest of the songs of "Phagun (1958)" ...





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Posted by: vijay Jul 6 2008, 05:09 PM

Swarpriya Ji,
Many thanks for another great u/l.

Vijay

Posted by: Pratul Jul 7 2008, 01:06 PM

Swarapriya ji, Sorry but can not resist to suggest a correction for the name of a gem.
It is 'Main Soya Akhiyan Meeche' rather than Neeche.
Sorry to suggest a correction again.

Posted by: maverick Jul 7 2008, 09:30 PM

SwaraPriya ,

You are a class apart

Wonderful effort

Awesome Passion for music

Thanks from the bottoms of my heart

Maverick

Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 8 2008, 01:47 AM

The superhit song "Mera naam chin chin choo" happened to be the swan song of Geeta ji under the baton of OP. Then onwards it was Asha ji all the way with the exception a few songs for Shamshad Beghum ji. I am sure this has been discussed on the forum before, but just wanted to post it in the context of the songs of Howrah Bridge.

Thanks Swarapriya for these excellent CDQ uploads. My personal favorite from Howrah Bridge is "Dekh ke teri nazar bekaraar ho gaye". Love that one stanza by Rafi sahab !

Cheers
Parag

Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 8 2008, 02:01 AM

OPN who called himself as a composer without any formal training in classical music, composed all the 12 songs of this film in one single raag (Peelu ? not sure). This must be a sort of records !


Parag

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 9 2008, 02:50 AM

My dear Pratul ji,

I am really grateful that you keep me honest. Since several people have already downloaded the regular and extended versions, I thought to leave the songs alone. Also, no harm comes because of this "error" to anyone. However, I went back and changed the description giving particulars of songs.

Please don't be sorry to send in your suggestions. I think this type of scrutiny is necessary because we upload so many songs. Giving correct information should be everyone's priority. Please accept my whole hearted thanks for your keen observation and taking time to tell when problems exist.

Many many cheers to you,
Swrapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 9 2008, 02:55 AM

Thanks for the note Parag. I read in some OP's interview that he told the interviewer that as a hindsight it was a judgemental error on his part to discard Geetaji after this. His contention was that Ashaji threatened not to sing for him if he still was going to utilize Geetaji's talents, even if occasionally. He admitted that it was his emotional involvement that clouded this judgement.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 9 2008, 03:04 AM

That is so very true Swarapriya. I have read several interviews of OP which echoed the same sentiments. And some time later (not sure exactly which year) this singer, who persuaded her husband Guru Dutt to give assignment of Aarpaar to OPN when he needed a break, made a call to OPN asking what she has done that he has stopped calling her for singing. OP said "No Geeta, I have not forgotten you. I will surely call you". That day never came ! Geeta passed away with this grief and OP regrets this one thing forever !



Chain se humko kabhi
aapne jeene na diya
Jeher bhi chaha agar
peena toh peene na diya

(And thats Asha ji's swan song for OPN, by the way !)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 9 2008, 04:06 AM

Raagini (1958)

Anyway you look at it, 1958 was a banner year for OP. He had Howrah Bridge, Phagun, Raagini, Sone Ki Chidiya, and 12 O'Clock all released that year. Each of the movies had some of the finest creations of OP Saab. It was an awsome display of talent and creativity at its finest peak. At this juncture in his career, only Shankar-Jaikishan could compete closely with OP. But they were a duo. OP was a one man show.

This movie was produced by Ashok Kumar himself. It also starred Kishore, his younger brother, and that great dancer from Travancore in Kerala, Padmini, who passed away not too long ago after a long stay in US. Padmini was part of an act of three sisters, all talented, and all dancers; Lalita, Padmini, and Raagini.

Now for details of songs of "Raagini (1958)" and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 9 2008, 04:15 AM

Songs of Raagini (1958) Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs of "Raagini (1958)" ...



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Posted by: HarshBhatt Jul 9 2008, 06:09 AM

Thanks for uploading Ragini songs

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 10 2008, 10:44 AM

Thak you Harsh ji. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 11 2008, 09:36 PM

Sone Ki Chidiya (1958)

Here is another perennial winner from the genius of OP. Some fabulously melodious songs in this album. Talatji gets to sing a couple of delightfully beautiful duets with Ashaji. The contrast in their voices wants you to hear these songs over and over again.

All songs in this movie are from a CD, except the extended versions. They are ripped from a DVD. The extended version of the duet "Raat Bhar Ka Hai" has a jump 1 minute and 20 seconds into the song. I tried to clean it up, but wasn't successful in removing the jump. Probably I could have clipped part of the audio. This song is so beautiful with Rafi Saab reminding you of some of the songs of "Baiju Bawra" all over again.

Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 11 2008, 09:42 PM

Songs of Sone Ki Chidiya (1958) Continued ...

Now for the last two songs of "Sone Ki Chidiya (1958)" ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 14 2008, 07:13 AM

12 O'Clock (1958)

The hit parade that OP put on display in 1958 continued on with this delectable offering of "12 O'Clock" album. Geetaji was in real top form here with several beautiful numbers to her credit. But the one that is a standout for me is the song "Kaisa Jadoo Balam". This is one of those jewels that one can cherish forever.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 15 2008, 09:02 PM

Swarapriya, special thanks for all these excellent uploads in CDQ.

Best Regards
Parag

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2008, 02:48 AM

Do Ustad (1959)

Here is another winner from OP. The twist is that here Rafi Saab is singing all the songs for Raj Kapoor. Remember this was in 1959. Raj Kapoor, Mukesh, and Shankar-Jaikishan were at the top of their popularity during this time. Only OP can do this and get away magnificently with it.

There are eight songs in this album. Most of them are duets by Ashaji and Rafi Saab. The extended version of the song "Nazron Se Teer Maare" is by the courtesy of the Forum members.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 16 2008, 04:27 AM

Swarapriya, thanks for another relatively lesser known album of Do Ustaad in CDQ. I read in OPN's interview an interesting incident about this film.

Raj Kapoor, who always used to have a say in the music of his films asked OP "How would these songs sound in XXXXX's voice ?"
OP replied "They will sound #$%&*". Of course, the producer Sheikh Mukhtar persisted with OP and all songs in Rafi sahab's voice. Raj Kapoor made sure that OP did not compose for any of his films then onwards...


Lovely songs !

Cheers
Parag

Posted by: Exon Jul 16 2008, 04:36 AM

Swarapriya,

Thanks a lot for the Do Ustaad album. I was missing a couple of long versions.
If I may suggest a tiny change in the songs list. The song 'Meri Choli Pe Chameli Ke Phool Rasiya' is from Do Ustad (1982).

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2008, 05:10 AM

Interesting. The filmdom is full of large egos. My. My ...

-S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2008, 05:14 AM

I made the changes you have suggested. Thanks for keeping me honest. I know I can count on you.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: Exon Jul 16 2008, 05:17 AM

Thanks for the Sone Ki Chidiya album.
I thought 'Aaj Ki Raat' song was in Kaifi Azmi's voice; someone please confirm.

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 18 2008, 05:27 AM

Jaali Note (1960)

Here is another movie that wasn't a runaway success but not because its music wasn't good. OP, as usual delivers once again. There are six Asha-Rafi duets, like in his previous outing for "Do Ustad". But the charm of Madhubala and Dev's debonair antics just couldn't do it.

The extended version of "Nigahon Ne Phenka Hai" is by the courtesy of the Forum members. Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...



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Posted by: Pratul Jul 18 2008, 10:11 AM

Thank You Very Much Swarapriya, for Jaali Note.

May be it is one of a kind of a gesture which HF members will do, to thank if someone is giving Jaali Note

This is one of my favourite albums. This really is cream of OP's music. Every song is heart stopping. Thank you very much for this album.

Posted by: Exon Jul 18 2008, 07:53 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for OPN's Jaali Note album.
From my side, here is the record version of the duet song, 'Chaand Zard Zard Hai'. The song lines are slightly different from the film version. The song's audio originated from HF member.

Raat Sard Sard Hai, Chaand Zard Zard Hai - Rafi, Asha (3:24 \ 128)
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If anyone has the following missing song, please upload it.

Idhar dekh mera dil tera deewaana - by Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum

Exon

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Jul 18 2008, 10:34 PM

Thank you, Exon!

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 19 2008, 08:02 AM

Hello Pratul,

I always enjoy humor. This time though looks like I was able to pass the "Jaali Note" without a hitch.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 19 2008, 08:04 AM

Thanks for the song. I wonder why they do this. It could be confusing. In this case the results are delightful because thiis is double good.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 20 2008, 12:08 PM

Kalpana (1960)

This is one of may all time favorite albums of OP. Song after song, these are absolutely melodious. Ashok Kumar not only starred in this movie but also produced it. There are 11 songs, all from a CD. Then I am including here eight extended versions of the songs that are by the courtesy of the Forum members. The quality of these is not consistent, but they are uniformly of fair to good quality. I do have another song in the library called "Holiya Mein Ude Re Gulaal" that is of 6 min and 6 secs duration. I don't know who the principal singer is. Also the quality is so bad, I decided not to upload it. If anyone wants it I can upload separately here.

OP's multi talents are in dazzling display in this album. This album is indeed a showcase for his prowess. There are several beautiful solos by Ashjaji. Also some great duets of Ashaji and Rafi Saab. But a standout song for the album is the Manna-Rafi song "Tu Hai Mera Prem Devta". Who said OP can't compose classical tunes? This song alone is really enough to make believers of all those who are non-believers. I have an extended version of this song included here. But there is even a longer version of the song also included here. The quality of this song is really excellent. It is worthwhile to download this beauty.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 20 2008, 12:19 PM

Songs Of Kalpana (1960) Continued ...

Continuing with songs of "Kalpana (1960)", an OP masterpiece ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 20 2008, 12:27 PM

Songs Of Kalpana (1960) Continued ...

Now three separate durations of the classic duet sung by Manna Dey & Mohd. Rafi, song of the album, "Tu Hai Prem Devta" from the maestro OP's album "Kalpana (1960)" ...




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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 21 2008, 07:41 PM

Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962)

Here is another beautiful album of OP saab. All songs are beautiful and very hummable. They are such happy songs that listening to them, at least for those moments, one can easily forget all kinds of worries.

By this time, Ashaji and Rafi Saab were creating what OP wanted them to do, sheer magic. The result is evident from these songs. I am uploading 10 songs of this album all from a CD. I know for sure, I am missing one song by Ashaji called "Humein Chaahe Badnam Karde". Surprisingly, the Earthmusic database gives four more songs that are also part of this album. I have my doubts about these because I found Earthmusic to be so much error prone. Does anyone know a better and reliable reference?

I have listed all missing songs in red italics in the table below. Is it possible that the song "Kasam Khuda Ki" is the same as "Tumhen Mohabbat Hai"? Also, how about "Teri Talaash Mujhe", is this same as "Iran Humne Dekha"? Anyway, please share with us if you have any of these songs that already are not uploaded here.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 21 2008, 07:47 PM

Songs Of Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962) Continued ...

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Posted by: Exon Jul 21 2008, 08:03 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for this nice album. Two missing songs are already present in your uploads.

Teri Talaash Mujhe ... , Iran Humne Dekha - Rafi, Asha

Humein Chaahe Badnaam ... , Mere Nazrein Haseen - Asha

I think, I have a couple of missing songs; will try to upload them later.

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2008, 12:53 AM

Exonji,

Thanks a bunch for the explanaion. I will be looking forward to the other songs.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: Exon Jul 22 2008, 03:46 AM

The missing song, 'qasam khudaa ki yakeen' is reported to be the introductory line for the 'Tumhein mohabbat hai tumse' song. But, I haven't found any audio with this mukhda line.

Now, two unaccounted songs remain.
1] Asha Bhosle version of 'mujhe dekh kar aapkaa muskuraana'.
2] Asha Bhosle version of 'Phir tere shahar mein'.
I don't know if these versions exist.

Exon

Posted by: Pratul Jul 22 2008, 10:21 AM

Thank You Swarapriya ji, for Kalpana and Ek Musafir Ek Haseena.

Though I had the songs, I have downloaded them again, as ur uploads have always been in excellent quality.

Thanks a bunch
Pratul

Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 22 2008, 10:43 AM

Swarapriya, big thanks for the mega upload of CDQ songs of Kalpana and EMEH.

Cheers
Parag

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2008, 07:29 PM

Pratulji, that is flat out flattering. Thanks for the compliments. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2008, 07:32 PM

You are very much welcome, Parag. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2008, 08:07 PM

Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963)

The hit parade of OP continues with this great album. Some phenomenally beautiful songs in this album. Everyone of them is a sheer delight. Each one of them is a heart grabber. All of them stay with you forever.

There are nine songs in this album. These all are from a CD. I am also including three extended versions. These are from a DVD.

The song "Bijli Dole" was listed on CD as sung by Ashaji only. However, there is a second singer in this song. The Earthmusic identifies this second singer as Usha Mangeshkar. I am including her name for this song.

Although all songs are winners from this album, my two personal favorites are "Aanchal Mein Saja Lena" by Rafi Saab and "Zulf Ki Chhaon Mein" the duet by Ashaji and Rafi Saab. Especially in the song "Aanchal Mein", there is so much richness and passion in Rafiji's voice that you want to freeze the moment and cherish it forever. Majrooh Saab is at the top of his game and provides lyrics that touch very deeply your heart and soul. Absolute delights.

Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2008, 08:19 PM

Songs of Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963) Continued ...

Now for rest of the songs of "Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963)" ...



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Posted by: Erum Hashmi Jul 23 2008, 10:27 PM

I was eagerly waiting for the album! Thanks a lot, Swarapriyaji!

Posted by: HarshBhatt Jul 24 2008, 04:23 AM

Thanks swarapriya for excellent quality songs

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 24 2008, 06:32 AM

Erumji, you're very very welcome. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 24 2008, 06:33 AM

Thanks Harshji for taking time to send the note. Cheers. -S

Posted by: Pratul Jul 24 2008, 10:20 AM

Swarapriya ji, Thanks for this album.
But, I am really sad to not get one of the best compositions of OPN, an Asha-Rafi duet, in a better quality.
The songs is
"Door Bahut Mat Jaaiye Leke Karaar Humara....
Najneen Bada Rangeen Hai Wada Tera"

Though I have the song, it is not in best of the qualities. It has no noise, but bitrate is just 16kbps. So, I am uploading it on a shared site.
http://www.4shared.com/file/56360053/97609bda/Najneen_Bada_Rangi_Hai__Phir_Wahi_Dil_Laya_Hoon_.html

I hope somebody here will upload a better version.

And one mistake in the singers. 'Zulf Ki Chhaon Mein' is a duet, Asha-Rafi. :-)

Thanks
Pratul

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 25 2008, 06:35 AM

Pratulji,

Thanks for pointing out the error in the table. I have corrected it now. Actually, in the writeup I do describe the song correctly as a duet.

Now for the song you're referring to, it is the same as "Humdum Mere". This is of CD quality. I'm not sure why you think this is not up to par.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 25 2008, 07:36 AM

Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)

Here is another triumphant offering from the staple of OP. This one, like Kashmir itself, has songs full of youth and beauty. In this movie Shammi is paired with Sharmila Tagore. This was her first Hindi movie. She was introduced by Satyajit Ray in "Apur Sansar" and acted in several of his Bengali movies. This was her first Hindi movie. She still looks so young in this movie exuding endless charm with her dimpled smiles matching acrobatic romantic antics of Shammi. In fact, it seems like Rafi Saab is the one providing acrobatics with numbers like "Subhanalla" and "Taarif Karun". Like rest of the world, no wonder, Shammi adored him.

There are 10 songs in this movie. All but nine came from a CD. The "Humming" song, where Ashaj is just humming was given to me by a friend. There is also an extended version of "Meri Jaan Balle Balle". This is a gift from the Forum members.

One of my favorite duets of Ashaji and Raf Saab is the song "Isharon Isharon Mein". This is done with so much poignancy, so much tenderness, so much sensuality, that it sways you away.

Now for a description of the songs and the songs themselves ...





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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 25 2008, 07:42 AM

Songs Of Kashmir Ki Kali (1964) Continued ...

Now for rest of the songs of "Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)" ...





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Posted by: Pratul Jul 25 2008, 10:37 AM

I am really sorry Swarapriya, I somehow read that 'Humdum Mere' to be 'Humdum Mere Maan Bhi Jao'. Mistake on my side. I have downloaded the song. Thanks once again for providing CD quality.

Thanks,
Pratul

Posted by: anand Jul 25 2008, 11:07 PM

dhanyavaad





PRAN JAAYE PAR VACHAN NA JAAYE .......PLEASE

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2008, 12:46 AM

Anandji,

I was uploading my OP CDs in strictly chronological order. This is just to keep myself track of what needs to be done next. But if you can't wait, and would really want it now, I can do this for you in a day or two.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2008, 01:57 AM

Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974)

I am uploading these songs on special request by jumping the chronological order I was using until now to upload OP's CD albums.

This is is in the vee hours of OP's career. It has six songs, all by Ashaji. Some are exceptionally beautiful. The song "Chain Se" won Ashaji best singer Filmfare award for that year.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: Exon Jul 26 2008, 02:41 AM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for one more of OPN album.
Here is a short snippet from the movie. The song audio originated from HF members.

raghukul reet sadaa chali aayi, praan jaaye par vachan na jaaye - Rafi (0:30 \ 128)
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Exon

Posted by: taiyab53 Jul 26 2008, 03:09 AM

thanks for all the CDQ songs all op nayyar sahab
taiyab53

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2008, 03:13 AM

Thanks Exonji. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2008, 03:15 AM

You're very welcome Taiyabji. Cheers. -S

Posted by: HarshBhatt Jul 26 2008, 06:28 AM

Thanks swarapriya & Exon for Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye

Posted by: anand Jul 26 2008, 10:49 PM

nahi nahi itni zaldi nahi hei ji, take your own time

Posted by: anand Jul 26 2008, 10:50 PM

sorry bhai hamne pehle aap ko jawab likha baad mein u/l chk kiye. thanks boss

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 27 2008, 01:23 AM

You're very welcome Harshji. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 27 2008, 01:28 AM

Anandji,

If I can do it, I will do it. This is just a question of shuffling priorities. The rule I was following (to upload in chronological order) was just to keep me straight. But I just to want to show you that I can easily bend it when I have to. Aap ke request se badaa ya bhalaa self-imposed rules bhi kya ho sakte hain?

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 27 2008, 02:03 AM

Mere Sanam(1965)

After a slight deviation with the last upload ("Pran Jaye..."), I just want to go back to the chronological order I was following to upload these CD albums of OP Saab.

This time it is the turn for "Mere Sanam (1965)". Another chart buster from OP Saab. Again, every song is simply superb. Al four solos by Rafi Saab are just magnificent. Of the three Asha-Rafi duets, "Roka Kai Baar" is a standout. But it is Ashaji who manages to steal the thunder with two of her three solos for this album. These are superb "Jaaiye Aap Kahan" and "Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon". Especially, the later one is just sensational. This must be one of Ashaji's top 25 songs. It was done with so much emotion and energy, so much vigor and passion, so much infectious appeal that it is not easy to overcome its magical effect on you. This song takes control of you and never lets you go. An absolute charmer.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 27 2008, 02:10 AM

Songs Of Mere Sanam (1965) Continued ...

Now for the rest of the songs of "Mere Sanam (1965)" including my favorite of Ashaji's superb rendering of "Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon Ka Andhera ...".




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Posted by: ketaki shukla Jul 27 2008, 02:46 AM

Thank you so much Swarapriya for wonderful album.


Ketaki.

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 27 2008, 05:22 AM

Katakiji,

You said the magic word: "wonderful". Indeed uploading these series of albums of OP Saab has been so much fun. This is such great music. Listening to these evergreen songs again and again rekindles the spirits with overflow of joy.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: Exon Jul 27 2008, 06:57 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks a lot for the Mere Sanam album. I was missing several songs in this album.
If I may suggest a small change in this songs list, the following song is from a different album of OPN.

Do Dillon Ki Dastan (1966) aaj ki raat hai ... Hum Toh Loot Gaye Mohabbat Mein Haaye Raam - Asha, Rafi, chorus

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 27 2008, 08:07 PM

Exonji,

Thanks. And thanks for keeping me honest. I made the changes to reflect your suggestions. Again, many thanks for pointing out the error.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 29 2008, 12:54 AM

Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (1966)

Here is another winner from OP maestro. The creativity he unleased some years back is still in high gear here. Both Rafi Saab and Ashaji have three solos each. They all are beautiful. Rafiji's solo, "Na Jaane Kyun" is a real standout. There is so much sweetness in Rafi's voice here that listening to it makes one feel very very good indeed. But the real knockout is Ashaji's solo "Raaton Ko Chori Chori". What a sensational song. Like her song "Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon" in "Mere Sanam" this song spills with such sensuality making a very deep impression on the listeners.

All songs of this album are from a CD. The extended version of the song "Raaton Ko Chori Chori" is a DVD rip. But it came out very nice. I also have an extended version of the duet "Tum Sab Se Haseen Ho". The quality wasn't up to par. I tried to clean it, but not satisfied with the end product. I am not uploading it.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 29 2008, 12:59 AM

Songs Of Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (1966) Continued ...

Now for the rest of the songs of "Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (1966)" album...




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Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 29 2008, 02:00 AM

About 20 odd years back, I happened to see this movie in a theater in Pune (for a morning 11:30 show). During the opening credits, the moment "Music - O P Nayyar" came on the silver screen I heard a loud seeti (whistle) from a music fan. That made me so happy, that people are still excited about the rhythm king O P.

I am not sure if such musicals from the fifties and sixties will ever make ways to the theaters again but now we do have the medium of DVD/VCD to watch all these classics and be able to enjoy the music over and over again.

Thanks Swarapriya for bringing back my memories !

Cheers
Parag

P.S. The haunting voice of Rafi sahab in the opening song "Pookarata chala hoon main" (I think the titles come on this song) is simply out of the world. Especially the way he starts saying the word "Pookarata..."

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 29 2008, 04:32 AM

Parag,

I share your feelings. There is so much beautiful music OP, SD, SJ, CR, and others spread around during those years. That type of music such soul stirring and seem to be a joy forever. I never get tired of it. I am never bored with it. Refreshing. Reverberating. Reinvigorating.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: Pratul Jul 29 2008, 10:30 AM

Swarapriya ji, Thanks for 'Mohabbat Zindagi Hai' album.
This album is very new to me, I had not heard many songs from this. Thanks for giving opportunity to enjoy this album fully.
Thanks
Pratul

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 29 2008, 07:38 PM

You're very welcome Pratulji. Cheers. -S

Posted by: anand Jul 29 2008, 11:14 PM

211 GB HD SPACE, 34,951FILES, 2997 FOLDERS.........lekin swarpriya ke swar sabse anuthey. dobara d/l karna parta hei ki andaz hi kuch aisa hei zalim ka..... aur quality masha allah. swarpriya zindabad zindabad

Posted by: HarshBhatt Jul 30 2008, 03:40 AM

Thanks for Mere Sanam, one of my all time favourite albums

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2008, 07:05 AM

Anandji, did that picture change? I can see you're good with numbers. Thanks for your great support.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2008, 07:11 AM

Harshji,

Looks like you're checking around to see what I've been up to. The uploads of the last few albums have been so much fun because there is so much rich music there. Of course, there is more coming.

With OP, choosing not a favorite one is always a difficult thing. But defintely, this one also is one of my favorite albums.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: anand Jul 30 2008, 08:33 AM

haan ji pic change kar diya, yun hi. no special reason.

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2008, 05:50 PM

Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)

Following the great success he enjoyed with "Kashmir Ki Kali", Shakti Samanta made this movie with almost all of the same ingredients with one exception. This time it was not Shammi Kapoor but Manoj Kumar was the hero. Of course not many can be physical actors like Shammi and Manoj Kumar definitely was not in the same league. He looked ill at ease throughout the movie. It was a curious miscast by a seasoned filmmaker.

However, everything else remained the same for this movie. It has beautiful Sharmila as well as Mumtaz and was shot mostly outdoors. It also was embellished by another foot tapping score by OP Saab. Out of the eight songs in this album, Ashaji has four solos and two duets. They all are very catchy. Mahendra Kapoor has one good song and Rafi Saab has only one solo but a real beauty.

Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2008, 05:58 PM

Songs Of "Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)" Continued ...

Now for the rest of the songs from the album "Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)" ...




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Posted by: anand Aug 1 2008, 08:34 AM

swar priya ji.................................... busy today?

Posted by: usrafian Aug 1 2008, 12:01 PM

Day Starts...

After finishing daily routine works first thing...Login on HAMARA FORUM
After login first thing .. to visit this thread 'Foot Tapping & Heart Stopping Opn'

Aur Aage Kya Kahuun ?!?!

Swarapriya Ji, your thread is equally Smash-Hit as of OPN's music, my most favourite composer.

'Thanks' seems very small word for your super-duper hit work.

Pl carry on..


USR

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 1 2008, 06:06 PM

You're so kind Usrafian ji. It's people like you makes it so much fun to share this beautiful music with.

Thanks and cheers to you,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 1 2008, 06:49 PM

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1967)

There is another 1966 album with some beautiful songs that I was to upload ("Yeh Raaat Phir Na Aayegi") but it was recently uploaded. I will wait for sometime before I will upload this album again. In the mean time we move onto our next album "Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1967)".

This was Guru Dutt's last offering. He died during making of this movie. Originally, Guru Dutt himself was the hero in the movie. Little over one-third of the movie was shot. Two of the famous songs in this album ("Aap Ke Haseen Rukh Pe" and "Woh Hanske Mile Hum Se") were already picturized. When Guru Dutt died, his brother Atma Ram took onto finish the job. Guru Dutt's role was was played by Dharmendra.

Guru Dutt because of his bckground training was thought of as a great picyurizer of songs, amongs other things. The above mentioned two songs carry his imprint all over. The use of light and shade in both of these songs brings in a black & white movie some stunning effects. In fact, the picturization of the song "Aap Ke Haseen Rukh Pe" is a text book example of how it should be done.

This movie originally had S.D. Burman signed up to compose its music. In fact Burmanda composed the tune for the title song. Then Guru Dutt had some differences with SD and they amicably parted company. OP was a good old friend of Guru Dutt. He stepped in. Guru Dutt was still alive when all of the songs were composed. Apparently he was so pleased with the songs and their compositions that he applauded OP's efforts by sharing with him that those were not just songs but they are feelings.

By th way, Burmanda used the tune he composed for Dev Anand's "Jewel Thief (1968)". This was for that famous song sung by Kishoreda "Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara".

This film was a remake of another famous film K.L. Saigal's "President (1937)". Story essentially remained the same except the backdrop was changed from a textile mill to a newspaper publication.

Tanuja, one of the leading ladies of the movie, never looked so beautiful. I remember this movie not only for its its famous songs but also for the bubbly and standout performance of Tanuja. She was an absolute delight. Of course, Dharmendra never looked handsomer and gives a very understated and subdued performance.

What lifts this movie one notch above a simple routine average one is its music. This happens to be one of OP's best outings. He has been riding the wave of high creativity for some time, and this movie reflects that infectious enthusiasm all over. All songs are extremely beautiful. Both solos by Ashaji are beautiful songs. But my favotite is, Rafi Saab's solo "Aap Ke Haseen Rukh Pe". This got to be one of his top 10 or 15 songs.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...





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Posted by: Exon Aug 1 2008, 07:27 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for another very nice album by OPN.
Here is a short version of the title song by Asha.

badal jaaye agar maali ... bahaaren phir bhi aathi hai, bahaare phir bhi aayegi (Ly: Kaifi Azmi) - Asha (0:57 \ 160)
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Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 1 2008, 08:06 PM

Thanks Exon. I didn't know this one was in the movie. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Posted by: parag_sankla Aug 2 2008, 04:07 AM

A little note about the movie :

Waheeda Rehman had deserted Guru Dutt and its said that he got inspired from that incident.

"Badal jaaye agar maali, chaman hota nahin khaali
Baharen phir bhi aati hain, baharein phir aayengi"

These lines were written and this film was taken up. Unfortunately Guru Dutt passed away during the making of the film. Relatively newcomer Dharmendra was roped in the lead role.

Posted by: parag_sankla Aug 2 2008, 08:44 AM

My sincerest thanks to the Admin for marking this thread as "Important Thread" on my request.


Warmest Regards
Parag

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 2 2008, 12:12 PM

Thank you very much Parag for doing this. I always wondered how some topics were grouped above rest of others. So it takes a special request from someone, apparently whose advice is trusted by the Forum adminsitrators, to act on this. Thank you once again Parag for doing this.

Cheers to you and many thanks to our admin folks for giving this thread the special status.

Swarapriya

Posted by: anand Aug 2 2008, 10:23 PM

thanks adminji for marking this very beautiful thread important. very special thanks to the thread master swarpriyaji for this exceptional thread

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 3 2008, 07:10 PM

C.I.D. 909 (1967)

Continuing on the hit parade of OP, he still maintained his high quality of hummable songs with this album. It is amazing that he sustained this type of creativity for so long. But this seems to be the trademark of so many successful artists during that time or may be anytime.

For the first time in a long time we don't see Rafi Saab singing any songs in this album for OP. But Mahendra Kapoor ably picked up the slack. One foot tapping song is the duet of Ashaji and Mahendra "Tera Nikhara Nikhara Chehra". Ashaji also has three beautiful solos.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...






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Posted by: taiyab53 Aug 4 2008, 12:03 AM

thanks again for one of opn gems bravo please keep it up
taiyab53

Posted by: parag_sankla Aug 4 2008, 01:25 AM

Yes, thats correct. This is one of the few movies for which OP did not call on Rafi sahab. Apparently Rafi sahab came late for recording of one of his earlier songs and OP did not like it. He stopped calling Rafi sahab and roped in Mahendra Kapoor. Very soon OP realized his mistake and called in Rafi. Rafi sahab, the great human being he was, hugged OP and the musical harmony continued...

Thanks for this relatively rare album. I happened to see this movie long time back and that time knew only few songs of OP.

Cheers
Parag

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 4 2008, 08:32 AM

Thanks Taiyabji. The encouragement like this is like a glass of fine wine. The more you have it, the more you want it.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 4 2008, 08:35 AM

Parag,

I thought OP once he dropped Rafi Saab he never went back to him again. I am not sure whether this was the movie OP decided to drop Rafi Saab. If so, I am so glad they reconciled to add more musical gems together.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: parag_sankla Aug 5 2008, 01:36 AM

Swarapriya, any one who can PM to the admin can make this kind of request. It just happens that I am on HF for about 2 years and have made simillar requests to pin threads in the past. I am extremely glad that the admin accepted my request and pinned this lovely thread.

I have also sent another request to pin a few more threads and waiting to hear from the admin on that. This is one simple thing a music lover like me can do to appreciate the great effort you are doing to keep the music of the golden era alive.

Warmest Regards
Parag

P.S. Yes and Rafi sahab did continue to sing for OP as late as 1979 for Heera-Moti for which he sang 2 duets with Dilraj Kaur.

Posted by: HarshBhatt Aug 5 2008, 06:55 AM

Thanks swarapriya for C.I.D. 909 album and Parag for the info.

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 5 2008, 12:23 PM

Harshji, as always you are very much welcome. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 5 2008, 07:22 PM

Hong Kong (1962)

I skipped to upload songs from this movie while following my chronological order. In this one OP tries to use some oriental instruments to fit the theme of the movie. These include songs like "Hong Kong", "Honolulu", and "Kenya".

There are nine songs in this album with Ashaji taking part in all of them. Two of the songs are duets with Rafi Saab. Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...




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Posted by: anand Aug 5 2008, 09:23 PM

THANX SWARPRIYAJI

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 5 2008, 10:10 PM

You're always welcome, Anandji. -S

Posted by: usrafian Aug 6 2008, 11:17 AM

No Prob Swarapriyaji, 'Skipping' sometimes return back like a 'bouquet'. 'Hongkong' is recent example of it.

Thankyou So much !!!!!

USR

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 6 2008, 12:24 PM

You have been a great supporter. Thank you very very much. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 8 2008, 11:21 AM

Dil Aur Mohabbat (1968)

Here is another winner from OP Saab. This album has only five songs but all are sparkling. Of course Rafi Saab is again missing here. One of my top favorite duets of Ashaji and Mahendraji is in this album: "Haath Aaya Hai". Absolutely exquisite. Beautiful lyrics were penned by Shevan Rizvi Saab. The contrasting styles of singing of Ashaji and Mahendraji (reminds me of the famous ghazal singing tandem of Mitalee and Bhupinder), this song really stands out. It seems like Ashaji put her entire soul in singing this song. An utter delight. Stays with you forever.

The two extended songs are ripped from a DVD. The quality of "Kahan Se Laayi Ho", the extended version, is about average and is in not par with other songs.

Now for details of the songs and songs themselves ...




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Posted by: anand Aug 8 2008, 11:11 PM

swarpriyaji !! mogambo khush hua

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 9 2008, 12:39 AM

Anandji, jo aap khush hain, hum bhi bahut khush hain. Cheers. -S

Posted by: Exon Aug 9 2008, 12:57 AM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for the Dil Aur Mohabbat album.
Does anyone know if there is one more song in this movie called 'my name is kishori' by Asha Bhosle?

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 9 2008, 06:38 AM

Thank you very much Exon. I may even have heard this song somewhere. But Ashaji has sung so many these type of songs, it is difficult to tell.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 10 2008, 07:38 AM

Humsaya (1968)

Here is another one of those beautiful albums that stays with you forever. Almost all songs are top notch. Rafi Saab is back after an absence of few movies with OP. He has one great solo "Dil Ki Awaz Bhi Sun" that echoes deep through the chambers of your heart. A lovely piece indeed. Ashaji has four solos. All winners. I want to single out two of them here. The song "O Kanhaiya" was sung with great aplomb. But my favorite from this album, and one of my all time favorites of Ashaji is the song "Woh Haseen Dard De Do". This beauty was written by Shevan Rizvi Saab. The way Ashaji gets into this song and delivers it with such intensity that it touches your heart with relentless passion and the feeling stays with you for ever. A superb allround composition and rendering of the song.

There are seven songs in ths album. Details of these are given in the following table followed by the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: Pratul Aug 11 2008, 06:18 PM

Thanks for 'Mujhe Mera Pyar De De' Swarapriya. Surely u gave me a better quality of mera pyar.

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 12 2008, 12:57 PM

You're very welcome Pratulji. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 12 2008, 01:18 PM

Kismat (1968)

Here is another great 1968 album from OP saab. This album has only five songs but they all (except for "One Two Three Baby" song) are sparkling gems. That one song "One Two" is very oridinary. But there are two standouts in this album. The duet by Ashaji and Shamshadji, "Kajra Mohabbat Wala" is one of them. OP seems to have the knack of turning these female duets into memorable songs. This one is one to keep in your heart for the ages. However, for me the number one song of the album, and perhaps one of the top 25 songs of Ashaji, is the song "Aao Huzoor Tumko". Lyrics for the marvel were penned by Noor Dewasi. Once again for the superb composition for these enriched lyrics, Ashaji seems like puts her entire soul in singing this song. The result is that it is one of those gems that never loses its lustre.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...






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Posted by: anand Aug 12 2008, 06:15 PM

dhanyawad deviji

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 15 2008, 11:47 AM

Sambandh (1969)

Here is one of the great musical achievemments of all times. The music composed by OP for "Sambandh" is so different from the music he composed for other movies. There are so many things that are worth mentioning that makes this music just outsatnding and that stands apart from others.

1. The film was based on a Bengali novel called "Pratham Prem". The serene and serious nature of the subject forced OP to create music that was different from others he composed thus far.

2. To aid in creating such music for the theme of the movie, OP for the first time in his career selected Kavi Pradeep to write the lyrics. Pradeepji comes through in flying colors with some outstandingly rich lyrics.

3. He selected Hemant Kumar to sing four songs; one solo, a small snippet, a duet with Mahendra Kapoor, and a duet with Ashaji. This is the only movie in which Hemantda worked for OP. The result was absolutely fabulous.

4. After several years OP selected Mukeshji to sing one song in this movie. Mukeshji previously sang a duet for OP in "Miss Coca Cola (1955)". This was only for the second time Mukeshji was working with OP. The result is just astonishing. The song sung by Mukeshji, "Chal Akela" is one to be remembered for ages. It is one of those magnificent creation where the lyrics, the music, and the singing all work in unison to produce maximum impact. Mukeshji did sing couple of more duets for another OP movie "Ek Baar Mooskura Do (1972)". By the way, when OP was composing music for the Raj Kapoor starrer "Do Ustad", Kapoorji suggested that he should use Mukeshji for his songs. OP did not go along with the suggestion and went with Rafi Saab singing all the songs for Raj Kapoor in that movie. The songs became huge hits but the movie enjoyed only a modest success.

5. The songs by Mahendraji also have that wonderful feeling. Especially the song "Andhere Mein Jo Baithe Hain". Mahendra is good with such songs, but here he does an outstanding job.

6. Ashaji has six solos and a duet in this movie. Once again, Ashaji shows her love for OP's musical compositions. The song "Akeli Hoon Main Piya" is another outstanding example from this movie where she puts her soul into rendering it.

Inspite of such outstanding music and some rich lyrics and unforgettable songs, this movie did not garner a single award. It was not even nominated for any. That year, 1969, best music award went to Laxmikant-Pyarelal for "Jeene Ki Raah". Sure, this movie had some good songs, but none of them come close to the siongs of "Sambandh". Best male singer was Kishoreda for "Roop Tera Mastana" from "Aradhana". Great song indeed. But Mukeshji was not even nominated. Best female singer was Lata Mangeshkar for "Jeeni Ki Raah" song "Aap Mujhe Achche Lagte Hain". Very routine and ordinary song. Best lyricist was Neeraj ji for the film "Chanda Aur Bijli" for the song "Kaal Ka Pahiya". Pradeepji was not even nominated.

There are 15 songs in this movie. My CD had only eight of them. I am uploading 10 altogether. Two songs, "Tum Ko To Karodon Saal", the solo by Ashaji, and the song "Tu Hi Mere Din Ka Suraj" are courtesy of our fellow Forum member, Erumji. I am still missing several songs. These are shown in red italics in the folowing table.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...







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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 15 2008, 11:54 AM

Songs Of Sambandh (1969) Continued ...

Now for rest of the songs of this outstanding OP album, "Sambandh (1969)" ...





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Posted by: anand Aug 15 2008, 02:45 PM

WAAH SWARPRIYA JI WAAH

Posted by: taiyab53 Aug 15 2008, 05:21 PM

thanks swarapriya for this fabulous album mukesh ji is realy sound eternal
taiyab53

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 15 2008, 07:43 PM

Anandji, thank you very very much for your constant encouragement. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 15 2008, 07:44 PM

I share your feeling, Taiyabji. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Posted by: parag_sankla Aug 18 2008, 01:14 AM

Truckload of thanks Swarapriya for all the recent excellent uploads. Special thanks for extra-ordinary write up on Sambandh.



Best Regards
Parag

Posted by: usrafian Aug 19 2008, 05:49 PM

Kudos to Swarapriya !!!

Swarapriya-OPN Specialist Ji,

I came to know about a OPN film from earthmusic (don't know when it was released )

Film - Do Dilon Ki Dastaan ...
.. having following songs -



- Aji Pehali Mulaqaat Mein Nahin Pyar Jataaya Karte-Asha Rafi – Raja Mehendi ali Khan

- Chal Beta Left Chal Beta Right Chal – Rafi-Raja Mehendi ali Khan

- Har Jagah Aapke Qadmon Ke Nishaan Milte Hain

- Kahiye Janaab-E-Aali Kahaan Rahe – Asha

- Milti Hai Agar Nazron Se Nazar Sharmaate Kyun Ho – Asha Rafi

- Mujhe Ankhiyon Pe Apni Yakeen Hai – Rafi Asha

- Ye Machaltaa Samaan Aa Meri Jaan-E-Jaan, Main Jawaan Dil Jawaan – Asha



Any chance for these songs from your treasure, please.

USR

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 19 2008, 09:33 PM

Ek Baar Mooskura Do (1972)

Here is another winner from the staple of OP. It appears that he probably was experimenting with music at this time in his life. It started with "Sambandh" with glorious results. It continued with this album, with equally fabulous results. It probably ended with "Pran Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye", another winner. By that time he was alienating himself from others and getting further and further away from the mainstream film folks.

Here he has Kishoreda singing several songs, after many many years. Results are very beautiful indeed. One expected many more great songs from this tandem, but it wasn't meant to be. May be because both personalities were very strong willed.

This is the third and final movie OP used Mukeshji's talents. Mukeshji has two duets with Ashaji. The song "Chehre Se", OP states in an interview that he was only thinking about having Mukeshji sing the song. But my favorite Asha-Mukesh duet is that delightful song "Ye Dil Lekar Nazrana".

Finally, Rafi Saab is back with one song. This song almost feels like a throw back from yesteryears. It doesn't have somehow the same feel that this song was composed for this movie. May be he had it from his music bank this song already recorded for some other movie but never used it and decided to use it in this movie.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: anand Aug 19 2008, 10:07 PM

THANX SWARPRIYA. AB MEIN SOCHTA HUN KI AAPKO ALAG ALAG, MUKHTALIF ZUBANO MEIN SHUKRIYA ADA KARNA SHURU KARUN.... DHAUNYABAAD SWORPRIYA TO START WID

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 19 2008, 10:45 PM

Compliments are always wonderful irrespective of the zubaan they come from. Thank you.

Cheers to you Anandji,
Swarapriya

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Aug 19 2008, 11:37 PM

Thanks, Swarapriyaji for EK BAAR MUSKURAA DO! It has a different flavour of all OPN albums!

Posted by: parag_sankla Aug 20 2008, 09:32 AM

Swarapriya, thanks for EBMD. Listening to these songs after many years !

Really a special effort from OP in later phase of his career ! Its sad that the film did not get much commercial success !

Cheers
Parag

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 20 2008, 08:34 PM

I will upload them in short order. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 20 2008, 08:36 PM

Thanks Parag. I am still looking for the missing songs. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 20 2008, 08:40 PM

Erumji,

In the end it appears to me that any flavor of OP has the same everlasting appeal.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 20 2008, 08:44 PM

It is amazing that OP kept on providing some beautiful and unforgettable music for so many forgettable movies that are not even worth mentioning except for their music.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Aug 21 2008, 01:34 AM

YEAR=1969

FILM=SAMBANDH

SONG=MERE PAAS HAI....AB TO SHAMSHAAN

LYRICIST=PRADEEP

MUSIC=OP NAIYYAR

SINGER=MAHENDER KAPOOR

RATE=160KBPS

TIME=07.25

FORMAT=MP3

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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 21 2008, 02:35 AM

Thanks Erumji for the song. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Posted by: Exon Aug 21 2008, 03:19 AM

Swarapriya,

Here is a short song from Sambandh and an update on Sambandh songs. The song's audio originated from HF member.

1] ab toh shmashaan ki maati hi meri maata hai - Mahendra Kapoor [see next song]
2] mere paas hai na aur kuchh - Mahendra Kapoor [Erum's upload]

3] akeli hoon main piya aa (ver2; 3:02) - Asha (Same as the long version, except for shorter interludes)
4] chiragon ka lagaa mela (0:36 \ 160) - Hemant
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5] main aankhon mein milan ki ek thadpan - Asha (missing)

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 21 2008, 10:36 PM

Thanks Exon, for Hemant's song. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 21 2008, 11:08 PM

Do Dilon Ki Dastan (1966)

This movie pairs Vyjayanti Mala & Pradeep Kumar. They were in few movies together, most of them making money. Of course, their biggest hit was Filmistan's "Nagin". Apart from acting in "Do Dilon Ki Dastan", Pradeep Kumar also wrote its story, produced the movie, and directed it.

OP is in familiar groove here. His proverbial horse hoof song is there ("Aji Peheli Mulaqat ..."). A cabaret type of song is there. This was sensuosuly sung by Ashaji ("Yeh Machalta Samaa ..."). Several fine duets are there. But real surprise here is that Kishoreda was drafted to sing a duet with Ashaji ("Khubsurat Saathi .."). The surprise is that for Pradeep Kumar, Hemantda usually sings. Of course Hemantda didn't sing for OP until "Sambandh" in which he had three songs. In mid-60's it was only Burmanda who used Kishoreda's talents as a singer for playback of Dev Anand screen songs. That is what is so intriguing about this beautiful song.

There are nine songs in this album. I am uploading only eight of them. I am missing one song. This is shown in red italics in the following table. I am requesting the Forum members to share this song with us if they have it. Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: Pratul Aug 22 2008, 09:55 AM

Swarapriya ji, Thanks for Do Dilon Ki Daastan songs.
This is another album when the Rafi - Asha - OP trio came up with great numbers. But my personal favourite is 'Milti Hai Agar'.
And thanks for great quality again.

Pratul

Posted by: anand Aug 22 2008, 10:25 AM

SHUKRIYA MOHTARMA SWARPRIYA JI

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 22 2008, 02:36 PM

Pratulji, you're very welcome. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 22 2008, 02:46 PM

My dear Anandji, like always, thank you. Aap ko sarvadaa anand hi anand mile. -Swarapriya

P.S: I am following your "Abida Parveen" thread. Nice one. I have a modest collection of her songs (ghazals, sufi, kafi, geets, nazms... currently over 200; most of the songs you've uploaded I already have them). Even though I am at a loss with some Urdu words, the intensity with which she sings her songs makes them so utterly beautiful to listen to. On the top of it Urdu is such a flowery language. Parveenji brings these flowers to bloom and smell with a sweet and unforgettable fragrance with her golden voice and inimitable style.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: venkat Aug 22 2008, 07:20 PM

Rafi Saab was not back with OPN for at least 4 to 5 years from late 1966 to around 1971.

These two Rafi songs from Hamsaaya(1968) must have been recorded earlier itself.

Actually, Rafi Saab's stint with OPN, for all practical purposes, ends with 1966. The later songs, whether recorded earlier or recorded after patch-up, were low in quantity as well as quality.

Venkat

Posted by: Exon Aug 23 2008, 08:09 AM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for this this very nice album of Do Dillon Ki Dastan.
I found one difference in my song listing. 'Khoobsurat saathi' appears to belong to Akalmand (1966).

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 23 2008, 11:16 AM

I checked my music library. This song appears in both the places inmy library. Apparently one has to be wrong. May be someone else also can confirm whether this song actually belongs in here or not.

Thanks,
Swarapriya

Posted by: usrafian Aug 23 2008, 01:40 PM

SP Ji

Thanks for 'Do Dilon Ki Dastaan' Songs.

USR

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 24 2008, 08:21 PM

You're very welcome! -S

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 24 2008, 08:24 PM

Hello,

As Exon points out in his message, I have now confirmed this, the duet by Ashaji and Kishoreda, "Khubsoorat", belongs to "Akalmand", another OP album. Instead of removing from the list, I am leaving it alone because many are downloading this song.

Thanks Exon for pointing out the error.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 30 2008, 07:15 PM

Nishchaiy (1992)


This is one of the last movies for which OP composed music for. "Zid" was the last movie. This movie preceded that. This was after his famous split with Ashaji. He gave music to only six movies after the split. Five of them were in Hindi and one in Telugu. Of these only Telugu songs enjoyed immense popularity. But they were regional and there was no national exposure.

The principal female singer of the Telugu songs was S. Janaki who has uncanny resemblance to Ashaji's voice. May be that is one explanation for the success that OP could bring his old magic to these songs. Janaki was also trained in classical music. She did sing several Hindi songs, mostly for Bappi Lahiri and some for Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Most of these movies were remakes of hit Southern movies and were made by the Southern producers.

The other movies of OP in post-Ashaji phase were missing that spunk it seems like Ashaji used to provide. You can feel the "lack" of enthusiasm on part of some of these compositions. The effort was there. But the results were not the same. That spontaneity he enjoyed when Ashaji was singing for him, that was missing from these songs.

In all fairness to its singers these are not bad songs. However, like the song in this album says, it is "Nayee Surahi Taaza Pani", yes. But for the ardent fans of OP who are used to being served musical feast with every new album, unfortunately these songs do not leave the same taste.

In this movie, "Nishchaiy", all female songs were sung by Kavita Krishnamurty. She had a solo and four duets with Amit Kumar. Mohd. Aziz has a solo. Different set of singers. A different feel of music.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...




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Posted by: Erum Hashmi Aug 31 2008, 02:13 AM

Thanks for NISHCHAY! Now eagerly waiting for ZID!

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 31 2008, 08:36 PM

Erumji, I don't have a copy of the album "Zid". I have ordered one but was told that it was not in stock. I am still looking for it.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: sita Sep 1 2008, 12:12 PM

I have uploaded the songs of 'Zid' here:- Sita.

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=60858

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Sep 1 2008, 05:45 PM

Thanks, Sitaji!

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 2 2008, 11:02 PM

Thank you very very much Sitaji for the songs of "Zid". Appreciate it very much.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: sita Sep 7 2008, 06:38 PM

You are most welcome.-Sita.

Posted by: yob Sep 8 2008, 01:30 AM

a rare vdo from--the killers
churate ho najren-asha b--4.36min


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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 8 2008, 05:02 AM

Yobji, thanks for sharing te rare video. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 11 2008, 01:54 PM

Taxi Driver (1973)

Here is an early 70's album from OP. There are some pretty good songs here. He had Krishna Kalle sing one of the songs for the first time for his movies. Also, there are couple of other new singers; Ambar Kumar and Badri Prasad. At least they are new to me.

One of the songs "Baalam Harjaaee" is six minutes long in the album. However there are two completely different songs in this with a gap of nearly 10 seconds. I decided to separate them into two songs. One of them is "Baalam Harjaaee" and the other one is "Yahaan Chiragh".

Here are the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...




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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 12 2008, 08:58 PM

Heera Moti (1979)

Here is an OP album from post-Ashaji era. Here he has Dilraj Kaur singing all the female songs. Surprisingly, she does sound, at least on occasion, like Ashaji. May be she was trying to imitate Ashaji's voice or may be she was instructed to do it by OP.

Rafi Saab who was dropped by OP from some of his movies after a dispute with him is back co-singing three songs here.

I think these songs never got their proper due because the album was released during the tumultuous times of OP's famous split with Ashaji (or vice versa). Inevitably people were comparing, however unfair it was, how Dilraj Kaur sounded different from Ashaji.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 12 2008, 09:03 PM

Songs Of "Heera Moti (1979)" Continued ...

Here are the last two songs from this album ...



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Posted by: parag_sankla Sep 12 2008, 10:03 PM

Swarapriya

I was eagerly awaiting for this album. IMHO, Dilraj Kaur has done good justice to the songs, but the inevitable comparison to Asha ji overshadowed the talent. I think the producer Ratan Mohan stood by OP sahab when he was deserted by Asha ji and again IMHO OP sahab has given great music for this album.

Big thanks for posting these in CDQ.

Cheers
Parag

Posted by: hildebrand Sep 14 2008, 05:05 PM

Hi Swarapriya ji
This is an excellent thread. I mean to download many of these songs once I improve my ratio. Some albums have expired. I shall request reupload specifically Once I am in a position to download. Also at the same time I shall request upload of all songs of his early albums like Asmaan, Baaz, Miss Cocacola and Musafirkhana. I have some songs from these movies but not all.
Thanks a lot for your excellent uploads once again.

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 15 2008, 02:13 PM

Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to send in this message. We'll see what we can do about your requests. By the way, "Miss Cocacola" songs were recently uploaded by me in Sangeet Ke Sitare section under "Shammi Kapoor" header. The songs are still available. Here is the URL for it:

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=59103&st=75

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: hildebrand Sep 17 2008, 08:58 PM

Hi Swarapriya ji
Thanks for the link. I have downloaded Miss Coca Cola songs.
Now that my ratio is getting better I shall download other songs also.
Keep up the good work.

Posted by: hildebrand Sep 18 2008, 10:04 PM

Hi Swarapriya ji
I have downloaded the songs. Request reupload of the songs of the movies Jaali Note, Do Ustad, CID909, Hong Kong and Humsaya which I missed.
Also while going through my collection I came across an OPN movie called Ustaad which has geetaji's song Chor Daaku Lutere. Do you have other songs of the movie? (I hope both are different ones).

I have a couple of Asmaan songs please let me know. I will be glad to upload them.
Keep up the wonderful work.

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 18 2008, 10:43 PM

I will reupload your requested albums in due course. Thanks for the offer about songs of "Asmaan". I do have all the songs from this album. I will try to upload them one of these days.

Thanks,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 20 2008, 03:41 AM

Mujrim (1958)

Here is a movie made by F.C. Mehra of Eagle Films. This was the first of several movies Shammi was associated with Mehra. I think this was the last movie OP provided music for a Mehra movie. Mehra swicthed to Shankar-Jaikishan after this movie and the team made several successful musicals. The switching happened not becausae Mehra wanted it, but Shammi insisted on it. More on this in Shammi's topic on SKS at proper time.

Ragini, the youngest of the Travancore sisters, made a few Hindi movies. She was the heroine of this picture. Even though it was out and out a Shammi's film, most of the songs were picturized on Ragini using her dancing talent as the backdrop. So most songs are female vocals.

Incidentally, the Eagle Films banner is still alive. It is run by Mehra's son. In the late 80's he made a movie with the same title "Mujrim" but not with the same story.

There are eight songs in this album. Some are from different CD collections and others are from tapes. Therefore you will find their quality not uniform. With that warning, here are the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: smahesh Sep 20 2008, 08:28 AM

hildebrandji,

uploaded baaz[1953] at the following link-
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=52685

uploaded aasman[1952] at the following link-
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=30560&st=15



enjoy,
mahesh

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 20 2008, 09:57 AM

Thanks a lot for providing the links here. Cheers. -S

Posted by: usrafian Sep 20 2008, 10:59 AM

Swarpriya Ji

Thanks for the lovely album 'Mujrim'.


USR

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 20 2008, 07:10 PM

You're very welcome USR ji. -S

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Sep 20 2008, 03:28 PM

Thanks, Swarapriyaji for MUJRIM!

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 20 2008, 11:29 PM

You're very welcome, Erumji. -S

Posted by: Pratul Sep 25 2008, 05:53 PM

Swarapriya ji,

A request for you.

Do you have songs of 'Love and Murder' by any chance? If yes, please do me a favour by uploading them.

Thanks

Pratul

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 26 2008, 10:39 AM

Yes, I do. Please give me a day or two. I will upload them.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: Pratul Sep 26 2008, 12:07 PM

Sure. Thanks Swarapriya ji

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 26 2008, 10:49 PM

Love And Murder (1966)

This album has some beautiful numbers by Ashaji. Here are the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: Erum Hashmi Sep 26 2008, 10:57 PM

Was missing some tracks....thanks!!!

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 26 2008, 11:42 PM

Sure thing. You're very welcome Erumji. -S

Posted by: Pratul Sep 29 2008, 11:16 AM

Thanks for uploading my request Swarapriya.

Pratul

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 10 2008, 04:45 AM

Basant (1960)

This film was looslely based on the 1957 English movie "An Affair To Remember" starring Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant. American Film Institute voted this Hollywood movie as "the most romantic film of all time". However, this movie itself was based on another Hollywood movie of 1939, "Love Affair", starring Irene Dunne and Charles Doyer. There was a third version also made by Hollywood in 1994 with the same name "Love Affair". It starred Annette Being and Warren Beatty. Also, a year before this, the 1993 movie "Sleepless In Seattle" starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks was inspired by the same movie.

If Hollywood made this movie this many times, Bombay Hindi film folks were not far behind. Apart from"Basant", Manisha Koirala and Aamir Khan starrer "Mann" released in 1999, was also had the same source for inspiration.

The movie "Basant" is a celebration of music. It contained 14 fun and frothy songs! O.P. Nayyar was at the top of his game and almost all of the songs were part of the hit parade. All songs were sung by either Ashaji or Ashaji with Rafi Saab except for a brief (43 seconds) title song that sounds more like that of Manna Dey rather than Rafi Saab. But I may not be correct about this. If anyone can identify this voice, please kindly do so. Nine of the songs are duets with Rafi Saab. Another is a triplet where S.D. Batish joins the twosome. Ashaji had three solos.

Nutan looks ravishingly beautiful in this movie. She was best known for her sensitive portrayals but the light side of her hasn't been fully exploited except possibly by Dev Anand (in movies like "Baarish", "Paying Guest", and "Tere Ghar Ke Saamne").

The songs of "Basant" came from CD compilations, DVD and other resources. Almost all songs have exceptionally good quality. You will enjoy these beautiful songs in such a good quality. I am including an extended version of "Chori Chori" with these songs. This came from the Forum members. This song is really not an extension but juxtaposition of two parts of the same song. In the movie these are two separate duets (Nutan and Shammi for one duet and Nutan and Johny Walker for the other). I am uploading these two anyway. It may not be necessary for you to upload this combined version.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 10 2008, 05:06 AM

Songs Of "Basant (1960)" Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs from O.P. Nayyar's masterpiece "Basant (1960)" ...


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Posted by: Pratul Oct 10 2008, 11:50 AM

Thanks for Basant songs, Swarapriya!

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 10 2008, 12:03 PM

You're very welcome Pratul ji. -S

Posted by: usrafian Oct 10 2008, 12:46 PM

Thanks SP Ji



USR

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 10 2008, 08:29 PM

USR ji, youy're absolutely very welcome indeed. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 16 2008, 11:16 AM

Akalmand (1966)

Here is another mid-60's album by OP that has some beautiful songs. With the success enjoyed in only few movies he worked with Kishoreda, one expected more from the combination of OP and Kishore. But that never realized. Somewhere I read that this was because both had very strong personalities and their egoes came in the way to work more together. Thankfully, in the few films they worked together, they delivered some beautiful songs.

Some of the songs came from various CD collections. The others came from various sources like tape. Therefore, you may find the quality to be not that uniform even though none of them is bad to listen to. Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: Ez_buddycool Oct 17 2008, 12:31 AM

Nice Uploads Swarapriya Ji

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 17 2008, 06:46 AM

Thanks. Appreciate it. Cheers. -S

Posted by: HumTum Oct 17 2008, 08:48 AM

Swarapriya ji, Aji kya rakha hai gynam mein is not a Rafi-Kishore duet. It has been sung only by Rafi sahab.

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 17 2008, 11:55 PM

HumTum ji,

Technically you are right. The song begins with some chuckles and silliness that belongs to Kishore da, I believe. There after, the song in its entirety is sung by Rafi Saab. Also, Earthmusic gives this as a duet of Kishoreda and Rafi Saab. I don't mind changing it to Rafi Saab only, but my information was based on the above.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: abhayp Oct 18 2008, 04:40 PM

Dear Swarapriya,

I have been on HF for a long time but have been a very infrequent visitor of late. One of the biggest rewards of my return - and a key contributor that has kept me coming back over the past few weeks - has been your uploads. The care you take over the audio quality, the trouble you take to supply detailed information about the films/songs, and your unflagging enthusiasm (shown most clearly in your absolutely incredible upload/download ratio!) have enriched HF. Thank you for all this!

I discovered this thread late but was thrilled to discover that may of the earlier uploads are still available. My collection of O P Nayyar songs has zoomed overnight!

A few points about some of the songs/films that have come up in this thread:

- In 'Sone Ki Chidiya', the nazm "aaj kii raat bahut garm havaa chalatii hai" was written by Kaifi Azmi and not by Sahir. Exon asked whether it was recited by Kaifi Azmi; I am not sure, but it *does* sound like his voice. Interested listeners can decide for themselves by comparing the voice to the 30-second Kaifi Azmi recording from 1969 that I am uploading below. (A later recording of the same nazm in Kaifi's voice is also available in the album "Kaifiyat" which has him reciting his own poetry, but I don't have that album readily available right now; also, that is a recording made much after he had had a stroke that made his voice much deeper and much more gruff, so it may not be an apt comparison point anyway.)

- Re. "chal akelaa" from 'Sambandh': OPN is quoted (in a Marathi article by the journalist Ambarish Mishra) as saying that he took Mukesh for the song at Asha's specific recommendation. He said he didn't normally use Mukesh but that Asha suggested that he would be right for this song; OPN says he was very happy with the result. He also says that Pradeep had suggested a tune to the song and wanted to sing it himself; OPN had to fight with the producer to use the tune and the singer of his (OPN's) choice.

- The lyrics of the mukhaDaa of the 'Basant' song "ham ne unake saamane pahale to kha.njar rakh diyaa" are identical to the prelude of the song "chaahe to moraa jiyaa lai le" from the 1966 film 'Mamta'. 'Basant' - which came six years earlier - had lyrics by Qamar Jalalabadi; the lyricist for "Mamta" was Majrooh Sultanpuri. Given that Majrooh asked Faiz for permission before using just one line - "terii aa.Nkho.n ke sivaa duniyaa me.n rakhaa kyaa hai" - from a Faiz nazm, one assumes he must have taken permission from Qamar too before using these lines.

Once again, thanks for your immense contribution to the forum!

Warm regards,
Abhay

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(This snippet is taken from the album "Mirza Ghalib - Portrait of a Genius". This album was brought out as part of Ghalib's death centenary commemoration. Kaifi Azmi read out extracts from Ghalib's prose writings as a prelude to the ghazals sung by Begum Akhtar (2 ghazals) and Mohammed Rafi (6 ghazals) under Khaiyyam's baton.)

Posted by: RajanCS Oct 18 2008, 08:15 PM

Hi,

I do not remember from where I had downloaded this nazm "aaj kii raat bahut garm havaa chalatii hai" few years ago. As per this file, the nazm is recited by Balraj Sahni. Somebody can listen and confirm whether it is so.

Rajan

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 19 2008, 01:32 AM

Hello Abhay,

I'll tell you what. It is such thoughtful comments like yours that you have taken time to inscribe here make it worthwhile for me to move forward with even more enthusiasm. These songs gave me immense pleasure over the years (and still continue to give me the same pleasure). I believe I became a better person just listening to them over and over again. Spreading joy is so much fun to do. And, sharing is always such a joy.

Many many cheers to you,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 23 2008, 06:36 AM

Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala (1958)

Here is another beautiful album from OP. This one stars my favorite lady Nutan and the inimitable Kishore Kumar. Almost all songs from this movie were popular. Yet, I found it difficult to secure all the songs. The songs I am uploading are not complete. They came from various CD collections and some of them from the Forum members themselves. The quality of almost all songs is from very good to excellent.

There are eight songs in this movie and I am uploading six of them here. The missing ones are shown in red italics in the table below. I am requesting the Forum membership to share these missing songs if they have them.

Kishore da's "Surma Mera Nirala" was a chart buster. It still adorns any number of his CD compilations. Rightfully so. Only Kishore ji could sing such songs, yodelling and changing voice so many different ways. There are four solos by Ashaji, her usual quota for a typical OP album. As usaually the case, she always gives her best for OP. But for me the standout song of the album is the duet of Ashaji with Manna Dey "Baahon Ko Zara Lehraa Do". It was done very beautifully and stays lingering with you for a long time. I don't recall too many songs Manna da sang for OP. Can anybody please throw some light on this?

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: usrafian Oct 23 2008, 11:38 AM

Wah SP Ji !!

Pl accept my heartfelt thanks for SHINING THE GLORY of O.P Naiyyar-The Great, my most fav.MD.


USR

Posted by: parag_sankla Oct 23 2008, 11:46 AM

Uttam bhai,

Swarapriya turns every topic she touches into gold.

Take any of her threads and an avid music lover like you will agree with me.

Regards
Parag

Posted by: RakeshKumar Oct 23 2008, 12:14 PM

swarapriya ji,

Your uploads are wonderful.

Thanks,
Rakesh

Posted by: usrafian Oct 23 2008, 12:56 PM

Parag Bhai,

FULLY Agree with you.

SP Ji is definately having Golden hands. The way SP Ji describes the detail of songs & film is just amazing !!

USR

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Oct 23 2008, 01:23 PM

Thank you so much, Swarapriyaji for yet another great album!

Apart from the above listed two missing songs, there were two more songs in the film.....DILON KAA RISHTAA HAI--ASHA (Part-2 of AJAB HAMAARI HAI ZINDAGAANI) & BHAGWAAN TUJHE ROTE HUE--ASHA-SAATHI (The Asha & Chorus version, apart from Asha Solo version)

Posted by: Exon Oct 23 2008, 06:17 PM

Here is one missing song from Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala.

kahin taaqak ke panje mein ...
jahaan waalo ise kehate hain duniyaa dekhte jaao - KK (3:20 \ 192)
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Exon

Posted by: Ez_buddycool Oct 23 2008, 06:51 PM

Again Nice upload Swarapriya Ji

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Oct 23 2008, 10:17 PM

Thanks, Exon!

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 24 2008, 12:37 PM

Thanks for your thanks, USR ji. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 24 2008, 12:39 PM

Parag, you're too nice. Thank you. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 24 2008, 12:40 PM

Rakesh ji, thanks for your cheerful words. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 24 2008, 12:43 PM

Thank you Erum ji. Hope someone can come foward and upload these songs. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 24 2008, 12:44 PM

Thank you Exon for the song. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 28 2008, 10:45 PM

Mai Baap (1957)

1957 was like a crown jewel in O.P. Nayyar's distinguished career. He was at the top of his game during this year. This was the year he helped Shammi Kapoor catapult to fame and fortune with some of the most hummable songs in "Tumsa Nahin Dekha". This was the year he provided sensational music for the multiple award winning "Naya Daur". This was also the year he provided the music for this movie, "Mai Baap". I believe there were only six songs in this movie. Each of them was a huge hit.

I am uploading five of the six songs here. These came from various CD collections. All of them are in excellent quality except one that has some what uneven sound distribution. This is the duet "Tu Dil Mera Lautaa De". It has a bit lower sound in the beginning but eventually it brightens up like Geeta ji's beautiful voice. The missing song is marked in red italics shown in the table below. Please share this if you have a copy of it.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: jigri1 Oct 28 2008, 11:23 PM

Thank you sooo much swarapriya ji !!!! Wish you and your family a very happy Diwali !!!

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 29 2008, 01:09 AM

My dear Jigri dost,

Thanks for your wishes. My best wishes are with you and your loved ones.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

(P.S. Please drop "ji" when you address me. Thanks.)

Posted by: Exon Oct 29 2008, 03:24 AM

Swarapriya,

The missing song sounds like another version of 'dil toh razaamand hai' song.
I am posting the song lyrics so that other members can recognize it and post the song.

The following lyrics is taken from ISB.

( bhaTak ga_ii kis raah na jaanuu.N
pyaar kii galiyaa.N naa pahachaahuu.N ) \-2

( sai.nyaa tujhe paa_uu.N kahaa.N
jiyaa bahalaa_uu.N kahaa.N
kaho ab jaa_uu.N kahaa.N
ho ) \-2

dil to razaamand hai, phir bhii zabaa.N band hai
kaise kahuu.N mujhako meraa baalamaa pasand hai
dil to razaamand hai

( kis sautan sa.ng laagii najariyaa
bhaTak gayaa kis raah sa.Nvariyaa ) \-2

( teraa pataa jo paa_uu.N
binaa pa.Nkh u.D aa_uu.N
duniyaa se chhiin laa_uu.N
ho ) \-2

( dil to razaamand hai, phir bhii zabaa.N band hai
kaise kahuu.N mujhako meraa baalamaa pasand hai ) \-2
dil to razaamand hai

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 29 2008, 05:08 AM

It appears that they are one and the same song. I will wait for other suggestions before changing my write up. Cheers. -S

Posted by: Exon Oct 29 2008, 06:44 AM

I think they are two different versions. It is not because of the starting lines; but even the stanzas don't match.
I have the song audio, 3:01min; likely similar to your uploaded audio. It has the following two stanzas.

1) dil chup raha gayaa hole hole dol ke ...

2) aaj nazar kahin ...

The above stanzas are different from the ISB lyrics that I posted earlier.

Exon

Posted by: sangeetbhakt Nov 3 2008, 01:10 AM

Here is the "other" version.
Length: 2:50
Singer: Asha Bhonsle
Bitrate: 32 kbps (sorry, this is the best I have, but it sounds fine)

Posted by: Erum Hashmi Nov 3 2008, 02:20 PM

Thanks, Sangeetbhakt!

Posted by: vdsachin Nov 3 2008, 03:55 PM

Swarnapriya - Thank You for all these "Opee"s numbers

If possible can you please re-upload songs of Do Ustad (1959) - missed them

Posted by: Exon Nov 3 2008, 07:08 PM

Sangeetbhakt,

Thanks a lot for the missing song.

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 4 2008, 05:56 AM

Thanks for the song. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 4 2008, 06:00 AM

I am uploading in my next posting. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 4 2008, 06:17 AM

Do Ustad (1959)

I am reuploading these songs on request. Here are the details and the songs ...



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Posted by: usrafian Nov 4 2008, 09:57 AM

As usual, very first visit of the day ...to this thread
Got missed 'chameli ke phool'

Big thanks to Swarpriya.

USR

Posted by: vdsachin Nov 4 2008, 10:04 AM

Thank You So Much for re-uploading Do Ustad - Swarnapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 4 2008, 09:39 PM

My dear USR,

Thank you very much for such nice words.

With many cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 4 2008, 09:40 PM

You're very very welcome.

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 6 2008, 10:49 PM

Khoon Ka Badla Khoon (1978)

This is one OP's albums post Asha era. He was desperately looking for someone to take Ashaji's place and in the process experimented with few. In this movie he had the greatly talented Vani Jairam sing all nine songs; four solos and five duets. Even though Vaniji is a very talented and trained classical singer (remember her debut song "Bolo Re Papihara" from Vasant Desai's "Guddi" in 1971?), I am not sure about the results here.

Vani Jairam was born in a music-oriented family. She was a child prodigy and many expected great things from her. She was trained in the nuances of classical singing and by early teens she was an expert at many of the ragas.

In a private concert, Vasant Desai spotted her and invited her to sing in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's "Guddi". She sang all three songs in that movie. But it was the song "Bolo Re Papihara" that catapulted her to overnight fame. This song fetched her several awards. Among them were Tansen Samman award, The All India Cinegoer's Association award, The Lions International Best Promising singer award, and The All India Film-goers award.

Vaniji sang in several languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marwari, Hariyanvi, Bengali, and Tulu. She won Best Female Playback Singer awards from Tamilnadu (1980), Gujarat (1975), and Orissa (1984). She won President's award three times. For "Meera" she won awards from Film World, Cine Herald, and Filmfare. She was also awarded Sangeet Peeth Samman award. The list goes on and on ...

This highly accomplished singer recorded over 10,000 songs to her credit! Yet, with all the credentials she possesses, and with ample proof of singing so many songs in so many different languages, it appears that people hardly know much about her.

Now for the details of the songs from this album and the songs themselves ...




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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 6 2008, 10:55 PM

Songs of "Khoon Ka Badla Khoon (1978)" Continued ...

Now for the rest of the songs from the album "Khhon Ka Badla Khoon" ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 06:31 AM

Kahin Din Kahin Raat (1968)

Here is an album where Rafi Saab didn't sing a single song for OP. OP had some difference of opinion with Rafi Saab during this time. Instead of going with his regular singer Rafi Saab, he had Mahdenra Kapoor sing in this movie. OP did utilize Mahendra's talents even before this, but this time Mahendra was singing in Rafi's place. Even though Mahendra is no Rafi, (for that matter not many sigers could scale the heights of versatility and longevity Rafi Saab exhibited in his professional singing career), he did a very good job here. OP and Rafi Saab patched up their differences later on as Rafi sang for OP in some of his later movies.

There are eight songs in this album. I am able to upload only seven of them. I am missing one song. It is shown in red italics below. These songs came from various sources. Most of them from different CD collections. Others were contributed by the members of this Forum. The extended version of the song is same as the regular version except it is preceded by nearly 90 seconds of music.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 06:34 AM

Songs of Kahin Din Kahin Raat (1968) Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this album...

Posted by: parag_sankla Nov 11 2008, 07:01 AM

Swarapriya

Many thanks for the songs and more importantly for the information about Vani ji. Its truly unfortunate that people does not know much about an artist who has sung over 10000 songs in various languages.

My 2 cents on the music and Box Office fate of KKBK :

A film with a name like that is rarely considered a musical. By 1978, OPN had lost the magic touch. And the film starring Asha Sachdev prpbably did not boast a great star cast as well.

Posted by: simplefable Nov 11 2008, 08:03 AM

True..Vani Jayaram certainly didnt get what she deserves. But one should say..that OPN's style of music needs a female voice with all the oomph...like Geeta and then Asha. As OPN once said, that lata didnt have the kind of voice he needs...which might be a lame excuse. Vani's voice resembles a sincere devout woman..or disciple for that matter. Strictly personal view.
She had some wonderful songs in telugu...many of them for child artists..like that one Sankarabharanam where she was just fantastic.
The only singer who was treated so shabbily would have to be Yesudas..he was never given his due. His was divine voice too..



SP..a typo am sure. Seconds ?? Sorry for pointing it out..but i just love to read what ever you post as they are so well written and informative. hence the pointer..Sorry again. hope you wont mind.

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 10:08 AM

With so many impeccable credetials she possesses Vani Jairam should have been a household name. But she isn't. Part of the reason may be of her own chosing. She probably is a very private person. May be she prefers to stay that way.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 10:16 AM

By the way, I feel the same way about Yesudas. I saw him in a concert once. His humility belies his talent rich career. If you are into his type of music, you are simply in awe. In one of the concerts Balasubrahmanyam (Balu) gave, he referred to Yesudas as his guru. That says something about both of them.

Thanks for pointing out the error. I have corrected it now. You don't need to be sorry to point out something like this.

Cheers,
SP

Posted by: simplefable Nov 11 2008, 10:27 AM

SP..Actually my bro and sil both went to Yesudas's concert in US. I should have been there...
Hope I will catch a gimpse of him someday. He just overwhelms with what ever he sings...

Posted by: vdsachin Nov 11 2008, 01:01 PM

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By the way, I feel the same way about Yesudas. I saw him in a concert once. His humility belies his talent rich career. If you are into his type of music, you are simply in awe. In one of the concerts Balasubrahmanyam (Balu) gave, he referred to Yesudas as his guru. That says something about both of them.

Thanks for pointing out the error. I have corrected it now. You don't need to be sorry to point out something like this.

Cheers,
SP
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Well 'Yesudas' is simply divine....
Whenever I listen to his rendering of 'Mata Saraswati Sharada...' from Aalaap - I just cannot stop crying....
Even Lata Mangeshkar could not match him in her version of the song - but sadly the entire film world except, for Malayalam Film Industry have not tapped his talent.

The latent problem with Bollywood is that they don’t seem to give importance to 'Bhava' aspect of singing as much as they give importance to all sorts of other technicalities of singing...
Most probably it is due to influence of Hindustani Sangeet on Bollywood that stalwarts of Karnatak Sangeet like Vani Jayram & Yesudas get neglected in Bollywood.

But I don’t have any complaints - as being a south Indian I can still enjoy Vani Jayram & Yesudas singing in Kannada / Tamil & Malayalam...

Posted by: HarshBhatt Nov 11 2008, 07:36 PM

Keep them coming swarapriya, Thanks

Posted by: jigri1 Nov 11 2008, 07:40 PM

Even at the risk of sounding like a broken record.. Here I go again....

Thanks swarapriya for these awesome oldies

Posted by: parag_sankla Nov 11 2008, 08:29 PM

This probably explains why singers like Geeta ji, Hemantda did not get as much success. Both of them always sang with great feelings and great expressions catching the mood of the songs. Yet, the preference of the MDs were other singers with superior technicalities of singing!



Parag

Posted by: sangeetbhakt Nov 11 2008, 09:15 PM

Here is a longer version of one of the songs in this film. I believe it is from DVD
and was uploaded on this forum.

Song: Tu laDki mai laDka
Singers: Asha Bhonsle, Mohammad Rafi
Length: 4:04
Bitrate: 256 kbps
Format: mp3

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 10:19 PM

You've nailed on the problem by isolating it to "Bhava". It is worth pondering about. Thanks for some illuminating thoughts.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 10:20 PM

All I can say is thanks. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 10:22 PM

Hello Jigri. You're a captive music lover. I appreciate taking time to send in such cheerful notes. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 10:23 PM

Thanks for the extended version of the song. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 11 2008, 10:26 PM

It is a good conjecture. There is a lot to be said about it. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 22 2008, 08:57 PM

Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966)

Here is one of the finest creations of O.P. Nayyar. Every song in this album is a beauty. All four solos by Asha ji reverberate with such ardent fervor and melody that they stick with you for ever. OP knew how to bring out the best in Asha ji. Asha ji knew how to give the best to OP's music. This chemistry between the two was evident in all the songs of this movie.

Sharmila, who plays the mysterious woman on whom the hero is passionately in love with, did a superb acting job. Her peformance adds so much depth and eeriness to the haunting songs of Asha ji.

More than anything else, the lyrics of this movie are a standout. S.H. Bihari didn't write songs for too many movies. His first major breakthrough came with that memorable song "Na Ye Chaand Hoga" sung beautifully but separately by Geeta ji as well as Hemant da. Not until many years later Bihari became a regular with OP. (I am including his picture below; he is in the mddle). This association produced some beautiful music.

This was the first time Mahendra Kapoor sang for OP. Nayyar Saab. He was so impressed with Mahendra that he utilized Mahendra's talents in many of his future movies.

All songs I am uploading are from a CD. The extended version is by the courtesy of the Forum members. Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 22 2008, 09:02 PM

Songs Of "Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966)" Continued ...

Here are rest of the songs from this hauntingly beautiful album ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 30 2008, 05:19 AM

Musafir Khana (1955)

Here is an early album of OP. Geeta ji sang a couple of songs in this movie; a duet and and a solo. As usually the case with Geeta ji, she is in her own element here, especially with the solo.

I am uploading eight songs here. These came from various sources; CD collections, from the Forum member contributions, and DVD. Because of this the quality of the songs is not uniform.

According to Earthmusic network, a couple of songs are missing from this album. These are shown in red italics in the table below. Now for a description of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: deepak Dec 5 2008, 11:43 AM

Kindly re- upload....Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala & Akalmand.
Thanks

Posted by: swarapriya Dec 6 2008, 01:34 AM

Akalmand (1966)

I am reuploading these songs on request.

Details ...