Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Is there genius thing in songs ?

Songs are but 7 notes. So at the most they are great combinations. But my point is, is there a thing called genius in songs? Yes, it is possible. 

I list these songs as genius from Indian cinema.

Ye dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye. Jaidev. Genius composition

Ik hasina thi; ik diwaana tha. Laxmikant Pyarelal. Genius emotion

Madhura mazhikhondhu vaasam Ilaiyaraaja Genius balance

Aaj ki raat hona hai kya. Shankar Ehsaan Loy Genius chord change

Jab chaaha yaara tumne RDBurman Genius Carefreeness

Tu jo mere sur mein Ravindra Jain Genius Music use

Pal pal dil ke paas Kalyanji Anandji Genius Feelings

As my knowledge is limited and am not too focused, I am not able to make an exhaustive list. I want to include all the known music directors.

Saturday, May 14, 2022

I keep listening to them again and again

When I was in school in Delhi we would listen to Hindi Jesudas songs a lot. It became a habit. And the songs were deeply internalized.  

We would also listen to Talat Mehmood and Manna Dey.

Then I went to Coimbatore for electrical engineering course in BE. I bought a Walkman and listened to popular Tamil songs.

Time waits for no one. But the effects of music are deep and memories remain. I listen to these four songs again and again. 

En jeevan paduthu. K J Jesudas. Ilaiyaraja.

Un nenjai thottu solu. Chitra. Ilaiyaraja.

Jab tak poore na ho phere saath. Nadiya ke paar. Ravindra Jain. 

Koun disha mein. Nadiya ke paar. Ravindra Jain. 

I get the feeling of rural India. Of Southern India. Of Northern India. 

I want my South Indian blog readers to listen to the above two Ravindra Jain songs. And the North Indian blog readers to listen to Ilaiyaraja songs. And appreciate the greatness of rural India.