Songs about 'yaad' or of reminiscence - Page 7

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

😆 okay Hippo, I see what you're saying... we'll make another topic asking people to list their number one picks for each theme/idea?

Originally posted by: hippopotamus

yes that will be more interesting ..more fun

otherwise we can go to youtube for all songs

member related topics make it fun

if it were to me i would start a topic on confessions of members..those are always fun lol

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

I've been on IF long enough to know that member-related threads mostly end in a bad way, Hippo :p

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

I'm so sorry for not checking this thread.. i need to do some catching up :p

Wanted to watch 'Yaad aa gayi woh nashili nigahen' because of the set, LB. The orchestra, the theatre and the place outside theatre... look very charming, and am curious to see how Indian orchestra or theatre looked like in color back then :)

I cann't spot Aruna Iraniii :D ..is she the shorter one?

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Okay, so I decided to add a little bit of trivia and thoughts about the songs I post rather than simply posting them in groups 😃. So please bear with me.

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Meri yaad mein tum na aansoo bahana

na jee ko jalana mujhe bhool jaana

samajhna ke tha ek sapna suhana

woh guzra zamana, mujhe bhool jaana

This song, for me, is among the top Talat Mahmood songs ever and ranks among my favorite songs of that period. The music is by Madan Mohan. Madhosh (1951) is among his early works when he hadn't gained as much credibility as an MD and way before his more celebrated works such as Adalat, Anpadh and Woh Kaun thi came about. This is the most famous song from the movie - I haven't even heard any of the others - and it usually features in every Top Talat songs list.

There's heartbreak in this song, but there's a kind of comforting stance - a lover, resigned to his fate, urging his beloved not to think of him or cry for him - and to just forget him.

The lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan are touching especially -

Juda meri manzil, juda teri raahein

milegi na ab teri meri nigahein

and

mera naam tak apne labh pe na lana

Talat's mellifluous tones do absolute justice to this song, that is picturized on a rather non-descript actor that Wikipedia informs me is called Manher Desai, but the woman he's pining for is Meena Kumari, so there's some consolation there.😆

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

Loved it LB.. and i love how you are sharing your thoughts here, thankyou for sharing :) I'm sorry I didn't check this thread in all these days...

I want to make a topic on Talat Mahmood, i love him very much.. he's unique and his voice, way of singing feels nice to me, different than most singers not just in that age but of all time :)

These lyrics reminded me of one song that I love a lot.. :p

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42EMUa7KC4k[/YOUTUBE]

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

@Bold: Please, please do, Angel! Pretty Please!! 😳😃 I would love to post Talat songs and discuss them with like-minded enthusiasts!

Yes, Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao - the only song composed by Sudha Malhotra in the movie, Didi and sung by her and Mukesh, posited as Sahir's ode to his supposedly unrequited love for her. And the more famous, Chalo ek baar phirse which he apparently wrote when he met her at a party after she married.

The lyrics are just so Sahir-esque. 😭😭

Mere dil ki mere jazbaat ki keemat kya hai
Uljhe-uljhe se khayalaat ki keemat kya hai
Maine kyon pyaar kiya tumne na kyon pyaar kiya
In pareshaan savaalaat ki keemat kya hai

and

Zindagi sirf mohabbat nahi kuchh aur bhi hai
Zulf-o-rukhsaar ki jannat nahi kuchh aur bhi hai
Bhookh aur pyaas ki maari huyi is duniya mein
Ishq hi ek haqeeqat nahi kuchh aur bhi hai 👏

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Phir woh bhooli si yaad aayi hai - Begaana (1963)

I know next to nothing about this song or the movie - had to look up Wiki for info - but I do recall listening to it on radio years ago. The song is a soft, heart-wrenching melody by the duo Sapan Jagmohan, this being their debut film as MD.

It's picturized on Shaliesh Kumar, again a non-descript actor- though the movie also stars Dharmendra, who briefly makes an appearance in the song. The setting is the Taj Mahal, that makes me wonder about the context of the song. Is the guy's lover dead? Is there some parallel with the Taj's legend? If anyone has watched this movie, do tell!

Lyrics are by Shailendra and he pens such poignant lines that are rendered in Rafi's incomparable voice which echoes all the pathos in this song aptly.👏

Aankh mein boond bhar jo pani hai
Pyar ki ek yahi nishaani hai 😭

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Woh Din yaad karo - Hamrahi (1963)

This is an almost happy song with the "yaad" theme, so I decided to post it after the plethora of sad songs.

The picturization clearly gives the context - a married couple - Mehmood and Shubha Khote - are reminiscing their early days of romance, while their kids watch on in bewilderment and surprise! 😆

This movie is remembered for the more famous songs by Shankar-Jaikishen, such as the title track - Mujhko apne gale laga lo, and Ye aansoo mere dil ki zubaan hai, but I like this song for it's positive vibes and the happiness it exudes.

Though the lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri sound rueful at times -

Phirte the aazaad ham toh chaman mein
Chand aur suraj hain jaise gagan mein
Ab toh yeh jeevan hai uljhan ki seema
Dhadke mera dil ab dheema dheema 😆

- the underlying tone of the song is joyful. 😃