Tribute to Rafi sahab in indian idol 6? - Page 3

Originally posted by: mumbaikar8

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I agree with you"ll totally.
Now a days its like praising Rafi Saab is considered a sin or a crime.
Cause when Jeetuji. who seems to be a real ardent fan of Rafi saab wanted to praise Rafi saab had to say Rafi saab bhi achchha gaate the.
Why the hell they do have guts tocome out with what the fact which is
Rafi sirf achchha nahin gaate the, Rafi saab sab se achchha gaate the.
If he was not the best singer, do you think, he would have survived for more than 2 decades
competing with BOTH the MANGESHKAR sisters.
I think we all rafi saabs friend should get together on his facebook page.
I do not know who is pdating it, but his ardent fan Sonu is active on it.
That is a bigger platform to come out in favour of Rafi Saab.

Go Rafi Saab fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by: nikkigreen

Sonu Nigam would a great guest judge for a tribute to Rafi Sahib.

Originally posted by: uzair_rock

Jas ji, I agree with you, every reality show we see, they are singing Kishore kumar songs or other singers. Nobody sings rafi numbers, very few attempt it. I think this is because they know they cant do justice to his songs. There used to be a show on Sony tv called "Melody". Once people asked Kumar Sanu to sing a rafi song, and his reaction was "baap re baap, rafi sahab,!! marwao ge yaar"

This tells us what gem of a singer he was.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

WHY???

Why would a voice like Rafi Saab's ever be thought of in terms less than divine, god-like or hallowed?

Why would someone who could sing an angst -ridden "ye duniya agar mil bhi jaye", and then a soul- piercing "insaan bano" , someone who could do justice to a love anthem like "tumne mujhe dekha" in the same breath as a comical "Sar jo tera chakraye" ever be spoken of in anything other than hushed, awed, revered tones?

Why would an accomplished singer like Asha Bhosle whose meteoric rise to fame began with memorable duets with Rafi Saab like "O bedard zamaane", "Ek pardesi mera dil le Gaya", "accha ji main haari", "bahut shukriya", "deewana hua baadal"...not want to acknowledge the greatness of this awe-inspiring man whose voice could transform the most mundane of songs into extraordinary?

Who could be foolish enough to deny the sublime exquisiteness of his rich, mellifluous tones?

Who could be brave enough to attempt to come anywhere even a million light years close to this man's singing?

If playback singing was an altar, then Rafi Saab would be one of its most worshipped Gods.

I cannot even begin to describe the feelings his voice arouses inside of me when I hear an incredibly romantic "tum jo mil gaye ho", or a carefree "har fikr ko dhuen mein" or a haunting "aaj purani raahon se" or a wickedly teasing "nain lad jayi hai" or a flawless rendition of "'madhuban mein radhika" or a youthfully exuberant "chahe koi mujhe jungle kahe" or a soul-searingly sad "meri kahani bhoolne wale".

Yes, we don't need a Rafi tribute on II.

Not because no one can do justice to his songs, not because its unfashionable to appreciate Rafisaab, not because we don't have a Rafian on the judges panel on II.

But because Tributes are given for people who've passed on.

Rafi Saab lives. His voice lives.

And we don't need two-bit contestants on II to remind us of him.

Like Rafi Saab himself told us through this song..

"Tum mujhe yoon bhula na paoge..

Jab kabhi bhi sunoge geet mere...

Sang Sang tum bhi gungunaoge..."