DOTW: Where has the melody gone? - Page 2

Originally posted by: Vishesh

u sound more like kishore Da fan..

it is said that he sang last in movie "maalamaal"(1988) and music was by "Anu malik"..
and the song Chhokar mere mann ko.. was by Rajesh Roshan (1980~)
so.. if these song were melodious, was it bcoz of Rajesh roshan , anu malik or just becoz of Kishore Da.

and is there any contribution of Music director in it or not ?

we cannot say all 50,60 songs were melodious..

Ya i mst sounld lyk dat...coz i;ve listend 2 majority of da sngs sung by him...well...gd info. abt dat muzik dir's n all dat...thnx 4 dat MR.Vishesh but....da thing is dat u have ur point n i hve mine...but Still....dere is a point!----------I realllly dnt knw wat makes a song sound melodious........! lyk i said be4 ,sumtimes its da muizik ,tune..or lyrics...sum feeling....u cnt gues wat it xactly is! Ofcrse muzik dir's mst have had deir contri. 2wards da melody of da song....bt nt always........---dere r also songs widout muzik...i;ve listened 2 dem.........den wat say abt muzik dir's cntri. ?its nt dere den...n wat if it stilll sound melodious??? den u;d surely say...its all in all da singer's contri. 2wards da M of da song! -----As long as da voice seems sweet n Melodious.............even if dere's no musik...dat song ....is surely ...'A Song' even den! Its nt always muzik which makes it melodious...............!!!!!!

O! den u mst hve listened all 50's 60's songs .........dats y u r saying k all wweren;t melodious.........!! hats off 2 U!--------But its only wat u think na.......wat if in ny other person's view THEY ARE?

Originally posted by: Vishesh

hmmm...only dancing numbers,,no, not all of them.
right now i remember one of my fav song..

jadoo hai nasha hai, madhoshiyaa..
tujhko bhula ke ab jaaoo kahaa..

this one is a melodious song n unforgettable.

yup also "woh lamhe" isnt forgettable in my opinion...i can think of many more aswell😊

Originally posted by: T.

Wow, I nearly missed out on this gem of a discussion here.

Well, honestly speaking, the songs of the 50s, 60s, 70s, were more melodic only because there were few beat oriented songs. its true that you rarely find a clubbing song before R.D. Burman came into the scene. Even, then RD's songs were Disco oriented. They still made use of more Melody over just rhythm.

A song does not have to be a hit to be melodic. Melody is not lost, but our tastes are changing to more beat-oriented, clubbing songs. Rap, Hip Hop are now being integrated into our music. There is less usage of different notes; they sound similar. Tastes have changed, par also it's ki wherever you go, rap/hip-hopish type music bhi zyaada sun ne mein aata hai. Toh even if you did not used to like this type of music...eventually sun sun ke you will get used to it then start liking it. Hope im making sense😕😳

Like Vishesh pointed out, "Chann Chann" - a very melodious song of Munnabhai is definitely not as popular as "M Bole to" and "Chanda Mama", which use only a few notes in a narrow range.

Another thing is that sensuality existed even in "oldie" songs. Just because the picturization is different, it does not make the lyrics of the song any less sensual. Eggjacktly!😊

E.g. "Raat Baaki, Baat baaki" (Namak Halal - 1980s)
"Baahon mein chale aao" (Anamika - 1970s or 1960s)

Originally posted by: T.

Wow, I nearly missed out on this gem of a discussion here.

Well, honestly speaking, the songs of the 50s, 60s, 70s, were more melodic only because there were few beat oriented songs. its true that you rarely find a clubbing song before R.D. Burman came into the scene. Even, then RD's songs were Disco oriented. They still made use of more Melody over just rhythm.

A song does not have to be a hit to be melodic. Melody is not lost, but our tastes are changing to more beat-oriented, clubbing songs. Rap, Hip Hop are now being integrated into our music. There is less usage of different notes; they sound similar.

Like Vishesh pointed out, "Chann Chann" - a very melodious song of Munnabhai is definitely not as popular as "M Bole to" and "Chanda Mama", which use only a few notes in a narrow range.

Another thing is that sensuality existed even in "oldie" songs. Just because the picturization is different, it does not make the lyrics of the song any less sensual.

E.g. "Raat Baaki, Baat baaki" (Namak Halal - 1980s)
"Baahon mein chale aao" (Anamika - 1970s or 1960s)

I agree completely!

Originally posted by: sonal_07

okie jks apart,
thiz what it comesz out 2
1.the oldiez songz are more melodiouz the proof of that iz simply this reason after even even 60-70 years our generetion people who were not born at that time still want to hear them , want to relate ourself with them may b because of lyrics or music or the singer or acter or combination!!!!

👏👏👏--Very Well Said..!! i agree wid U completely..!! arey behas he is bat ki hai! 😉

Originally posted by: bigmouth

Tastes have changed, par also it's ki wherever you go, rap/hip-hopish type music bhi zyaada sun ne mein aata hai. Toh even if you did not used to like this type of music...eventually sun sun ke you will get used to it then start liking it. Hope im making sense😕😳

True; the promotion these days is way more aggressive!

Originally posted by: sonal_07

okie jks apart,
thiz what it comesz out 2
1.the oldiez songz are more melodiouz the proof of that iz simply this reason after even even 60-70 years our generetion people who were not born at that time still want to hear them , want to relate ourself with them may b because of lyrics or music or the singer or acter or combination!!!! as far as the new so called melodies are concerned i have some serious doubts if they will b remembered like that after more 60-70 years not until the trend will chnage thats why i said earlier u remember them until the next 1 comes along.
2. now look at majority of songs no feel, soul in them them forget about melody..before the songs were written like that you could live in them , feel them cry with them , can fell love with them!!!! nw people like you and me can write songs all you have to do is make sure they rhyme...
I can write a song and give good beats 2 it and make it a hit

Well, I kind of disagree with some of your points.

1) We do have some beautiful melodies of modern times which will be remembered - those from Kal ho na ho, Devdas, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, DDLJ, Roja, Bombay, Pardes, Khamoshi, etc. to name just a few

We cant look into the future and see what will happen 50-60 years down the road. I mean, even in the 1950s there must have been songs which people at that time hated, but they are classics of today.

2) I dont think its easy to make up a song just like that. IMHO, even adding beats requires quite a bit of musical knowledge. 😊

Originally posted by: T.

True; the promotion these days is way more aggressive!

yeah tanaz...sometimes too much!!😕