"Zindagi Ko Bahut Pyaar Hamne Kiya
Maut Se Bhi Mohabbat Nibhaaenge Ham
Rote Rote Zamaane Mein Aaye Magar
Hanste Hanste Zamaane Se Jaaenge Ham"
Hello friends!!! I know its been a while since I have written something on my blog. I really do want to write more often...anywayz... i'll keep trying, I promise!
Ok I'll admit! The title was to grab your attention and to please the search engines. Hey, but honestly, its not too far from the truth.If you are a true Kishore Kumar fan you'll probably agree with me.
I'm amazed and at the same time baffled, when I think " Why is Kishore Kumar considered to be one of the best(if not the best) singers of all times? " or "What made Kishore Kumar so successful?".Is it because he has such a beauftiful voice? Is it because he lend his voice to the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna?Is it because the songs written at that time had just amazing lyrics? Perhaps all the above reasons. But, the biggest reason according to me is something else.
Personally I would say, if there is one thing that Kishore Kumar had and other greats like Rafi and Mukesh did not, was "dard "(in hindi). There is pathos in his voice and in the way he sings.Just listen to the song "Koi hota jisko apna...", and you'll know what I mean by "dard". Rafi and Mukesh are good, but Kishore Kumar is in a different league altogether. Kishore Kumar not only sings, he talks through his songs.You can see this quality in the song "Zindagi ka safar...".He captures each moment in his songs in a very charming manner.
Now coming to the top 25, here's a list of my personal favourites of Kishore Kumar.Please note that these are not necassarily in an order.
- Zindagi ka safar (lyrics)
- Mere mehboob qayamat hogi (lyrics)
- Koi hota jisko apna (lyrics)
- Aapke anurodh pe (lyrics)
- Chukar mere mann ko (lyrics)
- Aadmi jo kehta hai (lyrics)
- Ruk jaana nahi (lyrics)
- Aate jaate khoobsoorat (lyrics)
- Raat kali ek khwaab (lyrics)
- Neele neele ambar par (lyrics)
- Aanewala pal (lyrics)
- Manzilen apni jagah hain (lyrics)
- Pal pal dil ke paas (lyrics)
- Tu rootha dil toota(sad) (lyrics)
- O mere dil ke chain (lyrics)
- Hum bewafa hargiz na the (lyrics)
- O manjhi re (lyrics)
- Geet gaata hun mein (lyrics)
- Chingari koi bhadke (lyrics)
- Meri bheegi bheegi (lyrics)
- Kahin door jab din (lyrics)
- Mera jeevan kora kagaz (lyrics)
- Ek raasta hai zindagi (lyrics)
- Zindagi ki yehi reet hai (lyrics)
- Yeh jeevan hai (lyrics)
If you wanna listen or watch any of the above songs, feel free to go to my playlist on youtube.
More laterz...
Happy worshipping till then!!! :)
