Its been a quite few days here…but you don’t have much of an
option when your PC conks off all of a sudden. How I missed you my dear blog! Aaj Monday hai…chalo koi gaana bajaate hai
J So the song for this
week is Mera Kuch Samaan from Ijaazat. Yet again, the wonderful trio
of Pancham, Gulzar and Asha Bhosle do what they do best – create magic!
If you’ve not seen the movie, let me tell you that the words
of the song are actually from a letter that Anuradha Patel writes to her former
lover. So the song is a poetry-meets-prose kind of a thing. Accordingly, the composition
is very soft and focuses on the words and vocals and at places, is used to draw
attention to the atypical lyrics. Lyrics that only Gulzar can write. He uses
metaphors so deep, but in such a subtle manner, yet so powerfully. And the
santoor playing at interludes is sheer bliss! The song is one of Asha Bhosle’s personal favourites (and mine as well!),
and also won her a second National Award, the first one being for Dil Cheez Kya Hain from Umrao Jaan.
The story behind this song is very interesting. Gulzar
finished reciting the lyrics, and Pancham replied, ‘Nice situation’. Gulzar told
him, ‘Situation nahin, gaana hai. Isko tune
lagao’. Pancham retorted, ‘Yaar kal Times of India laooge aur bologe isko
tune laga!’ The clash continued till Asha Bhosle suggested a tune for ‘lauta do’. Pancham then went on to
create the tune in reverse direction! He used to refer to it as the ‘luggage
song’!
Enjoy listening! I can guarantee you’ll rewind it over and
over!
* Ek akeli chhatri mein jab aadhe aadhe bheeg rahe the
Aadhe sukhe aadhe geele sukha toh main le aayi thii
Geela mann shayad bistar ke paas padaa ho
Woh bhijva do mera woh samaan lauta do *
Song: Mera Kuch Samaan
Film: Ijaazat
Music: R.D.Burman
Lyrics: Gulzar
Vocals: Asha Bhosle
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