1950s and 1960s saw many historical movies ( mostly from Mughal period) being made. These movies have become part of Indian psyche. So much so that there are many people who actually think that emperor Akbar spoke in a “fata baans” kind of croaking voice, and that there was actually someone called Anarkali. History tells us that Akbar hardly looked like Prithviraj Kapoor and there is no mention of Anarkali in historical chronicles, but then far less number of people read history than those that watch movies.

I am sure everyone who ever saw the movie “Taj Mahal” would believe likewise that Shahjahan looked like Pradeep Kumar and that Mumtaz Mahal looked like Bina Rai.If the real life Shahjahan and Mumtaz Mahal were anything like Pradeed Kumar and Bina Rai, they must have sung some wonderful duets those days, which are sadly lost to us.

“Jo waada kiya wo nibhaana padega” is such a simple lyric, but it has now become an an out and out iconic song. Just about any one who listens to Bollywood music has definitely heard, and even hummed ( however badly) this song sometime or the other. Roshan was mindbloggingly prolific in churning out one memorable song after another in those days, and 1963 was an especially productive year for him.

This all time evergreen song was, unsurprisingly, the top song in Binaca geetmala final of 1963.

Song- Jo waada kiya wo nibhaana padega (Tajmahal 1963) Singer-Rafi, Lata, Lyrics-Sahir, MD-Roshan

Lyrics

jo waada kiya wo nibhaana padega
roke zamaana chahe roke khudaayi
tumko aana padega
jo waada kiya wo nibhaana padega

tarasti nigaahon ne aawaaz dee hai
muhabbat ki raahon ne aawaz dee hai aaa
jaane hayaa jaane ada chodo tarsana
tumko aana padega
jo waada kiya wo nibhaana padega

ye maana hamen jaan se jaana padega
par ye samajhlo tumne jab bhi pukara
hamko aana padega
jo waada kiya wo nibhaana padega

ham apni wafa pe na ilzaam lenge
tumhe dil diya hai tumhe jaan bhi denge aaa
jab ishq ka sauda kiya phir kya ghabraana
humko aana padega
jo waada kiya wo nibhana padega

chamakte hain jab tak ye chaand aur taare
na toontege ab ahd-o- paima hamaare aaa
ek doosra jab se sada hoke deewana hamko aana padega
jo waada kiya wo nibhaana padega
nibhaana padega

                Aridity

Where did you go in your flight from my side?

Cosmo, alight from your sphere

And at least visit near.

I was cocky when I was your bride –

Now I’ve no questions –

Not really, not really;

No yearning, not really,

No memory, really -

Just fading, returning impressions.

Peculiarly garbed:

In pursuit sans ambition, a wire un-barbed;

The dress of a votive

With guileless motive.

Your short embrace turning the sought to besoughter

Has left me, and left me

Three flowers to water:

Devotion;

There’s not more than you one should ever desire,

Not a thing more than you left to acquire.

Acceptance:

Since nothing excels you,

Then all things are less.

Thus, nothing repels me

Not luring by dress.

Humility:

Oh, this is hardest,

Since nothing is mine;

To supple myself

Till your self pours like wine.

Where did you go in your flight from my side?

Cosmo, alight and re-enter you bride.

©Aridity 63.10.15

Love Relationships; To The Child Mystic;

Arlene Corwin

When it comes to qawwalis, Roshan was a music director non pareil. A few of his memorable qawwalis have already been posted in this blog. Here is another one viz “Nigaahein milaane ko jee chahta hai”.

This qawwali from “Dil hi to hai” is one of the immortal qawwalis of Bollywood movies. This is sung by Asha Bhonsle, and she shows her versatility as a singer in this song. I have always felt that she was the female equivalent of Kishore when it came to singing bubbly songs. Here she shows that she was the female equivalent of Rafi as well, when it came to singing songs like this qawwali, which was the forte of Rafi among male singers.

The lyrics written by Sahir are absolutely fantastic, and more importantly, easily understandable. And Roshan is of course outstanding as a music director.

When it comes to picturisation, Nutan is rather cute in this song. She was hardly a great dancer or great under this kind of roles, but she has hung on gamely, and has done a decent job. In fact, there are fans who think that she was great in this movie and in this song.

So, here is another wonderful gem from Roshan on the occasion of his death anniversary today.

Song-Nigaahen milaane ko jee chahta hai (Dil hi to hai 1963) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Sahir Ludhianvi, MD- Roshan

Lyrics

aaaa
raaz ki baat hai
mehfil mein kahen yaa na kahen
bas gayaa hai koyi is dil mein kahen yaa na kahen
kahen yaa na kahen …

nigaahen milaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
nigaahen milaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
o nigaahen milaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
dil-o-jaan lutaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
dil-o-jaan lutaane
lutaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
wo tohmat jise ishq kahti hai duniyaa
wo tohmat jise ishq kahti hai duniyaa
kahti hai duniyaa
wo tohmat jise ishq kahti hai duniyaa
wo tohmat uthaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
wo tohmat uthaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
wo tohmat uthaane uthaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
jee chaahtaa hai

kisi ke manaane mein lazzat wo paayi
kisi ke manaane mein lazzat wo paayi
lazzat wo paayi
kisi ke manaane mein lazzat wo paayi
ki phir rooth jaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
ki phir rooth jaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
mera rooth jaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
dilo jaan lutaane ko jee chahta hai

wo jalwaa jo ojhal bhi hai saamne bhi
wo jalwaa jo ojhal bhi hai saamne bhi
hai saamne bhi
wo jalwaa jo ojhal bhi hai saamne bhi
wo jalwaa churaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
wo jalwaa churaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
wo jalwaa churaane churaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
jee chaahtaa hai
wo jalwaa churaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
wo jalwaa churaane ko jee chaahtaa hai

o… jis ghadi meri nigaahon ko teri deed huyi
wo ghadi mere liye aish ki tamheed huyi
jab kabhi maine teraa chaand saa chehraa dekhaa
jab kabhi maine teraa chaand saa chehraa dekhaa
eid ho yaa ki na ho mere liye eid huyi
aahe eid ho yaa ki na ho mere liye eid huyi
wo jalwaa jo ojhal bhi hai saamne bhi
wo jalwaa churaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
wo jalwaa churaane ko jee chaahtaa hai

mulaaqaat kaa koyi paighaam deejiye ki
chhup chhupake aane ko jee chaahtaa hai
aur aake na jaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
aur aake na jaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
jee chaahtaa hai
nigaahen milaane ko jee chaahtaa hai
nigaahen milaane ko jee chaahtaa hai

Sie glaubten es. Sie gaben ihm das Geld.

Sein Versprechen: Gib 15 % und erhalte nach einem Jährchen 100 %. Also: Gib 1500 Mark und erhalte nach Jahr Wert von 10.000 Mark.

(1922-2001) Militar de carrera, el coronel Kopácsi había sido nombrado en 1953 jefe de la policía de Budapest. Aliado de Imre Nagy, se comprometió activamente con la insurrección de otoño de 1956 y colaboró en la organización de la Milicia Nacional. Formó parte de la comisión gestora del Partido Socialista Obrero Húngaro presidida por Kádár. Procesado en 1958 como miembro del grupo de Nagy, fue condenado a cadena perpetua. La amnistía de 1963 lo dejó en libertad. En 1975 emigró a Canadá y sólo regresó a Hungría en 1989 al desplomarse el sistema socialista.

inmodwetrust #3

(The Miracles - Mickey’s Monkey)

another slice from the 1963 selection, the year that ‘Mod’ grew out of various shadows to establish it as more than a handful of ‘dressers’/stylists/modernists into a movement. Same year that the (New) Scene opened it’s doors in Ham Yard, (Soho), to become the premier London club and forum for all things ‘mod’ and hip in the capital.

The cut is delivered in fine style by legendary Detroit vocal group The Miracles with William ‘Smokey’ Robinson on lead supported by Bobby Rogers, Marv Tarplin, childhood friend and, (along with Smokey), former 5 Chimes member Ronald White and female vocalist Claudette Rogers. The Miracles paved the way for Motown’s success in the early sixties with cuts like ‘Shop Around’, ‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’ and this one apoun which the Berry Gordy empire was built.

inmodwetrust #2

(Joe Hinton - You Know It Ain’t Right)

Round two of the mod/ernist musical merry go round and this time it’s courtesy of a relatively obscure vocalist by the name of Joe Hinton who up until 1958 had been a gospel singer but, it was with this one, (recorded for Don Robey’s Backbeat label in 1963), that he broke through. Going on to have a minor ‘hit’ with his version of Willie Nelson’s ‘Funny How Time Slips Away’ the following year. Unfortunately his career was cut short in 1968 after losing a battle with Skin Cancer but for themusicologist he is, (almost), immortalised by this slice of the Mod/ernist pie.

I’ve always liked Doctor Who ever since I was a kid back in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. I’m still a teenager, just 16, and I still like the good old Doctor. There has been many doctors since it was started back in 1963. The first doctor was a old guy who is long since dead. I was fascinated by him and his personality. I must admit, I did try to copy some expects of his personality and character (bit stupid to do so if you ask me these days). A couple of years back, the ABC was replaying some of the old Doctor Who episodes from the first ones in 1963 right up to the last classical one in 1989 with that guy. Since I got my first video player eight years ago, I’ve been borrowing them from the local Warwick Shire library and playing them on my video player (some people would call it a VCR). I was the last of the video player generation and so I remember the video players (some would say video recorders but who cares). For those of the DVD generation who don;t know what a video player is, a video player is a old version of a DVD player. Dear god that made me feel old for saying that. Stupid DVD generation. Any way, back to the topic of this post.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) stopped making Doctor Who shows for over a decade. They  started making them again three years ago. The first new one was a Scots person. Then they got rid of him and replaced him with some accented guy called David Tennant. There was a show about him on “Who Do You Think you Are” just a  couple of weeks ago on the Special Broadcasting Service (the SBS). I really liked him. One guy at my school thought he was hot. But I want say who the guy was (Don’t worry AK your secret is safe with me, comrade).

Now, the British Broadcasting Corporation ha

s announced that comrade Tennant (no, he isn’t one of us, comrades) will no longer be playing the role of Doctor Who. That really sucks if you ask me. David Tennant will still appear in four new episodes .According to their web site, the new Doctor Who will make his appearance on this year’s Christmas special that will be called “The Next Doctor”. I, along with many other people including AK, will be looking forward to the special. Oh by the way, I hope the bloody ABC plays it in December not in the middle of next year like they did with the 2007 Christmas special. Don’t be a mob of pricks, guys.

British Broadcasting Corporation:

David Tennant has announced that he will leave the award winning BBC drama Doctor Who when he has completed the filming of four special episodes which will be screened in 2009 and early in 2010.

David Tennant first appeared as The Doctor in 2005 and has gone on to star in three series and three Christmas specials as the tenth incarnation of the Time Lord. The BBC has confirmed that David will continue to play The Doctor in the four specials that will make up the 2009 series before a new Doctor takes over for Series 5. Tennant will also star in the Doctor Who Christmas Special titled The Next Doctor this year.

David Tennant comments “I’ve had the most brilliant, bewildering and life changing time working on Doctor Who. I have loved every day of it. It would be very easy to cling on to the TARDIS console forever and I fear that if I don’t take a deep breath and make the decision to move on now, then I simply never will. You would be prising the TARDIS key out of my cold dead hand. This show has been so special to me, I don’t want to outstay my welcome.

“This is all a long way off, of course. I’m not quitting, I’m back in Cardiff in January to film four special episodes which will take Doctor Who all the way through 2009. I’m still the Doctor all next year but when the time finally comes I’ll be honoured to hand on the best job in the world to the next lucky git - whoever that may be.

The Doctor

“I’d always thought the time to leave would be in conjunction with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner who have been such a huge part of it all for me. Steven Moffat is the most brilliant and exciting writer, the only possible successor to Russell and it was sorely tempting to be part of his amazing new plans for the show. I will be there, glued to my TV when his stories begin in 2010.

“I feel very privileged to have been part of this incredible phenomenon, and whilst I’m looking forward to new challenges I know I’ll always be very proud to be the Tenth Doctor.”

Russell T Davies Executive Producer of Doctor Who comments “I’ve been lucky and honoured to work with David over the past few years - and it’s not over yet, the Tenth Doctor still has five spectacular hours left! After which, I might drop an anvil on his head. Or maybe a piano. A radioactive piano. But we’re planning the most enormous and spectacular ending, so keep watching!”

Doctor Who returns to our screens on BBC this Christmas. The Next Doctor starring David Tennant, David Morrissey and Dervla Kirwan will be screened on the 25th December on BBC1.

Watch a video of David explaining his decision which includes a preview of the forthcoming episode The Next Doctor by using the media player above

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/misc/news/index.shtml?media=2

Here is this song “naache man mora magan” from “Meri Soorat Teri Aankhen”. I have listened to this song in past, but never fully or with rapt attention. But this time, when I listened to this song as a preparation for including it in the blog, I really was made to sit up and take notice.

I have mentioned in almost all posts dealing with Rafi songs that Rafi’s voice was divine. If one listens to songs, one can find some shortcomings in the diction of singers, even legendary singers. But in this particular song, I could find absolutely no blemish.

This is a semi classical song, and I feel that this must go down as an example of a perfect semi classical song in Bollywood movies. It is an absolutely wonderful and fantastic song sung by Rafi. The voice is so crystal clear and blemishless that one cannot have words to describe the perfection of this singing. As far as I am concerned, this has got to be one of the best semi classical songs in Bollywood movies, bar none.

This song was written by Shailendra and music was by S D Burman. The tabla for this song was played by renowned classical tabla exponent Pt Samta Prasad.

Song-Naache man mora magan (Meri Soorat Teri Aankhen 1963) Singer-Rafi, Lyrics-Shailendra, MD- S D Burman

Lyrics

aa aa aa…
naache man moraa, magan, dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi
naache man moraa, magan, dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi
badraa ghir aaye, rut hai bhigi bhigi
naache man moraa magan, dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi
naache man moraa magan, dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi
dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi, dhigdhaa

kuhuke koyaliyaa, kuhuke koyaliyaa, kahin door papeehaa pukaare
jhoolaa jhoolen sakhiyaan, jhoolaa jhoolen sakhiyaan, ke ghar aajaa baalam hamaare
ghir aaye, badraa ghir aaye, rut hai bheegi bheegi
naache man moraa, magan, dhigdhaa
naache re man moraa re
naache man moraa, magan
dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi
dhigdha dhigi dhigi
dhigdha…

yahin ruk jaaye, yahin ruk jaaye, ye shaam aaj dhalne na paaye
toote na ye sapnaa, toote na ye sapnaa, koyi ab mujhe na jagaaye
ghir aaye, badraa ghir aaye, rut hai bheegi bheegi
naache man moraa, magan dhigdhaa
e, naache man moraa re
naache man moraa, magan dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi
dhigdhaa dhigi dhigi
dhigdha

chhup chhup aise mein, chhup chhup aise mein, koyi madhur geet gaaye
geeton ke bahaane, geeton ke bahaane, chhupi baat honthon pe aaye
ghir aaye, badraa ghir aaye, rut hai bheegi bheegi
naache man moraa, magan dhigdhaa
e, naache man moraa, aa aa
naache man moraa, magan
dhigdha dhigi dhigi
dhigdha dhigi dhigi
dhigdha

nache man mora dhigdha dhigi dhigi
nache man mora magan dhigdha dhigi dhigi
aaa aaa

aaa aaa
aaa aaa
nache man mora magan dhigdha dhigi dhigi
nache man mora magan dhigdha dhigi dhigi
dhigdha dhigi dhigi
dhigdha dhigi dhigi

inmodwetrust #1

(Walter Jackson - That’s What Mama Say)

new theme on themusicologist and one that is very much a part of my musical education due to the fact that both my mum and dad were first generation mod/ernists, (1962-1966). the cuts laid down this week were all played in and around London during the above period.

first up is a piece from one of the premier ‘mod’ labels, operating out of ‘Chi’, OKeh. A label that was one of the first to focus on ‘immigrant’ music in the 1920’s recording many of the early Jazz pioneers such as Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Sidney Bechet and Mamie Smith. After some time spent lost in the musical wilderness the company’s fortunes were reignited by employing Carl Davis in 1962 as head of A&R who had the vision to employ Curtis Mayfield as associate producer in 1963 as well as three of the best arrangers Johnny Pate, Riley Hampton and Gerald Sims who is quoted to have said

“the Chicago sound came from basically one source…Curtis Mayfield”

This one from 1963 is sung by one of themusicologist’s favourite singers, Walter Jackson. Produced by the aforementioned Carl Davis, arranged by Riley Hampton and songwriten by none other than Curtis Mayfield with, (possibly), the Impressions harmonising.

Post rated C. Pentru explicaţia rating-ului, apasă AICI înainte de a citi post-ul.

În ultimele săptămâni ale campaniei, viitorul preşedinte părea tot mai mult că se va numi Barack Obama. 21-22 de luni de luptă cu republicanu’ McCain îl înscăunează, în final, pe democrat pe tronu’ de la Casa Albă. Numai că are de şters milioane de metri cubi de flegme înainte de a se aşeza comod (cel puţin asta aşteaptă toţi de la el).

Noua eră a manipulării a început. SUA demonstrează, din nou, că este ţara tuturor posibilităţilor, locul unde libertatea este mai importantă decât orice, “the land of the free and the home of the brave”. Deşi sunt convins că a devenit o metodă foarte eficientă de spălare a creierului, respect America pentru imaginea de YES WE CAN pe care şi-a creat-o în mintea (ne)fericiţilor cetăţeni ai ei. Gloata de idioţi se uită admirativ şi salivează! Idioţi chiar mai idioţi decât românii!

Un cuvânt: DEMOCRAŢIE! “We are and will always be The UNITED States of America!”

Pe data de 4 noiembrie 2008, întreaga planetă a uitat că pe continentul african au existat mereu preşedinţi negri - mai puţin americanii, care cu siguranţă n-aveau idee despre asta. Ei ştiu doar că Obama se trage, într-un fel sau altul, din colţişorul ăla din lume retras şi aproape invizibil.

Evenimentul a fost, într-adevăr, istoric.

Discursul pe care Obama l-a ţinut imediat după victorie la Chicago mi s-a părut apoteotic. Am simţit în el un substrat din marele “I have a dream” al lui Martin Luther King Jr. din 1963. Marele său vis a fost, cu siguranţă, împlinit după 45 de ani. Serios!

Barack Obama este, după mine, un orator excepţional. Dacă îl compar cu McCain, din punctul ăsta de vedere, pot spune cu certitudine că merită să fie noul preşedinte al Statelor Unite. În spatele microfonului stă un om cu un talent uriaş.

20 ianuarie 2009 poate fi un nou început, the “CHANGE WE NEED”. America se poate trezi din anestezia administrată de cele două mandate ale lui George Bush Jr., dar asta nu se va putea vedea decât peste câţiva ani de acum înainte. Avem o nouă marionetă la Casa Albă sau un om foarte puternic? Culoarea pielii sale, cuvintele foarte bine alese, discursurile puternice (orgasmice) au avut un impact foarte mare în rândul pulimii. Din partea mea, în afară de admiraţie pentru talentul său de a da din gură, nu primeşte decât un mare semn de întrebare, o sprânceană de-aia ridicată ca pe mess.

Mult bullshit sau doar puţin? Cred că destul. E incredibil cât poate intra în storage-ul mental al americanilor.

Să nu fim răi, Obama se prezintă cu mult potenţial. O fi. Ar fi bine să fie. Ar fi EXCELENT sa fie aşa, panicaţi-vă, nu e de glumit acum!

Sunt convins că “Imperiul American” va continua să fie o mare forţă în lume, dar monopolul se diminuează treptat. India, China, Brazilia, Rusia trec printr-o perioadă “de aur” destul de greu de stăvilit. Dar presupun că dolarul va depăşi euro mai devreme sau mai tarziu.

Na discursul. L-am văzut de zeci de ori şi nu mă voi opri prea curând. Mi se pare chiar motivant şi de referinţă.

(1918-2004) Escritor y activista comunista, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial participó en la resistencia francesa contra los nazis. Entre 1947 y 1954 Tardos colaboró en Szabad Nép y en Szabad Ifjúság (Juventud Libre). Por su apoyo a las actividades del Círculo Petöfi en el verano de 1956 fue expulsado del Partido Comunista. En 1957 fue procesado y condenado a un año y medio de cárcel. Emigró a Francia en 1963.

(1894-1977) Fue el escritor más destacado durante toda la época del socialismo real en Hungría: en 1948 fue condecorado con la Orden de Kossuth, la más prestigiosa del país. Vinculado desde su juventud a la izquierda revolucionaria, en 1955 era considerado el escritor de más renombre de los intelectuales opositores al sector ortodoxo del Partido. Expulsado de éste por apoyar los debates públicos del Círculo Petöfi, durante los días de la insurrección del otoño de 1956 se convirtió en portavoz de los escritores húngaros. En 1957 fue procesado y condenado a nueve años de cárcel. Gracias a la anmistía parcial de 1960 fue puesto en libertad; a partir de ese momento, como la mayor parte de los intelectuales húngaros que permanecieron en el país, se comprometió con el régimen kádárista. Entre sus novelas destacan La frase inacabada (1937), Respuesta (1952), Niki (1955), Señor G.A. en X (1960), Amor (1963), El excomulgado (1966), Reportaje imaginado de un festival pop (1971) y, como símbolo de toda una época, la novela autobiográfica No hay juicio.

“Parasmani” was a C grade movie the likes of which rarely got noticed by mainstream audience. But this movie became a big hit because its music simply caught the imagination of the public. Almost all the songs from this movie became hugely popular and gatecrashed into the party of Binaca geetmala which was otherwise reserved for songs of A grade movies.

The music for this movie was composed by newcomers Laxmikant Pyarelal.These two prodigiously talented musicians had begun their careers as instrumentalists in the orchestra of many established music directors for nearly a decade before setting out as independent music directors. Their first venture as music directors never saw the light of the day.

This movie “Parasmani” was the first released movie for music directors Laxmikant Pyarelal and this movie made them a well known name and they landed more assignments. They never looked back since.

Rafi and Lata helped the aspiring musical duo a lot. Rafi in fact sang in their first movie ( which was never released) and wished them a long and successful career. His wish began to get fulfulled from this movie onwards.

This movie was produced in an era when color movies were expensive to produce and movies were especially advertised as being colour movies. Censor certificate of this movie describes “Parasmani” as “partially colour”. THe first few reels of the movie were Black and white whereas the rest were in colour. This song ” hansta hua noorani chehra” fell in the colour portion of the movie. And needless to say, this song ” hansta hua noorani chehra” became a huge hit. It finished 6th in Binaca getmala 1963 finals. It was an astounding feat for a newcomer musical duo to make their music soar to such heights despite composing this music for a C grade movie.

Not just this song, every other song in this movie became timeless. I should know. I have obtained the difficult to get VCD of this movie and I have watched all the songs of this movie. Such a debut performance by a music director in a Bollywood movie has not been matched since.

Song- hansta hua noorani chehra ( Parasmani 1963) Singers- Lata, Kamal Barot, Lyrics- Farooque Qaisar, MD- Laxmikant Pyarelal

Lyrics

hanstaa huaa nooraani chehraa
kaali zulfen rang sunahraa
teri jawaani taubaa re taubaa re
dilrubaa o dilrubaa, dilrubaa o dilrubaa
hanstaa huaa nooraani chehraa
kaali zulfen rang sunahraa
teri jawaani taubaa re taubaa re
dilrubaa o dilrubaa, dilrubaa o dilrubaa

pahle teri aankhon ne loot liyaa door se, pahle teri
pahle teri aankhon ne loot liyaa door se
phir ye sitam hamape ki dekhnaa garoor se
o deewaane
o deewaane
tuu kyaa jaane
tuu kyaa jaane
dil ki beqaraariyaan hain kyaa
hanstaa huaa nooraani chehraa
kaali zulfen rang sunahraa
teri jawaani taubaa re taubaa re
dilrubaa o dilrubaa, dilrubaa o dilrubaa

jee bharke tadpaale jee bhar ke waar kar, jee bhar ke
jee bhar ke tadpaale jee bhar ke waar kar
sab kuchh gawaaraa hai thodaa saa pyaar kar
tuu hai dil mein
tuu hai dil mein ,
dil mushkil mein
dil mushkil mein
ab na dil ki mushkilen badhaa
hanstaa huaa nooraani chehraa
kaali zulfen rang sunahraa
teri jawaani taubaa re taubaa re
dilrubaa o dilrubaa, dilrubaa o dilrubaa
hanstaa huaa nooraani chehraa
kaali zulfen rang sunahraa
teri jawaani taubaa re taubaa re
dilrubaa o dilrubaa, dilrubaa o dilrubaa

The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965

Matched only by the Beatles and Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan continues to captivate music and pop culture fans with a seemingly never-ending stream of new and old recordings, books, documentaries, feature films, and more. The Other Side of the Mirror - Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 is a worthy addition to the canon; whether this 83-minute compilation will serve to illuminate the Dylan myth or merely perpetuate it is open to question, but without a doubt there’s plenty of fascinating material here. There are nearly 20 songs represented, covering three consecutive years of Dylan appearances at the famed Rhode Island festival. Some have been seen before (most recently in No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese’s 2005 Dylan doc, and in Festival, a Newport chronicle released on DVD that same year and directed by Murray Lerner, who is also responsible for The Other Side of the Mirror). Some are from Dylan’s daytime “workshops,” others from his nighttime main stage performances. Some are complete, others oddly truncated. Some are terrific (like “Chimes of Freedom,” 1964), others not so much (cf. the turgid “With God on Our Side” from ‘63, with Joan Baez adding shrill harmony). In any case, these were the years when Dylan assumed the mantle of “spokesman of a generation,” whether he wanted it or not. We see him evolving from the earnest young protest singer of ‘63 to the visionary artist of the following year who, with the astonishing torrent of rhymes, alliterations, symbols, and brilliant turns of phrase in “Chimes” and “Mr. Tambourine Man,” turned the whole notion of songwriting on its ear. And, of course, we also witness Dylan’s turn from acoustic to electric guitar, when he was joined onstage by members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band (sans Butterfield himself) in 1965; only two songs from that legendary (and, at the time, infamous) gig are seen here, and viewed four decades after the fact, neither “Maggie’s Farm” nor “Like a Rolling Stone” is all that special, notwithstanding some searing solo work by guitarist Mike Bloomfield. The DVD package, which includes a bonus interview with Lerner and a nice booklet with liner notes by Tom Piazza, adds to the appeal of what has to rank as a must-have for Dylanologists of every stripe. –Sam Graham

O sonho encontrou o caminho da possibilidade. Apenas 40 anos separam duas grandes personalidades, exemplos de coragem e audácia que ficaram na História não só de uma Nação, mas do Mundo.

28 Agosto 1963, no Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I Have a Dream”

“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. (…)

Now is the time to make real promises of democracy. (…)

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. (…)

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. (…)

I have a dream.”

3 Abril 1968, Memphis, Tennessee

“I see the Promised Land”

4 Novembro de 2008, no Grant Park, Chicago.

Barack Obama

“Yes We Can”

“It’s the answer that led those who’ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. (…)

This is your victory.

You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. (…)

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.

I promise you, we as a people will get there. (…)

This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will espond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.”

I have posted one song from “Dil Hi to hai”. That song viz “Tum agar mujhko na chaho to koi baat nahin” was sung by Mukesh and it is a very well known Mukesh song.

This movie also had another memorable song picturised on Raj kapoor. This time the singer was not Mukesh, but Manna Dey. And this song is just as wonderful, if not more. This song has to be among the most memorable semi classical songs in the history of Bollywood movies. Sahir had written the lyrics and Roshan was the music director.

This song hassees Manna Dey at also impressive and quite amusing too.

Song- Laaga chunri me daag chupaaun kaise (Dil hi to hai 1963) Singer- Manna Dey, Lyrics-Sahir, MD-Roshan

Lyrics

aaa aaa
laagaa, chunri mein daag, chhupaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag
chunri mein daag, chhupaaun kaise, ghar jaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag
chhupaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag

ho gayi maili mori chunariyaa
kore badan si kori chunariyaa
ho gayi maili mori chunariyaa
kore badan si kori chunariyaa
aa …
jaake baabul se, nazren milaaun kaise,
ghar jaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag
chhupaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag
chhupaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag

bhool gayi sab bachan bidaa ke
kho gayi main sasuraal mein aake
bhool gayi sab bachan bidaa ke
kho gayi main sasuraal mein aake
aa …
jaake baabul se, nazren milaaun kaise,
ghar jaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag …

kori chunariyaa aatmaa mori
mail hai maayaa jaal
kori chunariyaa aatmaa mori
mail hai maayaa jaal
vo duniyaa more baabul kaa ghar
ye duniyaa sasuraal
haan jaake, baabul se, nazren milaaun kaise,
ghar jaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag
chhupaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag
chhupaaun kaise
laagaa, chunri mein daag

aa aa~
dhim ta na na na dir dir taanum
taa na dere na
dhiim ta na na na dir dir taan, dhiim ta dere na …
sapt suran tiin graam ba.nsii baajii
dir dir taanii, taa nii nii da, nii da pa ma, pa ma ma ga
ma dha ga ma ma ga re sa
dha dha keTe dha dha dha keTe dha dha keTa dha keTa
dharat paag pa.Dat nayii paraN
jhaa.Njhar jhanake jhana nana jhana nana
dir dir ta tuum ta da nii, ta na na na ta na na na
dhiim ta na na na na dir dir taam …

Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy, representante monegasca en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión de 1963 y cantante francesa de culto, acaba de publicar su autobiografía, bajo el título Le désespoir des singes … et Autres Bagatelles, de Ediciones Robert Laffont.

Year: 1963

Director: Robert Wise

Cast:Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Valentine Dyall, Diane Clare, and Ronald Adam

Listening to this Mukesh song all these years without any additional information, I thought that this song had all the attributes of a Raj kapoor song. It was sung by Mukesh, lyrics looked Shailendra like and music appeared Shankar Jaikishan like, and I was sure that the song was picturised on Raj Kapoor.

But when I finally managed to watch the video of this song, I realised that I was a bit off target. Apart from this being a Mukesh number, I was mistaken on other counts. It was written by Rajinder Krishan and music direction was by Kalyanji Anandji. This song was not picturised on Raj Kapoor, but on his younger brother, viz Shammi Kapoor. And it was not a standard sad song, rather a comedy song, despite the words in the lyrics. Or as some sophisticated critics would say, this was a song where the hero hides his sadness by laughing his sadness away. In this song, the hero is first seen singing away in the rear of a truck, and the truck driver shooes him away. Then he hitches a ride in the rear of a rickshaw, only to be pushed away by the man riding the rickshaw with his wife. Then the hero does roller skating on the road with a couple of other people, and manages to stop only by dashing against an electric pole.

In brief, this song is picturised in a light hearted manner, and so this song must be regarded as a light hearted song. But the resemblance of this song to a Raj kapoor movie song is just too uncanny, I must say.

Song- Socha tha pyar hum na karenge (Bluffmaster 1963) Singer-Mukesh, Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan, MD-Kalyanji Anandji

sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge
soorat pe yaar ham naa marenge
phir bhi kisi pe dil aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge
soorat pe yaar ham naa marenge
phir bhi kisi pe dil aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge

bahut Khaaq duniyaa ki chhaani thi hamne
bahut Khaaq duniyaa ki chhaani thi hamne
ab tak kisi ki na maani thi hamne
ab tak kisi ki na maani thi hamne
dhokhe mein dil kaise aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge
soorat pe yaar ham naa marenge
phir bhi kisi pe dil aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge

agar dil na dete bada naam karte
agar dil na dete bada naam karte
magar pyar se kya bada kaam karte
magar pyar se kya bada kaam karte
dil ko yahi kaam bhaa gaya
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge
soorat pe yaar ham naa marenge
phir bhi kisi pe dil aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge
soorat pe yaar ham naa marenge
phir bhi kisi pe dil aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa karenge