New Age Renditions. Review on Twenty Best Hindi Songs

With due respect to the generation of the golden greats of Madan Mohan, OP Nayaar, SD Burman, RD Burman, Lata, Rafi and Kishore whose music and vocals have been and will be be my friends at moments of peace, happiness, frustation and sadness, I take an attempt here to give a compiled list of the new age singers. Some of them are inspired by these greats and others have created a genre of their own.  The order is not necessarily to my most liking:

1. Tadap Tadap(KK)

"Bejaan Dil Ko Tere Ishq Ne Zinda Kiya .

. Phir Tere Ishq Ne Hi Is Dil Ko Tabah Kiya "

1. Pal(KK)

" Hum rahen ya na rahen yaad aayenge ye pal"

1. Tere Bin(Atif Aslaam)

"Tere bin . main yun . kaise jiya . kaise jiya . tere bin"

1. Dooba Dooba(Silk Route)

anthem of college days

1. Yeh Honsla(Shafqat Amanat Ali - Dor)

Composer is Salim-Suleiman; its  a surprise given that initial attempts was Kaal movie

1. Chal Chale(James)

"Na jahaan bheed ho . Na jahaan bhar ke log

Na shehar mein base . Laakhon logon ka shor

Chand lamhen .  tu inse mujhe durr kar

Chal chale . apane ghar . aye . hamsafar "

1. Bheegi Bheegi(James)

" bheegi bheegi aankhon mein kaisi nami hai  .

aa ha ha ha aa ha .

aa ha ha ha aa ha .

aa ha ha ha "

1. Lukka Chuppi(Lata Mageshkar/AR Rahman- RDB)

I can't leave this song. So wonderfully sung and picturized on the entire cast of RDB

1. Soona Maan Ka Angaan(Shreya/Sonu - Parineeta)

"mann shyam ho ya sawera .

laga teri hi yaadon ka dera .

tune bandhan kyon ye toda .

tune kahe ko mu moda .

kaho na kaho kaho kaho na"

1. Bheegay Hont Tere(Kunal Ganjawala)

need I say more?

1. Piya Tora Kyasa Abhimaan(Hariharan -Raincoat)

Superb rendition by Hariharan.

1. Doorie(Atif Aslaam)

This guy is good with techno trance music.

1. Chalka Chalka(sang by various artistes; Gulzar/AR Rahman composition)

Chhalka re kalse ka paani. Chhalka chhalka re.aankh na maani!  - it betrays emotions.

1. Bhaage re(Sunidhi - Chameli)

Sunidhi took the song to a different level -much different from her usual stuff.

1. Alvida(James)

there is something from this Sylethi Rock singer - you keep tuned to it

. keep tuned,

Tridib