Tough 20s. Review on Twenty Best Songs of Shankar-Jaikishan

This is a tough ask. Choosing just 20 songs showcasing the

orchestrations of a talented music director duo. Boy o Boy!. This is my list of

songs that I feel are their best orchestrations. Mind you – I won’t be talking

lyrics here. The songs I am jotting down are for their amazing music.

In no particular order of preference is how one puts it, but

for me, The song that takes my 1st position is a double song.

1)      Starting

off with Tere Bina aaj yeh Chandni & culminating with Ghar aaya mera

Pardesi. This is one awesome orchestration. Very well supported by the vocal

talents of Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey. – Just Wow.

2)      Aa

ab laut Chale – From the film Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai.

3)      The

Folky Music of Chalat Musafir  - teesri

Kasam

4)      Dilke

Jharoke pe – Brahmachari – Mohd Rafi did absolute justice to this awesome track

5)      O

mere Sanam – Sangam . Classy

6)      Chandrama

madbhara kyo jhoome – Patrani – Just listen to this

7)      Aaja

Ke Intezaar Me – Halaku

8)      Bhay

Banjana – Basant Bahar

9)      Lapak

Jhapak – Boot Polish

10)  Bijli

giraake aap – Dil tera Diwana

11)  Kahe jhoom

jhoom raat ye suhani – love marriage

12)  Yaad na

jaye – Dil Ek Mandir – orchestration+ rendition

13)   Mudmudke na dekh – Shree 420

14)   Koi rangeela sapno me aakar – Ujala

15)  Ek sawaal

main karoon – Sasural

16)   Kisine apna banake mujhko – Patita

17)   Is Rang Badalti – Rajkumar

18)  Jaane

kahaan gaye who din – Mera naam joker

19)  Jhanak

jhanak tori baaje payaliya – Mere Huzoor

20)  Aji aisa

mauka phir – an evening in paris

I do hope these have covered the orchestrations, but there

are so many more of this genius duo, I have over 300 songs of this duo, and at

every different moment, a new song regales me.

Awesome, my dear friends – awesome.