Papa don't preach!!!

Read an article in TOI about the complaints about the "modern" songs. One of my favourite singers, Asha Bhonsle, says "woh khoobsurati nahin rahi".

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1454057.cms

I've heard such comments a lot many times and I think it's about time the gods relinquish their thrones to the "in" thing. Fine, even I don't like remixes, but I also don't like people generalizing the things based on that alone. How about some of greatest albums of the century Vande Mataram (Rehman's), Rang De Basanti, Dil to Pagal Hai, Devdas, O Sanam (Lucky Ali) and so on.

"Ab gaane ki umar nahin rahi". Ma'am, no wonder you're a great singer, how about some modesty to go on the sides! And when you talk about the current music industry lacking talent, what about talented singers like A R Rehman, Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Kavitha Krishnamoorthy, Alisha Chenoi, Lucky Ali, Palash Sen, Kailash Kher. Fine you had Kishore, Lata, Asha, Rafi, Mukesh, Manna Dey, that's it (no offence meant by using first names).

Talk about lyrics, ok, the so-called RD Anthems. For a minute, forget the tune and read the following:

piya tu ab to aaja
shola sa man bhadke, aake bhuja ja
tan ki jwaala thandi ho jaaye
aise gale lagaa ja

And in our times, we have our own:

sarkayilo khatiya jaada lage
jaade mein balma pyaara lage

which is, I would say, on the similar "theme".

Forgetting "boond boond milne se banta ek dariya hai" (Swades - Yeh taara woh taara) or "bindiyaa lagaati to kaanpti thi palkein" (Euphoria - Maeri) somewhere, are we?

And who says you have to be a classical singer to be good at singing. Kishore Kumar is a renegade from your own era.

No offence meant to RD songs (they ARE my favourite), but what I'm countering here is don't pick on the music industry, if one or two music directors and/or lyricist do something which is apt for the movie. It's not wise to generalize. Good songs and bad songs were made in your time. Good songs and bad songs are made in my time. Let's just fall prey to our ear-drums and SAY that we like THIS song and we don't like THAT song, rather than saying I don't like songs written on or after 32-Monthendary-1651.