Song 17: 03 April 2013
So when one looks back at all the great club crooner numbers, Asha and Geeta laid the foundation of this genre with their sultry vocals. Asha's inherent coquettish charm and Geeta's sensuous lilt took on myriad forms in the ensuing years. If one had to identify what exactly made great club crooner numbers, I guess it was always a fair combination of vivaciousness and innocence that worked best. Nothing too in your face, nothing over the top. These songs had to be bold, grab your eyeballs, yet hint at things playfully rather than the very overtly blatant lyrics one gets to hear today.
The voice too, often conveyed that girlish enthusiasm and wide-eyed wonder, unlike the very forced guttural and moaning sounds one gets to hear in the name of so called 'item' numbers.
Gimme a club crooner number, fresh and mildly mischievous any day! One such lovely singer who made a mark even if in her brief but scintillating career was Nazia Hassan, that charming guest star we had hailing from Pakistan. At a young age she simply charmed her way into our hearts. Feroz Khan of course made this song a cult classic with some rather bold depiction for those times. Yes, it's very Boney M in terms of those typical Disco songs we grew up dancing to in Army Messes. Zeenat too, what a woman! I guess the hottest woman to ever grace Hindi screen, here seen calming and charming the debonair Feroz Khan with elan and oomph.
Nazia Hassan of course went away too soon. God Bless wherever you are. You were the biggest little superstar of our teens. And this is one helluva club crooner number no matter what age you watch it in!
So when one looks back at all the great club crooner numbers, Asha and Geeta laid the foundation of this genre with their sultry vocals. Asha's inherent coquettish charm and Geeta's sensuous lilt took on myriad forms in the ensuing years. If one had to identify what exactly made great club crooner numbers, I guess it was always a fair combination of vivaciousness and innocence that worked best. Nothing too in your face, nothing over the top. These songs had to be bold, grab your eyeballs, yet hint at things playfully rather than the very overtly blatant lyrics one gets to hear today.
The voice too, often conveyed that girlish enthusiasm and wide-eyed wonder, unlike the very forced guttural and moaning sounds one gets to hear in the name of so called 'item' numbers.
Gimme a club crooner number, fresh and mildly mischievous any day! One such lovely singer who made a mark even if in her brief but scintillating career was Nazia Hassan, that charming guest star we had hailing from Pakistan. At a young age she simply charmed her way into our hearts. Feroz Khan of course made this song a cult classic with some rather bold depiction for those times. Yes, it's very Boney M in terms of those typical Disco songs we grew up dancing to in Army Messes. Zeenat too, what a woman! I guess the hottest woman to ever grace Hindi screen, here seen calming and charming the debonair Feroz Khan with elan and oomph.
Nazia Hassan of course went away too soon. God Bless wherever you are. You were the biggest little superstar of our teens. And this is one helluva club crooner number no matter what age you watch it in!
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