Learn and Sing 1 Bollywood Classic Hindi Song per day for 300 days, that is what I did. 300 PLUS songs recorded.
Thanks to COVID to be able to do this from home in Nashville TN.
Born & raised in India, I mostly listened to western rock, blues, punk, reggae & jazz.
I challenged myself to learn & sing old Hindi songs which, as a child, I used to hear at home on classic radio or TV.
Recorded live, one take, no edits, with backing track, or with an acoustic guitar.
It is day 337 of 300, and today's song is Yeh Raatein Yeh Mausamsung by Kishore Kumar from the 1958movieDilli Ka Thug directed and produced by S.D. Narang. Music composed by Ravi, and lyrics written by Shailendra.
It is day 4, and today I chose to sing one of my favorite old time song from 1949. When this song was released, it was just two years since India had achieved independence from the rule of the British empire. This song is definitely decades before I or most of you were born. This song used to popularly played on radio when I was a boy, so I do have some memories of this song.
Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki is a hit song from the movie Dulari, directed by A. R. Kardar. Music direction was done by Naushad, lyrics written by Shakeel Badayuni and sung by the golden voice great Mohammed Rafi. So this song had three greats put their talents together. No wonder it is such an evergreen song which sounds as fresh and great as it did back in the day.
Here is a latest rendition of the song, singing solo with an acoustic guitar (recorded on 11/11/2022):
So here is my rendition of this song with backing tracks (recorded on 01/31/2021):
It is day 336 of 300, and today's song is Subhanallah Haseen Chehrasung by Mohammed Rafi from the 1964movieKashmir Ki Kali directed and produced by Shakti Samanta. Music composed by O.P. Nayyar, and lyrics written by S.H. Bihari.
Here is my rendition of the song, with backing tracks (recorded on 11/10/2022):
Chords: ?
Lyrics:
subhanallah haay hasi chehra haay
subhanallah hasi chehra ye mastana adaaye
khuda mahafuz rakhe har bala se, har bala se
tumhe dekha hoy to dil bola hoy
tumhe dekha to dil bola tumko du duaaye
khuda mahafuz rakhe har bala se, har bala se
kare puja zamana jiski vo tasvir ho tum
mila karti hai jannat jisse vo taqdir ho tum
mila karti hai jannat jisse vo taqdir ho tum
kamar patli haay nazar bijli haay
kamar patli haay nazar bijli hai zulfe yaa ghataaye