You're welcome, Anish! Shauk Hai is one of my all time favorite songs & one of AR's best ever I feel.. btw, which version you heard? The shorter movie version or the 4 min CD version?
" The search is more important than the destination " - a r rahman - ________________________________ From: Anish Gupte <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, 15 May, 2010 11:33:48 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Revisiting Guru Guys I heard Shauk Hai just now. Im surprised myself how I hadn't heard it before. I loved it. Truly a small lil gem, sadly pretty unknown. Thanks Vishwesh for mentioning the song. Really a pretty touching number. Anish. On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 1:48 PM, AJ <purev...@yahoo. com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >That song was panned from the very beginning, although many liked it. For me, >it has its moments, but definitely one of the weaker songs from ARR in recent >times. > > >>--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "raj" <arr_nagaraj@ ...> wrote: >>> >>> Even more stranger..No one is taking abt Jodiya ..I love it right fm the >>> first hearing.. :) >>> >>> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Yogesh" <yogesh2783@> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > Strange! that nobody talking abt 'shauk hai' and 'mayya mayya'..awesome >>> > lyrics and awesome songs! >>> > >>> > >>> > Regards >>> > Yogesh >>> > >>> > >>> > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Anish Gupte <musimax2000@> wrote: >>> > > >>> > > I dont agree with u...but OK..i accept ur point. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:48 PM, vimaljk <vimaljk@> wrote: >>> > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > Guru was an awesome album with FOUR masterpieces: Barso Re, Aye >>> > > > Hairathe, >>> > > > Tere Bina, and above all....Jaage Hain >>> > > > >>> > > > actually..i think Barso Re became the most popular...esp since its >>> > > > fast and >>> > > > catchy >>> > > > >>> > > > i didn't like the song choreography in Guru (not bad, but very >>> > > > routine)..but that's not ARR's fault...also. ..wish Aye Hairathe was >>> > > > used in >>> > > > its entirety (first time and ARR song wasn't fully used in a Mani >>> > > > movie) >>> > > > >>> > > > anyways..an album with 4 masterpieces is no doubt a masterpiece >>> > > > album....also. ..Guru deserved all the music awards it won that year >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups. >>> > > > com>, "AJ" >> > >> > > > <purevibz@> wrote: >>> > > > > >>> > > > > I agree about Tere Bina and Ay Hairathe as one of ARR's best, but >>> > > > > Jaage >>> > > > Hain is right up there too, man! What an exceptional track..so >>> > > > symphonic and >>> > > > operatic with great feeling sung by ARR...how his voice soars! The >>> > > > melody is >>> > > > so beautiful! >>> > > > > >>> > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups. >>> > > > > com>, >> > >> > > > Anish Gupte <musimax2000@> wrote: >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > Hey ppl, >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > There is so much talk about 'Raavan' nowadays. It almost seems >>> > > > > > like a >>> > > > > > prolonged , infinitely extended review session, which is slowly >>> > > > dissolving >>> > > > > > into a rather pointless war of words and opinions, and which >>> > > > > > doesn't >>> > > > seem to >>> > > > > > end ever. Comparisons, criticisms, praises, anger, Hindi, Tamil, >>> > > > > > Telugu >>> > > > > > ,hatred, pleasure..etc etc. We've been witness to so many >>> > > > > > different >>> > > > emotions >>> > > > > > in the last few weeks, all due to a bunch of 6 songs.! isnt it >>> > > > > > remarkable?? ... >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > Well..talking about comparisons, let me go back to Guru. I was >>> > > > > > just >>> > > > > > listening to some songs of Guru, and i thot ill add something >>> > > > > > here. I >>> > > > would >>> > > > > > like to say at the start that I am NOT COMPARING anything to >>> > > > > > anything..(LOL) ...as u will find out on reading. >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > Guru, in a manner of speaking, is a very difficult album to rank >>> > > > amongst >>> > > > > > Rahman's great plethora of work over the years. 'Tere Bina' and >>> > > > > > 'Ay >>> > > > > > Hairathe' outshine the other songs in the album by a long long >>> > > > > > way. >>> > > > They >>> > > > > > emerge as clear cut winners, and in my book rank as not just the >>> > > > > > best >>> > > > songs >>> > > > > > in the album, but 2 of the finest songs ever composed by Rahman. >>> > > > > > They >>> > > > have >>> > > > > > all the qualities which you would want in matured, romantic duets. >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > However, none of the other songs are remembered as fondly as >>> > > > > > these two, >>> > > > and >>> > > > > > they don't even deserve to be. Barso re enjoyed little acclaim >>> > > > > > and some >>> > > > > > attention at the time of the movie's release, and for a few months >>> > > > after, >>> > > > > > and this was also due to the picturization (which was very good), >>> > > > > > but >>> > > > thats >>> > > > > > about it. I don't really care about Mayya Mayya (yeah u can talk >>> > > > > > about >>> > > > the >>> > > > > > raag used and all of that..but bah..id never really wanna hear >>> > > > > > that if >>> > > > im >>> > > > > > sitting alone in my balcony chilling or if i just wanna listen to >>> > > > > > some >>> > > > good >>> > > > > > Rahmanic stuff), Jaage hai or the 'Guru Bhai Guru bhai' song . >>> > > > > > These >>> > > > were >>> > > > > > more like theme songs, and hardly for casual hearing. In fact, I >>> > > > > > had >>> > > > > > completely forgotten abt them until the mention of Guru came up >>> > > > > > in some >>> > > > > > recent posts. >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > So today when I think of Guru, all I remember are the 2 fabulous >>> > > > > > songs >>> > > > which >>> > > > > > I mentioned at the start, and I dont even care about the others. >>> > > > > > On the >>> > > > > > whole, Guru, for me, will be remembered just as a 2 song album , >>> > > > > > rather >>> > > > > > than 'Rahmans Finest' or 'Greatest Ever' etc. These, i'm afraid, >>> > > > > > are >>> > > > terms >>> > > > > > which should be used very sparingly and carefully, and certainly >>> > > > > > do not >>> > > > > > apply for 'Guru'. >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > Peace !! >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > Anish. >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >
