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This morning we all woke up to Google paying tribute to the legendary voice of Kishore Kuamr. The actor-singer, whose 85th anniversary is today, is remembered as one of India’s most memorable voices till date. What strikes best about him is the effortless quality of his voice.
It’s been 27 years since his death but in public memory Kishore Da hasn’t aged at all. He is still alive through his zestful, vivacious and energetic music that younger guns can merely aspire to attain. Without any training in music, here was a man who rose because of his talent alone. It is hard to capture the late singer’s multifaceted nature as well as Google did, but Koimoi gets for you 10 readers who still prefer sinking into a Kishore number over anything else.
I proposed to my wife singing ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas‘. It’s not just the composition that makes the song beautiful. Any other singer in the world couldn’t have brought in the charm that makes the song this unforgettable.
(Kashyap Anand, Lucknow)
When I heard this song in Rang De Basanti, it was a fanboy moment for me. Years later, if a song gets used in a commercial film like that, hell, it’s a well paid compliment!
(Alka Sharma, Bhopal)
I just love this song because of its story telling nature. The song is upbeat and Kishore Kumar is at his best. The pace of the song varies and that is what is extremely appealing to me. Not to mention, the flirty nature of the lyrics is what makes me fall in love with this one.
(Nimish Parulkar, New Jersey)
There is a chirpy feel to it with an everlasting voice. Some voices simply can’t die. Kishore is one such guy.
(Abhinav Sharma, New Delhi)
My favorite Kishore Song is his version of Tagore’s O Bideshini from Satyajit Ray’s Charulata. But in Hindi, it will be his rendering of Tum Aa Gaye Ho from Gulzar Sahab’s Aandhi. Can a song get more heartfelt or pristine than that?
(Akash Banerjee, Dubai)
Burman was always criticized for his pop feel. And with one album and mostly this song, he changed it all. And none of it could have be done without Kishore. The singer’s versatility came handy here and what a song came out. This song was written solely for Kishore and I can safely say no other singer in the world, no matter how talented he is can breathe in the feeling of this song so impeccably well. “Man-meet jo ghaav lagaaye use kaun mitaaye? Chingaari Koi Bhadkey.”
(Shamita Raj, Noida)
This is an epic number from Don. It is one of the best Kishore Kumar songs so far. Why I like this song the most? Well, the excellent accent that he imbibes for this song and maintains it all through it. Also the song was apt for Amitabh Bachchan who took it to another level with his performance.
(Sayantani Chatterji, Boston)
Jhumroo is epic fun. How was that song made so many years ago, it has flavor of recent times. I always thought old songs are boring until I heard this. No song of today’s times is this much fun.
(Ashi Gupta, Gurgaon)
Pyaar With You Padosi was never cool until a song celebrated it full blown. Give Kishore the credit for keeping the song and encouraging the Mohabbat with the girl-next-door. We all have benefitted from it!
(Abhishek Kumar, London)
This is my favorite song. It will be hard to name another song which is so beautifully romantic and yet so consistently pace without getting dull. Singers these days don’t have the quality to sing so jovially.
(Ellora Sarkar, Kolkata)
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