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Yaman of LaxmiKant Pyarelal

There are very few batsmen who have scored century on Debut. This duo had scored a triple in Parasmani. In my opinion one of the 2 best Yaman duets ever (The other one will come in the discussion later). From The maturity of this song it is hard to believe that MDs were making their debut and remember they are directing the stalwarts of the likes of Lata and Rafi.
Right from the initial Alap of Lata the song goes on to be a winner. A perfect example of Viyog kalyan, with "magar rote rote hasin aa hayee hain" creating goosebumps...

"wo jab yaad aaye"
Slightly off the topic
The encyclopedia of Viyog Kalyan. Babuji (Sudhir phadke) singing geet Ramayan. The lyrics are the words of Lord Rama to Bharat when the later asks him to come back to Ayodhya instead of going to vanvas. I am sure out of the various tunes and notes in this song atleast 10 new songs can be created...



LP's Yaman Cotd...
Ustad Kishore Kumar Khandvi was a born genius. Whatever field He had touched upon had all turned to gold. Here Ustadji Presenting his Yaman…

"Aapke anurodh pe"


Next 3 are Lata Solos.
First is from the mythological “sati savitri”. A very typical yaman is moulded in Ghazal way but lyricists are chaste hindi.

"Jeevan Dor Tumhi sang bandh"
The next song shows why Laxmikant Pyarelaal were unique. The Ghazal lyrics are moulded in Yaman with beauty. The song starts with chorus and before the listener settles, lata starts taan, murkis and Adas. It is like people are still settling in the stadium and suddenly in the first ball of the match Sehvag hits a six.

Suni jo unke aane ki aahat
When Laxmikant Pyarelaal created a Yaman during the making of Ram-Lakhan they entrusted it to Lata. The song has also has much to offer in term of orchestration.

Bada Dudh deena
Here Lata Joins Manna for this another yaman based “Sati-Savitri” number. This is a Rupak-yaman Combo which we will see again in later posts.

Tum gagan ke chandrama ho
Mukesh demonstrates the Viyog kalyan in Anita. Note the lyricist is Raja Mehdi Ali Khan.

Tum bin jeevan kaise beeta


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