Kya yahi pyar hai...

Another RD composition. a blast from past.  This was one of the popular songs, from a hit movie 'Rocky' back in 1980's  and all the songs from movie were immensely popular.

Most music directors at that time and even today , use some percussion instrument to carry the major beat in the music, it could be drums, tabala, bongo or any other.

What's different about this song is, RD uses Guitar and the chords to keep the rhythm of mukhada in this song. Synthesizer opening up the antara of the song with a mysterious sound and the beat is picked up by drums for antara. RD loved to experiment with different instruments and used them to do more. The Guitar strumming the base chords for rhythm gives a little more depth to the emotions of the mukhada 'dil tere bin kahi lagata nahi' . The singers Kishor Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar doing full justice to this soulful composition, it's just amazing.

 Kya yahi pyar hai .. from movie 'Rocky'

RD being RD..had this same tune composed in Bengali and you can hear the musical genius at his best in the original bengali song. Listen the the choice of instruments and the arrangement. The echoing drum strike strarts the music and one by one other instrument joins in till you realize that he is building the same tune. . The Bengali version is a solo song, beautiful sung by Asha Bhosale.

 

Eki bhalobasha ...Bengali song by Asha Bhosale

 

 

In Panchamda's recording studio all the musicians used to be along the edges of the room and RD with his harmonium in the middle giving clues to each musicians when to start and join in. Close your eyes and listen to the Bengali version you'll feel like you are standing in the middle of that room with him as you can hear each instrument joining in.

Interestingly, this song was also made into a Bengali Pooja song, sung by Kishor Kumar's son, Amit Kumar. Amit recorded this song the very next day after Kishor- Lata's hindi version was recorded. But the Bengali Pooja album was released 1 year before the Hindi song made it to market. Making it first song to be released in both Father and son's voice and also by both sisters Lata and Asha.

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