Though I am a much bigger fan of RD Burman and simply crazy about his brand of music, I am making a selection of 20 best songs of Laxmi-Pyaare.This follows my earlier review on - 20 best songs of RD Burman
Here goes
1-Mere dil mein aaj kya hai(Daag)- A rare soft sensuous romantic number of Kishore da with a whisper-soft feel
2- Mere naseeb main aai dost( Do raaste) - A brooding romantic song sung in his inimitable style by Kishoreda
3 Bindiya chamkegi( Do raaste)- A mischevious racy number with Lata at her best
4 Dard-e-dil( Karz) - A great number by Rafi with plenty of twists and turns
5 Ek haseena thi(Karz) - My favourite LP number by Kishore and Asha and a rivetting and haunting melody and unbeatable background score
6 Main shayar to nahin( Bobby) - Bobby cant be ignored in any LP compilation and out of many songs I chose this one due to the freshness of Shailendra’s rendition. Raj Kapoor got the best from LP in Bobby & Satyam shivam Sundaram
7 Ruk jaana nahin(Imtihan) - Another unforgettable Kishoreda classic
8 Meri dosti mera pyaar(Dosti) -Dosti catapulted LP into the halls of fame and I have chosen its best number
9 Ke aaja teri yaad aayi( Charas) - A soft romantic duet by Rafi-Lata
10 Roz shaam aati(Imtihan) - An absolutely haunting score by Lata reverbearting in the stillness of the hills and valleys
11 Hai hai ye majboori(Roti kapda aur makaan) - A teasing swinging number by Lata again. Manoj Kumar utilised LP in a great way
12 Ek pyaar ka nagma hai(Shor) - another Manoj Kumar-LP masterpiece
13 Aaj mausam bada beimaan hai(Loafer) - Rafi again in a great solo that has a timeless appeal
14 Too mera jaanu hai(Hero) - Anuradha Paudwal used excellently by LP
15 Ye jeevan hai(Piya ka ghar) - Kishoreda is another whisper -soft philosophic number
16 Mere mehboob qayamat hogi( Mr X in bombay) - Haunting song by Kishoreda again. One of the very early LP compositions
17 Gaadi bula rahi hai ( Dost) - Great train song with some great lyrics and musical score
18 Maim jat yamla pagla(Pratigyya) - Rafi -Dharamji in a great swinging combination
19 Aate jaate khoobsurat awaara sadko pe(Anurodh) - Now Anurodh had some great numbers with -’Aapke anurodh pe’ being another great number. Shakti Samanta usually took RD for his films and this was perhaps the only movie where he chose LP and what a great score he came up with!
20 Purdah hai purdah( Amar akbar Anthony) - Perhaps the most popular qawwali of Hindi film music
Subhashish