Rafi a legend can not be given justice in 10 20 or 50 songs. He has given his voice to thousands of songs. However, let us accept the limitation and try to have the best of him.
Rafi has sung the most memorable and most melodious songs of our classical music. In fact listening to him, many including myself must have developed taste for the classical music.
We salute the voice that-
-soothed kids to sleep…MEIN GAAOON TUM SO JAO….
-expressed deep love….BAHARON PHOOL BARASAO…
-prayed God…………….BADI DER BHAYI………………
-inspired soldiers…….…APNI AZADI KO HUM………….
-tributed nation………….JAHAN DAL DAL PAR SONE KI…
-tributed Gandhiji……….SUNO SUNO AI DUNIYA WALO .
-tributed Nehruji……….MERI AWAZ SUNO….
-enlightened festivals…CHALI CHALI RE PATANG MERI…
-high-lighted folk.….GOVINDA ALA RE ALA.
-scored sorrow……….…PARADESHIYON SE NA …
.and so on and so forth! For every mood and every event of life, you have a song of Mohmed Rafi.
With the above pro-logue, now let us try to have the best of him in a classified manner so that we do not miss him any-way!
CLASSICAL SOONGS:
SONG FILM RAAG
EHSAAN TERA HOGA MUZ PAR JUNGLEE BHAIRAV
DUNIYA NA BHAYE MOHE BAIJU BAWRA TODI
MAN MORA BAWRA DEKH KABIRA MALKAUNS
MAN TARPAT HARI DARASHAN BAIJU BAWRA MALKAUNS
EK SHAHENSHAH NE TAJ MAHAL LALIT
KU HU KU HU BOLE SUVARNA SUNDRI SOHINI
MADHUBAN MEIN RADHIKA KOH-I-NOOR DARA
YEHI HAI WHO SAANJ SANZ AUR SAVERA SARANG
ZULE MEIN PAVAN KE BAIJU BAWARA PILOO
AJAHU NA AYE BALMA SANZ AUR SAVERA BHAIRAVI
SOFT TUNES:
ZINDAGI BHAR NAHIN BHULEGI BARSAT KI RAT
BAHARON PHOL BARSAO SURAJ
TERE MERE SAPANE GUIDE
MUZ KO APNE GALE LAGA LO HUM RAHI
DUETS:
TU GANGA KI MAUJ MEIN BAIJU BAWRA
DO SITARON KA JAMIN KOH-I-NOOR
TARON KI JUBAN PAR HAI NAUSHAIRVAN-E-ADIL
DIWANA HUA BADAL KASHMIR KI KALI
TERI SHAHNAI BOLE GUNJ UTHI SHAHNAI
FOLK-LORE:
BIRAJ MEIN HOLI KHELAT NANDLAL MISS MARY
BRINDABAN KA KRISHAN KANAIYA MISS MARY
DUKH BHARE DIN BITE RE MOTHER INDIA
GIVINDA ALA RE BLUFF MASTER
LEKE PEHLA PEHLA PYAR C.I.D.
MERE YAAR SHABBA KHER JUNGLEE
GHAZALS:
JIYO TO AISE JIYO BAHU BETI
NA KISI KI ANKH KA NOOR LAL KILA
LAGATA NAHJIN HAI DIL LAL KILA
CHHU LENE DO NAJUK KAAJAL
BHARI DUNIYA MEIN KAAJAL
FAST TRACKS:
YAHOO JUNGLEE
YEH CHAND SA ROSHAN KASHMIR KI KALI
LOVE IN TOKYO LOVE IN TOKYO
AIJI AISA MAUKA PHIR KAHAN AN EVENING IN PARIS
QAWALIES:
PARADA HAI PARADA AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY
TITLE SONG QAWALI KI RAAT
WESTERN DANCE:
BAR BAR DEKHO CHINA TOWN
AAJ KAL TERE MERE PYAR BRAHMACHARI
AJA RE AA JARA AA LOVE IN TOKYO
So. the list is end-less and so is the classification, but the choice is clear. With the classification suggested, one can make a real melodious collection of the great singer!Make your own 20 songs and have it in lock and key!