I am very fond of music, particularly old Hindi film song, classical music and ghazals. While a student in Allahabad University ( 1963-67 ) I attended Prayag Sangeet Samiti for about 3 years ( where I learnt classical Hindustani music ), and became a good singer. I still sing sometimes ( hear me singing ‘Yeh zindagi usi ki hai’ in this post ), though at 77 I am now not so good as before. I prefer old Hindi film songs to new ones.
Here is a list of my favourite songs:
1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5r0ZMvbSag&pp=ygUWeWVoIHppbmRhZ2kgdXNpIGtpIGhhaQ%3D%3D
( I sang a few lines of this song at a wedding last December. It is given below)
https://www.facebook.com/justicekatju/videos/704287491294413/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_iBEKx14aw&pp=ygUdamFiIGJoaSB5ZWggZGlsIHVkYXMgaG90YSBoYWk%3D
4 .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6dVti1YVwM&pp=ygULamFhbmUgYmFoYXI%3D
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XodXz2rDjBg&pp=ygUaZGlsIGtvIGhhaSB0dW1zZSBweWFyIGt5dW4%3D
( this was sung in 1945, the year before I was born, by a great singer Jagmohan who is almost forgotten today
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qu7DBRVTuo&pp=ygUTeWUgcmFhdCBiaGlnaSBiaGlnaQ%3D%3D
8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9D4CuRQZMU&pp=ygUdYmVxYXJhciBkaWwgdHUgZ2F5ZSBqYSBseXJpY3M%3D
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRBxROqWOPk&pp=ygUTbGlraGUgam8ga2hhdCB0dWpoZQ%3D%3D
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HRC6c5-2lQ&pp=ygUkeWVoIHJhYXRlbiB5ZWggbWF1c2FtIG5hZGkga2Ega2luYXJh
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrcqSuEH7rk&pp=ygUhc2hva2ggbmF6YXIga2kgYmlqbGl5YW4gZnVsbCBzb25
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9w628gW9jI&pp=ygUOa29pIGhvdGEgamlza28%3D
14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rKX_9IrdwI&pp=ygUabXVqaGUga2l0bmEgcHlhciBoYWkgdHVtc2U%3D
16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WJIXZ46XZE&pp=ygUcd29oIGlzaHEgam8gaHVtc2Ugcm9vdGggZ2F5YQ%3D%3D
17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0gQgfXBIY8&pp=ygUUaHVtbmUgamFmYSBuYSBzZWVraGk%3D
18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFeCXuGqEvc&pp=ygUgdHVtIGFnYXIgc2FhdGggZGVuZSBrYSB2YWRhIGthcm8%3D
21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg8DjaVbayQ&pp=ygUma3l1biB5YWFkIGFhIHJhaGkgaGFpIGd1enJlIGh1ZSB6YW1hbmU%3D
( the above song was of the year 1946, in which I was born. It describes my present condition ).
22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kdKUKTcVok&pp=ygUZYWEgbGF1dCBrZSBhYWphIG1lcmUgbWVldA%3D%3D
23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSU74fpWsfQ&pp=ygUbc3VoYW5hIHNhZmFyIGF1ciB5ZWggbWF1c2Ft
24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyCD0ljT96A&pp=ygUadHVtIGhpIHR1bSByYWZpIGZvdW5kYXRpb24%3D
25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBgKPyi1aXA&pp=ygUVa2hpbHRlIGhhaW4gZ3VsIHlhaGFu
26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7R4kdCi1zY&pp=ygUZYXllc2hhIG9tYXIgcmFhZyBtYWxrYXVucw%3D%3D
( the above song is in raag mahaar, the raag of the rainy season. It creates the ambience of rain ).
27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcTe16KF19E&pp=ygUQYWkgdGFhemEgdmFyaWRhbg%3D%3D
( the above song is part of a ghazal written by the greatest Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib, and it is here sung by Mohammed Rafi, whom I regard the geatest Hindi film singer ).
28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPE-bypfdiU&pp=ygUYcmFhZyBkYXJiYXJpIGJhaWp1IGJhd3Jh
( the above song was in raag darbari, a late night raag, which gently puts you to sleep, with its low notes )
29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU98N_4ESIw&pp=ygUccmFhZyBqYXVucHVyaSBmYXRlaCBhbGkga2hhbg%3D%3D
( the above song is in raag jaunpuri, an early morning raag. It gently wakes you up, with its low notes ).
30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzq1rpuFMig&pp=ygU3YmVndW0gYWtodGFyIGdoYXphbHMgd29oIGpvIGh1bSBtZWluIHR1bSBtZWluIHFhcmFyIHRoYQ%3D%3D
( the above song, and the next one, were sung by Begum Akhtar, whom I regard as the greatest ghazal singer ever )
31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6dK3a1dyk&pp=ygUcYmVndW0gYWtodGFyIGRlZXdhbmEgYmFuYSBkZQ%3D%3D
32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIZKmLkjn1s&pp=ygUUa2FoYWFuIHNlIGFheWUgYmFkcmE%3D
33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aFqiq7yHI8&pp=ygUbYWkgbWVyZSBkaWwga2FoaW4gYXVyIGNoYWwg
34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTCnFzKo5iY&pp=ygUgYWF5ZWdhIGFhbmUgd2FhbGEgZGVlcGFrIGJhZ2hhaXI%3D
35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N4kuNWhWnw&pp=ygUcY2hhbG8gZWsgYmFhciBwaGlyIHNlIGFqbmFiaQ%3D%3D
