Thanks a lot Rawat. I should say there are quite a few members who are replying without even fully understanding the discussion going on.. Guys, honestly, do you think ARR would ever use a tune that was not his ? Please do some research before shooting off emails. Thanks.
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 8:20 AM, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/29/2008 1:20 AM India Time, _Chord_ wrote: > > > Rahman mentioned in the latest interview that the title track of Jaane > > Tu is inspired from an original song form yester-year. Anyone know > > that song? It was probably a number back in the 40s or 50s in the US, > > so not many would be able to notice the similarities. Rahman seems to > > have admitted that he composed very close to the original song. > > There was a 1973 Film "Aa Gale Lag Ja" song (music by RDB) that had > lines "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na... Maane Tu Ya Maane Na..." at the end of > the mukhda. There is Kishore version, and a kid version. Father and son > singing it for each other, I guess. > > Aamir might have chosen title of his film from that song and that is > quite OK, I think. The songs were good, popular, soulful, stirring. > > The songs are available to listen at: > http://www.apunkabollywood.net/browser/category/view/1150/aa-gale-lag-jaa- > (1973) > > Check first one "Tera Mujhse (male)" and the 5th one "Tera Mujhse (duet)" > > There is no similarity between these two and ARR's two songs. I don't > know why this controversy started at all. > > -- > Rawat > > > -- Cheers, Pradeepan. "All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !"