On 12/6/2008 3:47 PM India Time, _S, Karthik_ wrote: > >>>As per the film's script, Main albeli was set in 1947, that's why it is > having an altogether different type of music and arrangement > > You are right about the arrangement, which was apt for those period. Few > film songs during those period had this arab feel to it... > > I am pointing to the june itself . > > The tune in the middle part for "Mai albeli" song leads to the "Jao ho" > song and vice versa. > > Zubeida is probably one of the top 10 ARR albums and thans to ARR for > reminding us about that here.
Right. Main albeli is another song that is a proof that video/ storyline go together with the songs. When I heard that song before seeing the movie, I found it so odd, not-arr-standard and all the BS. And then I saw the movie and the song got its perspective. It fell in the place where a 1940s song should be there, though 1940 music was still quite different and banal in terms of recording techniques and arrangements that were available those days (Remember Rattan, Shahjahan, Andaz, Anmol Ghadi, Mahal music?). Still, by ARR's standard, this song is much, much, much more 1947-ish than Kisna song or 1947Earth songs or even Mangal Pandey songs. And, the story line that the son finds an old movie clip in which his mother had acted and sang in her youth had added a superb emotional touch to the song and I had started liking it. -- Rawat > *From:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, December 05, 2008 5:52 PM > *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [arr] Jai ho and Zubeida link > > On 12/5/2008 5:27 PM India Time, _S, Karthik_ wrote: > > > Listening to Jai ho from youtube I naturally transcended over to the > > middle part of the the Zubeida song "Mai albeli" song. > > Very interesting. > > As per the film's script, Main albeli was set in 1947, that's why it is > having an altogether different type of music and arrangement. And SDM is > oven fresh for 2008. > > > > > Did anyone feel that way? > > > > regards, > > Karthik
