Thursday, March 15, 2007

D- I - S - C - O


I am making a compilation of Disco songs in Hindi / Kannada.
Anybody have any inputs ? Thanks in adv!

Disco Songs in Hindi

Note :- My Hindi is a little poor, I don't understand a lot of lyrics :-)

1. Nazia Hassan and the Biddu combination.
This combination came up with GREAT songs like:-
a) Aap Jaise Koi Main
b) Dil Bole Boom Boom
c) Lekin Mera Dil

2. Amitabh Bachan songs
a) Jaha teri yeh Nazar hai
b) Oh Saathi Ree

3. Bappi Lahiri (Mithunda and others)
a) Yaar bina chain kaha re
b) Disco Station
c) I am a Disco Dancer
d) Dance Dance
e) Jawani Janeman, Haseena Dilruba
f) Raath baaki, Baath baaki.

Some more from Hindi ?

Disco Songs from Kannada

"Disco Kannada songs", is a terminology which I have used for a few songs which came out in the late 70s and early 80s after getting heavily influenzed by Hindi film industry (which was NOT called as "Bollywood" at that point of time).

Ths songs were characterised by a very good use of Bass and long haired dudes with bell bottoms and large check shirts.

The heroes which typically come to my mind who epitomise the mood , the style of the Disco era were :-

1. Kokila Mohan
2. Shankar Nag / Anant Nag.
3. Rajkumar during his Shankar-Guru days. Before that he had real curly hair. At these times, he started sporting a wig.
4. Ashok
5. Vishnuvardhan and Dwarakeesh duo (During their super successful days of Kalla-Kulla, Singapore nalli Raja Kulla)

OKay here are the songs which came in those days which typified Disco songs.
This is a very small list. I will put them in no particular order.

1. Halli Daariyalli Tampu beediyalli
2. Kaveri yeke Oduve ?
3. Teri kere yeri mele
4. Eko Moha , Yeno Daaha (a cover version of Nazia Hassan's Lekin mera Dil)
5. Nanna neenu gella laare, tilidu, tilidu
6. Santoshakke, Haadu Santoshakke
7. Namma Santeli mussanje hotthalli

Okay lets try to collect some more , from this point !!!!

Current Music: Unknown Artist - D.I.S.C.O

4 comments:

clangorous said...

Good topic. There are lotsa songs in kannada with a Disco feel. As per the post , these songs getting influenced by the Hindi Film industry is not true. In 60's, 70's and 80's not only hindi even kannada songs were influenced by Disco from western music. If you see some black and white movies in kannada there are lotsa of LR Eshwari songs influenced by Rock 'n' Roll and Disco. So I feel giving the credit to Hindi Film Industry is just not fair. Even RD Burman used to flick songs from Beatles and others .

Coming to such songs in Kannada, Our veteran music director G.K Venkatesh was a pioneer in western influenced music. Illayaraja who was part of his troop ( G.K Venkatesh gave him the break as Music Director )also used to give some amazing rock/western music.

Some of the songs which I can think of (in no particular order )

1. Ondu Gandu Hennu....
2. Dance Raja Dance...
3. Sweety Nanna Jodi (more of Rock n roll )
4. If you come today.. ( more of rock n roll ).
5. Chali Chali Thalenu
6. Heloru Yaaru Illa....
7. Naanu Yaaru Yaava Ooru....
8. Premavide... ( Rock n Roll ).
9. Na Haadalu....
10. Come and meet me...
11. Sheela, O sheela...
12. Naguvude Swarga....
13. Aasegalu Kenakuthalide...
14. Tik Tik Baritha Kala
15. Yaare neenu Roja Hoove...
16. Prema Lokadinda Banda...
17. Shaari Shaari Yennu thare...
18. Dance with me merry merry Disco...
19. Sutha Muthulu Sanje Kattalu
20 Premadalli Snehadalli....
21. Santosha Bandaaga Sangeetha haduve naanendu...
22. Hosa Belaku....
23. Onde Ondu Aaseyu Tholali Balasalu
24. Nammoora Santheli....
25. Hero Hero Hero....
26 Tuvvi Tuvvi.....
27. Yaavudo Ee Gombe yaavudo...
28 Chakra Vyuha Idu Chakra Vyuha...
29. Oh Premi....
30. Om Namaha Shivayaaa....
31 Mary Mary Mary....

Will add more once I get to remember. So the list above clearly shows that there are much more disco songs in kannada than hindi.

Tejaswi said...

My personal favorite, I am surprised Rajesh missed this:

Vandane Vandane, nooru vandane.

I have a feeling that there are far more Hindi songs with the DISCO flavor than there are Kannada ones, just because there are overall far more songs in Hindi movies.

And Sudeepa, Oh Sathi Re is not Disco from any angle, and same with Jaha Teri Yeh Nazar Hai. Amitabh Bachchan did have a few of them though, and one of them with that Don't Stop Till You Get Enough lights costume too - Saara Zamaana, Hasinon Ka Diwana.

Other Hindi songs I remember are -

- Hari Om Hari
- Om Shanti Om
- Rumba Ho Ho Ho
- Aaj Ki Raat (from the new Don)

sudeep said...

Rajesh, ninn knowledge ge bidde maga...Yes, L R Eshwari had a Rock n ROll touch to her songs....Will write a separate article on her!

Great knowledge!

Enigma said...

Hindi
"ye mera dil pyar ka deewana "
"tum bhi chalo hum bhi chale chalti rahe e zindagi" ( duet version)
"lekar hum deewna dilphir te hain manzil manzil"
"maud maudke naa dekh maud maud ke"
"mera naam chin chin chu"
"ena meena deka"
"aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche har jaban par sab ko "
"laila o laila kesi mein laila"

Kannada
"jooke naanu balliya minchu, kannu kathiya anchu"
" "