TOTW #16: Conversational songs

Hello Friends & fellow music lovers! 🤗

It's my first time hosting a theme on here! 😎

So let me jump right in.

Songs usually always tell a story but more importantly, they help move a story forward.

Especially in Indian films (and Hollywood musicals), you often see songs employed as a means to push the plot along, set up, intensify or resolve an important plot point.

So this week's theme will be songs that appear to be substitutes for dialogue/ spoken words.

In other words, songs that run as a conversation or banter or debate between two or more characters.

They can be for any situation, just remember there need to be two or more people singing in it. You can have them bickering, debating, pleading/persuading, being in agreement, teasing, questioning/ answering - just that it needs to flow like a conversation would.

There are gazillions of songs - most filmi (and non-film) duets are conversations of one form or the other, right?😳

I'm going to post a few to start you off right after the post I reserve for compiling all the songs posted on this thread.

As always, language is no bar and as always, please try not to repeat songs.

You can also have one character singing/ narrating and the other speaking in reaction.

List of songs posted so far

Pg 1

Tere pyar ka aasra chahta hoon (Hindi)

Jaane kyon log pyaar karte hain (Hindi)

Aankhon mein kya ji (Hindi)

Dekho kasam se (Hindi)

The girl is mine

Aati kya Khandala (Hindi)

Pg 2

Haal kaisa hai janaab ka (Hindi)

Thehriye hosh mein aa loon (Hindi)

Likha hai teri aankhon mein (Hindi)

Aap yoonhi agar humse milte rahe (Hindi)

Kanne Pillavani (Telugu)

Maiyya Yashoda (Hindi)

Aap yahan aaye kisliye (Hindi)

Radha kaise na jale (Hindi)

Pg 3

Didi tera devar deewana (Hindi)

Aaja shaam hone aayi (Hindi)

Mehendi lagake rakhna (Hindi)

Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa (Hindi)

Accha ji main haari (Hindi)

Sundari Neevanti (Telugu)

Pg 4

Jaane kahan mera jigar gaya ji (Hindi)

Agar main kahoon (Hindi)

Pāvhaṇaṃ Yevaḍhaṃ Aikā (Marathi)

Hum aapki aankhon mein (Hindi)

Ek ghar banaoonga (Hindi)

Jaane kyon log pyar karte hain (Hindi) - Repeated

Chhod do aanchal (Hindi)

Pg 5

Aaja panchhi akela hai (Hindi)

Dekho rootha na karo (Hindi)

Accha toh hum chalte hain (Hindi)

Tumhari nazar kyon khafa ho gayi (Hindi)

Kal ki haseen mulaqaat ke liye (Hindi)

Aankhon hi aankhon mein (Hindi)

Isharon Isharon mein dil lene wale (Hindi)

Abhi na jao chhodkar (Hindi)

Janeja dhoondta phir raha (Hindi)

Pg 6

Jo waada kiya woh nibhana padega (Hindi)

Mohabbat kar lo, jee bhar lo (Hindi)

Pg 7

Sun sun sun sun zaalima (Hindi)

Arre na na na na tauba tauba (Hindi)

Pg 8

Chal diye banda nawaz (Hindi)

Yaad kiya dil ne (Hindi)

Jahan main jaati hoon (Hindi)

Mujhe sach sach bata do (Hindi)

Hit the road, Jack

Don't go breakin' my heart

Raṅgū Bāzāralā Zāte (Marathi)

Aaja Panchhi akela hai (Hindi)- Repeated

Pg 9

Chal pyaar karegi (Hindi)

Ramo nama (Sanskrit)

Keh doon tumhe (Hindi)

Dhal gaya din (Hindi)

Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya (Hindi)

Din saara guzara tore angna (Hindi)

Pg 10

Kuchh kehta hai ye sawan (Hindi)

O haseena zulfonwaali (Hindi)

Baagon mein bahar hai (Hindi)

Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche (Hindi)

Pehle pehle pyar ki mulaqaatein (Hindi)

Na rootho rootho na (Hindi)

Suniye, kahiye (Hindi)

Pg 11

Dil lootne wale jadugar (Hindi)

Yoon hi tum mujhse baat karti ho (Hindi)

Kajra mohabbat wala (Hindi)

Tere haathon mein pehenake chudiyaan (Hindi)

Ladki kyon (Hindi)

Mujhe naulakha mangwa de re (Hindi)

Chanda chamke (Hindi)

Sheher ki pariyon ke peeche (Hindi)

Pg 12

Yaaron sun lo zara (Hindi)

Baaton mein na taalo (Hindi)

My name is Lakhan (Hindi)

Aajkal shauq-e-deedar hai (Hindi/Urdu)

Itna na mujhse na pyar badha (Hindi)

Vaada karo nahi chodoge tum mera saath (Hindi)

Pg 13

O mere raja (Hindi)

Mohabbat bade kaam ki cheez hai (Hindi)

Haal kaisa hai janab ka (Hindi)- Repeated

Accha ji main haari (Hindi)- Repeated

Aage peeche (Hindi)

Chal pyar karegi (Hindi)- Repeated

Saajan ji ghar aaye (Hindi)

Ye ladka hai allah (90s-Hindi)

Apun bola (Hindi)

Pg 14

Zameen se humein aasmaan par (Hindi)

Dis jatil dis yetil (Marathi)

Gomu sangtina mazhya (Marathi)

Narumugaiye (Tamil)

Hum bhi dekhenge (Hindi/Urdu)

Janeman janeman (Hindi)

Bhali bhali si ek soorat (Hindi)

Koi ladki mujhe kal raat sapne mein mili (HIndi)

Pg 15

Main dekha ek sapna (Hindi)

Tera mera juda hona mushkil hai (Hindi)

Suno, kaho (Hindi)

Jaati hoon main (Hindi)

Paon choo lene do (Hindi)

Mooh se mat laga (Hindi)

Bholi soorat dil ke khote (Hindi)

Kali ke roop mein (Hindi)

Pg 16

O janewale baalamwa (Hindi)

Mere mehboob mein kya nahi (Hindi)

Chupke se dil dede (Hindi)

Dheere dheere bol koi sun na le (Hindi)

Shayad meri shaadi ka khayal (Hindi)

Karte hain hum pyar Mr. India se (Hindi)

Jane de mujhe jana hai (Hindi)

Main solah baras ki (Hindi)

Maine tujhe kabhi kuch kaha tha (Hindi)

Pg 17

Joote de do (Hindi)

Baatein kuchh ankahi si (Hindi)

Home

Jab koi baat bigad jaye (Hindi)

Sach bata tu mujhpe fida (Hindi)

Saanjh dhali (Hindi)

Mere chahnewale hazaar (Hindi)

Kamata hoon bohit kuch (Hindi)

Pg 18

Tumse kucch kehna hai (Hindi)

Phir na keeje meri gustakh nighai ka gila (Hindi)

Din hain bahar ke (Hindi)

Jis pyar mein ye haal hai (Hindi)

Gore gore o banke chhore (Hindi)

Main Bangali chokra (Hindi)

Tere nainon ke main deep jalaoonga (Hindi)

Pg 19

Chal chameli baag mein (Hindi)

Uthe sabke kadam (Hindi)

Lara lappa lai lakh da (Hindi)

Dekho mausam kya bahar hai (Hindi)

Accha toh hum chalte hain (Hindi) - Repeated

A debate

This friendly debate stage show where the characters are presenting different points of view from the movie Dhool ka Phool (1959).

The Male lead presents a rosy and perhaps a rather naive picture of love and fidelity, wanting to give her his heart and ready to forsake all for her and she warns him of the consequences of doing so while telling him to be more worldly and realistic.

He says: Mujhe loot lo mere nazdeek aake, ki main maut se khelna chahta hoon

She says: Nibhengi yahan kaise ulfat ki rasmein? Yahan zindagi hai ravajon ke bas mein

Ravajon ko tum todna chahte ho.. bade nasamajh ho, ye kya chahte ho?

Music: N. Dutta

Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi

Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Mahindra Kapoor

Actors: Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zBS0cRGpYE

This one is in a similar vein but it's more personal/ teasing/ and filled with banter.

He wonders why people fall in love and subject themselves to the agony and despair

Pyaar mein sar jhukana padta hai, dard mein muskurana padta hai

Zeher kyon zindagi mein bharte hain?

And she gently reminds him that there is no life without love while slyly insinuating that he too might be one of those afflicted -

Log chhup chhup ke pyaar karte hain, jaane kyon saaf kehte darte hain?

Film: Dil Chahta hai (2001)

Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy

Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

Singer: Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

Actors: Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz5KauCbjPI

A question/ answer type of back and forth and so much in sync that they almost seem to complete each other's sentences.

At the end of each stanza of rapid-fire back and forth they both realize something about the other.. That they're

Dekhne mein bhole... par hain bade chanchal!

Film: Nau do Gyarah (1957)

Music: S.D. Burman

Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri

Singers: Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

Actors: Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5DG-I71hB8

A roothna- manana type song where one person is trying their best to appease the other while the other is sulking (sometimes pretending to) and then eventually gives in.

Her persuasion is less that and more than laced with the hint of a threat & defiance..

Jaate ho toh jao, chal diye jee hum bhi (more like I could care less) And

Tum bhi jaloge, haath maloge roothke humse haan! [or in other words, you're gonna regret this, buddy! ]

He pretends to be miffed for a while and then calls her out on her placating skills or lack thereof

Kya lagayi tumne ye kasam kasam se?

Lo theher gaye hum, kuch kaho bhi humse!

Film: Tumsa nahi dekha (1957)

Music: O.P. Nayyar

Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri

Singers: Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi

Actors: Ameeta, Shammi Kapoor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HhgyRc0_so

Yet another type of rivalry where two men are arguing over why they are the right person for a certain woman! Perhaps they should both stop calling her 'doggone' girl first! 😆

Song: The Girl is Mine (1982) [Album: Thriller]

Songwriter: Michael Jackson

Artists: Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txedWZLKT0Q

And this one is quite literally a conversation moonlighting as a song!

Film: Ghulam (1998)

Music: Jatin-Lalit

Lyrics: Nitin Raikwar

Singers: Aamir Khan, Alka Yagnik

Actors: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherji

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EENnVk1_suc

Priya, you've chosen an excellent theme. This theme has inspired an immense number of songs! Well tuned conversations are always melodious!

When love is communicated in a pleasant musical style, it takes on an entirely different level of beauty.

This is one of the all-time favorite romantic songs of this couple!

Song: Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka

Movie: Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)

Actor(s): Kishore Kumar & Madhubala

Singer(s): Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

Music Director: S.D.Burman

Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td76fXCTMSM

My favorite song--

Film: Mohabbat Isko Kahte Hain (1965)

Song: Thehriye Hosh Mein Aa

Singer: Suman Kalyanpur, Mohammed Rafi

Music Director: Khayyam

Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NhwjNDqiuA