Kids Songs
Published by Aakarsh under Music on Friday, November 18, 2005
My most favourite Kids songs from Indian Films :
1. Naani teri Morni : Hemanth Kumar.
2. Lakdi Ki Kaati : R.D.Burman.
3. My dear Kuttichethan : Ilaiyaraaja.
4. Anjali : Ilaiyaraaja.
1. Naani teri Morni : Hemanth Kumar.
This song, from film "Masoom" (1960) , was sung by Ranu Mukherjee, Hemanth Kumar's daughter. Wonderful song, probably the benchmark for a song which is really meant for kids aged below 5 yrs.
2. Lakdi Ki Kaati : R.D.Burman.
Coincidentally, this song is also from a film "Masoom" (1983).this Shekhar Kapur's screen adaptation of Erich Segal's "Man,Woman & Child" , had fantastic music by R.D.Burman. each song has a different mood. 2 kids sang this song, one being preethi uttam. when i was a kid, my parents say, i always used to insist on playing this song. and even now, i find it extremely hummable.
3. My dear Kuttichethan : Ilaiyaraaja.
This film was dubbed into other languages as well (chota chethan in hindi), as it was a 3-D film for Kids. The soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja is a brilliant( and rare) one.
4. Anjali : Ilaiyaraaja.
Maniratnam's "Anjali" (1990) is another film, whose complete soundtrack is my favourite.I cant choose just 1 or 2 songs but the complete soundtrack. Also, it is one of those few albums of Ilaiyaraaja, which had unique sound/presentation/genre..something which he didnt repeat in any other film.
After these, none could really make an impact.
8 comments:
Would 'Aa chal ke tujae' count as a kid song?. That is a beautiful song and I heard it was composed by Kishore Kumar himself.
Aa chal ke tujhe can be considered as kids song..but my emphasis was on the songs sung by Kids.
Hmmm... would you consider a song that is almost completely sung by kids?
my favourite... its a brilliant one...
"Jai Andaam antha okatai/Ini Acham Acham illai" from Indira - AR Rahman
He used Desh, Saraswati, Yaman, Pantuvarali (as far as I remember, please correct)...
Just uses strings (and a bass drum) for Pallavi and Anupallavi, makes different singers sing different lines from anupallavi (great effect!). Half the song is managed just by tinkling bells. Its just hard to figure out who exactly is chorus and lead (they alternate roles)
Then he adds a faint tabla in the background. But vocals dominate the song. Tabla goes full swing only when song is about 3/4ths through. Crisp, fast-paced percussion combined with claps.
The start of the last para has just bells and vocals giving chords in the background. The lead vocal then takes off on raga alapana and the chorus complete the rest of the para, the song ending in an ultimate crescendo with tabla reverberating!!
*It would be a great song for a children's performance, given the ragas and the high pitch of the song could be a little tough. That apart, all one needs is a few synthesised chords and a tabla
i knew this was coming from u Vidya! even i thought of it, but later discarded it because i think it falls in a different genre as such, especially when he changes the raagas..
Also,it has a main-lead singer i think..is it sujatha?
anyways, it is one of brlliant compositions by ARR..
indira has great songs...nilaa kaaigiradhu is as good as accham accham illai...
lakdi ki kaati is one of my favs too!although i never got the word right as a kid:-(
Did we forget "dadiamma dadiamma maan jaao"?? One of the few "positive" roles of the dreaded lalitha pawar (the squint is the clincher... thats the only thing that ranks her above chhaaya devi).
A frequent song on chitrahaar.
Does the song "tak tak dhum dhum" form 2 aankhen 12 haath count? It has kids in the chorus :D
Post a Comment