Sab kuchh lutaake hosh mein aaye ( Ek Saal, 1957): I love the way the piano is introduced in this song. This one, picturised on Libby Rana (aka Nivedita, in her later films) and sung by Jagjit Kaur, is my favourite from Shagoon: a song offering comfort and companionship – even an almost defiant champion who begs to be allowed to take on herself the anguish her beloved undergoes.ģ. Tum apna ranj-o-gham ( Shagoon, 1964): Not a great film (in fact, rather tedious), though it had some wonderful songs, courtesy Khayyam and Sahir Ludhianvi.
Noorjehan, with her laughing eyes and that gorgeous smile, is such a sight for sore eyes that even though not very much happens in the song (other than those brief flashbacks to earlier scenes from the film), I never get bored of watching Noorjehan just sitting at the piano and singing.Īnd what a great song, too: lovely vocals, and fantastic music from Naushad (though I’m not sure a piano actually does figure in the orchestra. Jawaan hai mohabbat haseen hai zamaana ( Anmol Ghadi, 1946): Richard will probably be glad to know that J awaan hai mohabbat was the first song that came to my mind – for me, this one’s simply iconic. These are all from pre-70s films that I’ve seen, and are in no particular order.ġ. So, with thanks to Ragni and due apologies to Chris (and thank you for the suggestion, anyway), a list of my ten favourite songs that feature women pianists, whether from black-and-white films, or colour. I had to, perforce, expand the scope to colour films too. Songs where a woman is the one actually playing the piano are, when I came to think of it, relatively rare. A closer look at most of the piano songs that sprang to mind, and I discovered that even if it’s a woman singing (as in Tu jahaan-jahaan chalega or Mujhe tum mil gaye humdum), it’s a man sitting at the piano. When I actually got down to compiling this list, however, I realized how impetuous I’d been. I riffled mentally through the film songs of the 50s and 60s, and quickly responded: there would be just too many how could I choose just ten? Another reader, Chris, came up with a suggestion: songs only from black-and-white films.
When I created a list of my favourite car songs, blog reader Ragni requested a list: of songs that feature women playing a piano.
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