Lyrical Ludicrousness-1: REPEAT!

Credits: Pramath Verma, For letting me use the name of his blog as my blog post title without permission.

This post has been in the works for a long time. It had been lying in draft mode for as long as my blog has been in hibernation. Many thanks to Souvik, Tahmina and Sanchita then, for bringing up the topic of the two most _______ (fill with inappropriate adjective) Indian musicians of the 21st century. We start first, with the senior music director-turned-singer-turned-actor-turned..........

Himesh Reshammiya:

Turns out that Himesh Bhai did start off pretty early in Bollywood (1998, to be precise, courtesy Wiki). He really took off, though, (at least in terms of movie soundtracks / per year), somewhere around 2004. Thank goodness then, for IITJEE coaching (never thought I'd say this, ever), for keeping me preoccupied through this period. Though, being honest, he was okay as a music composer. Eventually, along came 2005, BITS Pilani....and yes, Aashiq Banaya Aapne, and THAT cap. 

This song became a major hit for some reason (Whattay singing debut). This popularity can also be attributed partly to Emraan Hashmi (adulation, envy, whatever you can call it). I found it pretty irritating though (major understatement, this). To start with: The Werewolf sound. And then, Lyrics. So now, you have three words, (Aashiq Banaya Aapne). How do you manage to fill 15 seconds of air time 10 times in a song? Simple. REPEAT. 

(Aashiq Banaya) * 3 ....aapne. (And repeat this wherever possible in the song).

At the height of the mania, comparisons with the legend Mukesh began to be made. (Nasal Twang and all Ok, but seriously?). Neil Nitin Mukesh, were you listening?

Along came 2006, another song by Himesh, in a movie starring (you guessed it) Emraan. Song in question: Jhalak Dikhla ja. And this is how it goes:

(Jhalak Dikhla Ja) * 4

Ek baar (Aa jaa) * 5 (Ironic isn't it? Ek baar....followed by a five-fold repetition).

There, a pattern emerges. Now, for some reason, there were other songs he had sung, but the only ones running on TVs and hostel rooms were these gems. In the same year, one more gem, from a movie named "Rocky-the Rebel". And this song starts as:

Junoon * 12. One word....12 times. 

At this point in time, I had to check the follower and hater groups for ARR and Himesh on orkut (RIP). ARR's followers outnumbered Himesh's, and there were multiple anti-fan groups for Himesh, vs one really small one for ARR (Yes, someone actually did not like ARR). But still, all was well with the world.

Anyways, I do not recall any memorable albums after this period. He did make his acting debut, and acted in movies such as Aap Ka surroor, Karzzzz (some problem with the keyboard, no doubt), and most recently, the Xpose. I have seen none of these movies, so I shall refrain from commenting further.

Ahh wait, I totally missed Hookah Bar, the only song which he has written, apart from singing it too. 

Tera (Pyaar)*3 Hookah Bar. 

So someone's love has been compared to a .....Hookah Bar. Umm, let me know if any of you got this comparison.

So that's a long enough post. Next musician, up next, in another post, which will hopefully be published soon. Cheers!