My father[age:60] and uncle[age:55] both were & are inclined to SD Burman,Salil chaudhary and Madan mohan stuff..My Father never liked RD Burman. This is quite strange to me.!![with due respect to PanchamDa]. but both like ARR lot.. My father is fan of him..his fav includes Lagaan,water,swades,Taal Delhi6,Guru,some songs from Saathiya and JA. Connections is his most favourite album!!..Whenever I come from office he asks me my Nokia express to listen connections. [and I switch over to my Cd player].
-jiban --- In [email protected], "Nagaraj" <arr_naga...@...> wrote: > > > My Dad is 50 and he loves ARR. He was a IR/MSV fan in his youth. > But after lagaan he became a ARR fan. > > Songs he loves. > Guru -> tera bina. > Lagaan -> full > Swades -> yeh tara,aahista,yeh jo des. > Rhythm,Sivaji,Lagaan,12ka4. > > However he hasnt developed an ear for smthng like Bose/Water. > > Would like to know wat the middle aged and older group feel abt ARR. > Especially the people above 45 as their prime(15-30) would have been during > RD Burman/Illyaraja/MS Vishwanathan. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Leslie D <dorai365@> wrote: > > > > You nailed it. My father is now in his early 60s. I have always known him as > > a big music lover. He can recognize almost all Rafi, Kishore, Manna Dey, > > Lata and old Malayalam songs. I gifted him an iPod loaded with lots of > > songs. Mostly he still listens to old songs. Yes one of new songs gets him > > really excited. The ones that he liked recently are 1.O Sathiya - From a > > John Abraham moview - Anu Malik composition > > 2. Instrumental from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom > > 3. Suraj Hua Madham - KKKG > > 4. Teri Ore from Singh is King > > > > For a big ARR fan that I am, I would have loved to see him fall in love with > > an ARR song. But somehow he doesnt seem to appreciate. But that doesnt mean > > I dislike his choice of music. I just wonder what the songs mentioned above > > clicked big time with him but all ARR songs failed to do do. His > > appreciation is no certification of Anu Maliks talent either. Sometimes you > > just cant understand why somebody loves something. Respect every persons > > individuality. Like Pyarelalji my dad doesnt think ARR is any great shakes > > but he is happy that ARR has won an Oscar. > > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Chord <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > > After reading Jagjit Singh's, Pyarelal's and Ali Khan's comments about > > > ARR and his music, it also struck me the big generational differences > > > in terms of attitudes and exposure towards music. Personally, I have > > > found that even with people I know, like my parents and their friends, > > > their appreciation for music is within a narrow range. Anything > > > outside that range is overlooked and not appreciated as much, and > > > sometimes ridiculed. I have found that amongst many elders, there is > > > a certain arrogance or haughtiness implying, "we know what's best". > > > This is a product of our culture revering elders and their wisdom by > > > tradition in contrast to many seniors and elders feeling left out and > > > disrespected by attitudinal changes in today's world reflecting less > > > respect and reverie towards seniors. > > > > > > For example, when I gave my parents a copy of the D6 CD, they only > > > liked the folk and semi-classical elements of the soundtrack. That's > > > it. When I asked them about Jaane Tu, they said that they didn't like > > > the music, although they love and appreciate ARR's other works that > > > are more in line with their taste. Of course, even within elders, > > > there will be a lot of variation in terms of taste and attitude, but > > > overall, I feel that they are more narrow minded about music than we > > > youngsters are OVERALL AS A GROUP, keeping in mind individual > > > differences. Because ARR's music is so diverse and touching upon so > > > many different genres, a large percentage of his work is not going to > > > be appreciated by those with more narrow minded definitions of good > > > music. > > > > > > Who knows, maybe when we reach that age, we too may reflect some of > > > that narrow mindedness in terms of our exposure compared to what the > > > youth may be listening to at that time. However, I have hope that > > > because we youngsters have been exposed to such an array of world > > > music through ARR and other artists, I think we will generally have a > > > broader appreciation for music than previous generations. > > > > > > ARR has gifted us with something very important: tolerance and open > > > mindedness for different types of music. Thank you ARR! > > > > > > > > > > > >
