SHORT OF WORDS!!!
I am a music freak, love listening to music, in fact it is something
which keeps me engaged most of the times. While travelling or
while lying free, I don’t miss the opportunity to pluck in, my
earphones.. When I am happy and elated, or when feeling down
there is a song for every feeling of mine. Music is something
which clearly reflects my mood.
I was listening to some songs the other day and was amazed to see
the deteriorating quality of the lyrics.
It is the era of Munni getting badnaam, Sheela getting Jawan,
chameli becoming chikni day by day. Today we see oh la la oh
lala, dhinka chika taking the place of some of the best poetry of
earlier times. Those were the days when songs were not just about
making noise but meant a lot. It was like delicacies containing
many ingredients like lyrics, rhythm, and melody. The whole
composition used to be the amalgamation of these components. It
conveyed mood and state of mind of the person.
Songs used to portray the situation of the movie. Sometimes it
would depict the heartbroken lover, social satire, exuberant person.
All the feelings used to be so beautifully woven that the listener
would naturally feel associated with the songs.
In older times we had music directors like Naushad sahab, Ravi, S
D Burma, Hemant Kumar to name a few, they produced the
mellifluous music which have the indelible mark on our minds.
Also, the lyrics of those songs were meaningful and related to the
context. But nowadays, message conveyed through the songs is
really done away with and songs really don't have any relation with
the context and are forcibly put into the movie just for the sake of
songs being their in the movies. The depth in Bollywood songs is
decreasing day by day.
Though change is inevitable but it should be for the betterment not
for making things worse. Today the objective of the producers and
music composers has changed and is more directed towards
curbing the materialistic aspirations. Today the songs are added to
include the glamour quotient of the movie rather than depicting the
situation of the movie. These sorts of songs are called item songs
which are added to enhance the visibility of the movie. They are
like an average product wrapped in a beautiful paper to allure the
customers. Women are treated as a means of entertainment hence
leads to their commodification in such songs. Recently we have
seen some organizations protesting against the songs which
hamper the character of a woman.
