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Copy cats

Friday, 2 January 2015
Posted by Soham


Lately, I've been going through a lot of bollywood critic's videos on YouTube and one thing that most have is how, even people like R D Burman, copied western music.

Well, I was somewhat disappointed, but, is it really such a bad thing? After a few videos, I realized that most of the hits were copied. But, does it really matter? It's not like they ruined the original song, as a matter of fact, these songs might be popular only because our composers made it popular.

And the second thing that bugs me is, if 'kaho na kaho' 'pehli nazar mein' 'mehbooba' 'chura liya' and other older hits were all results of copied music, fine. It's still much much better than the music we have today.

And what do we have today? One wannabe Pitbull who "raps" about his to-do list, other Punjabi "singers" who were "inspired" by this guy "rapping" about things that make no sense, and only a few actually good songs.

If that's the result of Bollywood's "original" music, they should just stop trying. Go back to copying, we're much better at that.

Deciding the trend

Friday, 31 October 2014
Posted by Soham


Hating Bollywood music, yet loving music itself, I had no other option than surfing YouTube for international music (various genres) or even less popular, yet good, Indian music which wasn't associated with Bollywood.

I came across a lot of types, some were excellent, most songs of the genre were addictive. Some were just good, one or two songs were addictive. And some were completely out of my taste.

Not restricting myself to Indian music, I had a lot to talk to other music lovers from around the world. This brought many new songs to my attention, one of the songs being Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.

Well, when I first heard it, it was just noise to me. But after a month or so, I found it to be pretty addictive. I went on to listen to other songs of the same genre; dubstep.

Now, I was at a point where the usual rock was boring and mainstream. And, I wasn't that much into metal either, back then. So, dubstep was like my new favourite genre.

And so, it became all I ever heard. My phone and computer playlist was full of dubstep. I would stream dubstep mixes on YouTube, look for dubstep remixes of my old favourites etc.

My close friends, who share my hatred for Bollywood music, did listen to the dubstep tracks I recommended and would even find a new track and recommend it to me. But, the other friends or people around me were completely against this genre.

They thought it wasn't real music and that I was pretty crazy to listen to it most of the times. Being a dubstep fan, I still agree that it's not music, in my opinion at least. However, it is sound, and it is entertaining, which is what music is about, most of the times, so I saw no harm in saying it was my favourite genre.

It's been a few years since then, and their thoughts haven't changed.
What re? Why don't you listen to some real music?
That's coming from someone who only listens to Yo Yo Honey Singh, Bollywood and a bit of One Direction.

So, naturally, I gave up on convincing my friends to listen to dubstep.

A few days ago, however, I saw this video while looking for dubstep.


And now, dubstep is the new cool. Everyone is listening to this song, saying it's awesome. Some have even tried other dubstep tracks, while some just stick to this one. I'm pretty sure there will be more dubstep songs in Bollywood in the movies to come, but, why is it that whatever Bollywood does is the trend in India?

Dubstep was widely used for ads and as EDM long before this song, all over the world, but, Indians never liked it. But, one movie uses it and suddenly, they're in love with it.

If tomorrow there's a song that supports male domination in society and raping, would that be considered 'cool'? Will that be the new trend?

Singham returns

Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Posted by Soham


There's this really annoying song in this movie, 'Aata majhi satalki'. It's based on the catchphrase in both movies, 'Aata majhi satakli' which the main character says when he becomes angry.


And the singer of this highly "incredible" song is none other than Yo Yo Honey Singh.

Fight-fight, fight like Bruce Lee
Fight-fight, fight like Bruce Lee
Fight-fight, fight like Bruce Lee
Fight-fight, fight like Bruce Lee...
Please, Bruce Lee was a legend. Bajirao Singham is a result of poor editing and a mixture of Bollywood and Tollywood. There's light years of difference between


and


Mera solah (16) ka dola, chiaalis (46) ki chaati
Seedhi baat bolun, baatein ghumani nahi aati
(Aata Majhi Satakli)

My bicep is sixteen (inches)
and the chest is forty six (inches)
I'm straightforward,
I don't know how to say things in a circular way
I am going mad now.
Eh, might be true. You never know what kind of drugs he can afford with a bollywood salary.

Jigra hai tiger
Dimag se hyper
Aata majhi satakli
To goli maarun jaise sniper
Aata Majhi Satakli

My heart is that of tiger,
I've a short temper
When I go mad now,
I shoot like a sniper.
I am going mad now.
The writers were so desperate for a rhyme, they actually used the word sniper. I don't think a single Bollywood movie has ever portrayed a sniper. No, a sniper-like character in Bollywood movies is a guy with such inhumane aim and accuracy, that he can do the job of a sniper, with a 9mm, from twice as far.





Goli maare jaise sniper, yes!
Mera balma hai tiger, true!
Mera balma hai tiger, correct!
Arey very very hyper!
Aata Majhi Satakli

He shoots like a sniper, yes,
my beloved is a tiger, true.
my beloved is a tiger, correct.
Very very hyper.
Going mad now.
Kareena butts in by flattering Ajay but, of course, he shows no reaction.





She says, he shoots like a sniper. Ah yes,



Ata maajhi satakli
mala raag yetoy..

I am going mad..
I am feeling mad.. 

Calm down bruh.

Ata maajhi satakli
mala raag yetoy..

I am going mad..
I am feeling mad.. 
Alright.

Ata maajhi satakli
mala raag yetoy..
Not even gonna translate.
Ata maajhi satakli
mala raag yetoy.. 
Nobody gives a shit.
Ata maajhi satakli
mala raag yetoy..

Ata maajhi satakli
mala raag yetoy..

Let me make something clear. This is not a fucking hook/chorus. This is exactly like











and a million more shitty songs.

Majha mardaniraaya re
Yachi waghachi kaaya re
Bheet naahi konala re
Assa Marathi chaava re
Aata Majhi Satakli

My manly king..
his body is like a lion,
he's not afraid of anyone..
Such a Marathi stud he is..





In the entire movie, he spouts like 20 Marathi words, and he's a "Marathi stud". My NRI cousin speaks more Marathi than he does.


Angry young man
Mi aahe majhashi lafda.. naay naay
Todun na taaken haat paay
When Aata Majhi Satakli
Bolo mujhe bye bye!

Angry young man,
If you fight with me,
I'll break your hands and legs..
When I go mad,
just say bye to me.
I had heard of Hinglish, Minglish and Mindi. But this, this is diabolical.

Another thing this "verse" tells us is that Yo Yo Honey Singh, like 90% of Indian students, is a parrot by profession. (Obviously, you can't call his singing/rapping professional) He doesn't understand a word of Marathi, and he just memorized these lines.

Aata Majhi Satakli -
mala raag yetoy 
I'll just order a pizza and finish it till the beginning of the next "verse".

So far, what we've understood is that,
1) Yo Yo Honey Singh himself doesn't know what he "raps" about.
2) Only job Kareena Kapoor has in this video is to make it slutty so that the video is still good enough even when the song is muted.
3) Ajay Devgan is worse than a PMS-ing teenager.
Slow down - mala raag yetoy
Calm down - mala raag yetoy
Slow down - mala raag yetoy
Calm down - Mala Raag Yetoy!
Have you tried giving him chocolate? As far as I know, it works.

Ata Majhi Satakli
mala raag yetoy

Alright, I'm done with this song.

Unpatriotic

Saturday, 18 October 2014
Posted by Soham


If you've been reading my posts till now, you should have understood that I don't particularly like Bollywood movies, songs etc. and there are a lot of things about the country itself that I don't like.

A lot of my friends, that like all these things, often tell me that I'm unpatriotic, or that I should be ashamed of calling myself Indian. Well, according to me, I just hate all these things because, I know we can do a lot better. Bollywood has capital and talent (to some extent) but most of the public has low expectations, so, they just do the bare minimum.

And it is true, I prefer foreign movies and music over Indian. And when I say foreign, I mean any country, not necessarily America or UK. I like watching the mainstream "superhero" movies (like any geek would) and I enjoy rock/metal music. There are some Indian bands that I like, but, they aren't as popular as Bollywood songs which is weird because they're a lot better.

Apart from that, I find foreign languages even more interesting. I haven't actually seen a movie that was in a foreign language, but I was a frequent Anime watcher. The same applies to music, I like listening to foreign songs.

So, when one of my friends (Bollywood fangirl) heard me talking shit about Bollywood music and it's weird lyrics, she pointed out that I listen to raps, Spanish pop, Reggaeton, dubstep and a bit of EDM, which is like the international version of Bollywood (less than talented people making money off of stereotypical young adults, staying in business no longer than 10 years)

Yeah, I do like EDM and dubstep, but that's just because it's addictive and a good kind of music to have in background while I'm gaming or solving math etc. But, she wouldn't let go because she knew the Spanish songs I listen to and the Bollywood music I look down upon have similar lyrics.

Well, here it is,
I like hearing/watching weird and funny shit that I don't understand.




But, it's true. When you listen to a song in a foreign language, you don't care about the lyrics, in your head, you're just laughing at how weird the language sounds like.

Don't deny it, we all think every other language other than the ones we speak sound weird and funny.

And that's exactly what I do, I just listen to the weird song, not caring about the lyrics, keeping up with the trash beats that are addictive and trying my best to sing along.

But, you can't do that with a Bollywood song. As soon as you start listening to one, you immediately figure out what the lyrics mean,

So, it's not unpatriotic to not like your country's entertainment, or preferring a different country's entertainment.

Lovely

Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Posted by Soham


Another popular song nowadays is Lovely.


Main lovely ho gayiaan
Naam tera padh ke, naam tera padh ke

I've become lovely,
having read your name, having read your name.
 
She became lovely after having read someone's name...did she look like this before? 


Cuz if that's true, I want to read this person's name too...

Ghar aaya mera sohna sajan
Ghar aaya mera... haaye sohna sajan

My beautiful beloved came home,
Oh, my beautiful beloved came home..
So, his home is a strip club.

Ye jo bangle hai re laal colour ki
Tere liye hi khan-khan kar ke
In haathon mein naache jaaye re
Inhein nasha chadha hai tera
Tu ban ja aashiq mera
Tune chhua hai aise
Main kamli...

This bangle of red color that is there,
it jingles for you,
and dances in these hands,
They have got your intoxication,
You become my lover..
You have touched me in such a way
that I have gone mad..
We really should get tips from SRK.

Pa-pa-paaya ankhaan 'ch kaajal
Mainu vekh ke ho gi o paagal
Photo khench autograph set
Instagram pe like kari jaave pic haaye
She's put kohl in her eyes, (for make up)
Looking at me she's gone mad
Having taken photo and autograph,
she keeps liking the pics on instagram.
So, whorish make-up. And, she's liking her own pics on instagram.

Poora intezaam hai
Ye jo shaam hai
Kal subah tak tere naam hai
Aankhon se dil ye batlaaye re
Kal na hogi ye raatein
Kar le dil ki do baatein
Ik teri hi khaatir main pagli ho gayiaan
There is complete arrangement,
This evening that is there,
is for you till tomorrow morning..
This heart says with the eyes,
these nights won't be there tomorrow,
Let's talk with love a bit,
Just for you, I have gone mad..

The "No tomorrow" attitude again.

India, a country where


is banned but


is perfectly fine.

Altogether, it's a bad song, mostly because of the voice of the singer, a little because of the lyrics. Video is good though :)

Abhi toh party shuru hui hai

Monday, 13 October 2014
Posted by Soham


I admit, I've never heard of this movie before but this song is pretty popular on the radio and TV.


In the video, Sonam Kapoor just dances like a retard in a pretty high-class party.

Darwaaze ko kundi maaro
Koi na bach ke jaane paaye
DJ ko samjha do,
music ghalti se bhi ruk na jaaye
Thaka thaka jo feel kare wo jaake dou RedBull gatak le
Aur jisko dance nahi karna
Woh jaake apni bhains charaye
Lock the doors
No one should escape
Tell the DJ
The music must go on
Those who are tired, go drink RedBull
And those who don't dance
Go graze your buffalo
 Besides using wrong Hindi at places, nothing is wrong here...oh wait,

Aur jisko dance nahi karna
Woh jaake apni bhains charaye

I never dance on any occasion but I've never been told to graze a buffalo o.O

Bas aaj ki raat hai
Kal se wohi siyaape hain
It's just tonight's night
It's mourning from tomorrow
I don't know why every party song has this "last night on earth" attitude. I mean, everyone pretty much ends up regretting what they did that night because of that attitude...do they learn nothing? I remember reading that those who learn from their mistakes are fools, but those who learn from others' mistakes are wise...well, what of these scumbags who don't learn from their own mistakes?

Jee bhar ke naach lo
Na ghar waale na maape hain
Dance to your heart's content
No family or parents here
So, it's fine to make a complete fool of yourself in front of strangers but not in front of people you know...yeah, I agree with that for some reason.

 Yeh toh bas shuruaat hai
(Yeh toh bas shuruaat hai)
Arey abhi toh party shuru hui hai..
Arey abhi toh party shuru hui hai..
Yeh toh bas shuruaat hai
This is just the beginning
(This is just the beginning)
The party's just started
The party's just started
This is just the beginning
Other than repeating the same lyrics again and again (because whoever enjoys listening to this is clearly retarded enough to not understand it the first time) these words are based on the cliché dialogue "Yeh toh bas trailer hai, picture abhi baki hai" hence proving that Bollywood is based on repetition of the same old stuff, with new actors and worse scripts.

Baad mein na kehna kuch bhi
Pehle hi de doon warning
Party chalegi till six in the morning
Don't say anything later
I'll give you a warning right now
The party will go on till six in the morning

Yes, party till six. The law says you can't have loud music playing after 10 PM and they're going to party till six. Bollywood is sending a good message to the youth listening to this.

Jee bhar ke naach le baby
Naach naach ke tod de sandal
Dance to your heart's content baby
Dance and dance till you break your sandal
I don't anyone, including guys, wears sandals to a party. You'd have to be a pretty lazy and ignorant idiot to under-dress so much.

Aunty police bula legi to
Yaar tera kar lega handle
If aunty calls the police
Your man will handle the situation
Another good message to all the girls listening to this song. "You can fuck up as much as you want, your boyfriend is there to patch it all up."

Jisko apni jaan pyaari
Chup-chaap wo floor pe aaye
Floor pe aake naache gaaye
Who hold their lives dear
Get on the dance floor
Dance or sing on the floor
...so now they're threatening to get on the dance floor. Just to show you how wrong this sounds, this is the general crowd at this party

Sharm ko kar de bye bye
Michael Jackson waale
Do teen action karke dikhaye
Say bye bye to shyness
Show us two or three
Michael Jackson's steps
I'm not a fan of MJ but please don't disrespect him by including him in your crappy song. This is the same as LMFAO using Led Zeppelin in their song.

Party karni hai (ho!)
Hum party karenge (ho!)
We want to party (yes!)
Then we'll party (yes!)

Yes. "We do whatever the hell we want!" another good message. And then adults get mad at kids when they
  1. Backtalk to them
  2. Cause mischief
  3. Cheat in exams
  4. Bunk classes
  5. List goes on...
The Indian government is out there banning stuff like Shin-chan (the censored version) and other good things, and no action being taken for songs like this where children are taught to live a rebel life. Good going.

Baby doll

Sunday, 12 October 2014
Posted by Soham


Today's song is the highly annoying Baby Doll. 


The video starts with "You are never to old to play with Baby Doll" So apparently, Sunny Leone is baby doll, and you are never to old to 'play' with her. People that admire this song and video are the same people that like pages like 'Women are not objects' on Facebook.

It's just entertainment but that's a pretty sensitive issue in India, not to be toyed with.

Sone sone patole lakhaan
Sone sone patole yeah...
Ae takdiyaan rehndiyaan aankhaan
Ae takdiyaan rehndiyaan..
There are hundreds of thousands of beautiful girls,
So many beautiful girls,
These eyes keep watching,
They keep watching.
So, the singer here has a harem of many girls and he keeps watching. Yet another 'women = objects' scenario and I bet this singer supports the feminists.
Yo soniyo, she put up a show
Unless I’m impress, Baby I gotta go
I won’t mind tell you that I take your floor
But tonight no bites
Cause the wife will know 
Soniyo means beautiful girl, rest is understood.

So, again, he expects her to entertain him, or he's leaving. And then he says no biting tonight or his wife will find out.
Main ki dassaan apni ve
Ae chan karda hai tareefa
Ho mere husn de kone.. kone kone di
Ho kone kone di..
O Baby doll mai sone di
O Baby doll main sone di

What do I tell about myself,
this world keeps praising -
every nook and corner of my beauty..
of my every nook and corner..
I am a golden baby doll..
I am a golden baby doll..
The world keeps praising every nook and corner of her beauty, of her every nook and corner.

Well, most of the people have seen 'every nook and corner' of her so, no surprise there.
Ye duniya, ye duniya pittal di
Ye duniya pittal di..
Ho babydoll main sone di..

This is a world of brass
And I'm a baby doll of gold
She feels superior because she's beautiful...





What she doesn't know is, all the others who have achieved something will forever have it. Her beauty will be stale in the next decade or so.


Chamka chamka meriyaan
Main cham cham karke chamka
Laava Zandu Balm ji nachde
Nachde paijan damkaan
My brightness shines,
I shine with shining.
Get me Zandu balm,
while dancing, my anklets shine..
It's her superiority complex again. She wants him to apply balm on her feet to make them shine.

Mere hi charche
Meriyaan hi gallaan
Jag sara karda ni baar baar ve
My discussions,
my talks alone,
this world is keeping on doing repeatedly..

More of her superiority. Someone needs to take her down a notch.

Khul jaavan sadke
Chum lende vadh ke
Main taan sharmavaan haay baar baar ve

I'll open
if you come ahead and kiss me,
I feel shy, again and again..
SHE'S GOING TO FEEL SHY? SHE ROAMS AROUND HALF NAKED FOR THE WHOLE VIDEO BUT SHE'S GOING TO FEEl SHY IF HE KISSES HER

So, throughout the song, she first tells the crowd that she's a toy that anyone can play with. And even the male singer says she's just an object.

But then suddenly, she's the only thing that matters. Everyone else is brass and she's gold. Even the male singer agrees to do what she wants.

This is not a plot twist, it's poor song writing. And of course, it's a punjabi song. I swear, 50% of Bollywood music today is Punjabi. We know who to blame for that, and hate post incoming.

Saturday Saturday

Saturday, 11 October 2014
Posted by Soham


Since I started ranting about bollywood, I decided to go for bollywood music as well.

Today's song:


Oh yay...this couple again. Looks like all the stupidity jokes weren't enough for her to quit acting. Well, let's hope that they do the trick before her next movie.

I'm not going to bother discussing what's wrong with the video...I'm not that jobless, but let's start with the lyrics.

Woo..!
Pehla ta kudi ne Ludhiana vi ni tappeya si
Tappeya si..
Pehla ta kudi ne Ludhiana vi ni tappeya
Puchhe bina gharo baahr per vi ni rakheya
Jado di madam ji shehar vich aai
Bas party diya galla kar di rehndi eh
Kudi Saturday Saturday kardi rendi eh
Kudi Saturday Saturday kardi rendi eh
Okay...another Punjabi song. Well, I looked it up and the translation is somewhat

The girl hadn’t even gone outside Ludhiana before this
The girl hadn’t even gone outside Ludhiana before this
She wouldn’t even put a step outside her home without asking elders/parents
But since the girl/madam has come to the city
She only talks about parties
The girl keeps on talking about Saturday
So basically, she used to be a good kid back when she was in Ludhiana (a city in Northern India) then she came to the city for college and became a party hoe.

Saturday Saturday
Kudi Saturday Saturday
Kudi Saturday Saturday
Kudi Saturday Saturday
Kudi Saturday Saturday
Stupid chorus.
Hanji fir ek baar dekho aaya shanivaar
Party karne ke liye baby ji ho gayi taiyyar
Look, it's saturday again
Baby's ready to start partying
So, yeah, like established earlier, she's a party hoe and only looks forward to saturdays.
Sarojni ke kapde pehen ke jaati madam disco
VIP me complimentary shots bhi de do isko
She goes to the disco wearing Sarojni's clothes
Give her complimentary shots in the VIP
 ...does she even know who Sarojini is? Or what kind of clothes she wore?

Sarojini Naidu
Alia Bhatt

If you're going to make a dumb song, at least don't disrespect one of India's most respected women.
Isko gaadi chahiye lambi
Usme music chahiye LOUD
She wants a car that's long
And it must have music that's loud
Are we really sure it's a long car that she wants? Cuz, given her reputation and the flow of this song...it could be something else...

Ye jaati mehenge club me
Jahaan hota dhang ka CROWD
She goes to an expensive club
Where there's a certain crowd
Well, obviously, you go to a cheap club wearing clothes like that, you're gonna end up as the headline of next day's newspaper...and not in a good way. And, she wants a good crowd...figures...

Ludhiyane se aai ladki university padhti hai
Kehti to hai student hai, But I DOUBT!
The girl from Ludhiana goes to university
She says she's a student, but I doubt!
Whole movie revolves around the fact that they're in the same university (or something) and this is what the song has. Hence proving, the song writers have nothing to do with the movie. They suck separately.
Mundeya de palle vi tu chadeya ni kakh
Jado Sunday Monday kare tera jhutte khanda lakk
You have left the boys with nothing
Your waist swings right to left while you walk
So, boys that go after her are now broke...she's also a gold digger.

Aati Honda mein, Audi mein jati tu khisak
Suck.. suck.. Baby What the F***
She comes in a Honda, leaves in an Audi
Suck.. suck.. baby what the f***
She comes in a shitty car and leaves with some rich guy's Audi cuz gold digger. And.. was that censor really required...?

Apart from that, the song is pretty similar, describing a party girl who gets everyone's attention because of her clothes and behaviour.

P.S: 1) If that video was posted on Redtube, it wouldn't be removed. 
2) She wears more sets of clothes in a 3 minute video than I do in an entire week
3) Yes, this is like a Hindi Musical Autopsy, let me know if I should continue doing this.
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