
Ye chikne chikne raaste, biche hai dil ke waaste. Gulzar’s way of saying ‘I will stand by you’. Thak gayi ho to suno – Jahan Tum Le Chalo (1999) Sanson ki sargam, dhadkan ki bina sapno ki geetanjali tu. Kishore Kumar writes, composes and sings this quasi-lullaby, playing the protective father. Aa chal ke tujhe – Door Gagan Ki Chaon Main (1964) Jis din paisa hoga, wo din kaisa hoga? 8. Thoda hai thode ki zaroorat hai – Khatta Meeta (1978)Īmit Khanna etches on vinyl record the sentiment of the middle class. Prasoon Joshi’s kneeling down and surrendering to the Supreme Power. Having 10 singers sing together in a song! Dhadkane jo so jaaye, dillagi jagaati hai. One of Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s first songs in Bollywood. Javed Akhtar’s explanation of what love is. Ishq bina – Taal (1999)Īnand Bakshi’s ode to the intangibility of love. Kishore da wore his heart on his sleeves for this one. a song Allentown performed by Billy Joel from the album The Nylon Curtain (Purchase from ) about the constraints of growing up in a steel working town: 'Well we're living here in Allentown And they're closing all the factories down Out in Bethlehem they're killing time Filling out forms. A prime example of the use of phonetics in lyrics. Rajendra Krishan’s nonsensical hookline still screams energy. Majrooh Sultanpuri’s statement of first love.

Pehla Nasha – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992) He introduced the word Aap to Hindi film songs. Raja Mehndi Ali Khan’s soul stirring lyrics, cherishing the intimate moment which might never return. My way of making the best of the situation was to rewrite the same song in Hindi, keeping the meaning intact, and sing it!” 1.

“When I have to impress a girl with her fave song (which mostly would turn out to be in English) I would be in a soup, as I wouldn’t understand the English words. When Vishal Agarwala, the lyricist for Jhumroo’s title song Facebooked me, I figured who better than him to ask for a Top 10 Bollywood lyrics list?! Enjoy, and feel free to add your own in the comment below.
