Phir Dekhiye - Rock On Cover

After about 3 year hiatus, glad to be back with a recording of one of my all time favs....Do let me know your comments

Yeh Mera Dil - Sunidhi Chauhan (Don 2006)

Paras and Vishal requested me to sing more Hindi songs...so here is my latest cover song, a fast foot tapping number from the movie Don sung by Sunidhi Chauhan.

Sunidhi Chauhan is my personal favorite, her voice is part rustic, part nasal, bit husky! Very difficult to copy her style and attitude for most of her songs needs a good amount of both.

Do listen to my attempt and let me know if I match any of her singing attributes.

Song: Yeh Mera Dil
Movie: Don (2006)
Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan

Dhoom Machale - Sunidhi Chauhan

After a long break, coming back with a DHOOM. I meant the song, one of my personal favorites becos of the beats and melody mixed in this song...

Sunidhi Chauhan, a versatile singer whose other renditions like Dekh Le and Beedi are very popular. Would love to sing one of the few melodies sung by her in Fanaa - Dekho Na..

I have been working on this song since Feb 21st when I got hold of this Karaoke (Thanks to Taraana.com& Vishal). Finished recording it almost two months back but just got the chance to finish up with the Mixing becos of all the special effects on this song.

I have experimented a lot with the ECHO features of the software to ensure that the effects are close to original version, though my rendition may be way off :)

As always, your comments and constructive feedback are most welcome!


Song: Dhoom Machale
Movie: Dhoom
Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan

Jaiye Aap Kahan - Asha Bhonsle

Attempting Ashaji's song for the first time, based on a request from my mom and few other cousins...its been one of the difficult songs to learn and sing...


Song: Jayiye Aap Kahan Jayenge
Movie: Mere Sanam
Original Singer: Asha Bhonsle

Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein - Alka Yagnik

Honey voiced Alka Yagnik has been my favorite singer since Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak & Tezaab days. She has the beauty in her voice that is unmatchable. I have tried her song from Raja Hindustani here.

Alka is classically trained, and has been one of the leading playback singers in Bollywood since the late 1980's. Alka began singing bhajans for Calcutta Radio at the age of six. She came to Mumbai and sang for the film Laawaris (1981) with the song Mere Angene Mein. She got her big break with the song Ek Do Teen from the film Tezaab (1988). The song turned her into a star overnight and went on to become a pop hit. She also received her first Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song.

I cannot do justice to her voice but I have tried....I sure could have done better...as always!

Song: Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein
Movie: Raja Hindustani
Singer: Alka Yagnik

Yeh zindagi Usi ki hai - Lata Mangeshkar

So here I am completing my first month of audioblogging (successfully??!!!)

As the first month anniversary day, I am dedicating this song to my mom, who has been asking me to sing this song ever since I started blogging a month back.

I did not have the Karaoke, so I have put bits of music, in between, hoping it will not spoil the beauty of the song. I did this just to ensure that I was singing at the same pitch as the original.

Song: Yeh Zindagi Usi Ki hai
Movie: Anaarkali
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Bahut Pyar Karte Hain - Anuradha Paudwal

***UPDATE (DEC 3rd): I bought my recording software and tweaked the volume and the starting of this song...so please listen to it again ***

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One of my favorite singers, who has sung lovely numbers in Aashiqui, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Lal Dupatta Mal Mal Ka etc.

This song is from Saajan and I managed to get the instrumental, and not a karaoke.
So my voice is at a higher volume to overshadow the instrumental tune. I need to reduce the volume but unfortunately my laptop has crashed and I do not have the recording software (trial version) anymore ...so changes have to wait till I get hold of one.

WARNING: Put the volume a little on the lower end when listening to this one.

Enjoy listening...and leave your comments for me to improvise.

Song: Bahut Pyar Karte Hain
Movie: Saajan
Originally sung by: Anuradha Paudwal

Yaad piya ki -Falguni Pathak

After testing the waters with easy Vaseegara, ondra renda,a first attempt at an English song (which many listeners liked!), and then a pop one (Baat Ban jaye), to Carnatic (Alaipayuthey), I am now planning to try the songs of many different female singers (with minimal repetition - limited to the availability of Karaoke tracks!).

Started with KS Chitra yesterday

Now its Falguni Pathak.

Enjoy listening

Aap Jaisa Koi Meri - Nazia Hussain

Updated with new version on Jan 21 '07

My experiment with "the software"

Now that I have this fabulous software (for only 30 days though!), I wanted to experiment with the features.

Had the sound track for Baat Ban Jaye (aap jaisa koi meri..wonderful rendition by Nazia Hassan)
The song has a special chorus effect, which is hard to replicate without a sophisticated mixing software like the one that I am trying now....so I thot why not try that song....

Listen to it below... and leave your comments for me so that I can improvise.