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Love and death are perhaps the two leading subjects on which most of the sad songs have been based by Hindi films and also Western musicians. For a lover, in a sense, the world ends, for the time being at least. Lovers have a right to shed tears in pangs of separation. Gloomy tunes have an ability to uplift depressed people. As musical tastes change so do the quality of songs. The new play lists include sentimental tunes like ‘Neela Aasman’, ‘Chan Se Jo Toote Koi Sapna’, ‘Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayi’, ‘Lambi Judai’ ‘Khoye Khoye Chand Ki Talaash’ etc. Nowadays even English sad numbers are popular with the teenagers. The most heard numbers include Roxanne’s ‘It Must Have Been Love’, ‘Last Christmas’, ‘Sad Eyes’, ‘End Of The Road’ by Boyz II Men and ‘Last Kiss. Sad songs, narrate the pain of star-crossed lovers. Sad songs also have a knack of striking a chord with heartaches. They suddenly fit in, as if created for the listener. Particularly moving is ‘Tum Itna Jo’ which still is a heartfelt number.
Sad and sentimental songs were very classical and boring in nature in earlier years. Keeping up with today’s trends they have also become very lovable. The new generation of singers and music lovers have discovered the rhythm to keep tugging the heart strings. The sound of sad music is equally interesting and soulful. Many private albums of new singers from India and Pakistan have become big hits. Today the gloomy tunes have more fast music, just like it is the time to disco. There are many old sad songs that have been remixed to make them palatable to the new generation. Whatever the mood be sad or happy, Hindi film music has songs for every occasion and milieu in its vast repertoire.
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