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Oct 29, 2010 Kundan Lal (K.L.) Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947) was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centered in Calcutta during Saigal's time, but is currently centered in Mumbai. Early life Saigal was born at Jammu where his father Amar Chand was a tehsildar at the court of the Raja of Jammu & Kashmir.
Friends,
My own vote went to 'Normal/Low Pitch Rafi Songs'.
As Gaurav Ji mentioned, the N/L Pitch Rafi Songs are by far the larger in number than the H Pitch ones. But, the god-given high Pitch capability of Rafi Saab could be properly utilised only by a handful of MDs such as Naushad, SDB (occasionally), SJ (occasionally) and even Iqbal Quereshi, for that matter. Some MDs were just obsessed with somehow utilising his high-pitch capability and in the process did not do justice either to themselves or to the Great man. Actually, the best High Pitch songs of Rafi Saab also contain the low pitch for a large part.
Talking of unforgettable High Pitch songs of Rafi Saab, I will give some examples:
1. 'Yeh Mahalon Ye Thakhthon' from Pyaasa (SDB). Starts quite low in pitch at the beginning and reaches the unreachable peaks at the 'Jala Do Ise' part. The result: the listener's hairs literally rise and his soul stirs!
2.Yeh Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Naushad) is another well known example, combining extreme low and extreme high pitches.
3. I was listening to a recent upload from film:Shama Parwana (1954), 'O Toone Mera Yaar Na Milaya'.This song starts in the normal pitch, but in the last Antara (Bahar Gham Ka Mere Daste Na Dawa Se Utha), Rafi Saab goes to the highest possible scale. In doing so, he expresses the great agony of the hero somewhat similar to an infant crying breathlessly! And someone like me becomes absolutely restless on listening!
4. Of course, we all know 'Zindabad Zindabad' from Mughl-e-Azam, wherein the whole song is only on High Pitch. See how he makes you tremble when he sings in the last Antara, 'Woh Pathhar Hai Insaan Kahaan Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa'
5. Of course, Iqbal Quereshi's Oh Hum Na The and Subha Na Aayee from Cha Cha Cha are two more examples of starting with low pitch and reaching the peak before the listener realises!
6. In Duniya Na Bahye Mohe from Basant Bahar (SJ), the song again starts on normal pitch, but once he comes to 'Dil Ke Yeh Tukde Kaise Bech Doon Duniya Ke Bazaar Mein', he peaks in pitch and you just keep saluting him.
7. One more example is 'Tu Shokh kali Main Mast Pawan' from Main Suhagan Hoon (Lachhiram). The last Antara starting with 'Har Dam Aankhe Pyaar Karen'!
But, having said this and praising his High Pitch songs, I would still vote for his normal and low pitch songs. As this post is getting too long, I would give some noteable examples of the normal/low pitch category later.
Venkat
My own vote went to 'Normal/Low Pitch Rafi Songs'.
As Gaurav Ji mentioned, the N/L Pitch Rafi Songs are by far the larger in number than the H Pitch ones. But, the god-given high Pitch capability of Rafi Saab could be properly utilised only by a handful of MDs such as Naushad, SDB (occasionally), SJ (occasionally) and even Iqbal Quereshi, for that matter. Some MDs were just obsessed with somehow utilising his high-pitch capability and in the process did not do justice either to themselves or to the Great man. Actually, the best High Pitch songs of Rafi Saab also contain the low pitch for a large part.
Talking of unforgettable High Pitch songs of Rafi Saab, I will give some examples:
1. 'Yeh Mahalon Ye Thakhthon' from Pyaasa (SDB). Starts quite low in pitch at the beginning and reaches the unreachable peaks at the 'Jala Do Ise' part. The result: the listener's hairs literally rise and his soul stirs!
2.Yeh Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Naushad) is another well known example, combining extreme low and extreme high pitches.
3. I was listening to a recent upload from film:Shama Parwana (1954), 'O Toone Mera Yaar Na Milaya'.This song starts in the normal pitch, but in the last Antara (Bahar Gham Ka Mere Daste Na Dawa Se Utha), Rafi Saab goes to the highest possible scale. In doing so, he expresses the great agony of the hero somewhat similar to an infant crying breathlessly! And someone like me becomes absolutely restless on listening!
4. Of course, we all know 'Zindabad Zindabad' from Mughl-e-Azam, wherein the whole song is only on High Pitch. See how he makes you tremble when he sings in the last Antara, 'Woh Pathhar Hai Insaan Kahaan Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa'
5. Of course, Iqbal Quereshi's Oh Hum Na The and Subha Na Aayee from Cha Cha Cha are two more examples of starting with low pitch and reaching the peak before the listener realises!
6. In Duniya Na Bahye Mohe from Basant Bahar (SJ), the song again starts on normal pitch, but once he comes to 'Dil Ke Yeh Tukde Kaise Bech Doon Duniya Ke Bazaar Mein', he peaks in pitch and you just keep saluting him.
7. One more example is 'Tu Shokh kali Main Mast Pawan' from Main Suhagan Hoon (Lachhiram). The last Antara starting with 'Har Dam Aankhe Pyaar Karen'!
But, having said this and praising his High Pitch songs, I would still vote for his normal and low pitch songs. As this post is getting too long, I would give some noteable examples of the normal/low pitch category later.
Venkat