But thats not what this post is going to be talking about... heck I didnt know that "The Buggles" even existed until I googled the song... which I have heard a number of times in a number of places... argh! I digress again...
I wanted to talk about the death of Indipop and the role of Bollywood... but theres other more qualified people to do that... and frankly... I am not in the mood to start a rant which will probably include several death threats and wild accusations of "ALLEGED" plagiarism... Then there will be my usual lamentation about remixes and how the music videos that they make these days take the concept of 'Sex Sells' a little too seriously... I mean... have some god damned pride in your own music for f***s sake... (Please excuse the profanity)...
But... to celebrate the short lived golden era of Indipop (read: The 90's)... heres a few numbers you might enjoy....
K.K. - Aap Ki Dua
Bombay Vikings - Kya Soorat Hai
Agosh - Paisa
Silk Route - Dooba Dooba
Lucky Ali - Oh Sanam
Euphoria - Mantra
Despite my defeatist outlook in this matter... artists like Kailash Kher and Atif are giving me hope... even their music videos dont have too many (or any) half naked woman cavorting in a vulgar manner...
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I'm not too much into indipop but I loved Silk Route's Dooba Dooba and Lucky Ali's Oh Sanam nonetheless. The videos were so nice to watch.
I wish those days would come back once again.
There is really no Indipop left for anyone to be into anymore... Most of the pop music you see nowadays is remixed versions of the old greats... rest is Bollywood music... which really does not count...
That is not to say that Bollywood music sucks... its just that it cant be called Indipop... I mean... when was the last time you looked forward to an Indian artist releasing an album or a single? These days all you get are compilations of playback singing from movies...
But whenever I feel frustrated about things like this... I listen to Jaane Do... another song by Agosh... you can find it on the web if you look hard enough...
Does it not surprise you that people today will listen to whatever comes their way.. I wonder why we don't have many dissatisfied voices over the state of music in India. The Indipop era brought great music into our drawing rooms. Melody was the order of the day and sex did not sell because only good music was sought. The last decade has changed everything. Everyone has moved on.. but I still feel the frustration everyday..
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