The 20 Best Pakistani Pop Songs … ever!

#61

Yaar, why so much ghussa againt Tina Charles and Boney M? What next, how Carpenters were talentless or (gasp..) ABBA were synthetic :)

I didnt know this till recently but Biddu composed a lot of stuff for Tina Charles before hitting the jackpot with Nadia and Zoheb.

#60 ana,
Biddu shot to ``fame`` as producer of cheesy, late `70s disco acts in and around London. His biggest catch in this respect was Tina Charles. Remember her? Don`t remember her face but I do remember her awful, awful squeaks. I was just eight years old when I first heard her voice on Radio Pakistan, and man, just can`t forget that awful nasel voice. Interestingly, later I learned that quite like her genric disco contemporaries, Bony M, she too was far more popular in Asian countries (including India and Pakistan) than she was in the West. So I`m not surprized Biddu hooked up with Nazia & Zoheb in 1980, even though the teenaged duo were trying to emulate the ‘Off The Wall’ era Michael Jackson.

#48 aboutturn,
~~Also muniba says hi and wasnt all
that glad the way you lambasted Instep in ure goodbye letter.
Cheers. ~~

Tell M I said hello too but I insist that Instep/The News has gotten itself stuck in one of those absolutely dull and damp modes in which more care is given to its cosmetic make-up than to any substance. It is, I believe nothing more than throwaway material incapable of arousing any sorts of excitement whatsoever. It is material born out of that terrible thing called self-censorship (in the name of “good journalism”), and the unabashed promotion of personalities better suited for those idiotic, one-off “reality shows” on Star Plus!

#58 aboutturn,
And yes, you still suck at sarcasm. Try some melodrama.

rgds,
NfP

nazia hassan was zoheb`s sister.

and if you think it was confusing to see nazia and zoheb crooning love songs, obviously you weren`t around during the donny and marie (osmond) years. on second thought, perhaps you should consider yourself lucky you missed out on donny and marie. (am certain some mormons are screaming blasphemy! blasphemy! somewheres)

biddu was actually behind much of nazia and zoheb`s success, what with `disco deewane` and `boom boom.` boom boom was quite the rage in 1984. but i remember biddu from quite some time before that. . .in the mid- to late seventies, when i heard this very danceable instrumental on one of my cousin`s assorted hits cassettes. i still remember the tune but have forgotten the title, something forest, black forest would be too easy. . .wonder if anyone remembers.

#58 by aboutturn on August 9, 2004 9:59pm PT
aap jaisa koi is an Indian film song. ``

Oh yeah the Biddu thing. Well, with biddus packaging and Zeenat Amans belly-dance video, this tune was a huge hit. It was confusing so see a brother-sister duo crooning love songs though (they were not cousins were they?)

aap jaisa koi is an Indian film song. NP will die than put this in the list because after all
he prove his holiness by refusing to go to India for the oh-so-yuppie WSF, isnt that right paracha? But I wonder what was he doing going to india over and again in eightees?

#52
Okay.

#54
That song about the red indians, right?

#55
stuka, if this had been a best 125 Pakistani pop songs list, then maybe.

yellow3

Are you Paracha Sahib`s Alter ego? How come I only see you posting on his articles???

Man, you have not included Aao Na by Nazia Hassan and Majajani by Abrar or Hawa Hawa or Jazbe eJunnon!!

Sorry, I recommend Atif`s suggestion for this list. :(

How about ``Hum Honge Kamyab`` song? You know the one about the downtrodden?

maryamm - is the extra ``m`` at the end of your name because of the extra sizzle in your personality? just wondering.

yummmm!!

baaghiraja #50 - you wrote ``BTW, atif2 (whatever happened to atif1, I wonder?), if there really isn`t much to talk about here on the article, then why on earth are you hanging around this place and that too with this list of songs still stuck up your butt? ``

Ok, let me confess something NFP. I actually like your writings. I like the way you show finger, literally and metaphorically. You bring us reprieve from this endless islam, pakistan bashing that we see on Chowk.

But then in the same spirit, I like messing with you too - knowing that you would come back with some witty response (hopefully). Now, as for the this finer point of your list being stuck in my butt, well, yeah it hurts. Note to self: don`t shove everything in your butt. Be selective.

Alright, now that I have that out of the way, Ana, how are you :) Long time no interact ! I wonder how it would be like going to theme park with you. Do you like rollercoasters? I like them a lot. Mostly because it helps me in dieting. How so? well because after eating the greasy park food, I end up vomiting it right out when I sit on these rollercoasters.

oh, BTW, my nick atif1 was banned by chowk staff. apparently they did not share my sense of humour.

#10
Yaroo Yehee Dostee Hai is not by Strings, but by Jupiter (the band Ali Azmat was a vocalist for before he joined Junoon). It`s the only song by Jupiter i remember :-)


NFP.. how could u miss Mohammad Ali shehki :-(

#49
Like they say ana, you can`t keep a good man down. Or, for that matter, request his much preferred silence. But the only problem is, poor Nass is a lady called Nighat! Damn. I`m sure somwhere in Karachi Nig`s rolling her eyes as well.
BTW, atif2 (whatever happened to atif1, I wonder?), if there really isn`t much to talk about here on the article, then why on earth are you hanging around this place and that too with this list of songs still stuck up your butt?

rgds,
NFP aka Atif3.

oh my gawd, now he`s gone and done it. . . .he`s called nass NFP. . . and he`s said there`s NOTHING to talk about in this article. *rolling eyes*

i`m going to miss brian o`connell. has he returned to the states, or is he still in pakistan?

Hi, good to see such stuff here. Over all this is a balanced list NFP, but why have you missed
so many great songs by Nusrat F Ali and Nazia? These two too were singers who as you say
crossed into the tastes of classes other than middle. Also muniba says hi and wasnt all
that glad the way you lambasted Instep in ure goodbye letter.
Cheers.