I gave barfi's music a just brief attention (when it released). When the year 2012 broke my heart musicwise (courtesy: Jab Tak Hai Jaan)... i made an attempt to listen to the other ditties of 2012. I was processing my photos & listening to music just makes the experience brilliant.
I started with Paani Da Rang (Vicky donor)... okayish.. not quite memorable. Then heard Aga Bai (from Aiyya) simply for the quirky amit trivedi music.
Came to Barfi... & it is playing in a loop since 3 pm this afternoon. Dont really know what Pritam has done in this album..but it is nothing less than magic. It is almost like getting those extra 5 mins for answering exam questions (idea shown so brilliantly by aircel ad)... happiness from unexpected quarters.
Carefully penned lyrics, extraordinarily simple music - it is a delight to my ears. Mellifluous tunes of Aashiyan & Main Kya karoon. Whispering beauty of Saawali Si Raat or quirky gibberishness of Barfi!. In the last one...Mohit really proves he is the king of singing gibberish.. be it Masakali or Barfi.
Kyon...is an effortless rendition by Papon...effortless on ears too.
2 songs that i dint find spectacular are Fataafati.. & Phir Le Aya Dil ...dint give them repeat listens.
Even as I write..am soaked in the essence of barfi! Will probably dream about a sleepy village, with cute cake & pastry shops, kids cycling away along river bank & myself sitting under a tree reading a book.
Now this is what music should do to you and...in this case..it does.
