What’s your reaction to a song like Chipka Le Saiyan Fevicol Se? Are they being sponsored by fevicol? What happened to good old poetry? Yes we all love item numbers every so often and we admit we also love nonsensical lyrics too. But there is a limit. We love it when the whistles in a movie hall rage with the song playing but have we stooped too low? From the movie Dabangg, this song is representative of an era of item numbers and lyrics below quality line. Pandolin pulled out a few Bollywood songs with lyrics that make you want to cry but is on repeat in your head after the first listen.

Jab Tak Rahega Samose Mein Aloo: This was such a popular song even with lyrics that compare the permanence of potatoes in samosas to his presence in the girl’s life. What were they thinking? Which girl in her right mind would get seduced to a line like “Jab tak rahega samose mein aloo tera rahoonga o meri shalu.” Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla also have a crazy dance sequence, rolling on a bed while Juhi sings – “mein teri idli hoon tu mera dosa.” Written by Dev Kohli, the lyrics from the movie Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi is quite imaginative when you think of it. It’s something that rickshaw guys, school kids, film buffs at the time and the television played on repeat. It definitely caught on which is why we are talking about it.

Lyric tickles:

chatni bin fika lage samosa

chatni aayegi karle bharosha

chatni bin fika lage samosha

chatni aayegi karle bharosha

mai teri idli hu tu mera dosa

ho jayega garma garam ek bosa

Main toh raste se ja raha tha: Starring Karisma Kapoor and Govinda from the movie Coolie No.1, this number was a big hit but let’s stop right there, take a step back listen to what they are saying. “teri nani mari toh main kya karoon?” So are they saying they don’t give a s**t? It is kind of insensitive, isn’t it? When the line opens bhelpuri and walking on the street you wouldn’t imagine they would throw that as a hook right at the end of the verse. Like “tujhko dhakka laga toh main kya karoon.” One word-outrageous.

Lyric tickles:

Thumaka Laga Rahee Thee

Geett Koyee Ga Rahee Thee

Chakkar Chala Rahee Thee

Teree Nanee Maree

Toh Mai Kya Karu

Teree Nanee Maree

Toh Mai Kya Karu

Su su su aa gaya main kya karun: Did they ever check what they wrote? Do we need to say anything at all about it? Akshay Kumar with a whole bunch of kids dancing all the while singing about urinating. A whole song revolving aroung peeing; with the verses talking about how there are bigger things that Akshay Kumar has to do and maybe when he gets into a higher position in the government job that he has, he can make a public toilet but until then they should just urinate behind the trees. Since it’s about peeing you would think this might be a boys’ song but it’s not. There is Sonali Bendre enjoying the song too. It ends with a slow “Su su su aagaya main kya karun” with no instruments just Kumar Sanu’s voice. 

Lyric Tickles:

Main sarkari naukar hu

Mujhko jaldi jaana hai

Chhodo mujhko jaane do

Kitna kaam patana hai

Are tum loga ki ye muskil

Hal karne mein aaunga

Thodi thodi doori pe sauchalay banaunga

Saree ke fall jaise tujhe match kiya re: Fantastic shoot locations and music is decent too. “Saree ke fall sa kabhi match kiya re kabhi chhod diya dil kabhi catch kiya re” croons Shahid Kapoor. Sonakshi Sinha’s costumes are so vibrant and beautiful you almost forget to listen but the song lasts a full four minutes and eight seconds. You can’t be distracted for that long. So you end up listening to and watching the two lovers getting jiggy and romantic with “Touch kar ke dil se dil attach kiya re.” Not a bad one if you just want to crack up while listening to the song or just be pleasantly amused thinking what went through the lyricist’s head when he wrote it.

Lyric tickles:

Cut karke, cut karke seene se dil cut kar ke

Kahan chal di bach kar ke, cut karke cut karke

Cut karke, dil kahan phir patch kiya re

Kabhi chhod diya dil

Kabhi catch kiya re

Mere Baap ki beti mujhe bhai bolti: This song from the film Mere Bhai Ki Biwi (yes they follow the thread through the title into the songs keeping the consistency intact). It’s confusing to be honest. This is what Salman is singing “Mere Baap Ki Beti Mujhe Bhai Bolti Mere Baap Ki Bibi Mujhe Beta Bolti Mere Baap Ki Beti Mujhe Bhai Bolti Mere Baap Ki Bibi Mujhe Beta Bolti Meri Maa Ka Bhai Mujhe Bhaanja Bolta”

Don’t try to wrap your brain around this because it’s a bad song through and through. Along with ridiculous lyrics there’s also the bad music and nothing to keep your eyes glued if you’re watching the song.

Lyric tickles:

Fair And Lovely Dede Mujhko Beauty Ugly Dede

Jo Bhi Ladki Deni Hai Mujhko Tu Jaldi Dede

Tere Bharose Kahin Ye Merei Umar Na Beeti Jaaye

Main Boodha Ho Jaoon Mere Haath Mein Laathi Aaye

Tujhko Kehta Hoon Kyonki Teri Duniya Mein Chalti

Chipka Le Saiyan Fevicol Se: We definitely have to bring this song into focus again because that’s where we began this but never really went into details. So let’s rule out the possibility of the song or the movie (Dabangg 2) being sponsored by Fevicol. What else could be the motivation behind the words? Why did Sajid, Wajid and Ashraf Ali (three people wrote this together) write about sticking your photo to your lover’s chest with fevicol? You are never going to find out. Or maybe you will if you meet them and ask them politely. Can you control your irritation until after you ask them the question though? Maybe not huh. Too many questions swirling around because we can probably forgive the 90s’ bad lyrical sensibilities brushing it off as an era we don’t care about but this is recent. Why oh why?

Lyric tickles:

Mere photo ko mere photo ko seene se yaar

Chipka le saiyan Fevicol se

Mere photo ko mere photo ko seene se yaar

Chipka le saiyan Fevicol se

Fevicol se fevicol se

Main toh kab se…

Haaye main toh kab se hoon ready taiyar

Pata le saiyan miss call se

Mere photo ko seene se yaar

Chipka le saiyan Fevicol se

Dil garden garden ho gaya: If you can sit through the whole song please write us and tell us what happens. The tune is a rip off of a famous English tune but let’s not even go there. Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor look like clowns (probably were meant to). The song is s trigger to irritate your siblings or friends. You know what to do next time your older brother or sister bullies you. Just download this song and add to their playlist on the PC, laptop, phone and i-pod. Maybe they have forgotten the trauma of listening to bad lyrics on their way home from school in a rickshaw. Refresh their memories with bad lyrics in a new avatar. No idea why the hook is garden garden ho gaya.

Lyric tickles:

Gach maar maar ke hai phatka kha ke yun

Kamar ka jhatka kho gaya.. [gaya gaya..]

Ke dil garden garden ho gaya

Ke bhanwra bagiyan mein kho gaya

Ke dil garden garden ho gaya

Ke bhanwra bagiyan mein kho gaya

Batata Wada: Since we started off with aloo let’s end with its brother in Mumbai- batata. What are they comparing batata wada to this time? Nothing really, just rhyming it with dena pada. Promise we are not making it up. From the movie Hifazat, this movie released in 1987 stars Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor. Why batata wada though? Maybe more people relate to aloo since it’s such a staple diet. The song is also bizzarely choreographed and this one could definitely get on your nerves.

Lyric tickles:

Bataata vada hey bataata vada

Dil nahi dena tha dena pada

Bataata vada hey bataata vada

Pyaar nahi karana tha karana pada

Bataata vada, bataata vada

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