The singer has to infuse the emotion of dignity and loftiness in the former, while these sub-emotions are not required in the latter. It goes without saying that the correct emotion infused into the song is the most important emotional aspect.
The infusion of the perfect emotion consistent with the theme of the song depends very much on how able the singer is to grasp that specific emotion. Now we need to establish how to compare two singers.
The following are the different ways to compare two singers:. So, what I would like to do is to compare identical songs by Rafi and Lata. This will be done I the next section. In the following, I have compared 22 almost identical song of Lata and Rafi there may be more, but these are probably the most famous.
I have tried to be as objective in my reasoning as possible, but because it is a matter of feeling I may have been influenced by my subjective feelings. The songs are listed stating with the songs with the greatest difference first:. Before looking at the results I will again stress that I have tried to be fair and as less subjective as I can.
I believe that other people will have slightly different outcomes for the evaluation of each song, but that the overall conclusion will be the same. The above results are quite clear. The results favors Rafi so significantly, that we can now conclude that compared to Lata, Rafi does not only possess superior technical abilities, but does also possess superior emotional abilities. Muhammad Rafi is factually a better singer than Lata Mangeshkar!
The single most important ability of Muhammad Rafi compared to Lata Mangeshkar or any other singer for that sake is his ability to flavor a song with his emotions. This ability is not surpassed by any other singer.
If Rafi had only been at technical masterful singer with medium level of emotional application he would just be a page in the book of the music industry like most singers are. And we would not adore him as we do. But being the giant that he is on the emotional area, he is not just one page but practically the majority of the book — he cannot be sidetracked by any sincere student of music. In the universe of singers where good singers are planets and master-level singers are stars, he is the supernova.
I think not necessary a fact that because Rafi controlled the technical level better than other singers it gave him surplus for focusing on the emotional level AND because he had a high emotional intelligence, he was superior than other singers in the interpretation of the songs.
THIS, I think, was in essence the primary reason for his superiority. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.
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Dear Writer I sincerely Congralute You for writing such true and unbiased Article that is based on facts!!! Thanks kindly. All Rights Reserved. Rafi Saab, is indeed the best singer of all times. Today, 41 years after his death, he lives on eternally. His songs today are just as popular as they were during his lifetime. Abdul MS Zandari says:. June 5, at am. Noniskia says:. May 22, at am.
And that needs to be acknowledged and respected. Kishore's zest and youthfulness, and incomparable yodelling, snatched the song from under Rafi's nose.
Let's see how Rafi fares before Mukesh. The composition of the song was such that only the King of Pathos could do justice to it. No other male singer, including Rafi in this case, could even come close. Many even don't know that Rafi also rendered this song, but his version sunk into the deep dark ocean with nary a trace. Mukesh invested the song with emotion with consummate ease but Manna, otherwise technically the best Hindi film singer, seemed to be trying.
Alas, what matters is what appeals to the heart, not mind. Manna's version wasn't used in the film. During the '50s, HMV used to have version recordings of popular Hindi songs on their discs, which were not necessarily part of films.
This was a concept imported from the West where popular songs used to be recorded by various singers. So, a Rafi would sing a Mukesh, a Hemant would do a Talat, and so on. But the singers, after some time, when unfair comparisons started being made, got together and forced HMV to scrap this concept.
But even after abandoning the idea, one song that fell through the cracks was Talat's rendition of " Chal Ud Ja Re Panchhi ", which Rafi had sung for the film Bhabhi This song clearly belonged to Rafi; Talat could not win every time.
So why was there a need to have twin songs in films and engender comparisons and attendant controversies? Or could serve as a taunt to infidelity and unkept promise — Meena Kumari's earlier version pledging troth was later used by Pradeep Kumar to point out her betrayal in " Dil Jo Na Keh Saka ". But I suppose the main reason was expediency — when you have a good product, why not have more than one singer sing it. The institution of twin songs began to lose its lustre from the '80s onwards.
But a marked change was taking place even with these few songs. With films developing a conscience and heroines getting meatier roles, more and more songs were being composed for women characters. The earlier imbalance in twin songs began to get redressed. Both did a commendable job. Asha was top class. Lata was far ahead. It fetched her the Filmfare Award for best female playback. Also read: The real story of the many nationalities and cultures of Northeast.
The writer is an author, former revenue official, former NDTV executive and a music aficionado. X Login. Mohammad Rafi claimed to have sung 28, songs. Amarjit Singh Kohli writes. Legendary singer Mohammad Rafi had a year-long career. The former was born to Mohammed Rafi and his second wife, Bilquis Bano.
He is also a music producer, entrepreneur, author, and founder of the Centre for Child Honouring. On 31 July , Rafi passed away due to a heart attack.
Thousands of people lined the streets of Bombay now Mumbai to catch a final glimpse of him. Mohammad Rafi claimed to have sung 28, songs. Amarjit Singh Kohli writes.
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