Why I like Ada better

Contrary to popular opinion I’m hooked onto Ada more than Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na..Ishq Ada hai with it’s lovely flourishes and swing touches has been on loop almost continously in my head. I love the style with which Rashid Ali pulls this song off. The female version is really nice too with Parul Mishra adding lovely alaaps and making it sound more classical. I like the “march” like rhythm arrangement and the lovely accordion accompaniments in the song. The song is fantastic and fresh and simply brilliant. It reminded me a lot of the under appreciated title track from Sillendru oru Kaadal.

The music is organic and fertile. Contrast this to the IMHO over hyped Kabhi Kabhi song from JTYJN (what a mouthful as apposed to the poetic Ada)..The same Rashid Ali in a very stylish and neat composition which is trendy and groovy but very contrived! The song is hummable and lovable but thats about it. It sounds like a generic hindi movie “college” song with the hero running behind a crying heroine!

Moving on to Mehereban! Man! This song takes the music to a new height! And the lyrics!!!When someone reaches a level of spiritual enlightenment you can hear it in their voice! There’s definitely music in heaven (i won’t believe in a heaven sans music!!) and I bet this is on the playlist there..

These three songs define the album for me! In JTYJN Nazarein Milana caught my attention almost instantly.. But really Ada certainly has more “ada”!