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One of Usha Uthup’s hits filmed on Kalpana 9 Koi Yahaan Nache Nache - Disco
Iyer and Amjad Khan in a cabaret bar. Bappi Dancer
Lahiri took the melody from Neil Sedaka’s
‘One Way Ticket’, popularised by British
disco group Eruption. The song was written
by Anjaan.
7 Laila O Laila - Qurbani
Bappi Lahiri was at it again, in this song
written by Farooq Kaiser and sung by Usha
Uthup and Lahiri. The original was ‘Video
Killed The Radio Star’ by the British new
wave band The Buggles, which had become
a rage as it talked of the popularity of music
television and decline of radio.
10 Tirchi Topi Waale - Tridev
Sung by Amit Kumar and Kanchan to
Kalyanji-Anandji’s tune and written by
Indeevar, ‘Laila O Laila’ was known for its
robust drumming. Picturised on Zeenat
Aman, Amjad Khan and Feroz Khan, it was
a lift of ‘Chicano’ by Brussels-based Afrobeat
group Black Blood.
8 Karz Theme - Karz Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan had
become an international sensation in the late
1980s, and music directors Kalyanji-Anandji
thought it was appropriate to use the catch
line ‘Oye Oye’ from her song ‘Rhythm Is
Gonna Get You’. It was sung by Amit Kumar
and Sapna Mukherjee, with lyrics by Anand
Bakshi.
11 Tumse Milke - Parinda
The theme from Subhash Ghai’s Karz, RD Burman rehashed the Leo Sayer hit
composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, became ‘When I Need You’ to create this tune
hugely popular. Not many knew it was a picturised on Anil Kapoor and Madhuri
direct lift of ‘We As Love’, written by Ronnie Dixit. Written by Khurshid Hallauri, it was
Foster in jazz guitarist George Benson’s 1978 sung by Suresh Wadkar and Bhosle. It was
album Weekend In LA. an extremely successful love song, though
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