Lata and S.N.Tripathi broke my Hemant Kumar train of thought today. As I worked listening to my iPod in a shuffle mode today norning, I suddenly found myself floating into that ecstatic state which only great music can travel you to. The song was "aaj milan kii raat hai raat hai" sung by Lata and composed by S.N.Tripathi from the 1958 film "Keechak Vadh" . I have since shifted my iPod to a Repeat mode replaying just this one song. It is a thrillling experience. I cannot explain what is so exhilerating about this song. The tune appears just good, the rendition as good as any other Lata rendition and the orchestration as good as any S.N.Tripathi song. But somehow all three combine together to transport me to the heavens today norning.

I guess there is a time and place for certain songs to impact you. I daresay the same song may not create the same impact when I listen to it tomorrow. But then I would rather take occassional trips to heaven than having none at all. This is one melody that I know I will keep listening to repeatedly for the next few days, at least till my folks at home shout "ENOUGH"!

I have shared this melody for you to experience. Hope you enjoy it.