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The music of Golmaal Returns starts with Tha Kar Ke, which begins sounding like ’80s pop and then becomes Hindi hip-hop. The chorus is quite catchy, and the part after that is sung in a way that reminds me of a song by UK-based rapper/hip-hop artiste Badshah and Honey Singh.
Vacancy starts with the word ‘Golmaal’ being repeated 3-4 times in every sentence. It’s a very okay song, nothing you want to sing along with. Anushka Manchanda’s voice is quite nice, and they’ve taken parts of the title track of Golmaal Part 1. Somehow, the parts of the song seem to fall in place only when Anushka is singing, the rest of it sounds very half-hearted.
Tu Saala has clichéd lyrics for most part, except the chorus where Anushka sings ‘tu saala kaam se gaya’. The verse and chorus both are good, but a slight build-up to the chorus by adding a part before of after the chorus would’ve made this song a big dance hit.
Meow is the first good song in Golmaal Returns. It starts with guitar strumming, and it has, what I believe is the first blend of English and Hindi lyrics that actually sound good! Suzy Q and Monali sing really well, and I’m curious to know which other Hindi movies they’ve done the playback singing.
Meow is followed by the English version of Meow, which has a guy saying ‘This is a stupid dumb/dog mix’. Hey, this is proper music! The lyrics on this version of Meow are different in a lot of places, and so is the music. The basic structure of the song is the same, but some minor changes make Meow (English Version) a good listening experience.
After which comes the Kilogram Remix of Vacancy! But this version is a lot better than the previous Vacancy. I have to say Hindi hip-hop type lyrics are getting slightly better. But that’s not a compliment, for I’m not sure I want a woman calling me a ‘hunky, funky, junkie, monkey’, though. ‘Let’s carry on with Golmaal, Golmaal/ Life goes on with Golmaal, Golmaal’. Let’s carry on with the review, instead.
The Tha Kar Ke remix sounds like it’s building up a groove, and that any moment we’ll get some trance beats. Unfortunately, nothing of the sort happens and you wait for the next remix. Oh, well.
Another Meow remix. This version is by DJ Nikhil and DJ Naved and has been arranged by Zoheb. Gee, thanks guys.
Is remixing every song 3-4 times the latest Bollywood music trend? The people who decided what was going to be on this CD decided there was no way Tu Saala could be left out, so here’s the remix. No English version, no Kilogram remix, just plain remix.
Okay, here’s the song Golmaal, from Golmaal Part 1. Anushka has a strong voice, something that you enjoy listening to. Even if the composition is not great, you just wait to see how she sings what she sings next. I like her style.
Aage Peeche is the first song that has an Indian touch to it, probably for a wedding in the movie? Sneha Pant’s vocals are very welcome, I don’t think I’ve been so happy to hear old-song type singing before. Shekhar sings pretty well, and he can sound funny! I don’t think I’ve heard him sing before. This song has nice lyrics, too!
Another Golmaal remix, this time with three guys singing. The lyrics are simply terrible and this version is plain boring. Shaan, KK and Vishal Dadlani doing timepass, I think.
After this comes track 13, and you guessed it right. It’s yet another remix of Golmaal, as unexciting as the previous all-guy version. What a way of filling up a CD!
Oh, finally! Rehja Re has nice beats. My ears are so fed up of listening to three remixes of every song, that even something close to decent sounds like good. Javed Ali is a good singer, certainly better than the trio who assaulted my ears with two redundant remixes a few minutes ago. Sunidhi Chauhan and Javed both do a good job, Rehja Re is upbeat and has lyrics in Punjabi, English, Hindi. Good to dance to!
The last song is Golmaal and with Anushka’s infectious singing, it sounds great. The beat and vocal style is very catchy, I heard this song being played in cars when Golmaal Part 1 came out. I wish they had more good songs on the album, instead of unnecessary remixes.
Meow, Aage Peeche and Rehja Re is such good listening, the album would’ve been very good, had Vishal-Shekhar included more compositions, instead of subjecting the listener to remixes. Still, not bad at all.
RATING: 2/5
source:buzz18
