Many people love listening to love songs. They enjoy the
gush of memories and the overflow of feelings that visit them when their
favorite love song plays. However, if one does away with the stirring music
and the seemingly beautiful lyrics, one will find that these songs defy the
definition of true love.
“Main hoon hero tera” by Salman Khan is a love-song in which
a male tells a female that he is her hero. A hero is someone who rescues the
lady, protects her and even leads her. It is similar to the knight in the
shining armor. This is extremely sexist. Why should a woman not be able to do
the three functions by herself? Is true love only about rescuing, protecting
and leading the lady?
In a song called “Hello” by Adele, she apologizes to her
ex-lover. The lover, however, does not respond. It is an extremely melancholic song
in sepia. Adele is not able to reconcile with the fact that the relationship
has not worked out due to xyz reason and it is only full of regrets. Who ever
said that regretting is a good thing? Who ever said that one should sing songs
on regrets?
“Maula Mere Maula” by
Anwar is a song in which the singer is going gaga over the appearance of the
girl who has smitten him. He talks about her eyes and her hair. Whosoever wrote
the song has given a definite boost to the cosmetic industry! Looks matter, you
see!
I hope that the aliens come on Earth with their own
love-songs because the love-songs here are going to leave them aghast. I also
hope that somebody throws all the tapes and records of these songs into the
space where no one will ever be able to find them. If they are thrown on the
Earth, one will have to manage them, so throw them into the space!
-Kriti
Malhotra
