Ab Ke Baras Yeh Bahar Phoolon Ke - Sau Saal Baad by Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey

Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey has delivered memorable performances before, but Ab Ke Baras Yeh Bahar Phoolon Ke - Sau Saal Baad sits comfortably among the very best. What makes Ab Ke Baras Yeh Bahar Phoolon Ke - Sau Saal Baad musically distinctive is the composition by Manna Dey, Laxmikant, Pyarelal, which balances simplicity with depth.

Every line Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Hearing Ab Ke Baras Yeh Bahar Phoolon Ke - Sau Saal Baad without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Sau Saal Baad.

By the end of 1966, Ab Ke Baras Yeh Bahar Phoolon Ke - Sau Saal Baad had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

Running to 3:24, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey and Manna Dey, Laxmikant, Pyarelal, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.