Ek Cheez Mangte Hain Hum Tumse - Babul Ki Galiyan by Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

When Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle recorded Ek Cheez Mangte Hain Hum Tumse - Babul Ki Galiyan, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. The production by Ravi is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Ek Cheez Mangte Hain Hum Tumse - Babul Ki Galiyan, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle clearly belongs in the second group. Hearing Ek Cheez Mangte Hain Hum Tumse - Babul Ki Galiyan without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Babul Ki Galiyan.

Released in 1972, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. Ek Cheez Mangte Hain Hum Tumse - Babul Ki Galiyan is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 3:10, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. For anyone yet to hear Ek Cheez Mangte Hain Hum Tumse - Babul Ki Galiyan, the experience ahead is a good one. For those returning, it will be as good as they remember.