Masti Mein Gaate Chale - Awara Zindagi by Manna Dey, Suresh Rajvanshi, Anwar

Few songs from 1989 have held their ground as well as Masti Mein Gaate Chale - Awara Zindagi, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Behind the melody is the work of Manna Dey, Suresh Rajvanshi, Anwar, Jagdish J, whose composition choices give Masti Mein Gaate Chale - Awara Zindagi its distinctive texture.

The performance by Manna Dey, Suresh Rajvanshi, Anwar is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Awara Zindagi, and Masti Mein Gaate Chale - Awara Zindagi captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

1989 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Masti Mein Gaate Chale - Awara Zindagi was among the reasons why. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

Running to 4:52, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.