Yeh To Kal Ki Hai Baat - Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath by Hemlata, Usha Khanna

When Hemlata, Usha Khanna recorded Yeh To Kal Ki Hai Baat - Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Behind the melody is the work of Usha Khanna, whose composition choices give Yeh To Kal Ki Hai Baat - Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath its distinctive texture.

Hemlata, Usha Khanna inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. Hearing Yeh To Kal Ki Hai Baat - Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath without thinking of Rajendra Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Mala Sinha, Master Ajay, Dara Singh, Aruna Irani, Kamal Kapoor, Sudha Chopra, Rajan Haksar, Nazir Hussain, T.P. Jain, Viju Khote, Ram Mohan, Jagdish Raj, Ajay Tuli is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath.

When it came out in 1978, Yeh To Kal Ki Hai Baat - Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. There is no right time to listen to Yeh To Kal Ki Hai Baat - Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Yeh To Kal Ki Hai Baat - Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath — just 6:28 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.