Aaj Ka Ravan Song

[Sourn Rose]

GenyaRavan, a.k.a. Goldie (born Genyusha Zelkowitz;[1] April 19, 1940) is an American rock singer and music producer. She was lead singer of the Escorts, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, and Ten Wheel Drive.[2][3]

Genyusha Zelkovicz was born in Łdź, Poland[4] in a Jewish family in 1940 and emigrated to the United States in 1947, accompanied by her parents and one sister. They were her only family members who had survived the Nazi Holocaust in Europe.[4] Two brothers, grandparents, and multiple aunts and uncles died in concentration camps.[5] The family did not speak any English when they arrived. Genya was named 'Goldie' by her mother, who claimed Genyusha was not American enough.

Goldie's career started in 1962 in a Brooklyn club called The Lollipop Lounge, which is also the title of her autobiography published by Billboard Books. On a dare, she jumped up to sing, which she states was the first time she had heard her voice. She was asked to join the band the Escorts, which featured Richard Perry as one of the members. After signing to Decca's subsidiary Coral Records and being produced by Henry Jerome, she found success with a cover of "Somewhere" from West Side Story, which went to number one in parts of the Midwest.[citation needed]

In 1963, she formed Goldie and the Gingerbreads after meeting drummer Ginger Bianco in a Greenwich Village bar. After seeing the band at a party for the Rolling Stones, Atlantic Records Chairman Ahmet Ertegn signed them to Atlantic subsidiary Atco Records.[2][6]

While playing at New York City's hot spot The Wagon Wheel on 45th Street in Times Square, Mike Jeffries, Eric Burdon, Hilton Valentine, and Chas Chandler spotted them and wanted them to come to England. Goldie and the Gingerbreads toured with the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, the Kinks, the Hollies and Manfred Mann. They released their hit song "Can't You Hear My Heart Beat" in 1965, which reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The band stayed in London for two years.[citation needed]

Billed as "Goldie", she released the original version of the Carole King-Gerry Goffin composition "Goin' Back" in the spring of 1966.[7] However, this single was withdrawn within a week by producer Andrew Loog Oldham due to disagreements with Goffin and King over altered lyrics.[6] The song was covered by Dusty Springfield three months later, making the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.

In 1969, Ravan and partners Aram Schefrin and Mike Zager formed Ten Wheel Drive, which lasted three years.[7] They recorded three albums for Polydor Records: Construction number 1, Brief Replies, Peculiar Friends Are Better Than No Friends. Ravan left the band in 1972.[8][7] She was signed to Columbia Records by Clive Davis where she made one album in 1972 titled Genya Ravan.[7] She made four more solo albums through the 1970s.[4]

Ravan performed at the Atlanta Pop Festival, twice at Carnegie Hall and twice at Madison Square Garden, along with various clubs in Boston, and Philadelphia, and New York City, including the famous CBGB. She appeared on television shows including The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Della, and The Dick Cavett Show.

Many Ten Wheel Drive tracks have been sampled by hip hop artists, including "Ain't Gonna Happen", which Jay-Z used in his song "1-900-Hustler" on the 2000 album The Dynasty. He also sampled Ravan's version of "Whipping Post" from her album Goldie Zelkowitz for his song "Oh My God" on the 2006 album Kingdom Come.

In 2011, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum included Goldie and the Gingerbreads in their "Women in Music" exhibit, which traveled from state to state. Genya Ravan toured in 2013, selling out New York City's Iridium.

In 2013, Ravan appeared at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, alongside legends like Wanda Jackson, Martha Reeves, Maria Muldaur and Tracy Nelson as part of the museum's "Women Who Rock" exhibit.[10] She and Reeves discovered professional connections in that both worked with Richard Perry and were signed by Clive Davis. Further, one of the first songs Ravan learned when she came to the US was "What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue", made famous by Fats Waller; Reeves had performed the song while starring in the road show of Ain't Misbehavin'. The two planned on working on a future project together.[citation needed]

A retrospective of her career is the subject of the Off Broadway musical Rock and Roll Refugee, which was profiled on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday on February 14, 2016.

Ravan has worked as a producer for multiple record labels. Among others, she was responsible for the debut album Young Loud and Snotty by the punk rock band Dead Boys (1977),[7] and the comeback album Siren by Ronnie Spector (1980).[4] She also contributed vocals to the latter album. In 2001 Ravan discovered Tripod at CBGB and produced their demo CD, adding backup vocals to one track. She brought David Lasley and his blue-eyed soul group Rosie to Mike Berniker at RCA, got them a deal and produced their album Better Late Than Never.[11][12][13]

In 2006, Steven Van Zandt recruited Ravan to host two monthly radio shows: Chicks and Broads, playing women from the 1950s to the present day, and Goldies Garage, which featured unsigned bands. Genya Ravan said, "So much talent out there and not enough places for them to be heard anymore" on Van Zandt's Underground Garage radio channel, aired on SiriusXM Satellite Radio in North America and on SiriusXM Internet Radio worldwide. Ravan joined a team of hosts that includes original Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham, whom she worked with as Goldie.

In the movie The Warriors (1979), the song that plays when Cochise, Rembrandt and Vermin are in the Lizzie's HQ is "Love Is a Fire" by Genya Ravan. The song is featured on The Warriors soundtrack album.[16]

Ian Hunter still performs and you can find this song on his compilation album, Twice Bitten, Once Shy, also available at ITunes. You can check out the latest on Ian Hunter at his website.

i discoverd gena in 77 and i play my guitar to junk man,,scary thing is i,m 53 and i didnt know shes 70,,,,,/holy fk i hope u r doin well gena.you have bin a big influence to me nobody i know even who you and ian are??and it pisses me off, I have to tell them all over from the start,,,,,

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Iam hearing this beautiful song from Raavan, but i cannot understand the meaning. I know it something about the Heer-Ranjha legend... but cannot really relate to the lyrics...atleast just tell me the gist of the song dudes... Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyiRanjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyiOo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoyePatti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoyeBegunah pakda gaya (yaaro), ishq mein jakda gaya (yaaro)Aankh ke dosh mein dil (yaaro), bewajah pakda gaya (yaaro)Aankh se hatt ti nahin, arrey hatt ti nahin, arrey hatt ti nahinSotey sotey bolta hoon, kabhi bolte bolte sota hoonKya jaane kya hota hai, kabhi jalti aag dadolta hoonEk baar to aake dekhe woh bhiRanjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyiRanjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyiOo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoyePatti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoyeJal ja, jal ja ishq mein jal ja, jale se kangan hoJalti raakh laga le maathe lagey to chandan hoyeRanjha ranjha kardi ve main Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyiRanjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyiWaqt katt ta bhi nahin, waqt rukta bhi nahinDil hai sajde mein magar, ishq jhukta bhi nahinBina tere raatein, arrey raatein kyun lambhi lagti hainKabhi tera gussa, kabhi teri baatein kyun achchi lagti hainYeh jalte koyle, arrey koyle ab rakhna mushkil haiRanjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyiRanjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyiOo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoyePatti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoyeJal ja, jal ja ishq mein jal ja, jale se kangan hoJalti raakh laga le maathe lagey to chandan hoyeChal, chal junoon chalte rahein, tu kahin theher nahinDil agar aa bhi gaya, woh tera shehar nahinBina tere saansein, arrey saansein kahin khatam na ho jaayeinSabi teri yaadein, sabi yaadein kahin basam na ho jaayeinSulagte koyle, arrey koyle ab bujhna mushkil haiRanjha ranjha kardi ve mainRanjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyiRanjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyiRanjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyiRanjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoyePatti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoyeRanjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi - 4 times

The opening lines of the song has been borrowed by Baba Bulleh Shah famous poem on Heer Ranjha. It has been sung by many a famous artists on both sides of the border and a quick search on Youtube should find you many a renditions.

Dussehra is the day where we celebrate the victory of good over evil. It is the day when Ravana was killed by Rama. As we celebrate and commemerate this day, let us look at a song that narrates the life of the learned scholar Ravana. Here is the song for you-

As we know, Ravana was a learned scholar and was blessed with the nectar of immortality. He kidnapped Sita and was killed by Rama. This song highlights the conflict in his mind, and how he invited his own downfall.

Garvit hun is khaab pe

Translation- I am apocalyptic if things do not go my way. I can put water on fire. I am extremely proud of my abilities and my power.

This is the point where Ravana gets all the power in the world. He can do whatever he wants to. This is the perfect elaboration of how he gets blinded by greed and arrogance. His ability to get things done blinds his conscience to an extent that eventually, it dies off.

His words feel like a hammer beating a nail at high speed. This pace of words also signifies his impatience to say all he knows and mark his dominance.

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