Kishore Kumar, Yodel-ay-ee-oooo Songs, A List

*Updated with corrections pointed out by Bart Plantenga, author of some incredible book on Yodeling including Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo: The Secret History of Yodeling Around the World.

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Kishore Kumar's brother Anoop Kumar, who we basically know for the line 'O manu tera toh hua ab mera kya hoga', used to own lots of Austrian music records. And from these records, Kishore Kumar picked up the art of Yodel singing, an art perfected in bathroom and then introduced by him to the world of Hindi film music. According to his biography 'Kishore Kumar: method in madness‎ ' by Derek Bose, "Kishore was a fan of the Swiss singer Tex Norton [* Tex Morton, an Australian cowboy born in New Zealand who sang  in the gene autry / Jimmie Rodgers style] and the Australian Jimmy Rogers [*Jimmie Rodgers, perhaps the most American and one of the most famous yodelers in the world, famous for his blue yodels] as well."

Although most of these songs by Kishore Kumar are thought to be 'fun' songs (well, he was a funny guy. Lata Mangeshkar actually called him Danny Kaye of India for his antics), 'Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana', yes, but then there's the haunting yodel at the beginning of  'Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan', or the morning refresh Yodel from 'Thandi Hawa Yeh Chandni Suhani', or the brooding yodel from 'Nakhrewaali'.


Here's a collection of Kishore Yodels from various songs taken from films spanning a period of 1950s to 1980s. Enjoy!

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Kishore Kumar was a prolific singer so this may well not be a comprehensive list, still: Yodel songs of Kishore Kumar in the order in which they appear in this mix.

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1. 'Main Hoon Jhum Jhum Jhum Jhum Jhumroo' from Jhumroo (1961)
2. 'Thandi Hawa Yeh Chandni Suhani' from Jhumroo (1961)
3. 'Hich Hich Hichaki Aaye Re' from Begunah (1957)
4. 'Aye Bhola Bhola Man Mera'  from Jhumroo (1961)
5. 'Panch Rupaiya Barah Aana' from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
6. 'Haal Kaisa Hai Janab Ka' from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
7. 'Piya Piya Piya Mora Jiya Pukare'  from Baap Re Baap(1955)
8. 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi' from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
9. 'Nakhrewaali Nakhrewaali' from New Delhi (1956)
10. 'Surma Mera Nirala' from Kabhi Andhera Kabhi (1958) *
11.  'Chala Jata Hoon' from Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972)*
12. "Kitne Sapne Kitne Arman" from Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972)
13. 'Dekha na jaaye socha na' from Bombay to Goa (1972)
14. 'Ga Ga Gussa Itna Haseen Hai Toh' from Maryada (1971)*
15. 'Bhor Aaayee Gaya Andhiyaara' [Good Morning, Good Morning] from Bawarchi (1972)
16. 'Hum wo hain jo do aur do panch bana de' from Do Aur Do Paanch (1980)
17. 'Thodi Si Jo Pi Lee Hai' from Namak Halal (1982)
18. 'Ye dil, na hotaa bechara' from Jewel Thief (1967)
19. 'Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana' from Andaz (1971)
20. 'Khawab Ho Tum ya koi Haqeeqat' from "Teen Deviyan" [1965]
21. 'Yeh Shaam Mastani' from Kati Patang (1970)
22. 'Aise Na Mujhe Tum Dekho' from Darling Darling (1977)
23. 'Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan' from Pyar Ka Mausam [1969]

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Other sounds used from songs:
*'Panch Rupaiya Barah Aana' from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
* 'woh ek nigah kya mili' Half Ticket (1962)
*'bindu re bindu' Padosan (1968)
*'Michael hai to cycle hai' from  Bewaqoof (1960)
* 'Kuen Mein KoodkeMar Jaana Yaar Tum Shaadi Mat Karna' from Parivar (1956)
* 'Raat Hai Baat Hai' from Aaj Ki Taza Khabar (1973)