Mumbai
February 2, 2018
Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, who has reworked and given a
modern touch to songs like "Dil chori" and "Chote chote peg maar", says
recreations should be done properly.
"I try to keep the hook line and the
melody of old songs while remaking songs and the new input shouldn't come out of
the blue. It should match with the songs. It should seem like a new song with an
old feel... I feel that remakes should be done properly so that we do not get
cursed by their original artists," Singh said in a statement to IANS.
The
rapper, who has given hits like "Sunny sunny", "Blue eyes" and "Brown rang",
says the Hindi film industry now has a lot of great artists.
"Everyone is
doing good work. In fact all the new people who have come are very crazy and we
are getting to hear good music and lyrics," added the "Angrezi beat" rapper, who
has a huge fan following.
On the collaboration with Hansraj Hans's song
"Dil chori" for "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety", he said: "I have heard his songs since
childhood. 'Dil chori' was a crazy song.
"The idea generally came into my
head that which old Punjabi song, which was a hit pan-India before could be
remade... Talking about other songs we made 'Tote tote hogaya' into 'Chote chote
peg maar'. This song is sung by Hansraj's son Navraj Hans."
What else is
in Singh's kitty?
"I have made over two dozens of songs and I am making
more. A lot is about to come. Will try to give you all songs back to back which
will be a mix of dance, love and R&B songs," he said.