I don't think people who're not familiar with desi music can understand that most of our ancient love poetry has an element of the poet complaining about his/her beloved's lack of reciprocity. It's a recurring theme in Urdu and other regional poetry of the subcontinent. Some is more lighthearted banter. Others are more serious complaints. This is actually a qawwali but it's very different from a traditional qawwali. Qawwalis traditionally tend to be about the divine. They are inherently Islamic in nature. However, here they've made a love qawwali of sorts for the first time. Thagyan does mean trickery. However, the word can be used in both the contexts I mentioned above. Thag is a thief who steals with tricks. Here the lover (voiced by Zain and Zohaib) is saying the term in the way we say 'you stole my heart away.' It's basically a conversation between the lover and his beloved and they're engaging in the banter that is very intrinsically part of subcontinental love stories.

@hunbbelmeer6600

2 жыл бұрын

This. This is the comment they need to read. To add to this: While "thagyan" literally translates to trickery, con, and deceit, that's not what this song represents. It's a lot more playful and flirtatious in nature, and it's a recurring theme in our music. It's the same issue as Mehram. You literally cannot translate the word 'Mehram' -- which is so vital to the essence of that song. Take that word away, and the song just doesn't have the same effect.

@hamzaawan2817

2 жыл бұрын

I think the reason people of other languages don't felt same feeling like us desi people who speak the language the reason is subtitles never give justice to the real lyrics and it's emotions ...in previous season they do so much effort on lyrics as well but this time lyrics they put in subtitles is not justifying the song I think this is the biggest reason by the way we can't blame them because this time they put so much efforts in other things as well so it's ok it's not possible everytime that you do everything perfect sometimes things get off but I salute to them for this whole season they put everything in this season what they have and they deserve all the awards for that ❤❤❤❤❤

@MIAslam77

2 жыл бұрын

Well you've said it all :)

@arsudhamaka6592

2 жыл бұрын

very very well put. you girl has an awesome understanding and sensitivity

6 күн бұрын

CS translations are sometimes quite poor. They should be open to improving the subs even after the first publish; they can edit subs anytime they want.

Quratulain Baloch is one of the most phenomenal and powerful singer of Pakistan. I was only waiting for her song in CS and she did an amazing job 🤩

Def a highlight of the season!! This was by far the most Pakistani sounding song in the season! Absolutely loved the mixture of qawwali and funk. If you enjoyed this I’d check out charkha nolakha and haiderium both wonderful tracks

@omairsh8

2 жыл бұрын

Haiderium is absolutely mind blowing

This was the best song of the season - at a similar level to Tu Jhoom. Zoheb was giving vibes of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who was THE legend. This is qawwali which is a form of sufi devotional singing from hundreds of years ago

This was classic Pakistani Qawwali, Folk and Funky with background singers complimenting the main singers. I think only the South Asian/Desi community can appreciate what this song was so I wouldn't expect you guys to understand how amazing this was

Love the honesty that you didn’t like the song as much. Most reactors would rather fake their response to express awe.

@Jodi_BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are all about being honest and real.

please react to more songs by QB, i think you guys are REALLY underestimating her singing abilities. 1. sammi meri waar 2. woh humsafar (one of her best songs) 3. latthay di chaddar 4. bailye (laung gawacha) 5. mann mayal

@faithfurry1307

2 жыл бұрын

Man mayal ost >

@zainabzubairi

2 жыл бұрын

Panchi

@DriedPersimmon-pys

2 жыл бұрын

Her song Saiyaan as well

This one was a mix of two things: Qawwali and Jugulbandi. Qawwali is an entire genre and one that's certainly an acquired taste (something I haven't fully developed either!). The soundscape of Qawwali can be quite harsh but has melodic reliefs interspersed every now and then. Its also a sound quite specific to Pakistan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan being the pioneers in the area. Jugulbandi is a situational dialogue between two parties, usually a playful one. So it was a fun mix of the two. Its meant to be very different sound-wise by its inherent nature.

What's key to understanding the lyrics is to pick up on the playfulness behind them.

Hey guys! This is Qawwali which is mixed in a non traditional way. This is more old coke studio style. Qawwali is about vocal prowess and this track didn’t disappoint. And you guys were talking about what the main guy was saying in the end. That is play of vocals and these are musical notes/sounds with no words. This is actually a pretty great song. The main guy is Zohaib Ali and next to him is his brother Zain Ali. And QB is great. It’s actually more playful. Jodi is right! It’s lost in translation. The lyrics are more playful way of talking about it. They are not apart. The word thagyan is roughly translated to naughty. Trickery is more negative. So they are saying that your playfulness got me hooked to you but you are still elusive. That is the gist. But here is the catch! Qawwali is more a genre where you communicate with the divine. And you can pick it up in set. Jodi got that right as well! The lanterns are one of Platonic solid which according to symbolism that shape points to how God arranged stars. And you see the set with arches. They also point towards divinity and how hands join in prayer. So yeah this is one of those songs that you have to have a more connection to subcontinent to understand. But great work guys! Love your videos!

@Jodi_BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful information!

Btw the part where there are no subtitles, there’s no lyrics he’s basically just riffing off the scales like “do re mi…” in the subcontinent it’s “sa re ga…”

and if you guys are ever interested in exploring pakistani songs/songs of the subcontinent outside of CS highly recommend tere bin by yashal shahid and if you guys like atif aslam, check out his latest song, sang e mah and tajadar e haram (this is from CS)

Always so lovely to watch you guys, so nice, and I Love this song from CS14. Love from Pakistan

fun fact, you'll notice that qawwali (the style in which zain and zohaib are singing) has alot of repetitive lines, but each line is sung differently. and that folks, is the beauty of qawwali.

Watching you guys , waiting for your reaction,this time reached that you became part of family Reaction, Interaction with singers (your Karakorum interview) Obviously there are some songs you will like, and some songs you will not like thats what you are here to react. You guys are really soreading oakistani music to wide audience Thank you

@BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Appreciate the inclusion. We are happy to help

QB is originally from NJ not a lot of people knows that but her first language is English and then Punjabi she is an asset to our industry thanks QB and Zulfi for giving us this song

Its a typical Pakistani song. I was actually surprised they decided not lose the Pakistani element since coke studio is getting popular among west (already was, but more musically). I liked the song since I am used to this song but your reaction was reasonable and I liked the honesty!

@Jodi_BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@aqibkhan2729

2 жыл бұрын

I really don't know what you mean by typical Pakistani song.

Deceit in love explained in a very delicate way. Qawwali has been placed on next level with brass band & modern instruments but ice on topping is Qurrat ul Ain's control over the deliverance of lyrics which is perfecto. She is quite a seasoned singer.

Pakistani music never disappoint us 🇵🇰♥️ Proud to be a Pakistani 💚🇵🇰

❤ from Pakistan 🇵🇰

Guys, guys, guys, loved the honest review as usual. Since you've been enjoying these CS songs, you guys are gonna have fun going back in time and reviewing older CS songs - I promise! Older seasons had this crazy fusion of western style music x traditional style of music. 'Paar Chanaa De' is my abs fav from Season 9 - my all time fav season, if you guys review season 9 I'm gonna actually scream 👉🏼👈🏼 Paar Chanaa De features something unique : a Pakistani plucked string instrument played by the mother of the two male singers in the video. You have to check it out 😍

@BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Cool. We will keep this in mind.

Hi guys.So one thing I am developing is to give some of these songs a bit of a time to grow on you. Muazzaz Saarif, Beparwah and peechay hutt are a prime example. As I kept listening and got familiar with the songs they did grow on me. Thagiyan is back to our roots desi music and I fell in love with it immediately, as I had been wanting a change in flavor after too much modern influence and fusions. It is such a palate cleanser for me. Zain and Zohaib's voices are rich and raw like the soil of my homeland and transfer me to the fertile plains of Punjab. My two cents', this was music to my ears...(pardon the pun..lol).

QB is a queen for a reason ❤️‍🔥

QB's voice is so bold 🔥

This song was a little mellow, won't call it meh but this one didn't have that energy, and it is supposed to be that way. The lead guys are qawwals (style of sufi singing), and the female singer is Qurratulain Baloch, a diva in her own right. As always honest reviews are always better and welcome, and you guys never disappoint. 👍

QB is my all time favorite ❤️

The word Thagyan was sang by the singers many times to get it right Nick. And the girl last name Pronounce as “Bah-low-ch”. You can always ask me questions if you need my help.

I just noticed ur perfect lipsing with "coke studio season 14". That was awesome

Hey Nick & Jodi, can i make a request please. I don't know if you've already heard these songs before, but please do react if you haven't to: A) Rang - Coke Studio Season 9 - By Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Amjad Sabri - this Qawwali takes you to another level of ecstasy never felt before. B) Chhap Tilak - Coke Studio Season 7 - by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Abida Parveen - A pure pleasure to the ears. thank you for your wonderful , genuine and unbiased reviews.

Nice Reaction video dear, Love you 4m Pakistan

Quratulain Baloch also known as QB . She is one the most powerful , most amazing , most popular and one The Best Singer of Pakistan . She idealises Abida Parveen and she is also seen by some as a younger version of Abida Parveen . I would eagerly urge and request you to react to her song " Humsafar " with lyrics . It is her masterpiece which was originally sung by Abida Parveen & by which QB got so much popular in Pakisatan and internationally as well . Humsafar is a sad song by the way so you might get a culture shock there but I would request you to react to it and see how much big vocals she have . Btw she lives in Pakistan and USA .

The Raag/Raga near the end is like that jazz scat singing you can say.

I've been waiting all season for QB! Girlie never disappoints.

With Sufi songs they shouldn't be listened to but should be felt. So listen again and try feeling it.

Love from Pakistan ❤❤

Damn this song is impossible to translate in English. I feel for the poor guy who must have had terrible time getting it close to the lyrics in Punjabi language.

🇵🇰♥️ from Pakistan to Karachi

Welcome to the genre of Qawali, t basically the most traditional genre music of the region and just is unmatched still in this modern techno era...the laid back sort of feel may seem flat t first timers but once u get into itt and dont expect much and listen to it then it will be all u would want to hear, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the master of this genre and for us there was and isnt any better singer period he is the uncle and teacher of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan from Afreen Afreen. Listen to him if u ever get around..but we understand it is a totally new genre for u guys but trust me there isnt a better one, this coming from a guy who grey up listening to a lot of western music. BTW Quratulain has one of the most beautiful voice and is just a gem.

0:34 you would pronounce thagyan like thug-yaa (with a nasal n at the end)...the word would literally mean "thuggeries" but since its used in a playful sense in the song's context the translator/s went with "trickery". anyway, i get why the song wouldn't appeal all that much to people unfamiliar with the qawali format. for me, the most impressive thing about the song is the fusion...qawali often ends up sounding awkward when fused with modern elements but they did a fantastic job here imo.

Very nice song

To enjoy such music u need to belong r at least have some connection to subcontinent it in our tradition and culture u need ear to enjoy it is very dear to our hearts mostly when qwwali is sung it is a means to communicate with divine

@Shrutielizabeth

2 жыл бұрын

yup ! got quite offended when they said the song fell flat but for us, it’s a whole new aura. qawwali’s are so soulful and that’s what i thought about this song too. and with QB on a track, it’s an instant hit. but again, i respect their opinion and guess they don’t have a knack for a more classical, traditional sufism which is completely ok :)

@waqar018

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree 👍

@NRS........

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard a lot of westerners take to Qawwali and for that you have to have such an ear. Just like we would take to jazz or country. Not their fault though not everyone has that universal music sense

Girl with big hair! Women in this part of the world have thick amazing hair. 🤓

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Lol Jodi looks like she cant wait for it to end ! 😂

@Jodi_BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness! I have the worst concentrating face!! Lol when I’m trying to read, understand what else the translation could mean, and watch the set. I really didn’t hate it.

@silverdelt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jodi_BoringReviews i knoww just pulling your leg there 😁 on a serious note though, i was about to suggest that sometimes listening to a track without caring about the subtitles has a different feel altogether - sometimes I end up enjoying songs in foreign languages more if i don't care what the lyrics mean

@Jodi_BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@silverdelt it’s so true!! But then I struggle when Nick wants to talk about the meaning of the song. Maybe I’ll do that next time. It’s the pressure! 😂. But I do have the worst concentration face ever. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@silverdelt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jodi_BoringReviews its time you take over and tell Nick to “peechay hutt” 🤜

@Jodi_BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@silverdelt 😂 Nick does all the work!! Literally. I just show up and enjoy the music. He has to stay lol.

This is qawwali and it's a genre which has been played since mughal era of subcontinent. You need to understand more about this genre and the concept of these videos. Read about sufi music, the message, the connections and what they're singing. It's not like western music this is a short song qawwalis are usually very big where you sit and listen and the poetry doesn't mean exactly the translation it's totally different.

This is sort of the polar opposite of Ye Dunya which is ultra modern. Qawali can be tough to get used to, indeed, so I can see where the 'flat' element came from for you.

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LOVE-RESPECT FROM LAHORE PAKISTAN ♥️🇵🇰🌷🇵🇰♥️🇵🇰♥️🇵🇰♥️🌷🤹‍♀️🤹‍♂️🏔⛰🌋🏞🌇🌌🌆🏕🏕📓🍉📘📗🎇

Plzzz you need to check more songs of Quratulain like mera ishq, saaiyan and other CS songs of her

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QB's best songs are by far, Mann mayal and humasafar OSTs

I love this genre of music, it's called Qawali.

Still waiting for your reaction to CHAAP TILAK coke studio…… DHARTI KE KHUDA by CALL THE BAND AND ALI AZMAT……. GARAJ BARAS coke studio and also a man called AHMED JAHANZEB …… song RAAT BARR!

plz watch B.T.S of this song if u want to know more about this song. lots of love from Pakistan♥️🇵🇰♥️

React on the latest “Go” from Coke studio❤️

React to "Mundeya" by coke studio season 12, u gonna Love it, and "Lathey di Chadar" from season 10 !!!.. love from Lhr Pak(Kuwait)💐🫶🏻

Yes, yes, yes….. it’s that time NICK HERE, JODIE HERE! I agree ….. nice song but not the best….. different….. like the bit near the end….. I seem to find that COKE STUDIO songs grow after a few listens… will listen to it more…. Nick does feel the song!!!!…..All the best Boring Family

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE You must react to Tere jiya hor disda by Zeeshan Ali Nescafe Basement 💖💞💞💖 ITS A HIDDEN GEM

I 100% loved this song. I don't blame you guys if it didn't click to you. It's a cultural and language barrier thing, also unfamiliarity to the genre and the depth of it. The meaning and essence was completely lost in the translation. The translation was so flat to be honest. Didn't do justice to the lyrics. Like how Jodi said!!

Nick you should show charkha nolakha by cokestudio to jodi, just to show atif aslam wuality singing 😉

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I agree with you about this song. Some thing was missing. Even though all the voices were lovey, the song was just a bit flat. Qvali style is so wonderful but this was just not that great. But it was good. Oh well other coke studio songs are great. You were wrong about beparwah song though. It was super amazing.

Wow that's such a nice song❤️😩

Maybe because I'm not a native Punjabi speaker and the overuse of a language I don't understand this season is putting me off, but I wasn't the biggest fan of this song. But strangely, I want to like it and know that I'm going to listen to it just based on the catchy beat. I don't know, maybe it was the one guys ultra-raspy voice, or the muted (and, like Nick said, a bit dark) set design, but I wasn't fawning over it like the other commenters are. I, too, felt like this fell flat (I just can't place what on). I still like it more than Sajan Das Na and Neeray Neeray Vas.

@BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment. It’s better than those songs, maybe not Neray Neray. But I’ll give it a chance.

Qb is like a BBQ 😜

Listen to HAIDERIUM , NESCAFÉ basement season 5 🔥✌🏻

This is a type of song called qawalli.

@7:09 HE WAS SINGING RAAG

I wish you guys knew Punjabi and could understand the heartbreak and intensity of the song, Ofcourse the translation diluted the essence of the song

Thugyan means trickery, coming from the word " thug"

Please listen to haidarium by nescafe basement

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I would rather have honest reactions and not fake reactions to appease viewers. Its a song I found more appealing the more I listened to it. ITs on my 2nd listening I was hooked. For many Desi reactors this was their best act so far or in the top 3

Thagiyan is Same like Thug Man 🙃

React on Rastaa by karakoram

React On Joona

React to other QB songs you'll love them.. She's s power house.. Listen to Sammi Meri Waar coke studio

A "light" number.Still better than Beparwah.....They better come out with some "rockin n a smokin "number fast!

I understand you not liking it much, if you don't understand Urdu and Punjabi and are not familiar with the qawali culture of Pakistan you might not like it, for strangers or beginners it seems noise to them it grows on you gradually.

basically it's a conversation between 2lovets like "I know you are a naughty bitch but that's what I love about you " lol

Pronounced as ‘Tug-ee-yaan.’

I like your reaction but sound quality is not good

*WARNING* Don't react to "Chaap Tilak", it can make your mind blown up.

"Enna nadathalum unna vedamatta " song from " meesiaya murukku'' tamil best song .... Please reaction please........❤❤❤❤❤❤💝💖💝💘💌💞💓💗

Song was a let down personally as QB doesn’t put new musics to frequent and was hoping more of her own song then this collab.

Plz work on your sauond qoality

You are right . The song was a little flat. Being a pakistani , even I couldn't relate to the song. Notjing wrong with the lyrics but the music was not hitting my head . Although I am fan of desi music. And love desi music instead of funky songs. This song was really good but I may not listen to it again .

Checkout QB song "ankhiyan nu mariya"

The sound quality of your videos are terrible, you are not doing justice to Coke Studio videos, please look into it.

This is the worst review made by any youtuber so far ... This Song is heavenly !!!! I don't think a review on this genre of music can easily done by some individual or group without getting some serious training on the same specially some westerners who absolutely do not have any clue or exposure to indo-pak subcontinental musical practices let alone Qawali .... you have to think and live in a different spectrum to get that ethereal feeling the songs delivers ....

@BoringReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Fair enough. Appreciate your comment. But we never claimed to be music reviewers. We are reacting to the song and giving our opinion of how we felt about it. People may not like what we say but we just give our honest opinions.

Why these ppl give reactions when they dont hv any idea abt culture and music of ours??? Messed