Cilla’s brilliant collection of ‘loser songs’ reminded me of this one, I call it a Stalker’s Song.
“Tum mujhko na chahogi to ko baat naheen, tum kisi aur ko chahogee to mushkil hogee..”
It’s an old song, but we have many subtler, modern versions today.
[Roughly translated, this guy says, "If you do not want me it's alright, but if you like another (man) there will be problem.
Now if we are not together, we are not apart either; You haven't accepted me, but you haven't turned me down either
I can live with the thought that you are not mine, so long as you do not belong to another man.
If you do not appreciate my heart, it's okay; but if you appreciate another man's heart, there will be problem..."]
Songs like this one are not about infidelity or a broken heart after a breakup. These songs object to a lack of interest shown by the girl the singer chooses, as in…
“Can I do fraindsheep with you?”
“No.”
“Fine then I will have to throw acid on your face.”
Ever wondered why did he think she can’t turn him down? “It is a normal human tendency to feel sad when rejected by anybody. But, where is this sense of entitlement and anger coming from? Why this feeling that she must like me, I am too good to be rejected, I cannot possibly be turned down? ” Read in Apu’s thought provoking post ‘That Huge Sense of Entitlement‘… (Cross Posted at ‘No Gender Inequality‘)
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