Old Wine in New Bottle: “Go Saabjee Go”
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He knows what to make music about. We see something rocking this time by this startling guy. All we are talking about is the brand new video “Go Saabjee Go”, from his album “Haroon ka Safar”. Whether it is a patriotic song like “Dil Se Maine Dekha Pakistan”, or romantic song like “Jao Tum”, or a typical family kind naughty song like “Mehendi”, Haroon has really done something remarkable this time. Remembering his “Mr. Fraudiye”, that reflected societal loopholes and social deceptions. Haroon has come up with something quite avant-garde this time. The stimulus behind the video is wretchedness and daily life problems of an ordinary local citizen. The eccentric and unfathomable maestro Haroon is a true enigma. A gleaming venture by Jalal Amir and meaningful placid lyrics, the video depicts common man’s problems like shortage of electricity, CNG, food commodities, and increasing inflation, reflecting these in a much emblematic manner. It portrays the dilemma of a common man of Pakistan and how he/she struggles against, poverty, corruption and fraud. It is something we need badly these days. Being a fusion of visual and melodramatic imagery to elaborate the mind-set and perceptions of a general citizen, the video sounds enjoyable and compelling, for audience of all age groups. The song “Go Saabjee Go” shows little echelon of irony and political sarcasm as well. In every reign, parties come in people want them to quit after wards. In the end, restriction on freedom of speech is shown, as a tape on his mouth. The anti-corruption video is tremendous, but hasn’t been able to attract many fans yet. It is not fair to say that this theme is exclusively an experimental video by Haroon, since “Mr. Fradiye” was on an analogous issue too. However, Haroon has a totally changed and fresh look with a new hair style and make over. Nevertheless, it is a courageous and bright attempt to highlight some knotty issues of ordinary man of Pakistan. Making something critically and politically acclaimed is not an easy task these days. So not exactly a video with an “out-of-the-box” conception, but still can be called a gallant endeavor.
