Quratulain Balouch has had a tremendous musical journey on Coke Studio. The rock star made her dazzling debut with ‘Panchi’ in season 4 and it’s only been up and beyond for her. After batting out brilliant hits like ‘Sammi Meri Waar’ with Umair Jaswal, or ‘Baliye (Laung Gawacha)’ with Haroon Shahid, the singer returns for the tenth season of Coke Studio. QB’s serenading melody with Kaavish, ‘Faasle’ released last week to warm embrace, and now she returns for a special solo debut with a very special song, however to mixed reactions.
QB’s solo debut of the season is a rendition of the gem ‘Laal Meri Pat’ has met with extreme reactions
This melody pays tribute to the original, with a qawwali twist on the famous ‘Jhulelal’
However, the Twitterverse have not taken too much of a liking to the song
As if Sayonee wasn't enough to disappoint this season.
— Rameen Ansari (@Rameen_Ansari) August 25, 2017
Dil toot gaya.#CokeStudio10
— Annus Raza (@annusraza) August 25, 2017
While some fans blamed Strings for a poor rendition
Strings khuda ka wasta he jo bache kuche ache songs hen unka raita na bnao :-/ #PatheticSeason
— Owais (@Owais17101994) August 25, 2017
Lagta hai strings ko nazar lag gye hai ?
— Khurram Butt (@khurrambutt092) August 25, 2017
Others were upset at ‘ruin[ing]’ an ‘original item’
sometime we shouldn't add new in the original item.
Really this time u totally ruined it by adding a worst composition.#CokeStudio10 #Worst— Abdur Raheem (@AbdurRaheem9_) August 25, 2017
Utterly disappointing. Go crazy songs like Lal meri shouldn't be reproduced in a studio like this.
— Abdullah Maqsood (@abdmaq93) August 25, 2017
Many had really strong feelings against Coke Studio
Only coke studio can do this. Even with QB they f***** it badly!
— Dracarys (@shaat_up) August 25, 2017
The song, originally made famous by band ‘Junoon’ was a complete failure for many Pakistanis
Coke Studio season 10 is just the waste of time and money. "Lal meri pat" kalam by QB disappointed a lot ??#CokeStudio10
— A for Abdullah ?? (@abdllah_ciit) August 25, 2017
And while many admitted why they didn’t like the song
Ugh not again coke studio laal meri ?
QB has such a beautiful voice but neh they're ruining all the great song with such confidence— M (@NotYourMinion) August 25, 2017
Bc who tf wants to listen laal meri pat in fuckin slow melody
— M (@NotYourMinion) August 25, 2017
There were many who took personal offence
Feeling physical ache in my legs at waiting for the dhamal to start and then being left hanging. Cruel joke @cokestudio #LalMeriPat
— Haya H. Rizvi (@hayahriz) August 25, 2017
Facebook, on the other hand, felt quite the opposite with people suggesting that Quratulain Balouch was the saving grace of ‘Laal Meri Pat’
Many were certain QB was the only singer to have pulled through
And admitted that they flocked to the song just for the ‘Sami Meri Waar’ singer
With die hard fans of the rock star pouring out their adoration
There were football references
There was acknowledgement that her vocals are unparalleled
Listen to the song now and pick a side yourself:
Which side are you on? Let us know in the comments section below.