From ‘Sanu Nahar Wale Pul’ to ‘Hum Tere Pyar Mein’, why are Gen Z liking old songs?
Samira Vishwas January 17, 2026 04:24 AM

From songs like ‘Sanu Nahar Wale Pul’ to ‘Hum Tere Pyar Mein’, these days there is a tremendous comeback of old songs on social media. instagram reelsIn YouTube shorts and stories, every second user is using some classic song as a source of their feelings.

Sometimes the silence of waiting, sometimes the pain of unfulfilled love – after all, these old lyrics are matching the state of today’s Gen Z to such an extent that these classics have started trending among the new songs. But why, let us know the answer.

‘Sanu Canal Bridge’

‘Sanu Canal Bridge’ is not just a line, but a feeling. On the surface it seems to be about calling someone on a bridge, but if you look inside, it tells the story of a love in which promises are made and then left unfulfilled. Calling and then disappearing, expressing love but not being together, this touches Gen Z because this dilemma is most common in today’s relationships.

‘Hum Tere Pyar Mein’ – Loneliness after madness

This song shows the turning point where a person forgets the whole world and starts living for one person. Then the same person calmly says – Can’t talk now, there are problems in life. Gen Z recognizes this pain, because even today people make you their everything and suddenly distance themselves.

they love us too

Recently, the song ‘Unko Bhi Humse Mohabbat Ho’ was heard on every reel and post. It is not necessary that they also love us, it is not necessary that both of them have the same condition. This song has become the favorite of Gen Z. This song describes one-sided love.

heart relationship

This song talks about a relationship that is beyond name, definition or the approval of the world. In this, love is not shown as a deal or agreement, but as a natural feeling. The line “How crazy is this heart of ours” describes the fearless madness in which a person thinks neither about profit nor loss. The heart simply accepts, trusts and completely hands itself over to someone else. This madness is not foolishness, but a sign of true love which is driven by emotion and not logic.

‘The Heart Finds’ – The Search for Stagnation

In this song there is a desire to stop amidst the fast-paced life. Today, when everything is fast, Gen Z finds solace in those lines that say that sometimes it is important to stop, with someone, with some feeling.

Why is Gen Z connecting with old songs?

Because there is no pretense in these songs. Here love is silent, pain is gentle and emotions are unfiltered. Perhaps this is the reason why today’s generation, which despite having said everything, feels a lot incomplete, is searching for its complete truth in old songs.

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