@ Sidster
I have the similar experience. When I was in high school I listened to mostly english songs, hindi songs, and nepali pop songs. I still remember few of songs I listened that time. Crossroads, bhim tuladhar, Suneel upreti, Classica etc were my fav nepali bands/ artists. Probabily, Wham was the first western band I Iistened to as my borthers used to listened to them. So were the Durand-durand, aha, abba, bee-gees. Gradually musical taste began to change and I started listenign to great bands like Nirvana (my I.Sc days), GNR, Scorpions, Metallica, Deep purple,   and all the greatest bands. But, further I started liking songs on socioeconomic-political issues rathar than love songs. So, I started liking Pink flyod, Boss (Bruce springsteen), Bob dylan, etc. At that time my brother used to sing Deep srestha, arun thapa and deepak kharel in his guitar. I teased him saying jhyaure geet. But, now I like nepalese golden oldie songs most. I like Narayan gopal, om bikram, deep srestha, Aruna lama, etc. Lolayeka timra sung by ghulam ali in Dipak Jungam's composition and King Mahendra's words is one I can listen to hundred times at one sitting.

Undoubtedly, the era of Dipak Jungam, Amber Gurung and Gopal yonjan, Narayan gopal, prem dhwoj is the most dazzling period of Neapli music. It is Shambhoojit baskota who is responsible to some extent to degrade quality of Nepalese music for cheap popularity.