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Strings co-frontman Bilal Maqsood is a dedicated multi-disciplinary artist and his regularly updated Instagram feed is a testament to that. In his latest post, he paid a tribute to the iconic pop and rock band Vital Signs.

He mashed up Strings' hit song 'Duur', the title track from their third album, with Vital Signs' classic 'Tere Liyay', from their album 'Hum Tum'. "Duur meets Tere Liyay," he wrote.

Reminiscing the first time Strings met Vital Signs, he recalled how Junaid Jamshed and Rohail Hyatt randomly showed up at the studio where Strings was recording their first album, leaving the newbies in awe. "I remember Junaid and Rohail popped in while we were recording our first album at the EMI Studios in Karachi," he wrote.

"We were completely star-struck and couldn't say much to them but I remember Junaid praised our song 'Jab Se Tum Ko Mein Ne Dekha Hai', which he had heard on TV," he said.

"That was the first time Strings met Vital Signs."

The fans loved what Maqsood shared. "I wish Instagram didn't have a one minute limit," one wrote, while others straight up requested a full version. Several went on about the memories they have associated with the two iconic bands.

We love to see such harmony between our national legends and treasures. It was refreshing to hear Maqsood's unplugged take on the two songs and we're definitely waiting for more.