Raja's Gems - the latest one you heard...Part 3

[thumburu]

Enna samayalo is a fine dine when compared to samayal paadame “aathu saapaadu”
Enna samalo has appeal , has all the rough edges of samayal paadame smoothened out and sounds polished with refined orch, SPB in peak form and Chitra to top THEM all. She interleaves the swaras of Kalyani “da ni sa ri ni ri da ni ri ni da ma ga ri ga ri ” is like a delicious garnish on a feast spread
Oh but my heart goes with samayal paadame. It innocently retains that Brahminical ethos with it without any caste agnostic hang-ups. with kamal-KB’s merparvai , all these controv references are ironed out in “ENNA SAMAYALO”
:aathu sothai thinnu thinnu marathu ponadhe” becomes
“anni samayal thindru thindru aluthu ponadhe”

[groucho070]

Five hours drive for what usually takes 2 and a half. Tiring, but Raja's gems kept me company. Sang out aloud to keep me awake (wife found out I was making up lyrics, maranthupOchu for many songs ). Raja mattum illanA, I don't know how I would have handled the bad traffic. Ilayaraja

[venkkiram]

Five hours drive for what usually takes 2 and a half. Tiring, but Raja's gems kept me company. Sang out aloud to keep me awake (wife found out I was making up lyrics, maranthupOchu for many songs ). Raja mattum illanA, I don't know how I would have handled the bad traffic. Ilayaraja

இதே நிலைமை எனக்கும் ஏற்பட்டிருக்கிறது. அப்போதெல்லாம் மெலடிப் பாடல்கள் தொகுப்புக்களையெல்லாம் தூர வைத்துவிட்டு டப்பாங்குத்துக்களுக்கு மாறிவிடுவேன். பொதுவாக எம்மனசு தங்கம்..,சிங்காரி சரக்கு நம்ம சரக்கு..அண்ணாத்தே ஆடுறார்..நாகூர் பக்கத்துல... இப்படிப் பட்ட துள்ளல் பாடல்கள் சோர்வை, தூக்கத்தை கொஞ்சம் நேரம் தள்ளிப்போட வல்லவை.

[Plum]

Grouse, with due respect, same can be said for VIJAY HITS by a person born in the 90s. Idhellaam don't add value/recognition to a composer illaiyA? I don't mean to say you care about that. You were just expressing your absorption of and the part of Raja's music in your life.
But more I live, more I see such praises being used in a completely different context which devalues the spirit of such praise in my eyes

[groucho070]

Oh boy...well you know what I meant. No, he's not a Red Bull for tired drivers. The absorption, as you mentioned, goes beyond aural pleasure. You still get the, "eppadithAn intha manusan ippadiyellam compose pannirukkaru..." thing going on in your mind when you rediscover the classics, or find something new.

If I just want to be awake and aware, I might as well put in my heavy metal collection. Kathu kiliya ketkalAmE.

[Plum]

No, I am talking about devalue of praise by reuse where people don't understand the depth of feeling where it was used and reuse it just because it sounds good.
Sometimes, this leads to hilarious write-ups

Refer Kamal thread where the word modesty was misused for Rahul Bose thereby throwing him in particularly embarassing light

[groucho070]

Yeah, I saw. Poor bugger

[KV]

Naan kAdhalil pudhu pAdagan - Manthira Punnagai.
I'm wondering if the male singers went on a strike demanding a 'Kannan vandhu pAdugindrAn' like male solo and IR said, "seri, indha.. iththa pudi".
An absolute jazzy delight.

[skr]

Jeeeezzzzzz What a jazzzzzzzzz ..

[skr]

Another 1st time listen of a Maestro song and im completely bowled hook , line and sincer
Paadivaa Thendrale - Mudivalla Arambam (1984)