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app_eng,
I am impressed. Now you are into Telugu songs!!! 'Anumanaspadam' did have some nice numbers. Vamshi writes very conversation like lyrics of 'pratidinam'. Raja had a special liking for Vamshi and generally came up with some nice numbers for him.
The lyrics of prathidhinam are cute. Conversation-like, but quite funny and cute. And Shreya Ghoshal tips the balance to replace the original from my heart from top place for this tune.
Shreya G: "viNtuNtE vinthagA undhi kothagA undhi Evi(n)ti gamanam"..."gatha jenmalOki jAji pUvula suvAsamElE.." :clap:
Unni K also is pleasant, without being saccharine, which is usually my complaint with him(think ennavaLE)
The orchestration is whizzy with the synth drums not affecting as much as they usually do and the mridangam add-on, as app observed, taking the song to a new level.
Plum,Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Ipadi describe panra - indha paatuku - English Trasnlation solla
kudadha......
Today afternoon Sun Music put up what seems to be a 'Disco Special' type of program. All the songs were disco based. Which means the hero / heroine were decked by in glittering dress and if possible with some serial lights attached. They all ofcourse made the mandatory movements like pointing one hand to the sky, which was probably a John Travolta patent from 'Saturday Night Fever'
Heard three outstanding Raja songs in this program. 'poo pota dhavani', 'poomalai oru paavai' and 'vanam keezhe vandhal enna'. Raja has many achievements to his credit and if you ask me, his work on the disco segment will stand at the top of the heap. The reason I say is because the world over the disco genre per se was quite frivolous and musically wasn't very involved. Our own person up North, Bappi Da, made it even worse. So to take up a genre like this, which was more for time pass and 'fun' songs and give musical immortality requires, sigh, the same word again, a genius. Each of these songs is so involved with outstanding instrumentation that they bring in a lot of weight and make them serious work of art. Or shall I say these are serious fun songs. The fun element is never missed in any of these songs. (There are many more than the three I listed). Yet the musicality in these songs is on par with what Raja does with a large WCM orchestra. So many ideas executed to perfection.
I would like to point these songs when kids come up and tell me that their latest favourite music director has now 'dived' into a new genre (by copying samples!!) Before anyone talks about bending genres, they should first listen to these songs of Raja. This is a text book example of how to bend a genre and then add your own signature to it and creat a totally new genre. This is something that Raja does with almost any genre that he touches. Therein lies the greatness of this man.
Suresh,
Well written on the Disco genre!! :D interestingly, all three were from SPB. I think he must have used SPB for this kind of disco songs almost all the time.
Vaanam Keezhe is my most favourite among those 3 songs
Fantastic point..Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
to the list of raja's disco gems, Kannada song nanna neenu gellalaare should be in the top draw - though it weaves in and out of carnatic in between.
IR padina songs........
Idhu dhan idhukuthan
Porupaga oru chorus.
romba romba porupa - dhum chak dhum chakk dhum chak
Idhu dhan IR.........
Controlled Beats, Guitar and the wind instrument........
Controls the Sounds........ Why not....
His Sound. He controls......
http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.ph...R00521&lang=en
indha IR dhan ipadiyum paadi irukar .....
Karuga mani............Lovely no...........
2009 - Folk song... fills with Harmony only...........
Chorus - HIs Speciality.... Nice ............
http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.ph...R00745&lang=en
Oru aalam poovu athi poova
indha paatula land agiten............ tats all.....
IR and KSC Special.................
http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.ph...R00523&lang=en
இது "கார்த்திக் ராஜா" அமைத்த பாடல் என நண்பர் ஒருவர் தனக்கு நம்பத் தகுந்த வட்டாரத்திலிருந்து பெறப்பட்ட தகவலாக கூறுகிறார்.Quote:
Originally Posted by tvsankar