Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 17th June 2011, 02:39 PM

There is lot to discuss. We are Raja fans. So most of us will be WCM fans too. Accidentally or Incedentally, we got ourself sublected to Mozart, beethoven, Symphony No 40, fur elise, Titan meejic, Symbphony no 9, ode to Joy, much more. should we say raja's music is timeless only if our next next next generation hear that? I know we will be framed by that time. So the now 20s, 10s (age) should understand or be exposed by us and we make sure, or they themselves make sure that they pass this info(hear this man's music, its eternal) and thus make sure raja's music is time-proof?

Ok, most of us actually started to listen his music at times we don't know what it is. Thats how we got hooked. Now we should see how many of the gen x(age range ~ 15) loving Raja's music?(atleast 50 songs are die hard)

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**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 17th June 2011, 02:42 PM

The spread pattern is exactly like how WCM got spread.
The stage where we were exposed to WCM, ( we dont know waht it is, some of our elders played it in background and the music went to my subconscious mind)

to the stage where we ourselves go in search of such music. Same should happen to Raja. We all much compile a Most Wanted DVD with Raja songs in right order. Universal DVD, so that, that single piece of plastic gets passed to generations, and my grand grand grand son gets hooked, and by the time he becomes youth 15+, he will get the capability and facility to search and listen to (Raja's)music of his choice. A very good website should be ready at that time.

**app_engine** · 17th June 2011, 05:15 PM

Clearly understood that I don't qualify for dating

So, all posts on that vAbas

**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 17th June 2011, 05:57 PM

App, the song u suggested, buvana oru kelvikkuri, 1st time i heard abt it, then i youtubed it, that song never turned any thing on me, infact i found rajni's action funny, after seeing and accepting him ONLY as style king. That song never felt like composed by IR, and looked like an sumaaraana song tuned by an oldie. Annakkili songs gave much more goosebumps eventho i am not a big fan of it, and that surely sounded fresh. I am saying all that from a dumb music-fan POV, not tying to wear the shoes of an music expert.

But, but, isn't it true that u selected that song ONLY becos it gave goosebumps to you? Maybe u wud have listend it as soon as it released and truly that song cud have been travelled with you all the years and still stays in heart. Now i too have favourite raja songs like that, which you surely may not like at all.

Now that is NOT the question at all. These kind of differences, odd songs be kept aside in corner. We may need to run polls(out of hub of course!). Iterate them many times. Take the songs unanimously enjoyed by most of us, be it Ilaya Nila, or Kanne kalaimaane, or Ilamai itho, or Pothuvaaga emmanasu singam et. (All these may be striked out unanimously too

) But select some songs. Then we have to put into consolidation, who and all likes what songs. Leave aside middle-aged TN guys like us. Consider ppl who lived in North, non-TN entity, that's one set. Consider the too young gen x fans in age range of 10 - 15 yrs who have born in rahman era or end of nineties etc. Foreigners. Women, too too old TN ppl(who actually were youth during MSV/Baagavathar era). Last but not least, expert fans among us, like suresh, the guys who run different blogs like geniusraja etc and those outside the hub like director suka etc, Violin vicky, guitar prasanna etc. Even Mr.Kamal haasan(why not

) Sort out and select totally different & unique sets. Finally arrive at conclusions about may be top 100 of Raja songs and/or BGMs. Make a CD, if Agi Music does that, nothing great than that

. Finally, thats THE DISC which we are gonna leave to our gen x.

(Kindly discard the சொற்குற்றம்s and point out the பொருட்குற்றம்s, so that we can better the idea, if its worth )

If you say, that didn't solve the purpose of this discussion, (what exactly is dating), sorry i don't know! I just ularified what ran on my head :escape:

**app_engine** · 17th June 2011, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by SKV

(what exactly is dating)

Two meanings.
1. "Dating" the songs - as to what's evergreen, what's trendy etc. I have proved myself useless in this aspect and so reversing my position on EVK, ennadi meenAchchi, vizhiyilE etc
2. podhu meaning - obvious that I don't kwalify

**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 17th June 2011, 06:19 PM

when raja sir says 30 years 'advanced music', can we say the right way to say it is, there is no expiry date for this song's popularity? that means, timeless. who's time? Only my time? that means this song will stay 'advanced' till the date i live and think of this song. becos hearing and thinking this song is advancing to many years. it its not confined to only my life span, then the topic gets too vast.

Coming to your list, why reversing ur position? Its timeless for you right? Isn't it ok if still other doesn's like?

why getting away as for 'podhu meaning'? chumma adichi vidunga, kallum varalaam muththum varalaam

makes sense?

**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 17th June 2011, 06:26 PM

if it is advanced ONLY for 30 years, then is it out of date after say 35 years?!? At the same time, we shud realize old patterns are old patterns. popularity may stay, but still. most of the gen x wont listen to oldies(general perception) one way to revitalize it is to remix so atleast the tune may reach/stay with gen x.

Some possible ways to gauge a song's timeless reach(to an extent) :-
1. View count of a particular song in Youtube( incl repeatitions)
2. No of times a song is sung in Singing competitions
3. (tough to consolidate)No of times an old song is performed in live orchestras, where the theme is NOT 'old songs'.