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

KV · 4th July 2011, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Querida

V_S, your comment means a lot coming from a person who has shared such a treasure trove of songs

I enjoyed reading you description of the song, frankly I didn't know how to effectively put into words what Raja has done in this song... a very unique piece of work indeed!

Querida, you for mistake. Me V_S no. I see, jusht for vetti. Me go, (official treasure digger) V_S come.

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**Querida** · 5th July 2011, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by KV

Querida, you for mistake. Me V_S no. I see, jusht for vetti. Me go, (official treasure digger) V_S come.

I sincerely apologize KV, I should give credit where credit is due,

I'm sorry to have just assumed,
that your description of song deserves praise does not change!
No offense intended, I hope this does not deter you from quoting/commenting on my posts in future.

KV · 5th July 2011, 02:38 PM

Querida, I just said that in a lighter vein; absolutely no offence taken. I simply used the oppurtunity to quote a Vadivel dialog, and to finish off in the same style.... "Why tensun ya? Cooldown, cooldown, cooldown!"

**raajarasigan** · 5th July 2011, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Querida

I sincerely apologize KV, I should give credit where credit is due,

I'm sorry to have just assumed,
that your description of song deserves praise does not change!
No offense intended, I hope this does not deter you from quoting/commenting on my posts in future.

.......

**app_engine** · 7th July 2011, 11:41 PM

We had some discussions about the rare nature of IR repeating interludes (or portions of interludes) within a song in another thread.

So far, the two songs with total repeat of interludes identified were -'madhana mOga roopa sundari' (inRu pOi nALai vA) and 'pOttu vaiththa kAdhal thittam Okay kaNmaNi' (singAra vElan).

I caught the third one today - 'kOdi kottikkoduththAlum' of ponnar sankar

Both the interludes are ditto and makes me think more that this was not a rAsA song (ordinary tune, loop background, weak string sound accompaniments that are worse than SAR levels etc). The only thing that disproves the theory is the postlude which is strongly IR-ism

(Note : There are repeat of portions of interludes which is a different story, as in the case of 'hEy OrAyiram' of meeNdum kOkilA, 'thaththOm thaLAngu thaththOm' of veRRi vizhA)

**Sureshs65** · 8th July 2011, 02:39 PM

app_eng,

I remember this discussion about same interludes happened in yahoo groups some years back. Recent one I remember is the 'gaana song' from 'Valmiki', "ennada paandi" which has the same interludes.

**San_K** · 8th July 2011, 02:44 PM

I think a song in 'Ellame En raasathan' has same interludes. mey be it is "Thoothukudi Muthu Muthu" (or 8 ana iruntha?)

**groucho070** · 8th July 2011, 03:15 PM

Radio playing Maasaru Ponne Varuge - Devar Magan. What a song! What a song! No words.

**Sureshs65** · 10th July 2011, 09:12 PM

Listening to the awesomeness called 'Virumaandi'. How can a person who has been churning folks songs for 25 yrs come out with such wonderful mix of folk and modern!!! His creativity seems inexhaustible. Especially if you check out 'Annanmaar Kadhai' and 'Bhavani Varugira' from 'Ponnar Shankar'. I love every song of 'Virumaandi', the most fav one being 'karumaathur kaatukkulle'. This was another album when it came out I thought was just an OK album!!! The watermark those days was whether Raja's album could raise to the top 10 and best the albums of Rahman and Harris!! Stupid, I know but we are dictated by the times, aren't we. Now, I have no hesitation in declaring it as one of the best albums of the first decade of the 21st century. What imagination, what creativity, what innovation!!! Excellent tuning, wonderful orchestration and authenticity. This is a tape which once I put in my car stereo runs for atleast a dozen times before a change happens!!

**Bala (Karthik)** · 10th July 2011, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Querida

Found this gem from a blog maintained from an acquaintance who writes for the Illayaraja thread community in Orkut: http://ragamanjari.blogspot.com/

My fave is "Malligai Poovukul" with MV and Janaki again...I like the loud expressive beginning and the softness that follows
the crescendo of their voices up a scale and the interchange of their voices at the same time...very hard to achieve and still not make it sound cacophonous. Janaki's voice is so teasing in this song...the electric guitar is a nice surprise right in the middle...not expected at all...the flute again softens...

http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0002785.html

What a song! What was mottai tripping on when he composed this song? Very unique indeed. A kind never heard before or since