The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

[Plum]

Depends on the emotion I guess. Keep in mind that dubbing songs are always difficult as we agreed during our recent discussion on salangai oli, in this very thread.
Saying that, it is very difficult to choose on kodai kaala kaatre. MV has a coarse texture which adds its own flavour while Lover Boy Bala makes it dripping with romance. On second thoughts, MV perhaps suits better the hardened older man, the teacher played by Pothen, who, while appreciative of the romance and beauty, is also suitably tempered by Life and its vicisittudes to not get too mushy about it.

[Plum]

Does the song have a KJY version, too? There is a Pani neer Pookkal in Malayalam, which is, I think, the malayalam dubbing of this movie

[KV]

MV’s voice has a certain soap-on-wet-floor quality, which to me, doesn’t quite work for many of his songs. Personally, I find him best suited for folkish songs (with a handful exceptions like Aasai nooru vagai) while SPB, KJY and PJ seem to fit the polished types better.
And my order of preference of the versions of Kodai kAla kAtre is gult, mall, tam.

[app_engine]

3 songs due today...2 for weekend will be covered by EO numbers and one more from next movie...

[V_S]

Sorry to miss your treasure posts dearly App. Slowly catching up. Some great and rare songs shared, need some more time to catch up.

[genesis]

Strange enough, I’ve had a contrasting opinion on some other songs that has versions by these two.
Kanmani anbOdu kAdhalan and NinaivO oru paravai… SPB’s gult versions come nowhere close to Kamal’s Thamizh rendition, to me.

Related digression:
Thanni karuthurichu - MV v/s SPB - MV wins hands down.
kOdai kAla kAtre - MV v/s SPB - SPB, big time.
kAdhal Oviyam pAdum kAviyam - IR v/s SPB - IR, without an iota of doubt.

EnnayA pattern idhu!

While I know about Kamal version of Megam Kottatum, never heard these SPB versions:

Thanni karuthurichu
kOdai kAla kAtre
kAdhal Oviyam pAdum kAviyam

Are these parts of some "un-sung" album by SPB?

Think KJY in kAdhal Oviyam pAdum kAviyam... way better than IR.

[app_engine]

While I know about Kamal version of Megam Kottatum, never heard these SPB versions:

Thanni karuthurichu
kOdai kAla kAtre
kAdhal Oviyam pAdum kAviyam

Are these parts of some "un-sung" album by SPB?

Think KJY in kAdhal Oviyam pAdum kAviyam... way better than IR.

Those are in other languages, not in TFM

[app_engine]

Sorry to miss your treasure posts dearly App. Slowly catching up. Some great and rare songs shared, need some more time to catch up.

Take your time

(Like MMKR joke of wait a minit for 5 minits, there was this kadi joke at Palakkad workplace - take your time but finish it today)

[app_engine]

Nice to note IR's music did move others as well..
Thanks for sharing your personal experience.

You're welcome balaji...actually I must thank you for giving kooli to eat karumbu

nanRi groucho!

As you've probably understood already (from my hub history), I'm no way qualified to compare KH v/s SPB (singing or anything - except compare their heighttu-weighttu). At the max, can mention the versions and state my personal preference

[Nerd]

Ofcourse, yes, KV. Infact, when I try to recollect the song, I am only getting Kamal's version in the head.

Dint IR say this on record about this song - "Indha paattu nee paadina aLavukku Baluvaala mudiyalai"

App, naan innum thanga magan-E mudikkalai.. Will get here soon