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[raja_fan]

Sorry..the "Neeya Naanaa" programme was OVERALL a boring one though interesting only in very few parts.
When few people genuinely recalled their old memories, other few were keen on boasting that they have something to share.

I am surprised why was there no mention of India's own Vividh Bharati when everyone rightly remembered Ceylon radio !
For me, at least IR visited my home more through that 8.15 AM - 10.00 AM Vividh bharati programme.

This topic certainly is not for "Neeya Naana" audience. I do not know why Gopi stretched this programme too long.
And the gentleman who described his father's last days with Priyanka song did not say what impressed his father in that song...many things were incomplete like this in that show..

[K]

Neeya Naana, IR Special(As I wud say)

[app_engine]

I watched the program yesterday but could not identify Usha Ji as I have not seen her..

Please go to this post sir (has a pic of UshakkA) :
http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...l=1#post905341

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Sorry..the "Neeya Naanaa" programme was OVERALL a boring one though interesting only in very few parts.

This shows we still don't have ppl who can "talk" about Raja's greatness, interestingly. A good speech shud appear neutral, at same time, shud be a superb promotion to Raja's talent. If our hubbers were allowed, they wud give a much better talk! but still we need experts.

[madhu]

thanks for the link..
I missed it coz of some other work.

[raja_fan]

Vallavar,

What I disliked in the show was people went on listing songs one by one instead of discussing music patterns or elements ( except the few who even hummed the music bits ).
But I would blame Gopinath..He just had no direction he wanted to go..

[Plum]

Solidly bad. As Gopi only can do. I think this feller is drunk with his own minor-celebrity status. Usha Sankar did hint it in her preview post with "Gopi dhAn dominate panni pesinAar"(avar dominate paNnalainA dhaane news?).

And anyway. in 20 years, it is possible to havea similar programme, with people remeniscing about "nenjukkul peidhidum maamazhai" and "maina maina nenjukulle".

It wasnt even proper nostalgia, any way.

I wish Usha had spoken more. Her tales here are far better celebration of IR's inter-twining into lives in 80s than the ones proferred in the programme, barring that bits pilani lady and her brother(the one who sung ilaya nilaa interludes).

[layman10]

This is a social show, that discusses the impact on people. That I can understand, so technicalities are not discussed, agreed. (No one talks about music elements, when talking about beatles invasion). Even in that note the show was incomplete and boring. The problem with the show in general is, the public can only answer what Gopi asked. Basically pottu vaanging. Then a spl guest will come and give the arivujeevi comments without any such restriction (in the process make the public who talked look like fools). (but I like this show than many other talk shows for other reasons).

The real question should have been why did they feel close to those songs (than before)?. it was not bought out that the songs were simpler and had attitude of common people. Not textbookish preachy hero oriented. Not some life changing event and its irony, told in a song capsule. It must have been a liberating experience. I don't think it is just some genius MD coming in to scene.

I had known this then adolescent middle brother of 5 brothers (little young for his elder brothers, bit old for younger ones). He use to be with his radio all the time. He was first for me to talk about music directors, MSV, Raaja etc (not the actors to which we usually we associate a song with), which really confused me then.

[madhu]

Yes. As most of the posts here mentioned its more or less listing of songs. There dont seems to be any discussion about any song.
Somehow, it makes me feel to think whether is it possible to go back to that golden era by the technological development ?

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Enakkennamo ithellaam planned aave nadakkuthOnu thOnuthu. Anti-Raja lobby nnu onnu irukkuyya! Read it like "Theivam nu onnu irukkuyya"