Pick of the Week: Aug 2006 - Sep 2007

[gingerbeehk]

Neel D, I was so excited when i find one of my requested song stand in celebrity 500th song. I am so glad to get it. Nandri thalaivaa.

Jack
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Life is beautiful.

[SN23]

Fantastic song Neel. Mikka nandri Ayya after so many years I am listening to this song.

Very expressive lyrics on longingness. Is is vAli? MSV completely left the song to PS with just a shruthi box, it seems. TheLLa theLivAna kural; no compromise on clarity; excellent conversion of lyrics to rendition (such a bhAvam). Above all, there is no virasam in this song.

Would you please send me the mp3 version, Neel? TIA.

[yvsmani]

hearing this song for the first time. kana kaanum kangal mella song thoththu ponathu pol thoandrugirathu. PS-in thelivaana kural, pattu aarambikkum pothu irukkum oru vitha visumbal......
its a very rare song for me, Neel. thanks
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yvs mani

[Neel D]

madhu, Jack, SN23 & yvsmani,
You are welcome.

aruvi,
Yes, there is no explanation why it works for one and not for the other, why it works in one place and not in the other. It is a very unpredictable industry.

[Neel D]

Pick #502

Song: aththa peththa malliyappu
Film: Pei Veedu
Music: Shankar-Ganesh
Singer: T.K.S.Natarajan
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1984


Mondays are very slow here at POW. It takes a long time to warm up. Fridays and weekends are another story. Well, back to monday. Mondays are very slow here at POW. So, this monday I decided to quickly warm up the day with a really riotous and fun song. T.K.S.Natarajan does a wonderful job, doing what he does best.

I wish TFM industry had used TKSN more. Traditional folk artistes such as TKSN, Kollangudi Karuppaayi, Paravai Muniyamma, Pushpavanam Kuppusaami, etc. do not even last ten songs in TFM. If folk artistes could not flourish in TFM in the 80s when they made several rural subject films, we may as well forget about today.

Anyway, let us get tapping and dancing with mAman peththa natarAjan.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/aththa_peththa.rm

[tvsankar]

Dear Neel and RR,
Oru vazhiyaga indha raretfm link work aradhu.Padalgal keten.....
Thanks for the Great Link.
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Usha Sankar

[RR]

[Neel D]

Still cold!

Usha, you are welcome. I have not forgotten your requests. Be on the lookout.

RR, they remixed MKT. Poor TKSN emmaaththiram. Only in TFM remixing can be a part of mainstream music. That is like watching soap operas at prime time.

Jack, your request "kalyANa mAlai" is available at psusheela.org.

[RC]

பள்ளிக் கூட வயதில் பேய் வீடு படம் பார்த்த ஞாபகம். அந்த வயதில் அப்போது வெளியாகும் எல்லா படங்களையும் பார்த்து விட வேண்டும் என்ற ஆர்வம். இப்போது நினைத்தாலும் இந்த படங்களையெல்லாம் கூட பார்த்தோமா என்ற மலைப்பு...

அப்பாவி அம்பிகா சொந்தங்களால் சொத்துக்காக கொல்லப்பட அவர் ஆவியாக வன்து பழிவாங்குவாதாக படம் என்று ஞாபகம். படத்தில் என்னை அப்போது கவர்தது பழைய பாடல்களை தோரணமாக்கி குண்டு கல்யாணம் பிந்துகோஷ் முதல் இரவில் பாடுவதாக அமைத்தது. மற்றொரு நல்ல பாடல் படத்தில் இருந்தது போல் ஞாபகம்.

ஆனால் இந்த பாட்டு எப்போது என்பது நினைவில் இல்லை. TKஸ் நடராஜனின் இந்த பாடல் அப்போது மிக பிரபலமாக இருந்தது. வார ஆரம்பத்thai நல்ல முறையில் ஆரம்பித்து வைத்து இருக்கிறீர்கள் Neel D. மற்ற பாடல்களை ஆவலோடு எதிர்பார்த்து காத்திருக்கும்...

RC
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kaadhal iLavarasan kalai thiranai nI ariyaai!

[RR]

[RC]

சித்தப்பா நீங்களே பயந்தால் பச்ச புள்ள என் நிலமை என்னவென்று நீங்களே யூகித்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்
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kaadhal iLavarasan kalai thiranai nI ariyaai!

[Neel D]

Thanks RC. Yes, there is a kadhambam song with BSS & ?, and then a solo by SJ.

[Neel D]

Pick #503

Song: azagiya thirumugam
Film: Paadhapoojai
Music: Jaya-Vijaya
Singer: Vani Jairam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1974

I believe that Jaya-Vijaya are two men. That is how much know about them. "azagiya thirumugam", its other version, and the wonderful duet "ha! sugam sugam ithu" by TMS & VJ are all lovely songs from "Paadhapoojai". But don't know why Jaya-Vijaya did not become famous.

Last year when VJ was in New York at a convention, a lady doctor came and talked to VJ and kept praising her performance in "sugam sugam ithu" the whole time. I don't think she talked about anything else.

In "azagiya thirumugam" VJ proves, again, that she is one powerhouse of a singer. This song is the solo version of a somewhat popular duet known by another opening line. You have to listen to the song to find that out.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/azagiya_thiru.rm

[tvsankar]

Dear Neeel,
Thanks for the nice pick.Neenda natkalaga thedi kondu irundha padal.
"Kannadi amma un idhaum "enru solli irundhal udanae therindhu irukum.During my 7th, Radio cylone il ketta nyabagam.NIce Tune.Beautiful Bhavam by VJ.

Indha padalae innoru version irukiradha by Ps and VJ ???
PS and VJ - Irandu perin kuralil indha padlai ketta nyabagam.........

With Love,
Usha Sankar.
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Usha Sankar

[raagadevan]

Neel D:

Yes, Jayan and Vijayan (Jaya-Vijaya) are two people. They are twin brothers. IMO, their greatest film song was "nakshathRa dheepangaL thiLangi..." from the the Malayalam movie "niRakudam"

They are the ones who first introduced KJY to his guru Chembai Vaidyanadha Bhagavathar.

For more information about Jaya-Vijaya, please click below:

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/10/28/stories/2005102801250300.htm