Sunday, 12 June 2011

Ilayaraja - A Droplet from the ocean !!

To Choose 10 songs from thousands of songs is a way to difficult. Again everyone has got their opinion to choose their favorites, and it could be a good oppertunity for the others to build up their list.
  
Started collecting IR songs back in 2000, I used to ask my friends for the songs, every body contributed a lot, but most of the collections were very similar like Kaadlora Kavithaigal, Vaithegi Kathirunthal and repeatative sets of movies.

I collected close to 15 GB of songs from various sources and set into the task of classifying them and arranging them to the movies and discarding the repeating once's. At the end of the exercise I was left with around 1000 songs which I consider good. Out of which I had hand picked 185 songs that I usually play in my car.


10) Pani vizhum malarvanam from NInaivellam nithya - great use of "chala naattai" raga in this song

9) Naanaga Naanillai thaye from Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe - Great tune and nicely sung by the 
     great SPB

8) Kanne Kalaimane from Moondram Pirai - purely because of the ’THALATTU TUNE’ - The song puts 
    my mind to rest - Listening to this song at night is a pleasure.

7) Sangeetha Megam from udaya geetham - whenever i listen to this song, it freshens my mind.

6) Nilavu thoongum neram from Kunguma chimizh - A melodious song with great use of Mouth Organ.

5) Poove sempoove from Solla Thudikkuthu manasu -  An enchanting melody from the master with the
    great yesudoss. Also the interludes are really fantastic.

4) Then Madurai from Dharmathin Thalaivan - great use of violin in the interludes and grand voice of   
    SPB

3) Kalyana Malai from Puthu Puthu arthangal - a mesmerising song with great lyrics.

2) Geetham sangeetham from Kokkarako - beautiful song with SPB at his best.

and at Number 1 it is

1) Ilayanila from Payanangal Mudivathillai - primarily because of the guitar pieces (interludes). What a master piece!!!

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