Comments on: Rahman trivia http://www.vkpedia.com/2009/03/10/rahman-trivia/ a repository of (mostly) useless information, since 2005 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:42:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karthik http://www.vkpedia.com/2009/03/10/rahman-trivia/comment-page-1/#comment-250142 Karthik Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:34:40 +0000 http://www.vkpedia.com/?p=1109#comment-250142 The one-word theme isn't as interesting to me, but the sheer number of songs starting with adukku thodar as documented by Mr.Mohan is definitely non-trivial. It maybe linked to the fact that with ARR, lyrics are written after he composes and perhaps how there are lots of tempo changes through many of these songs. Think about a song like Kelaamal Kayyile, which you have noted before as a constant rhythm song (a la Harris) There is a certain kind of poetry that has been written for constant rhythm songs. Left and right margins aligned. ;) But with music with a lot of jumps, a jumpy structure is required and probably adukku thodars contribute to such a structure by filling in gaps! :) The one-word theme isn’t as interesting to me, but the sheer number of songs starting with adukku thodar as documented by Mr.Mohan is definitely non-trivial. It maybe linked to the fact that with ARR, lyrics are written after he composes and perhaps how there are lots of tempo changes through many of these songs. Think about a song like Kelaamal Kayyile, which you have noted before as a constant rhythm song (a la Harris) There is a certain kind of poetry that has been written for constant rhythm songs. Left and right margins aligned. ;) But with music with a lot of jumps, a jumpy structure is required and probably adukku thodars contribute to such a structure by filling in gaps! :)

]]> By: Vedhanarayanan http://www.vkpedia.com/2009/03/10/rahman-trivia/comment-page-1/#comment-249241 Vedhanarayanan Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:53:05 +0000 http://www.vkpedia.com/?p=1109#comment-249241 u must read this: openscroll.org/ramesh/ramesh4.html u must read this:

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]]> By: Vijay http://www.vkpedia.com/2009/03/10/rahman-trivia/comment-page-1/#comment-248577 Vijay Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:09:42 +0000 http://www.vkpedia.com/?p=1109#comment-248577 Nice observation thalaivare.. @Mohan - Whoa! That's some list there.. Good to know you have also noticed the pattern.. Thalaivare, Been out of touch with your blogs. Will visit more often from now.. Nice observation thalaivare.. @Mohan – Whoa! That’s some list there.. Good to know you have also noticed the pattern..

Thalaivare, Been out of touch with your blogs. Will visit more often from now..

]]> By: Vijay Narayanan http://www.vkpedia.com/2009/03/10/rahman-trivia/comment-page-1/#comment-248459 Vijay Narayanan Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:58:07 +0000 http://www.vkpedia.com/?p=1109#comment-248459 Wow, Mohan, that is quite some list! Wow, Mohan, that is quite some list!

]]> By: Mohan http://www.vkpedia.com/2009/03/10/rahman-trivia/comment-page-1/#comment-248456 Mohan Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:15:49 +0000 http://www.vkpedia.com/?p=1109#comment-248456 I think it is more than a lyricist's work. It cannot be a mere coincidence... Look at the post I wrote quite a while back listing around 100 songs. http://7swara.blogspot.com/2008/05/coincidence-or-something-more.html The list doesn't stop ... Even the recent hits like: Marudhaani Marudhaani Taxi Taxi Oh Saya Saya Jai Ho Jai Ho.. There is a pattern.. The repetition gets registered in the listener's mind easily. For eg: after you finish Chaiya Chaiya song, you are left with "Chaiya Chaiya" all over as that word is used more than 100 times in the song!! Several ARR's song has this pattern. I think it is more than a lyricist’s work. It cannot be a mere coincidence…

Look at the post I wrote quite a while back listing around 100 songs.

http://7swara.blogspot.com/2008/05/coincidence-or-something-more.html

The list doesn’t stop … Even the recent hits like:

Marudhaani Marudhaani
Taxi Taxi
Oh Saya Saya
Jai Ho Jai Ho..

There is a pattern.. The repetition gets registered in the listener’s mind easily. For eg: after you finish Chaiya Chaiya song, you are left with “Chaiya Chaiya” all over as that word is used more than 100 times in the song!! Several ARR’s song has this pattern.

]]> By: Shreyas http://www.vkpedia.com/2009/03/10/rahman-trivia/comment-page-1/#comment-248089 Shreyas Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:48:10 +0000 http://www.vkpedia.com/?p=1109#comment-248089 True, it's the lyricist's work actually. Some non-ARR songs that comes to mind immediately are: Nee sirithal sirippazhagu - "Azhagu" Mutham mutham muthama - "Mutham" (Adukku thodar) True, it’s the lyricist’s work actually. Some non-ARR songs that comes to mind immediately are:
Nee sirithal sirippazhagu – “Azhagu”
Mutham mutham muthama – “Mutham” (Adukku thodar)

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