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Who are your favorite singers? and, why?

Topic started by Raja Fan (@ spider-th041.proxy.aol.com) on Tue May 11 01:47:07 EDT 1999.
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What do you think. Let us try a passionate look at our favorite singers and simply list out each one's famous songs from their favorite singers

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Responses:

• From: Raja Fan (@ spider-th041.proxy.aol.com) on: Tue May 11 01:52:51 EDT 1999
  
  Mine are P Jayachandran, MV, TMS, SPB in that order among male singers. Female singers: The one and only SP Sailaja, S Janaki, Madhuri ( Mallu singer) and Jency. I like IR singing the songs that should be sung only by him. He is like part of our landscape, but as a singer of great songs I would prefer only PJ or MV to be there.
  
  My favorite PJ song is Nenjil Ulla Kaayam in Rishimoolam. Vaidehi Kathirunthal songs, Andha 7 Natkal songs Kavithai Arangerum neram, etc.
  
  SPSailaja songs are many. I don't know why IR stopped using this gifted singer. My favorite is Pesu Yen anbe in vidiyum varai kaathiru (Rex's site! I cry when i hear this song) Then, of course in Dharmayudham that famous aDA poYA, poya Ulagam podi dappa...
  
  
• From: karthi (@ titanic.theatrium.net) on: Tue May 11 02:48:29 EDT 1999
  
  My favourite singer in this life is P Susheela. The rest come many miles after her :))
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-72-1.sprint.ca) on: Tue May 11 02:49:51 EDT 1999
  
  Karthi Uncle
  
  Unga generationukku avanga thaanae sari:-)))
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Tue May 11 03:23:10 EDT 1999
  
  I like SPB Charan, Yugendran and Sandhya. :-))
  Aruvi - comments please. :-))
  
  Seriously, I would prefer the exact opposite of RajaFan's preference, i.e.
  
  SPB, TMS, MV.
  
  But JC probably won't feature here.
  
  Female singers? Many now. From Sujatha to Swarnalatha.
  
  S. Janaki is the best of course.
  As my dear friend Aravind would say, the Mummoorthigal of TFM are IR, SPB and SJ.
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-72-98.sprint.ca) on: Tue May 11 03:43:31 EDT 1999
  
  Vaazhga Vaazhgaa!
  
  Ini varum kaalam, illangarkal kaalam! Appadi thaan engal guru paavalar thiru isai methai pannai purathilirunthu vanthu tamilnadai kallakina RAJA rajathi raaja matrum engal Thalaivar illangarkallin Pokisam, Indiavin trendsetter, thamilakathin throne illaatha isai illavarasan, Big Budget producers in Theivam, Technical directors in Nanban, aangilathai Muniyamma vai kooda paada vaitha avan, inru varai thamilanno-malayaliyo enru naan ariyaen! Annal engal iru thalaivarkalum korinaarkal:
  
  Ini varum Kaalam illangarkal kaalam!
  
  (Enna onru, one said it in 1977 and the other said it in 1997.)
  
  Athanal engal illangarkalaiyum kai thiraanthu, matrum pocket ill iruntha money koduthu, ungal kaathu kalai panaiyam vaithu varavEtra Nov thaatha, unkaluku en vanthanangal.
  
  enrum anbudan
  ungal pEthi:-)))
  aruvi
  
  BTW, my all time favorite and will remain so till the day I die is the one and only K.S.Chitra.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Shankar (@ webgate0.mot.com) on: Tue May 11 04:28:46 EDT 1999
  
  SPB & SJ . Do I need to tell why ???
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Tue May 11 04:29:26 EDT 1999
  
  Suththam!
  Onnum puriyilleh!
  
  Aruvi - Visukku assistant neegal thaaney?
  
  Raj should be happy now. This is turning out to be djkhlfg..
  
  RajaFan - I am sorry.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Tue May 11 04:32:42 EDT 1999
  
  BTW Aruvi - 1977-il neengal enna seithu kondiruntheergal? Naan thaathanaa neengal paatti. :-))))))))
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Tue May 11 04:39:05 EDT 1999
  
  To be fair to RajaFan
  
  I love SPBala for his versatality, his ability in bringing out the song's emotions, his "sweet" voice, his flair in singing style, the feelings he brings out in singing .... innum solli kondei poagalaam.
  
  S. Janaki - from Singaara velanei devaa to nenjiniley is simply marvelous.
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-72-98.sprint.ca) on: Tue May 11 04:43:26 EDT 1999
  
  Aiyyo Nov thaatha
  
  appo naan sorkalOkathil bramann eppothu boolOkathuku anupuvaar enru wait pannikkondu irrunthean. Naan piranthathe 1980's-ukku piraku thaan. So unfortunately, I couldn't be a paadi, could I.
  
  And visu? Who's he? But honestly, unkala ICE panna, I tried so hard to write it well in the miniscule amount of tamil I know. Too bad you couldn't understand it? I suppose it's like reading one of IR's interviews:-))(That's one thing that I have come to face facts about. I still can't understand his appalam, vada stories!)
  
  Raaja's information was from sources...
  
  But Rajafan..I am sorry for my digressions. I hadn't seen Karthi's postings for so long that I couldn't resist making that crack, considering how much we argued over PS and KSC. But I am really sorry and this will end right here.
  
  (I hope)
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-72-98.sprint.ca) on: Tue May 11 05:00:23 EDT 1999
  
  Ok my turn
  
  There are three singers in TFM that I love solo or combinations. They are KJY, SPB AND KSC. Why?
  
  KJY-I love the carnatic richness in his voice. His sad songs are haunting and so are his carnatic based songs. Although I sometimes find it hard to hear the emotions in his renderings, for example, the "kanavu kaanum vazhkai" song, although it is one of my favorite, he's emotions don't seem to come out well, unlike "vaazhvae maayam". But hearing him recite a manthra in the morning or something like that and I feel as though I am in a separate world. Songs like 'kannae kalaimaanea' are great gems of his.
  
  SPB-All right! In my Opinion, he's the best TFM ever got and will get. He can sing any song with absolute comfort and great modulations that it makes me wonder how he does it. Unlike KJY, he's voice is sweet. KJY's is rich but not honey sweet. SPB's is. And he can liven up the song without seeming to force it out. There are way too many songs of his that I love but golden gems such as 'vaan nila nila alla' and 'vannam konda vennilavea' are a couple of my favorites.
  
  KSC-Well this is a special case. I know that many in this forum would choose PS or SJ but to me KSC is the best. Although I have to say that SJ beats anyone in the versatility category. But I love KSC's voice. It's the only reason why I got into tamil music. And why I went back to tamil film songs of the 80's when my friends were into Backstreet Boys and Mariah and stuff like that. Her voice is truly great and to beat it off, she has got a great singing ability too and I think that she keeps getting better and better. REFERENCE:ESK songs. Ninaithen Vandhai.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Tue May 11 05:09:30 EDT 1999
  
  Okay Aruvi - we'll call a truce.
  Anyway since you and I seem to agree - to a certain extent - on SPB and SJ, I suppose we must belong to the same generation. :-))
  
  But enakkannavoa, SPBC & Y & S seem to have somethings extra. :-)))
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Tue May 11 05:12:45 EDT 1999
  
  aruvi, no one can belong to nov's generation..hhmm..may be P.U.Chinnappaa.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Tue May 11 05:14:50 EDT 1999
  
  Okay since Kolluthaatha bb is here, it makes this discussion complete.
  Reading between the lines, I take it PUC is bb's all-time favourite singer.
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Tue May 11 05:21:17 EDT 1999
  
  ...after SPB. especially the song "saarasam, vaseegara kangaL seer tharum, mugam chandra bimbam , saarasam" in krishna bhakthi. MD is GR. great song and great singing!
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Tue May 11 05:25:58 EDT 1999
  
  Appavey sonnein illaiyaa. Probably the SPB he is refering to is some S. Paartha Bharathi or some people we (Aruvi & I) haven't heard before.
  
  Forget about not having heard the song, I don't even know the meaning. And I am scared to ask.
  Probably bb belongs to the golden age of Cherans & Cholas. :-)
  
  On topic:
  
  To list my favourite SPB & SJ songs would be a herculean task. I'd probably need to begin a separet home page. But that's how much I love them.
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Tue May 11 05:28:32 EDT 1999
  
  yes, and TRM and seergaazhi too!
  
  
• From: S (@ webgate0.mot.com) on: Tue May 11 05:30:53 EDT 1999
  
  so the srinath-raj syndrome is here....
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Tue May 11 05:33:50 EDT 1999
  
  Guys and gals - Please forgive us, if you think that our line of postings are major digressions.
  
  Maybe it's a demo on how we can enjoy ourselves in this forum, without insulting each other.
  Well insults of a different kind at least. :-)))
  
  Kolluthaaththa - Sirghazi is your favourite singer. I felt a chill in my spine. I love many of his songs, but best singer?
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Tue May 11 05:52:55 EDT 1999
  
  nov, sirgazhi is one of my fav.singers! why not?!
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Tue May 11 05:56:49 EDT 1999
  
  If we were to list all the singers we like, each one would probably have a tremendous list.
  I would have one from SP Bala to Sreeni, whilst you may have one from PUC to Ghandasala to what not.
  
  I think what RajaFan wants from each of us is one favourite male singer and one favourite female singer.
  
  You have already chosen PUC. So no going back on that. Who is your favourite female singer?
  MSS or is it someone we haven't heard of before? :-))
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-74-45.sprint.ca) on: Tue May 11 05:59:12 EDT 1999
  
  Aiyya Nov aiyya
  
  Neengal ennai paadi aakidiyal. Enanru solvathu intha sothanaiyaiye!:-))
  
  Sari unkal aasai-kaakaa naanum konjam "old is gold" singers pathi solla vEnaama..
  
  En thalavi Sundaraambaal paadiya
  "murugaa nee en..." song intha aatchiku romba pidikum. That honey voice, unmatchable expressions, ippo irukiraa yaarukaavathu varumma? Sonnaalum sollaadiyum, Nov thaatha, namma paruva kallangal, antha eniya illaiya naadkal thirumby varuma?..(sigh):-)))))
  
  Nowadays, these kids come, saying their playing music and wreck theirs ears. Namma polla palasunga advice sonna they turn their face. What to do?
  
  Seergazhi..
  
  Enna big person avar! Antha kallathula ennaku migavum piditha paadal. "samarasam ullaavum idame". Antha paadaikeadudu thaan...naan avar rasigai aanan. Some gems of his.."Thevan kovil maniossai".. "ullathil nalla ullam".. absolutely wonderful aren't they?
  
  Aanal Nov aiyya
  
  This paadi has a 'santhEgam'. Who sang the song "senthamil thene mozhiyaal". I am sure you would know. It's absolutely 'bEsh'!
  
  
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Tue May 11 06:00:26 EDT 1999
  
  will it satisfy u if i say NCVK (don't ask me for the expansion, i have told u already:)) ).
  well, one favourite is SJ!
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Tue May 11 06:03:32 EDT 1999
  
  senthamizh then mozhiyaaL was by TRmahalingam. film is maalaiyitta mangai(?).
  
  

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