I've always asserted that despite how much I enjoy Rahman's music and how much his brilliance is obvious, many of his songs are very difficult to sing and hum. For a commoner, it does matter. Of course, there are exceptions. Take "Hum Hai Iss Pal Yahan" from Kisna. Beautiful tune and melody and easy to sing. Also "Ay Hairathe Ashiqui". Very easy on the ears, yet totally Rahmanesque. I have observed how these songs are more popular among the common listeners and are remembered better down the line......easy to sing along, thus, better stored in memory.
--- In [email protected], "Vinayakam Murugan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.mid-day.com/news/otherheadlines/2007/november/166777.htm > > > Music reality shows have been an evergreen hit of our satellite television > channels and despite knowing that their participation is almost certainly > meaningless, the television audience still votes vigorously for their > favourite singer. > > It was Antakshari in the beginning, then came SaReGaMa, Indian Idol, Fame > Gurukul and God knows what. These shows very rarely produce a true winner > and the jury is out on whether or not they were rigged. > > I am not going to comment on the process that selects the victor. Instead, I > want to write about my observation about recent trends in music. I don't > know if you've noticed, but new songs are too tough to sing if you are an > amateur, singer. > > You can't enjoy singing them, as you will always stumble upon a difficult > piece somewhere through the line. Take any composer he will try and > compose a song in a high pitch. > > Can you sing Himesbhai's songs? His beats are fabulous (may be the credit > should go to Akbar Sami who does his remixes). But, can you match his nasal > pitch? Sukhvinder Singh was awesome in Chak De! India, but will you be able > to keep pace with him as he reaches out for sky in song after song? > > A R Rahman had once famously said he wanted to bring in fresh untrained > voices and had kept his word till he got attracted to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan > and his style. > > After that, Rahman changed wonderfully (I think his transition came with > Taal) and what was so electronic sound, changed refreshingly to something > more Indianised. However, he also started composing some really difficult > tunes. > > This is not to say that these people are not doing some great work. Rahman > in particular has a divine voice and is a joy to watch as well as listen as > he transcends into another world while conducting and singing. > > Sukhvinder, unlike his Punjabi cousin Daler, is so soothing in certain > Rahman compositions. Himesbhai is probably at the peak of his career, > whether I like it or not. > > But the point is, can you, for personal joy, sing their songs? Can you hum > them? > > One of the greatest composers Madan Mohan (my favourite along with RD), > hardly ever kept his songs simple. He always tweaked his antaras. He > achieved critical acclaim, but had to strive to win spots in Binaca > Geetmala, the hallmark of popularity in the sixties. > > Taj Mahal remains his most popular work, while his best songs were compiled > by T Series in the late nineties (sung by Anuradha Paudwal). He was one of > the most melodious of the composers, and probably believed that his songs > were best heard, not rendered by his audience. > > Maybe, the new age composers think the same. > > -- > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Vinayak > http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ > Don't borrow someone else's spectacles to view yourself with > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- >
