Since there is a lot going on about Vaali, would like to mention something more on the areas where he let ARR.
Munbe Va : I cant forgive him for writing those fillers "Rango.. Rangoli.. kolangal nee pottai.." it was a joke.. if you have a software that could edit the words and listen to the song, munbe va will be in the top league of his all time best. coming back to Marudhani, probably deepali is a character in the movie.. but wasnt there a better way of incorporating that name. A lyricist of Vaali's caliber can do much beter than that. Vaali is a very senior writer and its hard for composers to ask him to rewrite something. I happened to listen to IR's recording for a Fazil' movie. The song if am right is "Kaatril varum geethame... " Vaali is a genius and comes up with impromptu lyrics for the song, but the first version is awful.. Even IR requests vaali in a very subdued tone and tells him "anna, can you change this to something...." Am sure ARR has the same challenges too... Vaali is still the best but that doesnt make him right all the time. More than once his lines have been more of a meaningful dialogue than an elegant song. Lets call a spade a spade. I love the songs of S'katti, but it will be a long time before I come to terms with the lyrics. As few others mentioned, we expect high standards from lyricists when they write songs for ARR. Even if its Vaali... --- In [email protected], Aravind AM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dude, > > Vaali has written just one song (Marudhaani) for Sakkaraikatti - and it is definitely brilliant and is undoubtedly the best in the album in terms of lyrics.... The other songs are by Na Muthukumar and Pa.Vijay and IMHO they are nothing great, and only Vaali's lyrics stand out!! > > Vaali rocks!!! Vaali-ARR combo has always been great... > Mayiliragae, Munbe Vaa, Ella pugazhum and many more songs from vaali are not only beautiful but brilliant too!! > > I too love Vairamuthu's lyrics, but let's not undermine Vaali, who is a legend and who continues to rock even today! > > > Aravind > > > http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com > > Download Rahmania show interviews at http://rahmania.4shared.com > > --- On Fri, 7/18/08, prasanna_arr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: prasanna_arr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [arr] Re: Sakarakatti: awesome songs, but lyrics a big let down > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 10:48 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "badrie" <badrie@> wrote: > > > > > > Am sure there are many here who will not agree with me, but this is > > > not against ARR... this is against all those lyricists who let him > > down. > > > > > > Every tune in S'katti is so different and ARR has consciously given > > a > > > lot of scope for the lyrics to be heard very well. But I dont think > > > the lyricists have done justice to their part. > > > > > > The fillers in songs like Elay..."mosa mosanu valanthom.." I cant > > > believe they got into the song, what the hell were they thinking. > > For > > > most songs there is no rhyme in the lyrics...I can respect ARR for > > > giving the lyricists freedom to express themselves, but I think he > > has > > > to be more stern with them to bring out essence and elegance in > > songs. > > > Probably the director is at fault too, u dont see this happng in a > > > Mani or Shankar movie. > > > > > > The song Chinnamma is a gem if you can ignore the looong stress on > > > "ummma umma" in one of the lines in between. Once again another > > lousy > > > filler.. > > > > > > Had to vent out my frustration on the lyricists, they need to learn > > > from veterans like Vaali and V'muthu. > > > > > > badrie > > > > > > > 10000000% agree.... the lyrics are waydown... first, the lyricist > > Vaalli should stop writing lyrics for arr songs.. > > > > Vaalli is still living in the past... Bring Viramuthu backk.. > > > > PS : S'katti songs aren't that good.. >
