> As disturbing as hindi speaking people not listening to good tamil stuff is > tamil speaking people listening to sub-standard hindi and sub- standard > tamil stuff of hindi quality.
good point! i have not found any difference in the casual contempt towards ARR between my non-tamilian and tamilian friends (and now relatives). they all feel he is overhyped! in fact till i became an active member of this group, i could never imagine that there are other ppl in this world who have the mental makeup to truly love and appreciate ARR they way he deserves, and i thought i was part of a minority. now i dont feel so exclusive!:) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > mmparthi2003 wrote: > >>>i just want to know why hindi speaking people dont give much attention > to good tamil songs...<< > > For the same reason that tamil speaking people dont :) > Clearly, if they are really fascinated by the music, they would never > consider language as a barrier. Anyway, lyrics in any language have never > been able to do justice to music of ARR. > > As disturbing as hindi speaking people not listening to good tamil stuff is > tamil speaking people listening to sub-standard hindi and sub- standard > tamil stuff of hindi quality. > 90% of my tamil as well as non-tamil music loving friends still believe in > one or more of the following: > 1) ARR is a genius but only in copying. He copies and mixes from diverse > sources in such a way that nobody comes to know. (How do 'they' know is a > question that never got answered). > 2) Its not ARR but his computer that composes the music for him. (What > stops other MDs from acquiring such a machine?). > 3) ARR is strong in harmony and mixing and no match with certain other MDs > in melody. (I have never been able to understand from where these people > picked up words like melody and harmony). > > > Coming more to the point, as a Hindi speaking north-indian, I consider not > understanding tamil a boon as that way I can concentrate 100% on and only > on the music without being distracted by the words or their meanings. > I gave up listening to hindi songs and most other forms of music (except > Tamil, Indian classical and certain folk) after May Madham 12 years back > and dont regret the decision. Also, I have a cute little personal > interpretation for most of ARRs music based only on music, which always got > muddied if I tried to understand the lyrics or even look at the videos of > the songs. > > One incident: > When I was new to ARR, I once thought of understanding the contents of > lyrics after listening to a song containing traces of a raaga of monsoon > season. Song was Missa Missalade Missandam - Gangmaster (Telegu). I gave > the task to a telegu friend who, not being interested in the homework, > passed on the cassette to his mother. The project never got completed and > his mother was dismayed at the kind of company her son kept. > I guess the song probably contained some rotten vulgar lyrics. I dont know > and dont want to know. > > Regards, > Archit > Mumbai > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:16:39 -0000 > From: "mmparthi2003" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Tamil songs > > I just experience this with my friends but i dont knwo whether its > true with everybody out there so dont kill me for this argument... > > As a Tamilan I listen to both Tamil and Hindi and any language > compositions by ARR or any other music director as long as the songs > appeal to me... I dont understand any other language excpet Tamil and > English but I still listen to other language songs especially Hindi. > > But when I speak with my Hindi or North Indian friends they simply > dont care about tamil songs or any other songs from the > south....Whether its a genius like rehman or any other music director > they dont give much attention to tamil songs even if they are extremly > good... > > But later if those songs are dubbed into hindi they really enjoy it > and claim it is an hindi song and they also mention it was a hindi > song that was dubbed into tamil... I am not racist or anything its > simply an observation rather than an acusation... > > i just want to know why hindi speaking people dont give much attention > to good tamil songs... > > Guys PLEASE DONT KILL ME FOR THIS....IAM NOT SAYING U GUYS ARE RACIST > OR ANYTHING ITS SIMPLY A THOUGHT! > > > > > --------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sent for the intended recipient(s) only. > If by an addressing or transmission error this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this mail immediately. > You are also hereby notified that any use, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, > distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message, contents or its attachment other than by its intended recipient/s is strictly prohibited. > > Visit Us at http://www.polaris.co.in > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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