I feel the author has misunderstood the whole issue of lyrics vs music. Lyrics are an important part of any song. You may have the best music . But for songs to last long one must have good lyrics. Having lived in Mumbai , i have had the good luck of knowing many languages including my mother tongue Tamil. For example , the lyrics of John Lennons " "Imagine" is what has held the song for such a long time. Even now , when you hear the song , you feel like stopping your walk and ponder over the lyrics. I was once in a remote village in TN near Nagercoil in 2002. I was waiting for an auto. From a marriage pandal , a loud speaker belted out two songs ( I had to wait for two songs to catch an auto in the evening) The songs were " Kalangallil aval vasantham" and "Aado Anda Paravai Polla"... both lyrical gems of Kannadasan. I inquired with a middle aged man "Still these songs you play for marriages" "Yes sir, the lyrics have a lot of strength" was the reply. For example " .... Pasumai Niranda Paravaigale .. Rakhtathilagam film lyrics of Kannadasan is still sung in farewell occasions of many rural colleges in Tamil Nadu. Good music without good lyrics is having sambhar without tamarind
RE:Music vs Lyrics
by madhusoodanan anandakrishnan on Mar 02, 2007 11:11 AM Permalink
what mr bala said is true,but only to an extend.well just imagine a person not knowing the language,happen to hear the song. would he be listinging to the lyrics.no its just the music and tune which attracts the person first. we worry about the lyrics later. eg "di di " by khalid, an arabic song sure all of you might have heard it .it was a world hit was it the lyrics that made is so famous?
