Ilaiyaraaja is not a Music Therapist!

Question: Is Ilaiyaraaja a Music Therapist?

Answer: No. His fans are the music therapists. Ilaiyaraaja is the author of their textbook.

'Hit' Song!

I'm told that song is a 'hit'!

Yet to me, it's a "super hit" -

Not on the telly's charts, but hard

On my poor little heart!

While I hear it as glorified noise;

Some term it youth's voice!

Hmmm! What do I say when they

Declare it the music of their day?

I'm surprised, with musical bombs

Exploding to applauses of aplomb,

How music could get so re-defined

With its soulful content quarantined!

Hot or sweet, a song needs to convey

The intended flavor in its genuine way!

With no power and life seen in reflection,

How can it be a musical composition?

The Music of 'Adhu Oru Kanaakkaalam' - An article of appreciation - Reprint

This is a reprint of my second attempt at writing a music appreciation article!

This article was published in www.behindwoods.com in the year 2005 and can be read at the following URL:

http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Literature/Literature6/adhuorukanakalam.html

The Music of 'Mumbai Express' - An article of appreciation - Reprint

This is a reprint of my first attempt at writing a music appreciation article!

This article was published in www.behindwoods.com in the year 2005 and can be read at the following URL:

http://www.behindwoods.com/literature_society/mumbaiexp_review.html