tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13816694.post5303131029198062343..comments2023-11-02T07:37:13.635-07:00Comments on Essays: Fly:soup :: Na. Muthukumar :ATMGokul Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123778610972227100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13816694.post-42682203970422829702007-11-23T19:25:00.000-08:002007-11-23T19:25:00.000-08:00point taken.point taken.Karthikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063174245492980402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13816694.post-4347668894053375172007-11-14T23:59:00.000-08:002007-11-14T23:59:00.000-08:00@karthik: Wikipedia rocks. i stand corrected. Th...@karthik: Wikipedia rocks. i stand corrected. That particular song was Na. Muthukumar's. 5 lyricists including Vaali have worked on that album. Still Vaali doesnt go scot free :)<BR/><BR/>Inbetweengap-la ennai purist-nu accuse pannittae!<BR/><BR/>I am not convinced a good lyricist (read an ossum lyricist) has to sacrifice meaning for rhyme and rhythm. <BR/>Vairamuthu. QED.Gokul Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123778610972227100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13816694.post-67795218875207479932007-11-13T21:34:00.000-08:002007-11-13T21:34:00.000-08:00Dude,Both wikipedia and raaga agree that the lyric...Dude,<BR/>Both wikipedia and raaga agree that the lyricists for ATM are assorted. Vaali has just one credit - Ella Pugazhum. I thought Kelaamal by Thamarai was the best in lyrics in the album. She has this knack of writing lyrics with very simple words but rich in thought. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you had some other songs in mind of Vaali. As for crappy lyrics, I feel there have been a fair share by both lyricists you have mentioned. <BR/><BR/>On the issue of Music Vs Lyrics, I am marginally biased with ARR. Music transcends language. To a person with such musical depth as ARR, its a language on its own. <BR/>While minimalism is enjoyable like Harris's work, ARR works on the other side. Of trying to push in as many layers as possible and still remaining extraordinarily musical. If its not decipherable, it cannot always be. The human brain can make that adjustment! Infact layering enables decoding lyrics as people find it interesting to come back and hear it. Vairamuthu is probably being a little purist here. <BR/><BR/>Same with you. Stylish songs end up having crappy lyrics because the lyricist has to focus more on rhyme and rhythm than meaning.Karthikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063174245492980402noreply@blogger.com