My honest opinion is lyrics took a backseat in ARR era as tunes gained dominance over lyrics! Songs were composed first for best tunes (ARR was/is a very busy man, the pragmatic producers had/have their own priorities!) So, naturally lyrics were written leisurely later to fit into a pre-fabricated framework of already composed tunes! Many times, the causality being the lines of poetry - as it happens while dubbing hit songs from one lingo to another, just to retain same tune!Originally posted by: shruthiravi
@Fernandes Tamil has the best love stories and most beautiful romantic songs. I dont know how they come up with some unique love stories and express it also. But you dont forget them. I learned Tamil to understand the lyrics of ARR songs as without knowing meaning I was unable to enjoy them completely.
This was not the case, in the golden era of Ilayaraja when songs were always written first! Those days Kannadasan or as you mentioned Vairamuthu were very famous for their writing ! So, then musicians including the likes of Ilayaraja or the duo Viswanathan-Rama moorthy always composed the tunes with great respect for lyrics, preserving the originality of lines!That was the time melody also dominated the music carrying a profound depth in meaning!
Now, we are in an era of fast food ,Jazz & disco_bazz! So, very rarely one gets to hear a song like the one you chose to remember!
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