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**PhillipHer** · 10-05-2006, 08:00 AM

Check out some of the communications i had with CSR and Vel of Ilayaraja Yahoo fan club regarding this song.

Dear CSR and Vel,

The one thing that immediately popped up to my mind is
the way IR has used the chorus in the whole song. Plus
the voice modulation though out the song. Let me try
to put down my view as below.

The opening is grand. A guitar strumming and then
percussion alone soon follows. Then comes the harder
to diagnose factor. Is it the vocal counter parts or
is it some instrument or is it both some instrument
and the chorus together.

SPB is the de facto choice for songs of such voice
modulation. Boisterous singing by SPB soon follows.
Listen to the percussion, rhythm change in the
pallavi. Another subtle thing to notice in the pallavi
is the way SPB modulates his voice. Ie, the way he
sings the “Solla solla enna” is different from the way
he sings the word “Perumai” (more bass effect in this
word), and this continues through out the song.
The guitar and the percussion complementing each
other are nothing but pure ingenuity. CSR, listen
carefully that the guitar is alone for some good
seconds (Before SPB sings the first charanam being
prominent, but if you listen, the first interlude has
lots of place where you can hear the guitar alone.).
(The percussion stop  !!).

The second interlude is amazing. The sax/ trombone
is terrific (an amazing display of jazz elements). The
voice modulation from shriek voice, to normal voice to
the bass voice when the chorus singing “Thaatha thatha
“ is mind boggling. Also listen to the chorus
meanwhile singing “Thom”, just giving an impression
that it’s a percussion beat, but i guess its only the
chorus singing it in such a way.
The ending of the song is another beauty. Listen to
SPB’s imitation there. The song goes to a crescendo
with all the clapping. All this before “sakala kala
vallavan” is some thing to notice and ponder over the
genius that IR is.
Thanks CSR for reminding the song. This song is in a
cd combo released by universal Panner Pushpangal/
Ellam Inba mayam/ Kadal Meengal. Another underrated
gem of a song. Can we take this to the other fans in
the group too.

> Vel and Raj,
>
> Listen to this "Solla Solla ENna Perumai" and give
> your comments
>
> http://rajaecho13.tripod.com/
>
> Regards
>
> CSRamasami
>
>

10-05-2006, 08:00 AM	#2
PhillipHer Join Date Jun 2008 Age 58 Posts 4,481 Senior Member	Check out some of the communications i had with CSR and Vel of Ilayaraja Yahoo fan club regarding this song. Dear CSR and Vel, The one thing that immediately popped up to my mind is the way IR has used the chorus in the whole song. Plus the voice modulation though out the song. Let me try to put down my view as below. The opening is grand. A guitar strumming and then percussion alone soon follows. Then comes the harder to diagnose factor. Is it the vocal counter parts or is it some instrument or is it both some instrument and the chorus together. SPB is the de facto choice for songs of such voice modulation. Boisterous singing by SPB soon follows. Listen to the percussion, rhythm change in the pallavi. Another subtle thing to notice in the pallavi is the way SPB modulates his voice. Ie, the way he sings the “Solla solla enna” is different from the way he sings the word “Perumai” (more bass effect in this word), and this continues through out the song. The guitar and the percussion complementing each other are nothing but pure ingenuity. CSR, listen carefully that the guitar is alone for some good seconds (Before SPB sings the first charanam being prominent, but if you listen, the first interlude has lots of place where you can hear the guitar alone.). (The percussion stop  !!). The second interlude is amazing. The sax/ trombone is terrific (an amazing display of jazz elements). The voice modulation from shriek voice, to normal voice to the bass voice when the chorus singing “Thaatha thatha “ is mind boggling. Also listen to the chorus meanwhile singing “Thom”, just giving an impression that it’s a percussion beat, but i guess its only the chorus singing it in such a way. The ending of the song is another beauty. Listen to SPB’s imitation there. The song goes to a crescendo with all the clapping. All this before “sakala kala vallavan” is some thing to notice and ponder over the genius that IR is. Thanks CSR for reminding the song. This song is in a cd combo released by universal Panner Pushpangal/ Ellam Inba mayam/ Kadal Meengal. Another underrated gem of a song. Can we take this to the other fans in the group too. > Vel and Raj, > > Listen to this "Solla Solla ENna Perumai" and give > your comments > > http://rajaecho13.tripod.com/ > > Regards > > CSRamasami > >
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