Comments on: No Sway Sivaji for Sowcar’s Quien Sera, pArtha nyAbagam illayo http://www.inderstadt.net/2009/09/17/no-sway-sivaji-for-sowcars-quien-sera-partha-nyabagam-illayo/ Bala Gopalan's noWHere in the *CITY Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bala Gopalan http://www.inderstadt.net/2009/09/17/no-sway-sivaji-for-sowcars-quien-sera-partha-nyabagam-illayo/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Bala Gopalan Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:55:36 +0000 http://www.inderstadt.net/?p=1733#comment-385 BK - to clarify, I am not raising issue rgd this song being adapted from Quien Sera or Dino's Sway. I am just curious about what might have been the discovery process back then toward creating a database of reusable foreign tunes. In this particular movie, Sowcar's character is that of a loose night club singer. Even back in those days, I understand that Madras had such (shady) clubs at the Buhari Imperial, Savera, Connemara, etc. Was this one of the more popular songs played in those clubs? (note: If I am not mistaken, in this movie this club is set in Malaysia) Would tune scouts stake out these joints to see what's hot and current? Also, I gather from the senior citizens in my family that Globe, Midland, Odeon and Elphinston theaters used to play most of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movies between 1955-62. Tickets I am told costed like 4 annas. So was there already an awareness on what a "club song" should sound like based on these movies? Granted your point on what must have been comfort zone for MSV-VR. Its a stellar job done on indianizing this tune with susheela's voice. However, the picturization when seen with the audio-swap is what I am "troubled" by. Like I have mentioned in the post, violin guys playing on cue is hilarious and a bit much -- don't u think? BK – to clarify, I am not raising issue rgd this song being adapted from Quien Sera or Dino’s Sway. I am just curious about what might have been the discovery process back then toward creating a database of reusable foreign tunes. In this particular movie, Sowcar’s character is that of a loose night club singer. Even back in those days, I understand that Madras had such (shady) clubs at the Buhari Imperial, Savera, Connemara, etc. Was this one of the more popular songs played in those clubs? (note: If I am not mistaken, in this movie this club is set in Malaysia) Would tune scouts stake out these joints to see what’s hot and current?

Also, I gather from the senior citizens in my family that Globe, Midland, Odeon and Elphinston theaters used to play most of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movies between 1955-62. Tickets I am told costed like 4 annas. So was there already an awareness on what a “club song” should sound like based on these movies?

Granted your point on what must have been comfort zone for MSV-VR. Its a stellar job done on indianizing this tune with susheela’s voice. However, the picturization when seen with the audio-swap is what I am “troubled” by. Like I have mentioned in the post, violin guys playing on cue is hilarious and a bit much — don’t u think?

]]> By: BabuK http://www.inderstadt.net/2009/09/17/no-sway-sivaji-for-sowcars-quien-sera-partha-nyabagam-illayo/comment-page-1/#comment-377 BabuK Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:35:04 +0000 http://www.inderstadt.net/?p=1733#comment-377 The concept of a club song itself was quite alien to our ways back then. Drawing inspiration from other cultures/tunes and adapting it to the Chennai milieu was an eminently pardonable artistic license I am willing to give them. MSV-VR must have done the likes of Karnan and Venniraadai around 1964 which was surely home turf for them. The same movie had 'Enge Nimmadhi', an amazing song, surely inspired but path breaking for our cinema. Agree? The concept of a club song itself was quite alien to our ways back then. Drawing inspiration from other cultures/tunes and adapting it to the Chennai milieu was an eminently pardonable artistic license I am willing to give them. MSV-VR must have done the likes of Karnan and Venniraadai around 1964 which was surely home turf for them. The same movie had ‘Enge Nimmadhi’, an amazing song, surely inspired but path breaking for our cinema. Agree?

]]> By: Bala Gopalan http://www.inderstadt.net/2009/09/17/no-sway-sivaji-for-sowcars-quien-sera-partha-nyabagam-illayo/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Bala Gopalan Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:45:24 +0000 http://www.inderstadt.net/?p=1733#comment-354 Wonder if the song’s picturisation was initially conceptualized with Dean Martin’s track in the background and then later on readjusted for the Tamil version. Otherwise, it is too much of a coincidence coming together this well in the remixing! Wonder if the song’s picturisation was initially conceptualized with Dean Martin’s track in the background and then later on readjusted for the Tamil version. Otherwise, it is too much of a coincidence coming together this well in the remixing!

]]> By: Lak Ananth http://www.inderstadt.net/2009/09/17/no-sway-sivaji-for-sowcars-quien-sera-partha-nyabagam-illayo/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Lak Ananth Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:32:59 +0000 http://www.inderstadt.net/?p=1733#comment-349 Pretty cool mixing the visual and soundtracks. Pretty cool mixing the visual and soundtracks.

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