For past two years, I kept away from listing favorite songs of the year, mainly because I don’t know how to cut the list short to 10 or 20 and most importantly I didn’t know my favorites. For years I have been trying to find a pattern in the song that I like most and that indirectly means trying to understand the very basic pattern of music itself. But recently I found something common in the songs I like MOST. Some songs will have a great melody, some will have a great orchestration, in some songs, singers would have given their best, some songs will have a lot of experimentation and innovation in sounds, but what matters most is the satisfaction that I get after listening to a song. It is this heart felt satisfaction that makes a song my favorite. The 25 songs listed days are those which gave that complete satisfaction to me in 2007. Remember, I am just listing and not ranking the songs
Vazhkai Enbadhu (Katradhu Tamizh – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Sembaruthi Poo Kanakka (Kanna – Ranjit Barot)
Ilamai Ullaasam (Unnaalae Unnaalae – Harris Jeyaraj)
Un Siripinil (Pachaikili Muthucharam – Harris Jeyaraj)
Maayavi Neeya (Sivi – Dharan)
Sahana (Sivaji – A.R.Rahman)
Pesugiraen (Satham Podathey – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Oru Mugamo (Bheema – Harris Jeyaraj)
Valayapatti Thavilae (Azhaghiya Tamizh Magan – A.R.Rahman)
Megam Megam (Kannamoochi Yenada – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Yaaro Yaarukkul (Chennai 28 – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Kannan Varum velayil (Deepavali – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Kaatrin Mozhi (Mozhi – Vidhyasagar)
Kireedom Theme (Kireedom – G.V.Prakash)
Azhaigalin Osaigal (Rameshwaram – Niru)
Sariya Ithu Thavaraa (Kalloori – Joshua Sridhar)
Vizhiyil un Vizhiyil (Kireedom – G.V.Prakash)
Ithu Enna Maayam (Ooram Po – G.V.Prakash)
Mounamae Unnidam (Mozhi – Vidhyasagar)
Para Para Pattampoochi (Katradhu Tamizh – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Naanthaana (Ninaithaalae – Vijay Antony)
Eureka (Thoovaanam – Isaac Thomas)
Unnai Charanadainthen (Ammuvaaghiya Naan – Sabesh-Murali)
Maarghaliyil Kulichu paaru (Onbathu rooba nottu – Bharadwaj)
Billa Theme (Billa 2007 – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Personally I don't agree with a number of your picks, but that really is the beauty of it all isn't it; that we can all have so many different views about the same piece of music.
ReplyDeleteI must thank this blog for introducing me to several songs I might have otherwise ignored, for example Rameshwaram, and giving me a fresh perspective to revisit some good albums I had dismissed on first hearing, for example Sivi.
Let's hope next year is musically interesting and fresh. A very happy new year, Suresh! :)
p.s. I heard Kaalai audio's been released, but not sure. Kaetu paakanum...
Kanna - Good to know my blog has introduced you to some good music. And ofcourse, these are my personal favourites and I do know that some of them may not be the best.
ReplyDeleteWish you a peaceful new year.
And yes, Kaalai has got released and have put my thoughts in the blog.
Suresh ...
ReplyDeleteV useful list for me .. would have listened to only some 10 songs in your list. If I had to list amongst all that I heard, I would have added 'Mudhal mazhai' from Bheema and 'Thozhiya' from Kadhalil vizhundhen ...
Smiles,
Vinayak