SPB isn't just an another singer. He's an emotion and a part of Tamil culture, particularly of 80's...I am born in 78 but somehow I feel like having a cup of Coffee,. Breakfast at a Madras hotel in the mid 80's to 90s ..in the morning listening to SPB songs..Thats the emotion , culture..
At times even mano use to sing right? And from 2000, singers like hariharan and shankar mahadevan started singing in telugu followed by ttippu and karthik and many young singers. So we can't say that he was the only one till 2010
@@jayarajcg2053 read what I wrote sir...I said he was the top leading singer in telugu till 2010...never said he was the only singer..and for your information after him the most leading singer in telugu in 90's and 20's was udit narayan...
No one can beat SPB’s personality!!! Everyone wants to be around him and his persona was really infectious! Take any concert, he appreciates his co-stars and musicians and I haven’t seen the vice-versa much.
Thank you for this episode! Love thudikkum karangal songs and anandha kummi's spb songs..There were absolute gems in these stinkbombs you mention, the unreleased and the now-forgotten. Magudi, Naan Mahan Alla's Maalai Soodum Velai, Raagangal Maruvathillai, Mannukkul Vairam, Puthiyavan, Nenjil Aadum Poo Ondru's kodi inbam meni engum, Naan Avanillai's Radha kathal varatha, Maranthey Pochu, Angam puthuvitham, the evergreen Aval Oru Navarasa, Ammamma Saranam Un Paathangal, the crazy Solla Solla Enna Perumai, Vaa Machan Vaa, Marutha Manjakizhange, the Oru Kathai Devathai songs, Mazhaiye Mazhaiye from Amma, Solai Poovil, Paniyum Neeye, Mangaiyaril Magarani, Ayiram Ninaivu from Vani Rani, Naan Oru Ponnoviyam, Antha Oru Nimidam songs, Uyarntha Ullam songs, thalaiyai kuniyum from oru odai nathiyagirathu, the two roja ondru songs, jodi nathigal and so on and so forth... Thank you God for giving us SPB.
Sir, here I have to share one thing, I am 50 years now. Basically I am a music lover. From my child good, I hear SPB songs in telugu, tamil, kannada and hindi. For other language music lovers I have to tell one truth. in SPB sir career, one telugu music director has more importance. He is none other than Mr. CHAKRAVARTHI. He did music direction for 975 films in 25 years span. SPB sang 95% of songs in his music direction. I request for all SPB music lovers, just hear SPB sir telugu songs. He given perfect voice modulation for all top actors at time NTR, ANR, KRISHNA, SOBHANBABU, CHIRANJIVI. You can hear SPB sir perfect voice transformation in telugu songs only. I didn't under estimate his presence in tamil and kannada. But for perfect voice modulation you have to hear his telugu songs....
Spb is the last of those singers who gives equal prominence to the lyrics. Be it any language. He never kept the lyrics aside. He highlighted the emotion of words and pronounced well without missing the musical beauty unlike many of today's singers who thinks pronouncing bad is trendy and stylish
The amazing thing about SPB, listening to his stage performances (as opposed to studio recordings) in the last 3-4 years, was his ability to keep to Shruthi n his ability to keep to timing at his age. Many older singers gasp for breath n lose their timing or struggle to reach their high notes. But not SPB.
In telugu nobody knows names of singers in a film these days.... Only SPB enjoyed that status in Telugu cinema at least from late 80s and 90s.... now after decades one guy managed to be known for his voice across industries and that's Sid Sriram.. BTW SPB acted in titular role in a Beautiful Telugu film called mithunam... do watch it
Thank god someone touched upon SPB and discography... i just loved every one of his... 'megam kottatum' ... one of my favs... And thank you sir for talking about 'Paadum vaanam paadi'... i had it in infinite loop once ... very hard to get over that song...
I'm a Telugu guy but I feel that Tamilians truly respect SPB a lot. It's understandable considering SPB started singing at a time when both Telugu and Tamil film industries had their roots in Tamil Nadu. However, I don't think Andhra Pradesh or Telangana governments would have paid for his hospital bills like Tamil Nadu did. My deepest #Respect for that.
@baddy, I m not sure about other languages! But it's SPB and him only that ruled telugu film industry for at least 2 decades.... 🙏🙏 🙏 Godly figure for singing community!!
Probably BR not done enough research about SPBs stardom!! He seemed fixed in his belief without the stats!! SPB was the number 1 singer in 1. Telugu - Not even close No.2 singer 2. Kannada - every movie song was dominated by SPB. I fact bigger legends like vishnuvardhan signed movies With agreement SPB should sing all songs 3. Tamil - Ofcourse Yesudas was there. But they sang 10-20% of songs sung by SPB. Not just the count SPB had 60% more hits. Also SPB passed on songs which were later sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and others.. Sprry to day but many times other singers were 2nd or 3rd choice which SPB couldn’t sing due to health issues or throat operation or busy in other language..No comparison SPB is numero uno by miles and space PERIOD.
Come on baddy. 80s and most of 90s SPB clearly was numero uno in Tamil and Telugu. Others were popular but were clearly not anywhere close to spb. He did rule those industries at least during that period without a doubt.
I always thought of SPB & Illayaraja as THE singer-composer duo... Thank you BR for introducing me to SPB-MSV combination... I heard Enakuru Kadhali after pausing your video at 27:00, and I'm still tripping over it... What a beauty... I guess the best way to eulogize a great artist, is by ensuring that every generation is introduced to it..
Could you please do an FC recco everyday, on old songs alone. I really want to discover these old songs and start appreciating them, however do not know from where to start due to the sheer number of options available. A weekly trend can work. Eg. Monday is SPB, Tuesday is Malaysia Vasudevan etc. I know putting out videos daily night not be feasible, but at least a post in Instagram or a story in UA-cam or something.
Out of the 40,000+ songs, SPB sir sang more songs in Kannada, so kindly consider doing remembering SPB with respect to Kannada and also Telugu. Rajan-Nagendra duo used SPB, similar to MSV, whereas Hamsalekha used SPB similar to Ilayaraja, and Sadhu/Gurukiran used SPB as ARR.
I have become an evangelist for this song because no one seems to remember it but it is a great number - Thalaiyai kuniyum thamaraiye from Orru odai nathi agirathu. Also based on a ragam
9:48 Continuing the answer: Ajith from Secunderabad Kamal from Kerala Rajni from Karnataka Even actors like vaibhav, anjali, anaadi were recognised as they behaved like tamilians and respected tamil
I guess you are wrong as for tamil cinema was concerned, he was way ahead of Malaysia vasudevan and Jesudos. He was the leading singer in Tamil during 80s and early 90s. Them there was Mano even Hariharan for sometime. Then they too faded away from Tamil. Alex portrayed this clearly in his program.
A very enjoyable discussion. Thanks. One thought I did have - I think it is not right to talk of SPB and TMS in a comparative vein. I think they were an entirely different breed of singers. TMS came from the MKT school of singing, SPB I think came from the PBS school of singing. I see SPB more a PBS next-gen. I wish you had talked more on comparing their styles than SPB and TMS. When you talk about philosophical songs, a song like PBS' "manithan enbavan" is much closer to SPB style than an "Ullan enbathu aamai". Of course, not comparing the merits here. Both I consider among the best ever Tamil songs. And I have seen SPB himself has sung PBS' melodies more often than TMS. His rendition of PBS' "nilave enniDam nerungaade" was memorable.
The only time I loved Carnatic music was in shankarabaranam...the Carnatic songs sound too boring and heavy when MS or pattamal or sudha raghunathan etc. sing. pls I haven’t found an artiste who was so versatile... Its so easy to guess karthik or sid sriram voice... very few artists can change their voice to any type of music and SPB has to be commended for that!!!!
@BR Listen to Shankara naadasaripara from Shanakarabaranam and Annamaya songs sung by SPB. Not mentioning these songs in a SPB special is an insult to him. May be you didn't listen or might have misses it.
One of the person asking the question that how SPB became popular with Tamil people was ridiculously naïve. Anybody with talent can make it big in the Tamil world, Almost all the singers before 90s in Tamil were of a different mother tongue, SPB, TMS, Jesudas, P susheela, Janaki, Chithra and Jency. Also, the actors Rajinikanth, Mohan, Arjun, Prakash Raj etc made their money and fame over there, not to forget all the South Indian films before 80s were made in studios located in Madras.
In Telugu..He was Only Top Singer for certain period. Many singers can come but So..called Playback singing will be gone with him. We can easily find Hero in song by listening to his songs ..that how he maintains mannerisms
Disagree with you that after the SPB, Susheela, Janaki generation, singers were losing their vocal identity, thanks to technology. Chitra, Hariharan, Shankar M n Karthik, just to name a few, have distinctive voices that technology can’t change.
I am not trying to challenge your knowledge or talent. My humble observation. I have gone through every old song. Say about 15. From Ayiram Nileve Va till Unnodu oru nal (Uravdum Nenjam) Earlier SPB did sound to be singing either in false voice or under some stage fright. I took the list from Discography of Wikipedia. Please check. Ever since Unnodu oru nal he really got into himself and sang with baritone, lots of improvisation,chuckles. Sorry sir, home work is not enough. You may not revert or acknowledge. It is fine. I am 66 years old and a decent bathroom singer. Now with whatever time left I will try to emulate minimum 5 songs and I will choose one with high pitch lik Anjali Anjali en uyir kathali.
He is a great legend!!!! He is not comparable to TMS or RAFI - but who the hell can sing 40,000 plus songs in so many languages in one life time!!! Sorry why you guys not admitting his talent and hard work. The next set of people who have contributed nationally are illayraja, arr and kamal. These guys are pan-India artists.
We miss you Balu Garu.😥☹️😢. May your soul rest in peace. My deepest condolences to your family. SPB art sketch video---> ua-cam.com/video/c7flePQ24so/v-deo.html
There is no other singer in Telugu than SPB. Not mentioning his Telugu film career is like missing more than 50% of his glory, since Telugu is his mother tongue, he sang , acted, dubbed and composed in Telugu and his Telugu diction is considered Divine.
Dear Film companion....change the name...Film Companion (Tamil)..and plz dont take interview here in hyderabad of any telugu actor..and dont say film companion south :)
SPB isn't just an another singer. He's an emotion and a part of Tamil culture, particularly of 80's...I am born in 78 but somehow I feel like having a cup of Coffee,. Breakfast at a Madras hotel in the mid 80's to 90s ..in the morning listening to SPB songs..Thats the emotion , culture..
A great loss.
Kannadigas found their voice with SPBs songs on Karnataka and Kannada culture. Always our Dattu Putra
In telugu he was definitely the top singer for decades till 2010
Definitely, we did not have anyone else after Ghantasala garu.
Yes, I don't know for some reason BR ignores the fact there is a Telugu industry existent, always he skips that part.
At times even mano use to sing right? And from 2000, singers like hariharan and shankar mahadevan started singing in telugu followed by ttippu and karthik and many young singers. So we can't say that he was the only one till 2010
Telugu vaariki taragani aasthulu aayana vadili vellina paatalu...vedukalo vedanalo anni sandarbhaalaki ennenno andamaina paatalu aayanavi....ajaraamaramaina paatalavi....🙏🙏🙏
@@jayarajcg2053 read what I wrote sir...I said he was the top leading singer in telugu till 2010...never said he was the only singer..and for your information after him the most leading singer in telugu in 90's and 20's was udit narayan...
No one can beat SPB’s personality!!! Everyone wants to be around him and his persona was really infectious! Take any concert, he appreciates his co-stars and musicians and I haven’t seen the vice-versa much.
Thank you for this episode! Love thudikkum karangal songs and anandha kummi's spb songs..There were absolute gems in these stinkbombs you mention, the unreleased and the now-forgotten. Magudi, Naan Mahan Alla's Maalai Soodum Velai, Raagangal Maruvathillai, Mannukkul Vairam, Puthiyavan, Nenjil Aadum Poo Ondru's kodi inbam meni engum, Naan Avanillai's Radha kathal varatha, Maranthey Pochu, Angam puthuvitham, the evergreen Aval Oru Navarasa, Ammamma Saranam Un Paathangal, the crazy Solla Solla Enna Perumai, Vaa Machan Vaa, Marutha Manjakizhange, the Oru Kathai Devathai songs, Mazhaiye Mazhaiye from Amma, Solai Poovil, Paniyum Neeye, Mangaiyaril Magarani, Ayiram Ninaivu from Vani Rani, Naan Oru Ponnoviyam, Antha Oru Nimidam songs, Uyarntha Ullam songs, thalaiyai kuniyum from oru odai nathiyagirathu, the two roja ondru songs, jodi nathigal and so on and so forth... Thank you God for giving us SPB.
Ilaiyaraaja-SPB, combo is sucha bliss. They have given blockbuster hit songs, For every emotions, for every situation and for every occasion!
you ought to listen to msv-spb combo songs then decide
Sir, here I have to share one thing, I am 50 years now. Basically I am a music lover. From my child good, I hear SPB songs in telugu, tamil, kannada and hindi. For other language music lovers I have to tell one truth. in SPB sir career, one telugu music director has more importance. He is none other than Mr. CHAKRAVARTHI. He did music direction for 975 films in 25 years span. SPB sang 95% of songs in his music direction. I request for all SPB music lovers, just hear SPB sir telugu songs. He given perfect voice modulation for all top actors at time NTR, ANR, KRISHNA, SOBHANBABU, CHIRANJIVI. You can hear SPB sir perfect voice transformation in telugu songs only. I didn't under estimate his presence in tamil and kannada. But for perfect voice modulation you have to hear his telugu songs....
Wow BR have a another voice when he sings...!
Geetham sangeetham from kokkarakko is a very underrated song of spb. My god what an expression in that song
Ilayaraja & SBP combo like heaven 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️🙏🙏👏👏
Spb is the last of those singers who gives equal prominence to the lyrics. Be it any language. He never kept the lyrics aside. He highlighted the emotion of words and pronounced well without missing the musical beauty unlike many of today's singers who thinks pronouncing bad is trendy and stylish
The amazing thing about SPB, listening to his stage performances (as opposed to studio recordings) in the last 3-4 years, was his ability to keep to Shruthi n his ability to keep to timing at his age. Many older singers gasp for breath n lose their timing or struggle to reach their high notes. But not SPB.
100 % true. And he kind of enhances the songs on stage to a different level
at 18:25, he was absolutely the only singer in Telugu for a decade and a half. He sang for everybody starting from Chiranjeevi to comedian Ali.
Till now "Uravenum Puthiya Vaanil" is my bedtime lullaby song....
In telugu nobody knows names of singers in a film these days.... Only SPB enjoyed that status in Telugu cinema at least from late 80s and 90s.... now after decades one guy managed to be known for his voice across industries and that's Sid Sriram.. BTW SPB acted in titular role in a Beautiful Telugu film called mithunam... do watch it
Thank god someone touched upon SPB and discography... i just loved every one of his... 'megam kottatum' ... one of my favs... And thank you sir for talking about 'Paadum vaanam paadi'... i had it in infinite loop once ... very hard to get over that song...
You humm really well Mr. BR!! ❤️
It was Ilayaraja and MSV in tamil, Rajan, Nagendra in Telugu and Kannada - who gave excellent songs to SPB.
I'm a Telugu guy but I feel that Tamilians truly respect SPB a lot. It's understandable considering SPB started singing at a time when both Telugu and Tamil film industries had their roots in Tamil Nadu. However, I don't think Andhra Pradesh or Telangana governments would have paid for his hospital bills like Tamil Nadu did. My deepest #Respect for that.
I don't think that bill payment thing is true ,but yeah ,tamilians have a lot of respect for spb
And they also gave state funeral for spb....hats off to Tamilians
@baddy, I m not sure about other languages! But it's SPB and him only that ruled telugu film industry for at least 2 decades.... 🙏🙏 🙏
Godly figure for singing community!!
A great thanks for this video being a writer obviously a good orator I just the way u answered all the queries so well most interesting
Very true. I loved listening to you sing. There Cant be a better way than this to give tribute to SPB and cherish him. Thank you for this video :)
Tamilians are great ! They owned SPB more than any others . He is a legend and great singer of south languages
Probably BR not done enough research about SPBs stardom!! He seemed fixed in his belief without the stats!! SPB was the number 1 singer in
1. Telugu - Not even close No.2 singer
2. Kannada - every movie song was dominated by SPB. I fact bigger legends like vishnuvardhan signed movies
With agreement SPB should sing all songs
3. Tamil - Ofcourse Yesudas was there. But they sang 10-20% of songs sung by SPB. Not just the count SPB had 60% more hits. Also SPB passed on songs which were later sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and others.. Sprry to day but many times other singers were 2nd or 3rd choice which SPB couldn’t sing due to health issues or throat operation or busy in other language..No comparison SPB is numero uno by miles and space PERIOD.
Well said.
Wow BR. The comparison between SPB and TMS was spot on!
BR sir thanks for your wonderful content. Also, it was very sweet that you sang 🎶!
Blessings from Sri Lanka
BR has such an adulation for SPB. It clearly shows up in his recent article
Wow..Thanks for addressing my question sir
Come on baddy. 80s and most of 90s SPB clearly was numero uno in Tamil and Telugu. Others were popular but were clearly not anywhere close to spb. He did rule those industries at least during that period without a doubt.
I always thought of SPB & Illayaraja as THE singer-composer duo... Thank you BR for introducing me to SPB-MSV combination... I heard Enakuru Kadhali after pausing your video at 27:00, and I'm still tripping over it... What a beauty... I guess the best way to eulogize a great artist, is by ensuring that every generation is introduced to it..
glad you could listen to MSV- SPB song combo thanks to Mr Bharadwaj Rangan...pl explore further to unearth more and more gems.
Could you please do an FC recco everyday, on old songs alone. I really want to discover these old songs and start appreciating them, however do not know from where to start due to the sheer number of options available. A weekly trend can work. Eg. Monday is SPB, Tuesday is Malaysia Vasudevan etc. I know putting out videos daily night not be feasible, but at least a post in Instagram or a story in UA-cam or something.
Its me sir, its me 😂. The question from me! Anyway thanks for sharing your thoughts for my question ❤
Out of the 40,000+ songs, SPB sir sang more songs in Kannada, so kindly consider doing remembering SPB with respect to Kannada and also Telugu. Rajan-Nagendra duo used SPB, similar to MSV, whereas Hamsalekha used SPB similar to Ilayaraja, and Sadhu/Gurukiran used SPB as ARR.
This is a special askbr episode!
SPB Garu was a Magnificent Singer .
Some hindi music directors misused him a little and made him overact. I became his fan after listening to his songs with Ilaiyaraaja
I have become an evangelist for this song because no one seems to remember it but it is a great number - Thalaiyai kuniyum thamaraiye from Orru odai nathi agirathu. Also based on a ragam
Reetigowlai!
Same raaga as chinna kannan azhaikiran and kangal irandal from subramaniapuram
In telugu there is no doubt SPB is in top for decades
9:48 Continuing the answer: Ajith from Secunderabad
Kamal from Kerala
Rajni from Karnataka
Even actors like vaibhav, anjali, anaadi were recognised as they behaved like tamilians and respected tamil
Kamal is from Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu.
I guess you are wrong as for tamil cinema was concerned, he was way ahead of Malaysia vasudevan and Jesudos. He was the leading singer in Tamil during 80s and early 90s. Them there was Mano even Hariharan for sometime. Then they too faded away from Tamil. Alex portrayed this clearly in his program.
A very enjoyable discussion. Thanks. One thought I did have - I think it is not right to talk of SPB and TMS in a comparative vein. I think they were an entirely different breed of singers. TMS came from the MKT school of singing, SPB I think came from the PBS school of singing. I see SPB more a PBS next-gen. I wish you had talked more on comparing their styles than SPB and TMS. When you talk about philosophical songs, a song like PBS' "manithan enbavan" is much closer to SPB style than an "Ullan enbathu aamai". Of course, not comparing the merits here. Both I consider among the best ever Tamil songs. And I have seen SPB himself has sung PBS' melodies more often than TMS. His rendition of PBS' "nilave enniDam nerungaade" was memorable.
Baddy singing ❤️ cute 🥰 fan boy mode 👍🏼
10:53 , 11:25 will be remembered.😍😍😍
The only time I loved Carnatic music was in shankarabaranam...the Carnatic songs sound too boring and heavy when MS or pattamal or sudha raghunathan etc. sing. pls I haven’t found an artiste who was so versatile... Its so easy to guess karthik or sid sriram voice... very few artists can change their voice to any type of music and SPB has to be commended for that!!!!
@BR Listen to Shankara naadasaripara from Shanakarabaranam and Annamaya songs sung by SPB. Not mentioning these songs in a SPB special is an insult to him. May be you didn't listen or might have misses it.
One of the person asking the question that how SPB became popular with Tamil people was ridiculously naïve. Anybody with talent can make it big in the Tamil world, Almost all the singers before 90s in Tamil were of a different mother tongue, SPB, TMS, Jesudas, P susheela, Janaki, Chithra and Jency. Also, the actors Rajinikanth, Mohan, Arjun, Prakash Raj etc made their money and fame over there, not to forget all the South Indian films before 80s were made in studios located in Madras.
In Telugu..He was Only Top Singer for certain period. Many singers can come but So..called Playback singing will be gone with him.
We can easily find Hero in song by listening to his songs ..that how he maintains mannerisms
please do an #AskBR on mahanati
3:36 Nandani nila nila one best song BR recommends
29:41 thamarai Kodi, padun vanam, ninaithale enikkum album ( Bharati kannamma )
Vaan Nila Nila alla, Kamban yemaanthaan, Angum Ingum - My MSV - SPB picks!
Hello my dear wrong number sung by spb or kjy?? Don't know.
Disagree with you that after the SPB, Susheela, Janaki generation, singers were
losing their vocal identity, thanks to technology. Chitra, Hariharan, Shankar M n Karthik, just to name a few, have distinctive voices that technology can’t change.
I Would disagree. SPB was the leading singer definitely in all the south industry from late 70's to mid 90's except malayalam, where Yesudos ruled.
Atleast, Tamil seems to have given space to both Yesudas and SPB with a fair share. Both need to be celebrated.
I am not trying to challenge your knowledge or talent. My humble observation. I have gone through every old song. Say about 15. From Ayiram Nileve Va till Unnodu oru nal (Uravdum Nenjam) Earlier SPB did sound to be singing either in false voice or under some stage fright. I took the list from Discography of Wikipedia. Please check. Ever since Unnodu oru nal he really got into himself and sang with baritone, lots of improvisation,chuckles. Sorry sir, home work is not enough. You may not revert or acknowledge. It is fine. I am 66 years old and a decent bathroom singer. Now with whatever time left I will try to emulate minimum 5 songs and I will choose one with high pitch lik Anjali Anjali en uyir kathali.
@@tyagarajakinkara Ilaya Raja?
Spb sang more songs than yesudas and Malaysia vasudev in tamil nadu
He is a great legend!!!! He is not comparable to TMS or RAFI - but who the hell can sing 40,000 plus songs in so many languages in one life time!!! Sorry why you guys not admitting his talent and hard work. The next set of people who have contributed nationally are illayraja, arr and kamal. These guys are pan-India artists.
Hey man, you are too close to camera.
We miss you Balu Garu.😥☹️😢. May your soul rest in peace. My deepest condolences to your family. SPB art sketch video--->
ua-cam.com/video/c7flePQ24so/v-deo.html
Also this song. This film is one of my favorite movies! ua-cam.com/video/BDLEWBUah9c/v-deo.html
There is no other singer in Telugu than SPB. Not mentioning his Telugu film career is like missing more than 50% of his glory, since Telugu is his mother tongue, he sang , acted, dubbed and composed in Telugu and his Telugu diction is considered Divine.
Sir please always have this look, don't have that moustache it makes u look too old. Now u look younger without moustache, please stick to it.
Dear Film companion....change the name...Film Companion (Tamil)..and plz dont take interview here in hyderabad of any telugu actor..and dont say film companion south :)
Give some respect
What is lacking respect here?
Respect for you ? Why ? What you did
Thamarai kodi ua-cam.com/video/xZjoi_ntBhY/v-deo.html
You actually sing better