Waking up, next to brushing (yo, relax guys, I do it regularly!) my routine includes playing some music… Yup nothing like starting the day with some pleasing music:) while I would prefer my collections @ times I risk tuning into FMs… Am I not glad I did that today, only to realize its “D-Man of GOLDEN Voice” SPB’s birthday :)
SPB, integral part of music world and so my life – won’t be exaggerating to say ‘my meager music knowledge/interest is all thanks to the trio: IR, SPB, and SJanaki’. Our “Gen” (all time young we are @ heart ;)) is a blessed one to have enjoyed the Golden Era of Music Industry – 70s / 80s with this trio ruling. I (we) literally grew up with their music… Of course there are others in my list but they top it!
Now back to the person of the moment, SPB / Balu / Padum Nila – what do I say about him? a singer, music director, actor, producer, what not?!? A bundle of talent and energy personified, humility his second name, has excelled in all the arenas; but if you want me to choose, hands down it will be “SPB, the singer & music director”!!
One par comparison, who excels in his domain purely on his strengths of a soulful voice, style, emoting, and what not…Over 35 yrs of singing, across 4 decades, 36000 songs in tamil, telugu, kanada, malyalam, & hindi, a Guiness Record holder… HATS OFF!!!
You don’t need to see his songs to feel it just listen to him -a voice that ‘emotes, acts’. Simply put “he lives music”! I am no one to rate but as a TRUE FAN who admires / dwells on gud music, I can proudly declare him as one amongst the “musician boons” we can boast off in the playback arena; he is most definitely in the lines of Rafi, Kishore da to mention a few STARs!
Am happy, cranky, crappy, romantic, funny, mischievous, sad, stupid, angry, upset, depressed, dejected: any day, any mood, give me SPB’s songs, I will accept it blindfolded! Just can’t explain in words what music & SPB’s songs mean to me...
A Very Happy Birthday! This is just a small tribute to all these years of music treat to us, a treat that still is continuing and should continue FOREVER…
Kidding are you, just one blog on music and SPB – common! Definitely TBC…:)