#4 - A song that makes you sad
There are three vocalists whose voices hold me in great awe- Freddie Mercury (of course!), the legendary Balamuralikrishna and P.B.Sreenivas, of whom I have been ardent fan ever since I found somewhere a CD with a collection of many of his best songs some six years ago.
Perhaps you have not heard of P.B.Sreenivas. That would be sad, yes, but not surprising - not many are around who would claim to be familiar with Tamil film music of the 60's. Those who are would tell you of his enchanting and melodious voice bringing to life some of the greatest songs the Tamil film industry has ever produced.
The song for today, though, is perhaps not as representative of PBS' voice as it is of the lyrical talent of Kannadasan, the "king of poets", as he was and is referred to.
"Aathoram Manaleduthu", from the movie Vazhkai Vazhvatharke, sung by PBS and P.Susheela, directed by M.S.Viswanathan and T.K.Ramamoorthy, lyrics by Kannadasan, which can be found here.
If you understand Tamil, you should understand why this one fits today's theme.
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