Saturday, June 25, 2011

Why does there need to be a title anyway?

#27 - A song that you wish you could play

First, these are the reasons for my starting with the harmonica:
  1. It fits in my pocket. Why, I even have a harmonica that's shorter than my little finger. Also, somewhere in the world, there exist key-chains that are functional harmonicas.
  2. This guy. (That the first song he plays was on yesterday's list is not a co-incidence.)
But when it comes to playing, my greatest wish is, more than to emulate Buddy Greene (which would be too lofty), to be able to play the theme from Padaiyappa. Composed by A.R.Rahman, this brilliant piece is as good as the harmonica has ever gotten in the country, and while the movie may have been memorable to Rajini fans for various other reasons (such as it being a Rajini movie), this is what it held for me.


2 comments:

  1. yen valzhi thani valzhi....

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  2. Yes, I thought of that as a possible title, but couldn't decide how to spell it.

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