Minor Scale

I’m not a trained musician, but I dabble a bit with the keyboard. And sometimes when you “dabble”, you happen upon some interesting ear-teasers. Take for example two Bharathiraja movies - Alaigal Oyvathillai (1981) and Kizhakku Cheemaiyile (1993). I’ve always wondered if Bharathiraja maybe asked Rahman to compose a song like, say, um…Vaadi En Kappa Kezhange. So Rahman fiddles with the notes of the original song and comes up with another fun song - Maanoothu Mandhayile. Don’t believe me? Then take a listen.

Maanoothum - Vaadi Kappa Kezhange

And for those confused by my amateurish attempts at playing the songs, try singing Vaadi en Kappa Kezhange thus,

Vaadi En Kappa Kezha, Vaadi En Kappa Kezhange
Potta Pulla Porandhadhinu Polikaattil Koovum Kuyile

Of course, this is just a hypothesis and maybe it was the first-time task of composing for the “great” Bharathiraja playing on Rahman’s sub-conscious that resulted in the song. Who knows? And like some may ask…who cares?! :)

PS: There’s also another mash-up file that I uploaded, the songs of which, I believe, are in no way related to each other. But it’s interesting how the intros of both these songs seemed to easily flow into each other.

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