'Don't Move Away'
AR Rahman is masterful at combining lyrical traditions with those forms of music in which they've seldom existed, and achieves that seamless weave with subtle, well-crafted interventions.
I listen to a lot of music but can't pretend to have a deeper appreciation beyond how each track makes me feel. A day that begins with Maharajapuram Santhanam's rendition of Endaro Mahanubhavulu in the morning could transition to Machine Gun by Noisia by late afternoon and on to Een Geldersch Lied by Heidevolk after dinner. But for the last few days, this wayward procession has been hijacked by Thalli Pogathey (Don't Move Away), a single released from the upcoming Tamil film Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada. It's been composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Thamarai, and I think they've both surpassed themselves. Here's the track followed by some of my favourite lines from the lyrics (0:33-1:17):
