Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Carnatic bowdlerization:case in point

As great a singer as he is,T.M.Krishna has a horrible relationship with lyrics,which is astounding,considering how much he has sung,[I could have said used/abused  the lyrics 😎] and benefited from the selfsame lyrics!So,even high art is extremely forgiving,to the point of silliness almost.I sang https://karnatik.com/c2870.shtml today,and here is T.M.K's version of it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABXi-62]
I rest my case...

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