I am the biggest fan of SPB

I am the biggest fan of SPB

I heard this not once but  number of times from someone who is very close to me.  I would look at him, wonder and see how much he enjoys the music how much he relishes. I have many times met him alone and with a group of friends after a couple of normal transactional communication finally we would end up discussing the songs of Legend.

I remember we were both involved in a project I think the year was 2012 we were working day and night after the work at about 12 ish middle of the night we were sitting after  hard work in  Le Royal Meridian Chennai  we started the discussion about Abhinandana songs the emotions that this great legend has put into the songs stressing on the lyrics with variations as per the mood of the song picturized  he sang then and made sure that each of the song was sung to perfection should give the due credits to the Music Director  Ilayaraja who gave such wonderful songs for the years 1988 till date they are sung by every singers and receives applauds

And again at times during my visit to Chennai or his visits to Hyderabad we would discuss over the evening, could be only us or in the company of many or few. Every time its like a wonderful experience listening to him sing enjoy and also make comments about how the song is and what he loves and tries to get the same alapanas, swaras and tries variations. At times these sessions will go on and on never ending I would be that exclusive audience who would have gone thru the entire session listening live the song, the comments or those things which he would like about the legend. Some times we are in the company his cousin who will start a song channel full of collection of the legends songs and make us listen to the songs which he would have got during the latest shows and explain to us how the legend improvisations made and then there would be a slight altercation at times or appreciation about the song all this will take us to the mesmerized condition of doubt the reality of the occurrence. 

In the recent past I happened to see more closely the real enjoyment of the music. He had a planned tour with couple of his friends and I was fortunately included in that party. 4 days I happened to hear him sing all the songs either in Tamil or Telugu, and telling how wonderfully  the legend  put that sangathi there, or how beautifully he did that uchararana of the word.  Along with this they would be a choice of which song was good what song was better and who as a music director was cool who gave him the best songs.  Poththi vecha mallige poove or thakitathadimi, or Vanam konda vennilave 

Vaa venilla . Such songs and many more I just cant recollect as many as a few hundred songs were belted.

I do remember we meet a orchestra singer, a fan of SPB who kept on pouring laurels about the legend and kept taking about him my friend was cool and was listening to all he said and finally after all that was done he told him yeah that was so nice of him. A common friend of ours who was a witness to this discussion wanted him to sing any song of SP Charan and there was a genuine try by the singer but could not do so ending up singing another of the popular SPB number.  

At this point when the singer apologized me and our common friend, who was the one who wanted to listen to the song of SPC at that point of time feeling a little annoyed, sorry and of course quite guilty of not able to produce one, the singer was almost humiliated with himself.

At this juncture the man himself comes to the rescue and cajoles him not to worry for not getting the song, Finally he told him, and as I keep thinking till date what an humble self and with such a large heart full of understanding with no ill feelings what so ever to witness and then accept, what a fan he is, and he says " I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF SPB " - SP CHARAN  

Hi you know I am the biggest admirer of this guy  I have been with him listening and enjoying so many moments god bless him and the the generation X love him and listen to him , a Legends son yet so humble so humane his social conscious efforts were seen during Chennai Floods, His friends keep talking about his abundance talent, He always ready to take the plunge to experiment on the creative cinema, He is open to challenges either in Songs, or movies always loves the movies and watches them has a word of appreciation for all who ever be it.  
He says "I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF SPB"

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