Great artists steal - Pablo Picasso
Thinking about the meaning of the song Lemon Tree (by Fools garden Link), I looked to see if lemon tree has any special meaning. It was really interesting how an old C Ashwath favorite - Naa chikkavaniddaga appa heluttiddaru - also uses the lemon tree metaphor for love (Song, lyrics by B R Lakshman Rao).
T P Kailasam wrote Naanu kolike ranga and Nam tipparalli balu doora imitating Constantinople and It's a long way to Tipperary.
Turns out that Lakshmanarayara songu is in factu inspiredu. (Could it be the other way around?) A sixties folk song by Will Holt is the source of BRL's song. (Trini Lopez performing the song. Even Bob Marley released a version of this song).
I really admire B R Lakshmana Rao's poetry, his take on God is one of the classiest that I've come across (Link - Must write about this sometime); but felt cheated at how that old favorite now seems somehow less original. A consolation is that this version does offer a slightly more cynical view, especially towards the end. So it's not a blatant copy, after all.
Now I don't feel too bad about looking up that proof on Wikipedia.
Thinking about the meaning of the song Lemon Tree (by Fools garden Link), I looked to see if lemon tree has any special meaning. It was really interesting how an old C Ashwath favorite - Naa chikkavaniddaga appa heluttiddaru - also uses the lemon tree metaphor for love (Song, lyrics by B R Lakshman Rao).
T P Kailasam wrote Naanu kolike ranga and Nam tipparalli balu doora imitating Constantinople and It's a long way to Tipperary.
Turns out that Lakshmanarayara songu is in factu inspiredu. (Could it be the other way around?) A sixties folk song by Will Holt is the source of BRL's song. (Trini Lopez performing the song. Even Bob Marley released a version of this song).
I really admire B R Lakshmana Rao's poetry, his take on God is one of the classiest that I've come across (Link - Must write about this sometime); but felt cheated at how that old favorite now seems somehow less original. A consolation is that this version does offer a slightly more cynical view, especially towards the end. So it's not a blatant copy, after all.
Now I don't feel too bad about looking up that proof on Wikipedia.
Loved this song:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3FSRW2qFjM
I also always wondered about significance of lemon tree..This songs makes is clear :)
Not related in anyway..chk this out..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC-KeoegcHg