I'm still trying to come to terms with the demise of SPB. His voice has been with me since childhood and I'm sure it will continue for the rest of my life. His songs evoke so many memories from childhood and growing up years, the long drives in the late 2000s when the first song from my iPod would always be Sangeetha Megam.
RIP, Sir. Your music lives with all of us born in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Over the past two days, I have been thinking to make a list of my top 10 favorite SPB songs but top 10 is just too hard to pick from his vast repertoire of work. Even the top 50 that I managed to compile below (in no particular order) only scratches the surface of his brilliance and I'm sure I would add more to this list in the days to come.
- Pennalla pennalla from Uzhavan
- Kangalil enna eeramo from Uzhavan
- Minnale nee vandhadhenadi from May Maadham
- July maadham vandhal from Pudhiya Mugam
- En kaadhale from Duet
- Thoda thoda from Indira
- Kaadhal rojave from Roja
- Kaadhalikkum pennin kaigal from Kaadhalan
- Yenthan vaanin from Kaadhal Virus
- Ennai kaanavillaye from Kaadhal Desam
- Oruvan oruvan mudhalaali from Muthu
- Swasame from Thenali
- Manasukkul oru puyal from Star
- Mannil indha kaadhal from Keladi Kanmani
- Kaadhalin deepam ondru from Thambikku endha ooru
- Sangeetha megam from Udhaya Geetham
- Keladi kanmani from pudhu pudhu arthangal
- O butterfly from Meera
- Nivedha from Nee paadhi naan paadhi
- Ennavendru solvadhamma from Rajakumaran
- Malare mounama from Karna
- Valaiyosai from Satya
- Poongatru un per solla from Vetri vizha
- Mun paniya from Nandha
- Saathi malli poocharame from Azhagan
- Pacha mala poovu from Kizhakku vaasal
- Sundari from Thalapathi
- Mandram vandha thendralukku from Mouna raagam
- Nilaave vaa from Mouna raagam
- Nilavu thoongum neram from Kunguma Chimizh
- Thenmadhurai vaigai nadhi from Dharmathin Thalaivan
- Medhuvaa medhuvaa oru kaadhal paattu from Anna nagar mudhal theru
- Idhayam oru koyil from Idhaya Kovil
- Idhu oru pon maalai pozhudhu from Nizhalgal
- Naan pogiren mele mele from Naanayam
- Adi vaanmathi from Siva
- Innum ennai enna seiya from Singaravelan
- Nenjukkulle innarendru from Ponnumani
- Yaaro from Chennai 28
- Konji konji from Veera
- Azhagooril poothavale from Thirumalai
- Ilaya Nila from Payanangal Mudivadhillai
- Oru jeevanthan from Naan adimai illai
- Andhi mazhai pozhigiradhu from Raja paarvai
- Enna satham indha neram from Punnagai mannan
- Singalathu chinna kuyile from Punnagai mannan
- Idhazhil kadhai ezhudhum from Unnaal mudiyum thambi
- Unna nenachen from Apoorva Sagodharargal
- Oru kaadhal devadhai from Idhaya thaamarai
- Kaadhal Kavidhaigal from Gopura Vasalile