I respect your personal view. Jothi's songs are very emotional & popular. That's why people sing his songs. If his songs were crappy, nobody would sing them. The fact that KK decided to sing this song shows that he has lots of respect for the singer in Jothi.
Experiments, trial and error are the foundation of a singer/musician. As long as the meaning and the feeling of the song is retained, there is nothing wrong with a new style of singing or music composition.
Some are open to new styles and a variety of genres, some are stuck in a box.
However; experiments, trial and error, new musicians, new styles, new singers, new tracks are what will take sri lankan music to the next level.
No offence to you or anyone else. This is my personal view and the reason why I am fond of this thread. Thanks.
Yes I too agree with your views malli, any body is free to do experimental music, new styles, variety of genres, as u say, but do so with your own original creations. Any one who has originality, creativity, & his own identity in his brand of music, does not need to do his experiments with other people's songs. Certainly not with the immortal beauties of Jothipala. It is indeed a heartening feeling that the new generation appreciates the songs of this legacy who died 22 yrs. ago. But distorting these old songs is not the way "to take Sri Lankan music to the next level." Those who have nothing new to offer Sri Lankan music, will cling on to Jothi for another 25 yrs. with their trials & errors , gleefully destroying these songs. This is the sad thing.
My humble appeal to every one is, enjoy Jothi's songs by all means, ( I mean how can any one not enjoy his songs ?) but please please do not distort them.
Again, no offence to any one personally. Particularly KK. He is a little genious & the best of this decade. The way forward for him is not experimenting with Jothi songs. Why should he ? He has proved himself with his own stuff.
You have an amazing voice too. Best of luck with your new creations & new styled music.