Youtube Gems - Thumbe Vaa

Youtube is becoming haven for many rare gems of a video. Be it the song which rocked India when i was kid. I dont even know who was the hero or what film or why i was not able to see that song in the never ending film songs bombarding TV channels. Turns out it was pakistan pop song sung by Hasan jahangir.
Thus when i am digging more and more gems from Youtube, i am came across this jackpot. A malayalam song. This song so captivated me, i have heard it thousand times now. Ok ok that is a bit exaggerated. But truly it has been in loop for almost 2 days now, i am not still bored of it. I am raving all about it to my friends in chat and recommending people to listen to this song.
I had a chat with my friend today who said he flunked in an interview. I gave him the link and said this would lift his spirits. I was expecting something in lines of "good machi" if not "superb machi". He replied "yennada scene onnum illa" (Why there are no sexy scenes in the video). Looks like he still views me in the college mould. After a hearty laugh, i said i was not aiming to lift the spirits by lifting your ....well you know what i mean.
The song is from the movie Olangal and music director is Ilayaraja.
Song starts with amazing piece. Human vocal chord sound and piano string sound taking their turns to blend with the bass guitar in the background. Then begins the flawless flow of janaki's voice. No frills nothing. simple arresting mellifluous voice. Just like any other raja's great compositions, the orchestration is extraordinary. That makes the song so special.
The usage of bass guitar is ...(i am running out of adjective here) divine. While tabla takes most of the responsibility of accompanying the voice, the remaining void is filled effortlessly by Bass guitar, piano, keyboard, flute. The concoction is exemplary. The beauty of malayalam language and janaki's rendition adds to the marvel. I don't expect everyone to appreciate the song as much as i do. But i can guarantee that it wont hurt you ear.
Before you click play in the video below, i request you to hear the instrumental version of the song.