Someone happened to mention to me in a PM (private message) that when a Greek song is "repetitive" melodically, the song can be rescued by a great orchestration.
As an example, he cited Ξαρχάκος as an example of a composer who was able to rescue repetitive songs with his orchestrations.
And here are two examples of such songs by Ξαρχάκος (they happened to come up in an RRG playlist tonight)
Στου Θωμά - 1983
Στίχοι: Κώστας Φέρρης
Μουσική: Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος
http://www.stixoi.info/stixoi.php?in...ls&song_id=536
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6hgj21xxo
Καίγομαι καίγομαι - 1951
Στίχοι: Νίκος Γκάτσος
Μουσική: Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος
http://www.stixoi.info/stixoi.php?in...ls&song_id=816
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnSdIMJl2D0
If anyone knows of any other songs that fit this category of "Melodically Repetitive Songs Rescued By Great Orchestrations", let us know by posting to this thread ...