he actually said aged and vice people. you can see it in the video on youtube.
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Vishal Reddy <[email protected]>wrote: > > > “I was a little bit apprehensive if they will like it because the Group of > Minister consist of aged people but they all liked and approved it” -- I > really doubt if he said it. I mean, the media really twist the facts. Gah! > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bivin Chandra <[email protected]> > *To:* AR Fans group <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Mon, 16 August, 2010 1:49:57 PM > *Subject:* [arr] Rahman promises to go beyond ‘Waka Waka’ with CWG theme > song > > > > It will be another 10 days before the Commonwealth Games theme song is > officially launched but Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman on Monday > promised it would be worth the wait as his ‘Yaaro India bula liya’ would be > unlike anything that has happened before. > > Rahman said the song would go beyond Shakira’s chart-buster for this year’s > soccer World Cup ‘Waka Waka’ > > Rahman said the launch of the song will have to wait some more because he > is still giving some final touches. > > “I have been working on the song for the past six months. > > It is in my voice with a chorus and I promise that it will be a big part of > the celebration and will be unlike anything that has happened before in > India,” the celebrated musician told reporters. > > Rahman, however, refused to give details about the song beyond the opening > line ‘Yaaro India bula liya’, saying it would be better if it is launched > properly. > > “I can’t reveal much because I have to tweak the lyrics a bit and add some > sound elements. But the song is about India, about energy, winning and not > giving up. We want the crowd to sing along with us at the opening ceremony. > It is simple but not simplistic,” he said. > > When asked whether the song will manage to overshadow Shakira’s popular > football World Cup anthem ‘Waka Waka’, Rahman said it is “exactly no” Waka > Waka’ > > “It is not ‘Waka Waka’ We wanted to go beyond it. It is complex, difficult > to explain but I am sure you will like it when you hear it,” he added. > > Rahman has also planned an orchestra and a dedication to the country’s > cultural heritage and Mahatma Gandhi. > > “I have cancelled all my prior engagements to prepare this theme so you can > understand how serious I am about this,” he added. > > Rahman said that he was initially apprehensive whether the GoM will like > the song but they liked the song. > > “I was a little bit apprehensive if they will like it because the Group of > Minister consist of aged people but they all liked and approved it,” he > said. > > Organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said the theme will make every > Indian proud. > > “The GOM gave us their consent in the 26th meeting yesterday and I am sure > Rahman’s song will make every Indian happy and it will spread awareness,” he > said. > > The opening ceremony will have Rahman performing live. > > Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heads the CWG cultural committee, was also > present along with noted dancer Shovana Narayan, creative head of the > committee Bharat Bala and director of Wizcraft International Entertainment, > Viraf Sarkari. > > > > http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article573974.ece > > > > -- ----------------------------------- http://roshanravi.com http://ramblingsoul.com http://cssheaven.org
