and he was also specific, he said he was not sure how they would react to the "rock guitar" !
Jeez, how a simple statement gets twisted and so much email power goes into untangling it ! ________________________________ From: Gomzy™ <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 7:40:37 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman promises to go beyond ‘Waka Waka’ with CWG theme song its wise obviously. He goes onto say " with a lot of wisdom" On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:12 PM, V S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: >On 8/17/2010 5:54 AM India Time, _Roshan_ wrote: > >> he actually said aged and vice people. you can see it in the video on >> youtube. > >I think it should be "aged and [[[wise]]] people". can someone find out. > >rawat > >> >> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Vishal Reddy <[email protected] >> <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *To:* AR Fans group <[email protected] >> <mailto:[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 >> -- > > -- www.gomzyphotography.com
