"There are a number of ARR's songs which tend to take time to grown on you, but
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Phew!!, i missed a heart beat when i read this sentence...I thought you
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--- In [email protected], Gayathri Chandrakasan <gayathri_c...@...>
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> I personally felt it was the right song for Commonwealth- in fact, I even
> feel like participating in the games after listening to the number. It has
> the right tempo, the right punch, the right feel that you would want to hear
> from a sports theme song, doesn't it? Someone once said that ARR would have
> composed a better song if only he was given more time. I disagree. I always
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> looking for ARR to pull of a Waka Waka? Or even a Maa Tujhe Salam? Someone
> here mentioned that they were hoping for a number in the lines of Maro Maro.
> I'm seriously glad ARR hasn't done any of that. CWG is wonderful and fresh as
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> "finished" if ARR had pulled a better number. In fact, I felt so offended
> when such comments are passed on Shakira and her song. When are we going to
> stop putting other artists down in order to praise ARR? Doesn't ARR's work
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> --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Arr Fan <arr...@...> wrote:
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> From: Arr Fan <arr...@...>
> Subject: Re: [arr] CWG Song is thumping and inspiring!!
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 1:34 PM
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> Ppl are comparing this one to waka waka which was more cheesey !ARR is beyond
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> speakers...I must say it gave me goosebumps throughout the song...The vocals
> are very crisp and AR has rendered it perfectly...The pallavi was accompanied
> by very pleasant humming...Now comes the strumming guitar with the claps and
> the killer beat that is just too good to set the mood of the theme
> song...When he sings the charanam parts, he sets the mood like "go-get-it
> with confidence"...The rap bit suits the mood well without altering the tempo
> of the song...Loved the Sitar and the Shakers that travels ear to ear...The
> ending is a perfect crowd-puller, more of a celebration with the funky drum
> beats; if you notice clearly, the pattern and the tempo of the beats vary
> throughout the ending, just perfect, and not like a regular
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> Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!
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