Juz curious... Which part of India u belong to sir? Or is it that u have no relation with India ...u r a french national?
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 5:34 AM, s03g373 s03g373 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There is one thing that I don't understand, the officials and the > politicians have initially approved the song, isn't it??? How come that once > the release they criticize it ??? > ARR didn't force anybody to approve this theme, did he ??? If I have well > understood, an official commuty were in charge of approving the song??? Now > if the song is not well received, why is it only ARR fault ??? > > ------------------------------ > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:50:25 +0000 > Subject: Re: [arr] CWG track..heres my take > > > > How do we know that the 5.5 cr figure is even true? It was reported once in > the same 'I concoct things as I go' Indian media and everyone is treating it > like the gospel truth? > > Sent via BlackBerry > ------------------------------ > *From: *Roshan <[email protected]> > *Sender: *[email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:44:59 +0530 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: *[email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [arr] CWG track..heres my take > > > for me, this whole CWG song thing shows the true colors of Indian politics > and media. > > they don't mind making a big issue out of a trivial thing like the theme > music.. but they can't even organize the event properly. > > it's as if they all were of waiting for an opportunity to bash rahman while > both the opposition and the government has shown that they are nothing but > idiots. > > I want to say a lot of things about all these things we read in the media.. > but that will probably have 10 times more profanities than the Scarface > movie. lol > > so, i am just accepting the fact that India only works this way. our > government, media and politicians like to blame each other like they always > do in the parliament. we are third world and with these kind of people in > media and politics, we will stay that way forever. > > while I loved the CWG song.. i too think that the 5.5 cr was a bit too much > to spend for a song and performance. they should probably have focused more > on how to manage the event and bad press. i didn't mean that AR didn't > deserve it. but, it's a lot of money for a country like India and common > men will think that it was a rip off. > > we fans here don't think of it as a big issue as we love him. but it is > still an issue. > > Plus, for an event like these people will except more glamor and obviously > that is also the reason why people were put off by the song. that is the > reason why everyone is now comparing it to Waka Waka. > > I have a lot more to say about this whole stinking politics. but this is > not the forum for that. so, this here is my last post about CWG song. and > hoping that this won't affect AR's reputation and respect that he truly > deserves. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Gayathri Chandrakasan < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "if we approach things with pre-conceived notion, nothing can change the > mindset." > > I truly agree with this. I don't think people were expecting a Waka Waka or > a Maa Tujhe Saalam or even a Maro Maro from ARR. If yes, then all these > ideas would have been expressed to him during composition process itself and > not now, when the track has been released. The problem is that everything > has become very political and competitive now. It's no longer about hosting > CWG, it's about hosting a better CWG than Beijing's Olympics! Why > Beijing's Olympics? Because it was a huge hit! If China can do it, then we > can do better! > > When ARR was requested to compose the CWG theme, there wasn't any talks > about comparison with any other themes whatsoever. But now that Waka Waka is > a huge hit, all of a sudden, we want ARR to compose something better than > Waka Waka. If Shakira can do it, why not ARR? Yes, Shakira could do it, > because she didn't have the pressure of being constantly compared to every > Tom, Dick and Harry. No ministers "approved" of her song and then turn > around saying that they were disappointed with the same. People just enjoyed > the song for what it is and it became a huge hit! > > In my humble opinion, we have just forgotten where our priorities lie. > Hosting a CWG is not only a huge responsibility but it's also a great > privilege. There is no need to compare ourselves with our counterparts and > go around bragging that we'll do better than them. Instead, if we just > concentrate on hosting a good games in the manner we know best, I'm pretty > sure people will start to appreciate them as well. > > > > --- On *Wed, 9/1/10, wiredbeats <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: wiredbeats <[email protected]> > Subject: [arr] CWG track..heres my take > To: "rahman fans" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 12:42 AM > > > > > Few years back, i was in a gathering where people were sayin AR Rahman is > spoiling the present music scene with 'computer music' and all his songs > sound same with 'western beats' and no proper pronunciation. > > I ignored it and later played this track called Poo Kodiyin Punnagai from > Iruvar. They all said...." look at those days music..what melody and each > word is so clear and soft to ears...these days rahman and other can't even > imaging to compose music like this....!" > > to this i replied ..." This track is by AR Rahman ..from Iruvar.. .." they > were just dump struck and chewed their own words.. > > *( for those of you unaware, this track sounds very retro like those in > Black and White days..killer track!!)* > > So the point is, if we approach things with pre-conceived notion, nothing > can change the mindset. > > Commonwealth games has a not lot negative air now. What with scams, > incomplete works and New Delhi dug up...people are not happy. One theme song > can't improve things and it will succumb to pressures. Even if Rahman would > have composed a fast track like Waka Waka, Maro Maro ( Boys)...people would > have said the same. > > We are dealing with politicians here...remember! > > So chill. > > regards > > Please donate to my foundation : http://www.cradleindia.org > <http://www.cradleindia.org/> > > Remixes I Originals I Opinions at http://www.wiredbeats.com > <http://www.wiredbeats.com/> > > > > > > > > -- > ----------------------------------- > http://roshanravi.com > http://ramblingsoul.com > http://cssheaven.org > > > > > >
