* A Vandematarm might earn respectability from every Indian, but it might not mean a thing at all for rest of 150 countries (how many are there?)*
Vandemataram (ARR Version) is the second most popular song in the world. On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:50 PM, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We all fans wish that our man wins each and every award in the world at > least once. May he be the first Oscar winning Indian, may he be the > first Grammy winning Indian, for music. > > Of course, he is very capable and has given a widest variety of types of > music/ songs, yet, yet, yet - the fact remains that there is no Oscar/ > Grammy nomination for him till date. > > Could it be that ARR is inherently lacking something, if not in musical > capabilities, but in terms of vision, that is stopping him from coming > up with some Oscar/ Grammy music? > > Has ARR reached a plateau where he just repeating old wine in new > bottle, which still sounds good, but is not worthy of reaching world > audience? > > This groups membership, I think, is of 20-35 age-group, 99.999% males, > well conversant in English/ Net/ PC, mostly middle to upper class. > Doesn't that sound very narrow band of entire population of world? We do > not represent humanity of world. > > We might remain frogs in a well praising ARR no ends, but we don't even > represent even Indian masses, not to speak of representing entire world. > -- > The major drawback -- and it is beyond ARR's control, is indeed the > language. Being here, he has to compose in Indian language and Indian > languages songs do not reach non-Indians, do not get popular enough > worldwide to the level to get a nomination for world level awards like > Oscar/ Grammy, etc. > > It could be a given that some English composition has any chance of > getting any world level award. Of course, several non-english songs/ > music had become immensely popular, but I do not really know how many of > them could even get nominated, let alone win. > > And then, some unique appeal is needed in a song for it to touch the > hearts of billions of people from several countries, races, age groups. > A Vandematarm might earn respectability from every Indian, but it might > not mean a thing at all for rest of 150 countries (how many are there?) > > And I am sad to observe that his non-film and non-Indian-Language > compositions are not becoming popular enough to come to the notice of > the world. Most of my friends have not even heard of "Pray for My > Brother", Warriors of Heaven and Earth, while Bombay dreams is known but > not heard. And the worst part is bad planning on part of producers, > rights-owner that they don't even bother to plan, let alone create and > release videos of ARR's non-film songs. > > So, if you are asked to mention some songs of ARR, any language, that > you think has such worldwide appeal that it could got nominated or could > won a world level award, which it could not -- but for language > handicap, which songs you would mention? > > In summary, which ARR songs you think are Oscar/ Grammy worthy? > > Please give an elaborate, factual "why". Just saying "I like it so much" > would not help much. > > -- > V > > >
