Also Bombay Dreams had some great songs which should be recognised by west and Grammy pepole. 'How many stars' was pure western classial wonder by Rahman (others have shade of Indian/bollywood music). Don't know how many times I have hummed the whole 'how many stars' song in perfect pitch :).. It's sweet and short western classical song by ARR, which most of westerners like to perform on stage.. I got a nice video on youtube for this song performance.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcXbDSad4AA
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * 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 > > > > > > >
