"Jai Ho" for me
-Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Mohamed Hashir <arrhas...@...> wrote: > > hands down > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Aravind AM <aravind...@...> wrote: > > > I guess many in the group will say so! > > even I'd like O Saaya to win! > > > > Aravomd > > > > > > http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com > > > > Download Rahmania show interviews at http://rahmania.4shared.com > > > > > > --- On *Sun, 8/2/09, Vinayakam Murugan <mvinaya...@...>* wrote: > > > > From: Vinayakam Murugan <mvinaya...@...> > > Subject: Re: [arr] FOX pushes "Jai Ho" for Best Song > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Sunday, 8 February, 2009, 2:00 PM > > > > same here. > > > > Warm Regards > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ > > Vinayak > > > > theregoesanotherday .blogspot. com<http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 8:25 PM, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancumarr@ yahoo.com<pawancum...@...> > > > wrote: > > > >> I would personally like to see O Saya win the award more than Jai > >> Ho.. > >> > >> --- On *Sat, 2/7/09, Vinod Raju <vi...@arr4music. com<vi...@...> > >> >* wrote: > >> > >> From: Vinod Raju <vi...@arr4music. com <vi...@...>> > >> Subject: [arr] FOX pushes "Jai Ho" for Best Song > >> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> > >> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 7:28 PM > >> > >> > >> 'Slumdog Millionaire' to Oscars voters: Choose this tune for best > >> song, not that one > >> Over the last few days Oscars voters received a campaign CD > >> featuring two of "Slumdog Millionaire' s" three music nominations: > >> best song ("Jai Ho") and score. Missing from the CD was "Slumdog > >> Millionaire' s" other contender for best song ("O Saya"). > >> > >> Fox Searchlight is daring to choose between its Oscar children. The > >> studio wants voters to focus their "Slumdog Millionaire" love on one > >> song, fearing that the vote might split otherwise, causing both to > >> lose. So this is good strategy, although poor politics. Inevitably, > >> the studio is inviting a chorus of discontent from the folks behind > >> the song not being hyped. > >> > >> In this case, the strategy is probably wise because "Jai Ho" is the > >> obvious favorite. It's the big, magical dance finale of "Slumdog > >> Millionaire. " Voters may not know it by name, though, and may easily > >> confuse it with the other tune since the titles of both are in > >> Hindi. Now they'll probably get the hint after being prodded by the > >> studio. > >> > >> What's unfortunate about this decision is that "O Saya" is written > >> by one of the coolest music artists on the planet right now. M.I.A. > >> is nominated for record of the year at this Sunday's Grammys ("Paper > >> Planes"). > >> > >> There's always the possibility, of course, that this strategy might > >> backfire with those bull-headed, contrary-minded academy members. > >> After all, Paramount Classics made it clear in 2005 that it wanted > >> an Oscar nomination for the title tune to "Hustle & Flow," but ended > >> up getting one for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" which won! > >> > >> However, that's a rarity and that occurred prior to Oscar > >> nominations being unveiled, not afterward. Such favoritism being > >> shown at this late point in the derby trot is extraordinary. When > >> Disney nabbed bids for three songs from "Enchanted," it was clear > >> that "That's How You Know" the big dance spectacular staged in > >> Central Park was the movie's best shot to win, but it got the same > >> amount of attention and campaign push as "So Close" and "Happy > >> Working Song." All three lost to "Falling Slowly" from "Once." > >> > >> DreamWorks didn't single out one of "Dreamgirls" three nominees > >> "Listen," "Patience," "Love You I Do" and lost the Oscar to > >> Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth." > >> > >> Not all multiple nominees lose because of voting splitting, > >> though. "The Lion King" (1994) had three nominations for song and > >> triumphed for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" > >> > >> http://goldderby. latimes.com/ awards_goldderby /2009/02/ slumdog- <http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/slumdog-> > >> million.html > >> > >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yah oo.com/invite/> > > > > > > >
