The intial strings of Jai Ho are identical to this line from Baazi laga "kakkar kakkar chutke shakkar andar sa oh huwa ...chuppe chuppee..."
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq <jahanzebti...@yahoo.com>wrote: > jai ho is similar to bazi laga??? sorry but no way. > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > serge belier <s03g...@...> wrote: > > > > > > Gomzy, I did not understand your position. Are you saying that Wall- > E is better than SDM ? > > Would you prefer that Wall-E win the oscar ? > > > > At this stage of the competition, for me, both music are elligible > for winning, but being a true ARR fan, I want that ARR SIR wins. > > In other terms, being in love with India, I wish an Indian wins. > It's like when there is a cricket match in which India is playing, > will you wish that India loses the game ??? > > > > Honestly, I hope I misunderstood your view. Otherwise, I don't know > what's going on in people mind, I don't understand. > > Regards, > > > > Serge BELIER > > (Paris - FRANCE) > > > > > > > > To: arrahmanf...@...: gomtesh.upad...@...: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:09:28 > +0000Subject: Re: Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel (Re: [arr] 'Slumdog' > vs. 'Wall-E' for best song) > > > > > > > > > > I heard Wall-E's Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel. I think that is the > song nominated for Oscar in the category of SDM songs. > > > > Yes Rawat. Thats the song. > > > > The song seems good, but English music has had enumerable equally > good or even better songs compared to that, whereas our man's SDM > songs have a novelty value as international level music from India. > > > > Are you telling that Jai Ho is the best ever from India and hindi > music? > > > > And something in this song reminds me of some of Bryan Adams' songs > and even his voice, not able to pinpoint which one. Anyone. > > > > Jai Ho reminds us of Bazi laga and the ATM song too. Thats not the > point. > > > > Watch the movie. You will appreciate the song better. Also check out > the lyrics. Great message. > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:22 AM, V S Rawat <vsra...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I heard Wall-E's Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel. I think that is the > song nominated for Oscar in the category of SDM songs.The song seems > good, but English music has had enumerable equally good or even better > songs compared to that, whereas our man's SDM songs have a novelty > value as international level music from India.And something in this > song reminds me of some of Bryan Adams' songs and even his voice, not > able to pinpoint which one. Anyone.--RawatOn 2/10/2009 10:02 AM India > Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote:> 'Slumdog' vs. 'Wall-E' for best song> > No clear frontrunner among Oscar nominees> By JON BURLINGAME> > For > the third time in the past 20 years, music-branch voters chose only > three tunes as best> song nominees. Two are from the same movie, and > two of the singers are world-class world-music> recording artists.> > > There is no clear-cut favorite this year, unlike, say, eight years ago > when Bob Dylan's win for> "Things Have Changed" was a foregone > conclusion, or the year of "Titanic" and its ubiquitous> Celine Dion > song. What happens Feb. 22 depends several factors.> > First, the > "Slumdog" phenomenon: Both of the key songs in "Slumdog Millionaire" > are nominated,> both co-written by leading Indian composer A.R. Rahman > (who is also nominated for his original> score). The soundtrack album > is rising fast on the charts, so a "Slumdog" win would not> surprise.> > > But which song? Will voters remember that it was "Jai Ho" that was > performed as an elaborately> choreographed, Bollywood-style dance > number in the Mumbai train station at the end of the> movie?> > "Jai > Ho," with Indian lyrics by poet Gulzar, may be the most talked-about > musical moment from> year-end films. And Oscar voters, excited about > the prospect of seeing the number re-created on> the telecast, may be > thinking about that when filling out their ballots. If it wins, it > will be> only the second foreign-language song to do so (after 2004's > "Al otro lado del rio" from "The> Motorcycle Diaries").> > But > Rahman's collaboration with London-born, Sri Lankan-raised Maya > Arulpragasam -- better> known to the pop world as M.I.A. -- on "O... > Saya" may resonate with younger voters for its> pounding rhythms, > electronica sound and rap-style vocals. That song's used earlier in > the film,> as police chase poor youngsters from an airport tarmac > through the streets.> > "Slumdog's" competition is the song from the > end of the Disney-Pixar movie "Wall-E," co-written> by Thomas Newman > (also nominated for his score) and Peter Gabriel. The nom is Gabriel's > first> despite having composed scores for such films as "The Last > Temptation of Christ" and> "Rabbit-Proof Fence."> > Eight of the past > 20 song statuettes have gone to tunes from animated movies (all Disney > pics> but one). And nine of the past 20 have gone to popular artists > (including Gabriel's ex-Genesis> bandmate Phil Collins, for "Tarzan," > another Disney toon). Also, Gabriel's human-rights and> environmental > activism would seem to coincide with the politics of many Acad > voters.> > And, in recent years, voters have spread the Oscar wealth > among multiple pics. A "Slumdog"> score win could translate into a > "Wall-E" song win.> > > http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999867.html?categoryId=3275&cs=1 > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/events.aspx > > > > >
