I feel that this song has reached and created the impact that it was meant to create. We cant measure the success of an album , just by the commercial success it creates. This is a soul stirring album, and it has impacted a lot of people.
In fact, our Weekly Food Distrbution Activity in Chennai, is inspired from Pray for Me Brother Album of ARR. We have been doing this every week end for the past 2 years. Isnt this a symbol of success for the album ? Lets unite and spread the message of love and care. On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 1:39 PM, : Avinash : <avinashd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > There is nothing wrong with the song "Pray for me brother". It's a powerful > anthem for the world poverty. The only thing is, it didn't had any special > or grand release for the public. It was a low profile release for a social > cause, so we can't expect it's mass popularity like Vandemataram. But as > Rahman is the ambassdor of UN for this special cause, the UN should have > included this anthem in their website or should have promoted in the global > summits. It has a good potential like MJ's "We are the world"... > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, VK > Murthy <vkmj...@...> wrote: > > > > I agree with the email below. Actually I feel that the concept behind > > the song was not mature. Though musically the song was very good, the > > lyric were an outcome of an undeveloped & immature thought. It would > > be apt to share a story here. A colleague friend of mine had > > identified the song as Beggars' Anthem and was tempted to call it so > > in his magazine review of the album, but his senior authorities did > > not approve of it for some reasons. > > > > Please note I personally love the song. But it could have been way > better. > > > > On 7/2/09, Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > > :) Its just healthy argument. I stick by my opinion that such a > powerful > > > song was shabbily > > > picturised and wasted. I felt it should have done more justice. Period. > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Ajay Nair <ajaynai...@...> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> Stop this argument once & for all......Both individuals be humility > > >> personified as the song itself means Pray for me Brother and both > don't be > > >> seem to be abiding by the theme of it. > > >> > > >> Gopal, Vithur etc...and all of you who have been maintaining this > group > > >> with amazing spirit pls clarify their doubts to end this. > > >> > > >> Your friend, > > >> Ajay Nair. > > >> PS: Stop bickering about small things and feel privileged to be part > of > > >> this group. Respect every individual,even Critics and humiliation, or > > >> maybe > > >> Mr.Rahman himself has to interfere here for better sense to prevail > for > > >> his > > >> fans to learn this. > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> *From:* Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upad...@...> > > >> *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > >> *Sent:* Thursday, 2 July, 2009 4:55:05 PM > > >> *Subject:* Re: [arr] Re: What went wrong with "Pray For Me Brother"'s > > >> Success??? > > >> > > >> I dont want to argue with the Nokia video. Any person with a little > > >> knowledge of video shooting can make out its not shot on a Nokia N > series > > >> cell phone. You simply cannot get that kind of a quality. > > >> > > >> And the theme is poverty. Can you explain in what ways did the video > > >> convey > > >> any of that?! As far as i can see there was a couple driving around > and a > > >> rapper on the streets. Hence the message was not conveyed. > > >> > > >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:47 PM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva > gopala > > >> acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . > <sriramiyer15@ > > >> yahoo.co. in <sriramiye...@...>> wrote: > > >> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> It WAS shot on a Nokia phone and for Nokia + U.N. initiative to end > > >>> poverty. I dunno why you have a problem with the 'white' girl and the > > >>> 'Black' guy, <snip> the skin colour, just focus on the message. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > >>> Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upadhye@ ...> wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> > I am not blaming the quality of the video. The theme made no sense. > > >>> > With > > >>> the > > >>> > black guy and a white girl, i have no clue > > >>> > what it tried to convey. > > >>> > > > >>> > P.S: And its hilarious to say that it was shot on a nokia phone. It > was > > >>> > shot FOR the nokia phone. > > >>> > > > >>> > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:10 AM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian > siva > > >>> gopala > > >>> > acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . < > > >>> > sriramiyer15@ ...> wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Oh cmon! You can't blame the video, it was shot from the NOKIA > phone > > >>> as AR > > >>> > > had collaborated with them, I think the song wasn't well > advertised > > >>> for > > >>> > > people to take notice, there are still people in India who have > no > > >>> clue > > >>> > > about this song. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > -- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > > >>> > > <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups. > > >>> com <http://40yahoogroups.com>>, > > >>> > > >>> > > Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upadhye@> wrote: > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > I would blame on the video. It was kinda dumb with really no > impact > > >>> > > > whatsoever. > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 8:16 PM, kishore parayath > <kishore.parayath@ > > >>> > > > > wrote: > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > Its NOT a commercial album or Single.. It was a CHARITY > > >>> > > > > INITIATIVE > > >>> and > > >>> > > the > > >>> > > > > song was LEGALLY available for free download.. > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet > Explorer > > >> 8< > http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_ie8_1/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ > > > > >> . > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > -- regards, Vithur
