I Second your arguments. Especially, the first point. I think that made the Media and people set their expectations very very very high.
But, at the same time i personally do believe AR has done complete justice to the song and the Song is rocking. Kalyan K. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:32 AM, light4_u <light...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > > > I will try to be very honest in my views. As been one of the biggest fans > of ARR since years I m extremly disappointed with the song. Its not bad but > its not even close to the capability of ARR n his name in the music world, > he should, he could, he would have done much much better than this. > > The things went wrong in cwg song according to me r, > > 1. When some media guy asked him "is it like waka waka ?" ARR responded to > that "we tried to go beyond than waka waka" or some thing like that he > replied. With this reply of ARR people started to expect the song better > than chaiyyan chiyaan or maa tujhe salaam, he shouldn't have said that but > insted he should have said "no its not like waka waka its different from > that". He also said that i m working on it since 6 months. When he can > deliver the whole sound track like slumdog millionaire within 21 days its > but natural that people will expect him to give 100 times better a single > song than the songs of sdm. > > 2. I loved waka waka song. Waka waka's tune was simple but melodious. Song > was catchy, peppy, groovy easy to sing, easy to tap one's feet on it, superb > video n shakira's charm. > > 3. ARR's music n compositions r difficult to understand for many people, it > takes time to grow, though many people cant understand his music even afer > 100 times listen. > > 4. ARR's movies n private albums not ment for whole india but for arr's > fans n those people who can understand music very wel. Cwg song is for whole > india n every1 wants to be it like their taste. We (arr fans) care a damn > when others dont like his music for movies or private album's, but this time > the case is different because he was suppose to give a song which can easily > sung by every indian n loved by every1 (he tried to do so) but he couldn't > reach his goal. > > 5. This kind of phase which arr is going through is not first time it has > happened before also when people tried to demoralise him n tried very hard > to lower his popularity, but by the grace of Almighty he only climed higher > n higher. This phase is worst. But whenever that happened when his work was > critisized at the extreme level he came with a BANG and silented all his > critics. First, at the time of Daud n other movies of his at that time, he > came with Taal etc., second time at the time of Bose-the forgetton hero n > movies of his at that time, he came with RDB. ARR n Sachin Tendulkar r > alike, whenever people say sachin is finish now, he hits a century, whenever > people stared saying arr is gonna be a history now he came with the best > music anyone can give in the world. > > This is the same kind of phase from which arr is going through right now, > but i m very much sure that sooner or later he will make every1 silent once > again inshaAllah taala. > > with best regards, > Shehzad. > > >