Haha, didn't realize that you can interpret the sentence the other way around as well. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll be extra clear with my words from now on ;))
--- On Tue, 8/31/10, Elanchezhian <elan_rahman_ka...@yahoo.in> wrote: From: Elanchezhian <elan_rahman_ka...@yahoo.in> Subject: [arr] Re: CWG Song is thumping and inspiring!! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 9:03 PM "There are a number of ARR's songs which tend to take time to grown on you, but this one is an exception, at least for me" Phew!!, i missed a heart beat when i read this sentence...I thought you were about to say that the song didn't grow upon you....:) The next sentence made my day....lol... --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gayathri Chandrakasan <gayathri_c...@...> wrote: > > There are a number of ARR's songs which tend to take time to grown on you, > but this one is an exception, at least for me. I just fell in love with the > song the moment I first heard it. It has a great blend of carribean, western > and Indian music. The increase of tempo was done gradually and tastefully, > with the highest tempo saved for the last few seconds. It was absolutely > delighful to hear the number! > > This brings me to the two questions that was running through my mind while > reading the criritcms on the song. > > 1) Wasn't this song inspiring and passionate? > > I personally felt it was the right song for Commonwealth- in fact, I even > feel like participating in the games after listening to the number. It has > the right tempo, the right punch, the right feel that you would want to hear > from a sports theme song, doesn't it? Someone once said that ARR would have > composed a better song if only he was given more time. I disagree. I always > believed that ARR gives his best regardless of how long/short the time given > to him. And this time too, I believe that ARR has given his best-the song is > superb! > > 2) Comparison with Waka Waka > > First of all let me confess, I love waka waka but I still don't understand > why anyone wants to compare waka waka with CWG theme. In fact, I don't know > why the topic of comparison only arise when ARR composes a number. I don't > think anyone would have compared Shakira with Anastacia's "Boom" or Ricky > Martin's "The Cup of Life" -and Martin's song was a huge hit when it was > released! > > Personally, I don't know what people were expecting? Are they genuinely > looking for ARR to pull of a Waka Waka? Or even a Maa Tujhe Salam? Someone > here mentioned that they were hoping for a number in the lines of Maro Maro. > I'm seriously glad ARR hasn't done any of that. CWG is wonderful and fresh as > it is. > > Then again, I also don't think waka waka was cheesy or that Shakira would be > "finished" if ARR had pulled a better number. In fact, I felt so offended > when such comments are passed on Shakira and her song. When are we going to > stop putting other artists down in order to praise ARR? Doesn't ARR's work > speaks for themselves? > > > --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Arr Fan <arr...@...> wrote: > > From: Arr Fan <arr...@...> > Subject: Re: [arr] CWG Song is thumping and inspiring!! > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 1:34 PM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Slow poison it is... the song is really good. > > From: Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upad...@...> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 6:12:20 AM > Subject: Re: [arr] CWG Song is thumping and inspiring!! > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > Did you guys observe the sound quality ? I mean the engineering. It has > been better than endhiran and puli. > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Suresh Jayakumar <suresh6...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > The song has all the ingredients of a slow poison, in a good sense.So > far I am liking it. > Ppl are comparing this one to waka waka which was more cheesey !ARR is beyond > such cheesy stuff... > > I like to listen ARR music in my MEElectronics M6 earphone..it's really > punchy and fun.. Especially endhiran songs.. >  > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 30, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Thulasi Ram <karoke...@...> wrote: > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > after trying various earphones, i finally narrowed down at Altec > Lansing and started using it from puli. CWG song sounds exceptional. > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Madhavan Rajan <rsamadhu2...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Believe it or not!! I just got an opportunity to listen to the song > using my Bose headphones, though I listened to the song earlier in some cheap > speakers...I must say it gave me goosebumps throughout the song...The vocals > are very crisp and AR has rendered it perfectly...The pallavi was accompanied > by very pleasant humming...Now comes the strumming guitar with the claps and > the killer beat that is just too good to set the mood of the theme > song...When he sings the charanam parts, he sets the mood like "go-get-it > with confidence"...The rap bit suits the mood well without altering the tempo > of the song...Loved the Sitar and the Shakers that travels ear to ear...The > ending is a perfect crowd-puller, more of a celebration with the funky drum > beats; if you notice clearly, the pattern and the tempo of the beats vary > throughout the ending, just perfect, and not like a regular > "dabbankuthu"...Before criticising, "Let's go" and listen to it again > :-) > > > > > -- > Cheers, > Madhavan.R > Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > www.gomzyphotography.com >