Sent via BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Gopal Srinivasan" <catchg...@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:50:25 To: <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: catchg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] CWG track..heres my take
How do we know that the 5.5 cr figure is even true? It was reported once in the same 'I concoct things as I go' Indian media and everyone is treating it like the gospel truth? Sent via BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Roshan <c.pix...@gmail.com> Sender: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:44:59 To: <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [arr] CWG track..heres my take for me, this whole CWG song thing shows the true colors of Indian politics and media. they don't mind making a big issue out of a trivial thing like the theme music.. but they can't even organize the event properly. it's as if they all were of waiting for an opportunity to bash rahman while both the opposition and the government has shown that they are nothing but idiots. I want to say a lot of things about all these things we read in the media.. but that will probably have 10 times more profanities than the Scarface movie. lol so, i am just accepting the fact that India only works this way. our government, media and politicians like to blame each other like they always do in the parliament. we are third world and with these kind of people in media and politics, we will stay that way forever. while I loved the CWG song.. i too think that the 5.5 cr was a bit too much to spend for a song and performance. they should probably have focused more on how to manage the event and bad press. i didn't mean that AR didn't deserve it. but, it's a lot of money for a country like India and common men will think that it was a rip off. we fans here don't think of it as a big issue as we love him. but it is still an issue. Plus, for an event like these people will except more glamor and obviously that is also the reason why people were put off by the song. that is the reason why everyone is now comparing it to Waka Waka. I have a lot more to say about this whole stinking politics. but this is not the forum for that. so, this here is my last post about CWG song. and hoping that this won't affect AR's reputation and respect that he truly deserves. On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Gayathri Chandrakasan < gayathri_c...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > "if we approach things with pre-conceived notion, nothing can change the > mindset." > > I truly agree with this. I don't think people were expecting a Waka Waka or > a Maa Tujhe Saalam or even a Maro Maro from ARR. If yes, then all these > ideas would have been expressed to him during composition process itself and > not now, when the track has been released. The problem is that everything > has become very political and competitive now. It's no longer about hosting > CWG, it's about hosting a better CWG than Beijing's Olympics! Why > Beijing's Olympics? Because it was a huge hit! If China can do it, then we > can do better! > > When ARR was requested to compose the CWG theme, there wasn't any talks > about comparison with any other themes whatsoever. But now that Waka Waka is > a huge hit, all of a sudden, we want ARR to compose something better than > Waka Waka. If Shakira can do it, why not ARR? Yes, Shakira could do it, > because she didn't have the pressure of being constantly compared to every > Tom, Dick and Harry. No ministers "approved" of her song and then turn > around saying that they were disappointed with the same. People just enjoyed > the song for what it is and it became a huge hit! > > In my humble opinion, we have just forgotten where our priorities lie. > Hosting a CWG is not only a huge responsibility but it's also a great > privilege. There is no need to compare ourselves with our counterparts and > go around bragging that we'll do better than them. Instead, if we just > concentrate on hosting a good games in the manner we know best, I'm pretty > sure people will start to appreciate them as well. > > > > --- On *Wed, 9/1/10, wiredbeats <wiredbe...@yahoo.co.in>* wrote: > > > From: wiredbeats <wiredbe...@yahoo.co.in> > Subject: [arr] CWG track..heres my take > To: "rahman fans" <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 12:42 AM > > > > > Few years back, i was in a gathering where people were sayin AR Rahman is > spoiling the present music scene with 'computer music' and all his songs > sound same with 'western beats' and no proper pronunciation. > > I ignored it and later played this track called Poo Kodiyin Punnagai from > Iruvar. They all said...." look at those days music..what melody and each > word is so clear and soft to ears...these days rahman and other can't even > imaging to compose music like this....!" > > to this i replied ..." This track is by AR Rahman ..from Iruvar.. .." they > were just dump struck and chewed their own words.. > > *( for those of you unaware, this track sounds very retro like those in > Black and White days..killer track!!)* > > So the point is, if we approach things with pre-conceived notion, nothing > can change the mindset. > > Commonwealth games has a not lot negative air now. What with scams, > incomplete works and New Delhi dug up...people are not happy. One theme song > can't improve things and it will succumb to pressures. Even if Rahman would > have composed a fast track like Waka Waka, Maro Maro ( Boys)...people would > have said the same. > > We are dealing with politicians here...remember! > > So chill. > > regards > > Please donate to my foundation : http://www.cradleindia.org > <http://www.cradleindia.org> > > Remixes I Originals I Opinions at http://www.wiredbeats.com > <http://www.wiredbeats.com/> > > > > > > -- ----------------------------------- http://roshanravi.com http://ramblingsoul.com http://cssheaven.org
