[arr] Re: Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion
yeah what a lame picturization. it is hard to distinguish between this and thousands of other songs picturized in same fashion. such a great song deserved much more. also i think it should have been picturized in outdoors. - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ichord" wrote: > > I hope so, but unfortunately, from what I've seen, I didn't like the way they > picturized Fiqrana. > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Niven" wrote: > > > > > > Trust me , wait for the film to go on screens and watch as BLUE dominates > > all charts.. even Chiggy wiggy. > > > > Niven > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, mohammed sajin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > Who told Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit??? > > > Actually this track is the biggest hit from this album. > > > > > > In UAE, whenever I turned on any radio channels, I can hear the song. > > > And even those peoples who are not aware of ARR songs knows it. > > > > > > I have one colleague, who always used to hear old songs. > > > but now most of the time he hums Chiggy Wiggy. > > > > > > Please don't call it as mediocre. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: V S Rawat > > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:34:12 PM > > > Subject: Re: [arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion > > > > > > > > > Well written, Vinod. All praises for your efforts. > > > > > > On the content of your review, I think Sonu might have got "scared" of > > > the "big budget" and "an international star" so he might have decided to > > > play it safe so that the burden of if the song flops doesn't come on his > > > shoulder, so he didn't experiment, didn't stretch him limits, and gave a > > > time tested often heard sound, as you said "artificial and make-believe" > > > that became his undoing in this song. > > > > > > I think the overall predictable progression of the song itself is > > > responsible for lackluster-ness of this song. So many songs like this > > > have been heard across decades that this entire concept of a > > > culture-clash culminating in local culture defeat the intruder, doesn't > > > excite the imagination any more. > > > > > > The concept itself doesn't gel with anything that ARR is known for. He > > > should not have got for a culture defeating another culture, but should > > > have gone for it to culminate in a synergy of the two cultures. > > > > > > -- > > > Rawat > > > > > > On 9/29/2009 12:49 PM India Time, _vinod sagar_ wrote: > > > > > > > Everyone here, including me, had some great expectations from Kylie & > > > > Rahman's collaboration and expected the song to be a hit. > > > > > > > > Though its unfair to expect a repeat of Chaiyya Chaiyya, which revived > > > > the career of Sukhvinder, still I expected something new > > > > > > > > I dared not to write any comment earlier, bcos I wanted ample time to > > > > get this song to grow on me, before I write anything... > > > > > > > > After all these days of listening , I have this opinion... just an > > > > opinion mind you... > > > > > > > > I think that the real culprit is Sonu Nigam !! His voice is so > > > > artificial and make-believe. .. yes I am using word artificial and > > > > make-believe. .. because listen to chiggy wiggy from 3:27 onwards > > > > you'll > > > > know what i mean... > > > > > > > > I found his voice more original in Satrangi re from 01:03 onwards... > > > > > > > > I strongly feel Daler Mehndi or Sukhvinder singh would have been a > > > > better choice.. maybe even KK... but not Sonu, his voice doesn't suit > > > > for this song !! > > > > > > > > The other reason is the rhythm (I dont know what they call it, beat, > > > > rhythm whatever) that Rahman has used, the one which has already been > > > > popular. Right from the beginning, whenever I listen to this song I > > > > feel > > > > like listening to Pritam's Zara Zara.. > > > > > > > > Chiggy Wiggy would have been a super-hit if it had been done before > > > > Zara > > > > Zara... Cos Zara Zara caught peoples imagination with the sensuous > > > > swaying of Katrina Kaif to the music of Pritam.. > > > > > > > > The next culprit is the sound quality, I think the recording engineer > > > > wanted the listener to hear all the sounds of the song at the same > > > > time... I feel that the sounds that were supposed to be in the > > > > background were brought forward along with all the percussions and the > > > > lead voices (This is the case with all the songs of Blue, H.Sridhar's > > > > loss is very evident here) .. it feels really horrible when listened on > > > > a high end sound system.. its even more horrible on small time audio > > > > systems, especially in office cabs !! > > > > > > > > Donno why, but after sonu's voice
Re: [arr] Re: Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion
I think the Fiqrana video is more for promotional purposes only. I cannot see that fitting in a movie. Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:46 PM, ichord wrote: > > > I hope so, but unfortunately, from what I've seen, I didn't like the way > they picturized Fiqrana. > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , > "Niven" wrote: > > > > > > Trust me , wait for the film to go on screens and watch as BLUE dominates > all charts.. even Chiggy wiggy. > > > > Niven > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , > mohammed sajin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > Who told Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit??? > > > Actually this track is the biggest hit from this album. > > > > > > In UAE, whenever I turned on any radio channels, I can hear the song. > > > And even those peoples who are not aware of ARR songs knows it. > > > > > > I have one colleague, who always used to hear old songs. > > > but now most of the time he hums Chiggy Wiggy. > > > > > > Please don't call it as mediocre. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: V S Rawat > > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:34:12 PM > > > Subject: Re: [arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my > opinion > > > > > > > > > Well written, Vinod. All praises for your efforts. > > > > > > On the content of your review, I think Sonu might have got "scared" of > the "big budget" and "an international star" so he might have decided to > play it safe so that the burden of if the song flops doesn't come on his > shoulder, so he didn't experiment, didn't stretch him limits, and gave a > time tested often heard sound, as you said "artificial and make-believe" > that became his undoing in this song. > > > > > > I think the overall predictable progression of the song itself is > responsible for lackluster-ness of this song. So many songs like this have > been heard across decades that this entire concept of a culture-clash > culminating in local culture defeat the intruder, doesn't excite the > imagination any more. > > > > > > The concept itself doesn't gel with anything that ARR is known for. He > should not have got for a culture defeating another culture, but should have > gone for it to culminate in a synergy of the two cultures. > > > > > > -- > > > Rawat > > > > > > On 9/29/2009 12:49 PM India Time, _vinod sagar_ wrote: > > > > > > > Everyone here, including me, had some great expectations from Kylie & > > > > > Rahman's collaboration and expected the song to be a hit. > > > > > > > > Though its unfair to expect a repeat of Chaiyya Chaiyya, which > revived > > > > the career of Sukhvinder, still I expected something new > > > > > > > > I dared not to write any comment earlier, bcos I wanted ample time to > > > > > get this song to grow on me, before I write anything... > > > > > > > > After all these days of listening , I have this opinion... just an > > > > opinion mind you... > > > > > > > > I think that the real culprit is Sonu Nigam !! His voice is so > > > > artificial and make-believe. .. yes I am using word artificial and > > > > make-believe. .. because listen to chiggy wiggy from 3:27 onwards > you'll > > > > know what i mean... > > > > > > > > I found his voice more original in Satrangi re from 01:03 onwards... > > > > > > > > I strongly feel Daler Mehndi or Sukhvinder singh would have been a > > > > better choice.. maybe even KK... but not Sonu, his voice doesn't suit > > > > > for this song !! > > > > > > > > The other reason is the rhythm (I dont know what they call it, beat, > > > > rhythm whatever) that Rahman has used, the one which has already been > > > > > popular. Right from the beginning, whenever I listen to this song I > feel > > > > like listening to Pritam's Zara Zara.. > > > > > > > > Chiggy Wiggy would have been a super-hit if it had been done before > Zara > > > > Zara... Cos Zara Zara caught peoples imagination with the sensuous > > > > swaying of Katrina Kaif to the music of Pritam.. > > > > > > > > The next culprit is the sound quality, I think the recording engineer > > > > > wanted the listener to hear all the sounds of the song at the same > > > > time... I feel that the sounds that were supposed to be in the > > > > background were brought forward along with all the percussions and > the > > > > lead voices (This is the case with all the songs of Blue, H.Sridhar's > > > > > loss is very evident here) .. it feels really horrible when listened > on > > > > a high end sound system.. its even more horrible on small time audio > > > > systems, especially in office cabs !! > > > > > > > > Donno why, but after sonu's voice takes over the song, I couldnt help > > > > > but wanted the song to end quickly !!! And when the song ends, it > felt > > > > very peaceful, as if after the storm... > >
[arr] Re: Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion
I hope so, but unfortunately, from what I've seen, I didn't like the way they picturized Fiqrana. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Niven" wrote: > > > Trust me , wait for the film to go on screens and watch as BLUE dominates all > charts.. even Chiggy wiggy. > > Niven > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, mohammed sajin wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > Who told Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit??? > > Actually this track is the biggest hit from this album. > > > > In UAE, whenever I turned on any radio channels, I can hear the song. > > And even those peoples who are not aware of ARR songs knows it. > > > > I have one colleague, who always used to hear old songs. > > but now most of the time he hums Chiggy Wiggy. > > > > Please don't call it as mediocre. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: V S Rawat > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:34:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion > > > > > > Well written, Vinod. All praises for your efforts. > > > > On the content of your review, I think Sonu might have got "scared" of the > > "big budget" and "an international star" so he might have decided to play > > it safe so that the burden of if the song flops doesn't come on his > > shoulder, so he didn't experiment, didn't stretch him limits, and gave a > > time tested often heard sound, as you said "artificial and make-believe" > > that became his undoing in this song. > > > > I think the overall predictable progression of the song itself is > > responsible for lackluster-ness of this song. So many songs like this have > > been heard across decades that this entire concept of a culture-clash > > culminating in local culture defeat the intruder, doesn't excite the > > imagination any more. > > > > The concept itself doesn't gel with anything that ARR is known for. He > > should not have got for a culture defeating another culture, but should > > have gone for it to culminate in a synergy of the two cultures. > > > > -- > > Rawat > > > > On 9/29/2009 12:49 PM India Time, _vinod sagar_ wrote: > > > > > Everyone here, including me, had some great expectations from Kylie & > > > Rahman's collaboration and expected the song to be a hit. > > > > > > Though its unfair to expect a repeat of Chaiyya Chaiyya, which revived > > > the career of Sukhvinder, still I expected something new > > > > > > I dared not to write any comment earlier, bcos I wanted ample time to > > > get this song to grow on me, before I write anything... > > > > > > After all these days of listening , I have this opinion... just an > > > opinion mind you... > > > > > > I think that the real culprit is Sonu Nigam !! His voice is so > > > artificial and make-believe. .. yes I am using word artificial and > > > make-believe. .. because listen to chiggy wiggy from 3:27 onwards you'll > > > know what i mean... > > > > > > I found his voice more original in Satrangi re from 01:03 onwards... > > > > > > I strongly feel Daler Mehndi or Sukhvinder singh would have been a > > > better choice.. maybe even KK... but not Sonu, his voice doesn't suit > > > for this song !! > > > > > > The other reason is the rhythm (I dont know what they call it, beat, > > > rhythm whatever) that Rahman has used, the one which has already been > > > popular. Right from the beginning, whenever I listen to this song I feel > > > like listening to Pritam's Zara Zara.. > > > > > > Chiggy Wiggy would have been a super-hit if it had been done before Zara > > > Zara... Cos Zara Zara caught peoples imagination with the sensuous > > > swaying of Katrina Kaif to the music of Pritam.. > > > > > > The next culprit is the sound quality, I think the recording engineer > > > wanted the listener to hear all the sounds of the song at the same > > > time... I feel that the sounds that were supposed to be in the > > > background were brought forward along with all the percussions and the > > > lead voices (This is the case with all the songs of Blue, H.Sridhar's > > > loss is very evident here) .. it feels really horrible when listened on > > > a high end sound system.. its even more horrible on small time audio > > > systems, especially in office cabs !! > > > > > > Donno why, but after sonu's voice takes over the song, I couldnt help > > > but wanted the song to end quickly !!! And when the song ends, it felt > > > very peaceful, as if after the storm... > > > > > > I feel let down, when my colleagues at office talk abt chiggy wiggy and > > > compare it with Zara Zara... I realised that everyone feels that chiggy > > > wiggy is an extension of zara zara > > > > > > As for the sound quality of the songs in Blue... I have a high end audio > > > system in my car, with blaupunkt woofer(its awesome !) pioneer 2 din > > > head unit, blau
[arr] Re: Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion
Trust me , wait for the film to go on screens and watch as BLUE dominates all charts.. even Chiggy wiggy. Niven --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, mohammed sajin wrote: > > > > Hello, > Who told Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit??? > Actually this track is the biggest hit from this album. > > In UAE, whenever I turned on any radio channels, I can hear the song. > And even those peoples who are not aware of ARR songs knows it. > > I have one colleague, who always used to hear old songs. > but now most of the time he hums Chiggy Wiggy. > > Please don't call it as mediocre. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: V S Rawat > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:34:12 PM > Subject: Re: [arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion > > > Well written, Vinod. All praises for your efforts. > > On the content of your review, I think Sonu might have got "scared" of the > "big budget" and "an international star" so he might have decided to play it > safe so that the burden of if the song flops doesn't come on his shoulder, so > he didn't experiment, didn't stretch him limits, and gave a time tested often > heard sound, as you said "artificial and make-believe" that became his > undoing in this song. > > I think the overall predictable progression of the song itself is responsible > for lackluster-ness of this song. So many songs like this have been heard > across decades that this entire concept of a culture-clash culminating in > local culture defeat the intruder, doesn't excite the imagination any more. > > The concept itself doesn't gel with anything that ARR is known for. He should > not have got for a culture defeating another culture, but should have gone > for it to culminate in a synergy of the two cultures. > > -- > Rawat > > On 9/29/2009 12:49 PM India Time, _vinod sagar_ wrote: > > > Everyone here, including me, had some great expectations from Kylie & > > Rahman's collaboration and expected the song to be a hit. > > > > Though its unfair to expect a repeat of Chaiyya Chaiyya, which revived > > the career of Sukhvinder, still I expected something new > > > > I dared not to write any comment earlier, bcos I wanted ample time to > > get this song to grow on me, before I write anything... > > > > After all these days of listening , I have this opinion... just an > > opinion mind you... > > > > I think that the real culprit is Sonu Nigam !! His voice is so > > artificial and make-believe. .. yes I am using word artificial and > > make-believe. .. because listen to chiggy wiggy from 3:27 onwards you'll > > know what i mean... > > > > I found his voice more original in Satrangi re from 01:03 onwards... > > > > I strongly feel Daler Mehndi or Sukhvinder singh would have been a > > better choice.. maybe even KK... but not Sonu, his voice doesn't suit > > for this song !! > > > > The other reason is the rhythm (I dont know what they call it, beat, > > rhythm whatever) that Rahman has used, the one which has already been > > popular. Right from the beginning, whenever I listen to this song I feel > > like listening to Pritam's Zara Zara.. > > > > Chiggy Wiggy would have been a super-hit if it had been done before Zara > > Zara... Cos Zara Zara caught peoples imagination with the sensuous > > swaying of Katrina Kaif to the music of Pritam.. > > > > The next culprit is the sound quality, I think the recording engineer > > wanted the listener to hear all the sounds of the song at the same > > time... I feel that the sounds that were supposed to be in the > > background were brought forward along with all the percussions and the > > lead voices (This is the case with all the songs of Blue, H.Sridhar's > > loss is very evident here) .. it feels really horrible when listened on > > a high end sound system.. its even more horrible on small time audio > > systems, especially in office cabs !! > > > > Donno why, but after sonu's voice takes over the song, I couldnt help > > but wanted the song to end quickly !!! And when the song ends, it felt > > very peaceful, as if after the storm... > > > > I feel let down, when my colleagues at office talk abt chiggy wiggy and > > compare it with Zara Zara... I realised that everyone feels that chiggy > > wiggy is an extension of zara zara > > > > As for the sound quality of the songs in Blue... I have a high end audio > > system in my car, with blaupunkt woofer(its awesome !) pioneer 2 din > > head unit, blaupunkt 800 watt amplifier, jbl speakers... I expected the > > songs of blue to blow me over with the sound... but it was too jarry... > > > > Fanaa from Yuva is the benchmark that i use in my car.. the beats in > > Fanaa are simply superb and it puts the woofer to its ultimate test, > > literally... I play this song at volume level of 8 with A/c on (my > > system supports 30 i think). Be
