THE SONG MAY RESEMBLE"PAISA CHALE" FROM GURU BUT "YE HASEEN WADIAN" IS ALTOGETHER A DIFFERENT SONG --- On Thu, 12/2/09, Jahanzeb Farooq <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Jahanzeb Farooq <[email protected]> Subject: Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel (Re: [arr] 'Slumdog' vs. 'Wall-E' for best song) To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 12 February, 2009, 2:25 PM wow... ye haseen wadiyan from Roja similar to Jai ho? are you serious? i don't see even 1% similarity. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Arijit Debnath <arijit...@. ..> wrote: > > "Yeh hasin badia" from Roja sounds like "jay ho"... the entire song:) > > Arijit > > 2009/2/11 jayram.M.N <jayram...@. ..> > > > Hey, > > > > Does'nt the song Jai Ho slightly resemble the song by A.R.R in Tamil > > "Ellaappugazhum. ." > > > > http://www.hummaa. com/search/ search.php? > > tp=song&lg=14& vl=Ellaappugazhu m > > > > I liked the songs for his message, beats and amazing lyrics. > > > > Regards, Jay > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups. com>, V S > > Rawat <vsrawat@> wrote: > > > > > > I heard Wall-E's Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel. I think that is the > > > song nominated for Oscar in the category of SDM songs. > > > > > > The song seems good, but English music has had enumerable equally > > good > > > or even better songs compared to that, whereas our man's SDM songs > > have > > > a novelty value as international level music from India. > > > > > > And something in this song reminds me of some of Bryan Adams' songs > > and > > > even his voice, not able to pinpoint which one. Anyone. > > > > > > -- > > > Rawat > > > > > > On 2/10/2009 10:02 AM India Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote: > > > > > > > 'Slumdog' vs. 'Wall-E' for best song > > > > No clear frontrunner among Oscar nominees > > > > By JON BURLINGAME > > > > > > > > For the third time in the past 20 years, music-branch voters chose > > only three tunes as best > > > > song nominees. Two are from the same movie, and two of the singers > > are world-class world-music > > > > recording artists. > > > > > > > > There is no clear-cut favorite this year, unlike, say, eight years > > ago when Bob Dylan's win for > > > > "Things Have Changed" was a foregone conclusion, or the year of > > "Titanic" and its ubiquitous > > > > Celine Dion song. What happens Feb. 22 depends several factors. > > > > > > > > First, the "Slumdog" phenomenon: Both of the key songs in "Slumdog > > Millionaire" are nominated, > > > > both co-written by leading Indian composer A.R. Rahman (who is > > also nominated for his original > > > > score). The soundtrack album is rising fast on the charts, so a > > "Slumdog" win would not > > > > surprise. > > > > > > > > But which song? Will voters remember that it was "Jai Ho" that was > > performed as an elaborately > > > > choreographed, Bollywood-style dance number in the Mumbai train > > station at the end of the > > > > movie? > > > > > > > > "Jai Ho," with Indian lyrics by poet Gulzar, may be the most > > talked-about musical moment from > > > > year-end films. And Oscar voters, excited about the prospect of > > seeing the number re-created on > > > > the telecast, may be thinking about that when filling out their > > ballots. If it wins, it will be > > > > only the second foreign-language song to do so (after 2004's "Al > > otro lado del rio" from "The > > > > Motorcycle Diaries"). > > > > > > > > But Rahman's collaboration with London-born, Sri Lankan-raised > > Maya Arulpragasam -- better > > > > known to the pop world as M.I.A. -- on "O... Saya" may resonate > > with younger voters for its > > > > pounding rhythms, electronica sound and rap-style vocals. That > > song's used earlier in the film, > > > > as police chase poor youngsters from an airport tarmac through the > > streets. > > > > > > > > "Slumdog's" competition is the song from the end of the Disney- > > Pixar movie "Wall-E," co-written > > > > by Thomas Newman (also nominated for his score) and Peter Gabriel. > > The nom is Gabriel's first > > > > despite having composed scores for such films as "The Last > > Temptation of Christ" and > > > > "Rabbit-Proof Fence." > > > > > > > > Eight of the past 20 song statuettes have gone to tunes from > > animated movies (all Disney pics > > > > but one). And nine of the past 20 have gone to popular artists > > (including Gabriel's ex-Genesis > > > > bandmate Phil Collins, for "Tarzan," another Disney toon). Also, > > Gabriel's human-rights and > > > > environmental activism would seem to coincide with the politics of > > many Acad voters. > > > > > > > > And, in recent years, voters have spread the Oscar wealth among > > multiple pics. A "Slumdog" > > > > score win could translate into a "Wall-E" song win. > > > > > > > > http://www.variety. com/article/ VR1117999867. html? > > categoryId=3275& cs=1 > > > > > > > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
