i am also confused for the same. many sites said ARR and Sukhwinder would be "opening" the ceremony with Jai ho. that means they would be performing Jai ho twice? first a complete performance and then a medley one? does not sound realistic though. if Academy is so sensitive about time (giving 65 seconds per song) how come they allow performing a song twice. i am confused. someone with more clear picture??
--- In [email protected], V S Rawat <vsra...@...> wrote: > > Does it mean that what we are hearing about our man and Sukhwinder > performing one of the song live at the ceremony, they were also to > perform such truncated 60 seconds? > > And, I am confused on how to comment on this. The artists' views are > indeed valid, but we should also think about the practical problems that > organizers must be facing. Oscar is basically awards giving ceremony, > and there are some entertainment clubbed in it as a sideshow to add > spices to it. There is only limited time available for such > entertainment thus even though they themselves want full songs/ movies > to be played, they can't allow this. > > Hope some practical, mutually agreeable solution evolves for this. > > -- > Rawat > On 2/13/2009 7:51 AM India Time, _Vinod Raju_ wrote: > > > Peter Gabriel withdraws from Oscars > > Musician will not perform nominated song > > By PHIL GALLO > > > > Posted: Thurs., Feb. 12, 2009, 5:19pm PT > > > > > > Peter Gabriel has withdrawn from performing at the Academy Awards, > > hoping the Soweto Gospel Choir will be booked to perform his > > nominated song "Down to Earth" from "Wall-E." > > Gabriel was told he would perform for only 60-65 seconds in a medley > > of the nominated songs. When he said yes to performing the song he > > co-wrote with Thomas Newman, he was under the impression they would > > be able to perform the song in its entirety. He does not believe the > > song will work in such a truncated form. > > > > "It's a bit unfortunate," he said in a video on his website. "The > > songwriters are a very small part of the filmmaking process but we > > still work bloody hard and deserve (a bigger part in the ceremony)." > > > > Calling himself "an old fart" who can afford to "make a little > > protest," Gabriel's hope is that the Oscarcast producers will > > reconsider the move next year and reinstate full performances of > > songs. > > > > The Feb. 22 show is a maiden voyage for producers Laurence Mark and > > Bill Condon. Gabriel still intends to attend the ceremony. > > > > The Academy had no comment. > > > > http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1118000100.html? > > nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1 >
