now that is a second shock. first being PCD's cover version which is completely unnecessary..
but that does not change the greatness of the song. that is the beauty about it. :) --- In [email protected], Gomzy <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > Just say you dont "love" . You still using the word "love" :P > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Srini Santhanam <saint.si...@...>wrote: > > > Me too.. I think thats why even rahman refused to compose a theme music > > for congress as it would give him a political tinge.. Too bad T-Series did > > this to us. > > I would love to follow AR's words in choosing love over hate, but how can i > > say 'I *Love* Jai Ho being used by congress in its political campaign and > > that now this new anthem of us has a political angle' :( > > > > On Mar 4, 2009, at 7:54 PM, Bivin Chandra wrote: > > > > > > Sunil Prabhu/Beverly White/Ravi Tiwari > > Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:44 AM (Mumbai) > > > > The Congress will use music composer A R Rahman's Oscar winning song *Jai > > Ho* in its poll campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections. > > > > The UPA has not only usurped the theme of the Oscar-winning *Slumdog > > Millionnaire* to shore up its electoral prospects, it has also bought the > > rights to A R Rahman's Oscar-Winning song *Jai Ho* from T-Series. > > > > But not everyone's humming a happy tune not least of all the lyrical genius > > who penned the catchy *Jai Ho* lyrics. > > > > "Don't make it political, it is such a nice lyrical song by Rahman, don't > > make it political," said Gulzar, Lyricist, Oscar Winner for *Jai Ho*. > > > > Sukhwinder Singh who has sung the song is of a slightly different opinion, > > he says, "As long as this song is used to bring happiness, I don't have any > > objection to it. My work was to sing the song. The music company is totally > > free to sell the rights whosoever they want. As far as moral question is > > concerned, whether it should be used for political gain or not, I am of the > > view that if the song reaches out to more and more people and brings a smile > > on the faces, it's good and it serves my purpose too. This is the whole > > spirit with which I have sung it." > > > > > > http://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090085573&type=musicindia > > > > > > > > > > >
