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Vithur wrote:
>
> Critics pan Kylie's Chiggy Wiggy song
>
> The much-hyped Kylie Minogue number, Chiggy Wiggy in Blue , has backfired
> for filmmakers. Critics, media, bloggers and music lovers alike have
> expressed their dislike for the song, for which the western pop diva was paid
> Rs 5.5 crore.
> Apart from snubbing the A. R. Rahman- composed song, a UK- based publication
> called The London Paper goes a step ahead in claiming that the film "is in
> danger of flopping". The newspaper says: "To start with, the song has a
> ridiculous title - chiggy wiggy . It's an absolute stinker. From the
> ridiculous lyrics to the lacklustre melodies, this song is rubbish on many
> levels."
> Kylie's hefty pay cheque for the six-minute gig marked the highest price
> paid to any star in an item number in Bollywood. The Australian pop diva's
> glamour doesn't seem to have impressed Bollywood fans and music experts.
> "It's all just a little too weird. Her performance is at best awkward,
> Bgrade 'urban' reinterpretation of Moulin Rouge, and the dog-panting dance
> moves are tragic," writes Bradley Stern on muumuse.com . Kylie, on her part,
> is elated with the number. The pop star claims on Twitter that "A. R.
> Rahman's soundtrack for the Bollywood film Blue is No. 1 on Indian charts.
> Congrats!! Chiggy Wiggy with myself and Sonu Nigam." An excited Kylie has in
> fact also uploaded a video on the making of the song on her Twitter profile.
> Critics, however, don't share a similar opinion. Many feel Kylie has been
> wasted. "Rahman has composed some amazing songs during his career, but this
> (number) certainly isn't one of them," writes The London Paper. Early Indian
> reviewers too haven't been very positive. " Chiggy wiggy is an elaborate
> composition with surprisingly pedestrian lyrics and predictable melody. You
> may get disappointed with the high- profile song," says Rediff. com.
> Radioandmusic. com states that " Chiggy Wiggy is great until the Indian
> angle comes in. After that, it's a tasteless hotchpotch." Another popular
> portal, Bollywoodhungama. com , says the number is a "departure from a Rahman
> composition". It further adds that "the moment Sonu Nigam takes over the song
> with bhangra beats, the result turns out to be messy". The buzz is that Blue,
> costing around Rs 70-crore, is over budget and the trade wasn't too bullish
> about the film till long ago. In fact, Blue , scheduled to open in Diwali,
> was struggling to find a distributor till recently.
> -- http://indiatoday. intoday.in/ index.php? option=com_
> content&task=view&issueid=110&id=62916&Itemid=1§ionid=67&secid=136
> regards, Vithur
>
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