Agreed that hit and brilliance are two different things. Chiggy Wiggy is high on the charts.....it's a hit. That's a fact. I also agree that Chiggy Wiggy, although a fun song, is not a "brilliant" song. Let's remember too how expectations confound perception.
--- In [email protected], V S Rawat <vsra...@...> wrote: > > On 9/30/2009 8:54 PM India Time, _ichord_ wrote: > > > Chiggy Wiggy a failure? It has reached number 1 on radio mirchi and > > number 4 on Indian airplay. Well, if that's a failure, I wouldn't > > mind such "failures" from ARR now and then....LOL! > > Let's remember that popularity of a song is not really related with the > brilliance of the song. Or at best, popularity is inversely proportional with > brilliance. > > - I had never heard of Indian Airplay list before its mention in this list > yesterday. > > - Radio Mirchi is a private professional channel. There is no logic how they > select songs to be played, whether they are charging money or favor or ads > from the movie/ music right holders. There is no farmaishi program on Mirchi > that might have suggested that listeners are really asking them to play a > particular song. And they as well as all private channels do play all the > latest songs, without exception, round the clock. Does anyone have any data > of how many Water or D6 song reached in Radio Mirchi top 10 to prove the > greatness of these songs and how many of Pritam and Himesh songs reached > Radio Mirchi top 10 to make them great songs? > > Let's don't rely on unauthenticated meaningless data to prove ARR's > greatness. ARR is great on his own accord even if a rare song of him is not > up to his mark. > > -- > Rawat > > > --- In [email protected], "Jahanzeb" <jahanzebtippu@> > > wrote: > >>> The song has harmed the reputation of ARR also, me think. It is > >>> less than mediocre by ARR's standards. It lacks creativity that > >>> was so visible in each of 800+ songs of ARR. If this is what our > >>> man is going to give after Oscars, and with an international > >>> popular, he was far better before Oscars and with Indian singers. > >>> > >> > >> this is 100% EXACTLY what i also think. couldn't agree more. as i > >> have already said i would say again that it is ARR's failure (one > >> of very rares). > >> > >> > >> - Jahanzeb > >> > >> > >> --- In [email protected], V S Rawat <vsrawat@> wrote: > >>> On 9/29/2009 8:52 PM India Time, _ravi_ wrote: > >>> > >>>> And does it really matters about an article written by any > >>>> person who just wants to fill space in a daily and agree to the > >>>> senses? That was quiet absurd when the writer in the daily > >>>> claimed that Blue was a flop bcs of songs (or one song in > >>>> particular) as if every movie was an instant hit or flop with > >>>> its music. Had it been a case movies like Mann, Khamoshi should > >>>> have been listed among all time hits. I personally felt a > >>>> person who writes should do at least some amount of homework > >>>> and analysis when he writes in media than just writing opinions > >>>> and then generalizing it. And the one who doesn't is no less > >>>> than an those ppl who preach evil and force ppl to believe in > >>>> their views. Coming back to Chiggy Wiggy I personally never > >>>> felt Kylie is one wonderful artist anytime > >>> I was worse off than you. I had never ever heard of Kylie before > >>> her getting roped in for Buloo. > >>> > >>>> and I never borrowed the hypes surrounded; > >>> but I got curious about an international popular artist getting > >>> roped in first time for an Indian song, that too by my fav man. I > >>> was expectant and eager to hear it. > >>> > >>>> So taking into account of ppl like me or to those who never > >>>> knew who Kylie is music sales volume is unaffected. > >>> I differ. I think several people must have got curious about this > >>> song that cost multi-million bucks and they would have bought it. > >>> > >>> > >>>> It only matters who is the Composer and AR name is an influence > >>>> for sales. > >>> The song has harmed the reputation of ARR also, me think. It is > >>> less than mediocre by ARR's standards. It lacks creativity that > >>> was so visible in each of 800+ songs of ARR. If this is what our > >>> man is going to give after Oscars, and with an international > >>> popular, he was far better before Oscars and with Indian singers. > >>> If the movie flops at box office (I fear so) then ARR bashers are > >>> going to have a field day. > >>> > >>> I am sure RAVANA is going to be a never-before highest point in > >>> ARR's life that will leave everybody spellbound. > >>> > >>> -- Rawat > >>> >
