Rawat. Sometimes some tunes need not grow. Like how you mentioned saathiya. I am sure you loved the airtel tune on the first hearing. Thats what is mass appeal. Take Jiya Se Jiya for example.
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:31 PM, V S Rawat <vsra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 8/31/2010 10:32 AM India Time, _light4_u_ wrote: > > > I will try to be very honest in my views. As been one of the > > biggest fans of ARR since years I m extremly disappointed with the > > song. Its not bad but its not even close to the capability of ARR n > > his name in the music world, he should, he could, he would have > > done much much better than this. > > > > The things went wrong in cwg song according to me r, > > > > 1. When some media guy asked him "is it like waka waka ?" ARR > > responded to that "we tried to go beyond than waka waka" or some > > thing like that he replied. With this reply of ARR people started > > to expect the song better than chaiyyan chiyaan or maa tujhe > > salaam, he shouldn't have said that but insted he should have said > > "no its not like waka waka its different from that". He also said > > that i m working on it since 6 months. When he can deliver the > > whole sound track like slumdog millionaire within 21 days its but > > natural that people will expect him to give 100 times better a > > single song than the songs of sdm. > > Yaar, the above doesn't at all relate to why you like or dislike this > song. I concede that I find it so uncharacterstic of ARR to compare > his own work with waka waka even if by negation, may be media caught > him unprepared and he uttered something he didn't meant to. Still, > whatever he said that raised the expectations, even without him having > said anything, expectation with an ARR song are always high, so > nothing became worse or bad by him uttering so. > > > > > > 2. I loved waka waka song. Waka waka's tune was simple but > > melodious. Song was catchy, peppy, groovy easy to sing, easy to tap > > one's feet on it, superb video n shakira's charm. > > Frankly, I haven't heard waka till now fully though it reaches ears > now and then, but agains dear, you seem to be comparing ARR song with > waka. > > > > > > 3. ARR's music n compositions r difficult to understand for many > > people, it takes time to grow, though many people cant understand > > his music even afer 100 times listen. > > Thinking about it, I think he should give such growing songs for his > fans. He should not give growing song that he knows world will listen > who don't know about this growing effect and might not bother to give > it time to grow. > > > > > > 4. ARR's movies n private albums not ment for whole india but for > > arr's fans n those people who can understand music very wel. Cwg > > song is for whole india n every1 wants to be it like their taste. > > We (arr fans) care a damn when others dont like his music for > > movies or private album's, but this time the case is different > > because he was suppose to give a song which can easily sung by > > every indian n loved by every1 (he tried to do so) but he couldn't > > reach his goal. > > > > 5. This kind of phase which arr is going through is not first time > > it has happened before also when people tried to demoralise him n > > tried very hard to lower his popularity, but by the grace of > > Almighty he only climed higher n higher. This phase is worst. But > > whenever that happened when his work was critisized at the extreme > > level he came with a BANG and silented all his critics. First, at > > the time of Daud n other movies of his at that time, he came with > > Taal etc., second time at the time of Bose-the forgetton hero n > > movies of his at that time, he came with RDB. ARR n Sachin > > Tendulkar r alike, whenever people say sachin is finish now, he > > hits a century, whenever people stared saying arr is gonna be a > > history now he came with the best music anyone can give in the > > world. > > > > This is the same kind of phase from which arr is going through > > right now, but i m very much sure that sooner or later he will make > > every1 silent once again inshaAllah taala. > > > > with best regards, Shehzad. > > Shahzad, having read this insightful mail, I still haven't got a clue > what exactly you don't like in this song. You seem to be regular ARR > fan hence used to analyze music, still you are just giving the > judgment "not even close to the capability of ARR", that's all. > > Would it be possible for you to give some elements that you didn't > like in it, or could you compare it to ARR's other song highlighting > some effects that ARR could use to bring such elements that were > required in this song please? Asking you to undergo this drill only > because you seem analytical so you can do it. I am not dictating > anything. Just think that "not even close to the capability of ARR" > wouldn't be any useful to ARR as a feedback. Some concrete element of > deeds or lack of them would be useful to him to understand what people > wanted in this song. > > -- > Rawat > > -- www.gomzyphotography.com
