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Vote 'Adi Rakkamma' for World's Top Ten for BBC! Click here!

Topic started by Vijay Venkatram J (@ 203.145.160.235) on Mon Nov 11 11:08:23 EST 2002.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

Dear Friends,

Let us vote for 'Adi Rakkamma' from THALAPATHI as our choice for the World's Top Ten Songs poll conducted by BBC!

I am suggesting this song because if in case the BBC people listen to the nominated songs, they will feel knocked out on hearing our Maestro's 150 Vioins' Strings Ensemble!

Let us all do it at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/

Yours Always Musically,
Vijay.

Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Fans Club at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilaiyaraaja

RaajaNGAHM at http://www.raajangahm.com/members.html

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Responses:

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• From: deepa (@ 128.194.171.34) on: Sat Nov 23 19:21:49 EST 2002
  
  u guyz are amazingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
  
  
  .. wow i cant belive this... i shed a few tears.. happilyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..
  thankx guyzzzzzzzz
  
  
  thank you IR ..
  
  
  lov you alll
  
  
  
• From: DJ (@ 68.63.108.146) on: Sun Nov 24 02:04:34 EST 2002
  
  http://www.thatstamil.com/news/2002/11/23/song.html
  
  The bbc site says clearly that the results are out only on dec 21st whereas our own tamil sites have declared the results... Probably thatstamil.com thought that this was TN assembly elections...:)))
  
  
• From: Gum_Laden (@ 24.100.181.157) on: Sun Nov 24 03:40:20 EST 2002
  
  Yessss you did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  I hate IR and his ugly music damn it! But i am so proud of u indians. Again you have proved your insanity!!
  
  Way to go! While Other people(non-tamil) try to pronounce wat the %$^@ is "Adi Raakamma".. Really way to go!
  
  
  Laden
  
  
• From: Vel (@ 203.199.232.179) on: Sun Nov 24 03:53:25 EST 2002
  
  Aint dis Rakkamma goin da places really !!! :-)). Read below...
  
  http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.diariodigital.pt/disco_digital/news.asp%3Fid_news%3D5564&prev=/search%3Fq%3Drakkamma%2Bkaiya%2Bthattu%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8
  
  
• From: Vel (@ 203.199.232.179) on: Sun Nov 24 04:02:03 EST 2002
  
  More....
  
  http://www.pulse24.com/Showbiz/Top_Story/20021121-001/page.asp
  
  
• From: geeth (@ 213.121.248.170) on: Sun Nov 24 04:47:07 EST 2002
  
  Vel,
  Nice to see your followups and reference postings. feeling 'top of the world'. Feeling proud too. 'pullarrikuthu' when someone says - heh a song from your place is no.1 in the world. Believe me you guys, i tasted pride in the last few days.
  Heartfelt appreciation to the bunch of music lovers who started this and caused a bang worldwide. This is an achievement which no PRO has done for the cause of thamizh music in my memory.
  Nice to hear that fingers around the world are clicking to see who is this 'Raakkamma' and that includes India too. Lets keep going with good votes so that in the final analysis when number of votes are announced they will be reflecting the vote of true hearts.
  
  
• From: Vel (@ 203.199.232.179) on: Sun Nov 24 04:58:53 EST 2002
  
  "reflecting the vote of true hearts"..Geeth, well said again..
  
  Idhu sertha kootam illa, anbaala thaana serndha kootam...
  
  
• From: Ramkumar (@ 219.93.243.109) on: Sun Nov 24 05:21:49 EST 2002
  
  Ithu porikkithanamaa serthakoottam.
  
  Pity that "Tamil" music had to be showcased by a childish, unintelligent piece of rubbish.
  
  
• From: Vel (@ 203.199.232.179) on: Sun Nov 24 05:35:56 EST 2002
  
  For the benefit of, IR Saar(@ 152.163.189.230)
  
  The site is http://ilaiyaraaja_ragam.tripod.com/ilaiyaragam/id5.html
  
  
• From: Music-lover (@ 61.1.74.46) on: Sun Nov 24 07:13:21 EST 2002
  
  Dear Vels
  Can you send an e-mail to tmrrmt@rediffmail.com ?
  thanks
  
  
• From: Vel (@ 203.199.245.239) on: Sun Nov 24 07:50:51 EST 2002
  
  Music lover,
  
  i have.
  
  
• From: malar (@ 67.26.115.130) on: Sun Nov 24 08:42:40 EST 2002
  
  I have a request.Most of the non-tamil music fans heard chaiya chaiya...So why dont we have a link to Rakkamma,any body who like to vote(fairly) can listen to both songs and vote.... THE SONG will speak for itself...
  
  
• From: malar (@ 67.26.115.130) on: Sun Nov 24 09:02:59 EST 2002
  
  This is fyi.I really dont know from where ARR fans got the idea it is his Vande Madaram which is in top 5. It is the original one.I think Rediff started this confusion.... Lets see they speak all those patriotic talks now(after realising it is not his VM).....
  
  
• From: archivist (@ 205.188.208.37) on: Sun Nov 24 12:24:53 EST 2002
  
  Why are folks squirming because an Indian song is considered popular. India has got the largest number of computer literate people and users in the world, particularly Tamilnadu. Second, what is wrong in having an IR's song. IMHO, other than Salil Chowdhury and some significant sounth Indian composers, I must tell u I can't bear the sounds of Hindi, Telugu (chakravarthy the jerk) and most Kannada composers. (don't think i am racist, i am of mixed Indian heritage!!!) Screechy, stupid, uneducated, loud, blaring and unbearable tunes. Only IR' sounds and level of composing has given Indian film music respectability. This is where Rahman come from, remember, though I am yet see a mature enough song from this composer, his songs are good enough for the music unsavvy audiences of India, not for the world, where the taste cannot compherend the sugary sounds of Hindi music and Rahman's composing. I am full of praise for Rahman, but enough man to put him on the league of Beatles, IR, MSV etc... that is sheer nonsense
  
  About Rakkama Kaiya Thattu, an odd choice because of that fricking Janguchakka chakka jajakku chakka. I've never in my life seen IR do that kind of "refrain" in a song, even beat out Deva in that trashy sound, but that was only wrong part of the song. Otherwise an excellent choice because of so many unique things which is new in the world of music and also new from IR, who probably never repeated that strange composition style. I tthink the opening stanza grew a little weak and the lyrics sounding weak. But, a great song for an international audience to discover the power of IR's composing, that is all I can say. I mean I like for instance Suicide Blonde of INXS, ABBA's several songs as number one, Dire Straits, even MSViswanathan' Ninaithaile Innikkum numbers, but anyone matches the magic of IR's composing? No one yet. So, those ARR fans and other non-Tamil jerks go on complaining about the choice and washes your faces in the public toilets around India.
  
  And, I won't be surprised if because of immense support from the IR fans around the world, the BBC commissions IR to composed a song for Elton John or even Cliff Richard!!!!!! Which IR will do in 10 minutes whereas even if Rahman takes a few hunderd years, you will see some weird Shakalaka meant for nursery stuendents.
  
  
  
• From: KALIK KOIL KABALI (@ 193.188.97.152) on: Sun Nov 24 14:40:17 EST 2002
  
  As some one had already mentioned if there is a chinese song and with larger net connections in china Rakkamma will end up second.What are we trying to prove?
  
  Let s try to find out ,once the dust settles,as to how many non-indians voted for this.I think this should will give a clear picture.
  
  
• From: OISG and not KKK (@ 193.188.97.152) on: Sun Nov 24 14:48:08 EST 2002
  
  Sorry!that was a wrong Cut and paste of name by which i am affectionately(?) called by my cousins.
  
  It is unedited and not a complete post.Pls do not react.You can have a go once i post the full version.I am tryin an alternate ISP.
  
  
• From: :) (@ 68.97.168.128) on: Sun Nov 24 15:06:02 EST 2002
  
  OISG, seeing your desperation I think you should change your name to "vayatherichal of a 'desert'ed aspirant". What a pity!
  
  
• From: Palani Kumar (@ 62.215.3.46) on: Sun Nov 24 16:36:58 EST 2002
  
  Rakammaa Kaiya Thattu song in MP3 format
  
  http://www.matrimoniallist.com/palanikumar/thalapathi_rakkamma.mp3
  
  Rock Amma, Clap Clap
  
  
• From: Kum_Laden (@ 24.100.181.157) on: Sun Nov 24 18:05:43 EST 2002
  
  I still wonder why you guys chose Rakkamma... if for IR there are so many better songs and then WHYYYYYYYYYYY??? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY RAKKAMMA??
  
  JAkkammaaa save me
  
  
• From: G.Ragavan (@ 164.164.94.115) on: Mon Nov 25 00:35:30 EST 2002
  
  Yes Kum. We should have chosen some better song. still it is good show. keep it up guys. I too voted today. :-) All thamiz's should vote for that song irrespective of their taste and likings in TFM. I am not a IR fan. But I like his songs too very much. I request MSV Fans and ARR Fans too vote for this effort. We ourselves should not prove the Indian Crab is true. When any TFM related person gets world recognition, we should encourage that. Proud of IR and his music. Well Done.
  
  
• From: kevin (@ 202.88.231.215) on: Mon Nov 25 02:27:03 EST 2002
  
  Come on guys. We are a country of one billion people. Why not make it a 10 out of 10 for India?
  If all those people voting for Rakkamma for multiple times ,would just vote for 9 other songs in between (as gap fillers .haha) , then 10 out of 10 wont be any problem.
  
  
• From: kevin (@ 202.88.231.215) on: Mon Nov 25 02:54:49 EST 2002
  
  Ok hold on. I will tell you how to go about this.
  
  All IR fans vote for Rakkamma
  All ARR fans vote for Chaiyya Chaiyya
  All MSV fans vote for Kaatrukenna Veli
  All Sirpi fans vote for Azhagiya Laila
  All HJ fans vote for Vaseegara
  All Deva fans vote for Athanda Ithanda
  All Vidyasagar fans for Kadhal Pisase
  All SAR fans for Innisai Paadi Varum
  All Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy fans for Kandhan Karunai
  
  That makes 9. well I am running out of MDs names.
  
  So dont worry about the 10th one. Leave that to me. Me and my friends will vote a million times for an (IMAGINARY) song by me titled "XYZ" (IMAGINARY AGAIN).
  
  So that makes our 10 out 10 clean sweep by India in the BBC poll
  
  VANDEMATARAM !
  
  
• From: geeth (@ 213.121.248.170) on: Mon Nov 25 03:46:11 EST 2002
  
  kevin, only one among the nine you mentioned is a hindi song. why don't you go for a tamil song there too, so that it will be a clean sweep for tamil songs.
  Also how about KR or YSR for the 10th MD slot ?
  
  

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