A R Rahman’s Commonwealth Games Anthem – my goodness!

After ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam‘ and ‘Jai Ho‘, all had expected something better from A R Rahman. His Rs 5 crore track which took him six months to compose has not been well taken by his fans who feel disappointed and let down. I think we should save ourselves from more embarrassment by not comparing the song with that of Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka.’

If you thought the music is horrendous, wait till you get the hang of the lyrics – they are absurd and ridiculous. With all due respect to Mr A R Rahman, he has done a crap of a job with this anthem, which should be recomposed.

If you thought AR Rahman’s Commonwealth Games’ Anthem is enough to give you sleepless nights, wait! The Delhi Anthem for the Commonwealth Games titled ‘Dilli Meri Jaan‘ by Dr Palas Sen will surely put you to sleep. The song is such a drag and gives you a feeling that our doctor sahib is still stuck in his early Euphoria days.

There are even fictitious reports that like Himesh Reshammiya’s chart buster song, ‘Jhalak Dikhlaja‘ had attracted ghosts in a small village in Gujarat, AR Rahman’s ‘Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto‘ is believed to have brought all the dead music composers to life, weeping uncontrollably. So the floods in Delhi! People near Suresh Kalmadi’s house in fact heard Pancham da crying and pleading not to play the song. It was only after the Games Committee members swung into action and played Palas Sen’s ‘Dilli Meri Jaan‘ that he fell asleep instantly as if hit by a sedative dart.

Really after all the mess created by the organising committee aka Suresh Kalmadi, both AR Rahman and Dr Palas Sen have ensured that they drive the last nail in the coffin…good going. At least they are living it up to the expectations of the vulturous media waiting to pounce on any given opportunity.

So what will it be? Will these songs be recomposed or will be played repeatedly across all FM stations that people get used to them? Or will be another Rs 5 crore for recomposing it? Well, you never know…Yeh Dilli Hay Meri Jaan.