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Thanks to the biography at AllMusic.com, I just encountered this interesting Rahman detail:

"('Slumdog Millionaire' Oscar winner) A.R. Rahman became the first Indian artist to sign with SONY MUSIC, negotiating a three-year contract in 1997.

His premier release for the label, 'Vande Mataram' (his first collection of non-film music), was a tribute to India, commemorating 50 years of the country's independence. The album reached record stores in 28 countries on August 15th of that year."

The video shows the title track "Maa Tujhe Salaam":

1st track killing me :)

1.How did you get into no.29?
Kanye West
um, the radio lol?

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean.

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
Los Campesinos!
"The opposite of true love is as follows: reality"
<3

4. How did you get into no.49?
Fugees
My mom lol.

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
이효리
none lol.

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
F.T Island
Hm, I dunno, bc I'm kinda in shock that I already have 50 listens to them and I've only listened to the new album..............

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
e.via
no lol

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
東方神起
I use this tag for their jap releases so...doushite? bolero? idk.

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
소녀시대
Genie, obv. Maybe Into The New World.

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
Wonder Girls
Tell Me! But most of their songs make me happy.

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Against Me!
Everything except Stop! bc idk Stop! is so good to me lol.
idk why I have so many listens, though :/

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Crystal Castles
Black Pantherrrrr. and Air War.

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
BoA
5th grade.

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
3OH!3
I have one song by them lololol.

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Super Junior M
ai ni ai ni

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Slayer
they make me want to throw a tantrum. ^^

17. What is the first song you ever heard by no.23?
Shiny Toy Guns
Le Disko, like everyone else...

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
2PM
what the fuck how do i have over 200 plays?
anyway, idk lol sry.

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Super Junior
hyukjae. um duh lol.

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
Lady GaGa
Uh. I don't know lol.

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
Cascada
7th grade.

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Super Junior H - 꿀단지 (SUNNY)

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
Nine Inch Nails
Um, Hand That Feeds, I believe.
I might've heard Closer during my childhood, though lol.

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
After School
They don't have one.

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
SS501
Hm, Song Calling For You? Maybe Deja Vu~
dibidibidibidibidibdib.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Kara
Pretty Girl lmfao.

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
BIG BANG
Rememberrrrrrr

28. What is you favorite song by no.2?
SHINee
Best Place, Romeo+Juliette...idk lol.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
채연
Shake~

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
Yelle
Jogging.

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
Modest Mouse
Uno.

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Cobra Starship
lol duh.

33. How did you get into no.12?
손담비
I thought she was gorgeous so I dl'd crazy and here we are.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
Vengaboys
WHY ARE THEY EVEN ON THERE.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
4minute
er they have one song lol.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
倖田來未
Oh God, that was FOREVER ago :/

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Kyuhyun
pfft no.

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
A.R. Rahman
Um, O Saya? Yes, I think so.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
The Lonely Island
jizz in my pants.

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
Epik High
Um probably Pieces, Part One.

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
Wavves
I can't remember the name but it was short and so osom.

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Flo Rida
LMAO OH MY GOD.

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
The Blow
Fists Up.

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Lily Allen
Yeahhhh last winter was a little hard on me :/
So none.

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
Corinne Bailey Rae
Call Me When You Get This~

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
2NE1
Pretty Boy.

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
동방신기
Mirotic. But I like Rising Sun a lot.

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
The Veronicas
I don't know, I hate both of them lol.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
I don't have a 43.

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Super Junior T
LOL Rokkugo.

_______________________________________________________________
1 Trainspotting (1996)
Includes; Iggy Pop, Underworld and Primal Scream
_______________________________________________________________
2 Pulp Fiction (1994)
Includes; Urge Overkill, Kool & The Gang and Dick Dale
_______________________________________________________________
3 Basquiat (1995)
Includes; The Pogues, Them and Tom Waits
_______________________________________________________________
4 The Harder They Come (1973)
Includes; Jimmy Cliff, Toots and The Maytals and The Slickers
_______________________________________________________________
5 Broken Flowers (2005)
Includes; The Tennors, Mulatu Astatke and The Brian Jonestown Massacre
_______________________________________________________________
6 The Crow (1994)
Includes; The Cure, Nine Inch Nails and Rollins Band
_______________________________________________________________
7 Stop Making Sense (1985)
Includes; Talking Heads
_______________________________________________________________
8 Superfly (1972)
Includes; Curtis Mayfield
_______________________________________________________________
9 The Godfather (1972)
Includes; Nino Rota
_______________________________________________________________
10 The Hours (2002)
Includes; Philip Glass
_______________________________________________________________
11 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Includes; George Baker Selection, Joe Tex and Sandy Rogers
_______________________________________________________________
12 Purple Rain (1984)
Includes; Prince & The Revolution
_______________________________________________________________
13 Coffy (1973)
Includes; Roy Ayers
_______________________________________________________________
14 24 Hour Party People (2003)
Includes; Joy Division, Happy Mondays and New Order
_______________________________________________________________
15 Babel - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (2006)
Includes; Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian and Nortec Collective
_______________________________________________________________
16 Kids (1996)
Includes; The Folk Implosion, Daniel Johnston and Slint
_______________________________________________________________
17 The Graduate (1968)
Includes; Simon & Garfunkel
_______________________________________________________________
18 Paris, Texas (1989)
Includes; Ry Cooder
_______________________________________________________________
19 Lost Highway (1997)
Includes; Angelo Badalamenti, Barry Adamson and Rammstein
_______________________________________________________________
20 Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain (2001)
Includes; Yann Tiersen
_______________________________________________________________
21 Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Includes; A.R. Rahman and M.I.A.
_______________________________________________________________
22 American Beauty (1997)
Includes; Thomas Newman, Elliott Smith and Peggy Lee
_______________________________________________________________
23 The Assassination of Jesse James (2007)
Includes; Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
_______________________________________________________________
24 Judgment Night (1994)
Includes; Sonic Youth, Faith No More and House of Pain
_______________________________________________________________
25 Jackie Brown (1997)
Includes; Bobby Womack, Bill Withers and Johnny Cash
_______________________________________________________________
26 Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
Includes; Ennio Morricone
_______________________________________________________________
27 Garden State (2004)
Includes; The Shins, Iron & Wine and Frou Frou
_______________________________________________________________
28 Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Includes; Philip Glass
_______________________________________________________________
29 The Doom Generation (1995)
Includes; Love and Rockets, Meat Beat Manifesto and Jesus & Mary Chain
_______________________________________________________________
30 Shaft (1971)
Includes; Isaac Hayes
_______________________________________________________________
31 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Includes; Alison Krauss, Harry McClintock and Soggy Bottom Boys
_______________________________________________________________
32 Goodfellas (1990)
Includes; The Harptones, Tony Bennett and Cream
_______________________________________________________________
33 Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)
Includes; Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and Yvonne Elliman
_______________________________________________________________
34 The Pink Panther (1964)
Includes; Henry Mancini
_______________________________________________________________
35 Easy Rider (1969)
Includes; Steppenwolf, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Roger McGuinn
_______________________________________________________________
36 Music From Mission: Impossible (1967)
Inludes; Lalo Schifrin______________________________________________________________
37 Saturday Night Fever (1978)
Includes; Bee Gees, Tavares and Yvonne Elliman
_______________________________________________________________
38 Donnie Darko (2002)
Includes; INXS, Duran Duran and Oingo Boingo
_______________________________________________________________
39 Snatch (2001)
Includes; Massive Attack, The Stranglers and Maceo & The Macks
_______________________________________________________________
40 The Ladykillers (2004)
Includes; Soul Stirrers, Nappy Roots and Bill Landford & the Landfordaires
_______________________________________________________________
41 The Lost Boys (1987)
Includes; Gerard McMann, Echo & The Bunnymen and Roger Daltrey
_______________________________________________________________
42 Malcolm X (1992)
Includes; Arrested Development, Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton
_______________________________________________________________
43 Pi (1998)
Includes; Autechre, David Holmes and Banco de Gaia
_______________________________________________________________
44 The Last Waltz (1968)
Includes; The Band, Muddy Waters and Neil Young
_______________________________________________________________
45 Forrest Gump (1994)
Includes; Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Scott McKenzie
_______________________________________________________________
46 Do the Right Thing (1988)
Includes; Public Enemy, Steel Pulse and Al Jarreau
_______________________________________________________________
47 Lola rennt (1998)
Includes; Tykwer, Klimek & Heil
_______________________________________________________________
48 Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Includes; Harry Nilsson, John Barry and Elephant's Memory
_______________________________________________________________
49 Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Includes; David Bowie, Charles Bernstein and Zarah Leander
_______________________________________________________________
50 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999)
Includes; Junior Murvin, James Brown and Stone Roses
_______________________________________________________________

STEP ONE: List your top 20 artists and find the number of listeners for each of them.

1. Kinnie Starr - 22,516 listeners
2. Madonna - 1,233,563 listeners
3. Bran Van 3000 - 116,536 listeners
4. Röyksopp - 853,357 listeners
5. Kylie Minogue - 786,444 listeners
6. Feist - 920,035 listeners
7. Amy Winehouse - 1,016,089 listeners
8. The Chemical Brothers - 1,040,723 listeners
9. M.I.A. - 572,179 listeners
10. The Rasmus - 377,123 listeners
11. Björk - 1,076,119 listeners
12. Basshunter - 263,916 listeners
13. Sigur Rós - 948,977 listeners
14. Nightwish - 680,439 listeners
15. Bat for Lashes - 322,052 listeners
16. A.R. Rahman - 85,360 listeners
17. Rihanna - 1,001,273 listeners
18. Sugababes - 585,986 listeners
19. KT Tunstall - 689,217 listeners
20. Arcade Fire - 491,072 listeners


STEP TWO: Calculate the total listeners.
13 082 976

STEP THREE: Find the average of this total by dividing by 20.
654 148.8

STEP FOUR: Divide this figure by the total number of Radiohead listeners.
Radiohead: 2,100,198
My average: 0.3114

STEP FIVE: Finally, multiply this by 100 and round off to get your mainstream percentage.

MAINSTREAM PERCENTAGE: 31%

STEP ONE: List your top 20 artists and find the number of listeners for each of them.

1. Kinnie Starr - 22,516 listeners
2. Madonna - 1,233,563 listeners
3. Bran Van 3000 - 116,536 listeners
4. Röyksopp - 853,357 listeners
5. Kylie Minogue - 786,444 listeners
6. Feist - 920,035 listeners
7. Amy Winehouse - 1,016,089 listeners
8. The Chemical Brothers - 1,040,723 listeners
9. M.I.A. - 572,179 listeners
10. The Rasmus - 377,123 listeners
11. Björk - 1,076,119 listeners
12. Basshunter - 263,916 listeners
13. Sigur Rós - 948,977 listeners
14. Nightwish - 680,439 listeners
15. Bat for Lashes - 322,052 listeners
16. A.R. Rahman - 85,360 listeners
17. Rihanna - 1,001,273 listeners
18. Sugababes - 585,986 listeners
19. KT Tunstall - 689,217 listeners
20. Arcade Fire - 491,072 listeners


STEP TWO: Calculate the total listeners.
13 082 976

STEP THREE: Find the average of this total by dividing by 20.
654 148.8

STEP FOUR: Divide this figure by the total number of Radiohead listeners.
Radiohead: 2,100,198
My average: 0.3114

STEP FIVE: Finally, multiply this by 100 and round off to get your mainstream percentage.

MAINSTREAM PERCENTAGE: 31%

STEP ONE: List your top 20 artists and find the number of listeners for each of them.

1. Kinnie Starr - 22,516 listeners
2. Madonna - 1,233,563 listeners
3. Bran Van 3000 - 116,536 listeners
4. Röyksopp - 853,357 listeners
5. Kylie Minogue - 786,444 listeners
6. Feist - 920,035 listeners
7. Amy Winehouse - 1,016,089 listeners
8. The Chemical Brothers - 1,040,723 listeners
9. M.I.A. - 572,179 listeners
10. The Rasmus - 377,123 listeners
11. Björk - 1,076,119 listeners
12. Basshunter - 263,916 listeners
13. Sigur Rós - 948,977 listeners
14. Nightwish - 680,439 listeners
15. Bat for Lashes - 322,052 listeners
16. A.R. Rahman - 85,360 listeners
17. Rihanna - 1,001,273 listeners
18. Sugababes - 585,986 listeners
19. KT Tunstall - 689,217 listeners
20. Arcade Fire - 491,072 listeners


STEP TWO: Calculate the total listeners.
13 082 976

STEP THREE: Find the average of this total by dividing by 20.
654 148.8

STEP FOUR: Divide this figure by the total number of Radiohead listeners.
Radiohead: 2,100,198
My average: 0.3114

STEP FIVE: Finally, multiply this by 100 and round off to get your mainstream percentage.

MAINSTREAM PERCENTAGE: 31%

TOP 23 MUSICIANS FROM INDIA

(All lists in www.selcukschoices.blogspot.com - Tüm listeler için www.selcukschoices.blogspot.com)

1. Ravi Shankar
2. Nitin Sawhney
3. Ustad Vilayat Khan
4. Hariprasad Chaurasia
5. Lata Mangeshkar
6. Mohammed Rafi
7. Ananda Shankar
8 Sheila Chandra
9. Shakti
10. Shankar Jaikishan
11 Nikhil Banerjee
12. Ali Akbar Khan
13. A.R. Rahman
14. Tabla Beat Science
15. Zakir Hussain
16. Talvin Singh
17. Kishore Kumar
18. Shivkumar Sharma
19. Ram Narayan
20. Mukesh
21. Anoushka Shankar
22. Trilok Gurtu
23. Asha Bhosle


Comment about missed names which should be in list and not deserving ones.