Tamil
song currently beating The Beatles and Queen in search to find the
most popular song in the world
A Tamil
song is currently in the lead in 麻豆社 World Service's quest to find
the most popular song on the planet, beating songs by the Beatles,
Queen and Led Zeppelin.
Rakkamma
Kaiya Thattu, by SP Balasubramaniyam, Suvarnalatha, is one of three
Indian songs in the World Top Ten at the moment.
It's
a song from the popular 1991 crime drama film, Thalapathi.
Running
a close second is Cliff Richard's We Don鈥檛 Talk Anymore.
Number
three is Believe by Cher and John Lennon's Imagine is fourth.
Fifth
is Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatarji (which is said to be
India's national song).
Queen's
Bohemian Rhapsody is number six while seventh is Chaiyya Chaiyya
by Sukhvinder, a song from the 1998 Bollywood movie Dil Se...
Stairway
to Heaven by Led Zeppelin is at number eight and Yesterday by The
Beatles is at number nine.
In
tenth place is Hotel California by The Eagles.
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World Service listeners around the globe have been voting for their
all-time favourite song for nearly two weeks. The results and final
chart will be announced by Steve Wright in Wright Round the World
on Saturday 21 December.
Votes have so
far been received from 112 countries and 830 different songs have
been voted for.
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World Service's East Asia has canvassed several politicians and
VIPs in the region.
Former
first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, chose The Hallelujah
Chorus from Handel's Messiah as her favourite song.
She
said it always lifted her spirits when she needed spiritual healing.
"It
has to be Let it Be by the Beatles," said Mongolian president
Natsagiin Bagabandi. "This is my generation's favourite song.
I believe that this song will stay the most loved for people around
the world."
Philippine
president Gloria Arroyo chose I Have You by the Carpenters. "It's
about how when you're alone it is difficult, but when you have allies
it is easier.鈥
Japanese
PM, Junichiro Koizumi, a well known Elvis fan, surprised everyone
by choosing Ennio Morricone's score for the film Once Upon a Time
in America. He said it was because Morricone's music is "full
of melancholy."
Notes
to Editors
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World Service compiles first ever international top ten of favourite
songs (13.11.02)
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