Nobody will be surprised at this point if told that Junoon founder Salman Ahmad’s coke studio debut of the timeless ‘Sayonee’ has not been the greatest of hits.
While Coke Studio generally gets high praise with a huge fan base eagerly awaiting episodes every Friday when it is being aired, this year it is of to a rocky start. Maybe its the weight of all the expectations or just a bad start, one thing that almost everyone (excluding Salman Ahmed) are agreed upon is that the ‘Sayonee’ track featuring Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Ali Noor was bellow par.
And as Pakistanis rue the ‘destruction’ of an all time, one thing that has come out of it is an influx in memes and others poking fun at the number:
Yes, people thought it was that bad:
The ending of sayonee pic.twitter.com/LZ3BSW1wxu
— Umarzzz ?? (@JhonSuNOW) August 18, 2017
Others were just in denial:
REPEAT AFTER ME.
THERE IS NO SAYONEE WITHOUT ALI AZMAT#CokeStudio10
— عادل (@aurAdil) August 18, 2017
Some tried to use it to the advantage of their favourites:
Only good thing about Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s Sayonee is that no one will criticize Momina Mustehsan’s singing this year.#CokeStudio10
— SIR .. (@SirJohnRoe) August 18, 2017
Anger made people get . . . explicit:
Me after listening to Coke Studio’s version of Sayonee. pic.twitter.com/596YZOafqz
— ❄️ (@yyameet) August 18, 2017
Old happenings are being used against Salman:
After ruining sayonee in coke studio pic.twitter.com/UaViBnpkpO
— .?? (@Chakarsays) August 18, 2017
Salman fans pinned it all on Rahat:
Pakistanis to RAHAT after listening sayonee in CS10 pic.twitter.com/exgBO1lYhs
— Naeem….. (@aflaatoon1) August 18, 2017
A certain someone was in denial:
#Sayonee is the fastest climbing song attracting over 3 million views in 5 days on social media. @stringsonline pic.twitter.com/f5l19YRe5C
— salman ahmad (@sufisal) August 22, 2017
Tks to the incredibly emotional , visceral & animated response by an entire generation for #Sayonee. Majority Rules❤❤ pic.twitter.com/hRB1IvZZrV
— salman ahmad (@sufisal) August 22, 2017
media trying to attack a trending song like #Sayonee. i understand the vested interest & dog eat dog media culture. https://t.co/Cq0GPp3B3a
— salman ahmad (@sufisal) August 22, 2017
And while it didn’t come from him officially, we’re sure this is exactly how he reacted!
Ali Azmat: After listening to Coke Studio’s version of Sayonee. pic.twitter.com/InXBa211ez
— SIR .. (@SirJohnRoe) August 18, 2017
