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Christopher Maloney: You Raise Me Up - thoughts
I thought he was "okay" - but here's the problem, rarely has someone who is okay/competent annoyed me so much.
![]() He was wobbly at the beginning and sounded off key when singing "when I am down..", in fact it sounded as if the key was pitched too low for him. He also kept singing "You raise me up/To more than I can be", after the "Stand on mountains" line where he should have sung "You raise me up/To Walk on Stormy Seas" and he did this twice! He was in tune for most of the song, but shouted/belted far too much. THIS is how the song should be sung: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlhbV1ssEDY ![]() Beautiful. |
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lost to leon jackson one on one.. how embarrassing..
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I just thought he looked too orange. Freshly crisped from the tanning salon.
As for the song, well, it was all a bit shouty wasn't it. Not my cup of tea. |
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I thought he was "okay" - but here's the problem, rarely has someone who is okay/competent annoyed me so much.
![]() He was wobbly at the beginning and sounded off key when singing "when I am down..", in fact it sounded as if the key was pitched too low for him. He also kept singing "You raise me up/To more than I can be", after the "Stand on mountains" line where he should have sung "You raise me up/To Walk on Stormy Seas" and he did this twice! He was in tune for most of the song, but shouted/belted far too much. THIS is how the song should be sung: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlhbV1ssEDY ![]() Beautiful. |
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I thought Chris did a great job with it. It was the best performance of the night. Yes, I think Rhydian's version is better but this is a very, very bad year and none of the final four are anything special. I still think that Chris is the best singer in the competition this year, though there have been many better in previous years.
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Wow, how did Rydian not win that year.
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I think he did a good job, it's a hard song to sing and he did it justice.
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I thought it was lovely. I would definitely buy an album recorded by Christopher.
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I thought Chris did a great job with it. It was the best performance of the night. Yes, I think Rhydian's version is better but this is a very, very bad year and none of the final four are anything special. I still think that Chris is the best singer in the competition this year, though there have been many better in previous years.
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I thought he was "okay" - but here's the problem, rarely has someone who is okay/competent annoyed me so much.
![]() He was wobbly at the beginning and sounded off key when singing "when I am down..", in fact it sounded as if the key was pitched too low for him. He also kept singing "You raise me up/To more than I can be", after the "Stand on mountains" line where he should have sung "You raise me up/To Walk on Stormy Seas" and he did this twice! He was in tune for most of the song, but shouted/belted far too much. THIS is how the song should be sung: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlhbV1ssEDY ![]() Beautiful. |
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I thought it was lovely. I would definitely buy an album recorded by Christopher.
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the good news - it was better than his second song
the bad news - it couldn't have been worse |
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Wow, how did Rydian not win that year.
Leon had some good weeks (particularly You Dont Know Me and Home, IIRC) but Rhydian should have won that year, imo. But things turned out well for Rhyd in the end ![]() Rhydian's YRMU was much better than Chris'. At least YRMU was better than Chris' second song though. |
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The key was wrong for him, and he struggled pretty much throughout.
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I think he did a good job, it's a hard song to sing and he did it justice.
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The key was wrong for him, and he struggled pretty much throughout.
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I thought he was "okay" - but here's the problem, rarely has someone who is okay/competent annoyed me so much.
![]() He was wobbly at the beginning and sounded off key when singing "when I am down..", in fact it sounded as if the key was pitched too low for him. He also kept singing "You raise me up/To more than I can be", after the "Stand on mountains" line where he should have sung "You raise me up/To Walk on Stormy Seas" and he did this twice! He was in tune for most of the song, but shouted/belted far too much. THIS is how the song should be sung: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlhbV1ssEDY ![]() Beautiful. are you saying he sang the wrong words on purpose or he simply made a mistake , or made the song easier to sing
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I was so nervous for him as I knew it was a difficult one but he really did it justice as you said. Massive congrats to Chris. I like him more every time I see him.
Either that or you need to consult a hearing clinic |
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Yeah its on Youtube - search for "Christopher You raise me up", or something
![]() I think he just made a mistake, rather than making it easier per se, so he went 'You raise me up so I can stand on mountains/You raise me up to more than I can be/I am strong...." etc, it was making the mistake twice I found odd. After "on mountains" it should be "you raise me up to walk on stormy seas". ![]() Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0htsmx2a4c |
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Yeah its on Youtube - search for "Christopher You raise me up", or something
![]() I think he just made a mistake, rather than making it easier per se, so he went 'You raise me up so I can stand on mountains/You raise me up to more than I can be/I am strong...." etc, it was making the mistake twice I found odd. After "on mountains" it should be "you raise me up to walk on stormy seas". ![]() Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0htsmx2a4c |
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Nicole is right. Lack of emotion. Malooney is just a robot who can belt within a limited range. I have yet to hear him sing a falsetto note when pushed to a higher range.
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It was dire, and just because he sang a sang a song that Josh Groban sang, does not in any way put I'm I that league. Christopher is No Josh Groban. He has ruined that song for me forever.
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Nicole is right. Lack of emotion. Malooney is just a robot who can belt within a limited range. I have yet to hear him sing a falsetto note when pushed to a higher range.
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It was a nice performance better than his usual ones.
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Rhydian shows how to sing the song in a way that it actually means something.
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Leon had some good weeks (particularly You Dont Know Me and Home, IIRC) but Rhydian should have won that year, imo. But things turned out well for Rhyd in the end