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Old 08-06-2008, 09:40
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why do people say that Whitney, Mariah and Leona etc, screech through their songs?

this has always annoyed me.

it is called "melisma"; or as some arrogant people call it - "singing 60 notes, where 1 is enough".

It is very difficult to do.

I want people to show me ACTUAL video clips from youtube, where you think they are "sounding like a cat". I want exact time segments from the videos too
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Old 08-06-2008, 10:27
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why do people say that Whitney, Mariah and Leona etc, screech through their songs?

this has always annoyed me.

it is called "melisma"; or as some arrogant people call it - "singing 60 notes, where 1 is enough".

It is very difficult to do.

I want people to show me ACTUAL video clips from youtube, where you think they are "sounding like a cat". I want exact time segments from the videos too
hurray for mariah and leona for giving us a good melisma. and thank YOU for teaching me a new word.

some of us dont think its necessary to go through every octave within human hearing or hit 60 notes where 1 is enough in every song they sing.


Huuu-UUUuUu_uua---e--e--yyyyarrrHHHHHUuuuuuu yeeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
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Old 08-06-2008, 10:32
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hurray for mariah and leona for giving us a good melisma. and thank YOU for teaching me a new word.

some of us dont think its necessary to go through every octave within human hearing or hit 60 notes where 1 is enough in every song they sing.


Huuu-UUUuUu_uua---e--e--yyyyarrrHHHHHUuuuuuu yeeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
but can you show me a specific extract where you think they are singing unnecessarily?
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Old 08-06-2008, 10:45
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I dont think they screech.

What does annoy me is they add wow ooo wow ooo wow ohhh owoww at the end of each word.

But Leona doesnt really do that. Tis mostly Mariah and Whitney. Although I love Mariahs voice, just without the wobbles at the end.
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Old 08-06-2008, 14:48
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but can you show me a specific extract where you think they are singing unnecessarily?
not right now because
a) i cant be arsed
b) i have got better things to do than trawl youtube looking for Leona and Mariahs videos, taking note of the time the OTT melisma occurs, coming back on here and posting the link
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Old 08-06-2008, 15:47
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One cannot deny that these ladies are great singers. However, it isn't everyone's cup of tea and it can, at times, grate.

I will say in Leona's defence that her cover of First Time I ever saw your face is tremendous - better than the original in fact and if that insults anyone then sorry. People seem to have a problem with her because she came from Xfactor - I just think it's a crying shame that she needed X Factor to showcase her talent, therefore making Cowell even richer than he already is into the bargain.
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Old 08-06-2008, 16:00
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but can you show me a specific extract where you think they are singing unnecessarily?
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Old 08-06-2008, 16:06
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