Kind of obnoxious... in what I refer to as "over singing". The worst has to be what is done to constantly out-do the National Anthem of the US. However, one of the most underrated versions was just done at this year's Super Bowl... she left the damn song alone, and sung it beautifully from within... without these crazy octave range splits, quivers, and so forth. There's a fucking gazillion ppl who do all the "stunt singing",.... but spirit.... few have.
YouTube - Jordin Sparks - National Anthem Super Bowl 2008
Artist. :biggrin1:
The difference is that she hasn't failed unlike the fuhrer.
I agree with faceking about singing the National Anthem as is, but Jordin did do a number of "mariah runs" in that one, faceking.Oh, she's a bit stunty, faceking, especially at the end ... and she pulls the time signature all over the place.
As for the time signature, the US National Anthem is usually sung rubato like that, Rubi. Take it from an old drum and bugle corps geek like me who used to have to do extended rolls through half of the song, back in the day.
In that case, you might enjoy this. A little OT, but not too much.
First and foremost, keep in mind Mariah Carey was romatically linked/married with Tommy Motolla ... who is perhaps only second to Clive Davis or Geffen in terms of most powerful and influential music executive. The bulk of her success came via Tommy and the politics behind the the scenes.
Mariah's songs from the early 90s are RARELY if ever covered by great artists, much less any artists. ...
[disclosure: not much of an Elvis nor Mariah fan]
So, the fact that she can sing the lights out and writes her own material should be overlooked? What about he success outside of being married to him--ala-her debut album and Butterfly and beyond. Many of her hits have come when she was not married to Tommy.
Well, that proves it then. Who could argue with those substantiated facts and that iron clad logic?Mariah Carey has been accused of mass-buying her OWN singles from retail stores. Of course, that would have guaranteed her a #1 back in the day when physical singles were released, but it's the principle of the matter. I'm sure the same thing could be done on itunes.
Enough said.
She does have an amazing instrument - phenomenal range, strength, and pitch. She just sings too damned many notes, by a factor of like about 6 or so.Okay, no one has to like her.
But saying she wails and can not sing is like saying Al Pachino can't act.
Her VOICE is the one thing that no one should deny.
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Saying otherwise makes one look foolish.
Technical correction: that would be a gospel 12/8, a compound quadruple meter, rather than compound duple.That's what I'm talking about! She is so good at singing that you don't even notice her incredible sense of rhythm. Part of what makes this song work is that she roots herself solidly in that clockwork gospel 6/8 with great precision. But then she takes off and flies around it anytime she wants.
She does have an amazing instrument - phenomenal range, strength, and pitch. She just sings too damned many notes, by a factor of like about 6 or so.
Does she do that little yodeling introduction on every song?
Musically, I think of the ornamentation as like salt with food - a light sprinkle brings out the beauty, but a pound of salt on one omelette would make it unpalatable. When the runs and trills outnumber the melody notes, it's too taxing on the ears.
Mariah Carey has been accused of mass-buying her OWN singles from retail stores. Of course, that would have guaranteed her a #1 back in the day when physical singles were released, but it's the principle of the matter. I'm sure the same thing could be done on itunes.
Enough said.
BTW..even though I hate Mariah Carey, I'd fuck her in a second.