he he a cute song. i love penguins...lol. fyi my dad was a superb jazz drummer.
well done. om
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs (90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
I think the difficult challenge of making your song look like the original song so that it doesn't look like it too much is wonderful. I think it's very successful. Your singing style fits it very well. The video is also fun. Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.
Nice positive lyrics about singing and also the video makes me smile. Nice jazzy groove. Good singing with lows and highs and with different styles. And the mix sounds excellent.
This is so clever and so much fun! You have a good voice for Jazz. Di and I are big fans of Jazz and often compose and perform in the genre. You really did a super-fine job with it!
And the video, like all of yours, is splendid! That was so much fun - still smiling as I type.
I loved both the song and video. It's one of the best videos I've seen to go with a forum song. Clever editing where the music and lyrics sync well with the penguin scenes.
Great video! Hey, Rob, I like it when the guy sings the high part, too. hehe This is such a fun song. Seems I've come to take your wonderful mastering for granted. I kept waiting for the high harmony and was not disappointed. Anne-Marie, your voice is perfect.
Thanks Marty, but in this case I also sang the high notes!
Originally Posted By: rayc
Definitely fun and funny. The BIAB band is perfect. The scat parts are cool and the doo doo to doing it is ace! The harmonized section was another treat.
Thanks Ray, glad you liked it!
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I'm not really fond of jazz, but I had done this Rita Reys' cover with my own BIAB arrangement. I couldn't post it of course, because it's a cover. I wondered if I could do something like it myself. So I cut all the chords into individual pieces, threw them in a big bowl, shook it up and let the chords fall down on the table. Then I put one after the other, and fed them to BIAB. Well, BIAB turned it into a completely new song! When I heard it, the lyrics were just there, when I tried to sing a melody. It's about one of my frustrations, especially when I sing with Rob. You might even call it "an alto's lament" . But I didn't, I called it
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If you're curious about the Rita Reys' cover: You can find it HERE As far as I know, this was her only Dutch song. In the end it says: "Dedicated to my mother who always dreamt of living on Scheveningen boulevard. The dream remained." My mother is in the video, which shows how the spa Scheveningen changed during the 20th century.
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Superb work, Anne-Marie! Greetings from France. I sub'd your channel so I don't lose track of this song. I also really enjoyed "Zon in Schevengingen". It reminded me of another video that I'll link to in a PM. Don't want to step on your thread.
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Great backstory and, wow, did the penguins ever work well! Did you train them just for the video?
Janice said that as a fellow contralto singer she can relate. For many years she sang much higher due to the demands of a bluegrass band.
No need to parse it out. It's fun, the vocals are excellent, a fine band and it's all wrapped in a nice mix. AND. THAT. VIDEO!
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Wow! I am not a Jazz expert, but this sounds great. It seems you reshaped it enough to almost be an original. Very nice singing, arrangement and mix. Thank you for sharing.
Lots of fun, both the song and the video. Enjoyed!
Thanks Dave
Originally Posted By: musician17
WONDERFUL. In every way. What a great voice!!! Great delivery, the song made me smile. Well done :-)
Thanks James
Originally Posted By: Noel96
Hi Anne- Marie.
Wow! This is exquisite.
The little animation below gives you a glimpse into what was happening inside my mind as I listened. Fred Astaire and partner were tapping and whirling around all over the place.
This song of yours is an amazing toe-tapper that fits perfectly into the Tin Pan Alley days of the 1930s. In fact, the first song that sprang to mind when your singing started was George Gershwin's and DuBose Heyward's "I've Got Plenty Of Nothin'".
As soon as your song stopped, I went to Youtube and found the below clip of Frank Sinatra singing the 1934 Gershwin/Heyward song. If you have a listen, you can easily hear just how very well you have captured the 1930s jazz feel.
Bravo!
What you have done is outstanding
All the best, Noel
P.S. I didn't watch your video on my first listen because I like to close my eyes and listen with 100% attention. I did go back and watch your video, though. Wow! This is brilliant, too. Your editing is perfect! You had me laughing out loud at those little penguins.
Thanks Noel for your comprehensive reply. We used such dancers for our second post on this forum, years ago : https://youtu.be/BCUCkXT__Bs And I love Gershwin! Saw the movie Porgy and Bess a long time ago. But I also love Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and last but not least Cocerto in F. And of course the songs.
We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands.
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