One of the best songs ever written, seriously,
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Nice one:thumbsup: She explains at the beginning that it has been seven years since they all sang together - and that even if some of the bells don't sound quite right they will manage to get to the end of the song...
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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I am a fan of Edith Piaf but in this case: Better than the Johnny Mathis version (Can't find a clip, for which all should be thankful and not just for the sh1t words) Not as good as the Slim Whitman[^] rendition, which in turn is not as good as the Roy Orbison[^] one IMO. I prefer Edith belting out the old Torch Songs La vie en rose[^] for example, or Non, je ne regrette rien[^] or Milord[^]. For my money they suit her voice more.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
I get you, what really gets me is the male vocalist and the harmonising. The arrangement. It is sooo goood. We just dont do that quality tody, it is a shame. --edit-- The Roy Orbison has not go tht e depth, and drama, of the backing vocals of the Piaf version. Sorry, but it just doesnt compare. :) By teh way, I like Orbison, one of the greatest singers with an extraordinary vocal range, but he doesnt do this song justce.
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I get you, what really gets me is the male vocalist and the harmonising. The arrangement. It is sooo goood. We just dont do that quality tody, it is a shame. --edit-- The Roy Orbison has not go tht e depth, and drama, of the backing vocals of the Piaf version. Sorry, but it just doesnt compare. :) By teh way, I like Orbison, one of the greatest singers with an extraordinary vocal range, but he doesnt do this song justce.
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Erudite__Eric wrote:
what really gets me is the male vocalist and the harmonising
Yup. An excellent group of Bongers. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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Erudite__Eric wrote:
what really gets me is the male vocalist and the harmonising
Yup. An excellent group of Bongers. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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For my taste the Roy Orbison version was miles better - Piaf was a "warbler"; she would never hold the note. This is also what puts me off so much opera as well - the female stars (aka "The Fat Ladies") generally didn't either.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
OriginalGriff wrote:
For my taste the Roy Orbison version was miles better
Oh no you are making me cry! It is not so much Edith, as the backing singers. They are so good, the way the ,ale voice comes in, the contrast, the counterpoint, the harmony, the beauthy, the power! It is sooo gooood!
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Edith Piaf, Les trois cloches[^] Try to distance yourself from the judge:)ment of time, and appreciate it for its pure musical, melodic quality and power. It is a great song. One of the best ever. Enjoy, I hope you do. :) --edit-- Edith Piaf, the original Any WineHouse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf[^] A true great of music. --edit 2-- Get an mp3, it is even better. :) --edit 3-- If you follow the words you will be even more astounded by the depth of the song. Seriously, they are profound. :)
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Edith Piaf, Les trois cloches[^] Try to distance yourself from the judge:)ment of time, and appreciate it for its pure musical, melodic quality and power. It is a great song. One of the best ever. Enjoy, I hope you do. :) --edit-- Edith Piaf, the original Any WineHouse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf[^] A true great of music. --edit 2-- Get an mp3, it is even better. :) --edit 3-- If you follow the words you will be even more astounded by the depth of the song. Seriously, they are profound. :)
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I give you Crazy[^], Blood Roses[^] and Star Whisperer[^], and you think THAT is one of the best songs ever written? :confused:
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OriginalGriff wrote:
For my taste the Roy Orbison version was miles better
Oh no you are making me cry! It is not so much Edith, as the backing singers. They are so good, the way the ,ale voice comes in, the contrast, the counterpoint, the harmony, the beauthy, the power! It is sooo gooood!
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The backing vocals are good, yes - but Edith warbling over the top of them is like a strawberry cheesecake, with diarrhoea sauce over the top...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Edith Piaf, Les trois cloches[^] Try to distance yourself from the judge:)ment of time, and appreciate it for its pure musical, melodic quality and power. It is a great song. One of the best ever. Enjoy, I hope you do. :) --edit-- Edith Piaf, the original Any WineHouse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf[^] A true great of music. --edit 2-- Get an mp3, it is even better. :) --edit 3-- If you follow the words you will be even more astounded by the depth of the song. Seriously, they are profound. :)
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Edith Piaf, Les trois cloches[^] Try to distance yourself from the judge:)ment of time, and appreciate it for its pure musical, melodic quality and power. It is a great song. One of the best ever. Enjoy, I hope you do. :) --edit-- Edith Piaf, the original Any WineHouse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf[^] A true great of music. --edit 2-- Get an mp3, it is even better. :) --edit 3-- If you follow the words you will be even more astounded by the depth of the song. Seriously, they are profound. :)
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thanks amazing that the same country that produced this, also produced that vile creep, Sarkozy. if you've not heard Tony Bennett & Gaga doing Lady is a Tramp, do so - I was gobsmacked
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For my taste the Roy Orbison version was miles better - Piaf was a "warbler"; she would never hold the note. This is also what puts me off so much opera as well - the female stars (aka "The Fat Ladies") generally didn't either.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
OriginalGriff wrote:
puts me off so much opera as well - the female stars (aka "The Fat Ladies") generally didn't either.
Joan Sutherland Destroys the World in 3 Notes! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5f5KMQaAac&feature=related[^] :) :)
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thanks amazing that the same country that produced this, also produced that vile creep, Sarkozy. if you've not heard Tony Bennett & Gaga doing Lady is a Tramp, do so - I was gobsmacked
