In case you haven’t noticed, I love music. I LOVE MUSIC. So does Pnut. Between the two of us, we own four bookcases full of CD’s. At 180+ CD’s per case, we’re close to opening our own shop. That said, our taste in music is pretty damned different. His heavy metal shelves (all twenty of them) sit side by side with my folk/country section. Yes, we organize by genre. He tends to prefer male singers, and I have a definite love for women’s voices. We tease each other a fair amount about the various artists we obsess over intermittently, but usually respect for each others differences.
Over the last few years, I’ve developed a somewhat unhealthy obsession with Maria Callas. Carmen is my favorite opera, and Callas’ development of the role both musically and theatrically is, for me, simply unquestionably perfectly untouchable. Which is why Pnut knew exactly what he would do to my mind when he came home from work yesterday and pithily questioned “Did you know that Celine Dion has the same vocal range as Maria Callas?”. Has anybody seen my mind? I miss it.
It MAY be true. I can’t really imagine it being true. Please, tell me it’s NOT TRUE! This is the difference between using your powers for good versus using your powers for picking the pocketbooks of a massive following of teary-eyed Canadian women.
Canadians (try not to throw up):
(The indomitable) Callas (try not to explode with wonder):
Do you have a favorite female voice? I’d love to hear it (unless it’s Celine Dion, in which case you should probably seek the help you need elsewhere). Leave me a link in the comments.
February 19th, 2010 at
Ha!
I found out that the husband of one of my climbing friends is a closet Celine Dion fan. Hugely.
I laughed for a few days. So, naturally, reading this makes me the most happy.
Okay, so…
Dolly Parton. Not my favorite, but this song captured my friend Karlei and me when we were traveling out west. It became our theme song, of sorts.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_nwAkOGL78&feature=related
Now, serious.
Regina Spektor. Amazing. I love, love, love her first CD, after that it sort of goes downhill (in my opinion) but it is still amazing. Here is one of my favorites by her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p62rfWxs6a8
And also this one because the range in it is phenomenal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wigqKfLWjvM&feature=channel
One more because I love Feist and her music videos are super fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABYnqp-bxvg
I will probably come up with more… Hopefully something you like and didn’t know before, but that will be tough.
February 20th, 2010 at
Tough one … apart from the obvious ;
Wanda Ribeiro de Vasconcelos for fun,
Susan Janet Ballion to enjoy the falling,
Annie Lennox even when not drinking, and
B. Guðmundsdóttir for when I’m mad.
Before listing everything : Tracey Thorn. Ofcourse.
And from early on the Tokyo link :
Anna Virginia Taylor Delory.
But ultimately there’s always Eunice Kathleen Waymon for when it’s really dark…
February 20th, 2010 at
Chelsea: I didn’t actually like the Regina Spektor very much. Dolly Parton is a favorite of mine too. The Feist was pretty cool, but wouldn’t make my list either. But the other bands you told me about last time: Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes? I LOVE THEM!
Hans: I NEED THE LINKS!! Because I’m lazy. And I want to know exactly which songs you like.
February 20th, 2010 at
Skin, British crazy lady, amazing voice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEp8yJPjedU
Carmen Consoli, very “unusual” voice but very expressive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwqwRs1zhnM
but, finally, HER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjD4eWEUgMM