Ditto!Originally Posted by Jumpsuit Junkie
Not knowing anything about ABC's etc I cant contribute in that way
What I do know is I WOULD KILL TO BE ABLE TO SING ANYTHING LIKE ELVIS..........
Good or bad.
Matt
I'm not a singer, so I barely know about high range and stuff... But I think "An Evening Prayer" and the songs from the Elvis last concert (like My Way) seems difficult to me. Anyway, Elvis had a marvelous ability to sing songs with higher and low notes... Is the best singer ever.
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Let the stars fade and fall, and I won't care at all, as long as I have you.
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too me Unchained Melody is hard one to sing, Elvis trys to get it right, but I think America is hardest
Take a look at you and me,,Are we too blind to see, Do we Simply turn our heads and look the other way.....(Line From "in The Ghetto")
If memory serves, on the version of How Great Thou Art on the Just Pretend import Elvis does hit a B during the flourish on the word "God." I believe the flourish is A-B-A-G.
Sure it is you just have to get mad and pretend you're yelling at someone. However to sing the entire song with the phrasing and the feel like Elvis. You can forget it. Unless you were at the place in your life where Elvis was I find it hard to believe that anyone would feel your singing.
You are absolutely correct if you sit at a piano the note that Elvis hits on heaven is a c above middle. As far as the scale goes that is the highest note he ever hit. Lets be honest though it wasn't the range we fell in love with though. It was the fact that we felt the story in the song when Elvis would sing it, or in the fifties case we felt as carefree as the songs were. No other artist has made that sort of connection from music to our soul
i do not think Elvis' range is important, as i know many people with a wider range, than Elvis,
HOWEVER, elvis' tone and the texture of his voice is just mind blowing.
and the fact you can feel elvis singing with pure emotion especialy, how great thou art, if i can dream etc. and also elvis' abitlity to take a song and make it his own.
there will never be another nor anyone close.
His range is trully outstanding in relation to the rest of popular music. But, as has been said, its not just the notes its the way he puts them together. There will be many who couldn't get as low or as high as Elvis and much of the time that will be physiological but for me one moment, out of many, stands out where it is more than physical range but pure musical talent and ability.
In recordings of Just Pretend, and as seen on TTWII, when he does the "whoa-hoa-hoa-a-whoa-hoa" (y'all know what moment I mean) that is mighty, one of my all time favourite Elvis moments.
I've been a singer for about 20 plus years now, choral singing, leading singing, entertaining and was cantor in Ireland's national seminary, I'm a fairly good singer but for years now there is just no way I can emulate that. The rhythm, the inflection, etc. And Elvis knows it too, look at his smile.
Another moment where he's not just the singer, he becomes the song itself.
That ""whoa-hoa-hoa-a-whoa-hoa" is also for me a great example of his vocal flexability and "ad libbing vocally" The first time I heard it I just laughed at how easy he made it look and how much fun he seemed to have doing it.His range is trully outstanding in relation to the rest of popular music. But, as has been said, its not just the notes its the way he puts them together. There will be many who couldn't get as low or as high as Elvis and much of the time that will be physiological but for me one moment, out of many, stands out where it is more than physical range but pure musical talent and ability.
In recordings of Just Pretend, and as seen on TTWII, when he does the "whoa-hoa-hoa-a-whoa-hoa" (y'all know what moment I mean
I've been a singer for about 20 plus years now, choral singing, leading singing, entertaining and was cantor in Ireland's national seminary, I'm a fairly good singer but for years now there is just no way I can emulate that. The rhythm, the inflection, etc. And Elvis knows it too, look at his smile.
Another moment where he's not just the singer, he becomes the song itself.
Last edited by KPM; 03-21-2007 at 08:31 PM.
yes unchained melody was the most challenging for Elvis to sing-especially that ending!
Cooking up a Storm!
Just listening to "Any Day Now", this is a pretty impressive song with the highs and lows and quick tempo it's amazing how quickly Elvis can manoeuvre around the lyrics without any trouble at all
There are some technically fantastic songs around 1968/69 e.g. "long Black Limousine" & "Suspicious Minds"
I would have loved to hear Elvis sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" in 1977
Elvis was no doubt....the world's most accomplished entertainer. He set the standards that most just dream to aspire to. Long live the King.
When I first answered in here, I knew considerably less than I know now -- and, of course, I'm always learning.
Some of my answers today might be ones involving an impressive falsetto, all evenly spread out, too:
- "Blue Moon"
- "Stay Away"
- "Spanish Eyes" (home recording)
Give those a whirl. It's amazing how HIGH he could actually go, especially since Elvis thought of himself as more of a baritone / bass, and is culturally known for the technical depth of his voice (as well as the emotional depth, of course). That home recording of "Spanish Eyes" is a particular treat. I mean, by 1973, you might have thought that his ability to do a strong falsetto was gone, given the way his voice had deepened and thickened, but no.
Excellent example!That ""whoa-hoa-hoa-a-whoa-hoa" is also for me a great example of his vocal flexability and "ad libbing vocally" The first time I heard it I just laughed at how easy he made it look and how much fun he seemed to have doing it.
Another moment that impresses me like that is the way he does a similar "whoa-whoa-whoa" effect at the end of "Frankfurt Special" from "G.I. Blues". His voice is so smooth! Such control. It just stuns me listening to that.
Amother moment still is the live rendition of "I'll Remember You" during the "Aloha" concert -- when he sings the chorus line during a key change and he turns round to the musicians as if to say, "****************, I did that good!"
there are some pretty straining parts in Tomorrow Never Comes, especially the final note.
Where Did They Go Lord is another
and He Touched Me
AMERICAN TRILOGY
I also know nothing about range or notes or whatever, but the first time I heard "Known Only To Him" I was quite impressed.
God, his voice was so unbelievable, made more so by the fact that he wasn't afraid to sings songs that might have been out of his range, that feeling that helped push him to that next level. Christ, the man could even yodel great.
I am not a musician nor have a formal lesson in music but I am really impressed on the wide range of Elvis vocalization. I also sing Elvis songs those easy one of course and I would say his rendition of the live "Unchained melody" was a bit challenge to his versatile vocalization. Elvis ability to go from high to low notes is something fascinating to appreciate considering he never have had any formal lesson in singing. He is simply fantastic and great! You people have practically mentioned all the challenging songs for Elvis
Just wanted to mention some other tunes in which ELvis displays an incredible amount of passion, raw energy and soul into his sublime singing technique[s] ...
How 'bout:
A Mess Of Blues
Like A Baby
Such A Night
I Feel So Bad
Milky White Way
Joshua Fit The Battle
Wild In The Country
Run On
Wearin' That Loved On Look ... ???
Goodness knows that I can't carry a tune in a bucket, but, what about "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello"?? That seems to have quite a range in it as well, doesn't it??
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