I came across this incredible post in the Huffington Post and couldn't resist sharing it. The post is about a Youtube video of Britney Spears' isolated voice, i.e. without the music or Auto-tune. Here is the video:
I knew, of course, that many pop singers are pretty bad singers who make it only because of Auto-Tune and suchlike software. I also understand that this video takes Britney's voice from concerts where she has been dancing, is out of breath and likely not making much of an effort to sing. Even with those caveats, it is pretty astonishing how few correct notes Britney hits.
Most of us struggle to sing well and most of us therefore harbor few illusions of being a pop star. This video, apart from being a paean to Auto-Tune etc, suggests that may be we have been selling ourselves short. May be we too have futures as pop stars!
In case you think this is the norm, here are some other popular singers of yesteryears who clearly don't suffer from the same shortcoming as evidenced by their isolated voice recordings:
Whitiney Houston:
The Beatles:
Freddie Mercury and David Bowie:
Nirvana / Kurt Cobain:
Amazing, right?
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