Althouse: Heard on the radio this morning.

June 28, 2015

Heard on the radio this morning.

15 comments:

madAsHell said...: The lyrics don't fit the time signature. She had to re-iterate syllables....e.g. "man an an an an".

Why does auto-time make everyone sound like a honky?; 6/28/15, 11:29 AM
Saint Croix said...: I love that song.; 6/28/15, 11:33 AM
Wince said...: I'm always impressed by Caillet's live studio recordings, like the Live From Abbey Road session before.

Better than albums and none of the screaming girls as when in concert.; 6/28/15, 11:50 AM
Saint Croix said...: It's interesting how you can sneak almost anything into popular culture if the beat is catchy.

Transvestites

Communism

Pro-life rants; 6/28/15, 11:52 AM
eddie willers said...: Amateur hour stuff.

I prefer the 5 people on a single guitar:

Somebody I Used To Know; 6/28/15, 12:12 PM
Etienne said...: It's not obnoxious, it doesn't crowd my beer. Very listenable. What's kind of nostalgic, is none of them have tattoos where I can see them, and that's important to me.; 6/28/15, 12:41 PM
firstHat said...: "Love me or hate me, we will be boys standing at the altar"
Hmmmmm. What does that word "boys" even mean?; 6/28/15, 1:08 PM
Saint Croix said...: "Love me or hate me, we will be boys standing at the altar"

I think
you got the lyrics wrong.

No biggie, I was singing "Let Milo Open the Door" for much of the 80's.; 6/28/15, 1:39 PM
damikesc said...: OK. I like the Magic version a lot. Sweet love song.; 6/28/15, 2:02 PM
traditionalguy said...: She is a nice person. Good to see one around these days.; 6/28/15, 2:12 PM
FleetUSA said...: Nice smooth jazz. Loved it.; 6/28/15, 4:03 PM
Robert Cook said...: "Why does auto-time make everyone sound like a honky?"

???

First, I didn't hear auto-tune, so you're either mistaken or it's been used here with more subtlety than it's ever been used before;

Second, my first thought hearing this was how thoroughly this singer--and most singers today--have absorbed and incorporated into their singing the influence of black singers.; 6/29/15, 7:15 AM
Bobby said...: Saint Croix,

Not contesting your other examples or the larger point, but to be fair, Cobie's covering someone else's song."Rude" was originally written and recorded by reggae band Magic!, from the reggae term "rude boy," and was allegedly about lead singer Nasri's girlfriend (and later the girlfriend's father). If Magic!'s intent was to promote same-sex marriage by getting girls to sing along with it- let's face it- thousands of originally male-recorded love songs would fall into the same category... Might as well say the original recording promoted polygamy since you had a chorus line saying they were going to "marry that girl"...

Also, if Cobie Caillat is lesbian, it's probably news to her fiancee Justin Young.; 6/29/15, 8:17 AM
Steve said...: Postmodern Jukebox did it better:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9yMXzARTZE; 6/29/15, 10:05 AM
eddie willers said...: Found the word for this type of singing (that virtually all try today)

Melisma

WARNING: If you're not Aretha Franklin, you should not try this.; 6/29/15, 11:55 AM