"dt king" wrote in message
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"kelly mcguire" wrote in message
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Can you really see these producers telling someone to sing off key?
"No honey that was on pitch, can we try it again"? Unfortunately the
pitch correction era in music has made people used to perfect pitched
vocals and other things..like perfect rhythm section timing. I see it
in my own discernment of recordings. Jones' success has at least
somewhat proven that it's still songs and mood that people key into.

Carol Burnett sings well enough for Broadway. She used to mimic bad
singing just that way -- singing the song very near a semi-tone off pitch.
That might be harder than singing in key.

dtk


Jo Stafford and Paul Weston (??) used to do a gag act at parties, where she
would sing (perfectly) a semi-tone flat. Paul's exagerated and flowery
piano accompaniment was brilliant. Later they recorded a couple of albums
as Jonathan and Darlene Edwards. The album cover showed two left hands
playing the piano.

Steve King