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The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 8:09PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Now, I'm not typically a fan of this type of music. Usually I find this kind of stuff rather annoying.

However, I listened to this for the first time in quite a while. This is truly the most unbelievable live vocal performance I have ever heard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hat1Hc9SNwE&ob=av2e
Jeff Gordon
RE: The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 8:17PM - in reply to sfsdsdfsdfds Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Whitney Houston's Star Spangled Banner at the 91 Super Bowl. Awesome. And any performance that is followed by a F-16 fly by is bad ass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4v431Mlak&feature=fvst
InWyo
RE: The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 8:35PM - in reply to sfsdsdfsdfds Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I'll go in a completely different direction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J85QrbR5oUE
Mr. Obvious
RE: The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 8:35PM - in reply to sfsdsdfsdfds Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
fisky
RE: The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 8:42PM - in reply to Mr. Obvious Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Decent, but not nearly as good as the original by Nilsson.

If you'd like to hear an awesome live performance, check this out... no theatrics, no arm waving, no lip syncing, just a stellar performance of a very hard song to sing, in Central Park, no less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-PNun-Pfb4&feature=related
sfsdsdfsdfds
RE: The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 8:53PM - in reply to fisky Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

fisky wrote:

Decent, but not nearly as good as the original by Nilsson.

If you'd like to hear an awesome live performance, check this out... no theatrics, no arm waving, no lip syncing, just a stellar performance of a very hard song to sing, in Central Park, no less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-PNun-Pfb4&feature=related


holy crap, I can't believe I hadn't heard that version before..

the emotion in his voice is incredible, wow. great song
NoNo
RE: The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 9:03PM - in reply to fisky Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The original is in fact by the British band Badfinger. Harry Nilsson's version is one of the first cover versions. I prefer Nilsson's version to Mariah Carey's. Why does she sing like she is out of breath?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfxCED3okpg&feature=related
fisky
RE: The best vocal performance I have ever come across. 5/17/2012 9:05PM - in reply to Jeff Gordon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Jeff Gordon wrote:

Whitney Houston's Star Spangled Banner at the 91 Super Bowl. Awesome. And any performance that is followed by a F-16 fly by is bad ass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4v431Mlak&feature=fvst


Outstanding. This and any version of Ray Charles singing America the Beautiful live are probably the two best patriotic renditions ever.