three interpretations.....

[thoreau]

adding to my last post...

here are three distinctly different interpretations of "The Way You Look Tonight"

(THREE mp3 files in a .zip file here (17M))

a) Chris Botti - trumpet solo
b) Doris Day - goddess solo
c) Westminster Barbershop Chorus - mens chorus tight harmony

Botti is so smooth and actually very sexy, Doris is so goddamned happy you can hear her cakewalking this song in the recording studio because was on the list of standards the label wanted her to sing... (but I love her - and this version of this song) and the barbershop chorus - is simply heartwrenchingly beautiful - the arrangement soars to these peaking barbershop harmonies - everytime the "because I love you.." lyric is sung - absolutely beautiful.

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Footnote:
I thought of bearfuz for some reason when listening to it.. how interesting. Chip? Have you ever sung in a barbershop quartet?

Comments

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

well then I wasn't far off I guess. Singing barbershop has always appealed to me - and its strange that my first encounter with it was the barbershop quartet from Music Man as well. I played in the band (clarinet) for a production in Jr. High at the local community theater. and hadn't decided I wanted to sing at that point - so didn't audition - but the quartet was my favorite of favorite things.

I love the old fashioned stuff.

thanks for giving me such a complete answer. :) woof!