iliah - You really have a knack for picking beautiful songs. I actually could hear your tone better on the original ones: taking the noise out distorted your pretty voice.

Poshoeda - If only your mic was of better quality. This one does no justice to your tone. Great top notes. Well done!

Heart - Gee that backing track for The Climb is really tricky at the beginning. Can totally understand why you had trouble with the timing. Someone Like You suited you better. Love the "pause" moment.

pasdebourretendu - You have such a great contemporary/country sound. Good job!

Helen

Ok. I can't believe I'm actually posting that. I think I'll really need a new identity after, but I said I would do it.

If you think I'm taking myself seriously here, you're crazeyy!

Gunther and the Sunshine Girls: Ding dong Song (maybe you won't understand the costume if you havn't seen the original video. You might want to see it (or not.)

s86.photobucket.com . . .

josy002 - I think that's the most effort anyone has ever put into an entry. Top notch stuff! I haven't heard the original but now I think I need to.

Helen

Ode to Teh Panis

Helen

While I deal with my new microphone headset, I submit these:


God Bless the Child
www.singsnap.com . . .


Wind Beneath My Wings
www.singsnap.com . . .

So there's three takes to this one, but trust me, it's worth it.

First of all, this has the best singing:

or here

But here is another take of it. If you don't want to watch again, skip to 4:14 for the weirdness:

or here/.

And the concluding chapter (ending with a fascinating discussion of where to get pizza):
WARNING: naughty language

or here/.


And yes I AM very obvious glancing at the camera all the time, thank you very much.


My singing is really bad today, the cold went into my chest, blahhh.

Posted 2 songs above Heart's entry ^above



Here are two more entries:

Smileywoman’s interpretation of Ella Fitzgerald’s “Can’t Help Loving That Man.” www.redkaraoke.com . . .

Smileywoman’s interpretation of Karen Carpenter’s “For All We Know.”
www.redkaraoke.com . . .

Whilst rearranging my room this weekend I found a different microphone, not quite sure where it came from but the sound quality from it is better than the mic on my webcam. Still not the best, but an improvement nonetheless.

Same song, better quality:
s97.photobucket.com . . .

Poshoeda

My computer is getting fixed as viruses made it crash, and the loaner computer I got doesn't have working speakers NOOO! I guess I'll compete next year. Good job everyone who's already posted!

Adding to my four previous entries (above and below Heart's entries on page three of this thread.

Who I Was Born to Be
www.singsnap.com . . .




Up To The Mountain
THIS is NOT a submission (singing with no music)
I sing this better without music and sing it often by myself around the house

I thought you'd get a kick out of having a video to see old smileywoman

www.youtube.com . . .

Hi folks! Sorry I haven't given feedback for the last few entries - have been run off my feet.

Will give them a listen, post here, then close the thread and put on my judge's hat over the next few days.

Thanks for playing!

Helen

Good luck everyone! I REALLY wanted to enter, but have been too busy working lately. Oh well, maybe next year!

d4j~

Oh pants. I got so busy with the move I didn't get to enter. There's always next year, I guess...

Dani

^^, ^, I was going to enter while my boy was away, because he hears enough of me singing without me recording five billion songs. However, he's also the techy one of this family and when he left, my computer died. I shall prepare for next year. Who knows, maybe by then I'll be brave enough to have my eye and then I can post a video of me singing.

I can extend for another couple of days if that is any help.

Helen

In that case. I'll try to get boy out of the house for an hour today and see if I can't get at least ONE of my songs up for you. If not, I'll find time to do it in the future and post in under the 'singing' board: maybe I'll get some tips to improve upon for next year's contest.

Yes please!!

OMG, if you extend it, it will make my day. I didn't get to enter due to a combination of losing my voice and being in the hospital that week, and I'm dying to do it!

Done.

Helen

Blah. This is why I almost always sing a cappella. I can't stand backing tracks, they're always too fast or too slow or blergh.

The Rose

or here.
P.S. Any suggestions on better ways to deal with those pauses?? It was driving me CRAZY.

Slightly goofy America the Beautiful.

Yes, I know I squawked (damn, that's a hard word to spell!) on one of the "Americas" at the end. Also here.

Haili is coming to visit me December 15th. Even if the contest is over, should we sing karaoke for you guys? I sound like nails on a blackboard though...


Yellow Submarine?

^I breathlessly await this video.

Jon

Woop, I finally did it!

I look like hell and I'm losing my voice, but here is my version of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. Also, I figured out how to record straight to Youtube, because the last time I tried to enter this contest, my computer kept freezing. ANYWAY. Here ya go


"I Dreamed a Dream"


(yes, I did get slightly lost at the end, I'm used to the marching band arrangement of this )


I have a few more songs I'm planning on doing later, if you guys can tolerate my voice that long, haha.

Sooo I'm a dorkus and a half? One more. That I recorded earlier but I don't know that I'll remember to get back on and post a re-record of it so heeere you go.

You can hardly hear the backing track for some reason, but it's there, I swear!!



and here.

SERIOUSLY tired, but really wanted to have a fun, silly, entertaining entry.

WARNING: embarrassing performance by smileywoman