Song Suggestions!?!?

[chefhmboyrd]

I have registered to audition for "The Voice" in Memphis next month, and wanted to solicit suggestions on what would be good songs to sing for an audition.
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I can sing several different styles and genres so nothing is too "out there"!
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What would get your attention if I had 5 minutes or less to impress you with my voice alone?????????????
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so, talk amongst yourselves.............

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[Teddybear]

good luck i dont have any recommendations but sing what u feel you love and can carry

[Corkey]

I have registered to audition for "The Voice" in Memphis next month, and wanted to solicit suggestions on what would be good songs to sing for an audition.
:thinking:
I can sing several different styles and genres so nothing is too "out there"!
:ohm:
What would get your attention if I had 5 minutes or less to impress you with my voice alone?????????????

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:goodscore:




so, talk amongst yourselves.............

:gossip:

What is your vocal range? I think that has a bit to do with what song you should pick. For instance I would not suggest a song that has to be done in falsetto for your voice. Unless you have one hellofa set of pipes.

[Leigh]

What kind of music do You like?

[ForeverBlue]

Congrats for even signing up! I am thinking of a song by BREAD cant think of the name of it off hand, goes Id give up my life, my heart, my home, just to have you,,,,,Im sure someone knows the name right away,,,its the type of song you could make sound like your own!

[Corkey]

N here I was thinking some Journey LOL
The obvious reasons...

[LeftWriteFemme]

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[chefhmboyrd]

Some good suggestions........
i think that Bread song is "just to have you, once again" or something like that.
i am mostly a tenor, some baritone. i have falsetto, i would like to use it at the end of a song, You know the Ramp up to the cliamax. etc.
Don't want anything to Showtuney......... but i do those pretty well.....
i was considering this one...
but put my lil country blues twang on it.

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[chefhmboyrd]

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like this one too.....
could really rip them a new one with this..............

[LaneyDoll]

Do not sing anything the judges sing. You do not want that to bite you in the ass like it does most everyone who tries it.

Mostly a tenor? How about "Con te Partiro" by Andrea Bocelli?

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[Okiebug61]

I have registered to audition for "The Voice" in Memphis next month, and wanted to solicit suggestions on what would be good songs to sing for an audition.
:thinking:
I can sing several different styles and genres so nothing is too "out there"!
:ohm:
What would get your attention if I had 5 minutes or less to impress you with my voice alone?????????????
:|

:goodscore:

so, talk amongst yourselves.............

:gossip:

First of all Good Luck! I think it's great you are auditioning. Red and I are hooked on "The Voice".

I personally like to see those that step outside the box and go for something that is very entertaining. I would suggest you choose something in your vocal range that you can mix up and make your own. Show them how diverse you can be as a singer.

Once again Good Luck!

[Thinker]

I like how Uncle Kracker did Drift Away....plus you can get a little audience participation there at the end. I don't know voices, but it doesn't *seem* like one that is too hard to sing plus it's upbeat and engaging (IMO).

Good luck!!

[Luv]

A friend of mine auditioned for the voice,,he got one of those invite cards..but my friend turned them down. Seem's if you had anything published u have to give up your rights to them :| Jon was a popular Christian music artist in the 80's and won awards and even worked with Stevie Wonder. Make sure ya check out all the fine print.

Other than that,,I LOVE the voice,,its a great show! Good luck hope ya knock em out !

[chefhmboyrd]

A friend of mine auditioned for the voice,,he got one of those invite cards..but my friend turned them down. Seem's if you had anything published u have to give up your rights to them :| Jon was a popular Christian music artist in the 80's and won awards and even worked with Stevie Wonder. Make sure ya check out all the fine print.

Other than that,,I LOVE the voice,,its a great show! Good luck hope ya knock em out !

i'm pretty sure they can't take all the copy rights, but maybe some performance rights. i don't "officially" have any publishing deals so i am not too worried about that.

i just want to pick a song that i can sink my teeth into and make an impression.......

[Medusa]

I think you could pull off a sweet rendition of "The Dance" by Garth.

[Blade]

It would be hard to tell someone what to sing having not ever heard them sing. My advice would be to sing something that you are very familiar with, yet a song they may not be familiar with,ex...a song that wasnt cut as a single off of a CD, a song that shows the depth of your range and a song that you can dub with your own adlibs....the first examples that come to mind on this are Elvis' live in concert version of "How Great Thou Art" or both Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's parts in Endless Love. Great range expression and they threw in a lot of extra vocal adlibing in both of these songs.

As someone else said don't sing a song made popular by one of the judges and try to get the audience going. You want to capture your audience, like I hope this never ends, not make them feel captured, like when is this going to end.

[Corkey]

How about Daniel Bedingfeild "If you're not the one"?

[Daktari]

May I venture that you don't do any well known power ballads, they're far too predictable...and very Friday-night karaoke! Pick a song you know suits your voice and makes you feel good to sing.

Sorry I can't recommend any songs as I've never heard you sing. Can you sing a cappella?

[LaneyDoll]

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[~ocean]

i wish u the best of luck chef :) I'm sure whatever song u choose for urself will be the right choice ~~

[Lazy Daze]

Congratulations on having the gusto to even try out! May I make a suggestion? Maybe you should make a quick video and post it on Youtube so that we can get a feel for your voice, and then we would all be better at making a Good suggestion? Just my 2 cents. Good luck!

[chefhmboyrd]

i think i can really sink my teeth into this, and put my own style to......

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[chefhmboyrd]

not sure this would be good as a first song, but if they wanted to hear another. Would show some range with the Al Green
I seriously considered the Italian song, but It may be a bit much to learn in 23 days.


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[Deborah]

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I have never heard this song before but I love it!

I think you could do this one Andy and it's one that hasn't been over done....whatever you choose I wish you all the luck in the world!!!

GO out there and break a leg !!! :)

[chefhmboyrd]

I have never heard this song before but I love it!

I think you could do this one Andy and it's one that hasn't been over done....whatever you choose I wish you all the luck in the world!!!

GO out there and break a leg !!! :)

i do like the song by Tom Jones/Van Morrison. i could do it for the live show maybe, i am just trying to focus on something i know well, and feel a comfort level with for the initial round.

Great suggestions though.........
keep em coming, you never know, someone may know the perfect one for me.........

[chefhmboyrd]

I am hoping to post up a couple videos on you tube for you guys to check out, probably this weekend.

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[LaneyDoll]

not sure this would be good as a first song, but if they wanted to hear another. Would show some range with the Al Green
I seriously considered the Italian song, but It may be a bit much to learn in 23 days.


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Glad you liked the Italian song. It took me about two weeks to learn it. I played the CD on the drive to and from work so I got a lot of repetition. It is a fairly easy song to learn but 23 days is a short period of time to learn it flawlessly :)

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[LaneyDoll]

How overdone is the song "Red River Valley"? It seems to be fairly suitable for many voices.

And, maybe this? A little show piece...
The Fantasticks - "Try To Remember"

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[chefhmboyrd]

gotta pull this one out at the right moment, the secret weapon.......



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[chefhmboyrd]

I have 2 countdowns going. 97 days til the Reunion
and
21 days until Memphis.....

I will post up some you tube vids this weekend so you all can critique.

Thanks for all the support......

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[chefhmboyrd]

i think i have made my decision.
still going to rehearse extras in case i change my mind...... :seeingstars:

J is coming over today, maybe he can help with the video thing....... he's good with that you tube stuff...
and websites...
if you need help with computer stuff, he's your guy....
he could use the work...
anyway.

i am hoping to have some stuff up for critique soon............
stay tuned.

[chefhmboyrd]

ended up meeting J for lunch.
will have to work on that video without him.
hope to have something up soon......

[chefhmboyrd]

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i really like this song too

[cara]

Wow! Best wishes, chef. How exciting! :)

[chefhmboyrd]

less than 10 days...