Comments on: Imperfect Pitch: Five Off-Key Songs and Musicians http://www.myhmphs.com/2008/05/imperfect-pitch-five-off-key-songs-and-musicians/ Searching for melody and meaning in a world filled with bad music. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:27:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: AMD http://www.myhmphs.com/2008/05/imperfect-pitch-five-off-key-songs-and-musicians/comment-page-1/#comment-64 AMD Wed, 14 May 2008 10:19:41 +0000 http://www.myhmphs.com/?p=89#comment-64 Ah, but try to find Bill Withers live version of Lean On Me from an excellent double album of a benefit concert in 1973 (which featured a who's who in black music at the time. Roberta Flack sang "On A Clear Day..." accompanied by Quincy Jones, and Sammy Davis Jr sang a mindfuckingly great version of his great "I Gotta Be Me"). Anyway, Withers mis-hits the first note totally. The rest of the version is so good though, that I had that on my car mix-tapes, not the studio version. As a result, I have internalised that flat note, and sing it (with a knowing smile) when I hear the studio recording of Lean On Me. It's not an easy song to sing, which is why Club Nouveau dude shouldn't have attempted it in the first place. Ah, but try to find Bill Withers live version of Lean On Me from an excellent double album of a benefit concert in 1973 (which featured a who’s who in black music at the time. Roberta Flack sang “On A Clear Day…” accompanied by Quincy Jones, and Sammy Davis Jr sang a mindfuckingly great version of his great “I Gotta Be Me”). Anyway, Withers mis-hits the first note totally. The rest of the version is so good though, that I had that on my car mix-tapes, not the studio version. As a result, I have internalised that flat note, and sing it (with a knowing smile) when I hear the studio recording of Lean On Me.

It’s not an easy song to sing, which is why Club Nouveau dude shouldn’t have attempted it in the first place.

]]> By: Travis http://www.myhmphs.com/2008/05/imperfect-pitch-five-off-key-songs-and-musicians/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Travis Tue, 06 May 2008 03:13:49 +0000 http://www.myhmphs.com/?p=89#comment-37 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT on the Club Nouveau! That's bothered me every time I've heard it for about 20 years now. ABSOLUTELY RIGHT on the Club Nouveau! That’s bothered me every time I’ve heard it for about 20 years now.

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