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11 years ago

The style, tone, cadence is done by a lot of woman singers in japan, and is somewhat traditional. As for what I think? Not having exposure to the song, or knowing the language, I can't really comment.

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Kay King 11 years ago

I know it's a matter of taste....but that hurts my ears.
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thunderbird

11 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

The style, tone, cadence is done by a lot of woman singers in japan, and is somewhat traditional. As for what I think? Not having exposure to the song, or knowing the language, I can't really comment.

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I'm not sure China's First Lady would want to be compared to Japanese singers.

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seasoned

11 years ago

Originally Posted by thunderbird

I'm not sure China's First Lady would want to be compared to Japanese singers.

OK, I'm pretty sure the cadence, etc... I did think some of the printed language looked japanese. Sorry. Still.... Then again, it has been a long time since I have looked at the far east in that way. Yeak, the name of the singer and some missing words should have told me it wasn't japan.

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thunderbird

11 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

OK, I'm pretty sure the cadence, etc... I did think some of the printed language looked japanese. Sorry. Still.... Then again, it has been a long time since I have looked at the far east in that way. Yeak, the name of the singer and some missing words should have told me it wasn't japan.

Steve

I'm not familiar with the music myself, lol. That's the Chinese president's wife, who was already very famous in China as an entertainer before becoming China's first lady.

Originally Posted by garyv

For some reason her sound reminds me of Fran Drescher.

Speaking of Fran Drescher, that's what Beijing Mandarin sounds like.

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garyv

11 years ago

For some reason her sound reminds me of Fran Drescher.

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KimW

11 years ago

In the past few months I posted a question about what language was the hardest to learn.I think Mandarin Chinese won.

I just took my first lesson

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thunderbird

11 years ago

Originally Posted by KimW

In the past few months I posted a question about what language was the hardest to learn.I think Mandarin Chinese won.

I just took my first lesson

Did you get the tones down?

Mandarin is really not so hard to learn. Basque and Finnish would be much harder to learn.

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KimW

11 years ago

Originally Posted by thunderbird

Did you get the tones down?

Mandarin is really not so hard to learn. Basque and Finnish would be much harder to learn.

Not yet T-Bird. I think that may be why so many said it was the hardest.
I was demonstrated the tones but in many cases I really did not hear the difference.

At this point I know about 5 words.

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thunderbird

11 years ago

Originally Posted by KimW

Not yet T-Bird. I think that may be why so many said it was the hardest.
I was demonstrated the tones but in many cases I really did not hear the difference.

At this point I know about 5 words.

When I learned Mandarin, one concept I drummed into my head was, "What is quiet and subtle to Western ears is loud and obvious to Chinese ears." The inverse is true for Chinese people learning English.

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

Fingernails. Chalkboard.

It must be an acquired taste and I was unable to acquire it.

It is an acquired taste to be sure, but I am a little surprised by responses here. She actually sings exceptionally well (though the song itself is not my cup of tea). She's beautiful (unlike China's president, lol) and talented with a good heart snd has used her influence to help people.

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Dennis Gaskill

11 years ago

Originally Posted by thunderbird

It is an acquired taste to be sure, but I am a little surprised by responses here. She actually sings exceptionally well (though the song itself is not my cup of tea).

She may be able to carry a tune, it's the tonal quality of her voice that is grating. It doesn't sound natural to me. It sounds like a falsetto (which I don't like anyway) with a severe nasal condition. It seems like kind of a mocking tone actually, like someone would mouth back to a person who said something they didn't like. Hard to describe.

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KimW

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

She may be able to carry a tune, it's the tonal quality of her voice that is grating. It doesn't sound natural to me. It sounds like a falsetto (which I don't like anyway) with a severe nasal condition. It seems like kind of a mocking tone actually, like someone would mouth back to a person who said something they didn't like. Hard to describe.

Funny Dennis, but that is how I describe most American pop star singers.
Nasally, forced,and fake.

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Dennis Gaskill 11 years ago

Originally Posted by KimW

Funny Dennis, but that is how I describe most American pop star singers.
Nasally, forced,and fake.

Might explain why I don't have any stations in my house or car programmed to pop music.

Well, it explains part of it anyway.
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waterotter 11 years ago

Originally Posted by KimW

In the past few months I posted a question about what language was the hardest to learn.I think Mandarin Chinese won.

I just took my first lesson

Kim, I thought English was the hardest language to learn:confused:
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- KimW 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by waterotter
  
  Kim, I thought English was the hardest language to learn:confused:
  
  I just asked opinions about which one people thought was. I'd say everyone could have their own answer.
  
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  Originally Posted by waterotter
  
  Kim, I thought English was the hardest language to learn:confused:
  
  English is hard for some people, especially the ones who need a reason for everything. Trying to explain whys about the English language is really difficult for me since 90% of the time I don't actually know the answer.
  
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joseph7384

11 years ago

Sorry but I tried pasting the video into Google Translate but was unsuccessful.

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11 years ago

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Jacqueline Smith

11 years ago

Oh no....that was just painful to listen to and it scared the crap out of my dogs.

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thunderbird 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Jacqueline Smith

Oh no....that was just painful to listen to and it scared the crap out of my dogs.

Confession: I turned the sound off and just watched.
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waterotter

11 years ago

Sorry, TB. I can't get the Bee Gees out of my head (from a different thread!).

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Dennis Gaskill

11 years ago

Fingernails. Chalkboard.

It must be an acquired taste and I was unable to acquire it.

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garyv

11 years ago

I think it's that vibrato she does - it seems to fluctuate in and out of tune. Is she supposed to sound like that? It must be a cultural thing.

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thunderbird 11 years ago

Originally Posted by garyv

I think it's that vibrato she does - it seems to fluctuate in and out of tune. Is she supposed to sound like that? It must be a cultural thing.

Heckadoodle if I know, lol. I'm not even an expert on Western music.
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