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Can a voice move you to tears?

by Michael Oksa
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Hey music fans!

America's Got Talent threw me for a loop the other night. I just remembered to track down the video.

I'm a rock and roll fan, first and foremost...

But for some reason, as this 10 year old sang, the tears just started to come out. It was the voice. WTH? There are a few songs that make my eyeballs sweat a bit, but that's usually because of the lyrics or music, this time was different.


What do you think?

Rock on!
Michael
  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill View Post

    Prodigious.
    It's hard to choose the right words, but prodigious would definitely be one of them.

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  • Profile picture of the author Lawrh
    Puccini often elicits that response. It's interesting to hear a child sing "O Mio Babbino Caro". It will be more interesting to hear her in 15 years.

    What's more important is that another adult has been exposed, however briefly, to opera. Who knows? Maybe he will explore it further.
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      • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
        Wow, when her voice changes with puberty she'll probably give Barry White a run for his money.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        The voice was amazing - but so was the poise shown by this child.

        Interesting how many of the "youtube contestants" just weren't entertaining. Of course I'm an animal person and felt bad that no one thought to secure the accordian stand for Pup so he could do his thing.

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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Yeah, I toyed with mentioning this. If not for the little movements of her mouth, etc... you would have to SWEAR she is lip syncing. It is something though.

    I'm glad I saw her on TV. This video does NOT do her justice!

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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Wow!

    (...and opera is like fingernails scraping the blackboard to me) so 'wow' is saying a lot - and yes a tear did come -

    Children's voices (when they have the singing kind) are like crystal - clear purity.

    I have heard this quality from little kids in Black church choirs and believe it or not Little Stevie Wonder (when he was a little child) had the most beautiful voice in this regard that I ever heard.

    One of the few things I can't find on YouTube are singles by Little Stevie Wonder (the child). (as an adult he does absolutely nothing for me - just not my style).
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    • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
      Originally Posted by Patrician View Post

      One of the few things I can't find on YouTube are singles by Little Stevie Wonder (the child). (as an adult he does absolutely nothing for me - just not my style).
      Pat,

      Listen to this song. I bought the album this tune was on when it came out and the album is still one of my all time favorites.


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      Originally Posted by Patrician View Post

      Wow!

      (...and opera is like fingernails scraping the blackboard to me) so 'wow' is saying a lot - and yes a tear did come -

      Children's voices (when they have the singing kind) are like crystal - clear purity.

      I have heard this quality from little kids in Black church choirs and believe it or not Little Stevie Wonder (when he was a little child) had the most beautiful voice in this regard that I ever heard.

      One of the few things I can't find on YouTube are singles by Little Stevie Wonder (the child). (as an adult he does absolutely nothing for me - just not my style).
      Well, boys can't generally have that type of voice for long and, while men can really appreciate it with a female, they certainly don't want to have that type of voice. 8-)
      That said, Jackie DOES have a nice voice. I think the tone of parts of her spoken voice is similar to her singing opera. I guess I could see it. Maybe she cried a lot as a baby or something to belt that out. People were shocked at charlotte church. And SHE was like 14 by the time many heard of her. I wonder what she is like now.

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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        Charlotte Church still has a great voice. Love her duet with Josh Groban a while back.

        I don't see anything wrong with her being onstage if she enjoys what she's doing.

        The problem with winning the competition for a child is the "vegas act" aspect. I do think that child has a great future, though.
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        • Profile picture of the author lilmechante01
          Jackie truly blesses those who hear her sing with such an incredible voice.

          Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

          Charlotte Church still has a great voice. Love her duet with Josh Groban a while back.
          Kay: Is this the one you're talking about?

          The first time I saw them sing together my eyes watered...the one note she hits about 3/4 through the song is so pure...gives me tingles from head-to-toe everytime I hear it & Josh Groban has such a beeee--ooooo-ti-ful voice too.

          There are quite a few singers when they sing Amazing Grace can make my eyes tear up The bass singer in the group Il Divo gives me chills everytime I hear him sing too. (you can hear him singing very clearly after the bagpipes) I can't wait until I can hire them all for a private concert:p
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      • Profile picture of the author LynnM
        Andrea Bocelli does it for me:



        Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

        People were shocked at charlotte church. And SHE was like 14 by the time many heard of her. I wonder what she is like now.

        Steve
        Charlotte's better known now in the UK for her personal life, which is always in the tabloids. She's also done quite a lot of tv work such as presenting and judging. However, she is returning to music:

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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    I heard a story once that stevie got his nickname from a teacher. He heard a mouse somwhere, as I recall, and he proved he was right and the teacher said something like "Stevie, you're a real wonder".

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  • Profile picture of the author Kenster
    Yo, eyes got a little waterly when I heard that live. Not a huge opera fan, but a 10 year belting that out...darn son, thats some real talent.

    Stinks to put a kid on stage like that, but she absolutely destroyed it. I'm rooting for her.
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    Kenster,
    She seemed to really LOVE it! She seemed to LOVE the attention.

    I don't know about "america's got talent" but most that "try out" for american idol are a national disgrace. They act so badly that someone should sue them for obscenity, and "sing" so badly I would love to sue them for hurting my ears so. American idol shows some of them at the begining just for laughs. They don't get to actually be sent to the show, or compete. So I LOVE seeing a person like this win, or even get noteriety.

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author waterotter
      Gosh, dial-up sucks...I am not able to view this, but I did see another video on a friend's computer in town. The little girl's mother died from cancer just prior to this performance. So, yes, a voice can move me to tears.
      Get your tissues out. Rhema Marvanne - 'Amazing Grace' REVISED 6/11 on Vimeo
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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by waterotter View Post

        Gosh, dial-up sucks...I am not able to view this, but I did see another video on a friend's computer in town. The little girl's mother died from cancer just prior to this performance. So, yes, a voice can move me to tears.
        Get your tissues out. Rhema Marvanne - 'Amazing Grace' REVISED 6/11 on Vimeo
        Well, I tried to replay it. USUALLY replay plays back at top speed, because of the cache, so it MIGHT be due to the actual "video". If that is the case, this video isn't worth WATCHING, unless you like to see her expressions, etc...(Though I DID like that. USUALLY they catch the person is a bad position, etc... But Jackie looked nice in all the ones I noticed.) Like I said, it does NOT do her justice. get a DECENT video, and watch THAT! Of course, the SOUND is good. Luckily, sound doesn't require the resources as much.

        BTW you can sometimes turn the sound down, and play these in the background and/or have dinner. When you come back, simply click replay, and it runs FAR faster. DON'T refresh oir anything, simply replay. If you CAN'T do that, move it to the first frame and use the play/pause button to replay it.

        Steve
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        • Profile picture of the author Kay King
          This was cute - Jack Evancho in a duet with her brother

          YouTube - Jake and Jackie Evancho Duet
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          • Profile picture of the author seasoned
            Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

            This was cute - Jack Evancho in a duet with her brother

            YouTube - Jake and Jackie Evancho Duet
            He's OK, but give him a couple years, maybe THEN he will sing better and have a better voice. But it WAS cute!

            Steve
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        • Profile picture of the author waterotter
          Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

          Well, I tried to replay it. USUALLY replay plays back at top speed, because of the cache, so it MIGHT be due to the actual "video". If that is the case, this video isn't worth WATCHING, unless you like to see her expressions, etc...(Though I DID like that. USUALLY they catch the person is a bad position, etc... But Jackie looked nice in all the ones I noticed.) Like I said, it does NOT do her justice. get a DECENT video, and watch THAT! Of course, the SOUND is good. Luckily, sound doesn't require the resources as much.

          BTW you can sometimes turn the sound down, and play these in the background and/or have dinner. When you come back, simply click replay, and it runs FAR faster. DON'T refresh oir anything, simply replay. If you CAN'T do that, move it to the first frame and use the play/pause button to replay it.

          Steve
          Hey Steve,

          When your dial-up is 26.4 kbps, you can wait till hell freezes over...you still won't get to watch that video!
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    I saw that show. Very powerful performance (the contrast with the crud that preceded it, just made it that much more powerful).
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  • Profile picture of the author Lawrh
    Much focus on a singer at 10, let's contrast it with a singer at 60. Kiri te Kanawa

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  • Profile picture of the author sarahberra
    I watched this the other day and yes it moved me to tears! What a amazing little girl. The only other song that moved me to tears recently was Fergie (personal).
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      So wonder if Jackie will be doing Carmen in 50 years???

      That was lovely.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Wow thank you Kelly! You found it - but it it is Part II of the SECOND one you posted!

    WAHOO! YES! ROCK OUT!


    YOU ARE AWESOME!

    this truly brings back some fabulous memories of 'way back in the day'!!!

    (BHVC)

    (before his voice changed!) lol.
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    that's a wower
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    lynnM,

    Yeah, looking her up in wikipedia DID remind me of her 9/11 comment. She was in NO position to form such an opinion, since she was so young, it was so new, and dealt with another country, and shouldn't have made the comment.

    OH WELL... I figured she was BETTER now.

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  • Profile picture of the author Chris1203
    That was phenomenal! Her singing didn't bring me to tears, but it did make the chills run down my spine. Thank you for sharing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    The only video that ever made me cry was the video from an Egyptian reggae artist Matisyahu. As I keep on repeating the track and analyzing the message of the song, it really strikes me. The song's message was all about Peace, peace between us all. Try it guys, Im sure you gonna love it. Im never a music lover but this song really touched me.
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  • Profile picture of the author OrionWeb
    Yes, something voice moves me in two ways, first when someone shout me that led me to cry and other is while someone advice me seriously.
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  • Profile picture of the author nigrilaforever
    Listen to X JAPAN's 'Forever Love'. Voice of their singer toshi always makes me crying This song is tooo sad
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  • Profile picture of the author Kenster
    I have that Somewhere Over the Rainbow on my iPod....its absolutely great.

    Also check out Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
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  • Profile picture of the author healthconverter
    I saw Evancho that night, and my god, what a voice!

    How time will effect that voice, I don't know, but she'd better not get the same surgery M. Jackson got to keep his... that was just creepy.
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      Its impossible!
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