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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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 Posted - 04/09/2013 : 19:41:16
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admit you've done it.
and admit you suck
(bonus points if you post samples)
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Grotesque
= Cult of Ray =
France
777 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 23:54:42
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It's not the funniest thing to try thougt.
it's funnier to sing horribely like or David Lee Roth or Louis Amstrong.
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
Iceland
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 08:30:02
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 08:45:35
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Originally posted by BLT
I'm not bad at it. He's closer to my range than most fuckers. I'm better at Julian Cope or Elvis Costello though.
youtube or it didn't happen
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 08:54:18
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I can't quite hit "to motor West" in the shower, which causes me no end of frustration.
I don't try to sing like Frank. I've only once sang part of an FB song outside of the shower
or my car, scared the hell out of people belting out the high part of Olympus Mons. I don't
know if I can get there consistently anymore. |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 09:34:42
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I can't hit 'She's like jellyroll, like sculptcha'. It's the line I always have a go at but never get anywhere near. I love the dip and rise in the way he sings it.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 10:34:38
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I can't falsetto real good
I usually sing on the commode
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 18:19:34
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| I must have lost my mind when I heard Franks cover of Duke of Earl. With acoustic guitar (trying to play like Frank too) I dug deep, and failed every time. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2013 : 05:34:54
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Hermaphroditis is a tough one.
green star member since 2006. smb? |
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windupbird
- FB Fan -
127 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2013 : 17:16:17
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Has anyone ever tried singing Tame in the shower?
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tisasawath
= Cult of Ray =
Wallis and Futuna Islands
783 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2013 : 07:34:20
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Originally posted by danjersey
I must have lost my mind when I heard Franks cover of Duke of Earl. With acoustic guitar (trying to play like Frank too) I dug deep, and failed every time.
there's a lot of reverb on that record and you can only get near that performance if you too use it, but in absence of proper recording environment and equipment the best you can do to mimic that reverb is to use a large room with hard smooth surfaces, like marble or ceramic tile, like in a large (say public) lavatory. to enhance the effect it helps to bend over the sink and face into it, close your eyes and SING. it's best to wear the guitar strap a bit loose so that it's below the sink and not in the way.
with time it'll get a lot easier to ignore the sounds of other users flushing and the concern over their puzzled minds wondering whether you're serenading to sewer rats. and a chance recording by some of them could even start something new, go viral and stuff. |
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tisasawath
= Cult of Ray =
Wallis and Futuna Islands
783 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2013 : 07:45:10
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Originally posted by floop
I can't falsetto real good
there's good reason why hair metal used spandex and tight jeans. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2013 : 10:30:36
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heh
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2013 : 15:40:13
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I have a whole recording I did once upon a time of a friend playing FB on guitar and both of us singing along. When I put it into iTunes, I wrote "We'd Rather Not Say" in the artist field...
... that said, you've heard our cover of There Goes My Gun.
 "If we hit this bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2013 : 18:00:03
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you can't post something like that and not post the audio. come on
come on bro
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2013 : 23:19:48
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"I willl ruuu-uuun after you"
I try it in the car. I fail. I always switch to backing vocals.
"The arc of triumph" |
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Little Black Francis
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Posted - 04/16/2013 : 15:38:58
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Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by BLT
I'm not bad at it. He's closer to my range than most fuckers. I'm better at Julian Cope or Elvis Costello though.
youtube or it didn't happen
green star member since 2006. smb?
i swore i would never do this but here goes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0 |
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Mac E. Doobage
= Cult of Ray =
503 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2013 : 16:48:43
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2013 : 19:36:15
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Originally posted by Little Black Francis
quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by BLT
I'm not bad at it. He's closer to my range than most fuckers. I'm better at Julian Cope or Elvis Costello though.
youtube or it didn't happen
green star member since 2006. smb?
i swore i would never do this but here goes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
son of a bitch
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
1446 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2013 : 09:03:49
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Hardest Frank song to sing (for me, at least): "Living on Soul". That bridge where Frank goes back-and-forth between high notes and lower notes is beyond me. It's a really cool part of the song, though.
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Arm Arm Arm
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 04/17/2013 : 09:41:57
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Originally posted by Little Black Francis
i swore i would never do this but here goes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
Hey! That was a unique version. I like what you did going into the bridge... |
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Fin Burn
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Ireland
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Posted - 04/28/2013 : 18:28:48
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i can do tonys theme, and monkey gone to heaven, but tame, not so much, if only
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2013 : 06:15:03
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Rabbits is another tough one
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2013 : 14:14:34
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I love to sing King and Queen of Siam - might be my fav to sing. I like to think I'm not far off given that I'm the vocalist for my band - but I'm sure it sucks ass.
Ayerigvlagabriga-Raraaaargh!-Rumbahl-Jumbahl! |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2013 : 14:47:16
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I bet the chorus of Steak N Sabre is one that most of us try. I know I do, and again I get nowhere near it. Boy that Frank can sing!
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2013 : 17:56:05
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i can actually nail that one pretty dead on
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windupbird
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Posted - 05/11/2013 : 10:36:47
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"King and Queen of Siam" is such a good song. I bet it's actually not that easy to sing, with all the "I do, do, do, doooo"'s and what not.
I still suspect that somebody, somewhere, has attempted to sing "Tame" in the shower. |
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2013 : 10:56:32
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Any attempt to sing Tame in my house would probably result in the police showing up for suspected domestic violence.
Ayerigvlagabriga-Raraaaargh!-Rumbahl-Jumbahl! |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2013 : 05:46:01
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Originally posted by windupbird
"King and Queen of Siam" is such a good song. I bet it's actually not that easy to sing, with all the "I do, do, do, doooo"'s and what not.
I still suspect that somebody, somewhere, has attempted to sing "Tame" in the shower.
i'm good at that one too, because i often sing De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by the Police
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2013 : 16:37:19
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2013 : 06:39:53
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Originally posted by windupbird
I still suspect that somebody, somewhere, has attempted to sing "Tame" in the shower.
Maybe that's how he wrote it, didn't he just scream stuff into a bathroom mirror or something? I'm sure I saw that in an old interview once, not sure how true it is.
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2013 : 10:58:07
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The Maharal
= Cult of Ray =
996 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2013 : 11:31:32
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I used to have a go at Bailey's Walk all the time. In fact I can be heard shouting the opening lyric in that video of BF being carted away by the Gardaí (police) after the Dublin precore.
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2013 : 14:12:17
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I'm a big fan of singing The Swimmer
Ayerigvlagabriga-Raraaaargh!-Rumbahl-Jumbahl! |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2013 : 21:40:22
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Is that a euphemism?
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