I have always loved Annie Lennox voice. There is something so surreal about it. It really takes you to another place. I would be nervous too if I was performing in front of someone that I adored. Heck when I auditioned for All State choir the first time I broke out into hives. So I understand. I have always loved sting and also when he was with The Police. He must have been so proud when he saw Annie Lennox performing his song Fragile. Another amazing analysis videos Fil.
Thanks Fil - another great video. Have you ever analysed anything by Whitney Houston. If so, I can't find it! If you haven't, it would be a great analysis to watch.
Hi Fil. I love what you do. It's insightful and compelling and thank you. Please would you consider doing a vocal analysis of possibly the greatest classical singer of the last century. Maria Callas. I'd recommend picking one of the tracks from this concert in 1954 when she was on good form. ruclips.net/video/LFPNYFEA5p0/видео.html Many thanks for all you do. Patrick
Thanks, Fil! Annie is other worldly. She is so creative and fearless. No More I Love You came off a great LP. I've got to stop listening to you, though. I'm always saying, "bang on." now:-). Sting has a very distinguishing voice and a great talent too.
I love unique musicians - makes their musical output so memorable and long lasting, and Annie is up there as one of the best. Fantastic singer. Talking of 'signature' vibrato - Gary Moore! Greatly missed guitarist.
I thought her vocal wasn't her best my freind,and a few keys out on the piano,it was all over the place and a poor performance for what we expect off Annie ,I'm sure people won't agree but my opinion no offence 🎸
Thanks again for another great analysis. Annie Lennox has a very powerful voice & quite a range. I found it interesting that she doesn't sing with hardly any vibrato. Loved her when she was in the group "Eurythmics" in the 80's before going solo.
This video actually backs up what I was telling my husband this afternoon. Yeah well I went on a bit of a “vocal pontification” bender this arvo 😜 Artists like Annie and Sting (as a bloody good examples) actually have exceptional vocal techniques in their own right. Right now? At this point in time? With pitch correction or whatever they do now (this include messing around with LIVE or recorded vocals), there are no “exceptional” voices out there that make me go WOW because they don’t need to be. They don’t need much of a technique because computers can do it for them 😴🙄
I think Adele/Sam Smith have cracking, exceptional voice. Can’t think of anyone who sounds like Sam Smith - Sam’s transition between registers is insane. I understand their tone isn’t for everyone, though. Also James Morrison has a gorgeous voice! Has @WingsOfPegasus ever done Sam Smith (studio vs live) - Writing’s On The Wall might be a good one.
Annie is so unique and forgiving . When Dave and Annie left the Tourists was in my opinion a life changer. I know this lady has a blinding solo career but without the start with Dave it would have taken so much more time for her to achieve what she has i think? Wonderful upload, cheers Fil.
Gotta give her credit. She is a beautiful woman and she could have used her looks and the usual cheese cake photos to advance her career. Being such a strong woman, she chopped her hair off and made it on her talent. Favorite song: Why.
What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? ..................................................................................... "Hey, guys, why don't we try one of _my_ songs!?"
Sting and Annie both have good voices, but these styles of music aren't my favorites. I like Annie's voice in 'Sweet Dreams are Made of This' and I like Sting's voice in 'Every Breath You Take' But I like those songs. I am a child of the 70s so I like classic rock. When I went to concerts, the bands had all gone through the hoops of playing live and working their way up, so they sounded the same live as they did on recordings. I think Matchbox 20 is another band that's as good live as they are on recordings. Rob Thomas is a great songwriter and I love his voice. Could you maybe do an analysis on them? I love the live performance of 'Back to Good'. I don't know how to post links on my phone. There is another live video of Rob Thomas at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
What a very interesting video ! I learned a lot : even if I don't know anything about these technical aspects, you explain everything so well ! I only know that I am obsessed with Annie Lennox's voice since 40 years or more and now I learned a bit more about this wonderful uniqueness. She's born with the perfect pitch, what a gift !!! Thank you for this analysis. By the way I think that Sting's face expresses concentration and emotion !
does anyone think Sting wants to hear someone repeat his music back to him just as he recorded it?? Naaa, I think Annie did that tune proud, and , being the epic artist he is and his knowledge of composition, I think he was Stoked! but that just me...Great react as always!
If you want to have some fun, I'd love to have you analyze the Acapella group Pentatonix. Each singer is amazing but especially Mitch Grassi (a countertenor) whose voice spans 6 octaves and 1 tone, from A1 to B7. Check out even Christmas songs like Deck the Halls.ruclips.net/video/UqItlHUSN-4/видео.html&ab_channel=PentatonixVEVO and you can hear some of his amazing voice. Even stuff like Hallelujah or The Prayer are have amazing vocals. You can choose anything from their repertoire even stuff like Bohemian Rhapsody.
IMO, you couldn't do enough of Annie Lennox, she is the best female singer in my lifetime (and I am a senior). Others are also great, but Lennox is at the top of the list.
In my humble opinion, Annie Lennox singing "I Put A Spell On You" from her album "Nostalgia", performed in 2015 on TheEllenShow, for example, or live at the Staples Center in March 2015, showcase her incredible vocal talents more. ☮️💜
Annie Lennox has a really haunting quality to her voice. Love it. Funny you brought it up Fil, I noticed many times that Sting “cuts off” vocal phrases. To me that is like a trademark for him. He is so enjoyable to listen to. Thank you for another awesome analysis! 🙂👍🏻P.S. Question, are we now saying “vocal lines never lie”? Just wondering. LOL 😂
I actually recently saw “ Walking On Broken Glass “ . I was shocked to see John Malkovich ,Hugh Laurie. Her voice is amazing. Very different and unique. ❤️ .
I understand that most of your analysis' use live vocals but I was listening to the radio yesterday and 'I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 'came on. And it got me thinking what a great chance it would be to compare Aretha & George Michael on the same track. Just a fun thought :)
Another great analysis. There is a live performance that Sinead O'Connor did in Chile of "Nothing Compares to You" that in my humble opinion is nothing short of emotional genius. She sounds incredible (I believe it was 1980). Would be an interesting analysis. Thanks for doing these, Fil!
I remember hearing Sweet Dreams for the first time. I was about 20 and immediately fell in love with Annie's voice. I thought she had the sexiest tone ever. She will always be special to me.
these vocal videos make me realize that singing is a musical instrument, just like guitar, sax.... You have to work on your tone, vibrato, attack, etc just like a guitarist has to.
The question i have, is vibrato something anyone can do or learn? I can't do it and I've tried to learn. I think some people simply can't do it or they would. Phil your vibrato is crazy good. Lennox, Sting, Mercury couldnt. Streisand, Huston and Dion could
Phil.... You have a phenomenal ear. Tuning, pitch, and key tone, as any reputable musician should have (but not always). I am thankful I found your U-Tube spammery, and love everything so far, I have subscribed, (but give me a minute to be a donor). My question(s) 'as in multiples') to you my friend is this: What would you like to do for your desire in the music field (1), and what is it you have been searching for (2), and have you found it, are you satisfied where you are, do you need to move forward (3)? Does the dream and search continue? (not a question, we all know that answer). I offered, (and the offer still stands), to collaborate with you, on some music that will kill the industry with combined writing, singing, and I stand to give you full copywrites to anything that comes from this. Sincerely, Markus,
I have an original album that sells well which I'm thankful for! At the moment I'm just keeping up with things, hopefully helping to educate people a little as I go. Music wise I'm going to have to see what happens, I'd need some free time to be able to do any more writing or cover videos. In a wider sense I'm not bothered about fame it being really well known, as long as I can make a full time income from my music I'm happy ☺
Oh boy, I couldn't click fast enough for this one!bvIsolating her vocal makes her sound like an abstract painting. Or, even better, like the angels in Giotto's Lamentation.
Fil, I appreciate how you explain why great singers are in fact amazing and the choices they make when performing a song. I like the song by both of them. Annie's interpretation is so different and lovely. Sting's performance is amazing. It's one of my favorites by him. They are both supremely talented.
thanks Fil ❕really like your vocal analysis videos ❕☑️👍 ps. i note you said 'Annie doesn't really apply vibrato' , maybe the fact is her voice is great clear note fundamental but doesn't have much vibrato in it ; reason i say this is , i have discovered my own rather crappy voice has almost zero vibrato in it - i just don't have more than the slightest bit no matter how much i try too apply vibrato to emulate my fav. singers/songs ! 😣
Annies voice is so unique. Would also love to see Ann Wilson at the Kennedy Centre singing Stairway to Heaven as I think its one of the finest live performances ive ever seen. Would also like to see James, shame they stopped singing
Annie has such a lovely and pristine voice. I was bought and paid for with Sweet Dreams! Between the music, her voice and that eclectic video - like everyone just hangs out with their farm animals in the field. Meanwhile, you know Dave is coding on the computer, because typing would have been too normal. Great video. You could see her nervousness on her face.
I love this one too lol I’m wondering if you can do a comparison of Cindy Lauper doing Joni Mitchell’s “Carey” it was done at her tribute to the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts and it was a different slowed down take of the song that I enjoyed but I’m sure there must have been some who didn’t like it as much since it wasn’t like the original 😊 just a suggestion ❤️ I’m a new subscriber and a fan of yours from Canada 🇨🇦
I feel kinda dum for mentioning this performance now lol I know Cindy Lauper wasn’t considered the best singer as well her voice and strong New York accent is a thing! I just love her and Joni Mitchell so much ❤️ Joni was very into jazz and took a lot of criticism for the albums she made in that genre. Not all music lovers understand it when musicians try different things. I realize this is not a rock song like you are so good at and honestly I didn’t like the way Cindy performed Carey at first lol and then I saw Joni swaying her shoulders to the sexy groove with the trumpet and I’ve grown to love it 🥰 and I love them both! I love you too now. I’m so glad I found you and the work you did about the Beatles because that’s how I found you on RUclips! Keep it up please ☺️❤️✌️🇨🇦
Annie and band look like they have visited "The Happiest Place on Earth" and collected some cool mouse ears! Congrats on 226,000 subscribers.......and I am settling down to listen and learn now!
@@lynndow3185 if you haven't seen this analysis of Fil on Stevie Wonder and Sting performing "Fragile" British guitarist analyses Stevie Wonder and Sting live in 2011! ruclips.net/video/VfFeF48-534/видео.html
No More I Love You is such a complex song and Annie nails it!! Its an incredible song - I can't really think of anyone one today who sing it as.well. She sounds as good "a capella" as she does with the music! Her performance of Into The West gives me chills every time!
To my ears, it seems that there is a dissonance between the piano playing and the singing of Annie Lennox, and this dissonance in the chord progression and the singing cause a feeling of bad singing.. But this is only my hearing, so I could be very wrong... :) Anyhow, as always, thanks for sharing... P.S. José Feliciano, was much, very much wors...
I realize she was nervous, but she's a pro. It's one of my favorite sting compositions. I've heard a myraid of covers of this song. All tolerable. There's no defending this rendition. I love her vocals. Her vocals are a blessing, but I'm sure i wasn't the only one cringing listening to this. Especially when I expected her usual greatness.
Great Content as usual. Just come across this video which you must see/review. My current favourite and fantastically sung The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project "Old And Wise" (Live in Colombia )
I’d love to see & hear Dusty Springfield’s “Windmills of Your Mind” - which has to be the most mind blowing performance of vocal artistry ever recorded!
Sorry, but I am cringing at the Sting performance especially after the amazing job that Stevie Wonder did on the same song. I am no musical person but it sounds naff to me.
Great analysis of an amazing voice. You didn't really address whether pitch correction might have been used to tweak the pitch here or there. It doesn't look (or sound) like autotune, but looking at the consistent accuracy, I have to ask if it may have been enhanced a bit.
I really hope some day you'll do Axl Rose (and then Coma, Chicago 1992 - a string breaks for Slash at the end which is a good analogy regarding axl's voice the last few phrases!)
Say my son is singing in a professional choir and I wondered if you could get into the practice of warm up and ear tuning to the daily practice of singing? They really stress this in my sons choir. Thank I LOVE ANNIE LENNOX! She’s awesome! Also The Beatles tribute performance of Fool on the Hill with Dave Stewart Cameo. Her voice was warmed up better on that plus the song is more difficult for her to sing. She also like Freddie likes to use her breath to create softer vocals and then rips it to belt it out! Keep an eye on her daughter Lola, she duets with Annie and did several during the pandemic. Thanks Fil!
Btw, if you go back to the first couple of albums by the Eurythmics, or their uncredited appearance on a Throbbing Gristle album, I believe that you will find that Annie had that hard attack on many more songs than she did later on. On the most recent recordings of Annie's voice that I have heard, it sounds like she has blown out her high end. I'd call it The Joni Mitchell Effect but I don't know whether Annie smokes or not. Lemmy abused his vocal cords for a lifetime and still sang to damn near the very end.
There are negative reviews on RUclips, and there are positive ones. I prefer the positive ones, with a few negative ones thrown in. Phil (Fil?), I think you have a good proportion. Slag the Autotuners, for sure, but I really like watching you liking a piece, like you do here.
I kind of feel a bit uncomfortable mentioning it, but if you're looking for another autotune video (if you haven't done it already), have you heard the Toto Falling Inbetween tracks? That live version of Hold The Line would be a particularly good candidate.
It would be interesting to see the same vocalist and song analyzed in their youth verses in their elder years. I know range and tone both change as we age. We also learn or change technic or expression as our perspective may change.
Annie Lennox has one of the most spellbinding voices in all of contemporary music. And Sting ain't that bad either :-) Thanks Fil for another brilliant analysis.
That face that he pulls during her performance isn't offense that she's messing up his song, it's emotional involvement in the tragedy which she's expressing with her voice.
I would love it if you would analyze Sara Bareilles. To me she is the total package. Great voice, great songwriting. She records, plays piano, does Broadway. Her song “She Used To Be Mine” is so heart wrenching. She can really tell a story.
Her voice almost rings instead of resonating. A clear, ethereal sound that supplies emotion in a much different way than we usually experience. It has to be incredibly difficult to sing this way. It sounds effortless, but actually requires tremendous skill, strength and technique to pull off.
A very nice job, professional and detailed. For full disclosure, I must admit that despite their sonic excellence, neither vocalist is on my list of favourite singers. A singer who I would love to see you dissect, one for whom there are many live versions available to compare the album version against, is Leonard Cohen (as long as the chosen song is NOT "Hallelujah." Leonard himself would thank you from the other side).
@@wingsofpegasus didn’t know that… good recovery! And can you do a review from the southern rock band The outlaws? Maybe waterhole or green grass high tides?
I have always loved Annie Lennox voice. There is something so surreal about it. It really takes you to another place. I would be nervous too if I was performing in front of someone that I adored. Heck when I auditioned for All State choir the first time I broke out into hives. So I understand. I have always loved sting and also when he was with The Police. He must have been so proud when he saw Annie Lennox performing his song Fragile. Another amazing analysis videos Fil.
Thanks Fil - another great video. Have you ever analysed anything by Whitney Houston. If so, I can't find it! If you haven't, it would be a great analysis to watch.
Not yet!
Hi Fil. I love what you do. It's insightful and compelling and thank you. Please would you consider doing a vocal analysis of possibly the greatest classical singer of the last century. Maria Callas. I'd recommend picking one of the tracks from this concert in 1954 when she was on good form. ruclips.net/video/LFPNYFEA5p0/видео.html Many thanks for all you do. Patrick
That would be amazing x
Thanks, Fil! Annie is other worldly. She is so creative and fearless. No More I Love You came off a great LP. I've got to stop listening to you, though. I'm always saying, "bang on." now:-). Sting has a very distinguishing voice and a great talent too.
Did We establish that this recording was NOT altered? Annie is phenomenal either way.
@@robertakerman3570 yes, unaltered
I love Annie Lennox, she has such an incredible voice
I love unique musicians - makes their musical output so memorable and long lasting, and Annie is up there as one of the best. Fantastic singer. Talking of 'signature' vibrato - Gary Moore! Greatly missed guitarist.
I thought her vocal wasn't her best my freind,and a few keys out on the piano,it was all over the place and a poor performance for what we expect off Annie ,I'm sure people won't agree but my opinion no offence 🎸
awesome analysis--your observations about annie's technique are super interesting and you are super engaging. Thanks for this!
Thanks again for another great analysis. Annie Lennox has a very powerful voice & quite a range. I found it interesting that she doesn't sing with hardly any vibrato. Loved her when she was in the group "Eurythmics" in the 80's before going solo.
This video actually backs up what I was telling my husband this afternoon. Yeah well I went on a bit of a “vocal pontification” bender this arvo 😜 Artists like Annie and Sting (as a bloody good examples) actually have exceptional vocal techniques in their own right. Right now? At this point in time? With pitch correction or whatever they do now (this include messing around with LIVE or recorded vocals), there are no “exceptional” voices out there that make me go WOW because they don’t need to be. They don’t need much of a technique because computers can do it for them 😴🙄
I think Adele/Sam Smith have cracking, exceptional voice. Can’t think of anyone who sounds like Sam Smith - Sam’s transition between registers is insane. I understand their tone isn’t for everyone, though. Also James Morrison has a gorgeous voice!
Has @WingsOfPegasus ever done Sam Smith (studio vs live) - Writing’s On The Wall might be a good one.
Annie is so unique and forgiving . When Dave and Annie left the Tourists was in my opinion a life changer. I know this lady has a blinding solo career but without the start with Dave it would have taken so much more time for her to achieve what she has i think? Wonderful upload, cheers Fil.
Gotta give her credit. She is a beautiful woman and she could have used her looks and the usual cheese cake photos to advance her career. Being such a strong woman, she chopped her hair off and made it on her talent. Favorite song: Why.
@@pookiepookie8669 i am in complete agreement.
What's the last thing a drummer says in a band?
.....................................................................................
"Hey, guys, why don't we try one of _my_ songs!?"
Sting and Annie both have good voices, but these styles of music aren't my favorites. I like Annie's voice in 'Sweet Dreams are Made of This' and I like Sting's voice in 'Every Breath You Take' But I like those songs.
I am a child of the 70s so I like classic rock. When I went to concerts, the bands had all gone through the hoops of playing live and working their way up, so they sounded the same live as they did on recordings. I think Matchbox 20 is another band that's as good live as they are on recordings. Rob Thomas is a great songwriter and I love his voice. Could you maybe do an analysis on them? I love the live performance of 'Back to Good'. I don't know how to post links on my phone. There is another live video of Rob Thomas at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
My bad, the song is 'Back 2 Good'.
What a very interesting video ! I learned a lot : even if I don't know anything about these technical aspects, you explain everything so well ! I only know that I am obsessed with Annie Lennox's voice since 40 years or more and now I learned a bit more about this wonderful uniqueness. She's born with the perfect pitch, what a gift !!! Thank you for this analysis. By the way I think that Sting's face expresses concentration and emotion !
does anyone think Sting wants to hear someone repeat his music back to him just as he recorded it?? Naaa, I think Annie did that tune proud, and , being the epic artist he is and his knowledge of composition, I think he was Stoked! but that just me...Great react as always!
Fil I just had a thought! I would love to see you do a voice analysis of Fred Schneider of the B52’s. Very unique style of singing and not too common.
Sting sings choirboy purity. 🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤
If you want to have some fun, I'd love to have you analyze the Acapella group Pentatonix. Each singer is amazing but especially Mitch Grassi (a countertenor) whose voice spans 6 octaves and 1 tone, from A1 to B7. Check out even Christmas songs like Deck the Halls.ruclips.net/video/UqItlHUSN-4/видео.html&ab_channel=PentatonixVEVO and you can hear some of his amazing voice. Even stuff like Hallelujah or The Prayer are have amazing vocals. You can choose anything from their repertoire even stuff like Bohemian Rhapsody.
It could be a good thing pay atention on BJØRK great crazy voice, I guess.
Very interesting channel, yeah.
IMO, you couldn't do enough of Annie Lennox, she is the best female singer in my lifetime (and I am a senior). Others are also great, but Lennox is at the top of the list.
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I think that is just Sting's Resting Bytch Face. He's focused on her singing, and I think it's affecting him deeply.
Fil, can you talk about how Paul McCartney had his vocal cords implanted into an almost exact look-alike? Just kidding lol love your vids!
In my humble opinion, Annie Lennox singing "I Put A Spell On You" from her album "Nostalgia", performed in 2015 on TheEllenShow, for example, or live at the Staples Center in March 2015, showcase her incredible vocal talents more. ☮️💜
Hello Cindy, I've heard many versions of the classic song "I Put a Spell on You" I do like Annie Lennox take on the song. 😊✌🧡
there is something with Annie, to me, just something very real and honest, but she plays with us...She is a true treasure, IMHO
This was really cool! Enjoyed this thoroughly. Thanks!
Another enjoyable analysis by Fil featuring two great artists in their own rights 👍
Annie Lennox has a really haunting quality to her voice. Love it. Funny you brought it up Fil, I noticed many times that Sting “cuts off” vocal phrases. To me that is like a trademark for him. He is so enjoyable to listen to. Thank you for another awesome analysis! 🙂👍🏻P.S. Question, are we now saying “vocal lines never lie”? Just wondering. LOL 😂
I actually recently saw “ Walking On Broken Glass “ . I was shocked to see John Malkovich ,Hugh Laurie. Her voice is amazing. Very different and unique. ❤️ .
Her voice is outstanding, love "Eurythmics" and all her solo albums.
I understand that most of your analysis' use live vocals but I was listening to the radio yesterday and 'I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 'came on. And it got me thinking what a great chance it would be to compare Aretha & George Michael on the same track. Just a fun thought :)
I'd love to hear your analysis of Nick Drake.
I see you haven't made any videos on Alison Moyet yet. Another one of the greats of the 80's.
Another great analysis. There is a live performance that Sinead O'Connor did in Chile of "Nothing Compares to You" that in my humble opinion is nothing short of emotional genius. She sounds incredible (I believe it was 1980). Would be an interesting analysis. Thanks for doing these, Fil!
to me her vibrato is like a breeze, doesnt conform but makes one feel good...lol
I remember hearing Sweet Dreams for the first time. I was about 20 and immediately fell in love with Annie's voice. I thought she had the sexiest tone ever. She will always be special to me.
Love Annie's voice. Who's That Girl? live from Central Park in New York City 1995 is so good!
Annie Lennox always had an Angelic yet Strong voice.
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Impressive analysis!! Annie is a beautiful singer. I think she is The Singer! I´m in love with her...(from Argentina, south of the south)
these vocal videos make me realize that singing is a musical instrument, just like guitar, sax.... You have to work on your tone, vibrato, attack, etc just like a guitarist has to.
Next: Jiluka - Mephisto
Auto tune or no.
Very interesting. Thanks
That was interesting Fil. Let's hear another fairly straight voicalist like Art Garfunkel perhaps.
Two of my favourite performers! Annie is unique! A great analysis, Fil!
I have Sweet Dreams of Annie! And visions of Johanna. Can't say that I think about Sting much.
The question i have, is vibrato something anyone can do or learn? I can't do it and I've tried to learn. I think some people simply can't do it or they would. Phil your vibrato is crazy good. Lennox, Sting, Mercury couldnt. Streisand, Huston and Dion could
It's natural but can be learnt!
Phil.... You have a phenomenal ear. Tuning, pitch, and key tone, as any reputable musician should have (but not always). I am thankful I found your U-Tube spammery, and love everything so far, I have subscribed, (but give me a minute to be a donor). My question(s) 'as in multiples') to you my friend is this: What would you like to do for your desire in the music field (1), and what is it you have been searching for (2), and have you found it, are you satisfied where you are, do you need to move forward (3)? Does the dream and search continue? (not a question, we all know that answer). I offered, (and the offer still stands), to collaborate with you, on some music that will kill the industry with combined writing, singing, and I stand to give you full copywrites to anything that comes from this. Sincerely, Markus,
I have an original album that sells well which I'm thankful for! At the moment I'm just keeping up with things, hopefully helping to educate people a little as I go. Music wise I'm going to have to see what happens, I'd need some free time to be able to do any more writing or cover videos. In a wider sense I'm not bothered about fame it being really well known, as long as I can make a full time income from my music I'm happy ☺
So you are sure that she was singing live on that show?
Sting always looks grumpy when he's focused, like he's got really bad hemorrhoids. Rick beato's interview is a great example.
Yes, the beginning of that interview is almost painful to watch.
Oh boy, I couldn't click fast enough for this one!bvIsolating her vocal makes her sound like an abstract painting. Or, even better, like the angels in Giotto's Lamentation.
Fil, I appreciate how you explain why great singers are in fact amazing and the choices they make when performing a song. I like the song by both of them. Annie's interpretation is so different and lovely. Sting's performance is amazing. It's one of my favorites by him. They are both supremely talented.
thanks Fil ❕really like your vocal analysis videos ❕☑️👍
ps. i note you said 'Annie doesn't really apply vibrato' , maybe the fact is her voice is great clear note fundamental but doesn't have much vibrato in it ; reason i say this is , i have discovered my own rather crappy voice has almost zero vibrato in it - i just don't have more than the slightest bit no matter how much i try too apply vibrato to emulate my fav. singers/songs ! 😣
Annies voice is so unique. Would also love to see Ann Wilson at the Kennedy Centre singing Stairway to Heaven as I think its one of the finest live performances ive ever seen. Would also like to see James, shame they stopped singing
I believe Fil covered that one some time back.
@@lelleithmurray235 dont thinbk ive seen Fil do the wave form on her voice, but will look back through his vids. I only subbed a couple of months ago
Annie has such a lovely and pristine voice. I was bought and paid for with Sweet Dreams! Between the music, her voice and that eclectic video - like everyone just hangs out with their farm animals in the field. Meanwhile, you know Dave is coding on the computer, because typing would have been too normal. Great video. You could see her nervousness on her face.
Congrats on the 226,000 subscribers....and rising 💙💛💙
Thanks!
Nice analysis of Annie Lennox and Sting. It's interesting to see how different vocalists approach the same songs differently.
Give us some Meat Loaf analysis!
I like Sting's version better
I love this one too lol I’m wondering if you can do a comparison of Cindy Lauper doing Joni Mitchell’s “Carey” it was done at her tribute to the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts and it was a different slowed down take of the song that I enjoyed but I’m sure there must have been some who didn’t like it as much since it wasn’t like the original 😊 just a suggestion ❤️ I’m a new subscriber and a fan of yours from Canada 🇨🇦
I feel kinda dum for mentioning this performance now lol I know Cindy Lauper wasn’t considered the best singer as well her voice and strong New York accent is a thing! I just love her and Joni Mitchell so much ❤️ Joni was very into jazz and took a lot of criticism for the albums she made in that genre. Not all music lovers understand it when musicians try different things. I realize this is not a rock song like you are so good at and honestly I didn’t like the way Cindy performed Carey at first lol and then I saw Joni swaying her shoulders to the sexy groove with the trumpet and I’ve grown to love it 🥰 and I love them both! I love you too now. I’m so glad I found you and the work you did about the Beatles because that’s how I found you on RUclips! Keep it up please ☺️❤️✌️🇨🇦
Hello Fil from freezing Canada lol, your right she has a straight voice
Annie and band look like they have visited "The Happiest Place on Earth" and collected some cool mouse ears! Congrats on 226,000 subscribers.......and I am settling down to listen and learn now!
Congratulation Lynn Dow on being first to comment 🥳 Let's call Wings of Pegasus the happiest place on RUclips 😉
@@drewpall2598 Haha! Thank you and you'll get no argument about that from me!
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@@lynndow3185 if you haven't seen this analysis of Fil on Stevie Wonder and Sting performing "Fragile"
British guitarist analyses Stevie Wonder and Sting live in 2011!
ruclips.net/video/VfFeF48-534/видео.html
@@drewpall2598 THANKS! I missed that one!
No More I Love You is such a complex song and Annie nails it!! Its an incredible song - I can't really think of anyone one today who sing it as.well. She sounds as good "a capella" as she does with the music! Her performance of Into The West gives me chills every time!
To my ears, it seems that there is a dissonance between the piano playing and the singing of Annie Lennox, and this dissonance in the chord progression and the singing cause a feeling of bad singing..
But this is only my hearing, so I could be very wrong... :)
Anyhow, as always, thanks for sharing...
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José Feliciano, was much, very much wors...
I am appreciating the original version
Thanks Mr Fil
By the way, he didn’t do that cutting off. It was pretty good. Yes, he drew out his notes last night. The heck was he doing here?
Psst: ruclips.net/video/H0SGcRkhyQ4/видео.html
I realize she was nervous, but she's a pro. It's one of my favorite sting compositions. I've heard a myraid of covers of this song. All tolerable. There's no defending this rendition. I love her vocals. Her vocals are a blessing, but I'm sure i wasn't the only one cringing listening to this. Especially when I expected her usual greatness.
Great Content as usual. Just come across this video which you must see/review. My current favourite and fantastically sung The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project "Old And Wise" (Live in Colombia )
Video tip, Bad Company /Joe Fabulous / from Merchants of Cool 2002. This is total ear candy ! Multiple versions on RUclips. DOUBT copyright issues.
What about The Bee Gees?
I’d love to see & hear Dusty Springfield’s “Windmills of Your Mind” - which has to be the most mind blowing performance of vocal artistry ever recorded!
Sorry, but I am cringing at the Sting performance especially after the amazing job that Stevie Wonder did on the same song. I am no musical person but it sounds naff to me.
Great analysis of an amazing voice.
You didn't really address whether pitch correction might have been used to tweak the pitch here or there. It doesn't look (or sound) like autotune, but looking at the consistent accuracy, I have to ask if it may have been enhanced a bit.
Thank you Fil for featuring Annie. Good choice.
I really hope some day you'll do Axl Rose (and then Coma, Chicago 1992 - a string breaks for Slash at the end which is a good analogy regarding axl's voice the last few phrases!)
Say my son is singing in a professional choir and I wondered if you could get into the practice of warm up and ear tuning to the daily practice of singing? They really stress this in my sons choir. Thank
I LOVE ANNIE LENNOX! She’s awesome!
Also The Beatles tribute performance of Fool on the Hill with Dave Stewart Cameo. Her voice was warmed up better on that plus the song is more difficult for her to sing. She also like Freddie likes to use her breath to create softer vocals and then rips it to belt it out! Keep an eye on her daughter Lola, she duets with Annie and did several during the pandemic.
Thanks Fil!
Annie Lennox , The 80’s and Scotland 🏴, would love to know from the artist why they sing the way they do ? Maybe Annie will answer 💖
Hi Fil, could you honour the great Meat Loaf (RIP) with one of your brilliant analyses?
Hey RUclips, I don't like that you waited 4 days to show me the Annie Lennox stuff! The Annie videos are gold ✨ 👌
Btw, if you go back to the first couple of albums by the Eurythmics, or their uncredited appearance on a Throbbing Gristle album, I believe that you will find that Annie had that hard attack on many more songs than she did later on. On the most recent recordings of Annie's voice that I have heard, it sounds like she has blown out her high end. I'd call it The Joni Mitchell Effect but I don't know whether Annie smokes or not. Lemmy abused his vocal cords for a lifetime and still sang to damn near the very end.
Hey Fil can you do one on Def Leppard please and thank you . They are one of my fav bands.
Hi. This may not be the place for this request, but could you maybe take a look at some of Meat Loaf? Maybe a little tribute piece? Thank you!
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There are negative reviews on RUclips, and there are positive ones. I prefer the positive ones, with a few negative ones thrown in. Phil (Fil?), I think you have a good proportion. Slag the Autotuners, for sure, but I really like watching you liking a piece, like you do here.
I kind of feel a bit uncomfortable mentioning it, but if you're looking for another autotune video (if you haven't done it already), have you heard the Toto Falling Inbetween tracks? That live version of Hold The Line would be a particularly good candidate.
It would be interesting to see the same vocalist and song analyzed in their youth verses in their elder years. I know range and tone both change as we age. We also learn or change technic or expression as our perspective may change.
Annie Lennox has one of the most spellbinding voices in all of contemporary music. And Sting ain't that bad either :-) Thanks Fil for another brilliant analysis.
That face that he pulls during her performance isn't offense that she's messing up his song, it's emotional involvement in the tragedy which she's expressing with her voice.
I would love it if you would analyze Sara Bareilles. To me she is the total package. Great voice, great songwriting. She records, plays piano, does Broadway. Her song “She Used To Be Mine” is so heart wrenching. She can really tell a story.
I'd really like it if you did an autotune breakdown on "Dirty Loops" Jonah Nilsson clearly is a competent singer so I'd like to see the waveforms.
Thanks so much for covering Annie Lennox
No autotune here. These ae genuine, real, singers.
Her voice almost rings instead of resonating. A clear, ethereal sound that supplies emotion in a much different way than we usually experience. It has to be incredibly difficult to sing this way. It sounds effortless, but actually requires tremendous skill, strength and technique to pull off.
I was thinking the same. It's actually easier to sing with vibrato than without.
Another excellent analysis Fil. For some reason, I’m not a huge fan, but my goodness, she gives it her all.
I think it would be neat to review Sarah Vaughn sing Misty 1964
A very nice job, professional and detailed. For full disclosure, I must admit that despite their sonic excellence, neither vocalist is on my list of favourite singers.
A singer who I would love to see you dissect, one for whom there are many live versions available to compare the album version against, is Leonard Cohen (as long as the chosen song is NOT "Hallelujah." Leonard himself would thank you from the other side).
Please… can you go back to guitar player reviews???
Yes I'm just waiting for my wrist to recover hence this little detour! 🙂
@@wingsofpegasus didn’t know that… good recovery! And can you do a review from the southern rock band The outlaws? Maybe waterhole or green grass high tides?
Merci, j'adore Annie Lennox. Great analysis, this is a good use of this machine, quite interesting.
I wonder if its because she is playing an instrument at the same time which she does not normally do. Fantastic voice though.
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