[78-L] Oversouling

[Cary Ginell]

Both Colonna and Kaye did it for comedic effect, not to show off how 'good' a singer they were. When Danny Kaye wanted to sing a song straight, he did so with taste and restraint. Listen to his recording of "Eileen" (Columbia 36585), which was based on the old Thomas Moore lyric, "Bendemeer's Stream." It's a touching, beautiful rendition. You can't possibly be suggesting that Colonna and Kaye can be compared in any way to Christina Aguilera! There's a difference between comedic style and sheer overblown oversinging just for the sake of seeing how many notes you can cram into one syllable. 

Cary Ginell

> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 17:03:44 +0000
> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Oversouling
> 
> Cary Ginell wrote:
> This writer put his finger on exactly what is wrong with today's 
> singers. And this shouldn't be viewed as some old fart grumbling about 
> "it ain't like the good ole days." Thanks to singers like Mariah Carey, 
> Whitney Houston, and Aguilera, singing itself has changed. Bing Crosby's 
> voice and Frank Sinatra's phrasing were enough, but singers today feel 
> they have to put something "extra" into a song to sell it, and end up 
> overselling. I even hear it in jazz singing, where interpretation has 
> always been key - you can even oversell there.
> 
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-eskow/christina-aguilera-and-th_b_819979.html?ref=fb&src=sp
> 
> Cary Ginell
> ===============
> No-one put more into a song than Jerry Colonna. Danny Kaye, perhaps?
> 
>        Julian Vein
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