Betty Buckley's Voice - Technical Help

[PattyO'Furniture]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 4:37pm

I have a technical voice question pertaining to Betty Buckley's singing voice.  I cannot exactly describe the "phenomenon", so I will include examples from SUNSET BOULEVARD.  

It happens here when she sings "No words can tell the stories my eyes tell."  Sounds like "myHIGHeyes".  

Here - "They drag the Baptist up from the jails."  Sounds like "the BaHAPtist"

Here - "This world's waited long enough."  Sounds like "The-HISS".

I don't have the technical means or knowledge to describe it.  It's like she is a moment early but right on tempo or catches up.  It's almost a scoop, but not (I don't think).  

This "phenomenon" does not bother me; I actually enjoy it, but I don't know that I've noticed it coming from anyone else.  Is it habit or training or chosen technique?  I don't know. 

Is it a thing?  If so, what is it called?  Any insight would be appreciated. 

[TerrenceIsTheMann]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 5:23pm

Updated On: 3/11/17 at 05:23 PM

[morosco]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 6:04pm

I don;t have anything to add to the conversation.  It just reminds me of my most favorite moment on any bootleg ever.

I've come HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME at last!

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 10:17pm

I think the technical term is "being from Texas".

[SweetLips]

Posted: 3/12/17 at 1:56am

I had never noticed till someone told me and then I constantly listened for it, and heard, when Julie Andrews sang[on a recording] you could always hear her take a deep breath.

Oh how I wish I could hear that voice singing still today.

 

Just thought I'd throw that in here--no help to Betty I'm afraid but from some of the stories I've heard about her and her parrot, maybe the bird was doing the singing[or part thereof].

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/12/17 at 10:30am

Parrot? I have to look into this. My baby is my profile pic!

[SweetLips]

Posted: 3/12/17 at 3:50pm

It was so long ago I heard from a friend of a friend of a friend etc that whilst Betty was in something in London the company had rented her a big house for the run[think the 'friend'[trick?] was in real estate[well we all need a 2nd job to afford theatre tickets !] and because she/the parrot thought the house haunted/the spirts were angry/naughty/non-theatrical that she[and her parrot] wouldn't stay there and the company was stuck with that rent plus the rent on another[less haunted] place.

[loliveve]

Posted: 3/13/17 at 12:30pm

morosco said: "I don;t have anything to add to the conversation.  It just reminds me of my most favorite moment on any bootleg ever.

I've come HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME at last!

 

"

I loved that! Thank you for sharing it

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 3/13/17 at 12:42pm

morosco said: "I don;t have anything to add to the conversation.  It just reminds me of my most favorite moment on any bootleg ever.

I've come HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME at last!"

Ahhh!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!

[Justin D]

Posted: 3/13/17 at 1:45pm

isn't what you are referring to similar to scooping?