Guys singing a girl's song (I added a video clip)- Page 2

[Wax Lion]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:04am

Wax Lion would like to remind everyone that Disney switched a lot of "On The Record" for the opposite sex. It was interesting, to say the least.

Love,
Wax Lion

[stylinbohemian]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:48am

I love Aida and strongest Suit is one of my favorite songs and I think it was pretty kewl the way you did it. Really Great job!

[incendiary_wit]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:55am

That was different, but really cool. I liked it!

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:56am

My opinion:

Singing a girl song is always a risk as a dude. But...sometimes it awakens the lyrics for an audience bored with the song. Who knows.

nathan

[ReNtHeAd04]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 11:06am

Marty Thomas sings "defying gravity" not too shabby either. I always get chills.

[Millie42]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 11:39am

Wilbur.

My day was just made!

[lovettespies]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 11:56am

I liked it too. I didn't think I would, based on the originial idea, but you did an excellent job. That's the entire risk of switching genders for a song though isn't it. If you're not going to do something amazing, then it looks shabby, butyu did a very good job.

[ken8631]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 11:59am

Isn't the audience reaction what matters? Sounded like a good one!

[bella cantato]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 12:01pm

Well I think you did a fab job, so congrats. Very nice voice

[hyperchet]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:05pm

OH MY GOD!!! WHERE CAN I HEAR RAUL ESPARZA SING DEFYING GRAVITY! I HAVE GOT TO HEAR THIS!A AAAAHHH CAPS LOCK MAKES ME HAPPY! NOW PLEASE TELL ME WHERE!!!

[courtneyanne]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:16pm

That video was hilarious.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:20pm

Welll, if a guy sings a girls song does he just sing it down an octive? That's the only reason I wouldn't wanna sing a girls song because most are written for a girl. Isn't it tough to change all the notes and stuff around? change the keys?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:25pm

hyperchet - calm down, then go here: www.raulesparza.com/recordings. Scroll down, it's there.

Updated On: 7/5/05 at 01:25 PM

[futurewinnerbud]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:29pm

you have to be really careful when you pick songs to gender switch. My opinion is- if its something really well known, then stay away from it. For example, I dont think a guy singing "Dont Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl for an audition is a good idea. I've seen it before, and it just doesnt. Even girls should shy away from that song at auditions, unless your better at it than Barbara Stresiand (and there are few who can do it). BUT! If no one has ever heard of the song, then go right ahead! Speaking French would work, but remeber that there are some INCREDIBLE songs out there written for guys that work even better, like stuff from The Boy From Oz (the Boy Next Door, Bi-Costal, Everything Old is New Again), Crazy For You (Shall We Dance, Slap That Bass), Follies (Buddy's Blues), and if your looking for sexual stuff, look into Cabaret, Chicago, and other Kander and Ebb material.

Still, if done right, Speaking French could work. That would be really interesting. GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!! But dont give up on all of that great male musical theater material.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:30pm

hahaha em.

Good job....whoever started this thread, already I forget.

Nothing beats Sherie or Maricel...but it was good.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 2:22pm

I thought that that sounded good! The audience was sooooo into it (alot of that had to do, it seems, with the acrobatics) why didn't you go more "all out" I think you could have gayed that number up a bit more, but good work.

[brdwaybaby17]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 2:33pm

I don't really have an opinion about singing the opposite sex's songs... but you did a really nice job! I was impressed with your voice... and I'm usually a huge jerk when it comes to hearing people sing. lol

[LoringsGuy]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 2:33pm

I did a show a cabaret show a while back where the entire concept was men singing Broadway songs originally written for women. It was hugely successful and audiences seemed to love it. We had a good mix of fun/campy songs and nice ballads. It's a fine line because sometimes a man singing a song written for a woman can be unintentionally funny when not done the right way. We put a lot of thought into what songs would work and which ones to steer clear of because there was just no way to put them across without an audience laughing when we didn't want them to. By the way, we DID use a snippet of "Don't Rain On My Parade" in a medley, but it was played strictly for laughs.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 3:14pm

awww that's so good/cute!!

good job!

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 3:49pm

I sing the female solo to Til We Reach That Day all the time, but none of my friends know ragtime so they don't know it is sun by a woman... That's the only one I can think of right now, but I am sure I do it with plenty of songs...

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 3:53pm

I've done "What I Did For Love" and "As Long as He Needs Me" for auditions and gotten the part both times. I was also just working on "A Change In Me" in my voice class.

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 4:42pm

Wow... but for most people don't accept it when guys sing girls songs, but then they accept it when girls sing guys songs? I don't understand

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 4:50pm

I've enver sung a girl's song for people, but as a guy i feel there needs to be better music written for guys who can belt. i eman most musicals for guys suck. I can belt so the only shows that really fit my voice are ithngs like jekyll and hyde and rent. i wish there are good belt songs for guys out there

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 5:10pm

I really wanna try my hand at singing Raul's version of Defying Gravity, just for my voice class, I don't think i'd use it for an audition ever. I really want to sing "here i am" from DRS too. Yazbek sings it and it sounds pretty good to me.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 9:58pm

Interesting point shnb