Unusual pronunciations of words in songs- Page 2

[beyondblessed]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 6:00pm

This isn't a song and I'm not sure of the actor's name.
but in the video recording of Into The Woods the Character Jack delivers one line with this weird upward inflection in his voice.

I believe the line is
"Let's go Milky White, there ^are^ spirits here."
It just sounds weird.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 6:01pm

in wicked... i dont' like how they pronounce dr. dillamond (this is more in the dialogue then singing)... they pronounce it dillamind (like in and out, not mind)... i always thought it should dillamond... (like off and ON)....

[singtopher]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 6:08pm

I hate how in The First Noel "looked" has to be two syllables to fit the music.

[brooklynbecca]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 6:37pm

POTO recording
Sarah Brightman says "The phantom of the operer is there" right before All I Ask of You.

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 7:45pm

I some sondheim lyrics that need to be pronounced a certain way inorder to work... one that comes to mind: "in our cozy retreat kept all neat and tidy/ We'll have chums over every friday"

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 7:51pm

Amy Spanger's inability to properly pronouce "can't" in the song "Why Can't You Behave" on the KISS ME KATE revival recording.

[nannerz60]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 7:52pm

This is all quite interesting to me, as I'm fascinated with accents, speech pathology and linguistics... I'll have to listen to my OBC recordings a little more closely!

[Fenchurch]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 8:06pm

A lot of it has to do with lyric writers who dont know how to write for the human voice.

Opera librettists are usually much more in tune to that thing and you'll see better text setting for those reasons.

Vowel modification is just something singers have to do in order to get the sound out and still remain healthy, remember these singers are usually doing 8 shows a week, or at least 6, so anything to make it easier.

Conversely, opera singers don't often have to perform the same role week after week. An opera singer who has his/her druthers and performs often will often peform a heavy role (like Verdi or Wanger) and then lighter roles (Mozart) in between, it keeps your technique fresh and keeps your voice healthy.

Musical theater singers dont often get that luxury, so they need all the help they can get.

Cut em some slack guys.

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 8:24pm

I just saw Jennifer Holliday's pre-Oscar performance yesterday, and apparently Hugh, and Huey, and Jew are going to love May. Is this some kind of blind item?

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 8:44pm

Charlotte's "Music and the Mirror" has that horrible "threeeeeeeeewwwww" for "through." Haha. Updated On: 2/26/07 at 08:44 PM

[Horton]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:12pm

The word Cane in The Producers

I wana be a producer
sport a top hate and ca-ya-ane

[waddledee524]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:26pm

"I just saw Jennifer Holliday's pre-Oscar performance yesterday, and apparently Hugh, and Huey, and Jew are going to love May."

This made me snort a little orange juice out of my nose.

[thejcm]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:36pm

Jennifer Hudson pronounces "and" like "ahnd" and it makes me giggle. I think it's really cute.

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:37pm

Four words:

Antonio Banderas in Evita

all those "double o" words
book -byoookuh
through -threuuuu
you- yuuuuh

god he's pronunciations of them make me laugh

[ahmelie]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:41pm

Another Sunset unusual pronunciations.

"We taught the world new ways to dreeeeeeeeAAAAAAAAAAM"

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:44pm

Two of my all-time favorite unusual pronunciations are on the OBC of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in the names of the whores - Eloise (E-loyze) and Beatrice (Bee-A-trice).

[ahmelie]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:50pm

Corn-eee-uu-copia
-Follies, though I guess with the placement it's kind of unavoidable.

[goofy108]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:54pm

I always hate when actors/actresses/singers say/sing "chew" instead of "-t you".

Example.
RENT - "Withouchew. The grass.."
The Scarlet Pimpernel - "When I Look atchu..."

[JMVR]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:56pm

Let's not forget the "op'ra' in POTO.

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 9:59pm

Oh, my favorite POTO moment was Sarah Brightman singing Music Of The Night at a televised ALW celebration and singing, "Let your soul take you where you long to BAAAAAAAAAA!"

Sheep everywhere rejoiced.

Updated On: 2/27/07 at 09:59 PM

[LyTeMyCanDyI]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 10:29pm

It's very hard to sing dipthongs (like tje word I) since theyre combinations of two sounds. I was trained to hold the first part and then at the end right before you cut off ad the second part.
Example:
The wizard and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

[StageManager2]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 10:44pm

The pronunciation of "don Juan" as "dawn Jew-ahn" in LES MIZ.

You talk of battles to be won
And here he comes like don Juan

[Fabrizio2]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 11:42pm

I really like when Jennifer Hudson says:

You ain't nothin' but common

it sounds like she say scummin

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 11:48am

"I wana be a producer
sport a top hate and ca-ya-ane"

It's stylized. Like vaudeville. Brooks talks about it in THE PRODUCERS book.

[p.s.]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:07pm

He filled my days with endLESS wonder.

Instead of pronouncing like ENDliss.


p.s. This is not just a DRV thing.