Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
#1Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 11:52amWOW. That kid has a voice! And I liked his rendition....minus some of the goofy flavor he added.
--Aristotle
#2re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 11:53amJust a liitle too goofy for my taste.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
kover22
Leading Actor Joined: 5/13/05
#3re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 11:54amOversinging just a bit ...but has major potetial. JMO
#4re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 11:54amRosie sure seems to like him though!
Lauren_T
Stand-by Joined: 11/28/06
#5re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:01pmI just saw this. Very odd. I mean he has a powerhouse voice. But I would like to hear him sing something a male would sing. He seemed to be imitating a black woman. Again, very odd. Over the top. If I had an chance to sing on the view like he did, I would not have sung that song. People in the audience didnt know what to make of it. Niether did my mother who I asked to watch it with me. Hmm.
#6re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:11pmI'm sure it was in his contract to sing that song since that is the reason why he was discovered from YouTube.
--Aristotle
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
#7re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:14pmI think the performance on YouTube is better... if you can ignore the random reverb on the mic.
#8re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:19pm
When is his voice going to change?
His rendition is no quirkier than Holliday's was on E! before the oscars...she's become a parody of herself.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
#9re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:35pmHis lower range is really nice. If you search for him, uh, "there", there's a clip of him singing Phantom of the Opera (in full costume!) and Beauty and the Beast. I like it.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#10re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:44pm
Am I the only one who didn't like it? I mean, I've seen the YT clips of him and varying other songs, and really, he's not that good. He's in falsetto way to much, he gets really nasal on his E's, and never seems to put his own voice into anything, just a re-creation of the originals.
That's just me though.
sondhead
Broadway Star Joined: 10/25/06
#11re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:47pmMe too. First of all, he's a freak. Listen to him talk and you'll know why he can sing like that. Even if it wasn't freaky sounding, it's really shrill and crazy. I for one do not think that "high notes" are the only thing that make an "impressive" singer.
soulman83
Stand-by Joined: 2/25/05
#12re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:54pmIts not falsetto. Its a mix. Really no different than marty thomas or anyone else who has a very high voice. I prefer his version compared to marty's i think. Also, Some of those high notes he is doing with chest voice. I like him. He is flying and all we can do is comment on how well. looks good von!
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
#13re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:55pm
"First of all, he's a freak."
That's just mean and harsh.
sondhead
Broadway Star Joined: 10/25/06
#14re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:56pmTo be fair, men don't really have a "mix". What he is using is indeed falsetto, which most people confuse with head voice. A developed falsetto sounds chesty and nearly belted--"mixy" if you will, while a head voice is more breathy. Most people call their head voice their falsetto and that is incorrect.
JasonM12480
Broadway Star Joined: 3/17/05
#15re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:58pm
He has an excellent voice. Very unique.
He will not have a voice at all in 5 - 10 years if he continues to sing like that.
sfs1414
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/04
#16re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 12:58pmJust wierd. He belongs in Drag at a Gay Bar in Vegas.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#17re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 2:08pmI am convinced he thinks he's a black woman.
#18re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 2:58pm
...and just what is wrong with being a drag queen?
#19re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:03pm
...and just what is wrong with being a drag queen?
- Nothing is wrong with that. Certainly not a career I aspire to though. I don't think a lot do.
Anyway, he even sang "you're the best man...." it makes it even gay. Why not change it to "best girl"?
Updated On: 2/27/07 at 03:03 PM
skingdom
Broadway Star Joined: 6/29/03
#20re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:05pm
AMAZING!!!!!!
Was he on the View?
#21re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:16pmI agree with you, courtnyj. He does have a nice lower range, but most of his upper range, while impressive, isn't very pleasing to the ear. There's one youtube video where he's "goofing around" and it's exactly the same as when he performs.
sondhead
Broadway Star Joined: 10/25/06
#22re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:19pm
"Anyway, he even sang "you're the best man...." it makes it even gay. Why not change it to "best girl"?"
Who cares? He's not singing the song to act it, much less in the context of the show. It is only a freak show to show his range so what matter do the words coming out of his mouth carry?
I've always been bothered with people that giggle or look down on men (or women for that matter) that sing songs written for the opposite sex without changing lyrics. Who cares? It's not gay--it is in fact possible for a man to emote and tell the story as a woman character without singing in his falsetto or dressing in drag and *most importantly* a man singing as a woman does NOT have to be a joke as many immature audience members in my experience have tended to assume.
Regardless, on the YouTube video he actuallys "I'm the best man you'll ever know." Lyric changes like this are more awkward than just singing the damn song as it was written, in my opinion.
#23re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:20pmWhy do you assume we all know what AIATY is?
sondhead
Broadway Star Joined: 10/25/06
#24re: Von Smith singing AIATY on THE VIEW
Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:23pmAnd I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going) from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, music by Henry Krieger with lyric by Tom Eyen.
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