man singing "And I'm Telling You"
man singing "And I'm Telling You"
dReAmiNgAwAkE
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/05
#0man singing "And I'm Telling You"
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:28pm
hey people..i saw the review of the question of a male singing, "Defying Gravity" and I was wondering what you thought of a male singing, "And I'm Telling You". Please no one give me that pick a guy song jive b/c music is music and when it all comes down to it you can do what u want but I was just curious to see what others thought of this...Of course you would have to have, what I like to call the Jennifer Holliday cackle, which for some reason my voice permits me to do w/o hurting anything...but anyway enough of me talking lets get to posting....serious inquires only pwease hehehehe talk 2 me
p.s
this is my first topic and 3rd post on here
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#1re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:31pmUsually when a man sings the song, it's meant to be campy fun. I think I've heard of only one instance where a man sang "AIATYING" seriously and with real emotion...BWW's own RobbieJ in his cabaret.
Beergoggles
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/05
#2re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:32pmi think that is a womans song... just very feminine in the music style and everything. However, i could be proved wrong!
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#3re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:32pm
I'd have to hear you first....
Welcome to the boards and good luck!
#4re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:37pm
On "Star Seach" (the newer one) this kid won like second place and his trademark song was "And I Am Telling You."
Visit his website (and listen to the song) here:
http://www.davidarchuleta.net/media/Default.htm
There's also two video clips of him singing it.
--Aristotle
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#5re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:49pm
He's, what, nine years old?
Next he'll be starring in Follies.....
musicnmath
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/13/05
#6re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:50pm
fair enough, he's a male. But...isn't this kid singing it in the same key as a woman would? Being 12 as he must be.... Funny to hear him growl about "waking up tomorrow morning..."
We had a guy who used to do this weekly when I worked in Club Med. He was in drag (to start, at least) and it just brought down the house. Not that that really addresses the original question.
dReAmiNgAwAkE
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/05
#7re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 6:54pmwell I mean seriously emoting the song, NO DRAG, and my mix can handle the regular key...i could do a mean j. holliday impression in drag though....forget i said that though hehehehe
MusicalMan2
Chorus Member Joined: 6/17/05
#8re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 7:04pmI've heard Marty Thomas sing this song numerous times and he tears it up each time. That boy can SANG!
zbigner
Stand-by Joined: 12/10/03
#9re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 7:21pmBilly Porter does a shortened version of it on his Corner of Broadway and Soul album/show. It's quite good.
QtKt
Leading Actor Joined: 9/15/04
#10re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 7:22pm
I agree with MM2~
Marty Thomas does a mean "And I'm Telling You", he's incredible!
#11re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 7:22pmEww...that David kid will reck his voice by the time he's 15 if he's not careful during the voice change...ALMOST happened to me but I was smart!
jesseeinstein
Broadway Star Joined: 11/9/03
#12re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/18/05 at 7:25pm
HAHAHAHAHA! That video of David made me laugh so hard!
Bet you anything his Mom has made him do that!
oh I'm going to hell....
jarred03
Leading Actor Joined: 10/17/04
#13re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 2:17amIt depends, If your an established star making your own cd or doing a concert then I don't see anything wrong with it. However, if it's for auditioning then that would be a mistake unless your auditioning for La Cage. Directors want their men to be men, even if they are girly in real life, so singing girl songs at auditions really only hurt you. But I am also a guy who loves singing this song and can do a kick ass version of it, but that's only in my car.
#14re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 2:27amThat David kid. In the words of Kelly Clarkson: "HOLY GOD!"
jarred03
Leading Actor Joined: 10/17/04
#15re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 2:47amThat kid is gonna be amazing in 10 years if he gets a vocal coach and takes care of his voice.
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#16re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 9:58am"even if they are girly in real life" Who are you? The govenor of CA?
#17re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 10:18am
...marty thomas.
AND he does defying gravity.
and WELL, too!
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
#18re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 10:39am
I love how people have to prove themselves somehow by saying how great they are, or how they can do this and that and this and without hurting their voices because they're so smart, and blah, blah, blah. I just don't understand the obsession with men singing females songs. I prefer female voices over male voices, my entire collection is female vocalists, but when I go on an audition, I stick to male oriented songs. I don't know...maybe it's just me...
-Vincent
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#19re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:17am
The only time I've ever seen a man sing this song was in that Chris Rock movie "Down to Earth"
If it's for fun or for a concert and you can sing the **** out of it, go forth and sing well
If it's for an audition, I'd suggest singing some of Jimmy's songs like "Fake Your Way To The Top", "Steppin' to the Bad Side" or "I Meant You No Harm"
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#20re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:39am
jarred, "But I am also a guy who loves singing this song and can do a kick ass version of it, but that's only in my car."
I think I've seen your act! In fact I know I have. Didn't you cut me off while singing the bridge and then flipped me the bird?
dReAmiNgAwAkE
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/05
#21re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 12:20pmI never said anything about doing this song as an audition..I just meant singing it period...I dont even remember the other guy talking about singing D.Gravity @ auditions either
#22re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 1:39pm
That kid doesn't sound too good singing that song. I was expecting his voice not to falter so much considering his voice hadn't changed yet. That boy will be teased and taunted about singing that song.
Tiffany Evans, the first star search winner, killed "And I'm Telling You." She also sung "I Am Changing."
#23re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 1:50pm
If you're just singing a song "period," then why ask a board? I'll sing anything in the shower or in the car. When I'm driving, I'll become any and all characters from a show. Yet, do I come to a board and say, "Is it okay for me to sing 'Defying Gravity' or 'As Long As He Needs Me' in my car?" Usually when people ask, it's because they want to perform said pieces in public (usually a horrible idea) or for an audition (even worse).
-Vincent
Kavana
Featured Actor Joined: 5/16/03
#24re: man singing 'And I'm Telling You'
Posted: 6/19/05 at 1:55pm
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