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I need to prepare a song to sing in front of my peers for tri- m inductions in my high school. Tri-m is a musical group for people who excel musically and academically and i am being inducted. I need a recommendation of a song to sing. something that goes with piano or a song from a musical. I am really drawing a blank, i have no idea what to sing.
Do you want something current or older and more traditional? Fun and upbeat or sad and powerful?
If you want something kind of fun and old school you could go with something from Grease. Summer Lovin' is always a hit, but you need a chick to sing it with.
Do you want something current or older and more traditional? Fun and upbeat or sad and powerful?
If you want something kind of fun and old school you could go with something from Grease. Summer Lovin' is always a hit, but you need a chick to sing it with.
How about something from Flight of the Conchords. Most of it is for duet but maybe you can do that or find one that works for one person.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awUHtbUE0q8"]YouTube - Flight of the Conchords - If You're Into It[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYkIJVguCU"]YouTube - Flight Of The Conchords - Jenny[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iSlPoQm2XY"]YouTube - Flight of the Conchords Ep 8 'A Kiss is Not a Contract'[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1BdQcJ2ZYY"]YouTube - The Humans Are Dead - Full version[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LLRk3_nogo"]YouTube - Flight of the Conchords Ep 10 'Prince of Parties'[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ozSSseCh3U"]YouTube - Flight Of The Conchords: Sugar Lumps (HBO)[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beQ9yChEcHw"]YouTube - "We're Both In Love With a Sexy Lady" - Flight of the Conchords[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVoCJJFuS60"]YouTube - "Friends" - Flight of the Conchords[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU"]YouTube - Flight of the Conchords- Business Time[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABAmEl6_Yg"]YouTube - Most Beautiful Girl - Flight of the Conchords[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA"]YouTube- "Carol Brown" (Choir of Ex Girlfriends) - Flight of the Conchords[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLv0efkLov8"]YouTube- Flight of the Conchords - Hurt Feelings[/ame]
Congrats on the induction mj, that's really awesome. The only song that comes to the mind with piano in it is K-Ci and Jo-Jo's "All My Life", but it has sentimental meaning to me (First song at wedding). When I get a piano, that is going to be the first song I learn.
I need to prepare a song to sing in front of my peers for tri- m inductions in my high school. Tri-m is a musical group for people who excel musically and academically and i am being inducted. I need a recommendation of a song to sing. something that goes with piano or a song from a musical. I am really drawing a blank, i have no idea what to sing.
Oh, wow, I may actually be able to help you mj23.... I've been really into Radiohead lately. If you know anything about them, you know they cover a very broad spectrum of music. Thom Yorke, their lead singer, is known to sit down in front of the piano (which he plays excellently) and sing his heart out. I'll provide a couple links to some songs which you may like, and in my opinion, are easy enough to learn and sing. Good luck
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDdleGysNys"]YouTube - Radiohead - Last Flowers (Live at the Basement)[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kCKob1YKOU"]YouTube - Radiohead Videotape - In Rainbows - Live from the basement[/ame]
"Benny and the Jets" by Elton John, it goes great with piano, and you can never forget those words. Congratulations.
I cannot tell which spelling is correct, it's about the movie "West Side Story" so maybe that could help.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgWmzZYp3X4]YouTube - Bennie and the Jets - Elton John[/ame]
Here's a slower song with power.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdsIj4pAzQ]YouTube - Paul McCartney Live and Let Die[/ame]
Live and Let Die ~ John Lennon
Another.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFXgVKgDbSU&feature=related]YouTube - Billy Joel - Piano Man[/ame]
Piano Man ~ Billy Joel
Finally.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPy4KwuujE]YouTube - Edgar Winter- Dying to live[/ame]
Dying to Live ~ Edgar Winter
Or do you want something more traditional than my classic rock?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS4giqtbRBM]YouTube - Survivor - Rocky- Eye of the Tiger[/ame]
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksk76-h0_wg]YouTube - Bloodsport - Fight to Survive[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEZRAvdeIcs]YouTube - Van damme - streets of Siam[/ame]
Imagine is a good song but isn't it kind of easy? I know nothing of music or vocal stuff but it seems very basic, would that hurt you in anyway?
How about this song? I'd leave out the part about child abuse though. Also that part at the very end is optional
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYw8JR1N90o]YouTube - Sinead O'Connor-War[/ame]
If that's too strange than maybe the Bob Marley version!
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9CG2iE2vxU]YouTube - Bob Marley - War[/ame]
I agree with DB. I think Sinead O'Connor -War would be a really good choice.
Sorry to overload. I just had a lot of ideas for slow powerful songs.
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If you can sing like Ben E. King then this one would be good. I don't know much about music or singing but I doubt it is very easy.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbg7YoXiKn0"]YouTube - Ben E. King - Stand by me[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkCNevvWjYQ"]YouTube - John Jacob Niles - The Maid Freed From The Gallows 2010 LDG Video[/ame]
^There are numerous versions so you can find lots of variety in it (including Led Zeplin and Odetta and [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Belly"]Lead Belly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] < Great singer and interesting guy. He got out of prison for murder by writing the governor a song). Ignore the video.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzcfTDD-tOo"]YouTube - The Animals-House Of The Rising Sun [maplestory channel] SUbscribe[/ame]
^There are numerous versions so you can find lots of variety in it.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuNaSKs2WiI"]YouTube - High Water by Bob Dylan - Radio Toast for Cancer Research[/ame]
^Not sure if your voice will work with this but maybe.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpkdOA1LU5I"]YouTube - O (Oh) Death By Ralph Stanley Song Music[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUMwu_gXK7Q"]YouTube - The Lion sleeps tonight FULL[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho"]YouTube - Johnny Cash - 'Hurt"[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q"]YouTube - Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5e1oaen-M"]YouTube - Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows[/ame]
Stand by me is a great song but it sounds like it would be a hard to do it justice. Same with House of the rising sun. Both great songs but they might be rough in this situation. Like I said before though I know next to nothing about this.
If you want a song to impress people try this one. If you can pull it off it'd be awesome, post it on youtube.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hMrY8jysdg]YouTube - Queen - I want to break free[/ame]
You could always go with something like this if you can pull it off. Not to go with Sinead again but she's powerful. Btw I think this was written by Prince anyways, he's talent.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUiTQvT0W_0]YouTube - Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U[/ame]
Stand by me is a possibility. house of the rising sun is wonderful but impossible to do justice. And the good thing with imagine is that I can play the piano with it.
If you want a song that's slow and powerful with a piano, I'd highly
recommend Joni Mitchell's work, particularly Woodstock.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aOGnVKWbwc]Joni Mitchell ~ Woodstock - YouTube[/ame]