The impressive thing is that she hits those high notes with a very effective mix, yet still has a strong middle register as well. Most lyric soprano singers who hit those notes around the C6 often have a weaker and breathy mid to low register.
The singer is introducing Helen Reddy, the original artist and co-writer of the #1 around the world. Yes, the 1970s were the time women rebelled completely finally (those with brains). It didn't 'make a stand' - it arrived, and it's still with us. VOTE TO PROTECT YOUR BODILY INTEGRITY AND RIGHT TO CHOOSE or lose your freedoms as women. That IS what this song is all about, and was written for. VOTE!!!
This was my introduction to Vanessa and I fell off my chair. Magnifique. The damn camera pulls away from her just when she takes it too extraordinary places, dang it. Her facial expressions and body language are awesome too. The four-female backup group are very cool too.
that was perfect her voice is all natural why do you people say it was mixed but wait everyone is an expert or jealouslisten to some of her other songs
@uknowispeaksense I stand corrected. No bubbles burst here. You learn something new everyday - thanks for not making me out to be a complete idiot as some people might have :)
Yeah, but another question arises, could they mix like Ree, Vanessa, etc? Sure, their headvoices are indefintely more developed, but I am one of those people who'd rather hear a nice mixed belted note then a powerful and resonante headvoice note.
Ok, i respect your opinion.I am only saying Mezzo because of all the info i have seen that says that she is a mezzo.There are also exceptions for every voice group,look at Amy Winehouse,noone would have guessed that as a contralto she could bit e6 in head voice.
To prove my point, many operatic sopranos have sung sixth octave notes in pure head voice that are FAR more resonant than any belted mixed note by any pop singer (see Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Maria Callas, Birgit Nilsson, etc). Resonance has more to do with proper breath support and larynx positioning rather than the nature of the mix.
I don't know why you stated it was a C6...I know that. Several singers have hit that note before. It's not impossible to mix with that kind of quality, Ree, Patti, Vanessa, Lisa, Mina, Monica, etc are all great belters in the upper 5th, lower 6th octave. "Mixed are soft and not so much heard" only if done incorrectly or without much skill. If one is skilled vocalist then they'd have an evenly blended, resonant mix like Ree, Beyonce, Rozzi Crane, etc.
Dar B are you for real ‘Beyoncé‘ she might have made a lot of money but vocally I cant believe you would mention her in the same conversation as Vanessa Amorosi. That’s just weird.
Monica Naranjo HIt a C6 in Bad Girls and is chest voice, and she hits a D6 in Diles Que NO and is chest voice so she is not the only one :P i can hit C6 in falsetto voice, even that i'm a leggero tenor:P
shes definately not a mezzo if you get a group of mezzos trying to sing those high notes especially one after another like vanessa does theyd get tired but a true soprano will climb to those high notes with ease and colour in their voice.
But it was mixed! In fact, above F#4, it's IMPOSSIBLE to sing in full chest voice. It's a simple matter of frequency: in the upper fifth octave, the sound wave shortens, hence there are more head tones than chest tones in that part of the register (the wave of the chest tones are much longer than head tones, which makes sense because the lower the note, the lower the frequency. Simple physics :) )
(cont'd): But there was nothing in music that reflected that. The only songs were 'I Feel Pretty' or that dreadful song 'Born A Woman'. (The 1966 hit by Sandy Posey had observed that if you're born a woman "you're born to be stepped on, lied to, cheated on and treated like dirt. I'm glad it happened that way".) These are not exactly empowering lyrics. I certainly never thought of myself as a songwriter, but it came down to having to do it." -- Helen Reddy (original artist/writer) UR welcome!
Uh ... NO. That is FALSE. Here: In a 2003 interview in Australia’s Sunday Magazine (published with the Sunday Herald Sun and Sunday Telegraph),[2] Reddy explained: “ I couldn't find any songs that said what I thought being a woman was about. I thought about all these strong women in my family who had gotten through the Depression and world wars and drunken, abusive husbands.
then the last few lines of the song make absolutely no sense then. This is not the whole story by any means. Yes, Helen Reddy became a feminist. U need more information.
(cont'd): And of course your opinion reinforces what you didn't need to tell us - you are a man and therefore control the hierarchy, so you already have got the majority of air time since time immemorial, so we get OUR TURN now, and you can be quiet for a change.
Female liberation? You mean a bunch of hippy women insisting they were "Strong" and "Wise"? Again, if you have to TELL everybody that you are these things, you probably aren't... That's all I'm sayin'. My wife is strong and wise. And yet she's never had to tell anybody about it, it shows on its own. The people who insist on telling everybody that they are X, Y, or Z, do so because they want people to think that they are something that they aren't. ;) Let the evidence bear you out on its own...
There are singers who are 'nice' and then there are singers who are electric, Vanessa is fireworks.
+IH8COMMERCIALRNB , vocal napalm!!!!!!!!!!!!
The impressive thing is that she hits those high notes with a very effective mix, yet still has a strong middle register as well. Most lyric soprano singers who hit those notes around the C6 often have a weaker and breathy mid to low register.
R.I.P. Helen Reddy, 1941-2020,
Vanessa Amorosi showed her Inner Woman in that Performance.
The singer is introducing Helen Reddy, the original artist and co-writer of the #1 around the world. Yes, the 1970s were the time women rebelled completely finally (those with brains). It didn't 'make a stand' - it arrived, and it's still with us. VOTE TO PROTECT YOUR BODILY INTEGRITY AND RIGHT TO CHOOSE or lose your freedoms as women. That IS what this song is all about, and was written for. VOTE!!!
I like this song because it reminds me that no matter what is happening in my life I have the strength to keep my head up because I can.
This was my introduction to Vanessa and I fell off my chair. Magnifique. The damn camera pulls away from her just when she takes it too extraordinary places, dang it. Her facial expressions and body language are awesome too. The four-female backup group are very cool too.
Those C6s and Bb5s. WOW very resonant. #SLAIN
Supported but resonant?
@@ericarianto yes
she has an extrodinary voice! i keep forgeting her voice is so good!
Vanessa: "do you need a note? Oh, I have all of them."
You blow my mind every time Vanessa. You are amazing!
what an incredible voice
Out of sight!
@uraijit She's singing it as a tribute to the original artist who released it in the 70's when female liberation was making a stand.
2 magnificent australians
this is effing awsum O.O
@jaggity Agree TOTALLY, I am 60yo F#*t LOVE THIS LADY and the way she sings!
Powerful...! 💪
Most singers even with electronic computer enhancement can`t sing as well as Vanessa! Yes Helen incredible!!
Rest in paradise
Ma che voce ha !?!? Great! OoO
it's rare these days
2:53 C6 AMAZING!!!!
2:50 Until I make my brother understand!!!!!!!!!!
that was perfect her voice is all natural why do you people say it was mixed but wait everyone is an expert or jealouslisten to some of her other songs
i am woman hear me roar :3
You better hit that note Vanessa
A mixed C6... decapitated most of the contemporary singers up to date with raw recording
@uknowispeaksense I stand corrected. No bubbles burst here. You learn something new everyday - thanks for not making me out to be a complete idiot as some people might have :)
well, what vanessa just did was rare, she is the only one except for patti labelle or aretha that could belt up to a C6
Yeah, but another question arises, could they mix like Ree, Vanessa, etc? Sure, their headvoices are indefintely more developed, but I am one of those people who'd rather hear a nice mixed belted note then a powerful and resonante headvoice note.
Her C6 is a head-dominant mix though
How does she know?
Esta canción está en disco??
Ok, i respect your opinion.I am only saying Mezzo because of all the info i have seen that says that she is a mezzo.There are also exceptions for every voice group,look at Amy Winehouse,noone would have guessed that as a contralto she could bit e6 in head voice.
To prove my point, many operatic sopranos have sung sixth octave notes in pure head voice that are FAR more resonant than any belted mixed note by any pop singer (see Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Maria Callas, Birgit Nilsson, etc). Resonance has more to do with proper breath support and larynx positioning rather than the nature of the mix.
Mezzo :D
I don't know why you stated it was a C6...I know that. Several singers have hit that note before. It's not impossible to mix with that kind of quality, Ree, Patti, Vanessa, Lisa, Mina, Monica, etc are all great belters in the upper 5th, lower 6th octave. "Mixed are soft and not so much heard" only if done incorrectly or without much skill. If one is skilled vocalist then they'd have an evenly blended, resonant mix like Ree, Beyonce, Rozzi Crane, etc.
Dar B are you for real ‘Beyoncé‘ she might have made a lot of money but vocally I cant believe you would mention her in the same conversation as Vanessa Amorosi. That’s just weird.
No, there are many singers out there who can belt up and past C6.
Of course you can hear her shifting, she just belted a c6 in mixed head/voice.
Who's the guy playing the LP?
Why so many audio dropouts in this clip?
Monica Naranjo HIt a C6 in Bad Girls and is chest voice, and she hits a D6 in Diles Que NO and is chest voice so she is not the only one :P
i can hit C6 in falsetto voice, even that i'm a leggero tenor:P
hit not bit,my typos are hideous tonight lol
@FreakyFredy Monica is the diva of the world lol
@FreakyFredy meh, Monica d3 - d5 3 octaves in chest. Vanessa bb2- db6 = 3.2 anyway who cares,both good singers.
shes definately not a mezzo if you get a group of mezzos trying to sing those high notes especially one after another like vanessa does theyd get tired but a true soprano will climb to those high notes with ease and colour in their voice.
She's actually both. She's a Falcon Soprano (rich dark lows like a Mezzos and resonant ringing upper extensions of Spintos)
But it was mixed! In fact, above F#4, it's IMPOSSIBLE to sing in full chest voice. It's a simple matter of frequency: in the upper fifth octave, the sound wave shortens, hence there are more head tones than chest tones in that part of the register (the wave of the chest tones are much longer than head tones, which makes sense because the lower the note, the lower the frequency. Simple physics :) )
She can go quite low, but has a light upper register, she is a mezzo-soprano.
Falcon soprano
that's not a chest voice...she belts it with a mixed voice:)
No it's not. She's mixing. Hence the shift in weight coupled with the heady sound.
(cont'd):
But there was nothing in music that reflected that. The only songs were 'I Feel Pretty' or that dreadful song 'Born A Woman'. (The 1966 hit by Sandy Posey had observed that if you're born a woman "you're born to be stepped on, lied to, cheated on and treated like dirt. I'm glad it happened that way".) These are not exactly empowering lyrics. I certainly never thought of myself as a songwriter, but it came down to having to do it." -- Helen Reddy (original artist/writer)
UR welcome!
Uh ... NO. That is FALSE. Here:
In a 2003 interview in Australia’s Sunday Magazine (published with the Sunday Herald Sun and Sunday Telegraph),[2] Reddy explained:
“ I couldn't find any songs that said what I thought being a woman was about. I thought about all these strong women in my family who had gotten through the Depression and world wars and drunken, abusive husbands.
then the last few lines of the song make absolutely no sense then. This is not the whole story by any means. Yes, Helen Reddy became a feminist. U need more information.
I love how much women feel the need to insist that they are "Strong", and "Wise", etc.
Methinks thou dost protest too much...
(cont'd): And of course your opinion reinforces what you didn't need to tell us - you are a man and therefore control the hierarchy, so you already have got the majority of air time since time immemorial, so we get OUR TURN now, and you can be quiet for a change.
Female liberation? You mean a bunch of hippy women insisting they were "Strong" and "Wise"? Again, if you have to TELL everybody that you are these things, you probably aren't... That's all I'm sayin'.
My wife is strong and wise. And yet she's never had to tell anybody about it, it shows on its own. The people who insist on telling everybody that they are X, Y, or Z, do so because they want people to think that they are something that they aren't. ;) Let the evidence bear you out on its own...