I just wanted to offer a few last posts about Michael Jackson. I chose these two videos (actually sound files) to illustrate the power of his voice. These are just vocal tracks that feature Jackson (around ten years old) with no musical accompaniment.
The power and control he had over his own voice at such an early age is truly amazing. The emotion is so pure, too. It's amazing to think that a pre-teen child could have so much feeling for this material.
My friend James offered these thoughts:
"The amazing thing is that these are the original vocal tracks that he did on the first take. He has perfect pitch…perfect tonality…amazing. You can't sing like this at his age without having an off the chart I.Q."
Check out this version of "Got To Be There".
His voice literally soars.
In this version of "Never Can Say Goodbye", you can hear the raw emotion behind every note. Remember, this is a young boy somewhere in the neighborhood of ten years old.
After listening to these files, I was thoroughly convinced that we may never see/hear another entertainer like him...ever.
*Some musical dictionaries indicate the Italian a cappella is preferred over the Latin a capella (one "p") yet both are technically correct.
http://www.singers.com/a-cappella.html
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