Walk on By – Dionne Warwick
Buck Owens – Big In Vegas
Baby, Lets Have A Baby Before Bush do Something Crazy – Coup
Borderline – Madonna
Northern Star – Hole
Anything But Mine – Kenny Chesney
Theme from The Valley of the Dolls – kd lang
Hard Candy Christmas – Dolly Parton
I’ve Never Been to Me – Charlene
He’s Sure the Boy I Love – The Crystals
Rent – Liza Minnelli
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This is Anthony’s very own brand of Poptimism, and this time there’s a focus on the vocalist. Anthony:
“Here I am trying to work out something about quietness, and excess. The songs here seem great examples of theatrical phrasing, stage whispering, and the possibilities of being over the top without shouting, belting, mellisma, or other typical vocal tricks. I want to know what you can still do, when the mike is turned down.”
There’s a follow up, longer, post about these tracks coming up soon.