tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post2954131073173611077..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Frank Sinatra was good enough to sing off-key just to make a pointDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-90906183604979957062015-08-04T15:05:33.608+01:002015-08-04T15:05:33.608+01:00From what I know, singing off-key is not possible ...From what I know, singing off-key is not possible in this day and age. The electronic gizmos adjust everything, removing all trace of humanity and quality. Good job for some (many) of course, but not so good for the "real" singers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493567800389632669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-68401704811096322172015-08-01T18:51:13.540+01:002015-08-01T18:51:13.540+01:00Sarah Vaughn, of course, deliberately sings the wo...Sarah Vaughn, of course, deliberately sings the word 'key' off-key in the phrase 'the way you sing off-key' in 'They can't take that away from me', and there is at least one other example of a singer going off-key on purpose, but I cannot remember who and where - possibly in 'With a little help from my friends' (What would you do if I sang out of tune ...)Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-65613556665733663132015-07-28T15:47:26.938+01:002015-07-28T15:47:26.938+01:00Pete Wiley's voice always sounded a tad flat t...Pete Wiley's voice always sounded a tad flat to me until Mark pointed out in one of the Word podcasts that Wiley sang through the entirety of 'Story of the Blues' half an octave out of tune.<br /><br />Someone in the studio must have noticed. No one had the nerve to say.Andy Brimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583748523594485211noreply@blogger.com