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Post by Simba on Jul 13, 2020 17:10:36 GMT
Thanks wolong for your great comment! I'll take note of that Did a rendition of the Evergreen Amazing Grace! Hope y'all enjoy it. CLICK ON THUMBNAIL BELOW
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Post by Simba on Jun 20, 2020 17:45:42 GMT
Hey guys! Did another Hayley cover: Hana Wa saku Music has no language! I love listening to and singing music from all over the world and Japanese songs just have some strange magic in them. The first time I heard this song from Hayley, it blew me away instantly, her golden voice and the pure melody was just perfect harmony. I later learnt that this song was written to support those who were affected by the awful earthquake in Japan back in 2011. The title of the song translates as "Flowers will Bloom" telling us that there's always a silver lining to every cloud. Hope you guys enjoy my version of the song!
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Post by Simba on Apr 14, 2020 15:40:14 GMT
Dear Joe, I thank you very much for your overwhelming response! I'm glad you enjoyed it, I wish Hayley had seen it haha. And also thank you for following, motivates me to put up more Hayley music! : D Any suggestions?
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Post by Simba on Apr 13, 2020 18:57:57 GMT
Hey guys! Just did a new live cover of Hayley's Summer Rain for Hayley's Birthday! One of my favorite songs ever, and written by Hayley! Hope she sees it haha, and hope you'll like it too! My instagram page for more songs: www.instagram.com/pradtunes/
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Post by Simba on Dec 3, 2017 21:06:40 GMT
Oh.. My... Goodness! That voice!! That pokarekare ana acapella, was the best she's ever done, hands down, her voice sounded the best, it was totally warmed uo, crystal clear, pitch perfectness! It's been such a long time since we heard a decent live recording, that took me by surprise. Too beautiful. I even loved have yourself a merry little Christmas. Perfect control, great dynamics. So can't wait for the new album now!
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Post by Simba on Nov 30, 2017 9:03:59 GMT
My videos ^ and your welcome for the quality No need to apologise for the quality. Some of my videos of Hayley's performances are much worse. I always say that people will prefer to see something, however poor, rather than nothing. But thanks for these, they are fine. Martin D Martin, I think you misunderstood what gothemtry said... They said 'you're welcome for the quality' because they know it's very good and that we'd thank them for the very good audio and video quality, which is absolutely true. Haha. Thanks for the lovely videos! They were perfect. Hayley looked and sounded stunning. Very strong and confident performance.
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Post by Simba on Nov 18, 2017 21:16:54 GMT
I'm asked to purchase the soundtrack. How do I stream it? Or download it perhaps like you mentioned. And tidal, do I need to pay for that as well?
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Post by Simba on Apr 19, 2017 18:34:05 GMT
Oh devotedfan! You're in for a treat then, that bit is definitely Hayley, she's even sung it live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU2UN2Sbmr8 : D Insane right? One of my favourites this song...and that part always sends shivers down the spine :') I wonder if she could sing that portion now....and if she could I wonder how it'd sound.
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Post by Simba on Apr 16, 2017 18:11:49 GMT
First impression, Hayley looked absolutely stunning, one of her best looks in recent times, I mean the gown is perfection! And the long hair look I can warmly welcome back anytime! Definitely looked like a star. But the performance itself, I don't know what to say about it. Hayley has gone through a lot of different changes vocally, we all know that, and not denying from time to time, I've been the most critical, most always in denial. She transitioned from a Pure innocent voice slightly husky, pitch perfect and a natural vibrato (Pure days), then Odyssey and Treasure found it moulding into a 'thick' 'round' yet laser sharp voice, a voice that never lost "tone" in any of the ranges. Most singers in Hayley's soprano range lose timbre and quality and become monotonous and shrill, hard to distinguish tonality from one singer to the other in that range, but Hayley had a unique talent, the higher she went, she has a specific technique, lowering her jaws appropriately (Notice older videos), to create more space inside the mouth, that lets her have a really unique and beautiful sound in the higher registers, as she effortlessly soared through the notes. A voice has three registers, Chest, and then the Head voice, the connector being the Mix (or Passagio) Very few people can have a well connected Chest to Head, and I'd never been able to tell where her voice transitions. But then from Treasure, she started losing tone, vocals started getting thinner, husky and nasal, faster vibrato. But she was still able to sing in both ways for the songs that demanded one or the other. But no matter the change in tone, her singing was spot on. Vocally she was still impeccable, still pitch perfect. And then Paradiso happened, and with some guidance from Ennio Morricone, we got songs like La Califfa, Once upon a time, Malena, that pushed her to access her pure tones. And then, she kept going back, Tone changed a lot, voice started losing its roundness, flattenned and dispersed to a thin airy sound, and then the most heartbreaking thing was to hear Hayley missing notes. She was starting to go flat and sharp at a lot of places. And finally here we are at this performance, where Hayley not only has lost tone, but lost vocal control, and it's disheartening to say that she's no longer pitch perfect. Her voice was all over the place, an artificial and stained vibrato, difficulty in accessing higher registers, and she was slightly off pitch throughout. There seems to be no basis for good vocals anymore. Vocal tone might be a preference, I'm not even commenting on that anymore, but what happened to good singing. I remember the times when we wanted Hayley to have more exposure so more people know her, but even with a gig like this, which is fetching 100k views in a day, I don't think it's going to help. If I didn't know Hayley at all and I started watching this performance, I wouldn't have given it a chance at all. I was so excited about this new performance in a long time and I literally prayed to God for her to sing well in such a grand set up. But it was a bad performance, not even average. There was a time when Hayley was the best singer in the world to me...Even that Never Saw Blue performance that she uploaded on Youtube...very disappointing. And this song, Prayer, the last time she sang it 'properly' was when? I don't know was this 8 years ago? www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbtWQcKaYig Very sorry for all the negativity, but I feel so lost right now, I mean I don't know what happened where, but I really sincerely want to somehow be able to communicate to Hayley and say these things, not that others might not have told her or she hasn't realized it herself, but just to know that she's aware will give me a sense of relief. She definitely needs to get back to vocal lessons, like serious lessons. I mean, Hayley is the reason I even sing. She taught me how to sing well, my first question was "How can someone sing so perfectly? I wanna learn to do that" She was an inspiration, her vibrato, tone everything. On the bright side, that performance of Who will echo my heart was brilliant, I just hope we get news about the new album soon. Hayley will always be in my prayers, I'm sure God has great things planned for her. EDIT: Actually her single BEST performance of prayer was from 2012, this specific performance www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdvefRXUEO0 I know there's another performance from this concert, but this is much better. You could tell within the first sentence. And the last high notes, note how she does Aaah in this, and ooooh in the latest one. Shows her difficulty in transitioning to head voice, because Oohh is easier...aaah needs more support.
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Post by Simba on Jan 1, 2017 13:11:33 GMT
Whoa, why is this page suddenly filled with other people XD Where's Hayley? Well, they are all mostly connected to Hayley. And these posts can fill the gaps and give us clues as we follow Hayley's journey. Yeh I get that, usually that's the case. But I don't think how pictures of Hayley's friend and her pug, her vacation relevant to Hayley XD Maybe it's not such a big deal, it's just that I hadn't been checking HWI for the past week so frequently, and then I come back, and open the last page of this thread, and was bewildered that the entire page was filled with some other person and their activities. And believe me I had to check the title of the thread twice! Haha to make sure if I didn't accidentally click some other topic. Libby, whoa that's some detailed stalking, kudos! A way of compensating for Hayley's inactivity, until recently I guess! And Sophie, ofcourse Libby XD I know who Hayley's immediate family members are haha. And that Christmas clip from Hayley, saw it just now : D, loved the swaying and the effect she had on as well. Something I noticed since Hushabye is that, she's trying to sound more child-like, (not childish) as in she seems to dilute technical singing and adding some beginner innocence to her voice. Almost in a whispery and airy tone, not sure I like it all the time, but works well for some songs. Especially "All I have to do is dream" from Hushabye. Very dreamy... and the new year video! Aww man I expected her to sing something just like last time, no? Atleast show her face XD...oh well we got to see the cat and her hands, and hear her a bit. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
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Post by Simba on Dec 31, 2016 16:27:40 GMT
Whoa, why is this page suddenly filled with other people XD Where's Hayley?
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Post by Simba on Dec 8, 2016 1:05:28 GMT
For their album Destiny! under Best World Music. Such wonderful news, www.grammy.com/nomineesHope they win it! Wonder if they get to perform at the Grammy's upon winning. Well deserved, and that album Destiny is one of their best, nice new direction with a few songs, but really composed and complete by itself.
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Post by Simba on Dec 3, 2016 12:05:11 GMT
Wow the videos are superb! Brilliant audio quality! Thank you so much for all the recordings!
In O Holy Night though....clearly everyone had solos...couldn't they afford individual mics for everyone or what? Looked so unprofessional....Poor Hayley had awkward moments of switching the mic to herself and back to a common point, she didn't have to do all that, and deserved a hand mic during the performance. She always prefers to have the mic in her hand. Even last time's performance at the Carnegie hall when everyone sang with a stand mic, Hayley timely removed her mic from the stand for her solo. She's most comfortable that way, and that should've been taken care of by providing her own mic.
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Post by Simba on Oct 25, 2016 0:50:55 GMT
A devoted fan indeed! : D
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Post by Simba on Oct 24, 2016 3:18:32 GMT
That can also be interpreted as you not being a fan anymore, and I was shocked, had to reread it XD...And plus I'm the odd one in that too I guess, I've loved Hayley since I was 16!
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