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I was listening now to the "Oh Darling" vocals version of Paul McCartney you linked, and I thought "Hey Paul McCartney sounds like KillerKu a bit".

That whistle at the end is impressive, Javastorm. Well, your whole rendition of the song! Singing Mariah Carey...wow. You've worked this song really thoroughly and it shows in the result. Bravo!

MDEW, I remember I once said this is one of Bee Gees' songs I can sing. But that was before I really tried. Good Job!!!

Yeahhhh! Mdew, stop with the excuses and get one done.

You are very expressive with your voice. I like it.

"Saturday Night Fever", of course. (Staying Alive)

I know that song, Jeremy, and you sound great there! And looks like you are the only one who knows how to sing some Bee Gees here.

I like the song! I'll be here for the voting.

I like your spirit, Simon! I like what you were trying to do with your song. I think if you go on learning and get this in better shape (learn the song better for the pitch), I'll like your version very much. You'll probably benefit from training falsetto. Then you go back to this coordination you are using here now and will have it easier (I am inexpert, just an opinion).

I didn't understand the part where it says "you are not allowed" or "were refused". I understood it as "Happy Birthday, I love you, I wish I was there" (2 hours away ufff that's too far for me).

There sure is some drama in your post above... I hope you are doing well now. The song is cute. Problem for me is it is not romantic. "I wish I was there with you"...why aren't you? I can understand you in the song, which means your Virginian accent is not that strong there haha. It's cute; it has enough changes in the vocals and music as not to be boring.

@emme207 I've been listening to versions of "At Last". Beyoncé has one, Cristina Aguilera another. I can see that it is a very difficult song that you make look easy. I am appreciating more and more the style in which you sing it. It's lighter and sweeter. Different! Do you know Sarah Vaughan? You might like her songs.

emme207, I am going to explain what I meant before because I think you didn't understand what I mean: if you change famous songs very much, some people won't like it at all and can even perceive it as off pitch. Some others will see it as personal style and like it. This same thing can happen with the jury of the Voice and you'll have to analyze the risks carefully and make sure it is not perceived as off-pitch by people. Having a personal style is a great aim to have. It must be easier to achieve with your own songs than with others' though. It still can be done with famous songs, but working them very carefully.

That way of thinking is correct, and the right one to propel you to improve, but trust your pitch, I say! I am not your family and truly like you. You can experiment and see if your family and friends also like some difference in style...because what they like is that you sing VERY WELL.

She didn't sound off pitch to me in the other songs either... emme207, there's an important lesson to learn in all this since you want to go to the Voice or similar: many people (singers included) are going to see you as off-pitch if you make the song too much yours, so there is a risk in it. Making it yours is something to strive for in my opinion, and I liked that about your style very much, but we can see the risks. I've truly seen you as a fantastic singer all along, but I am afraid I don't have the tools to help you more. That's something Robert can do. So take the criticism as a possibility for improvement. Prepare something for the Challenges! I believe you still can sing something much much more difficult, something everybody can understand it is very difficult, like Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston...some great song.