Stevie's "H" sound...
 

I SO love when Stevie sings words that begin with H. Not always, but sometimes she makes that little sound right before the word...I don't even know what to call it, it's like a higher pitch, or register, or something. Does anyone else have any clue what I mean? :distress:

Some examples:

The best one, IMO - BC "...your hands held mine, so few hours..."

SB "...first he took my heart then he ran..."

LDW "...but you're too hot to touch..."

I know there's more, but this is all that's coming to me right now. Am I the only one?

Paula

PS - also love when she really pronounces (couldn't think of another word) her vibrato (like in Fall From Grace "intensified" and Nothing Ever Changes "there's just one thing I'd....")

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about! And I've tried to point it out to people, but no one else but me has seemed to notice it. Yay! I'm not crazy. :)

:laugh:

I know exactly what you're talking about, too, Paula.
I love all of Stevie's quirky little vocal inflections like that. I especially love the way she always pronounces the word "man" with three or four syllables. :D

I LOVE the way she belts "Hauntingly Hauntingly familiar" on the Storytellers EO17. Her voice makes the H sound so cooolllll and intriguing IMO :cool:

Hee!

My friend, Bob, says that she says her H-es as K-s. I all denied it at first, then he told me to listen to SYW (the song) and everything else on the album, and I have to say - she does. I think I notice it most in song-SYW and DR.

Somethin' in yoooou put a kooold on my keaaaaart it's kaaard to believe noooooow. Keeeere in this plaaace that will nevah beee daaaahk I remembah thaaaat plaaaace.

LOL...I. Love. It. She totally does it and it's really something I think has to do with the way she shapes her mouth as she's singing AND how she breathes. Something else that makes Stevie, well....Stevie :D

"Dare my wiiild HHHeart..." :cool:

- Jake

I know "the 'H' thing"!

It's almost a very slight yodel-esque sound...stemming, we can assume, from her country roots.

I also love the little squeaky noise that comes at the end of ' follow those who pale in your shadoooow-uh'

I think she tries to do this in concert but it doesnt quite have the same effect IMO.

:nod:

Wow...I don't think I've ever noticed that!! haha..I'm going to listen to some songs with H's as soon as I get home!!!

I also love it when she pronounces one syllable words as several syllables. For example:

"Packin' up, Shackin' up's all you wanna doooowhoooo. If I could, baby I'd give you my world, open up everything's waiting for youwhoooo."

Yoohoo? :laugh:

JK, I know exactly what you mean. Good to know I'm not hallucinating the "H" thing too...

Paula

Bwah!!
 

Yeah, she just wants us to BELIEVE she drinks bottled water. ;)

- Jake

Didn't Sheryl Crow say it drives her crazy that Stevie pretty much never drinks water? That cracked me up.

:laugh: I was just thinking about the "H" sound last night watching Live in Boston. That's our Stevie. :)

Hmm. I hadn't heard that.
My favorite with them was the "Paper or plastic" on Leno. :lol:

- Jake

There was a huge, cute example of this when i saw the show -
"ohne uh lee you remain, you close your eyes, travel back" seriously, every one of those was enunciated perfectly and separately. so cute!!

I remember it well - "I'd have to say cash."

Ouch!

Paula

Can you tell me what that was? I missed it. Be your best friend if you do.. :)
Amber

:lol: Gotta love her.

- Jake

Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me!!! Please? It's my birthday today, so please?!
Amber

Leno had them both on & was asking them things to compare their answers. Backstreet Boys or NSYNC? Credit or cash? Then he said "Paper or plasic?" and Stevie thought he meant credit or cash again. Guess she doesn't go to the supermarket. :lol: (Shawl clean-up on Aisle 6!)

- Jake

Happy birthday, Ancient Queen. :cool:

- Jake

Thank you, Mr. "I DIDN'T watch Betwitched in reruns" :laugh: but seriously, can you also tell me what the paper or plastic, jay leno, stevie sheryl thing is about? Are you teasing me on purpose? You know i love...wait, i mean HATE that! :D
Amber

Nevermind, just saw this, doy.
Amber
P.S. :laugh: :laugh: @ shawl clean up on isle 6!

Happy Birthday!! :wavey:

Thank you! :xoxo:
Amber

"H" sound
 

H~~~MMMM, I can hear whau u speak of.
In a pipe organ, the pink noise of the initial puff of air as sufficiant air pressure allows the note to burst through is sometimes called "chaff". I have heard other tearms for this, but "chaff" is the one i have heard most often. Perhaps there may be a link to this phenomenon.
Anyways, just thinking about it gives me shivers.

Sheryl
 

Sheryl did indeed say that Stevie never drinks water, she drinks way too much coffee. She was talking about the TISL tour and how she wanted Stevie to stay healthy and it frustrated her that Stevie never drank any water but drank gallons of coffee.

That Leno interview was PRICELESS. My favorite part was when Stevie was asked by Leno how she gets her groceries and she replies "I send somebody". Such a cool chick. She obviously hasn't spent alot of time bagging groceries and had no clue what Leno meant with the "paper or plastic" line...bwah.

OT..Sheryl has been on tv quite a bit lately watching her man Lance win several stages of the Tour. She looks tan and extrememly happy. She was crying and kissing him after he won Stage 14. I am thrilled for her~~

I'm late to the party, but I just saw this thread. THIS is my absolute favorite Stevie moment EVER. I remember watching this live and I about fell off the bed when she said "cash". I laughed and laughed and laughed. Then I laughed some more. :)

I heard another H sound that is the perfect example:

L&L: "When you walked into my house..."


Paula

It's like when Bush Sr. thought the check-out scanners were brand new. He hadn't been shopping in some time either, one imagines.

- Jake

Yep I remember that too. They obviously don't get out much, at least not to the grocery store (lucky stiffs).

I never noticed it haha, now I'm listening to her to try and hear it lol.

I love that....Funny thing is I do that too and it drives my vocal teacher crazy. LOL

Hell no. I love the supermarket. The only shopping I enjoy.

- Jake

Ok I still havent heard the H thingy heh, all I noticed is that she makes the h sound before she sings the word, heh is that it? *Really confused* :shrug:

I'm with ya on that one.....I listen & I try to hear something.... :shrug:

Try listening with headphones if you can't hear it... thats what I did... It's much more obvious that way IMO :] :blob2: :]

Edited cause of a creepy smiley :eek: