Can you sing?

[Mutley]

[bigwillq]

1. Nope

But I do it all the time. In the shower, in the car, when a song comes on the radio....I love singing...I just can't do it....:)

[Mutley]

4. That's me all the way.

:D

[bigwillq]

6. NICE!

:)

:bounce:

[Mutley]

8. Bad singers unite!

:P

[bigwillq]

10. We should start our own show!

You think anyone would watch? ;) :shrug:

[Mutley]

12. Hell yeah.

What would we call it?

[AussieDave]

43. "Roseanne sings the national anthem at the ballpark"

Catchy, no ??:o

[Mutley]

44. Brilliant!

:toast:

[Brigid]

2. I sing along with my CD player all the time.

The "Godspell" soundtrack and anything by Gordon Lightfoot or Bruce Springsteen are good. :)

[Mutley]

7. But can you sing well?

[Brigid]

27. Better than some.

I've kind of gotten away from it in recent years. I used to sing in the church choir, but I don't even do that anymore.

[RevolutionaryActs]

3. Not really.

But does that stop me? Hell no! :silly:

[Mutley]

9. Haha...

me either. :7

[Ava]

5. my family and friends tell me i'm a good singer

but i don't like to sing in front of people. however, if it's a bunch of people i know i'll never see again, i'll break into song and dance just to weird them out!

:rofl:

[Mutley]

11. Now, that sounds like fun.

I'm the opposite. I'll sing in front of anyone, even though I'm terrible, but I'm far too embarrassed to dance in front of people. :silly:

[Ava]

30. if it's people i know i'll never see again i'll do anything

just to freak them out! :rofl:

i like to embarrass my friends in grocery stores and public places. :P

[Ava]

33. ooh! i'll tell you a funny story!

i was out with a friend. he's a guy and is the typical teenage guy who has to act tough and macho. we were in line to see a movie and all of the sudden i broke out into "wind beneath my wings."

he turned pure red, but he laughed about it! :P

[Mutley]

35. ...

:rofl: Poor guy. :P

[Patiod]

13. Many many people over the years

have asked me not to.

I think I sound fine, but I'm totally tone deaf.

[Mutley]

16. ...

:rofl: :P

[Radio_Guy]

14. Other

I can't even stand to hear myself sing. I couldn't carry a tune in a syrup bucket with a lid on it.

[Mutley]

17. So not even alone in the car, then?

[Radio_Guy]

28. Not if I can help it

I enjoy listening to good music too much to ruin it with my warbling.

[Mutley]

32. I can't help but to sing along, even if it has to be so low I can't

hear myself. :D

[LeftyMom]

15. A few songs, but I don't have a great deal of range.

I'm something of a low end alto and there isn't a great deal of modern material written for that.

[Mutley]

19. No, there really isn't.

I subjected my HS chorus teacher to my voice for two years and he always stuck me with the altos.

:P

[LeftyMom]

26. I only did choir for a quarter

but we had so many altos that a few of the huskier voices were generally assigned to shore up our rather scant tenor section.

[JVS]

18. The people at church don't tell me to shut up, so I guess I'm doing ok

I think they're intimidated by me though because I don't need the hymnal for the liturgy.

[Mutley]

21. You've got it memorized, then.

:applause:

[JVS]

65. Lemme see really quick

In the name of the father, and of the + son, and of the holy spirit, amen.

If we say we are without sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness.

Most merciful god, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole hearts, we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of your son, Jesus Christ, forgive us, renew us and lead us that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways to the glory of your holy name

(pastor declares forgiveness..."in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit)
Amen

Kyrie (just my parts in response)

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

Amen

Lord god heavenly king almighty god and father, we worship you we give you thanks we praise you for your glory lord jesus christ only son of the father lord god lamb of god you take away the sin of the world have mercy on us you are seated at the right hand of the father receive our prayer for you alone are the holy one you alone are our god you alone are the most high jesus christ and the holy spirit in the glory of god the father amen.

P: The lord be with you
And also with you!
P: Let us pray...
Hear our prayer
( repeat several times depending on number of petitions)

Amen

Hallelujah Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life Hallelujah!

P: the gospel according to St.____

Glory to you oh Lord!

(pastor reads)

Praise to you oh Christ!

Nicene or Apostles Creed (I need look because the two get mixed up in my head)

Communion liturgy:
Let the vineyards be fruitful lord and fill to the brim our cup of blessing gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown that we may be fed with the bread of life. Gather the hopes and dreams of all, unite them with the prayers we offer. Grace our table with your presence, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come.
P: The lord be with you
And also with you
P:lift up your hearts
We lift them to the lord
P: let us give thanks to the lord our god
It is right to give him thanks and praise

Holy holy holy lord, lord god of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory, hosanna in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord, hosanna in the highest.

(Pastor says words of institution)

Lamb of god, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of god you take away the sin of the world have mercy on us. Lamb of god, you take away the sin of the world. Grant us peace, grant us peace.

(walk up, kneel)

P: The body of Christ, given for you.
Amen.
P: The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Amen
(go back)
Thank the lord and sing his praise, tell everyone what he has done, let all who seek the lord rejoice and proudly bear his name. He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joy with shouts of thanks-giving hallelujah hallelujah.

P speaks the Dismissal
Amen

[Mutley]

67. Wow.

You do have it memorized. :applause:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

82. Lutheran, right?

(ex-Lutheran, now Episcopalian here)

[JVS]

84. Yes, what part gave it away?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

119. The parts that were added when the green hymnal was published:

Namely:

Hallelujah Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life Hallelujah!

and

Let the vineyards be fruitful lord and fill to the brim our cup of blessing gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown that we may be fed with the bread of life. Gather the hopes and dreams of all, unite them with the prayers we offer. Grace our table with your presence, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come.

and

Thank the lord and sing his praise, tell everyone what he has done, let all who seek the lord rejoice and proudly bear his name. He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joy with shouts of thanks-giving hallelujah hallelujah.


Now, if you had started out with

Priest: Blessed be God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
People: And blessed be God's kingdom, now and forever, Amen.

I would have said "Episcopalian, right?"

[indigo32]

20. I love to sing

have sung professionally in my life, and currently sing with a lovely community choir.

[Mutley]

23. Excellent!

I wish I could sing well enough to do it professionally.

[indigo32]

31. aww well

it's enjoyable however you do it, I think

[Mutley]

34. That it is.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

83. Hmm, do they have karaoke at the place where we're meeting Rabrrrrr?

:evilgrin:

[MissMillie]

22. I have a pretty good voice, but I wish I had a better trained ear

especially when I'm looking for the harmony.

[Mutley]

24. You could take lessons.

[johnnie]

25. Not well

But I have been getting paid to do it off and on for over 25 years and have put out two Cd's worth of it..lol.

[Mutley]

29. Really? Nice.

Perhaps you're better than you think.

[spindrifter]

36. I've been told not to sing--just mouth the words.

[Mutley]

38. That's messed up.

x(

[spindrifter]

42. It wasn't just me--my daughter's teacher

told her the same thing. I do not recall ever hearing her sing a note since. I admit that I didn't completely follow the advice.

[Mutley]

45. That's not cool to make your daughter feel bad like that.

She should know that singing can be great fun even if you're not good at it.

[spindrifter]

52. So true!

Some teachers need to think before they say stuff like that. It is clearly one of the most memorable tales of my daughter's elementary school years.

[Mutley]

53. Aww!

Poor kid. :grr:

[Left Is Write]

54. How old is she now?

I hope she sings again. :hug:

(When I was in 6th grade, I auditioned for the lead role in our school play. The teacher casting the play cast me as a police officer instead. He told me that he thought I was a better actress than the girl he cast in the lead, but that she was prettier and looked more like a "Maybelle" than I did. That was almost 30 years ago, and I can still hear him telling me that.)

[Mutley]

56. He should see you now.

:P

[spindrifter]

59. She's grown, has a Master's Degree and teaches

4th grade.

[JVS]

75. Children should be forced to learn to sing.

If you don't learn it when young, you become too self-conscious about it.

My father used to sing in the choir, I regret that I never asked him to teach me to sing. I do ok, but I wish I had the confidence that he had. He, my brother, and I all have very similar voices and people often would mistake us for each other on the phone, so he would have been an ideal person for me to learn from just through mimicry. Sometimes when I sing the old familiar songs from the hymnal, I still hear my father's voice.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

85. That's terrible!

Most so-called tone deaf people can learn to sing acceptably with a few hours of training.

[hyphenate]

37. If I had had some voice training

when I was young, I might have been able to do it professionally. However, I didn't, so my singing is largely for myself. It's not getting up in front of an audience that bothers me (I've done that enough!) it's that I am very self-conscious without real experience in that area.

I remember once, though, when I was working in a music office, and Whitney Houston was on the radio, and I was singing along, and one of the bosses came out and wondered who was singing. I said I was singing along to the radio, and he told me I sounded just like Whitney. I was flattered, but I never did do anything more about it.

[Mutley]

40. Sounds like you should.

Impressive. :)

[hyphenate]

71. Thanks.

But I've gotten a wee bit old to do much about it now. I'd rather concentrate on my writing and photography once I get back to being my old self again! At least in those areas, I used to have par excellence!! :)

[AussieDave]

39. I couldn't carry a tune with a Chinook helicopter

and neither can Chris Martin.

[Mutley]

41. ...

:P

[Left Is Write]

46. Right now? What song did you have in mind?

[Mutley]

48. Anything you want.

:P

[ZombieNixon]

47. Well enough, I suppose.

My friends say I have a good voice, but the only kind of singing I'd be interested in doing would be in a rock band. :D :headbang:

[Mutley]

50. What, no opera for ZombieNixon?

:D

[ZombieNixon]

55. Nah, not really my thing.

'Cept if I were to do voice over work in an animated comedy. Then anything goes! :D

[Mutley]

58. Oooo! Disney music!

[ZombieNixon]

61. A *good* animated comedy.

:spank:

:P

[Mutley]

62. For example...

?

:P

[ZombieNixon]

64. A TV Show.

You know...like something FOX would cancel. :P

:crazy:

[Mutley]

66. FOX has great cartoons sometimes...

Look at the Simpsons. :D

[ZombieNixon]

68. And sometimes they keep them going waaaay too long...

Look at the Simpsons. :D

[Mutley]

69. NEVER!

I've been watching the Simpsons since I was 8, man. The Simpsons can never die. :cry: :D

[ZombieNixon]

70. And now you're 26.

The Simpsons show is a legal adult now. And you know what we do to legal adults in this country? We take them out back and shoot them! Oh, wait, that was Old Yeller...never mind. :crazy:

[Mutley]

72. Old Yeller had rabies.

You're thinking Logan's Run.

[ZombieNixon]

73. The Simpsons has scabies!

:scared: :P :crazy:

[Mutley]

74. ...

[ZombieNixon]

76. Bite my shiny metal ass!

:P

[Mutley]

77. OMG! A live action Futurama with the guy from Scrubs!!

:rofl: :rofl:

[ZombieNixon]

78. Wow. Just...wow.

:wow:
:rofl:

[Mutley]

87. ...

:rofl: :7

[Autonomy]

49. yeah i can sing

not too bad, but i know my limits. i have a good ear for music.

[Mutley]

51. I have a good ear for other people's music.

:D

[reyd reid reed]

57. I Can....

But trust me when I say...it's better if I don't.

When my youngest was still a really little guy, I'd sing to him.

He cried.

When he got a little bit bigger, he'd reach out and try and cover my mouth.

Now they all just laugh.

Hmmmmmph....

[Mutley]

60. The little ones don't have much tact, eh?

:rofl:

:D

[reyd reid reed]

63. To say that they don't have much

Is being over-generous.

Good thing I love 'em anyway. And when they're little like that, they're just so....

Now they're used to it. And, sadly, they've all inherited my singing gene.

[medeak]

79. kids cried when I sang lullabyes n/t

[Mutley]

90. Kids are funny.

You're not the first to say that in this thread.

[Oeditpus Rex]

80. Well...

In high school, I was in Central Coast Section Honor Choir in my junior and senior years.

(CCS is all the high schools from San Francisco to King City, along the "101 corridor.")

[Mutley]

88. So you can sing to me, then?

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

92. I could

Depending on what you wanna hear.

"La Traviata" is sort of right out.

[Mutley]

93. Anything you like.

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

98. k

(ahem... ahem...)

*swigs lemon juice*



It was a little city by the Bay
We drove our truck a long way there to play
We had a lot of things to think about
It didn't take too long to figure out
We never dreamed that it all would come true
Never thought that we'd have to tell you
But if you ain't found out we're definitely cool

We wrote a song about some local boys
Who had Ferraris as their favorite toys
And their music gave their lives some hope
And their music was White Punks On Dope
We wish we could be just like them
But they didn't want to be friends
'Cause their lifestyle got scarred from living too hard

I was a punk before you were a punk
You don't believe me? Just step outside and see me baby
I was a punk before you were a punk
You want some action? I'll put your ass in traction baby
I was a punk before you were
I was a punk before you
I was a punk before you were
I was a punk before you

We were a joke at our own record label
They told us, "Make a record, if you're able"
They told us not to take too many chances
And we pissed away our big advances
The producer we got was a jerk
but White Punks was one song that worked
It was shot in the dark that just missed the mark

We were surprised when it caused all this rage
and they wouldn't let us take the stage
We knew we had a lot of what it takes
But we didn't get the lucky breaks
Now it's all such a great big fuss
and they all seem to copy just us
We never got reimbursed for the punks that were first

I was a punk before you were a punk
You don't believe me? Just step outside and see me baby
I was a punk before you were a punk
You want some action? I'll put your ass in traction baby
I was a punk before you were
I was a punk before you
I was a punk before you were
I was a punk before you



:evilgrin:

[Mutley]

100. Nice.

;)

:evilgrin:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

81. I love to sing, and I've sung in choirs and other ensembles since age 8

I'm currently in an audition-only cathedral choir, and I love it, but I've also sung Eastern European folk music in three different ensembles.

[Mutley]

89. I love to sing, too.

But that doesn't mean I do it well. :D

[Bruden]

86. I sing at country jams sessions.........

.....it's the kind of thing that only happens in really small towns in the South. Pretty much doesn't exist in big cities.

[Mutley]

91. You'd be surprised.

They happen in Baltimore at a lot of the little corner bars and such. :thumbsup:

[tjwmason]

94. Sort of.

I've got a pretty powerful voice, and can sing plainchant (which contrary to its title can be pretty complex) but I've never been taught harmony sufficiently to sing polyphonic music very well.

I used to sing in my church choir when I was at university which was nearly all plainchant. I've cantored services (i.e., leading member of the choir) including the Easter Vigil Mass once, which is a two hour service pretty much entirely chanted.

I really should see about getting some singing lessons.

[Mutley]

101. Yes, you should.

You sound good, tj. It's a gift.

[In_The_Wind]

95. I'm glad you have a "one or more of the above" option.

My voice has changed since I sang 1st soprano back in the high school choir. :) I like it better now.

[Mutley]

102. Do you?

Has it lowered?

[In_The_Wind]

109. My speaking voice is very soft. I can still hit the high notes.

But I'm way out of practice. I think the tones are richer than they were when I was young.

[uhhuh]

96. I dunno..I guess

You can go to my band's Myspace page and tell me:

www.myspace.com/avenueinoceania

People keep encouraging me to continue, and I express my political views in the band, so here I go...

[Mutley]

103. And you should continue.

:thumbsup: :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

97. 3 Gold Medals (i.e 1's) at the Festival of Nations in D.C. 1985.

:hi:

[Mutley]

104. Awesome MrsGrumpy!

:bounce:

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

99. I used to sing in a band

Now my voice is wrecked, because of radiation treatments.

[Mutley]

105. KitchenWitch

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

106. mutley!

:hug:

I miss my old voice. :cry:

but I am alive.

[Mutley]

107. And it's a very very good thing you are.

What would we do without you around here? :loveya:

[KitchenWitch]

108. You are too good to me!

:loveya:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

110. My singing voice is even worse than my speaking voice.

[Mutley]

111. Many of us feel that way.

:P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

112. About me or themselves?

:D

[Mutley]

113. About themselves!

:P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

114. Sure...

:P

[Mutley]

115. Okay, about you, then.

O8)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

117. That's better.

:hi:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

116. I sing in the car and at random tiems during the day.

I didn't say people LIKED to hear me sing, however. In my head I can hear pitches perfectly, and I can whistle very well, but I, uhm, can't replicate them with my singing voice AT ALL.

:P

[Mutley]

118. Lol, that's the way with me as well.

:P

[Orsino]

120. I was once good enough...

...for glee club and as chorus in musicals. I even sang solo onstage in one production. But I'm way out of practice, and my voice was never going to be of professional quality.