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Redlemon · 10-20-2005, 10:40 AM

Question: What could possibly have less soul than a MIDI track?
Answer: A MIDI track with an electronic dictionary reciting the song lyrics.

Yes, it's Dictionaraoke! As their website says, "Definition: Audio clips from online dictionaries sing the hits of yesterday and today. The fun of karaoke meets the word power of the dictionary." This is a production of a group of collage artists that call themselves Snuggles. Why Snuggles? I'll return to that in a later lesson.

The first example is "All Star" by Smash Mouth, by Pimpdaddysupreme. The lyrics are fast, which requires the individual words to overlap through much of the song. Also, it contains some examples of word division; the word "Gold" is sung as 3 syllables in the original, and required Pimpdaddysupreme to select words or word portions from the online dictionary to say "Go, Ol, Ld".

For the traditionalist, the second example is "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher, by Stark Effect. Here we see both of the dictionaries (Merriam-Webster and Encarta) being used to create a duet. There are also some nice examples of word stretching.

Finally, just for SiN and SecretMethod70, we have "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, by animals within animals. (NSFW)

If none of the original songs are particularly to your liking, go to the Dictionaraoke main page for another 97 tracks, everything from a-Ha to the Zombies. There's certain to be a song you love being dragged through the mud.

10-20-2005, 10:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	WtHwT Lesson 1 Question: What could possibly have less soul than a MIDI track? Answer: A MIDI track with an electronic dictionary reciting the song lyrics. Yes, it's Dictionaraoke! As their website says, "Definition: Audio clips from online dictionaries sing the hits of yesterday and today. The fun of karaoke meets the word power of the dictionary." This is a production of a group of collage artists that call themselves Snuggles. Why Snuggles? I'll return to that in a later lesson. The first example is "All Star" by Smash Mouth, by Pimpdaddysupreme. The lyrics are fast, which requires the individual words to overlap through much of the song. Also, it contains some examples of word division; the word "Gold" is sung as 3 syllables in the original, and required Pimpdaddysupreme to select words or word portions from the online dictionary to say "Go, Ol, Ld". For the traditionalist, the second example is "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher, by Stark Effect. Here we see both of the dictionaries (Merriam-Webster and Encarta) being used to create a duet. There are also some nice examples of word stretching. Finally, just for SiN and SecretMethod70, we have "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, by animals within animals. (NSFW) If none of the original songs are particularly to your liking, go to the Dictionaraoke main page for another 97 tracks, everything from a-Ha to the Zombies. There's certain to be a song you love being dragged through the mud. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.