I don't know how we would go about recording our voices Amanda but I bet you someone does and they will be happy to tell us how and probably guide us through the process.

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Evelyn,

Oh yes, you have delightful southern accent.

I have neighbours here who were from Virginia and I had to really listen because their accent is hard to understand - I am much better now as I have been here for over a year and got use to them.

Some accents are just harder to understand than others, yet they so many of the people I speak with are from around here - it is quite astonishing to me that it can be different.

What method would you suggest I use to record and upload?

We need some suggestions what works the best in here.

I have heard Roger sing before, I have heard many Pomes (People of Mother England) voices over the years.

Amanda

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Know what Amanda, I can't sing but I can talk. LOL!! Don't you think it would be neat to record ourselves, maybe saying hello to everyone or telling a little bit about ourselves? Then everyone could hear your Kiwi accent and my southern accent. I have found it so strange when talking with people down here in SW Florida, they'll say where are you from, what is that accent? I have even had people say, I bet you're from Tennessee. I guess it is more pronounced than I realized and evidently more unique, not sure the word "unique' is the word I'm looking for but hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say.

We'll have to see if Roger will also sing us a song with his British accent.

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Hello Miguel,

Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed listening to you sing. I liked your accent in there too :)

When I read everyone writing in english it is often forgotten that we all have different accents when we speak.

Amanda

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Hi Mary Evelyn,

Mike recently suggested that I post some of my recordings in your forum and while I still don't have any of them as a YouTube video, I do have in its original format this gem of a song created by George Gershwin that I would be happy you and your visitors hear (http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/r/c297546c4).

I hope it is okay with you.

Thank you,

Miguel

Someone To Watch Over Me by krishnanand in the style of Rod Stewart

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Very amusing story, Mike. :)

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Howdy ya'll,
I agree that Miguel's accent does lend an air of romance to his songs. He has said that on some songs he will re-record the song ten times or more until he gets it perfect. I believe this would be a sad world if everyone talked alike. When I first moved from Massachusetts to Indiana I was still drinking. One night while sitting at a bar and talking with the man next to me, (who I believe came from West Virgini) he suddenly said, "Hey. You is got a accent. I'll bet I can tell you what state you was born in." I responded by saying that I bet he could not tell me and finally he said "Five dollars says I can." I put mine down and he put his down, then I told him to tell me what state I was born in. Triumphantly he said, "You was born in New York." I shook my head no and he demanded to know what state I was born in. I sighed and said, "I was born in the state of confusion. I have no idea why that doctor slapped me. I would have slapped him back, but I was tied up at the time."There was a spray of beer from one end of the bar to the other. The bartender, holding his stomach came over, picked up the two five dollar bills, handed them to me and said, "Here buddy, you won that bet fair and square."

The confusing part about the United States is that accents can change within a twenty mile radius in the same state depending on what the majority nationality of people living in the area. I have always found it interesting to guess where a person was from judging by the person's accent, but never making fun of their accent. As an example, when Karen visited with us last evening I noticed the prounounced Minnesota accent that she has that I hadn't noticed before. Unfortunetely,I still have a thick Massachusetts accent and a lot of people find it hard to understand me. One phrase that I lost a long time ago is, "Hey, are youse guys going to the store?"I very seldom ever used that phrase back home.

GOD BLESS YOU
~Mike~

GREAT videos Peter, and though they're all very good, and maybe someone will translate for us, the last one is my favorite. :)

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Hi Evelyn & All,

Here are a few videos of full orchestras with Waldemar Malicki and Tamara Granat. Some of the videos have a bit of chat in them with no subtitles but the resulting music is quite worth waiting for IMO.

They all seem to have lots of fun and are definitely first class musicians, singers and performers. I had fun watching them and couldn't help smiling with a few of their antics.

I initially watched the first video and enjoyed it and then started clicking on other performances and had loads of fun. some of you might want to keep on clicking since there are lots to choose from.

I believe most of the dialogue is in Polish and if someone can translate we might enjoy the humor as well as the music.

Shalom,

Peter

'interesting' concert with Waldemar Malicki and Tamara Granat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbePGBafs6g

the lion sleeps tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=dhxS1oSdcnY

Waka Waka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFr4QYoaG_k&feature=endscreen&NR=1


This one has Hava Nagilah as the finale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=7m554kyyibU