My own, humble version of Bohemian Rhapsody :)

Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
Hey guys. I don't know why I didn't post this here earlier. I'm guessing since it's a tennis forums, maybe people wouldn't care.

I recorded my own version of Bohemian Rhapsody months ago. The middle, operatic part, that is. It was such a fun ride, with all the overdubs.

It ends up being lead vocals + 141 Andreses. Such a tasking yet rewarding job!

This is the YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR5EcqzAJLs&feature=relmfu

Feel free to comment, subscribe, critic, criticize, praise or just hate me away! Every interaction is welcome! :D

And if you like it, don't forget to share it! :D :D :D

Regards!
Andres G.
 
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Sentinel

Sentinel

Bionic Poster
I last heard the original about 20-25 years ago or more. Sounds identical.

Great job. What exactly do you mean by 141 andreses. Pls explain.
 
Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
Sentinel said:
I last heard the original about 20-25 years ago or more. Sounds identical.

Great job. What exactly do you mean by 141 andreses. Pls explain.
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141 overdubs. Each harmonic part, sung sometimes 10 and sometimes 20 times, creating the illusion of a big, big choir. At one point, there are more than 140 Andreses singing at the same time.
 
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rommil

Legend
Andres said:
141 overdubs. Each harmonic part, sung sometimes 10 and sometimes 20 times, creating the illusion of a big, big choir. At one point, there are more than 140 Andreses singing at the same time.
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Oh, I though you are giving some multiple account/screennamed TT posters like NSK/bullsh!tta/voleyqueen etc a run for their money:)

Anyways, good sir, you did a fantastic job with your rendition, even pronouncing the words, shall I say better and more emphatic. Will you do a rendition of the best song of all time, the Macarena?
 
Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
scotus said:
Nicely done. Very impressive!
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Why thank you, scotus!

kimbahpnam said:
cool. what equipment and software did you use?

only thing i didn't like is it's not the whole song!
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I was meaning to do the entire song. I first recorded this part to see what the reaction was. I did it like a year ago, but only uploaded a YouTube video a few months ago, and always struggled to get views!

How I did it? Pretty straightforward. A Rode NT1A through a Behringer tube preamp, to a dbX compressor, directly to hard drive. No effects added, other than just a little gentle top (shelving), just a liiiitle tad of reverb and some panning. My DAW is (for the most part) Nuendo.

Pacific lefty said:
Well done! It's a great song. I sing it in my car but only with the volume turned up really loud!!!
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Is there any other way?? :D

akamc said:
Very impressive... Especially the high-pitched falsetto parts for a big guy!
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Haha, thanks! In my channel there's another Queen song (Nevermore), in which I go even higher!

rommil said:
Oh, I though you are giving some multiple account/screennamed TT posters like NSK/bullsh!tta/voleyqueen etc a run for their money:)

Anyways, good sir, you did a fantastic job with your rendition, even pronouncing the words, shall I say better and more emphatic. Will you do a rendition of the best song of all time, the Macarena?
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Ha! A multitracked, choral version of Macarena! Daaale a tu cuerpo alegría Macarena! Heeeeeey Macarena!!

r2473 said:
Freebird!!!!!!!!
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I don't see why not!

jazar said:
Nice one. I imagine that took some time to accomplish.
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Not really, to be honest. Two hours to arrange, and about 10 hours to record all the parts. I did it in three days, so I didn't have to sing for more than 3 hours in a row.

The mixing itself was pretty fast and straightforward, because I was already mixing it while I was recording it.
For most lines I was doing 5 takes (a clear one, a clear one off axis to the left, a clear one off axis to the right, an airy one off axis to the left, and an airy one off axis to the right. I was then panning them all across the stereo spectum, and then, another 5 takes the same way, but inverting most pannings. If some heavy choirs were required, I would do another 10 more.

After everything was recorded, all it needed was some volume adjusting, a little high end EQ, and that was it :)
 
jmverdugo

jmverdugo

Hall of Fame
Very good. I am amazed at how did you meet so many people with your same name and managed to put them together on the same room to sing. ;) (I know, it was a bad jock)
 
Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
jmverdugo said:
Very good. I am amazed at how did you meet so many people with your same name and managed to put them together on the same room to sing. ;) (I know, it was a bad jock)
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Here's the secret:



Most of them weren't really Andreses. I found several Carlos, Pedros, Estebans and Alejandros and paid them up to pretend to be Andreses.
 
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scotus

G.O.A.T.
Here's an idea.

Make a music video of this with Djoko, Nadal, Fed & Murray's headshots, in a diamond formation as in Queen's music video.
 
Swissv2

Swissv2

Hall of Fame
Andresssssss, why you not finish song!!!!!!
Must Have Full Song....ASAP! :D

and a video of you doing all the parts :)
 
Cesc Fabregas

Cesc Fabregas

Legend
Andres said:
Hey guys. I don't know why I didn't post this here earlier. I'm guessing since it's a tennis forums, maybe people wouldn't care.

I recorded my own version of Bohemian Rhapsody months ago. The middle, operatic part, that is. It was such a fun ride, with all the overdubs.

It ends up being lead vocals + 141 Andreses. Such a tasking yet rewarding job!

This is the YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR5EcqzAJLs&feature=relmfu

Feel free to comment, subscribe, critic, criticize, praise or just hate me away! Every interaction is welcome! :D

And if you like it, don't forget to share it! :D :D :D

Regards!
Andres G.
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Nothing wrong with your version but Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the biggest piles of crap ever written and Queen were awful.
 
Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
Cesc Fabregas said:
Nothing wrong with your version but Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the biggest piles of crap ever written and Queen were awful.
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Yes, I know how you feel about Queen. I'm glad you find there's nothing wrong with my version. Coming from a Queen disliker, I take that as the highest compliment!
 
Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
No way, really? It's a must!
One of the greatest acts of all time (despite whatever Cesc may think about them) ;)
 
Dedans Penthouse

Dedans Penthouse

Legend
Cesc Fabregas said:
I need to turn you the way of Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Captain Beefheart. :wink:
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"HOLD MY BIG TOE ('Till It's Time To Go)."

Now THERE is a 20th Century masterpiece if ever I heard one!-lol. Hey, while we're in the Phi Zappa Krappa-esque alt. music fraternity, why stop there? What about (a fav.) the luminiously incandescent talent-of-all-talents: "Wildman" Larry Fischer? (!) :shock: ..... bought his album "unseen" solely on the Zappa affiliation ....

Hwy61? .... 12x5? .... Kick Out the Jams? ...... bah, mere child's play.

Below musical link:
One of Frank "Duke of Prunes" Zappa's *cough* musical prodigies: Larry Fischer singing his psychedelic smash hit: "Circle"
(n.b. - Mrs. Fischer is the old lady on the album cover wearing the sign 'round her neck reading "Larry's Mother" -- Larry's the cross-eyed guy holding the knife to her chest). Wholesome sing-a-long fun for the entire family!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxL01Sg46yo


on-topic: Andres, nice job amigo! But i only counted 137 Andreas. ;-)
below: tennis playing good friend (Paul), fellow musician who originally hailed from Argentina and who attended the Universidad Nacional de Musica in Buenos Aries prior to SUNY-Purchase here in Westchester-north of NYC (click on "About Us").
www.rockislandsound.com
 
Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
Dedans Penthouse said:
on-topic: Andres, nice job amigo! But i only counted 137 Andreas. ;-)
below: tennis playing good friend (Paul), fellow musician who originally hailed from Argentina and who attended the Universidad Nacional de Musica in Buenos Aries prior to SUNY-Purchase here in Westchester-north of NYC (click on "About Us").
www.rockislandsound.com
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HOW COULD YOU TELL!!!!???? :shock::shock:

Mayday! Abort mission! Abort!! Get the @#€$%& outta there!
 
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