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The part when she sings the 2nd refrain is a truly saddest moment in LMBTL
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Breakaway quickly becomes my favorite in the entire album :wub:

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"If a love as strong as ours couldn't make it all the way

Can anything make sense at all?

If a love so deep and true couldn't stand the test of time

Then Mount Everest could slide and Jerusalem could fall"

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I like the way she plays with the colours of her voice in this song, something that I missed in 'Taking Chances' and 'D'elles' and was evident in 'Sans Attendre'. Great song!
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am i the only one who think she sounds a bit unlike her?

 

it's because her voice was pitched. If I have time I will lower her voice and you will quickly recognize her

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it's because her voice was pitched. If I have time I will lower her voice and you will quickly recognize her

 

My mom thought it was Adele at first and said, "THAT'S Celine?!"

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Adele can't possibly sing in that upper register. pitched or not pitched. She's a contralto!
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i read somewhere, people said that TTWII was pitched too. is that true?

 

Yes it's true.

 

I made a list of songs where her voice was pitched a few pages back in this thread. And there are more!

 

I'm thinking I forgot about "You And I"

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Adele can't possibly sing in that upper register. pitched or not pitched. She's a contralto!

 

Yeah, once we got to the bigger notes, my mom realized it couldn't be Adele and had to be Celine. But during the beginning, she asked if it was Adele. lol

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Yes it's true.

 

I made a list of songs where her voice was pitched a few pages back in this thread. And there are more!

 

I'm thinking I forgot about "You And I"

 

That explains why she sounded so much older and so... Bad when she performed TTWII live.

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This song is so relevant to my life right now. I can't handle it - - makes me cry. But I absolutely am in love with it. Well done Cel!!! <3
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the song is too sad, she want to leave but fear the emptiness of her life is she do it
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This song is so relevant to my life right now. I can't handle it - - makes me cry. But I absolutely am in love with it. Well done Cel!!! <3

 

Hope it all gets better for you soon! Besides your "the hottest redhead Eva" so cheer up!!

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Ok guys here's a sample I made of Céline's voice on Breakaway but with her original pitch.

 

You'll see she sounds less "girly" but a lot more like her. And the big notes sound a lote more powerful.

 

They probably did it because Céline was struggling with the original key, which is quite high for her 45 year-old voice.

 

Now you'll understand what I was talking about when I said her voice had been pitched, and you'll recognize the real Céline right away!

The only weird thing about my sample is that I had to lower the tempo too, cuz I did it fast. But listen to the voice!

 

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9l3nzb

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This song is so relevant to my life right now. I can't handle it - - makes me cry. But I absolutely am in love with it. Well done Cel!!! <3

 

I know what you are going through, I felt the same years ago. That's why the song touched me so deep. It's so hard to leave but if you feel "anything is better than this" then it's truly time to breakaway. It will get better, I promise :cheerup:

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Adele can't possibly sing in that upper register. pitched or not pitched. She's a contralto!

Any female singer can hit D5s and Eb5s which are the highest notes in 'Breakaway'. Adele couldn't do it because she's an overrated, limited vocalist. She can't go past C5.
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Any female singer can hit D5s and Eb5s which are the highest notes in 'Breakaway'. Adele couldn't do it because she's an overrated, limited vocalist. She can't go past C5.

Still, she has an amazing tone!

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i read somewhere, people said that TTWII was pitched too. is that true?

I don't think it's true. Celine clearlly can sing in that key, but it's not that confortable for her. That's why the live versions used to be in a lower key.

In this video she sings it in a pitch higher than in the album version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732swKETFJI

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I don't think it's true. Celine clearlly can sing in that key, but it's not that confortable for her. That's why the live versions used to be in a lower key.

In this video she sings it in a pitch higher than in the album version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732swKETFJI

 

I think the video just got screwed up through it's upload to YouTube. This happens often. When Celine performed this, it was in the album key. But if we are going to equate Celine performing songs in a lower key live to her songs being "pitched"...then that would go for just about every song in her English career. She has ALWAYS done the majority of her songs in lower keys when performed live because it isn't as harsh on the voice. Not because she couldn't hit the notes.

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Of course most of the artists lower the songs when they sing them live. It's normal. But BREAKAWAY was pitched, period.
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Adele's not a contralto. Her voice is very feminine from top to bottom. Being a contralto requires a lot more than a strong lower range. Cher is a true contralto and she has hit an F6..
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Ok guys here's a sample I made of Céline's voice on Breakaway but with her original pitch.

 

You'll see she sounds less "girly" but a lot more like her. And the big notes sound a lote more powerful.

 

They probably did it because Céline was struggling with the original key, which is quite high for her 45 year-old voice.

 

Now you'll understand what I was talking about when I said her voice had been pitched, and you'll recognize the real Céline right away!

The only weird thing about my sample is that I had to lower the tempo too, cuz I did it fast. But listen to the voice!

 

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9l3nzb

 

I'm sorry, I think that sounds horrible. The original version sounds much more natural to me. I don't think it's a stretch that Celine sang in the same key as the album, she does some amazing things in the studio.

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh so I finally succumbed to the pressure tonight and decided to listen to another track from "Loved Me Back To Life" before it's official release in the UK next Monday and I chose "Breakaway" as that track.

 

WOW! Just outstanding, loving how Celine sounds and I love the simplicity of the track. Based on LMBTL, SLS and now Breakaway I truly cannot wait to get my hands on the album next Monday.

 

The best Celine has sounded in years.

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I know what you are going through, I felt the same years ago. That's why the song touched me so deep. It's so hard to leave but if you feel "anything is better than this" then it's truly time to breakaway. It will get better, I promise :cheerup:

 

thank you :flowers: :flowers:

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Hope it all gets better for you soon! Besides your "the hottest redhead Eva" so cheer up!!

 

thank you so much :wub:

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I think the video just got screwed up through it's upload to YouTube. This happens often. When Celine performed this, it was in the album key. But if we are going to equate Celine performing songs in a lower key live to her songs being "pitched"...then that would go for just about every song in her English career. She has ALWAYS done the majority of her songs in lower keys when performed live because it isn't as harsh on the voice. Not because she couldn't hit the notes.

 

on a compltely different note, I love the lines she messes up in this :) :) makes me smile!

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I.CAN'T.STOP.LISTENING.TO.THIS.SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I know what you are going through, I felt the same years ago. That's why the song touched me so deep. It's so hard to leave but if you feel "anything is better than this" then it's truly time to breakaway. It will get better, I promise :cheerup:

 

I went through the same thing in a relationship I got out of a year ago. When I first heard the lyrics to this song... I was just like... Wow... I could've written this. It took several years and a lot of strength to finally break away, because I was always worried about... "but on the other side of yesterday, beyond the heartache, what if all I am without the pain is empty hearted?" It was so scary. So yeah, this song... really speaks to me.

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I.CAN'T.STOP.LISTENING.TO.THIS.SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

THIS ^

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.. i keep finding myself singing

 

"from the laughter of a child, to the tears of a grown man.. i just wanna lay my body down.."

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