*Edited. Video of me barking out a tune is at the bottom. (For being sick it’s not too bad.)
Many of y’all have been asking me to post something with me singing on it.
It’s not a solo, and really–it’s the silliest song the Dickens caroling group I perform with every year sings, but I like it. And I was on a deadline to submit it for Neil’s annual “Christmahanukwanzaakah” bloggity concert. (Which means a whole bunch of bloggers dork around on video and submit holiday musical selections.) SO, I asked the lovely people I perform with if they would let me grab a quick video clip after tonight’s performance.
So, here ya go:
P.S. That was hot, no? Especially the beginning where I’m asking about having a garbage bag in the shot.
P.P.S. And when I say “hot” I mean that both literally and figuratively.
P.P.P.S. It gets TOASTY in that getup.
P.P.P.P.S. It probably didn’t help that I was wearing the faux-fur “Svetlana boots of shame” underneath that get up.
P.P.P.P.P.S. I mean, if I chose to wear such warm foot wear I probably should have chosen to go all “traditional” like Scottish dudes when they wear kilts with the rest of my ‘under apparel’.
P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Which is probably way too much information for everyone, so I will move on to something else.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Like how those bonnets are a bitch to sing in. You can’t hear anything but yourself.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Driving in a hoop skirt isn’t exactly easy, either.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Nor is trying to don all that gay apparel by yourself, either.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. I won’t even get into how hard it is to get out of.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Especially while you’re trying to get out of it in a car.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Especially if that car is a Volkswagen that has a flipping WHEEL for a reclining mechanism.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Because, really, nothing can make me feel more bitter and BAH! HUMBUG! than having a hoopskirt half over my head and blindly trying to fumble to CRANK A WHEEL to recline my seat so I can get a bit more room to maneuver the piles of material around my face. (Or, you know, breathe.)
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. But in the end, it’s an HONOR to perform in such a fun, gorgeously-clad group of singers, so it’s all good.
P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. I need more cowbell.
*So much feedback on Twitter/Facebook and email asking for a bit of just me singing that, against my better judgement, I whipped this little Latin ditty out. It’s in my low voice because I have a raging sinus infection and sore throat still. And bedhead. And my dishwasher is going. Over all? This is just a HOT VIDEO, Y’ALL. (I seriously may regret this.) (If there are crickets in the comments and my fragile ego is bruised I will hunt each of you who asked for this down and give you my bricks of the hideous cake filled with bits of rubber passing as fruit in them that I inevitably get every year!) ;)
Love this!
And yes, that wheel to recline thing in my beloved VWs is the WORST thing ever. My husband knows that if he adjusts my seat, he will be punished!
A) This is officially my favorite EVER version of that song.
and
2) One of the reasons I was glad to get rid of our VW was the freakin’ wheel.
I LURVE it!!!! And I totally agree that you need more cowbell ;)
More cowbell!! Snicker… I love it!!
You are wicked and really courageous to post it too!
M
My girls have just watched this several times – good thing you sound as good as you do!
Merry Christmas xxx
Lovely! I love acapella choral singing, one of my faves for seasonal music.
Kids made me play it several times already, thanks so much for the vid. I still have last years song bookmarked too – love that one also.
I’m thinking first of all, which one of the singers would be most animated,
and have the cowbells?
Which one?
And those darned Germans and there hand cranky things!
Merry Christmas Svetlana
(contemplates the Lovely Lady in proper Victorian white sewings – they were crotchless you know)
But…hoops and crinolines stay in the back seat until in the parking lot. Then your cloak is wrapped around you (or held by a friend) and you put them on. Reverse that for getting back into the car. At Ren Fair I watched one lady go from jeans and tee into full Elizabethan court dress and saw no skin other than face, hands, and a bit of ankle. It was amazing.
I’m trying to decide whether you’re guys are more wisted than me and my friends singing “The Mysterious Ticking Noise” in the middle of crowded train station or not.
We were weirder and exposed to strangers, but you have funny outfits, so I guess it’s a tie. Also, we’re not that good at singing at all.
xoxoxo
Amy.
PS. Do you know what “The Mysterious Ticking Noise” is? It’s something I discovered years ago, back in the days of my huge fascination for Harrry Potter, but I still love it: http://potterpuppetpals.com/pppmain/Channels/Mysterious.htm
I meant “you guys are more twisted”, of course, sorry.
That’s it.
You’re the coolest blogger.
Done.
Thanks for the grins! I really enjoyed that.
Ummm… super rad my friend. Super rad.
Love it. Please post a video of you doing a solo. That would be awesome. :)
And the solo – awesome. The dishwasher was like quiet percussion. And you rocked the bedhead.
And you rocked the bedhead.
Joe…
shut up, just
SHUT the heck UP!
Don’t go there.
No!
BAD BOY!
Wow on the solo! Bedhead and all, I’m impressed.
How do I put a cricket in a comment?
That does look like a fun group to work with.
Well hot DAY-UM! That solo is fan-freakin’-tabulus!
Smooth and full and rich, like good arabica with brown sugar and full cream. And sitting down in front of your computer too…you must really knock ‘em dead when you are warmed up and in a proper stance.
You sound amazing in your solo! I imagine you singing with music is all sorts of awesome!! :) LOVED IT! :)
Love the dude-style solo and that fun little group you’ve been hanging around with.
What’s it with you and the sexy boots lately? Got a Dominatrix thing going we don’t (ain’t supposed) to know about? ;-)
Beautiful – singing, costumes, red hair (looks good), solo, YOU!
You do sing very beautifully. I’m curious though, what part do you normally sing? I always pictured you as a soprano. That makes me really miss singing, I really need to do it more.
I love the added solo piece, it is my favorite (advent) song. This morning, a friend was looking for the obligato piece we performed with O Come, and I posted the processional we opened every winter concert to my Facebook page (directed by a former classmate). Same song.
(Girl tenors ROCK!)
MOAR!
It is a rare breed that can look hot while singing Latin in a man voice.
Nicely crooned.
And I love the Dicken’s group. That’s some jingly bell flair there too, babe.
Beautiful! Group & solo singing AND the outfits. I definitely get my dude-voice on sometimes. :P
I have goosebumps. Yup. Total goosebumps from your solo video. And then I giggled maniacally at your “playing dudes” comment. Love you, LL. That is all.
And then I went back and watched the Dickens caroling. LOVE IT.
There’s a lot of love here in my posts, no?