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Post subject: Enya or Celtic Woman's May it Be? Posted: June 10th, 2008, 11:06 pm |
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Alright, so tonight I heard Celtic Woman's version of May it Be for the first time (though I'd known it existed for a long while). I will admit I was pretty much disgusted. First of all, you should have seen my face when the first chorus started. The lead singer's elvish pronunciation is just... bad. I can't describe it any way other than that. As an elvish scholar, that annoyed me quite a bit. Also, their version seemed completely... devoid of Middle Earth. I had always kind of imagined Enya's version as being something Galadriel might sing. Celtic Woman's just seemed to lose something.
Of course, I will admit this may be because I'm just an obsessed purist, and I love everything about LotR so much that I will ferociously pick to pieces anything that challenges the original. So I wondered what other LotR fans would think.
Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo5n0HwaRmQ
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Post subject: Posted: June 11th, 2008, 7:58 am |
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well I don't really like that version either. As you already said, her voice is missing something that Enya's voice had. Enya's voice just brings across much more emotion and the atmosphere of the song is portrayed better by Enya as well.
To the pronounciation of Elvish: you can hear that she doesn't know any Elvish and probably is not really interested in the language.
I wouldn't say it was terrible, but it definitely sounds much better when Enya sings it
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Post subject: Posted: June 12th, 2008, 10:41 am |
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I don't care for that version... I like Enya's much better.
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Post subject: Posted: June 12th, 2008, 10:30 pm |
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They are both very good but I like Enya's simply because it's the original and the song suits her voice and style of singing much more.
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Post subject: Posted: June 28th, 2008, 4:41 pm |
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Celtic Woman's version is good, but I prefer Enya's because her voice suits the song perfectly.
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Post subject: Posted: June 28th, 2008, 6:30 pm |
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the Elvish bits were somewhat shoddily done...just copying the sounds and not getting the real words right. It sounds like it doesn't mean anything, when in fact it really does.
and Enya's voice just fits the song better. She's got something there that Lisa Kelly doesn't. *shrug*
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Post subject: Posted: June 30th, 2008, 2:07 am |
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^Is the singer's name Lisa Kelly? Dude, I have a friend named that. XD
I've heard this version...
...but I don't remember much about it. I guess it didn't leave a big impression.
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Post subject: Posted: June 30th, 2008, 10:11 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 10:58 pm |
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as a fan of Celtic Woman and Lisa Kelly, I've quite grown used to that version of the song. I think it's ok and has the right to sound a bit different than the original. However, I definitely prefer Enya's over the CW version. It's an interesting interpretation, but the original is almost always the best. that's what I think anyway.
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Post subject: Posted: July 8th, 2008, 8:21 pm |
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I'm not digusted by it, but it doesn't sound...right. It doesn't make me think of Middle-earth. It makes me think of a singer on Broadway performing in a modern era for a musical similar to Wicked. (I'm not sure why I thought Wicked.)
It's not horrible, but I vastly prefer the Enya version. And the Elvish...please, do better next time.
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Post subject: Posted: July 19th, 2008, 5:37 pm |
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I'm not too fond of it, either. I really like Celtic Women's songs, but this just feels too slow and it sorta drags. The first verse is ok, but the chorus=no. It lacks that ethereal feel that Enya gives it.
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Post subject: Posted: July 19th, 2008, 7:05 pm |
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I'd forgotten I started this topic.
It's nice to hear other thoughts on this. I think all of us are always going to like Enya's version better simply because of the memories associated with it. I'll never forgetting demanding to sit all the way through the credits when I saw FotR in theaters, and reading all the names as that music played. Or when we finally bought the soundtrack... ah, good memories.
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Post subject: Posted: October 8th, 2008, 12:45 am |
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Hmm..I'll admit they're both beautiful, but I still prefer Enya's version.
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Post subject: Posted: October 11th, 2008, 12:07 am |
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As much as I like Celtic Woman, I don't associate them with May it Be, like at ALL. Enya's voice fits the song better, and overall is more amazing
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Post subject: Posted: April 3rd, 2009, 9:48 pm |
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I love Lisa Kelly! I still prefer Enya's version, but Lisa's isn't terrible. And you hav to remember to that David wrote a new arrangement...
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