the artistry of singing goes beyond intonation and pitch, beyond how many runs or vocal gymnastics you can do. being able to convey the emotional message of the lyric and the melody is also important. some would say its the MOST important.
Diana excelled that this. she was always able to find the nuances of the lyric and melody. Jean also excelled at this, at times. her studio recordings are amazing. and often live she was wonderful too. but sometimes she got carried away
there's another comparison with music. piano and instrumental soloist often go after the huge concertos with the massive pyrotechnics and bombast. big complex Rachmaninov or Tchaikovsky pieces. and yes those are wonderful. they cram millions of notes, runs, trills and the like in. but some of the most difficult music to play and play RIGHT is Mozart. it's might not have the crazy chordal passages or things like that. but if you don't capture the emotion and interpretation correctly, which is very challenging, it's lost.
another example - the over singing of the National Anthem. You get some young pop star at a sporting event adding all sorts of nonsense. they have a finger swinging up in the air, they're being all dramatic and whatnot. Then go listen to Miss Whitney Houston.
there ya go!
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