Help me choose a song! (AX Idol)

(I wasn't sure which subforum to put this under, so mods, if you think this is better in Music, Random, or IB, just move as you wish)

Sooo...I got talked into signing up for this year's AX Idol competition, and I NEED HALP OMGWTFBBQ WHAT WAS I THINKING ASDFGHJKLQIUKJFGN.

Ok, sorry. I'm calm now.

I have a couple of songs I'm choosing from, and I want you guys to vote on which one I should sing for this contest. Try to base your choice on the following criteria:

1) How well it fits my vocal range and voice type. Does the song make me sound good, or is it in a weird part of my vocal range and therefore comes out strangled and horrible?

2) Crowd appeal. if I sing this song in front of a group of hundreds of people, will they appreciate it? Will they get bored? Will it make them want to cheer, or boo?

3) Difficulty. Obviously, since this is a song competition, the more difficult the song is, the better.

4) How long the breaks/instrumental sections in the song are. This is so I don't have to stand on the stage looking like a dork while a super long instrumental is playing. Shorter is better, but I suppose even if the instrumentals are long, I'll figure something out.

Don't base your song choice on how well I sang the song in the recording (e.g. how in tune I am, how many mistakes I made in the lyrics, etc.). I know I didn't do a perfect job because fuck, it's 3:20am and I've been singing for about an hour and a half already. Some of the songs were sung later, and of course they would sound a bit worse because my vocal chords are already tired. I think y'all can tell by listening to the songs which ones I did first and which ones I did later, lol. Plus all I did to mix and edit the songs was slap on a little bit of reverb just to get my voice to carry over the background music, so there will be times where the volume is weird or there are clipped tones and crackly shit. I apologize for those, but just try to ignore the errors and weirdness as much as possible because I will practice and perfect the songs eventually.

You can just pick from the poll, but it would really also be helpful if you could also say in the comments why you picked the particular song, and give any comments on how I can better sing these songs.

Here are the songs:

Hatsune Miku - Koi wa Sensou (composed by Ryo)
Hatsune Miku - Scissorhands (composed by Nem)
Kisida Kyodan & The Akeboshi Rockets - High School of the Dead (HOTD Opening)
Kuhciki Rukia - Wind (Bleach character song)
Tane Tomoko - Broken Wings (Trinity Blood Ending)

Sorry for assaulting your ears with badly sung/mixed songs ^^;. But thanks in advance to whomever listens and votes/comments!

Voting for HOTD~

DLing the last two...my speed sucks...



Too much static but HOTD for me.

Good luck~

Well Ive heard all of them and I'll go with HOTD.

Because you have almost the same tune as the original singer.
For the crowd appeal its a metal song. Its nice to hear some guitars with a good vocal. And the song is kinda difficult because you need to sing fast on some parts.

The only problem might be the fact that there is approximately 1 min of instrumental...

I'm actually pretty amazed that you actually took the time to upload all those so you could get our opinions!

Although I don't have much time on my hands right now, I'd say right off the bat that Koi wa Sensou is my favorite out of the five, I agree that it's not really difficult but in competition where you interpret songs of another composer, in my opinion what counts most is the feeling and the emotion you give to people who are listening to you. If it's a Miku song, you start with a good advantage, Miku's a computer and computers don't have feelings (harsh reality).

Also, for the instrumental parts, it's your best moment to show a bit about yourself, dance a bit or something, do something that will make you unique!

That's all, I hope it helps and if not, I have a great pleasure in stroking keyboard keys right now so it has been a pleasure anyways!

For my choice of song, I would have to agree with Narvath. Koi wa Sensou seems like a great song choice, in my opinion, because (for lack of a better word) of how it sways. A lot of songs will keep you at a certain vocal range (as I saw with Wind & Broken Wings), which in turn tends to bore a crowd. I personally don't think HOTD is a good match for your voice type, because of the grunge feeling that is meant for that song.

As Narvath said, having songs that give people a wide range of feelings can be mesmerizing in and of itself, because of the exciting inner turmoil that some amazing songs can give a person. Koi wa Sensou could be one of those songs if sung properly, and you did a great job in the recording, but, of course, practice makes perfect.

I heard you licking your lips throughout the song and trying to moisturize your mouth, and I realize that singing can dry your mouth out leading to several problems in a performance. I've heard from a couple of friends that truly make singing a lifestyle, that drinking some honey before a performance can keep your throat moist. But, don't take my word on that. You should look into it.

Nothing bores a crowd more than a stationary vocalist. They need to not only hear your voice but see some action happening on the stage. If you're performing this with a band, feel free to interact with them. Also, since this song is sung in Japanese you should try and use some choreography to kind of explain the story behind the song (just a suggestion, but give it some thought). DO NOT stand still. Use your dancing to hypnotize the audience, to draw them even deeper into the story and the emotions of the song.

while I would enjoy listening to the Highschool of the dead opening, I choose Koi wa Sensou since its a really awesome song.

I'm honestly leaning toward Koi wa Sensou more as well, but HOTD is more current and popular and might be a better hit with the crowd? IDK. But then again there's the Hatsune Miku concert so that will be on people's minds as well.

@Kanng: yeah, my throat was dry, but like I said, I was singing at like, 2am-3:30am-ish. Not the best time for a voice, really, and I didn't use a pop-shield to compensate. The honey trick does work--I usually just drink hot lemonade or tea flavoured with lots of honey and that also warms up and stretches my vocal chords. And as for the instrumental parts, there's no live band, which sucks, because I am used to interactions on stage. For this contest it's just me on the stage and although I do move around when singing, I'm just a bit worried that I run out of ideas of what to do for a suuuuuper long solo.

Well regardless of "more current and popular" both Koi wa Sensou and HOTD were my favorites of all of them. Yet, if I have to choose one of them all, auntie should go with Koi wa Sensou. Also I now know what I can do during AX, cheer for my auntie ^w^.

If I get into the finals (big IF) y'all better watch and cheer. And bully all your friends into watching and cheering loudly as well. XD

Done and Done. ^_^ Love you Auntie~~
How do we know when you make it to the finals? What day is auditions and everything else?

Auditions are on day 1 10am-1:30pm, and the finals are on day 3 at the Nokia Theatre at 12:30pm. If I make it to the finals I'll be sure to post it here, but if I don't then I'll probably be in the audience somewhere, so say hi if you see me.

Gotcha ^_^
Though I'll be saying hi to you anywhere I see you ^.^~

Good luck there then!

Nekohime, do you know where the auditions are going to be at? Or are they going to be at the nokia theatre as well?

They'll be at LACC 408.

I voteeeed no more buggy~Dx The first one~

As much i like the HOTD pening and you sang it well, i go with your first pick Koi wa Sensou, since i think that your voice matches that song almost perfectly :)

Always stick with the one that's the most in your range; you get more points for being in key and on pitch than for base difficulty of the tune, I'd hope.

A well sung, if simple, song is better in my book than a slightly botched but complex song.

All of them are within my range--HOTD is the one most out of my range coz it's so high most of the time, but I can do it if I use my head voice. Broken Wings is probably the easiest one for me to sing and perfect, but I don't think it has enough...ooomph. I think the crowd will be bored to tears if I sing that.

But in any case, I think I'll stick with Koi wa Sensou...wish me luck, people.

edit: I figured out that it was the mp3 conversion process that messes with the static so much. So here's a better version of Koi wa Sensou, but it's a .wav so the file is bigger.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/oovf3v05xix17dz/Hatsune%20Miku%20-%20Koi%20wa%20Sensou%20%28Nekohime%20cover%292.wav

Any suggestions on how I can improve would be very welcome! I know it's still not 100% and I tend to trail off the note at the end of some phrases, so that's definitely something I have to fix.

HOTD Opening end of story...