The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127009   Message #2828983
Posted By: Paul Burke
03-Feb-10 - 01:22 PM
Thread Name: the importance of diction when singing
Subject: RE: the importance of diction when singing
I once (in fact several times) went to a play where I couldn't understand a word. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was in France, and my French is un peu moins than parfait.

What's the difference between that and a song with undecipherable words? Can you never enjoy listening to a song in Rumanian, Russian, Chinese? Is it all a matter of expectations, or perhaps even one- size - fits- all attitude to song?