[CoriKaru]

Originally Posted by emiko

@CoriKaru: seriously.

What makes Keep Tryin hard for me, is that there are VERY few places to breathe...especially in the middle when she has those two verses back to back. So hard. It's not impossible, no but can be difficult...especially if you're not used to holding out phrases without breathing every few notes.

Next time try singing Blue tell me where you get lol


I really try to forgive hikki's bad vocal performances...because I know how hard it is to sing her songs...even when she's not even doing stuff that requires a lot of range...then she's doing stuff like Keep Tryin where sometimes it's impossible to know when to breathe.

Or the last verse of Passion. I hate breathing at uh...what I call the "top" of the phrase which is actually in the middle of some lines...but sometimes it's just really hard to hold your breathe until the next breathing spot...when she sings this live, she takes a breath at the top...but I try not to, because I dont like it...

You know what's really fun? Watching Utada United, and singing all the songs with her...omg it's so tiring though lol

Another song to note would be "COLORS". She noted how hard that was to sing even in Studio when recording it. Said it had her huffing and puffing and she couldn't finish. Although she obviously got the hang of it because her lives of it back then were fantastic. This is why she probably slowed it down for Utada United.

And yeah, definitely "BLUE" as you said. I'm able to get through it but finishing out that last stretch is serious business. Back then I wanted her to sing it live. Not so much now. I think it's okay to go crazy with Non Single Album records that you'll never sing live.