Into The West -Annie Lennox - from The Lord Of The Rings

[Yipop32]

Wow o.o she has a beautiful voice!!!

[tubahr]

The original is so much better!

[MagnoMagnusMagic]

Nice nice voice, but the piano is not the best instrument to follow this song....

[yosrimrassi]

DISASTERPIECE... i am very impressed by the pianist, he/she follows the deadfull mistakes and the short cuts of the girl.

GIRLAN YOU CANNOT SING. Just do sthg else.

[falconlairV]

Good pitch and a very pretty timbre! I would work on diction and expression and also get a different accompanist. Wow, they really lost track at one point.

[jannosch84]

Voice is good. But the pianoplayer has to learn to play more slowly and with more feeling ;)

[dogbons4]

You definately have a good voice. Watch the video of Annie Lennox performing it at the Oscars. She helped write it so she knows how it is supposed to feel. Listen to her and watch her. Feel the song and let it come from you. This is only constructive as you definately have something here. Good job.

[natjhj]

beautiful voice!

you seem to really come alive on the higher parts... try singing more gently or softly on the lower....

all the timing mix ups early on distracted me from how lovely you sing .... as this was just a rehersal im sure you have fixed them by now, but yea - - almost none of the first part was in sync with the piano (she had to rush/ skip parts to keep up)

believe me, i've been there. keep singing!

[selracheu]

it's great, excellent for piano, i like it

although it should a little slower :D

[quinn244]

work on your voice

[Woreyel]

Nice performance :)

[54spiritedwill54]

amazing singer, great tone and breaths, sounds great!

[olgap35]

your voice is very nice! you just need to not speed up at some parts and youll be fine!

[SarahSavageOfficial]

You need to slow down.

but other than that

beautiful.

:)

[novaguy1968]

I'm not qualified to judge your singing, but two comments: a) this song is not great for piano (IMHO) but for an orchestra; b) the quality of the recording was not good; next time have the audio folks patch into the microphone.

[Junno40]

Good voice though !!

[PalominoKid]

a bit too rushed, the song should be much slower with room for feeling, but nice vocal job

[Bikies111]

true about the timing. one of annie's recordings was too fast for the piano and i think youve made the same little mistake but overall pretty good

[hugoline82]

Same from me, voice nice, but timing - not your thing. Dont worry I have the same problem, what I do is: I memorize the lyrics so I can look up at somebody whos giving me the beat, a conductor, that saves me really.

You got feeling, though. And this is a hard song to start, I mean listen to the voice af annie, just wow!

Keep up the good work!

[hugoline82]

same from me, good voice apart from one or two smaller parts, but timing - not your thing. Dont worry, I have the same problem. I usually work this way: I memorize the lyrics so I can look up and have somebody giving me the beat, a conductor, until I know the rhythm too.

And by the way, I think you got feeling. Just not in time :)

[MisterWeed]

Don't be shy. I can hear potential, but there is emotion and passion missing and the instumental and the vocal part.

[smoky90210]

Slow down and feel the song!You rushed quite a bit!

[trentoloni]

Your voice isn't bad at all :)

I think some problems you had came from a combination of lack of proper voice training for a song like this, possible unfamiliarity with the song, and the crazy tempo of the piano.

However I think with more training you could be a really great singer :)

[WilliamLOTR]

Nice voice....but something just wasnt right at certain parts. But great job anyways. :)

[ninja122334]

Girl no worries about being your first performance on this. Frankly the piano needs to just go with what you give. She can work on that too. Your tone is great, just dont let your nervousness make you skip rests! Gotta count girl. But don't worry you rock. Pianist, if my vocalist skips notes, I just play chords with a running top line and try to modulate with her when she moves on. This is especially easy in slow songs like this after practicing for a while. Good work guys!!

[daydreamer1991white]

Your voice is beautiful! But just as Paine07 said, listen carefully to the piano and don't speed up the pauses. And one of the most important things in this song is the feeling; you must know what you're singing about and show the feeling both with your voice and with your body. When you do that, nobody can complain about anything :)

Just some advices :)

[EmEmShmem]

FIRST TIME PERFORMING A SONG AND YOU CHOSE THIS ONE MY FIRST PERFORMED SONG WAS LIKE IF YOUR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS (I WAS FOUR) BUT STILL GOOD JOB FOR A FIRST TIME PERFORMANCE! okay so were you at school or what?

[Paine07]

try to keep in time with the piano, and try to put more feeling into it and it'll be perfect:D

[reilly1288]

Definitely need to time it with the piano and little more and slow it down. You have a very nice voice but the reason Annie Lennox is so good isn't because she has a nice voice, it's cause she sings with a ton of emotion. Try that

[gothlady26]

Nice, but more feeling please!!

[Loenatik13]

nice voice.. but the timing.. its hoorible.. if you work on that.. its great!!

[toxictears1145]

Omigosh...your voice is amazing! Perfect control, and everything. -cries-

[vVASuP]

wtf don't rush. you gotta wait for the piano. nice job with the voice otherwise.

[Yesica1993]

Good job with a *very* difficult song.

[SalGomez]

Very impressive. Beautiful

[Naba008]

justsleepingwhatcanyouseeonthe­horizon TOO FAST xD

[victoria3939]

it's pretty good. Try to put more feeling in it. it will turn out great.you have a nice voice =)

[SoulObject]

Very nice!

[ladyadel]

Don't be so nervous hun, you have a great voice! ^^ Before you go on stage it's helps to take a couple of deep breathes and forget anything but how amazing your going to be! ^-^ Keep it up!

[darkningday]

really gud bt u rushd sum times nd lost tim'n wit da music! bt 4 a frst go it ws really gud!! :)

[bloedster]

found your video while crying on lennox' 'into the west'. man, i'm really desperate at the moment. your voice is great, you perform great!

all the best to you!

[thebbeenn]

Ummm ... she's rushing it. The piano has a hard time keeping up with her.

[dubhcnum]

AMAZING!

[TheStalkingShadow]

: O *gasp* your first song?? WOW amazying, SING MORE. Might sound dumb but as teachers and coaches say, Practice, practice and practice and you will be a big star with no problems.

[StereoSpace]

I agree with the other commentors, you have amazing natural talent. Your nervousness shows and affects the performance.

Tune out the studio, tune out the audience, live inside the song mentally and emotionally while you you perform. Let your mental images and emotions pour out of you into the music.

Keep at it! You have a beautiful voice. Let yourself use it.

[starbucksbear]

Damn girl! If that's your 'really scared first performance', I am a scared of how good you'll be once you 'get going' ! You were EXCELLENT ! That's an amazing first performance!!!!

[Kathilisi]

Quite good! You have a very nice voice! To improve your performance, though, you need to make the song your own. You sounded unsure, nervous and a bit hurried at times. I know what it's like to be nervous on stage, but don't let that influence your performance. Think only of the song. I think with some added confidence you could be really good. ;-)

[Echtellion]

First singing performance you say? Diggity damn, that was awesome. You better keep it, or i'll hunt you down for throwing away that talent. :P

;)

[MeannieGreenieMonsta]

grrrreat job!

[okletsjam]

You were rushing on some of the parts.

And a few of the notes were pitchy. But you were good.

[388Penguin388]

You did GREAT... come out from behind that music stand, you are beautiful. Best wishes to you!

[mveltkamp1]

oh thanks :)

[iloveannie7]

You're not exactly on key when you went to the chorus.

[usanani]

dudee yuu screwedd upp the pianoo musiciann cuz first yuu went too sloww nd then yuu went to fast!! listen to the music next timeee!

[bigchiefyukon]

You have a really powerful voice! Notes are dead on, too! Nice job, especially for a nerve-wracking first performance.

[JEEP2010]

I think you sound good from what I can hear, the piano is so loud its hard to hear u but what I can hear is good!

[Morrowind160]

pittyful

[mveltkamp1]

thanks for that :)

[guitarstrummer9009]

When you sing the verses, especially the low parts, don't just make it sound like as if you are talking but rather make them flow like you are singing a lullaby.

[Museleaders]

u have a GREAT voice, to be honest i kinda like it better when u sing high notes, but all great! But the pianist needs to learn how to play piano

[latexufkolon]

this is not so good.....

[sarzobabe]

You have a nice voice but not much musicality...no offence

[NightOfTheChickens]

amazing singer, great tone and breaths, sounds great! but with a great voice, you also need a good pianist that knows how to play -.-

[cadorcho]

Nice, nice !!! Congratulations.

[Footlancer]

Great job. Nervousness will make you rush, especially nervousness from your first recital! Great pitch and breath support, though. Right on. Keep it up, you have a great voice.

[blentechhead]

Sack the pianist.

[C21torchwood]

u no the first time i heard into the west, i thort it was sung by a guy (a very fit one at that) but wen i sed that 2 ppl i got so embarrassed! im soooo sorry! i no rite! fabby singer tho!

xxx

[craiggylube]

lol r u serious? noob

[Glitch1507]

alundor,honestly,who died and made you Simon Cowell? I think it's beautiful. And if you don't like it,don't watch it,it's that simple.

[gracemlinde]

You have a really good voice, but you're rushing it. Slow down and listen to the piano to keep in step.

[Museleaders]

Great! Keep singing! Love the song! And I agree with frubafreak17, I lvoe your high notes, I would have loved you to sing high the whole time, but BRAVO!!!

[mveltkamp1]

Oh thank you very much :)

[mandaloriancommander]

beautiful

[mandaloriancommander]

beautiful

[jacknife91]

The song ain't that hard to sing just gotta watch your pitch rythm and speed. If you got those down you all set :) (btw your a little pitchy) nice though...

[aclerok]

Mr Randy Jackson everybody!!! Let's give him a hand.

[ffxvideomaker]

HAHAHA YOU ARE SO FUNNY!!!!!

not.

[alundor]

Not true, THE PIANIST fixed the singer and not the other way round. She doesn't sing at the good rythm, she goes too fast. Voice is good, but speed sux :S

[MoogleNinja]

if the tempo is messed up, she's probably just nervous. Nerves do more than you can control sometimes.

[Nietsro]

This song is the most difficult song I have ever sung.

[frubafreak17]

I really loved your high notes, and while I thought you and the piano kinda got off track of eachother, you have a very strong voice, and I simply love the tone.

very nice.

Bravo :]

[RogedSniff]

I like it :D

[rjampi]

I can understand the nerves, i takes a LOT of courage to do this, you remind me of the first time i did this! But if you have continued i am sure you have gotten over it and can perform with more confidence.

Did i mention you have a sweet voice, i hope you continue.

[FEAR161]

She go to fast... Or they`re playing the piano slowly.... But it`s fine. She have a beautiful voice...

[Risktaker2006]

The sound engineer killed Annie Lennox's live performance.

To understand, listen to the CD Studio version on Return of the King with the live version side by side and break it down.

You may notice how the French Horns lift Ann's voice during the chorus, then Ann's voice rises above the French Horn creating emotional magic together bringing out those misty eyes that people talk about.

I must admit that your chorus version hits those hi's that Ann's live performance is missing.

[krimsonsky00]

Don't anticipate your entrances (maybe it was just the accompanist). And don't be afraid to get into it!!!

[KtothePbaby]

yo the pianist messed up!!! kidding me.... he(or she) spazzed out a few times.... the singer picked it up and actually fixed it like 4 times..

[chelsealoves]

Keep working on your technique. Especially watch your counting, you're very, very off beat. Beautiful voice and great potential though.

[aries6300]

good voice quality but you need more technique and more importantly emotion in your interpretation. the first part really came a bit unrefined. but still, you have the strings to pull off those high notes.

[iorek3]

Well done... especially on the refrain. I love this song, way to do it justice! Keep singing!

[WoIfshead]

very well done, why not the whole song? :)

[mveltkamp1]

My dad fimled it and stopped there, its a pity because i love the last part of the song :) Thanks for your comment

[dahmk]

Very nice voice! Like others have said, just have more emotion...that will come with time. To see someone with a lot of emotion...watch Annie Lennox's live performance of this song.

Keep it up!

[FantasyDessi]

beautiful voice!

[thebozz16]

nice voice . ai'm like that

[holl781]

try not look so sad and board the singings nice but you need to put more of your heart into it

[cocoman2121]

well the song is sad lol jk

[aandreone81]

much step to reach the perfection... very good effort and result still! keep practicing... ciao!

[Sarlota]

Well, annies voice is the best thing for my soul. Your voice is although good but emotionless...

[brynniegirl]

Very pretty voice, you control it so well for all those long notes!