Mari Lyn-How NOT to sing classical/operatic music!

[Verogalo1]

Verga!



[jaina1992]

She reminds me SARAH BRIGHTMAN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[Xerox6085I]

It's miss Slocum!



[Xerox6085I]

@Xerox6085I I meant Mrs. Slocum (Mollie Sugden)

[finalewiz]

John Daker move over...

[TheHistoryCloud]

She sounded better when she was younger. Too bad she can't go back a thousand years. She would have been amazing.

[richd506]

I wonder if John Daker knows her.

[phoebe7701]

ko rahela ferari pevu u filmu "davitelj protiv davitelja':)

[SCharton1972]

She stole Dolly Parton's wig!

[Tetsugakusha75]

Florence Foster Jenkins has come back, she looks like Miss Piggy and praises the Lord ... what more could we wish for?

[geekbaritone]

I think the wigs is what makes this singer no doubt in my mind, funny cause miss jenkings was bald as coot

[wickedphant0m]

Honetstly...I thought the first song (after her ridiculous vocalises) was quite nice.

I don't think it's fair to compare her to Florence Foster Jenkins. She couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

[Fallster]

I wonder what the musicians are thinking!!!!

[WoodWendMusic]

HORRENDOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CalifaJohn]

She must have more wigs than Dolly Parton and Charo combined. She is actually quite marvelous if she would stay in lower register... and avoid coloratura.... and sing in a very large choir.

[rvpalmer19]

Del Rubio Sisters eat your heart out.

[benchkey]

I"ll bet those musicians were well paid.

[19shea85]

This IS a joke, right?

[montsyblackmadonna]

All of you who admire the lovely voice of Mary Lyn must take a listen to the Glorious voice of Natalie Andrade.

[Classicmus]

A worthy successor to Florence Foster Jenkins!!!

[EASings]

@Classicmus Yes indeed

[uofmnjustin]

@Classicmus although, we do need to give Mari Lyn credit for being relatively close to the pitches.  Jenkins was a whole different kind of bad.

[CalifaJohn]

@uofmnjustin Yes, her pitch is pretty good in most parts. It is horrifically off in a grand fashion on the last note of Pace Mio Dio, but not too far off when she is not "credenzerizing." The fact that the melodies are actually recognizable is part of what makes the other horrific bits so comical. It is sort of like a drag queen that almost looks real is way funnier than a man in a dress.

[brolobear]

I have the entire collection of her broadcasts...they're all this bad. :-)

[EASings]

@brolobear You must have awesome holiday parties...invite me to the next...lol!

[jewelmarkess]

@brolobear How did they happen? Was it on tv or radio? In all fairness, she is considerably better than Florence Foster Jenkins. She is bad of course and has know business singing these arias, but she seems just an amateur who should have kept to singing simple songs in her living room for her friends and family and stayed away from difficult arias and public light.

[miuzefreak]

6:19  LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO­LOLOLOLOLOL... LOLOL... LOLOLOL... LOLOL... LOLOLOLOLOL... LOLOL... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[OperaGirlK]

Oh lord in heaven...

[mr39jeffy]

I'd hit that like she stole my wallet.

[mhax3]

how many wigs she has???

[hayyu2008]

She's the new breed of soprano: The dramatic WOBBLEatura!! Oy Vey mama!! truly la TraviYENTA!!! I LOVE HER!!!

[Enturbanon]

MOAR BECAUSE MOAR!!!!

[aidavdbrake]

i would start hyperventilating after so many gasps for air one song/aria!

[tionluvs2dance2music]

This shit was a damn hot mess!!!

[cantantelirico84]

OMG is this lady serious??? Thats what happens when tammy may has a fat sister who is an opera fan :-)

[Webarton]

Unfortunately, this isn't too far from what we get at the Met nowadays.

[montsyblackmadonna]

@Webarton So True.

[syrinx79]

She does ok when it's a simple melody with no vocal pyrotechnics.... The coloratura stuff is hilarious, though!!!  :-)

[killerbunny123123]

well.....when she uses her chest voice or the lower head voice notes, she is a quite decent soprano, but the coloraturas.....maybe they're not made for her >_o;;

[kopaitulzi]

Pessoal. Eu gostei. Achei as roupas e perucas muito legais. Eu só queria saber em que ano isso foi gravado. São todos da terceira idade, inclusive o quarteto. Valeu por dividir :)

[conmaleta]

Vivo sola sooooooooooooooooooooooooooool­etta....! 4:09

[conmaleta]

The wigs are the best! gotta love the one from 1:12... Hossana!!! O Lord, Hossana!

[nerdster312]

This makes me smile and cringe at the same... Her technique isn't all that bad. (yeah right lol) But I love the faces she makes singing and the way she shapes her mouth... And this quote from her says it all "Ho'zanna! Oh Lawd!" lmao Props to you for finding this.

[kilmer70]

O M G!!!!!! She s the sister of Florence jenkins!!!!!!

[Giovannilinverno]

I know this is supposed to be a parody, but I cannot imagine, whatever the reason may be, why one would want to damage one's voice in this way.

[fabrizzzio48]

May the Lord strike her down with thunder... and popcorn.

[lask777ap]

ohh come on

she doesnt sing THAT baad ;)

and shes kind of cute xD

[infiniteblaq08]

WOW! HILARIOUS! Love the wig and glasses though! lol

[EASings]

LOL...she works the wigs and glasses!

[TheImperialCrab]

Its actually a work of art in itself it sing so badly

[primohomme]

L LOL those staccato notas are a mess, that whole passage work is a fucking zoo! nothing makes sense, it's like wild animals making sex noises

[catinger]

Ideal partner for Paul Potts!

[CJsMimi]

I am a properly trained mezzo...this is nothing short of a train wreck...LOLOL

[EASings]

LOL!!! I'm a classically trained tenor and I agree!

[belcunto]

@EASings i am a male soprano and my lakme is on my page. even i do better :P

[vickersm03]

@EASings Lol I'm a classically trained Baritone and I agree!

[goodguysdoll]

@CJsMimi You don't have to be any kind of a "trained" singer to know this is a train wreck. No need to say that.

[goodguysdoll]

1:10 "HOSANNA! OH LAWD! HOSANNA!" 

[EASings]

@goodguysdoll One of my favorite moments...

[andrecueca]

i love her...love that she looks serious about it...howw???? ahahaha she makes me laugh so hard...mari lyn forever

[LoveofAphrodite]

it sounds funny lol XD

[EASings]

it is funny...lol

[ternitamas]

oh those outfits, those WIGS! Delightful!

[SchugOo]

Is she injured?

[EASings]

maybe! I know I now am!

[wattever333]

nice eyebrows.

[Dackelmommy1012]

You must admit, she is MUCH ... MUCH ... better than the woman currently on America's Got Talent!!!!!

[EASings]

I do not know who is on America's Got Talent! They don't chose the best talent in America so I don't watch it!

[MARILOLY50]

BRAVA

[jaaaaaayynnee]

Check out SOME of my videos for awful singing ( there is some good stuff though ie the Deller Consort, Honor Sheppard ) listen to Olive Middleton, Sirach Van Bodengraven, Sari Bunchuk Wontner, Thomas Burns, Christine Ireland, Jon Vickers telling audience to shut up!, bad auditions ( more to follow! ) Please no bad language!! Be funny!!

Be good!!

[EASings]

I will check it out! :D

[HabitOfWaste]

poor woman...it's not that she doesn't have the voice...she has a voice and you can hear it...the problem is, she don't know how to use it, and she thinks she does...and she thinks she's good too...

other than that...cool woman! :D

[EASings]

lol...yeah, she is cool!

[baritonebynight]

You're right...there is a voice there but the technique is just AWFUL.

[lacigarrados]

viva Angelica Marteau!!

[jaaaaaayynnee]

Mari even faked her own CD and even added the Phillips trade mark on it. I think it was called the Art of Mari Lyn ( or something similar) . Deluded diva - there is a DVD of her called the golden treasury of song which is a couple of hours long ( if you can stomach it! ). Interestingly, if her husband hadn't died she never would have made her unique recordings. Could it be his fault?? ...

[missedanote]

hi. where can i find the dvd? thanks.

[ternitamas]

a very proud disciple of La Foster Jenkins

4:40 By the way of her look il primo sole is DEFINITELY HERS!

[Drelnis]

Who IS this woman?>? She needs to release a DVD and all conservatories throughout the world needs a copy!

[EASings]

I concur...lol!

[gabrioxxx]

Very Good in the religious song, Exceptional messa di voce.

a TRUE DIVA!

I like the wig hair styles also, Classy

[lacigarrados]

Ketty Marteau en version yanqui!!!

[otazay]

Actually, the close-up of her wig at 8.36 was even more worth waiting for. Now that's what I call Grand Opera!

[otazay]

There's a grand operatic moment at 5,48 worth waiting for: po-oooooooooooovera donna. Speck-tack-ular!

[Suomentaja]

diva lmao she doest the most awful opera i have heard in my life!

[ramcduff]

She's the best! I have the collected shows...

[EASings]

Isn't she? LOL!

[godivapaw]

And the hair/wig thingy...I have no words...really! NO WORDS!!!

[EASings]

I use that all the time...NO WORDS!!! And this particular, deserve such a phrase!

[godivapaw]

The one thing I can say is that she is fully committed to what she is doing...butchering opera with an ax, while shredding her vocal chords to bits! That takes talent.

[EASings]

She sure is! It sure does! LOL

[aleiv]

:D W the wigs!

[lalligallipirupiru]

Tenerissima. Adorabile la sua ingenuità

Ottimi i 2 strumentisti!

[EASings]

LOL...I guess so!

[sarahchirici]

Io amo questa donna!!! ;-)))))

[EASings]

Really? Well glad you enjoyed it!

[sievep]

Oh, the Puccini is terrible . . .the Traviata is a travesty . . . .I can't even believe I recognized it!

[EASings]

LMAO

[jonytrapalhony]

Jesus!!!!!!xD

[EASings]

Call HIM!!!

[HolyCrap181]

mother of god...

[EASings]

pray for THAT sinner!!!

[hayyu2008]

SHE'S WONDERFUL!!!! Please, please Dame Mari, sing the Mad scene from Lucia!!!

[ian1856]

@hayyu2008 Proof positive of reincarnation. Welcome back, Florence!! There couldn't possibly be two of you!

[heywhatIknowha]

I just busted at the hosanna part

ahahahahaha love the hair. work it girl.

[TreblesBasses]

WHAT CHANNEL DOES SHE COME ON?

[EASings]

She doesn't anymore!  She used to come on cable access!

[danandjohn]

I haven't seen her since her debut on Manhattan Cable TV public access. What a hoot! I elove her "over-cadenzerizing." Thank you for posting

[EASings]

Amazing, right?!?!?! Gotta love it!

[NoteablyYours]

GIRL STOP SCREAMING!

[EASings]

OK?!?!?!

[NoteablyYours]

It just sounds like she isn't even using her breath. All lungs and fake diaphragm. :( Poor thing.

[Anibaal]

pAFFF!!! Pavada de cantante, ¿Fue la sucesora de la Yenkins? ¿Quién es esta Mari Lyn?

[loserella55]

Whoa. Uh, she's talented I guess... At sounding like a siren!

[EASings]

LOL...Gotta love it!

[ildivino83]

okay, I actually watched the entire thing all the way through this time. I didn't think I was actually going to do it, but, then I did and I nearly wanted to die. LOL

[EASings]

It shows a lot of strength when one can make it through such a disaster! :D

[GermanOperaSinger]

Love that trill. Her voice is almost as terrible as her hairdo.

[EASings]

LMAO...I know, right?

[ildivino83]

GIRL!! PLEASE tell me she's not serious!

[EASings]

I KNOW WHO THIS IS!!! LOL...just messaged you on facebook! And she is serious!!!

[musicboy403]

she got that trill down pat though!!!....LMAO!!

[EASings]

LMAO...ok? she loves to trill!

[tenaciousdani]

I wonder how much she had to pay that string quartet to do this?!??! I hope they had earplugs!

[EASings]

The instrumentalists were not good either!

[godivapaw]

I think the earplus were in their contract!

[EASings]

lol...i hope so!

[collegemusicguy]

No Need for sirens on emergency vehicles...just shove her head out the window

[EASings]

we would definitely get where we need to go!

[ucns]

She reminds me of Hiasant (sp) Bucket on Keeping up Appearrances...on PBS...If you have never seen her you should catch an episode sometime...lol...rich

[EASings]

I know exactly who you are talking about! LMAO!!!!!

[flippinup]

lol, she looks like her alot. good thing i took out my hearing aid once she started singing, lol. she sounded like a siren. ohh the joys of being an Hearing Impaired teen. :)

[EASings]

WOW...you are funny! She does sound like a siren! :D

[flippinup]

yeah, you know they recorder her voice and put it on firetruck. all along that was her voice and we never know :)

[Tamelvin]

hahahahaha she is Hyacinth Bucket!

[angelasvoice]

holy shamoli wut was tht hahhaa

[EASings]

I know right! Miss Mari lyn!

[T2theL2theC]

lmao.. don't be jelly EA!

[EASings]

Trust me, I'm not! And where you been?

[T2theL2theC]

well... life threw up on me! It's been pretty crazy lately.

[EASings]

I understand!

[KnightOverEgypt]

Well...she's working with what she has and what she doesn't have, she sorta fakes and hopes we won't hear the difference. I think.

I admire her guts and commitment - the kind of commitment that could get her commited but it's commitment just the same. I think.

There are songs for her voice - but a coloratura she ain't. Perhaps there's a slot for her somewhere within the pages of Gilbert and Sullivan - a comedic mezzo role - something light and far away from a high C.

[EASings]

You get on my nerves....roflmao...making me laugh that hard! You know she a mess!

[mjesings]

is she for real?!

[EASings]

yeppers!

[jhayceefabian]

great:)

[EASings]

thanks!