Why - Jonathan Larson/ Tick Tick Boom (piano/vocals)

I know that this song is out of my pretty limited vocal range, and I know I'm definitely not Raúl Esparza , but I decided to share this song after all.
Piano part's not perfect, voice goes up and down a little (and imo gets way too squeeky), but this still is great fun to play and sing despite the slight struggle ;).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• why
• jonathan
• larson
• tick
• boom
• piano
• vocals
• 10milesfromnowhere

[balashh]

this is pretty good. the piano is awesome, and you have a really nice voice, especially when you sing the chorus! i bet you could sing the parts where you switch to your low voice you could keep in a light high voice, because i can hear when you sing the chorus and other places that you have those notes, and you might get a little more sound out of it. good job and keep singing!

[10milesfromnowhere]

Thank you very much - I think my voice gets a bit too squeekie when it's that high, so I usually opt for 1 octave lower.

For this song however, the bigger problem is that I need at least 1 extra octave in my range, which just isn't going to happen any time soon ;) I sang it anyway, because it's such a great song...just not all that suitable for a female with a pretty limited range. Wish I had one of those rock-chick voices with a lot of power and some gravel. Hah!

[PositivelyEmerald]

amazingggggg i favorited it.

[10milesfromnowhere]

Thank you!!

[AngelOfMusic144]

i'm very impressed that you're a girl, singing this! it's very hard for girls to sing--me being one :P--but your piano playing is just beautiful. can i ask where you got the piano music? i play as well, and i'd love the music.

[walksinlondon]

beautiful!

[kaminznanna]

If you hand't sung I would of used this for an audition!!!! i cant find the backing track anywhere!!!

[madtophatterthefirst]

This is so good - the piano AND the vocals!

[andgadoline]

you have a really nice voice

[me148]

YES PLEASE!

[JesGerLuc]

is there any way you could record like just the accompaniment for this?... that would be awesome...

[janerockslife]

i love jonathan larson. too bad tick tick boom never made it. i like the music. but rent's amazing. :] it's my favorite thing in the world.

[xBroncos4]

wow thats awesome.

[defyinggravity319]

can you please do a piano tutorial for this song? ever since i saw tick tick boom at my local theatre, i fell in love with the song. "why" made me cry like a baby! i'd really appreciate it if you could post a tutorial!