It doesn't matter whether you are a country music fan or not, Patsy's voice was stellar. I have her Greatest Hits and there's not a bad song on it. We lost her way too young.
I love how Fil listens so intently and smiles so lovingly at the artists he features. Obviously he has good reason to do so since he is a knowledgeable, first class musician himself.
Known for over 50 years, Patsy Cline was one of the most accurate pitch and powerful voices. Nice to see proof of it. Not everyone knows her recording period was short, due to her death in a plane crash in 1963. She was only 30 years old. What a tremendous loss. Still, almost 60 years later, her voice reigns supreme.
Music changed so much here in the US in the 60's, especially after JFK was shot. Rock and roll was really just starting, along with the help of the British Invasion (as it was called here). Such a tragic loss.
@@megb9700 I thought the exact same thing. If you could electronically separate her voice from the background, her sophistication in voice could fit well with a modern background track.
I love these older singers. They truly had talent, there was no faking it. They were on or not. Today’s artists don’t realize that auto tuning takes the emotion out of the music. It may be spot on but it’s dead. We lost her too soon , imagine the music she could have given us.
The artists before 1970-80 had to get the music right. There was no computer to correct the plethora of errors. The greats are natural talent that can't be faked. Except Fil, of course. He is on point !!!
When I had heard she was country I was hesitant as a kid to listen. She’s wow factor though. She’s her own timeless genre in a way. Her songs were on country and pop. Shes a singer that gets to you. Her close to crying and when she looks away it was a masterpiece. I’m so glad she decided to record it
Cline is the queen of bending and sliding (glissando in) the intonation for emotional effect. And she was literally a genius at it. It's notoriously hard to teach this - it's simply intuitive. And Cline, like no one else in the world, understood how leaning into and out of a harmony meant something emotional to the listener. This is super duper complex stuff. Humans lean into harmony. And no one understood the harmony better than Patsy Cline.
Wow! That is so cool. She’s my hero. Sometimes I even think her voice went into my mom when she died. My mom sounds almost exactly like her when she sings
I'm a senior and she still gives me chills. Her hour-long Greatest Hits album is my favourite go-to for time-outs. She leaves you in a state of serenity.
Have only heard a dozen or so PC tracks over 50 years. I have always thought she sounded very precise and in control, but in a Human warmth, rather than a mechanical way. Many thanks Fil for featuring this singer and confirming that she was auto tuned by her own talent.
Holy schnikees! I always knew she had an amazing voice but that isolated vocal track IS haunting! The sweetness in her voice can actually make one cry. Your breakdowns of the technical aspects of these artists is amazing Phil. Great job as usual.
You can't go wrong with Patsy Cline vocals. "Walkin After Midnight" "She Got You" "I Fall to Pieces" "Crazy" are just a few songs she recorded that I like. Thanks Fil, for pointing out why Patsy was so good as she was.
I've always thought of Patsy's voice as hauntingly beautiful. She does pull you right in, and makes you believe with her singing, she has gone through that emotional experience...and is pouring her heart out.
The best notes are human. And Patsy brought so much emotion, personality, and expression in her singing. A true artist like Patsy Cline is always one-of-a-kind.
She died not far from where I live (I live in Tennessee, so being near where some county singer or other lived or died isn't unusual!)...She was just brilliant. I hate that country music has become nothing more than country pop/rap crap because PATSY is what it should sound like. Very good job, Fil.
I was late to the party! I always loved this song but was dismissive of anything 'Country'. I soon got over my teen prejudice and grew to appreciate many Country artists. As I matured I realized Patsy Cline transcended any artistic label. I read once that Patsy's 1961 version of the Willie Nelson song, Crazy, was the most requested song on jukeboxes.
This is one of the best country voices around. Patsy had dramatic volume control, stretched-note effects, sobs, pauses & unique ways of holding back, then bursting into full-throated phrases. Patsy had so many great hits. She was only 31 when she died in a plane crash in 1963. Jessica Lange starred in the movie about Patsy's life called "Sweet Dreams" in 1985.
Best voice of all time. Hands down. Very unique. Perfect without any vocal sweetening or auto tune. And the songs she recorded were all beautiful as well.
Absolute goosebumps and the hairs on the back of my neck stand whenever I hear Patsy sing, mate. Folk can't understand why me, usually a rock fan, likes old time C&W (note the w) they say, "WTF?", I will point them to this vid.
I don't think that anyone could really match Patsy's plaintive vulnerability. Roy Orbison and Linda Ronstadt have come close, but for me, Patsy was the queen of mournful wistfulness. 👑 Thanks, Fil! 💖🤘
@@jamesedwards2237 Oh yes. Emmylou has always been my favorite. The albums she did w Linda & Dolly are perfection. Have you noticed how many times other artists have used Emmylou? It's astonishing, I would always buy any music that listed her as either a duet (or trio!) Even if she just contributed backing vocals.
I live in Patsy's hometown in Winchester Virginia her childhood home is just a couple blocks from me, My dad "DUCK" Brawner, played backup Steel Guitar for Patsy in 1959 and her voice is still haunting to this day
My husband’s aunt went to high school with Patsy and still lives in Winchester. She may have known your dad because it seems like she knows everyone in Winchester. 😊
Thank you for saying (and giving the technical reasons for) exactly what I was thinking about her ability to connect with the listener on an emotional level.
I want to agree with the person who suggested “Faded Love”. Patsy’s vocal is in incredible, the sob in her voice at the end is heartbreaking. But, my goodness, her band: she has Pig Robbins on piano, Floyd Cramer on organ, Harold Bradley on bass. It is the lovely, immaculate acoustic guitar runs played by Randy Hughes that add such interest to the recording. Well worth a listen, even a comparison with Bob Wills Texas Swing version and Patsy taking his signature song and putting her stamp on it. P
And she was a much better role model .you didn't hear ugly about her or see her half naked. Seems it was more about the music and not how sexual the singer can emote as per recent decades. I can seriously tell how much a lack of any sort of music classes in the school system is affecting the culture of amerika as is instant riches. Integrity be damned.
Patsy Cline has THE number one played juke box song of all time. Bigger than Elvis, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra. You explained that she connected with our most basic reflexes, a babies cry. I just saw a video about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, THE Mother of Rock and Roll. The Jordanaires agreed to do a tour with her in the 1950s. She booked the tour and didn't say that they were white. And they travelled on her tour bus, since she was sick of not being able to stay in most hotels. They really were courageous to do that at the time. They would go into restaurants and order a meal for the Blacks and take them back to the bus so they would be able to eat the same food. Often Blacks received lower quality food. Congratulations to the Jordanaires, and it's great they sang also for Patsy. Now that you've done Patsy, you might use kd Lang on the software? She formed a band called the Recliners in hommage. Hopefully not Hallelujah, but if you do I will listen again to the song. I'm like Leonard Cohen with that song.
I love Patsy still. Sliding a needle onto an album, pushing a tape in the player or a cd in the player, I've spent hours with her, singing. And to this day I still sing with her. I'm 63. My mom played her records, along with Gentlman Jim or Margaret Whiting or Ella Fitzgerald. Ray Price's Touch My Heart is one my everlasting Favorites. I met him and he wanted to know how I knew who he was lol. I told him my Mom played Ray Price growing up. He said so sing me some of your favorite song, and so I let go with touch my heart. I cant sing, but he was impressed that I knew the song. I got great tips that night lol
The “Cry tone “ you speak of is what Makes Pasty the hardest Singer to replicate. Because it is something that is unique unto her. That is also why she was so amazingly loved by even people who weren’t really country music fans. She has a background in bluegrass as well and that is where you will hear that “Cry tone” along with a yodel sound . Those things combined is her unique sound. I am a massive pastys fan , my dad was a massive Patsy fan . Lol I grew up listening to her so much , that when I hear anyone try to sing her songs , even very well talented singers in their own right .. that will never come close , I still hear all the notes they can not hit correctly or even deliver it with that same passion. She is one of those artists, that every other singer should just never try to replicate or think they can improve upon it because it is already perfection and you can’t improve perfection !
She was truly a uniquely talented singer, explaining why she is still so popular nearly 60 years after her tragic passing. Thank you for explaining why she was such a joy to listen to.
No disrespect was intended. I meant that she passed from this life to the next. “Passed” was meant as a shortened version of “passed away” which in my experience is an acceptable euphemism for “died”. I’m sorry if you were offended.
Goosebumps. I come from a time when, in this country, we had no television to view as well as hear all the wonderful music that was being released so prolifically. Fortunately, we had access to AM and shortwave radio that we could receive overseas stations on (the old valve receivers at first then the wonderful portable transistor radios) which we often did late into the night because the signal was rarely there while the Sun was up. We did have a few local stations nearby but they were controlled by those who thought our music was harming our tender minds so we missed out if we didn't use the UK and US skips, BBC and Voice Of America were the clearest. Sometimes we actually got to see glimpses of a few of our music heroes on the black & white "Movietone News" reels that somehow managed to dodge the censors. That was rather a long winded way of thanking you and letting you know how much your channel is appreciated Fil.
Her accuracy (pitch-wise) makes me think she must have had absolute pitch ... Especially if she was self-taught. Sometimes I find 'pitch perfect' vocals to be a bit boring but Patsy's voice is anything but!
Brings tears to my eyes...when I hear certain voices it touches my heart and I cry. When they first came out with the competition talent show, I could tell the best vocals when the tears flowed. Patsy was amazing.
Patsy Cline is a beautiful soul with a beautiful voice. Sad and sentimental is this song I Fall to Pieces. Singing can e a lot like acting when coming across with feel(meaning). It's channeling those emotions. It's envisioning what it's like to fall to pieces. Another great analysis Fil. You know how to accentuate the artist.
I love this! Singers like Patsy are easy to mimic but almost impossible to match. One can try, but the vocal quality, variation, emotional richness and just what’s happening in her throat is so complex and varied that it’s pretty difficult to even get close. She reminds me very much of Adele in that way. I love hearing the isolated vocals. listening to her with musical accompaniment one can miss just how magical her voice is. The music and background vocals can obscure the shifts in tone, the breath, and the fluctuations that make her voice so unique. I spent lots of time listening to her greatest hits album with headphones, in the sauna at the gym, when everyone would leave and I would be alone I would sing along to see if I could match her. It was a great vocal lesson. I recommend anyone wanting to learn how to sing to listen and try to duplicate her sound.
Her voice always makes my hair stand on end and I stop what I am doing to listen. 50 years later I am as enthralled with her now as when I was a child. Thank you for this video :-)
Magnificent. I grew up listening to that voice and it still stops me in my tracks every time. I've even had the honor of playing guitar for four local productions of a show featuring her songs. The last time around, everyone - including a few people who got to see the original in person - told our singer than when she opened her mouth they were no longer watching a show about Patsy. They were watching Patsy. Talk about grown men crying. Speaking of which, please listen to the very end of Faded Love. Thank you for this, Fil.
Ditto, There are only a handful of musicians that when I hear them I stop whatever I was doing, shoosh everyone around and listen. Recognizing that she was able to move me so deeply I have tried to figure out just what is so different and I can't pick out exactly what it is. There's a lot that have control, accuracy etc plenty with technical vocal skill. The explanation is elusive. My dad who was a guitarist once challenged me to define what is music? After coming back to him over weeks with yet another expanded definition, he could still offer yet another important aspect I had left out. Once you start that quest you never stop polishing the definition. Great music is about manipulating emotions. What makes great music is not what they get right, it is about what they get wrong, but just right.
Fil there's a hell of a difference between Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dottie West, and June Carter. See they were born with a Natural talent. One that no damned auto tuners can ever copy. Singers like that come along maybe once in a blue moon. That's why even today so long after her passing, Patsy is STILL sellling CDs and records now that vinyl is coming back.
stop with the "gift" - she had some natural ability, but then she WORKED at her craft. She honed it, stretched it, and she earned where her voice control was with dedication, drive, and passion for her singing. She just makes it look easy. Thank you Fil for showing us the finished result of her work analyzed and measured by hi-tech equipment of 2022. Equipment not even dreamed of in 1961. Now we can see what our hearts always heard. btw - on the subdued piano was Pig Robbins. We just lost him last month.
@@robertjohnson4415 it's amazing the iconic piano playing by Pig Robbins, is recognizable...Opening notes on 'Don't it make my brown eyes blue' and 'Behind Closed Doors' to name 2. RIP. OH, the artists he worked with!
The finish of "Faded Love" is such a perfect example of her ability to wrench your heart. I have backed it up many times to 'feel' the weeping catch in her voice.
Awesome voice, Patsy. No wonder my late grandpa and my late mother adored her. She died too young, that's for sure. Such a tragedy. May she rest in peace, she's singing with all the angels. Thanks for the analysis, Fil. You recognize great talent.
Patsy was the first cassette ever bought for me when I was 8 years old. I spent every night and all my free time listening to every amazing note she sang and when she would speak ( in her trans- continental accent) on “ Live @the Opry it was like she was talking directly to me … she was incredible and I still listen to her everyday now that I’m a “ grown up”…lol
Thanx Fil for honoring Patsy. I grew up near Winchester and it was a small country town where people were proud to say Winchester was the home of Patsy. She came from humble beginnings, but touched a lot of lives. My parents are buried in the same cemetary and were proud to be there with Patsy. May they rest in peace. The last time I was in Winchester, I drove up Kent street.
Hi Fil! In my kitchen on the wall I have a huge Patsy Cline picture! I have her photo on my fireplace! I adore her! My daughter drove me to Nashville just to visit her museum! Her voice is one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard! Absolutely stunning! She also seems like someone I would have liked to hang out with…funny, and warm! ✌️
Patsy and Jo Stafford were always 2 of my favorite female vocalists. I remain amazed at how many memorable songs Patsy did in her short career before such an untimely death. As always, Fil, you make me appreciate their skill and talent even more.
Lovely choices! Me too. Both of them have such richly emotional voices. Patsy had exquisite phrasing, too, actually both of them did, and astonishing breath control too, and perfect pitch. It's pure pleasure listening to them both. Jo to me is the ultimate 1940s "girl singer" and Patsy, the ultimate country-pop torch song artist. They both had a great sense of rhythm but could kill you with a perfect heartbreak ballad. They both had that indescribable "teardrop" in their voices, that innate touch of sweet sadness that was just inherent in their sound. Kind, beautiful and intelligent women, too. Jo isn't as well remembered as she should be, though. Check out her recording of "Haunted Heart"--pure 1940s dark romance.
Among the tiny moments in music that draw my attention every time I hear them are Patsy's downward slide of the word 'to' at 1:38 in your video. For me she packs all of the emotion in the song into that short collapse. I really like seeing a graphical representation of it. Thank you for these videos!
Perfect pitch and my all time favourite female singer. Listen to her singing 'Faded Love' as I regard this to be the best recording ever made by a female singer.
I'm not a Country Music fan, but I have always liked Patsy's voice. I've learned a lot from you videos! I guess my ears are pretty good. I love music but can't read or play music but I've got a "good ear".
A very interesting analysis of an incredible talent. Like any great singer, the tuning of the chords was so instinctively acute that the effort and skill get ignored until someone like you, Fil, takes it apart so the composite parts can be heard.
I so appreciate the range of styles you cover. And, almost always, one can see the joy that you in talent. That says a lot to me about you as a musician. I've shared links to your videos with a few friends and every single one has ended up subscribing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your passion, Fil.
To the best of my knowledge, Fil has yet to cover the truly great non-English speaking talent out there, with the sole exception of BTS(?). He has covered classical opera and crossover vocalists, but much/most of that genre is non-English. Shirley Yamaguchi, Misora Hibari (IMHO the most important and influential popular singer in history.), Kyu Sakamoto, and Teresa Teng and just a few of the many E. Asian vocal stars that deserve western attention. I don't think Fil will or needs to cover them as his channel is aimed at English speakers, mainly. Just as a maybe fyi.....
Patsy Kline had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. From the very moment I hear her voice I feel the chills run through my body. Very interesting analysis Fil on one of the most iconic country artists of all times.
Fil! I am blown away and so love this analysis of Patsy Cline! I was 8 years old when the world lost this amazing lady! I am originally from the Southeastern part of the U.S. so country music was part of my upbringing! Seeing you smile as you are listening to her makes me so happy. I wish my late father could see you enjoying Patsy! (He had a cousin who was one of The Muscle Shoals musicians so music flowed in his veins!) To me, she is legendary! The full, beautiful timbre of her voice is unlike any other. Thank you for your love and knowledge of music! You are a fine musician, entertainer and singer in your own right! I am happy to have found your TH-cam Channel! Carry On!! ✌👍🎵😁
A really great one Fil. I remember being a young kid hearing Patsy and getting a chill. As I listen right now, I have that chill. I feel the country vibe more in the second version. But I still get that chill. It's interesting that Loretta Lynn was a great friend of Patsy's. And Loretta' voice was pure country, but her younger sister Crystal Gayle has a voice similar to Patsy's. I really appreciate your analysis. You got me hooked on this, it might be hard for me to go back to your guitar analysis. LOL. You rock.
It is so sad that the world lost this great great singer way to early. I loved the analysis and contrast of the recorded and live version. I believe that the live version was from the Glenn Reeves Show which may explain the extra yodel she added. Thank you for another brilliant analysis. I learn so much from these. Thank you
Beautiful voice, even more so being isolated like this. I like when Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane when her voice is isolated. Haunting and beautiful at the same time. Thank you Fil for sharing this with us!
First got my attention w/JUDY, Over the Rainbow, then Bobby Hatfield , Unchained Melody, Now the Voice of Country, the Great Patsy Cline! You got my heart. So enjoy your videos! TY
She had such a beautiful cry in her voice… she sounds amazing without the instrumental backing. Patsy is one of my favourite, (if not my favourite) female vocalists.
I've heard so many times what an incredible live performer Patsy was, and you really see it here. So much soul, such intelligence and spark and passion. I love the directness of her gaze, the way she connects with her audience even whilst gazing into a camera. Phenomenal singer and a truly remarkable human being. She had such a huge, bright spirit, such warmth and lust for life, that her early death is just tragic beyond words. I think she would be so touched by your analysis of her singing. I know she put a tremendous amount of thought and effort into everything she did.
When I started getting serious about singing as a teenager, I remember singing Patsy's crazy over and over again. I never sounded as good as Patsy but I knew she was magic. I just wanted to possess a little magic the way she did.
(Sorry to leave so many comments but this video is just so cool! lol) It’s amazing to see the actual charting of her notes like this. She had a perfect way of sliding up to a note just slightly, and then using vibrato along with a push of air making the note louder. Hard to explain but makes her voice unmistakable! I think it’s what you’re describing as a “cry.” 16:17
Such a beautiful voice, and such a wonderful analysis. Bravo, Fil, very insightful, very educational, with such a great explanation of things I feel about music but cannot express.
It doesn't matter whether you are a country music fan or not, Patsy's voice was stellar. I have her Greatest Hits and there's not a bad song on it. We lost her way too young.
I was a heavy metal guy in the 70's, but loved patsy back then.
Have you looked at harry nilsson?
Funny, I was just listening to her and Willie Nelson singing "Just a Closer Walk With Thee". Same beautiful and seemingly effortless voice.
Knew a guy who hated country music, he was so into rock and metal music. But he was a Patsy Cline fan, he loved her voice.
Ditto this comment. May she rest in peace as her vocals leave a lasting legacy.
I love how Fil listens so intently and smiles so lovingly at the artists he features. Obviously he has good reason to do so since he is a knowledgeable, first class musician himself.
And what an instrument HE has! It is amazing on its own.
Me, too. He has talent, discernment and a generous spirit. And he’s cute.🤩
@@deed.3230 He is a cutie, Dee.
So do I. It's a pleasure to watch him AND learn from him - for me at least.
Known for over 50 years, Patsy Cline was one of the most accurate pitch and powerful voices. Nice to see proof of it. Not everyone knows her recording period was short, due to her death in a plane crash in 1963. She was only 30 years old. What a tremendous loss. Still, almost 60 years later, her voice reigns supreme.
Music changed so much here in the US in the 60's, especially after JFK was shot. Rock and roll was really just starting, along with the help of the British Invasion (as it was called here). Such a tragic loss.
Her voice was incredible. Actually that's not a strong enough word.
Are kidding she was a legend at least to older people like me
If you separate her voice from all the backgrounds, she still sounds modern and timeless.
@@megb9700 I thought the exact same thing. If you could electronically separate her voice from the background, her sophistication in voice could fit well with a modern background track.
This woman's voice gives me goosebumps EVERY SINGLE TIME I hear her!!!
You'd love Orietta Berti, as subtle and precise
Hell yes
I love these older singers. They truly had talent, there was no faking it. They were on or not. Today’s artists don’t realize that auto tuning takes the emotion out of the music. It may be spot on but it’s dead. We lost her too soon , imagine the music she could have given us.
The artists before 1970-80 had to get the music right. There was no computer to correct the plethora of errors. The greats are natural talent that can't be faked. Except Fil, of course. He is on point !!!
When I had heard she was country I was hesitant as a kid to listen. She’s wow factor though. She’s her own timeless genre in a way. Her songs were on country and pop. Shes a singer that gets to you. Her close to crying and when she looks away it was a masterpiece. I’m so glad she decided to record it
Cline is the queen of bending and sliding (glissando in) the intonation for emotional effect. And she was literally a genius at it. It's notoriously hard to teach this - it's simply intuitive. And Cline, like no one else in the world, understood how leaning into and out of a harmony meant something emotional to the listener. This is super duper complex stuff. Humans lean into harmony. And no one understood the harmony better than Patsy Cline.
You nailed it. I could have never explained this in words. You just did. Kudos!
🎯 ñailed it dead on👌🏽
My Dad was in a Military band and he actually got to perform as a back up band for Patsy Cline in 1958 in Hawaii (U.S. ARMY)
Now THAT is super cool. Many blessings.
Wow! That is so cool. She’s my hero. Sometimes I even think her voice went into my mom when she died. My mom sounds almost exactly like her when she sings
Hard to top a story like that. I'm sure she was very nice too.
Wow 👌 that's brilliant. I bet she was beautiful itl
How cool is that!!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate this man for consistently adding time stamps to the video notes for the viewers. 👏🏻 you the real MVP
I'm a senior and she still gives me chills. Her hour-long Greatest Hits album is my favourite go-to for time-outs. She leaves you in a state of serenity.
Have only heard a dozen or so PC tracks over 50 years. I have always thought she sounded very precise and in control, but in a Human warmth, rather than a mechanical way. Many thanks Fil for featuring this singer and confirming that she was auto tuned by her own talent.
Totally awesome.
Or utter heartbreak ache.
Im a freshman myself.
Have you picked a college yet? ☺
I'm one of those people who are affected by music when it's done right. This clip gave me "goose flesh" and chills. Yes! She was just that good!
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Holy schnikees! I always knew she had an amazing voice but that isolated vocal track IS haunting! The sweetness in her voice can actually make one cry. Your breakdowns of the technical aspects of these artists is amazing Phil. Great job as usual.
"Schnikees"....lol did you make that up ?
@@marvymarier8988 LOL, no the credit goes to Chris Farley.
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Very funny !
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Simply the best voice in country music EVER. My Mama loved her and I carry on that love. 💜💜💜
You can't go wrong with Patsy Cline vocals. "Walkin After Midnight" "She Got You" "I Fall to Pieces" "Crazy" are just a few songs she recorded that I like. Thanks Fil, for pointing out why Patsy was so good as she was.
"Walkin' After Midnight" and "Crazy" are a couple of her easier songs to sing.
Lovesick Blues is best boys.
I love the Home Free's cover of Patsy's song "Crazy". It is a great song.
It goes without saying that Willie Nelson wrote 'Crazy'.
@@user-qr8ki8ue4i that may be easy for you to say but I doubt there's many who actually could!
I've always thought of Patsy's voice as hauntingly beautiful. She does pull you right in, and makes you believe with her singing, she has gone through that emotional experience...and is pouring her heart out.
Patsy said she sang just like she hurt inside. That's that cry we can hear. Legend.
The best notes are human. And Patsy brought so much emotion, personality, and expression in her singing. A true artist like Patsy Cline is always one-of-a-kind.
She died not far from where I live (I live in Tennessee, so being near where some county singer or other lived or died isn't unusual!)...She was just brilliant. I hate that country music has become nothing more than country pop/rap crap because PATSY is what it should sound like. Very good job, Fil.
I just moved to Winchester
1 block from her house
We have a commonality!
Rap Crap=perfect description.
She's still garnering fans, long after we lost her.
I was late to the party!
I always loved this song but was dismissive of anything 'Country'.
I soon got over my teen prejudice and grew to appreciate many Country artists. As I matured I realized Patsy Cline transcended any artistic label.
I read once that Patsy's 1961 version of the Willie Nelson song, Crazy, was the most requested song on jukeboxes.
Patsy’s music today ; 2022 sounds just as fresh and flawless as it did when she recorded it !!!!!! Absolutely timeless !!
I'm not into country music, but I absolutely love Patsy's voice.
I'm older than Patsy was when she died which is terrifying and surreal. To me she's, if not the best, one of the best female vocalists of all time.
This is one of the best country voices around. Patsy had dramatic volume control, stretched-note effects, sobs, pauses & unique ways of holding back, then bursting into full-throated phrases. Patsy had so many great hits. She was only 31 when she died in a plane crash in 1963. Jessica Lange starred in the movie about Patsy's life called "Sweet Dreams" in 1985.
Best voice of all time. Hands down. Very unique. Perfect without any vocal sweetening or auto tune. And the songs she recorded were all beautiful as well.
Love patsy's voice, the best female country artist that ever was, taken too soon
Yes, she was the best and always will be.♥️
As I said elsewhere, the reason she was so young when she left us was because she already had an angel’s voice.
Absolute goosebumps and the hairs on the back of my neck stand whenever I hear Patsy sing, mate. Folk can't understand why me, usually a rock fan, likes old time C&W (note the w) they say, "WTF?", I will point them to this vid.
I absolutly agree...I do not like most C&W but there is something about Patsy...
Hank Locklin, Slim Whitman, Hank Williams Sr. Etc.
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@@patriciajrs46 My Dad listened to Slim Whitman when I was a kid. I still remember that album.
I don't think that anyone could really match Patsy's plaintive vulnerability. Roy Orbison and Linda Ronstadt have come close, but for me, Patsy was the queen of mournful wistfulness. 👑 Thanks, Fil! 💖🤘
Roy Orbison was also fantastic.
k.d. lang came close. Even Orbison said so. Owen Bradley too.
Yes. You have named my favorites.
I would include Emmylou Harris.
@@poorthing My favorite female vocalist has been EmmyLou Harris, since the death of Sandy Denny. A close second is Ann Wilson.
@@jamesedwards2237 Oh yes. Emmylou has always been my favorite.
The albums she did w Linda & Dolly are perfection.
Have you noticed how many times other artists have used Emmylou?
It's astonishing, I would always buy any music that listed her as either a duet (or trio!) Even if she just contributed backing vocals.
Best pipes ever. The reverb in her voice is unreal, as well as the range
Her voice is special. When she sings, I perk up and listen closely---and feel the emotions she projects.
I live in Patsy's hometown in Winchester Virginia her childhood home is just a couple blocks from me, My dad "DUCK" Brawner, played backup Steel Guitar for Patsy in 1959 and her voice is still haunting to this day
My husband’s aunt went to high school with Patsy and still lives in Winchester. She may have known your dad because it seems like she knows everyone in Winchester. 😊
This is why the hair on my neck always stands up when I here Patsy sing this song! Pure emotive projection!
Thank you for saying (and giving the technical reasons for) exactly what I was thinking about her ability to connect with the listener on an emotional level.
I sing older country female music. And Patsy’s songs are ones that people asked me to. This is so fascinating to me
I do too. But im a guy. I do a killer version of Stand by your man, audiences love it after the first phrase.
I want to agree with the person who suggested “Faded Love”. Patsy’s vocal is in incredible, the sob in her voice at the end is heartbreaking. But, my goodness, her band: she has Pig Robbins on piano, Floyd Cramer on organ, Harold Bradley on bass. It is the lovely, immaculate acoustic guitar runs played by Randy Hughes that add such interest to the recording. Well worth a listen, even a comparison with Bob Wills Texas Swing version and Patsy taking his signature song and putting her stamp on it.
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The warmth and depth of her Voice is wonderful. None of that robotic Speak and Spell nasty sound.
Thank you! More people need to hear what some of us have been enjoying for half a century - talent like Patsy's is timeless!
Yes, so true - I needed this introduction and am grateful!
I just love Patsy Cline. She fought all the odds & succeeded. It is just dreadful her life was cut short by a plane accident.
And she was a much better role model .you didn't hear ugly about her or see her half naked. Seems it was more about the music and not how sexual the singer can emote as per recent decades. I can seriously tell how much a lack of any sort of music classes in the school system is affecting the culture of amerika as is instant riches. Integrity be damned.
This song, for me, is the greatest Country song ever! Patsy's heart bleeds and breaks on every note. I really Love this one! Great choice, WOP!!!
Patsy Cline has THE number one played juke box song of all time. Bigger than Elvis, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra. You explained that she connected with our most basic reflexes, a babies cry.
I just saw a video about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, THE Mother of Rock and Roll. The Jordanaires agreed to do a tour with her in the 1950s. She booked the tour and didn't say that they were white. And they travelled on her tour bus, since she was sick of not being able to stay in most hotels. They really were courageous to do that at the time. They would go into restaurants and order a meal for the Blacks and take them back to the bus so they would be able to eat the same food. Often Blacks received lower quality food. Congratulations to the Jordanaires, and it's great they sang also for Patsy.
Now that you've done Patsy, you might use kd Lang on the software? She formed a band called the Recliners in hommage. Hopefully not Hallelujah, but if you do I will listen again to the song. I'm like Leonard Cohen with that song.
Incredible pitch…and vibrato! Patsy was lost far too soon!
I love Patsy still. Sliding a needle onto an album, pushing a tape in the player or a cd in the player, I've spent hours with her, singing. And to this day I still sing with her. I'm 63. My mom played her records, along with Gentlman Jim or Margaret Whiting or Ella Fitzgerald. Ray Price's Touch My Heart is one my everlasting Favorites. I met him and he wanted to know how I knew who he was lol. I told him my Mom played Ray Price growing up. He said so sing me some of your favorite song, and so I let go with touch my heart. I cant sing, but he was impressed that I knew the song. I got great tips that night lol
@@jennifursun3303 I dont think I have? What did they do?
@@moogarner374 They didn't but modern methods have put it together.
@@EKA201-j7f like Nat King Cole singing duets with his daughter.
The “Cry tone “ you speak of is what Makes Pasty the hardest Singer to replicate.
Because it is something that is unique unto her. That is also why she was so amazingly loved by even people who weren’t really country music fans. She has a background in bluegrass as well and that is where you will hear that “Cry tone” along with a yodel sound . Those things combined is her unique sound. I am a massive pastys fan , my dad was a massive Patsy fan . Lol I grew up listening to her so much , that when I hear anyone try to sing her songs , even very well talented singers in their own right .. that will never come close , I still hear all the notes they can not hit correctly or even deliver it with that same passion. She is one of those artists, that every other singer should just never try to replicate or think they can improve upon it because it is already perfection and you can’t improve perfection !
She was truly a uniquely talented singer, explaining why she is still so popular nearly 60 years after her tragic passing. Thank you for explaining why she was such a joy to listen to.
Please be respectful. Sue didn’t pass; she died. Gas passes. Diarrhea passes.
So disrespectful, so irreligious. Jesus didn’t "pass" for your sins.
No disrespect was intended. I meant that she passed from this life to the next. “Passed” was meant as a shortened version of “passed away” which in my experience is an acceptable euphemism for “died”. I’m sorry if you were offended.
I love seeing your joy in listening to Patsy!
I grew up in the 60’s/70’s and learned to sing with Patsy!
Thank you!
She is such a gem, truly one of a kind. I can only hope to sing anything close to her brilliance. She is a natural, raw talent. Amazing.
Goosebumps. I come from a time when, in this country, we had no television to view as well as hear all the wonderful music that was being released so prolifically. Fortunately, we had access to AM and shortwave radio that we could receive overseas stations on (the old valve receivers at first then the wonderful portable transistor radios) which we often did late into the night because the signal was rarely there while the Sun was up. We did have a few local stations nearby but they were controlled by those who thought our music was harming our tender minds so we missed out if we didn't use the UK and US skips, BBC and Voice Of America were the clearest. Sometimes we actually got to see glimpses of a few of our music heroes on the black & white "Movietone News" reels that somehow managed to dodge the censors. That was rather a long winded way of thanking you and letting you know how much your channel is appreciated Fil.
Her accuracy (pitch-wise) makes me think she must have had absolute pitch ... Especially if she was self-taught. Sometimes I find 'pitch perfect' vocals to be a bit boring but Patsy's voice is anything but!
Brings tears to my eyes...when I hear certain voices it touches my heart and I cry. When they first came out with the competition talent show, I could tell the best vocals when the tears flowed. Patsy was amazing.
Patsy Cline is a beautiful soul with a beautiful voice. Sad and sentimental is this song I Fall to Pieces. Singing can e a lot like acting when coming across with feel(meaning). It's channeling those emotions. It's envisioning what it's like to fall to pieces.
Another great analysis Fil. You know how to accentuate the artist.
I love this! Singers like Patsy are easy to mimic but almost impossible to match. One can try, but the vocal quality, variation, emotional richness and just what’s happening in her throat is so complex and varied that it’s pretty difficult to even get close. She reminds me very much of Adele in that way. I love hearing the isolated vocals. listening to her with musical accompaniment one can miss just how magical her voice is. The music and background vocals can obscure the shifts in tone, the breath, and the fluctuations that make her voice so unique. I spent lots of time listening to her greatest hits album with headphones, in the sauna at the gym, when everyone would leave and I would be alone I would sing along to see if I could match her. It was a great vocal lesson. I recommend anyone wanting to learn how to sing to listen and try to duplicate her sound.
Pasty Cline.. had a voice of an angel..
Her voice always makes my hair stand on end and I stop what I am doing to listen. 50 years later I am as enthralled with her now as when I was a child.
Thank you for this video :-)
Always loved patsy Clines vocals!
Magnificent. I grew up listening to that voice and it still stops me in my tracks every time. I've even had the honor of playing guitar for four local productions of a show featuring her songs. The last time around, everyone - including a few people who got to see the original in person - told our singer than when she opened her mouth they were no longer watching a show about Patsy. They were watching Patsy. Talk about grown men crying. Speaking of which, please listen to the very end of Faded Love. Thank you for this, Fil.
Ditto, There are only a handful of musicians that when I hear them I stop whatever I was doing, shoosh everyone around and listen. Recognizing that she was able to move me so deeply I have tried to figure out just what is so different and I can't pick out exactly what it is. There's a lot that have control, accuracy etc plenty with technical vocal skill. The explanation is elusive.
My dad who was a guitarist once challenged me to define what is music? After coming back to him over weeks with yet another expanded definition, he could still offer yet another important aspect I had left out. Once you start that quest you never stop polishing the definition. Great music is about manipulating emotions. What makes great music is not what they get right, it is about what they get wrong, but just right.
Fil there's a hell of a difference between Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dottie West, and June Carter. See they were born with a Natural talent. One that no damned auto tuners can ever copy. Singers like that come along maybe once in a blue moon. That's why even today so long after her passing, Patsy is STILL sellling CDs and records now that vinyl is coming back.
AGREED! SPOT ON!
Dolly is anointed too
stop with the "gift" - she had some natural ability, but then she WORKED at her craft. She honed it, stretched it, and she earned where her voice control was with dedication, drive, and passion for her singing. She just makes it look easy. Thank you Fil for showing us the finished result of her work analyzed and measured by hi-tech equipment of 2022. Equipment not even dreamed of in 1961. Now we can see what our hearts always heard.
btw - on the subdued piano was Pig Robbins. We just lost him last month.
@@teriw56 ain't but two good thangs bout Dolly an neither one of m wus her sangen. 🙊
@@robertjohnson4415 it's amazing the iconic piano playing by Pig Robbins, is recognizable...Opening notes on
'Don't it make my brown eyes blue' and
'Behind Closed Doors' to name 2.
RIP. OH, the artists he worked with!
The finish of "Faded Love" is such a perfect example of her ability to wrench your heart. I have backed it up many times to 'feel' the weeping catch in her voice.
Patsy is my favorite female country singer. The depth of her voice is just amazing, and grabs me along for the ride. RIP Patsy. Love you always. ❤
Awesome voice, Patsy. No wonder my late grandpa and my late mother adored her. She died too young, that's for sure. Such a tragedy. May she rest in peace, she's singing with all the angels. Thanks for the analysis, Fil. You recognize great talent.
One of the most beautiful voices ever
Patsy was the first cassette ever bought for me when I was 8 years old. I spent every night and all my free time listening to every amazing note she sang and when she would speak ( in her trans- continental accent) on “ Live @the Opry it was like she was talking directly to me … she was incredible and I still listen to her everyday now that I’m a “ grown up”…lol
Love Patsy's voice.
Thanx Fil for honoring Patsy. I grew up near Winchester and it was a small country town where people were proud to say Winchester was the home of Patsy. She came from humble beginnings, but touched a lot of lives. My parents are buried in the same cemetary and were proud to be there with Patsy. May they rest in peace. The last time I was in Winchester, I drove up Kent street.
Hi Fil! In my kitchen on the wall I have a huge Patsy Cline picture! I have her photo on my fireplace! I adore her! My daughter drove me to Nashville just to visit her museum! Her voice is one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard! Absolutely stunning! She also seems like someone I would have liked to hang out with…funny, and warm! ✌️
This is AMAZING!! Truly shows how great her voice was!! She could have been in any of the best Acapella groups!!
Patsy and Jo Stafford were always 2 of my favorite female vocalists. I remain amazed at how many memorable songs Patsy did in her short career before such an untimely death. As always, Fil, you make me appreciate their skill and talent even more.
Me too,
Lovely choices! Me too. Both of them have such richly emotional voices. Patsy had exquisite phrasing, too, actually both of them did, and astonishing breath control too, and perfect pitch. It's pure pleasure listening to them both. Jo to me is the ultimate 1940s "girl singer" and Patsy, the ultimate country-pop torch song artist. They both had a great sense of rhythm but could kill you with a perfect heartbreak ballad. They both had that indescribable "teardrop" in their voices, that innate touch of sweet sadness that was just inherent in their sound. Kind, beautiful and intelligent women, too. Jo isn't as well remembered as she should be, though. Check out her recording of "Haunted Heart"--pure 1940s dark romance.
Among the tiny moments in music that draw my attention every time I hear them are Patsy's downward slide of the word 'to' at 1:38 in your video. For me she packs all of the emotion in the song into that short collapse. I really like seeing a graphical representation of it. Thank you for these videos!
Perfect pitch and my all time favourite female singer. Listen to her singing 'Faded Love' as I regard this to be the best recording ever made by a female singer.
I'm not a Country Music fan, but I have always liked Patsy's voice. I've learned a lot from you videos! I guess my ears are pretty good. I love music but can't read or play music but I've got a "good ear".
Thank you for this, Fil! Patsy had one of the most hauntingly beautiful voices in any genre of music.
Patsy was singing with a cold in the live clip. Makes the performance even more amazing.
A very interesting analysis of an incredible talent. Like any great singer, the tuning of the chords was so instinctively acute that the effort and skill get ignored until someone like you, Fil, takes it apart so the composite parts can be heard.
I'm a 66 yr old lifelong musician who loves science ,and you my friend have combined the two brilliantly
Thanks!
Fantastic. To get to hear her isolated vocal AND a live performance. True highlight to my day. Thanks, Fil!
When Patsy sings, you can't help but stop and listen, just mesmerized by the beauty of her voice . Thanks again Fil.
I so appreciate the range of styles you cover. And, almost always, one can see the joy that you in talent. That says a lot to me about you as a musician. I've shared links to your videos with a few friends and every single one has ended up subscribing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your passion, Fil.
AGREED!! Fil is a breath of fresh air!
To the best of my knowledge, Fil has yet to cover the truly great non-English speaking talent out there, with the sole exception of BTS(?). He has covered classical opera and crossover vocalists, but much/most of that genre is non-English. Shirley Yamaguchi, Misora Hibari (IMHO the most important and influential popular singer in history.), Kyu Sakamoto, and Teresa Teng and just a few of the many E. Asian vocal stars that deserve western attention. I don't think Fil will or needs to cover them as his channel is aimed at English speakers, mainly. Just as a maybe fyi.....
Her voice was incredible. So happy to see digital affirmation of her amazing instrument. 🥰
Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. No wonder her vocals are still so beloved after all these years
Patsy Kline had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. From the very moment I hear her voice I feel the chills run through my body.
Very interesting analysis Fil on one of the most iconic country artists of all times.
Fil! I am blown away and so love this analysis of Patsy Cline! I was 8 years old when the world lost this amazing lady! I am originally from the Southeastern part of the U.S. so country music was part of my upbringing! Seeing you smile as you are listening to her makes me so happy. I wish my late father could see you enjoying Patsy! (He had a cousin who was one of The Muscle Shoals musicians so music flowed in his veins!) To me, she is legendary! The full, beautiful timbre of her voice is unlike any other. Thank you for your love and knowledge of music! You are a fine musician, entertainer and singer in your own right! I am happy to have found your TH-cam Channel! Carry On!! ✌👍🎵😁
The emotion she put into her songs really made them soulful and believable. What a wonderful voice! Gone too soon.
A really great one Fil. I remember being a young kid hearing Patsy and getting a chill. As I listen right now, I have that chill. I feel the country vibe more in the second version. But I still get that chill. It's interesting that Loretta Lynn was a great friend of Patsy's. And Loretta' voice was pure country, but her younger sister Crystal Gayle has a voice similar to Patsy's. I really appreciate your analysis. You got me hooked on this, it might be hard for me to go back to your guitar analysis. LOL. You rock.
One of my favorites ever. Her pitch was/is equated to the emotion she wanted to convey. Lovely.
Patsy is the G.O.A.T. Thanks for doing this, Fil.
Hello Carol how are you doing
You are correct, Jim Reeves is the male G O A T,.
Agree
The way you have just her voice isolated, with the reverb, sounds so haunting, as if she's singing from heaven.
Such a beautiful voice. Another tragic loss way too soon.
What a fantastic voice, we lost a great talent when she passed away. RIP GREAT LADY
Loved the analysis of patsy's voice & fils smile always makes me smile too, thanks for that fil
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It is so sad that the world lost this great great singer way to early. I loved the analysis and contrast of the recorded and live version. I believe that the live version was from the Glenn Reeves Show which may explain the extra yodel she added. Thank you for another brilliant analysis. I learn so much from these. Thank you
Beautiful voice, even more so being isolated like this. I like when Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane when her voice is isolated. Haunting and beautiful at the same time. Thank you Fil for sharing this with us!
I love Patsy's voice, they don't make them like that anymore!
First got my attention w/JUDY, Over the Rainbow, then Bobby Hatfield , Unchained Melody, Now the Voice of Country, the Great Patsy Cline! You got my heart. So enjoy your videos! TY
She had such a beautiful cry in her voice… she sounds amazing without the instrumental backing. Patsy is one of my favourite, (if not my favourite) female vocalists.
the last note actually falls 2 pieces... pure beauty
Having her on my playlist and listening to her in the “normal way” is enjoyable and relatable but hearing her in this way gives me chills!
Patsy’s voice was so beautiful. Thanks Fil.
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Thanks for helping me understand why I’ve never been able to listen to Patsy without getting tearful.
She was truly gifted. She died so young... and we were blessed to have her as long as we did.
I've heard so many times what an incredible live performer Patsy was, and you really see it here. So much soul, such intelligence and spark and passion. I love the directness of her gaze, the way she connects with her audience even whilst gazing into a camera. Phenomenal singer and a truly remarkable human being. She had such a huge, bright spirit, such warmth and lust for life, that her early death is just tragic beyond words. I think she would be so touched by your analysis of her singing. I know she put a tremendous amount of thought and effort into everything she did.
When I started getting serious about singing as a teenager, I remember singing Patsy's crazy over and over again. I never sounded as good as Patsy but I knew she was magic. I just wanted to possess a little magic the way she did.
(Sorry to leave so many comments but this video is just so cool! lol)
It’s amazing to see the actual charting of her notes like this. She had a perfect way of sliding up to a note just slightly, and then using vibrato along with a push of air making the note louder. Hard to explain but makes her voice unmistakable! I think it’s what you’re describing as a “cry.” 16:17
Such a beautiful voice, and such a wonderful analysis. Bravo, Fil, very insightful, very educational, with such a great explanation of things I feel about music but cannot express.
Another great analysis. Loved Patsy Cline, now every time I listen to her, I’ll remember this video.