MafiaScum Idol Season 1 (And the winner is...)

[Haschel Cedricson]

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[Haschel Cedricson]

Woo, can't wait to coast on my gimmick for a few rounds before going home, a la John Stevens from season 3.

[Haschel Cedricson]

For what it's worth, I think you have a nice voice!

[Haschel Cedricson]

Everybody had great auditions but Jesus Christ, give Flubbernugget the $10,000.

[Haschel Cedricson]

If you're a little tech savvy you could try Audacity. That's what I used. I captured my desktop audio for the song, and then recorded myself a few times singing, and then used the best portions for the final mix.

I also used Audacity.

[Haschel Cedricson]

The only editing I'm doing is layering the voices on top of each other.

[Haschel Cedricson]

I've also submitted.

My bassline is garbage but it is what it is.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Mine is not barbershop but is is four part harmony.

[Haschel Cedricson]

is it bohemian rhapsody?

Seriously considered it, but no.

[Haschel Cedricson]

... I'd be very interested to see what you can do with just a singular voice on a song in the future since I know you have a lovely tone and quality to your voice. Maybe you will surprise me in a future round with that?

You know, I was gonna keep the harmony thing rolling but I guess I might think about it next r...

Mina has chosen Broadway, Round 2 begins now and you have your theme.

*looks at song I had already thought about singing before I even knew there was going to be a Broadway round*

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[Haschel Cedricson]

Hey Mina wanna duet on Schadenfreude again like we did at Survivormeet 3?

[Haschel Cedricson]

I never did theater or drama in high school but I've always suspected I would have been really good at it. This round is giving me a chance to explore that and I'm loving it.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Submitted!

I promise this song is not four-part harmony.

[Haschel Cedricson]

I have a realistic self-assessment of my strengths and weaknesses and can handle any constructive criticism leveled my way.

[Haschel Cedricson]

By the way, you should all be very thankful I'm trying to give my vocal cords a rest, because I was tempted to subject you to more cat murder with this song.

"Wow," you may be thinking. "I had no idea you were able to belt some of those ridiculous high notes." To which my response would be, "...no, I most certainly can't, but I wasn't going to let that stop me." This time instead of abusing my vocal cords, I think I'll abuse my lungs instead.

I finally checked to see what song you were referring to, and I want you to know I seriously considered Candy Store.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Listening to my entry there's one note where I sing G instead of A-flat and even though nobody else will notice it it drives me crazy.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Definitely glad I didn't also go Hamilton because the two Hamilton songs here nailed it.

[Haschel Cedricson]

also in hindsight, I think Hello from Book of Mormon would have been a perfect Haschel song

I did consider that one too! Ultimately I decided since they are all my voice a lot of the effect would have been lost.

[Haschel Cedricson]

let me know if anyone wants specific feedback from me - this is probably the one category I'd feel comfortable talking about

Oh yeah, I'll sign up for this.

[Haschel Cedricson]

...whereas "The Hamilton Polka" itself has not been specifically in a musical.

then how do you explain this, smart guy

[Haschel Cedricson]

Er... what are the boundaries around subject matter/profanity?

I’m working on writing up feedback for people but I got complained at last night for singing and waking up my bf D: so I’ll try to get to that later today

I personally don’t have issues with anything, but I can add a tag to the doc if you have concerns. I don’t believe music should be censored but I do believe in giving out warning tags if necessary.

Got it, "Smell Yo Dick" it is.

[Haschel Cedricson]

btw, I have a song, which is

mostly

sung by a male, but there are some female parts in it. is that acceptable?

I think my opinion on singing multiple parts is clear!

[Haschel Cedricson]

That actually works out perfect, because tomorrow I will have the house to myself which makes for better recording conditions.

[Haschel Cedricson]

How do we want to do this, Flub?

A strikes one, B strikes two, A picks from what's left?

[Haschel Cedricson]

Part of me wants to get country out of the way sooner than later

I can consent to picking country.

Malkon, does this include country-adjacent genres like western swing or bluegrass? Basically I'm assuming that anything that would be performed at the Grand Ole Opry would qualify.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Confirm country

[Haschel Cedricson]

Update: This whole contest is wreaking havoc on my Youtube Recommended Videos algorithm.

[Haschel Cedricson]

I have submitted a non-Country Roads song, and I am

very

not worried about somebody else picking the same song.

[Haschel Cedricson]

As Klick is a native Texan, this round is his to lose.

[Haschel Cedricson]

I have no clue what that means...

Also I just remembered Red Solo Cup is a thing and am now expecting 20 versions of it!

Red Solo Cup is awful. Toby Keith sings "You, sir, do not have a pair of testicles if you prefer drinking from glass." And yet in his hit song I Love This Bar, he clearly states that "And we like to drink our beer from a mason jar; mmmm I love this bar." Which is it, Toby?

[Haschel Cedricson]

jgwentworth.mp3

[Haschel Cedricson]

As long as we're sharing non-submissions here's my first idea I had. I rejected it because I couldn't change the key in either direction without ruining it.

Whiskey Lullaby

[Haschel Cedricson]

Toolenduso, is your avatar from the CAP project? I feel like it is but am also too lazy to check.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Ok I expected everyone to do my song but then everyone* did part of your world

*two people

If it makes you feel better I considered your song.

[Haschel Cedricson]

I may need an extension until the evening; my Internet is out so I can neither download my backing track nor upload a completed song.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Counterpoint: Falsetto is

fun

.

By the way, did you know that it wasn't until the 1950s that people started to accept the premise that women could sing falsetto? Every time I remember that I still can't believe it.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Oh yeah and I submitted my song. There's a fun vocoder part in the middle that I didn't use a vocoder on!

[Haschel Cedricson]

someone sang mr blue sky huh

...

Maybe.

[Haschel Cedricson]

Oh I learned at karaoke long ago to not even bother attempting that song.

[Haschel Cedricson]

I have submitted! No video, but I am indeed doing arm motions during the chorus.

[Haschel Cedricson]

What about a song that was written for a movie but then the studio decided they wanted a different artist to sing it instead and then that second artist released her recording a month before the movie came out and then the first artist who was supposed to be in the movie but wasn't released her version of the song the same day as the second artist?

[Haschel Cedricson]

I'm not gonna sing that song because I have some others that fit my voice better, but I did consider it!

Bonus points if you can guess what song I'm referring to.

[Haschel Cedricson]

The worst part of this contest is thinking "Oh I should have done THIS song in that previous round instead!" Yesterday while driving I had a strong urge to resubmit the Animation round with "Never Had A Friend Like Me".

[Haschel Cedricson]

"You Know My Name" is probably the best Bond song and the best Bond opening sequence, attached to not the best movie but still a good movie.

I almost did "A View To A Kill", which is the second-best Bond song attached to the absolute worst Bond movie.