Round 5: Shankar Mahadevan

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Posted: 14 years ago
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Shankar Mahadevan




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Breathless
https://www.fullsongs.net/listen.php?name=breathless-shankar_mahadevan.mp3&url=t62XabuWw8iblM9kmtChv9KkvaiZho_ZsJd9ppjOnaiRhLi2xZV86mFIQbXHsn_MrKiDuMTYh567s7rhp52DsKCussW9h2aoup_Cq7SrkNCrnsVsZG2c2pGmicmhy6TauZ6Q0byp1n2pfXeKot2Pl5RkmdaVwJPBraKrvqG2NWpiiJW7k8W-x6yimeWAeqyfoOiSeoSJjNC9qsiai3rEwcWYi72tzqiv10doc7C9k7OkqqLBqLigo4-vtrjQpIukj6uo0LrRdqaCzq-op6nLtq68oKxMbTHNsrw

Btw, just in case that link doesn't work because it's so long, go here


and click the play button above "Download Now"


Please rate his performance 1-10.

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  • 10 is the highest rating, 1 is the lowest
  • You are NOT rating the song
  • You are NOT rating how much you like Shankar
  • You are NOT rating how much you like his singing in general
  • You ARE rating how well he sang in this song in particular
  • Set 5 as the average bollywood playback singing performance, and rate from there
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  • Final score will be computed after about 2 days of voting and after judges have also given their ratings


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Feel free to discuss his rating for this performance!






Edited by risingabove - 14 years ago

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risingabove thumbnail
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Posted: 14 years ago
#2
And for this, the song selector wanted me to let the audience know that he did indeed sing the whole thing at once!
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Wow

👏👏👏



This performance has left me breathless....and speechless...

Just listening to it, and realizing the difficulty presented throughout the song, you seriously have trouble breathing.

I'm still having trouble breathing and am short of words right now. Nothing needs to be said here anyways.



Rating: 10/10






This is why Shankar Mahadevan is a legend!


👏
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Posted: 14 years ago
#4
A 100? 😳

A perfect 10 from me.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Wow.. you have laid the best of best here of Shankar ji!
I must commend that this is the one thing that no other singer can do.. Sing Breathlessly for more than 2 minutes.. so would like to give a huge applaud to Shankarji for this song 👏
"Khawab Jo Tootay Mere.." line is beautifully sung by Shankarji..
All the words are clearly pronounced, the little classical elements inserted in between the song, is again an amazing rendition..However, the drawback is that the song does not activate your feelings, a smooth rhythmical song would have had a greater impact..
the singers remaining here in this competition, all are just amazing, you can judge just the expression now, the singing is flawless.. so i am keeping that in my mind.. In the previous round, had given 10 on 10 because of the outstanding singing combined with the heart-felt feelings which the song "Taaray Zameen Per" generates..
So, i am cutting the marks on that point.. otherwise, this song has always amazed me because of its breathless singing.. so my points are 9 out of 10.. would have loved to give a 10 on 10 but have to follow the rules which i have set for myself as judge..

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Posted: 14 years ago
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This is one song that is UNLIKE ANY OTHER, one of  kind.

10/10.👏
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Shankar said in an interview that he took breaths in between but art is to hide it i guess.  btw following is video  of Shankar singing breathless live actually faster in the first half  and  much faster in the second :) Just great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwdV0QZOZp4
Edited by rahul_02006 - 14 years ago
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Interesting composition not much of singing, more acrobatics.

8
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: Summer3

Interesting composition not much of singing, more acrobatics.

8



Booooooooooo


As the person above said, it's not acrobatics, but it's s singing technique to sing continuously and hide your breathing while singing. Thus, it is all singing. Singing in a style no one else can match.


This is a legendary performance unlike any other ever seen. It deserves past all 10s.
Edited by ssk13809 - 14 years ago
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Oh common! This was was not recorded in single breath. Even I remember one of Shankar ji's interview on a TV chat show. Host was Roshan Abbas. I am really disappointed here that this song is getting so many tens. Shankar ji is no doubt a great singer but he is also a human. Can you imagine any human singing non stop for around 4 minutes.Edited by brahmabul - 14 years ago