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NEW SONG - Akon feat. Michael Jackson "Hold my hand" [updates in post #1]

i agree i think he is trying to sing in Michael's style,.......................just sooooooooooooo nice to hear mj's voice again though
 
Well if he's trying to sound like Michael, he isn't doing a very good job, lol. He sound's like he's singing in his usual style.
 
Marni said:
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Mj sounds no different in phrasing and tone to the Invincible sessions to me. :) I reckon Akon's imitating MJ. :yes: He like upped his game on this one coz Akon never sings this well (imo) :)
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Imma have to disagree with both of you. :p I think Michael's voice and phrasing in HMH resembles "I Can't Help It" from OTW. Have a listen: :)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=klja3RBVXis
 
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MJ sounds like MJ and Akon sounds like Akon. Their voices just blend well together.
 
as long as i hear michael i'm not that bothered what akon sounds like but he sounds good on this track and i love the song
 
Marni said:
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Mj sounds no different in phrasing and tone to the Invincible sessions to me. :) I reckon Akon's imitating MJ. :yes: He like upped his game on this one coz Akon never sings this well (imo) :)
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I actually think both of them immitated each other.The first verse MJ sings is Akonish, I was rather shocked at how versatile Mj was to sing like that, but there were places where I was convinced that MJ was singing, I think the first line of the second verse, and I was told thaat it was Akon. Someone even commented on it, that MJ shopuld have sang that part. So, I think that these 2 singers were having a game of copying each other.
 
the melody of the song will make anyone going to sing this song sounds like MJ or Akon thats why they sound like each other !!!!
 
Ok, I have the song on repeat AGAIN. :wub:

And I'm singing alooooooooooooooooong. My mouth hurts, but IDC cause it's so dang catchy and fun. :ph34r::D
 
^^ Me too! I love it so much. Michael has the voice of an angel. Lord and the lyrics they are so deep, you can hear that he sings with his heart and soul.
 
Boy!! They aren't playin'!! They are snatchin' those suckers off YouTube FAST!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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It doesn't even matter if its gone, the song gets glued to your brain cells :lol:
 
I played the song for my children (separately). I asked my eldest child who was singing, and she said "that guy who tries to be MJ who sings "I need ya boo". I said you mean Chris Brown, then I said there are two people so who is it - and she said Chris Brown and Kanye West!! I said it's Michael Jackson and Akon - and she said "OMG that's Michael Jackson - that song is OK but it doesn't really suit him". Then 10 minutes later we were inside and she was humming a tune. I asked her what it was (it was obvious to me what is was), and she smiled and said "It's hold my hand. I've changed my mind about the song now. I like it, and I can't get it out of my head". Now both of the kids are singing it.
 
djbaby said:
I played the song for my children (separately). I asked my eldest child who was singing, and she said "that guy who tries to be MJ who sings "I need ya boo". I said you mean Chris Brown, then I said there are two people so who is it - and she said Chris Brown and Kanye West!! I said it's Michael Jackson and Akon - and she said "OMG that's Michael Jackson - that song is OK but it doesn't really suit him". Then 10 minutes later we were inside and she was humming a tune. I asked her what it was (it was obvious to me what is was), and she smiled and said "It's hold my hand. I've changed my mind about the song now. I like it, and I can't get it out of my head". Now both of the kids are singing it.
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Ah!! :eek: Another story that makes me smile! That's just great! :D

I can't get it out of my head too. :wub: Literally.
 
~God~Bless~MJ~ said:
^^ Me too! I love it so much. Michael has the voice of an angel. Lord and the lyrics they are so deep, you can hear that he sings with his heart and soul.
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yup! yup! yup! i came in too late for the song so what i heard on you tube is just a leftover but boyoboyoboy! i still love it. michael's vocals was highlighted in the vid. akon's is hardly audible. result? michael's voice came soaring like that of an angel! it's the closest thing on being in heaven:yes:
 
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djbaby said:
I played the song for my children (separately). I asked my eldest child who was singing, and she said "that guy who tries to be MJ who sings "I need ya boo". I said you mean Chris Brown, then I said there are two people so who is it - and she said Chris Brown and Kanye West!! I said it's Michael Jackson and Akon - and she said "OMG that's Michael Jackson - that song is OK but it doesn't really suit him". Then 10 minutes later we were inside and she was humming a tune. I asked her what it was (it was obvious to me what is was), and she smiled and said "It's hold my hand. I've changed my mind about the song now. I like it, and I can't get it out of my head". Now both of the kids are singing it.
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cool story :)
 
djbaby said:
I played the song for my children (separately). I asked my eldest child who was singing, and she said "that guy who tries to be MJ who sings "I need ya boo". I said you mean Chris Brown, then I said there are two people so who is it - and she said Chris Brown and Kanye West!! I said it's Michael Jackson and Akon - and she said "OMG that's Michael Jackson - that song is OK but it doesn't really suit him". Then 10 minutes later we were inside and she was humming a tune. I asked her what it was (it was obvious to me what is was), and she smiled and said "It's hold my hand. I've changed my mind about the song now. I like it, and I can't get it out of my head". Now both of the kids are singing it.
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Thats the power of Michael Jackcson right there!:clapping:
 
If someone is going to upload it, don't write anything about michael jackson in the entire description. Make everything completely non mj related even the video, this way sony has no clue it's there and you can post here and let us watch.
 
Tenacious D said:
If someone is going to upload it, don't write anything about michael jackson in the entire description. Make everything completely non mj related even the video, this way sony has no clue it's there and you can post here and let us watch.
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Youtube has some clever device that scans the videos for sound . . so you could name it what you want, they will still find it
 
wannabestartinsomthin21 said:
Well if he's trying to sound like Michael, he isn't doing a very good job, lol. He sound's like he's singing in his usual style.
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And Michael is singing in his usual style too. Maybe neither sounds like the other at all. :unsure:

wendy2004 said:
Imma have to disagree with both of you. :p I think Michael's voice and phrasing in HMH resembles "I Can't Help It" from OTW. Have a listen: :)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=klja3RBVXis
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I agree actually- it's pure Michael. :D

WHES said:
MJ sounds like MJ and Akon sounds like Akon. Their voices just blend well together.
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They do. :yes:

Datsymay said:
I actually think both of them immitated each other.The first verse MJ sings is Akonish, I was rather shocked at how versatile Mj was to sing like that, but there were places where I was convinced that MJ was singing, I think the first line of the second verse, and I was told thaat it was Akon. Someone even commented on it, that MJ shopuld have sang that part. So, I think that these 2 singers were having a game of copying each other.
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Good observation. :yes:
 
Well if you listen to the first verse, to me, it sound's like Michael is imitating Akon's phrasing. He's been known to copy other singers styles, phrasing and timing scarily well, and I think he does that here. Only it sounds a billion times better then Akon, lol.
 
wannabestartinsomthin21 said:
Well if you listen to the first verse, to me, it sound's like Michael is imitating Akon's phrasing. He's been known to copy other singers styles, phrasing and timing scarily well, and I think he does that here. Only it sounds a billion times better then Akon, lol.
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I think Akon knew Michael is going to be in some parts of the song, so he imitated Michael (he did it a little on Wbbs08 demo too).in HMH demo Akon sang the song with Two different ways of singing, you can still hear it on "the night are getting darker" thing... and maybe after that Michael "imitated" him:doh: it's not 100% similar.. cause they Really are two different people-_-

maybe not lol but i think it's a possibility.

and yeah Michael does sound a billion times better:D:punk:
 
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InvincibleTal said:
I think Akon knew Michael is going to be in some parts of the song, so he imitated Michael (he did it a little on Wbbs08 demo too).in HMH demo Akon sang the song with Two different ways of singing, you can still hear it on "the night are getting darker" thing... and maybe after that Michael "imitated" him:doh: it's not 100% similar.. cause they Really are two different people-_-

maybe not lol but i think it's a possibility.

and yeah Michael does sound a billion times better:D:punk:
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Yes, that's what I said as well, that they both immitated each other. They probably did it for fun. When Akon sang, The nights are getting darker' I really thought it was Michael, but people said it was Akon. So I got fooled there. But as you said, both singers have distinct voices and MJ's voice is very clear.
 
Well one should be able to clearly define Michael's voice from Akon's, simply because their timbre is completely different from one another's. On top of it, Akon doesn't use vibrato, while Michael clearly does. But the way Akon phrases when he sings I think Michael was clearly imitating in the opening verse.
 
I think this is a great song. It has a cool summer vibe in it...
 
1 thing to point out which i love, if you listen to michael just before the first chorus when he sings "if you just" he holds the nose and drags it out which not many people would have done just listen to akons Generic sound when he sings that part on the second chorus start, I also noticed Michael drags his vocals out longer than they seem, just listen this is where michaels expertise comes in ;)
 
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