what is this song???

vocalperk · 07-10-2007, 12:41 AM

I am trying to remember a song I listened to maybe 5 or 6 years ago. I am not sure if it was new at that time, or just new to me. All I can remember is the following:

female singer
I think it was rap
I also think this artist was originally kind of laughed at or not taken seriously because she has a little bit of a low voice?
the song started out with some beatboxing (human, not a machine)
the beatboxing went: bom ts kuh ts ts ts bu-kuh ts bom ts kuh ts ts ts bu-kuh
to get the rhythm of that beat box, each syllable is equally spaced apart and "bu-kuh" is said and spaced together like one syllable
there may have been some background-y vocals of females at one point that went "wahhhhhh"

This is all I can remember and it is driving me crazy not knowing which song/singer it is. I know those are vague points, but I am hoping the ones about beatboxing (I beatbox so I remember the beat more than the vocals) will ring some bells with someone!

Does anyone know? Thanks in advance if someone hits on it.

piercehawkeye45 · 07-10-2007, 01:35 AM

This is the best I can do....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_rappers

lumberjim · 07-10-2007, 01:36 AM

you should do a youtube clip of the beat...then post it so we can hear it.

otherwise.....all im getting is bobby mcpherson

freshnesschronic · 07-10-2007, 02:03 AM

Really hard to do with no rhythm help.

Crimson Ghost · 07-10-2007, 03:31 PM

female singer
I think it was rap
I also think this artist was originally kind of laughed at or not taken seriously because she has a little bit of a low voice?

Shot in the dark ..

Macy Grey?

Happy Monkey · 07-10-2007, 03:39 PM

Try this.

DanaC · 07-10-2007, 03:43 PM

Annoyingly I can't use the site. A year has gone by and I still haven't fixed my own computer. Still using the council laptop. Pathetic.

But.....what an amazing idea!

lumberjim · 07-10-2007, 04:02 PM

I FOUND IT!

vocalperk · 07-10-2007, 06:09 PM

I figured it out this morning. Yayyyy!

When I get home tonight I will upload an *.mp3 of (me beatboxing) the beat I typed out. I'm curious to see if anyone will be able to guess it from that clip. If not, then I will tell you which one it was.

Shawnee123 · 07-11-2007, 09:03 AM

I'd like to see that, vocal. I tried that site with a few songs, but never got a match to what I was trying to beat out. I thought it might be a "garbage in garbage out" thing but my ex (the piano player who went to Berklee in Boston) always said I had a good sense of beats and music though I've never played an instrument. Well, not any kind I could play in public.

theotherguy · 07-11-2007, 11:27 AM

Where is the upload?

Uisge Beatha · 07-11-2007, 11:38 AM

Last night I was waiting for it, too. At one point I saw vocalperk was checking this thread and 'managing attachments' at the time, but nothing showed up. I have noticed there are no audio file formats for attachment types, so maybe this threw a monkey wrench in the works. Would zipping an MP3 be the only way around this?

Shawnee123 · 07-11-2007, 12:01 PM

I know a way around it. Just tell us the cotton-pickin' name of the song and let us try it.

:p

vocalperk · 07-11-2007, 04:11 PM

sorry about that. I was planning to create a free account on angelfire or somewhere to upload the file, but I got home and was so tired I just didn't want to take the time. Plus it looks like angelfire mines data out the wazoo about you when you create an account.

Uisge Beatha, you are right, I was hoping there was a simple way around it to like, "attach" an MP3 but only certain attachable file types are valid. I had no idea you can see what people are doing in real time on this site.

I will try zipping the mp3 tonight. The beat is fairly simple and straightforward - nothing spectacular, but it should give the song away I hope.

Uisge Beatha · 07-11-2007, 05:41 PM

Cool -- I'm looking forward to checking it out. I love music, but don't know much at all about rap. Who knows, maybe I'll find something new into which I can delve.

As to seeing what others are doing in real time, it was just freak chance that I stumbled onto you last night, vocalperk. Since I've only been registered and posting for a few weeks, I still don't recognize lots of others here. While I was checking to see if you'd had the opportunity to upload your file, I decided to find out just who had us all anxiously waiting. I opened your profile (clicked your name in a post) and while reading it happened to see you were here and managing attachments. A similar tool is the 'Who's Online' option from the 'Quick Links' menu towards the upper-right of the page. There's nothing detailed, but you can tell when someone is around.

07-10-2007, 12:41 AM	#1
vocalperk Profitable Prophet Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 30	what is this song??? I am trying to remember a song I listened to maybe 5 or 6 years ago. I am not sure if it was new at that time, or just new to me. All I can remember is the following: female singer I think it was rap I also think this artist was originally kind of laughed at or not taken seriously because she has a little bit of a low voice? the song started out with some beatboxing (human, not a machine) the beatboxing went: bom ts kuh ts ts ts bu-kuh ts bom ts kuh ts ts ts bu-kuh to get the rhythm of that beat box, each syllable is equally spaced apart and "bu-kuh" is said and spaced together like one syllable there may have been some background-y vocals of females at one point that went "wahhhhhh" This is all I can remember and it is driving me crazy not knowing which song/singer it is. I know those are vague points, but I am hoping the ones about beatboxing (I beatbox so I remember the beat more than the vocals) will ring some bells with someone! Does anyone know? Thanks in advance if someone hits on it.

07-10-2007, 01:36 AM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	you should do a youtube clip of the beat...then post it so we can hear it. otherwise.....all im getting is bobby mcpherson __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-10-2007, 03:31 PM	#5
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	female singer I think it was rap I also think this artist was originally kind of laughed at or not taken seriously because she has a little bit of a low voice? Shot in the dark .. Macy Grey? __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

07-10-2007, 03:39 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Try this. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-10-2007, 04:02 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I FOUND IT! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-10-2007, 01:35 AM	#2
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	This is the best I can do.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_rappers

07-10-2007, 02:03 AM	#4
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Really hard to do with no rhythm help.

07-10-2007, 03:43 PM	#7
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Annoyingly I can't use the site. A year has gone by and I still haven't fixed my own computer. Still using the council laptop. Pathetic. But.....what an amazing idea!

07-10-2007, 06:09 PM	#9
vocalperk Profitable Prophet Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 30	Ah ha! I figured it out this morning. Yayyyy! When I get home tonight I will upload an *.mp3 of (me beatboxing) the beat I typed out. I'm curious to see if anyone will be able to guess it from that clip. If not, then I will tell you which one it was.

07-11-2007, 09:03 AM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'd like to see that, vocal. I tried that site with a few songs, but never got a match to what I was trying to beat out. I thought it might be a "garbage in garbage out" thing but my ex (the piano player who went to Berklee in Boston) always said I had a good sense of beats and music though I've never played an instrument. Well, not any kind I could play in public. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-11-2007, 11:27 AM	#11
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	Where is the upload? __________________ I should be working.

07-11-2007, 11:38 AM	#12
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Last night I was waiting for it, too. At one point I saw vocalperk was checking this thread and 'managing attachments' at the time, but nothing showed up. I have noticed there are no audio file formats for attachment types, so maybe this threw a monkey wrench in the works. Would zipping an MP3 be the only way around this?

07-11-2007, 12:01 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I know a way around it. Just tell us the cotton-pickin' name of the song and let us try it. :p __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-11-2007, 04:11 PM	#14
vocalperk Profitable Prophet Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 30	sorry sorry about that. I was planning to create a free account on angelfire or somewhere to upload the file, but I got home and was so tired I just didn't want to take the time. Plus it looks like angelfire mines data out the wazoo about you when you create an account. Uisge Beatha, you are right, I was hoping there was a simple way around it to like, "attach" an MP3 but only certain attachable file types are valid. I had no idea you can see what people are doing in real time on this site. I will try zipping the mp3 tonight. The beat is fairly simple and straightforward - nothing spectacular, but it should give the song away I hope.

07-11-2007, 05:41 PM	#15
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Cool -- I'm looking forward to checking it out. I love music, but don't know much at all about rap. Who knows, maybe I'll find something new into which I can delve. As to seeing what others are doing in real time, it was just freak chance that I stumbled onto you last night, vocalperk. Since I've only been registered and posting for a few weeks, I still don't recognize lots of others here. While I was checking to see if you'd had the opportunity to upload your file, I decided to find out just who had us all anxiously waiting. I opened your profile (clicked your name in a post) and while reading it happened to see you were here and managing attachments. A similar tool is the 'Who's Online' option from the 'Quick Links' menu towards the upper-right of the page. There's nothing detailed, but you can tell when someone is around.

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