Mariah Carey vs Christina Aguilera (Falsetto/Whistles: Note By Note)

Video and blurb by Trent jones. Check out his Youtube channel for more brilliant videos.

trentnjones | 19 August 2008

Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera both possess incredibly rare voices that have a mix of expansive range and power. Christina boasts a stunning 4 octave range (C#3-C#7) and Mariah wields her legendary 5 octave capacity which climbs from G#2-G#7. Over the years these women have had their differences but no one can deny the similarity between their voices. This video demonstrates these commonalities in their famed upper registers as well as several differences. I hope you like it!

This one goes out to all the haters who try to bring down one to promote the other.

Keep in mind that a lot of the notes contain melisma and heavy vibrato so even though I have highlighted them as G6, for instance, the vocal run may also include F6's and F#6 depending on the technique used by the singer.

Whistle Register: Eb6, E6, F6, F#6, G6, G#6

Rihanna- Watch both video versions of "who's that chick" (Day and night)

Day version                                                   Night version

Not content with having a single out already (see Only girl in the world Rihanna has released not one but two videos for a David Guetta track named Who's that chick.The song itself is a campy, fun if throwaway, dance number that doesn't take itself too seriously.

The two video versions for the single have the corresponding names of Day and Night.The Day video is bright, fun, and incorporates the 80's vibe that is prevalent at the moment in popular culture. Its' also similar to that found in her other single Only Girl.  

The Night video is less saturated in colour and has an eerie, Gothic feel that brings to mind the Russian Roulette video and the Rated R Rihanna.

With her last album Rated R underselling, by her previous standards, this era's happier Rihanna could be in danger of looking like a reversion to that successful incarnation, rather than an artistic progression forward, potentially rubbing out any credibility garnered from the Rated R album. To counter this the Rihanna team seem to have created these two contrasting videos in an attempt to smooth that transition in a way that makes it appear less contrived and more natural a progression.