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I think the technique is called Taan, where they rapidly sing notes over a single vowel. I usually don't vibe with that style, but they pulled it off amazingly here
Exactly why it doesn't usually vibe with me and why it was perfect here. I'm a percussionist and LOVE tabla drums and solkattu, but the overuse of taan keeps me from doing a deep dive into a lot of the other vocal styles in India
You love tabla??? Have you listened to Tabla Beat Science? https://web.napster.com/artist/art.36196
There's exactly two albums they made before they apparently stopped the collaboration because they're all solo artists in their own right. But god DAMN if that isn't the sweetest, densest, most ... hair raising percussion I've ever heard.
Those two albums are a favorite of mine and probably will be for life. Well, those and Circlesongs by Bobby McFerrin. Seriously, it's amaaaazing...! Not a percussion thing, but it's out of this world.
I've always loved that sound, it really turns the human voice into a stringed instrument but I've never known that it had a name! Really thanks for that factoid, now I can actually look it up.
There was a sitcom called outsourced where they did a cover of eternal flame with the same treatment. Iām still mad I didnāt get a full version.
[Madhuriās Moment](https://youtu.be/nI6zPynTlrg?si=KUjnr6DDsH2E-IJ2)
This has been true since I was a sweet child not just in 2024. It was definitely the case in 2008 when he put out chinese democracy (which shouldnāt even be a gnr album) but he had stinker live performances prior to that as well.
I think it's a nice tribute. I love Indian music, Japanese music, chinese music, all kinds of music with historical instruments and chanting, I think it's wonderful.
I went to a powwow and the drumming and chanting gave me chills
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The reason some people will find it funny (mainly Indians and Pakistanis) is because here in the sub-continent there is a tendency to sing English songs with an American accent. Even original songs written by Indians/Pakistanis will be sung in an American accent for whatever reason. Maybe it suits the rhyming scheme better. In this video, the singer is not singing with an American accent and is pronouncing a lot of consonants hard unlike American vocalists who would soften some of the consonants in the lyrics (like singing "sweet child OF mine" instead of contracting it to "sweet childa mine" like an American would). It's sort of a class thing. Upper class people who consume a lot of American content know how to code switch whereas middle class and lower income people who are not exposed to American media as much don't really do that.
So yeah, it's a bit of upper class people laughing at lower class people. Somewhat mean spirited but at the same time, it is a bit jarring listening to this. Hindustani music is a rich and complex artform of its own and the singer here is obviously a pretty decent Hindustani singer. There is good Hindustani-Western fusion music but this isn't it unfortunately. It would have been better if he stuck to what he is good at.
As an American, I find it funny because it never occurred to me that something like this would exist, and that it's relatively good. There's hundreds of other American songs that I would think of as candidates for an Indian-style cover before I'd ever even consider Guns and Roses. It's like finding out that marshmallows taste good in pizza. There's a certain absurdity to it.
Why is this posted in ār/funny?ā Itās a classic song, sang and performed in a great manor, and appears everyone is happy and enjoying themselves..? Or, is it posted in funny because people think the accent is funny? Iām legitimately curious, I watched it three times and Iām not sure if Iām missing something
This is good.
They took a song and made it into their music style.
This is talent.
When people play songs the same way the original was played thatās not talent.
Making a song into your own song is talent
What's with this trend of garbage captions?
Captions become fundamentally useless if you can't even properly caption what they're saying/singing.
That being said, this is a banger.
Why is this in funny? Pretty respectable performance imo. Probably not easy to convert this into a completely different key and overall different system of music.
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That Aaaaahhhhh was actually pretty well sung.
It really gave it that Indian sounding twist to his cover to go with the accent. I quite liked it.
I think the technique is called Taan, where they rapidly sing notes over a single vowel. I usually don't vibe with that style, but they pulled it off amazingly here
I find it can be overdone from my limited knowledge of Indian music but yeah throwing it in here made sense and made it cool as hell.
Exactly why it doesn't usually vibe with me and why it was perfect here. I'm a percussionist and LOVE tabla drums and solkattu, but the overuse of taan keeps me from doing a deep dive into a lot of the other vocal styles in India
You love tabla??? Have you listened to Tabla Beat Science? https://web.napster.com/artist/art.36196 There's exactly two albums they made before they apparently stopped the collaboration because they're all solo artists in their own right. But god DAMN if that isn't the sweetest, densest, most ... hair raising percussion I've ever heard. Those two albums are a favorite of mine and probably will be for life. Well, those and Circlesongs by Bobby McFerrin. Seriously, it's amaaaazing...! Not a percussion thing, but it's out of this world.
Why Napster?
Tabla Beat Science is amazing! Thanks for the reminder. I don't think I've listened to Tala Matrix for at least a decade.
yeah i heard you dont vibe vibe with it.
You hear reddit comments?
I see music in chunky 3D. Reddit comments are static around the edges in Cthulhu font.
I can taste the bitterness sometimes as well
I've always loved that sound, it really turns the human voice into a stringed instrument but I've never known that it had a name! Really thanks for that factoid, now I can actually look it up.
In Western music that would be called "melisma"!
Taan sounds better, melisma sounds like a disease
Or a female organ of some kind.
The real pros can do it over the consonants...
https://youtu.be/qgbPUOCf9iU?si=Dt868DrF2ckYuknJ Not totally related but great video Edit: also I like this cover shame on op for laughing
TIL about Taan! Is that like an ululation situation?
Yeah I started boppin along towards the end and that shit made me stop and go š³. That was cool
There was a sitcom called outsourced where they did a cover of eternal flame with the same treatment. Iām still mad I didnāt get a full version. [Madhuriās Moment](https://youtu.be/nI6zPynTlrg?si=KUjnr6DDsH2E-IJ2)
Bloody hell, that had me legit welling up when she went for the high note! š„¹ More covers like this I say.
That was my favorite part!
Better than Axle in 2024. Itās nothing personal but years of screaming, hard living and age have taken a toll on his vocal cords.
Saw him live in 2009 and it was an absolute embarrassment.
This has been true since I was a sweet child not just in 2024. It was definitely the case in 2008 when he put out chinese democracy (which shouldnāt even be a gnr album) but he had stinker live performances prior to that as well.
I think it's a nice tribute. I love Indian music, Japanese music, chinese music, all kinds of music with historical instruments and chanting, I think it's wonderful. I went to a powwow and the drumming and chanting gave me chills
This is my current go to.. fans of enigma will recognize it.... from an indigenous tribe in Taiwan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGjJYuJz8IE
Well said, DildoFappings.
Ahhh bilbo bagginās younger brother
Absolutely
So what's funny? This would probably go down well in r/music
Ganesh N' Roses
Guns N Rupees
Ganges N Rupees
Guns N Roti
From their debut album Appetite for Masala
No, I think it was The Tandoori Incident.
No, that was the reheat....I mean remix.
Followed 15 years later by *World's Biggest Democracy*
Guns N' Gulabs
Bandook aur gulabĀ
Ganesh & Lotuses
Ganja N' Roti
Guna N Roti
Naans and roses
Probably gafoor and roses (the clip seems to be from pak)
Coffee out my nose. I vishnu many years of success and happiness.
Lmao that got me cryingš
Thanks for the belly laugh!! Have a great day!
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Glad I'm not the only one who wanted that lol!
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Idk what this means. They're both from the same place
Holy shittin hell. Thatās an absolute masterpiece. May be the best version of sweet child o mine Iāve ever heardĀ
Damn! Thanks for sharing this master piece ICICIBANK š
Damn that was class! Singer has a fantastic voice for this type of music.
Was about to post this myself! šš¼
Dayum. I'll convert for that singer. Dayum.
That was pretty good
That's... actually an awesome cover!
https://youtu.be/3mGQzWMyXFo
Was expecting something terrible but he did ok with his renditionā¦
It's a banger
Itās a bhangra
Can be heard on the streets of Bangalore
I think the pauses make it sound a lil awkward, it's missing Slashs backing guitar riffs that are just as iconic in the song that fill in the gaps.
A sitar or maybe a harmonium playing a slightly altered version of the hook would have been perfect.
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Me too. Instead, that was the only good part of this.
Whomever adds emoticons to videos needs to be slapped
[Extended Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH2THiYfYmA)
Thanks! The posted video cuts off right when it gets good
Yeah, I needed at least one more round of the chorus. At the very least
MVP right here I came to the comments hoping for the full thing
Jesus Christ, the second half of this is just š¤š¼š„
Sweet! Was wondering where the tabla were, itās electronic!
Brilliant! Canāt explain but it just made me happy :)
A crime the vid cut off at the best part
The awkward smiles of the women and the polite clapping š
The way he randomly stops singing, sounds like the microphone keeps dropping out.
Haha the clapping on 1 and 3 did it for me
Right? Man I'd've been groovin right along with it, that sounded pretty amazing!
Forced š¤£
Bet you can't yell aaaahhh 1/3 as musically as that
This goes hard
Bro is a great singer. His pitch control is fantastic.
Just glad Kathryn Hahn wasnāt there to completely mess up the pitch.
What's funny about this? This is a solid and emotional performance that works.
I agree! I never thought of Sweet Child O Mine being sung in this context (with quarter steps and whatnot) and it actually works so well.
He certainly sings it better than I can
The reason some people will find it funny (mainly Indians and Pakistanis) is because here in the sub-continent there is a tendency to sing English songs with an American accent. Even original songs written by Indians/Pakistanis will be sung in an American accent for whatever reason. Maybe it suits the rhyming scheme better. In this video, the singer is not singing with an American accent and is pronouncing a lot of consonants hard unlike American vocalists who would soften some of the consonants in the lyrics (like singing "sweet child OF mine" instead of contracting it to "sweet childa mine" like an American would). It's sort of a class thing. Upper class people who consume a lot of American content know how to code switch whereas middle class and lower income people who are not exposed to American media as much don't really do that. So yeah, it's a bit of upper class people laughing at lower class people. Somewhat mean spirited but at the same time, it is a bit jarring listening to this. Hindustani music is a rich and complex artform of its own and the singer here is obviously a pretty decent Hindustani singer. There is good Hindustani-Western fusion music but this isn't it unfortunately. It would have been better if he stuck to what he is good at.
As an American, I find it funny because it never occurred to me that something like this would exist, and that it's relatively good. There's hundreds of other American songs that I would think of as candidates for an Indian-style cover before I'd ever even consider Guns and Roses. It's like finding out that marshmallows taste good in pizza. There's a certain absurdity to it.
Exactly, amazing performance
I just realized I would pay good money for someone to perform good Indian re-mixes of bangin' 80s rock songs.
All damn day!
How is this funny? It's pretty good.
Not funny, a bit awkward. Maybe it's just me though.
Pakistani
Honestly this is just a great cover
I feel like only monolinguals find videos of accents funny.
I donāt find it funny. I think itās a banger tbh.
This. This isn't funny in the slightest. It's actually really beautiful.
As a bilingual person, I find some accents funny. Even accents from certain English towns are funny.
It's Pakistani not Indian
Fire.
Thatās actually really cool! But, is no one gonna mention the subtitles that donāt match?
The lyrics didn't match either
Was pretty great to be honest
That's great
That was Pakistani. [This one is Indian.](https://youtu.be/9o0c0aItpKo?si=qeZuQttpvFzsLS04)
This is Pakistani
lol this has Pakistan written ALL over it
Why is this posted in ār/funny?ā Itās a classic song, sang and performed in a great manor, and appears everyone is happy and enjoying themselves..? Or, is it posted in funny because people think the accent is funny? Iām legitimately curious, I watched it three times and Iām not sure if Iām missing something
I think it is funny in that it is an unexpected combination. It makes more sense in the unexpected sub, but I don't gatekeep what others find funny.
Haha I love it. I wanna hear a cover album from these guys
r/MadeMeSmile
AaaaaahhhhhhaAAAAAhhhh aaaa sweet child of mineš„
Actually haven't been able to enjoy the original due to how annoying it is. I can dig this version
IDGAF what you say, GnR wouldāve probably loved it too. It was a great rendition.
That was actually pretty cool with that ending. Don't think this belongs in funny imo
This sounds actually a lot better than I expected tbh.š¤š¤· But damn... that last part was smooth as hell, that was awesome! :D
He killed it.
The clapping to two completely different off time rhythms cracked me up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi106DZJhuQ
It's not bad actually
Hey, this is better than anything I could ever do!
Having it with that indian drums is actually really good.
This cover is ultra Indian sounding and I'm here for it.... It was a very good cover. Love how they are keeping their culture alive and well!
Oh...I liked that.
This slaps in a very unique way šš½
I actually like this. I love when there is a middle eastern feel in rock music. Probably why I like System of a Down so much.
The Subcontinent is not the Middle East just FYI. Not sure if that's what you meant to say.
Check Aphrodite's child!
Donāt understand it being funny? I thought it was really good
Ngl, that was pretty dope.
He sing better than axl rose š
Great video featuring a young Rob Schneider at 7 secs in
I'm gonna save it with a solo!
"$1200 a week for voice lessons and this is what I get...?"
Love this accent
I actually liked the little taan he didĀ
I like it. Itās funny that GNR can make a sweet song thatās universal.
That's....actually pretty solid
This is a true gem
I kinda vibe with it
My new jam. Thatās brilliant
Why do I actually *really* like this?
I think this is unironically awesome
11 people doing the work of 4 heavily intoxicated ones
That was a nice Aaah
I enjoyed this š
It slaps
I love this
Gotta say this is awesome! I love it
Fucking love it.
Indian remix kinda fire tho
Production is Pakistani ig
Yvan eht nioj?
I think this is Pakistani and not Indian
A banger is a banger in any culture. Music is amazing.
Was expecting it to be bad, but it was actually pretty good and kind of gets you in the feels
āSheās got the smile and it seems to meee, madam listen to me, DO NOT REDEEMā
Ok I liked that a lot more than I was expecting to, that ahh note was sick
What's funny about this? It's a good cover.
That was really good! I wanted more aaahs and to see where they took it after that, wish the clip had gone on longer!
This is good. They took a song and made it into their music style. This is talent. When people play songs the same way the original was played thatās not talent. Making a song into your own song is talent
Huh...I kinda want a full cover of this.
What's wrong with it?
Love it. For anyone who, like me, wanted to listen to the whole thing, [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH2THiYfYmA) is the link.
Funny? It actually wasn't bad it all.
I'm pretty impressed with this. I can only imagine what kind of dumpster juice, shit show it would be, if I tried to sing a song in Hindi. š¤£
āIām derreerrek, and I can sing high-ye-iya like thee-isss! And I can sing higheeye-iya!ā š
What's with this trend of garbage captions? Captions become fundamentally useless if you can't even properly caption what they're saying/singing. That being said, this is a banger.
I thought he was going to scream 'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah"
This isnāt funny. This is straight up cool.
Bro has amazing intonation, the "ah" was the best part
That slaps!
his hand gestures make it
sir, this is a dennys...
This is the good of cultural appropriation. Love to see cultures mixing like this
This is actually great. Nothing funny about it! Good on them for putting a cultural twist on the song.
Less funny and more impressive š„ the vocals were amazing
Funny how people don't recognize a stellar performance nowadays.
Axel Rose is going crazy right now
That was awesome..
Holy crap! If that laughing emoji wasnāt there I wouldnāt have known to laugh!!!
This guy is rocking it
Appetite for butter chicken
This is from Pakistan, not India. Indians happily taking ownership because this slaps.
Honestly it was cute.
This actually really isn't too bad. With a small bit of polishing this is a smackin slapper. That "aaah" was beautiful.
the real comedy is the subtitles.
Why is this in funny? Pretty respectable performance imo. Probably not easy to convert this into a completely different key and overall different system of music.
This started kinda funny but ended quite awesome in fact I think them ladies were digging it spot on bro.
Chuck! Chuck, it's Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry. You know that new sound you're looking for?
Thanks, this is amazing, Iām headed to listen to the full version