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kevin bishop's singing voice

posted 20 years ago by Labelleloba
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Did he do his own singing? His voice sounded really hi-pitched.

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[–] mttomb 20 years ago

Yeah, he sounds like a girl, but it was good, because we could believe that Blind Pew thought he was a girl. I always suspected that was partly why they cast him.

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[–] the_lone_wolf-1 20 years ago

First off, yes, he sang the songs. But, he did it before his voice broke. But, when it came time to film, his voice was breaking so he lip-synched the songs.
Second, Blind Pew thought he was a girl, not because of his voice, but because of his long hair. Another visually-challenged joke that was put in for a laugh.

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[–] mttomb 20 years ago

I think it was both because of his voice and because of his hair (actually, more the voice, honestly). I mean, if you felt Hulk Hogan's long hair but heard his voice, you wouldn't think it was a girl, and many boys had long hair in this point in history. You wouldn't assume that, because a person has long hair, it is a girl. It is still a blind joke, but I think it's funnier because he sounds like a girl, rather than because his hair is long. I mean, even Kermit has long hair in this movie.

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[–] the_lone_wolf-1 19 years ago

Kermit was wearing a wig. Most captains wear wigs. It was "in" at that era. But, I'm not making it a dispute about hair, I'm just making sure the facts are known. Kermit wears a wig.

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[–] mttomb 19 years ago

Yeah, it's a wig. It always bothered me, actually, because it just seems weird to see Kermit with hair. But, yeah, wig.

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[–] hans_jenssen 19 years ago

[I think it was both because of his voice and because of his hair (actually, more the voice, honestly).]

Blind Pew hadn't heard Jim speak. He was just feeling his head. It must've been the hair and feminine facial features that tipped him off.

[–] mttomb 19 years ago

Yes he had. Jim said something along the lines of, "I'm sorry but the bar is closed" when Pew came in. (Paraphrased.) Also, Jim was grunting and stuff while Pew was holding him.

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[–] professor_dorr 19 years ago

Someone said something about his feminine facial features. How would he have known if he was "visually challenged"? Just wondering, this had perplexed me for a long time as well. :)

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[–] lroy77 11 years ago

I have an issue with Kermit singing It's Not Easy Being Green because, of course not all frogs are green...in fact some of them are red and blue and yellow.

[–] agentclaudia 19 years ago

OMFG scariest boy-soprano EVER. Scared the crap out of me. o.O

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[–] the_lone_wolf-1 19 years ago

You do know it was a pre-recording of his voice, don't you?

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[–] agentclaudia 19 years ago

Yes, but it's still really scary.

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[–] professor_dorr 19 years ago

Someone said something about his feminine facial features and his hair. How would he have known if he was "visually challenged"? Just wondering, this had perplexed me for a long time as well. :)

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[–] timptingcurry 19 years ago

Kevin Bishop's voice is NOTHING compared to Tim Curry's. I realize the age difference, but I still wanted to point it out.

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[–] hans_jenssen 19 years ago

Oh, well, duh. Tim Curry's awesome. Kevin Bishop is a chorus girl... hehe. Okay, that was harsh. I do like Kevin.

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[–] psychosomatic99 19 years ago

Kevin Bishops voice is really nice for before hitting puberty. It's definatley high, but some boys are just like that. And who knows? the score could have been written for his higher voice and he aslo has a lower voice to. If you notice, his range in the movie isn't that big. And i doubt the score would be written around his voice.

[–] the_lone_wolf-1 18 years ago

I dunno. They tweak the songs to suit the actors singing them so it would be good for their range of voice.

If they didn't, they would have to fire the actor...which is unlikely.

Depends upon the composer of the music. He or she or they may have created the music before the hiring of the actors or afterwards.

[–] TheLittleSongbird 16 years ago

"Music comes from within, from your heart, and from your soul"

I liked it. It probably lacks substance, because he was 15 or 16, and there was evidence that his voice was breaking. Again, it could be to do with the song and the range in which he has to sing in.