Vocal BREAKDOWN. Harry Styles, Watermelon Sugar. (How to Connect Speaking to Singing) NOT a REACTION

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I've been doing quite a few "by request" videos lately, and I kept hearing from people about Harry Styles, and wanting me to analyze his voice. As I got into his stuff, one BIG thing stood out:
He's a FANTASTIC musical conversationalist! He doesn't sound like he's 'talking' when he's performing, but he's got a strong understanding of how to take his normal, expressive speech voice, and connect it to his singing. This is an area that MOST vocalists struggle with, honestly. We are either in "singing mode" or "talking mode". Great singers know that this isn't how it should be.
Let me show you, through a breakdown of Styles' performance of Watermelon Sugar, how to connect your speech voice to your singing and unlock all sorts of musical goodness!

[@styles8852]

Your free three videos course is amazing.I ve learnt how to sing from diaphragm so far.But sadly,I have to say goodbye since i dont have money to take another courses but i appreciate your videos.Thank you.

[@lukasbarnes4905]

am not sure what you mean about That? See Chris need's to hear more than you because what you heard Is your Dynamics and how to Connect Speaking to Singing that's what he need's from you. Am here to listen and Observing you so that you can Practice it in front of the Mirror. Thanks P.s so that's what Chris Is here to Analysis it

[@icyvolcanocomics]

as a rock musician, I personally find a lot of inspiration with Harry Styles' music, because he's just got such a command over a crowd with the sensibilities of the rockstars of the past. I'm glad you're doing new with this!

[@chrisliepe]

Nice... I agree!

[@dibutler9151]

Harry Styles singing Sledgehammer on Howard Stern is what you need to hear.

[@chrisliepe]

I'll check it out!

[@Patrick33194]

He is trying so hard to get rock/metalheads to take harry styles seriously 😂 Successfully so. I'm listening! Have a nice day

[@Patrick33194]

Great video. Good information, great details, great break down of the information and genuinely feeling very passionate delivery that makes me wanna get to work xD

[@chrisliepe]

haha... glad it worked!

[@TheNBSPerry]

Haha don’t care for Harry styles at all but your videos are great as usual ! Also my ears aren’t that good so I may be wrong but I’m so tired of the 6-4-5-1 chord progressions in music

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

I really like Harry's voice. Does anyone hear subtle shades of Chris Cornell?

[@barbaramattos2944]

Yes ,I think it resembles a lot!

[@hello-f-holes]

@VIDEOHEREBOB thanks for mentioning that. Maybe that's why i appreciate his singing especially on his tiny desk perf.

[@colby69420]

Yeah, Euphoria Mourning era specifically!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

@@hello-f-holes I'm a singer, and study a lot of great vocalists. Lou Gramm is my biggest influence.

[@brubarurno]

I do. Definitely a shade of Euphoria Mourning Chris. There's maybe a meeting point stylistically between them and Peter Gabriel, like he exists in a pocket dimension between them both. Would be pretty insane to hear him take on like... Disappearing One, Flutter Girl or something like that.

[@VroSpens]

Vocal Breakdown on Panic at the Disco’s cover of Bohemian Rhapsody 🤘🏼

[@chrisliepe]

oh that'd be a good one!

[@eimakaiomanguy5532]

Yeah man that is an amazing idea

[@anisthetic4151]

Yess

[@butterfly2721]

Please please please make more videos about him. I watch your how to sing with compression and it was awesome. Please please make more videos like this. Harry is amazing and u too

[@chrisliepe]

Glad you liked it! Ya, I'll keep branching out!

[@fernandoayala2477]

I want it to sing like Harry now I want to sing like Chris .

[@sciexp]

Good. Thanks for sharing. Simple structures are very good for improvising.

[@chrisliepe]

YES

[@verdean11]

I like the fact you're going into different genres, Chris! As singers we can learn from everywhere. Personally I wish you would do Prince's Temptation, it contains at least 5 octaves, and there are all kinds of vocals there, from the Axl Rose-ish screams in the beginning to the really low vocals or high falsetto, but I understand the estate blocks everything related to them. If I may suggest something, try Dirty Diana (D.D.) by The Weeknd. It's obviously a cover of MJ's Dirty Diana, but sounds like Nine Inch Nails, and the vocals are out of this world. Might be interesting to analyze the diction, the compression, when he goes into headvoice or a more lower tone.

[@chrisliepe]

I agree! I'm going to try and branch out a lot over the month of November and see how things go

[@barbaramattos2944]

Harry Styles is great !! Sign of the times on The Graham Norton Show is just fantastic, his voice shines and the music too! ! I also recommend commenting! Beijo

[@chrisliepe]

So good!

[@derekbravo7811]

You should watch him singing Girl Crush, I think it’s his best vocal performance. Cause I think when he sings sign of the times he strains a lot. But on girl crush it sounds like a healthy belty high note, I don’t know, I’m just starting to learn singing. Nice video man, as always

[@JohnJano]

Chris, you rock!!! I know it has been a while since I have said hi, but I have still been working on the mixed voice for Maroon five, Memories. This video is really helping expand that. I have really come a long ways in being able to sing more like this. That timing he is doing that you pointed out was a AH-AH moment!!! You have really taught me to go into different styles without being afraid and defeated :) Rock has been my main style, which I have felt very comfortable doing that live anytime. >:) You are so damn perceptive! People need to listen to you!!!!!

[@franciscodanconia3551]

I had never heard Harry Styles outside of one direction, who I absolutely despised, prior to this video. I'm going to go watch that performance now. It almost had a BB King/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Chris Stapleton type of laid back, "You don't have to like me. You just need to shut up and listen. What I'm saying is more important than anything you've ever contemplated and you're gonna get it even though the lyrics are stupid and meaningless," type of presence. I don't know if I like it, but it was certainly not what I expected when I clicked on the video, which intrigued me.

[@chrisliepe]

You're insights are spot on... and really exactly why I made the video :) Thanks for watching!

[@Teddyisoffline]

I didn't like one direction but he's solo stuff is really good

[@maciejwelz2156]

I'd love to hear breakdown of singing of Mike Kerr from Royal Blood

[@leo99rules]

Fun stuff! Loving the genre mixup

[@eimakaiomanguy5532]

Hey Chris you are amazing and I like the fact you are exploring and breaking down multiple genres. Since you tackled pop music and Harry Styles in particular, I suggest a breakdown of John Legend (in my opinion an amazing vocalist) or Shawn Mendes (kind of a teen sensation but also what I believe to be an artist I can learn a bunch of things from)

[@user-qp5xh9ky4t]

really love this video, wish tge analysis was for the live version of his song sign of the times. I really like his voice on that song

[@rocihern7171]

Anthony Green! Circa Survive and his solo stuff. That guy is amazing.

[@sorenakarimi6612]

This video is truly awasome, thanks man

[@chrisliepe]

Glad you liked it!

[@Arpitmusic69]

can you do a breakdown of dusk till dawn by zayn

[@blazing6string]

8:42 the look you get when you are talking over his video

[@jorgenitales362]

Awesome video! It'll be amazing if u do a video about Sign of the times (live) by Harry Styles, thats such a powerful song.

[@Rosannasfriend]

Great tutorial.

[@chrisliepe]

Glad you liked it!

[@olenkagamboa1djb]

Amazing, I remember I saw Harry in concert with One Direction, and he is great. Nice video!

[@chrisliepe]

Cool, thanks!

[@sakarupreti8584]

okay dude we get it you love every comment, nice video btw

[@chrisliepe]

It's a way to affirm and acknowledge those who took the time to watch and comment on my video. I'm thankful for each and every one!

[@sakarupreti8584]

@@chrisliepe I understand, my friend

[@justinleokennedy]

This is a great video for those of us trying to understand vocal technique better. Thank you for not doing yet another reaction video. Those kinds of videos are fun, but I don't learn a thing watching them.

[@chrisliepe]

Right! The goal is to learn about our own voices for sure! They might not be as popular, but these are the videos I'd wanna watch so ...hehe

[@justinleokennedy]

@@chrisliepe Looking forward to watching more. :)

[@Mr.Nafi10]

Love from Bangladesh Chris 💝

[@FreimannMusic2]

Thanks for doing something more of pop scene! I believe if you continue analyzing such singers, your fanbase will grow even more! Stevie Wonder, Sting, Michael Jackson, Maroon 5, Adam Lambert, One Direction, etc. There are so much amazing singers in the pop scene!

[@U.N.763]

Hey chris how to sing with tone of zayn malik? Make a video on that maybe? His tone is very smokey.

[@asemyamak3984]

Good job man, great vid!

[@chrisliepe]

Glad you liked it!

[@sayhitoKEN]

It took him 3 years to write this song!!

[@PaulBodyBuilder]

Love Harry Styles. Can u please teach me how to sing and him

[@shane6117]

hey Chris, could you do TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, he's got a high voice that contrasts his low speaking voice

[@chrisliepe]

Great idea!

[@kishalayroy4978]

yes please

[@Mister_Elf]

Hi, Chris! You said that that was irregular style of music reviewing here… What do you think about Eminem? That may be even more unusual, than that… I think he uses compression and a lot of interesting things in his songs. For example song “So Much Better”. I would love to know what you think about it! Especially when he’s doing stuff like “Accents”, it is adding characters in recitative and singing. So that may be interesting

[@tommisuppongo]

check out Davide Autelitano from Ministri an italian rock band. His voice is incredible!! remarkable songs: Vivere da signori, Fidatevi, La pista anarchica, spettri, noi fuori and Il bel canto. have fun and thanks!

[@Mr.Nafi10]

Can you do one for Zayn Malik please?

[@jmax1065]

I LOVE your vocal analysis, and your vocal course aswell, you are awesome man. My suggestions for future vocal analysis are Billie Eilish and her brother finneas. I would LOVE to watch any of those and hear what you have to say about them.

[@chrisliepe]

Any particular songs stand out to you as ones you'd like me to look at?

[@darktompol]

I don't really like the studio version, but I can really appreciate the live version! Why can't they just put a version like this on the radio? (sorry if I seem ranty)

[@chrisliepe]

Good question!

[@jonaw1907]

Thanks Chris! Great inspiring video ;-)

[@chrisliepe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@valentinaolivarez9816]

MORE HARRY

[@vasurawat4983]

Yaa hoo

[@Aryanof99]

Great video Chris (all of your videos are actually 😁). How about doing a video on Billie Joe Armstrong's vocals? Not just studio recordings buy live too, I watched the Green Day Storytellers concert on KZbin and I was suprised how great he sang. Also his screams (Eg. In Horseshoes and Handgrenades and in Know Your Enemy when he screams "gimme gimme revolution" in studio versions) , are very intriguing as well. Would be really cool if you could do a video all about him.

[@chrisliepe]

GREAT idea!

[@riotheartxo]

do more vids like this!!

[@chrisliepe]

Great!... Glad you liked it! I certainly will!

[@mary_v2023]

You prefer to breakdown live performances rather than the recorded? He likes to change notes during live performances to make it different than the recorded version.

[@chrisliepe]

depends on the artist... sometimes I like live better :) Sometimes KZbin licensing will not allow me to even touch the studio stuff.

[@mary_v2023]

@@chrisliepe Yeah they are a pain. If you haven't seen the music video for it yet you should check it out. So fun.

[@patricio_argumedo]

Would you mind doing a break down on Michael Jackson? I know he's not like the usual singer u react to but I feel his singing is really overlooked with his technique overall

[@chrisliepe]

Great idea!

[@donnydekenipp9344]

Will you consider doing a how to sing like Luke Hemmings in 5 seconds of summer???

[@chrisliepe]

YES

[@donnydekenipp9344]

Thanks man! You are freaking awesome glad I have found your channel. Some obvious songs are youngblood, and his part in amnesia (chrous and bridge), but more then anything the bridge of the song Waste The Night he has that higher squeaky pop punk residence I would learn to love to get. I already subscribed to your email :)

[@jessi8886]

Ah this is awesome! Could you maybe do a video on how Miley Cyrus sings ? Specially her covers of zombie, why’d you only phone me when you’re high and heart of glass? 😅

[@chrisliepe]

Great suggestion!

[@j_j6113]

Do shawn mendes!!! react to his live version of his song WONDER on Jimmy fallon

[@chrisliepe]

I will!

[@j_j6113]

@@chrisliepe omg yesss can't wait! looking forward to that video :)

[@nickfarfaglia3041]

Please do Jesse James Rutherford from the neighbourhood next! Lots going on there I’m sure you’d love.

[@amireslahi1977]

why he pull ups his lips alot while singing is that a technique?

[@juancarlosbodoque6875]

no te entendí una poronga pero me encantó tu trabajo señor calvo

[@VenomFT2000]

I think the biggest opportunity lies in bringing back flared jeans

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 6 And wow, this is something different for me.

[@chrisliepe]

smiles

[@markonikolic7005]

Why does Harry Styles sound hoarse when he is singing?

[@chrisliepe]

There's a lot that could be said about that :) But there is a bit of strategic rasp he has worked into his voice by learning how to use compression in a certain way. That'll give you that same sound if you hone it!

[@markonikolic7005]

@@chrisliepe um thanks, ill give my best to learn too do that!

[@zachbennett9134]

Not a big fan of this song. Those melody notes don't sound good with the chords in my opinion. Great singer though

[@beaalonso9748]

La verdad cantas muy mal me quedo con Harry Styles 10,000 veces mejor que vos