Posts Tagged ‘Vocalists’
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022
“The soprano attempted a note
That is out of her range,” went the quote
From the Op’ra Review.
“It was shrill, like a shrew.” —
A critique that still sticks in her throat.
(Opera Day is celebrated on two different days: February 8 and October 25.)
Tags: February Holidays, Music Humor & Verse, October Holidays, Odd Holidays, Opera Companies, Opera Day, Opera Humor, Reviews Humor, Reviews Limerick, Singing Humor, Vocalists
Posted in Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Odd Holidays | Comments Off on Unnoteworthy Limerick
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
My Two Cents About The Voice
By Madeleine Begun Kane
On the Voice my fav entrants are out.
It’s Sasha and Amber I’d tout.
Danielle doesn’t phrase,
Yet they keep heaping praise.
I just hope it’s Michelle in a rout.
Tags: Amber Carrington, Colton Swon, Danielle Bradbery, Michelle Chamuel, Music Competition, Music Contest, Music Limerick, Music Verse, Phrasing, Reality Shows, Sasha Allen, Singing Humor, Swon Brothers, The Voice, TV Humor, Vocalists, Zach Swon
Posted in Contests, Limericks, Media Humor, Music Humor & Verse, Music Poems, Music Reviews, Television (TV) Humor | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Operatic Acrostic Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Oh that tenor who’s playing the king
Pierces eardrums while trying to sing.
Easy notes he should reach
Really readily screech,
As we grab some bananas to fling.
(Prompted by Acrostic Only)
If you’d like to read the opera-related humor column that won me the 2008 Robert Benchley Society Award For Humor, here’s my Guide For The Opera Impaired.
Tags: Acrostic Poems, Music Humor & Verse, Opera Humor, Singing Humor, Vocalists
Posted in Acrostic Limericks, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse | 18 Comments »
Monday, May 21st, 2007
As regular readers know, watching American Idol is one of my guilty pleasures. But it sure wasn’t much of a pleasure last week, when mellifluous Melinda was sent packing and Blake wasn’t:
Yet Another American Idol Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Melinda was beat out by Blake?
Now that’s what I call a mistake!
He’s all shtick and no voice.
What a terrible choice!
I suspect that his fans ain’t awake.
Tags: American Idol, Blake and Melinda, Fox TV Humor, Music Satire, Singers, Singing Humor, Television Humor, TV Humor, Vocalists, Vocals
Posted in Entertainment Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Television (TV) Humor | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
American Idol — My Guilty Pleasure
By Madeleine Begun Kane
American Idol’s a show
I enjoy. Why? I really don’t know:
Awful singing, odd judging,
And, maybe, vote fudging.
I’m missing it now. Gotta go!
Tags: American Idol, Fox TV Humor, Judging Humor, Music Satire, Singers, Singing Humor, Television Humor, TV Humor, Vocalists, Vocals Humor, Vote Fudging
Posted in Entertainment Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Television (TV) Humor | 5 Comments »