Pressing on post her stint with the Pussycat Dolls, Melody Thornton is currently hard at work on her debut solo album. Taking a break from her busy recording schedule, the 26 year old shot a new buzz clip, which sees her cover Lady GaGa‘s ‘Born This Way’, Katy Perry‘s ‘Firework’, and Rihanna’s hook on Kanye West‘s ‘All of the Lights’ in a unique mash-up.
Check it out after the jump…
Given Melody powerhouse vocals, she’s ironically pre-disposed to being scrutinised more than the acts she’s covering. Hence, though solid, one can’t help but pick up on the few sharp notes, as well points where she was flat-out shouting.
Still, as unnecessarily extra as this may sound; Thornton’s flaws ultimately become strengths when positioned in the context of her backstory. Indeed, each time I hear her, I hear a caged voice ready to soar (perhaps a touch too ready, hence the over-singing).
Whatever the case, it’s great to see Ms. Thornton out on her grind. Here’s hoping it pays off.
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My ears hurt.
I like her voice, but she was singing out of her range.
the girl can sing! I wish her the best.
Child.. this isnt singing, this is YELLING. she sound a straining mess!
I think shes trying to sing.. she needs to just sing!
I love Melody, she has a powerful voice. She just needs to work with the right people and have a KiLLER song. I like her because she has that old school vibe to her voice.
WOOP WOOP
Oh god.. She has a good voice. No need to shout like this mess 🙁
great voice..clearly Christina Aguilera is one of her biggest influences..sounds just like her
pathetic!
Oh no, I’m sorry but this is not good enough, there are thousands of aspiring artists that would of made this melody sound amazing, she shouted through firework and was off ALOT… shes potentially really good but for someone who’s been out there for a while, im surprised it was this bad
She has a nice voice but she needs to stop yelling. Actually when she sings low it is superb, but then it feels like she cannot help but start shouting to show her voice. Not everyone is a Xtina Aguilera. She needs to understand what are her strenghts and focus on ’em.
This was exhausting. She’s just loud and pitchy and off key and I’m sure that comes from her immaturity. All that noise mad me a little mad at her! If she sung in a lower register (one than she can manage to stay on top of) it would have been way more pleasurable. She’s not the Beyonce Aguilera she think she is in her head.
It’s funny that she did a mash up of all these songs. I thought that most of the songs released since the end of last year all sound alike and feel like one long record (with the exception of kanye’s AOTL).
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naw that was JUST shouting.. she needs vocal lessons. and XTINA is OBVIOUSLY her inspiration.. naw but that was horrible. shes just SHOUTING ..she can execute it the way xtina does it
I like what you’re saying here.. I always feel like she oversings. She’s got some talent, but she’s almost too eager to show it off. If someone can help reign her in, I could see her being successful.
*cant
she has a great voice, hope she finally finds herself a label so that she can release her own stuff officially!
My ears are bleeding. More than 5 years in the business and she still hasn’t learnt to sing. See how life changes, Lady Gaga once opened for the Pussycat Dolls in Europe and now she has to cover one of her songs in order to appear in a few blogs…
BYE!!! That was horrible!
it was good 2 me, she can sing-
She’s got the voice and everything. I guess I’m a stan now.
But… She’s making the mistakes Christina made too early in her career.
She has potential vocally but she’ll never be a solo star.
She sounded really good singing BTW (aside from a couple of off key moments), however she was yelling way too much singing Firework and AOTL. She was way out of her range and after every phrase, she does a run to try and emphasize on her voice which I think is a common mistake among really anxious singers. She has IMMENSE potential to be a really good singer, but she won’t make it in this business. She doesn’t have IT. But the girl can sing, she just needs a good vocal coach to guide her with those simple mistakes which can be easily fixed if she’s willing. But I do think she’s>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Nicole Shitsinger.
she is trying WAY WAY WAY too hard
In better news: QUEENBEY is suppose 2 debut RTW video on American Idol this week.
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She did over do it. & I did hear the sharp & flat parts. But, the thing is she has the “power”, “voice” & “range” to be able to do so. Most “singers” out today couldn’t even touch notes like that, at all. So she is hills ahead of them. People can’t say “She can’t sing” or she has a “weak voice.” This show kill all those notions. She makes her vocal mistakes, but she will still s*** on 95% of your fave artist vocally. Love her 🙂
Don’t discredit her vocally if you haven’t seen her other vocal showing which are flawless, her “National Anthem”, singing “God Bless America”, Christina Aguilera’s “Hurt”, “Feeling Good.” She is a amazing vocalist, she’s just off & on as far as her control consistency .
Ouch….
U guys were supposed to interview her months ago what the hell happened?????
LMAO
The b**** is screaming her head off
She has lost the melody and is going on her own idiotic oversouling rampage
WTF?? Obviously she wants to be Xtuna so bad, and that makes me think she is incredibly stupid. She lacks control over her voice, just shouting and shouting, so f****** horrible.
she has a nice voice. i just wish she stop yelling. just because u can sing loud dont mean it sounds good. especialy on her voice. she was pushing to hard.
YIKES
She has a good voice but needs to foscus on her strengths vocally. She don’t need to yell but sing with strength and tone that’s not all over the place.
She sounded decent. She needs a vocal coach though. But she sounds better than Nicole.
She has a nice voice. I hope she does a better job of utilizing her writers and producers from the PCD era. With a voice like her’s I wonder why she didn’t also do some lead singing with the PCDs?
a touch too ready
that is gonna be this summers phrase.
oh i see that b****, poor thing is a touch too ready
XD
Either you like her tone or you don’t, I can see how this can make peoples ears bleed but she can “sing” although she should back up off the runs a bit. Lots of runs and hollering does not equal singing or Sanging!
She does scream but I kinda appreciate her choices when choosing to change up her melodies. Keep pressing ahead girl.
I think she has a great voice, but she does belt way to much.
Um….this was not that good. She was doing waaayyy too much screaming and not enough singing. She is like one of those people who feels she has to prove she can sing by doing a bunch on unecessary runs.
LMAO at her saying ‘the lights…the lights…the lights. LMAOOO! B**** had me thinking I was in church. Her facials expressions were killing me too! She was doing waaay to much.
She is so pretty and seems so nice. I think she is one of those girls who people don’t have the heart to tell her she can’t really sing all that well. I won’t shade, her but I am not gonna sit up here & say that I am wishing her well either cause that would be a damn lie. Truth is, I doubt she will ever really make it, she is just like so many other mediocre female singers. There are only a handful of pretty girls with weak voices that make it, I don’t think she will be one of them.
It’s good that she keeps trying though. *shrugs*
Don’t know who she is, but… ouuuuf my ears! next!!!
I agree with the word “exhausting”. I just wanted her to stop screaming. It literally made my face scrunch up in fear of her next shout. Jeezus. She does not know how to prove she’s talented.
That was atrocious. Her voice is very shrill and unpleasant. That Fireworks rendition, chile….
that ish was horrible….
It was like nails on a chalkboard…