# Examples of "rushed" singing?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [November 8, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610 "2022-11-08T23:34:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610/41 "2022-11-09T23:07:56Z")

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There’s a severe lack of Paul Simon in this thread. I mean, stuffing a lot of words per line is one of his defining characteristics as a singer, at least post-Garfunkel. Here’s an example (his section, not Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s opening):

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-I_T3XvzPaM/maxresdefault.jpg "Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_T3XvzPaM)

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**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610/42 "2022-11-10T19:26:47Z")

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This is what I came in to post - classic!

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**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610/43 "2022-11-10T23:39:21Z")

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At 2:00:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HG6b7imeBWc/maxresdefault.jpg "Backwoods") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG6b7imeBWc)

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**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610/44 "2022-11-12T18:17:51Z")

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Nothing else will ever beat “My eyes are fully open to my awful situation”—128 syllables on one breath. [Sullivan: 23. My eyes are fully open to my awful situation - YouTube](https://youtu.be/-pRxiKunNHc)

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**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610/45 "2022-11-12T19:13:06Z")

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Does it count if it’s gibberish?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YyZRg0v4x4I/maxresdefault.jpg "The Blues Brothers - Rubber Biscuit (Live Version) (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyZRg0v4x4I)

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**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610/46 "2022-11-12T19:14:44Z")

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A little scat never hurt.

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