# Russian singer: He's a scream!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 14, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202 "2012-07-14T14:34:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202/21 "2012-07-16T23:49:36Z")

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Its supposed to be an opera. I looked up the guy and this piece. His stage name is Vitas and this is Opera #2. You should check out the official music video, its even weirder. There’s also an english translation so you can read what he’s singing and be confused about that too

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202/22 "2012-07-17T00:08:25Z")

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i believe the vocalizing bit is the wind, howling around his empty, lonely house. i believe that is what the lyrics are suggesting. it also fits in with the waving arms thing. now i’m considering that the cloths on the faces of the musicians are perhaps laundry; that was caught by the wind and flung in the faces of the orchestra.

if i heard such a wind, i would be heading for a very well constructed bunker!

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202/23 "2012-07-17T03:08:12Z")

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> [@rocking\_chair](#):
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> i believe the vocalizing bit is the wind, howling around his empty, lonely house. i believe that is what the lyrics are suggesting. r!

Well in that case, here’s an American answer with a similar song from the other end of the scale. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afzKLHy4KpY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afzKLHy4KpY)

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202/24 "2012-07-17T03:22:51Z")

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I knew a guy in choir camp who could pull this off. But he did it with songs like that “Feed the Birds” song from Mary Poppins.

FYI, the technique he is using is called flageolet, or, more commonly, [whistle tone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_register). It’s not just that little whiny thing you hear pop stars like Mariah Carey do.

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**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202/25 "2012-07-17T03:31:24Z")

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I… why do I love this so much?

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-singer-hes-a-scream/628202/26 "2012-07-17T11:43:46Z")

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Ah, I knew I’d eventually find some kindred spirits.

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