What will future generations’ pop-culture historians make of Auto-Tune, the robotic vocal effect that’s been all over the radio for the past few years? Will they see it as a brief fad that yielded mega-hits for artists like T-Pain, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and, er, Cher? Will everyone just be walking around speaking through Auto-Tune filters in their daily life by that point? Or is it possible that Auto-Tune’s most lasting contribution to our world will turn out to be all the LOLarious viral parodies it has inspired online?
Bear with me here. First T-Pain did that self-mocking skit about his relationship with the vocoder-like effect for FunnyOrDie. More recently, blogger FWMJ posted a mixtape of head-knocking hip-hop classics run through an Auto-Tune filter. (Actually, that one might be more terrifying than funny.) And now, enter Atlanta up-and-comer B.o.B., who’s created an entire song and video satirizing the Auto-Tune phenomenon (h/t):
"Could have got a vocal coach/But I ain’t want no vocal coach…" Ah, I could watch that all day. I may still be on the fence about 808s & Heartbreak, but this is one Auto-Tune binge that I can get behind 100 percent. Can’t you?
More on Auto-Tune and its Abusers:
EW gave Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak an A– review
EW gave T-Pain’s Thr33 Ringz a B review
EW gave Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III a B– review
T-Pain told EW why he’s mad at rappers who bite his Auto-Tune style
Auto-Tune made it onto EW’s list of 25 Innovations that Changed Entertainment
Um, you missed Britney.
Seriously all recording artists have their vocals tweaked, just some of them don’t have it done so obviously.
I watched this video just for you, Jean and Simon, and I just have to say thanks for bringing it to my attention a second time – ’cause I loved it!
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