I fall in love with voices......

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:17 am

always have.... there are voices that I havent heard in years....yet I can hear them now...if I want to. Like choosing a CD off the shelf. Music stored,or unpleasant tracks that I will never play again. There are voices that can lull me to sleep...make me feel safe...keep me hanging on every word. And then their are voices that frighten me.... make me want to turn them off. Do you think the sound of someones voice is an indicator of character traits? I do. Its a combination of pitch...pronunciation..inflection.volume and delivery. I do not like the sound of my own voice. When I hear it recorded,I cringe. I have mastered the comedienes art of pausing in just the right place to create humor.but I cannott get rid of my Yankee Twang that I loathe. Voices play a big part in who I like and who I do not. Is that crazy? Or do you feel the same?

chocoholic · Post by **chocoholic** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:53 am

Weeder, I agree with you 100%. People's voices are very important, I think that accents can play a part in how you react to a voice but I wouldn't be put off just by the accent. I think your "Yankee Twang" probably sounds a lot worse in your own ears that it does to other people.

It's strange anyway that your own voice recorded never sounds how you think you sound when you hear yourself speaking (if that makes any kind of sense!)

I love accents, I think that they give character to a voice but I also like deep, dark brown, velvety voices!

When I'm speaking to someone on the 'phone, I always get a mental picture of how they will look from how their voice sounds ( and oh, the number of times they don't turn out anything like I have imagined!)

I'm so glad that there is some much variety in how people sound, just think how boring it would be otherwise!

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:04 am

It was interesting how I was always enthralled with English accents. Most Americans love all European accents. After a few days the variations were as comfortable as hearing different regional accents here in the US. I bring up the subject because..... Despite having grown to dislike the person immensely,if I heard his voice tomorrow.... I could be drawn in again. Each persons voice is as distinctive as their looks. It really is fascinating.

chocoholic · Post by **chocoholic** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:08 am

For me, the accent that I most like is an Italian accent but I like to hear them speaking English. There's something very sexy about hearing your own language spoken by a foreigner.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:12 am

I fell in love with my husband's voice, a deep southern drawl to it.

But I have learned to love his soft spoken, barely audible voice now, due to his illness, and am happy he can talk to me at all.

Voices are important, but the person themself is the most important thing.

For some it is looks.

For some it is a voice.

For me, it was the man I fell in love with.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:13 am

I love southern accents, especially Texas accents, there's something about it that makes me feel "home".

jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:16 am

Weeder and Chocoholic, you should see if you can find "Be Your Man" by Josh Turner. His voice and the song is going up in the charts, here in Texas.

jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:18 am

sunny104 wrote: I love southern accents, especially Texas accents, there's something about it that makes me feel "home".

Hello, Darlin'.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:19 am

jbbarker1947 wrote: Hello, Darlin'.

:-4

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:41 am

chocoholic wrote:

Weeder, I agree with you 100%. People's voices are very important, I think that accents can play a part in how you react to a voice but I wouldn't be put off just by the accent. I think your "Yankee Twang" probably sounds a lot worse in your own ears that it does to other people.

It's strange anyway that your own voice recorded never sounds how you think you sound when you hear yourself speaking (if that makes any kind of sense!)

I love accents, I think that they give character to a voice but I also like deep, dark brown, velvety voices!

When I'm speaking to someone on the 'phone, I always get a mental picture of how they will look from how their voice sounds ( and oh, the number of times they don't turn out anything like I have imagined!)

I'm so glad that there is some much variety in how people sound, just think how boring it would be otherwise!

I agree. Weeder, I think you have a lovely voice, so warm and friendly!

I, too, love deep voices that trickle over your body like warm treacle! My favourite voice is that of UK DJ Dave Lee Travis. Mmmmmmmmm........................

I think men generally have the nicer voices because of their deep pitch.

Spot has a very nice speaking voice!

:-4

But as you say, all accents are nice. Mr Rapunzel has a London accent and gets the mickey taken out of him for it....................hehehehehe :wah:

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:19 am

That was it for me! As soon as I heard my husbands first 'ello, I was jelly!:-4

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:27 pm

Most of the voices I hear are scary :rolleyes:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:32 pm

Clancy wrote: ....the ones in your head, ...or ?

mainly the Scottish ones *shiver*

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:38 pm

Nomad wrote: mainly the Scottish ones *shiver*

Your face, my thane, is as a book where men

May read strange matters. To beguile the time,

Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye,

Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower,

But be the serpent under 't.

Macbeth, 1. 5

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri May 19, 2006 12:24 am

Best voice for me....Richard Burton

Worst voice.............Ruby Wax

I don't always trust voices....they can deceive....the eyes have it for me....everything is 'written' in the eyes....