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[jjcale]

No ... he is not rapping, he is singing ... he is featured on a song by popular singer... so it's a legit pop music debut ... and he actually does a very decent job. 

 

https://news.sky.com...-track-11419673

 

 

 

He has been working on his music for years but racing champion Lewis Hamilton is reported to have finally made his singing debut on Christina Aguilera's new album.

The Formula One star recorded a track with the American singer for her eighth album Liberation.

Using the pseudonym 'XNDA' the 33-year-old duets with Aguilera on Pipe.

He is also credited as a writer on the track, which includes the raunchy lyrics: "You know I've got a wild imagination/ I like to play the Doctor Operation/ Spread it on the bed like a patient/ I'm about to show you domination."

Image:Aguilera and Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in April, 2018

Aguilera has said in interviews that she was sworn to secrecy about the real identity of XNDA, but had been "dying for ev­eryone to find out as they're definitely multi-talented"

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Here is the song ... his verse is at about 2:40 

 

 

Now ... dont anyone say that this is not sufficiently F1 related - we have all kinds of things with their own threads on here ... plus, if we are not careful we will turn into a nostalgia forum discussing seasons from a decade ago and how good was KR when he was at Macca, again more than 10 years ago .... so lets just have some fun with this not too serious news.  

[FirstnameLastname]

Raunchy.

[Garndell]

Indistinguishable from pretty much every guest singer I have heard on similar tracks, good job indeed (assuming not autotuned...).

[TheMidnight]

Wasn't expecting that, fair play.

Can't wait to see what the other drivers have to say

[loki]

Meh.  Least it's better than Villeneuve's band...  

[Cliff]

Speaking as a professional music producer, while sounding pretty good. It sounding good has nothing to do with Lewis's musical skills or lack thereof. They've autotuned and melodyned the **** out of it so even if he didn't hit a single note it would have sounded like this. And listening to how stretched it sounds in some parts, he's missed quite a few.

 

It's also the reason I hate most pop music nowadays. Any artist can fake it when they have a skilled producer producing their songs.

[Dr. Austin]

Better keep his day job.

[OO7]

Speaking as a professional music producer, while sounding pretty good. It sounding good has nothing to do with Lewis's musical skills or lack thereof. They've autotuned and melodyned the **** out of it so even if he didn't hit a single note it would have sounded like this. 

[LeClerc]

Bubblegum, but no worse than the other bubblegum.

 

Will not make it onto my playlist, but he is not the only one.

 

If he has fun doing it, more power to him.

[RPM40]

This isn't new news is it? This broke weeks ago

[jonpollak]

This may be my fault.

Nicole discovered him while we were playing the Canada 2007 race on the big screen when the PCD were rehearsing their number with Xtina.

 

Her Highness was perturbed and wanted payback.

 

Jp

Edited by jonpollak, 30 June 2018 - 03:05.

[mclarensmps]

Indistinguishable from pretty much every guest singer I have heard on similar tracks, good job indeed (assuming not autotuned...).

 

It is autotuned. 

[johnmhinds]

Could have told me it was Justin Bieber on the track I wouldn’t have noticed any difference.

[TF110]

Cool for Ham and all, but meh. Sounds like 99% of the rest of the crap on the radio.

[Riverside]

Yawn.  wanna be ...

[hodgy21]

Yawn. wanna be ...

That was Christian Horners’ mrs if I remember correctly, this is Christina.

[pitlanepalpatine]

Wait what? So Hammy's focus has just been on the wrong track?

[Marklar]

Buuh, with JV it was at least amusingly bad

[sopa]

Good on him. We can all have hobbies we like to engage in. As long as it doesn't hurt his on-track performance in racing, it's fine I'd say.

[thegamer23]

Pff, i prefer JV

[jjcale]

I never understood the bashing that JV got ..... eg him in that vid above was decent, maybe even above average. 

Edited by jjcale, 30 June 2018 - 08:24.

[RECKLESS]

It is autotuned.

Only after it is melodyned first. Way of the world.

[pliskinrob]

Glad he's enjoying and making the most out of his hobby.

[Disgrace]

Only after it is melodyned first. Way of the world.

 

Does this make Melodyne the music equivalent of endless tarmac runoff?

[TomNokoe]

It's the lyrics that get me more than anything...

[haryantofan666]

I never understood the bashing that JV got ..... eg him in that vid above was decent, maybe even above average. 

Many people are just jealous and love to hate. I really like what Hamilton is doing, it takes balls to try different things. Maybe he can produce something that can replace the new f1 intro music because that's truely awful.

[SCUDmissile]

He's actually not bad at all

To autotune and make it sound that good, you still need something to autotune.

You old guys need to chill

[YoungGun]

Brilliant, who needs a Karaoke Machine when you have an in with Christina. 

 

Kewl pseudonym though.

[JHSingo]

"You know I've got a wild imagination/ I like to play the Doctor Operation/ Spread it on the bed like a patient/ I'm about to show you domination."

 

Modern music really is at a low ebb, isn't it?

[OO7]

It's the lyrics that get me more than anything...

You falling for him Tom?

[TomNokoe]

You falling for him Tom?

He needs to dominate this championship before he starts thinking about the bedroom!

[OO7]

He needs to dominate this championship before he starts thinking about the bedroom!

He hasn't had the car to dominate just yet, but let's see how things go.

[Riverside]

 

To autotune and make it sound that good, you still need something to autotune.

 

 

Sorry, that's a completely inaccurate statement.   

[Jordan44]

He's actually not bad at all
To autotune and make it sound that good, you still need something to autotune.
You old guys need to chill

Yep, as they say you can't polish a turd.

[hodgy21]

Yep, as they say you can't polish a turd.

But you can roll it in glitter ...

[beachdrifter]

Ah, Lewis new song. His guest singer sounds pretty talented, I must say. Christina something? Has anyone come across her before somewhere?

[Whatisvalis]

Sorry, that's a completely inaccurate statement.   

 

Autotune only goes so far before you end up in the heavily processed world of T-pain.

 

There's a reason pop music sounds the same - everything is processed.

[SCUDmissile]

Autotune only goes so far before you end up in the heavily processed world of T-pain.

There's a reason pop music sounds the same - everything is processed.

Thing is, autotune free T pain has a wonderful voice

https://youtu.be/8x3e2V6VaWA

[YoungGun]

Thing is, autotune free T pain has a wonderful voice

https://youtu.be/8x3e2V6VaWA

 

I highly doubt Christina would turn her chair on "The Voice" based on she hasn't for far better singers. "The Voice" is kinda like "Britain has Talent" only you hear the voice the persona is a distant third. 

[GTA]

Good for him.   

 

Regardless of autotune and the other stuff, he's following his passion. 

[jondon]

Not my thing but fair play to him.

[Riverside]

Autotune only goes so far before you end up in the heavily processed world of T-pain.

 

There's a reason pop music sounds the same - everything is processed.

 

Another inaccurate statement...    Seems   you haven't been in a recording studio often...

Edited by Riverside, 30 June 2018 - 12:46.

[Riverside]

Good for him.   

 

Regardless of autotune and the other stuff, he's following his passion. 

 

Absolutely.  That's what it's all about.   

[Neno]

Multitalented is new word for "rich" and "I'am bored" so I can do everything I want. 

[Garndell]

Yep, as they say you can't polish a turd.

 

Except you can... Mythbusters link below.

https://www.youtube....h?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI

[Sterzo]

Good for Lewis, now let's see Christina Aguilera in the Mercedes.

[Risil]

Modern music really is at a low ebb, isn't it?

It's surely the wrong board game to wed to the concept of domination. Monopoly I could understand, or backgammon. If anything that little **** with the buzzing nose every time you put the tweezers in minutely the wrong place is dominating you.

[SCUDmissile]

I highly doubt Christina would turn her chair on "The Voice" based on she hasn't for far better singers. "The Voice" is kinda like "Britain has Talent" only you hear the voice the persona is a distant third.

Lol whatever man.

[Tsarwash]

Speaking as a professional music producer, while sounding pretty good. It sounding good has nothing to do with Lewis's musical skills or lack thereof. They've autotuned and melodyned the **** out of it so even if he didn't hit a single note it would have sounded like this. And listening to how stretched it sounds in some parts, he's missed quite a few.

 

It's also the reason I hate most pop music nowadays. Any artist can fake it when they have a skilled producer producing their songs.

 

Another inaccurate statement...    Seems   you haven't been in a recording studio often...

 

I've not actually listened to it, because I am simply not interested in this sort of music, but how can you two tell that it has been fiddled around so much ? (not trying to argue, I just want to know how you two know.) It is not inconceivable that Lewis has a decent singing voice. If he did, would they still feel the need to mess around with it so much ? I'm assuming that Christina has a good voice, do they still autotuned her voice on the recordings ? 

And if he wants to do this sort of thing, then it is up to him really. Nobody is forcing me to listen to it, well not that much anyhow. Luckily, I get to choose what music I listen to. 

[OO7]

I've not actually listened to it, because I am simply not interested in this sort of music, but how can you two tell that it has been fiddled around so much ? (not trying to argue, I just want to know how you two know.) It is not inconceivable that Lewis has a decent singing voice. If he did, would they still feel the need to mess around with it so much ? I'm assuming that Christina has a good voice, do they still autotuned her voice on the recordings ? 

And if he wants to do this sort of thing, then it is up to him really. Nobody is forcing me to listen to it, well not that much anyhow. Luckily, I get to choose what music I listen to. 

Tsarwash, you need to listen to it.