I think I first encountered yodeling on an old record (yes, one of those large, flat, dark round objects) of the story of "Heidi" complete with lovely songs that I listened to when I was a child.
The only other encounter I've had with yodeling (other than in this thread and an occasional song heard here or there) is through the watered-down yodeling song, "The Lonely Goatherd," from the musical The Sound of Music:
I've always thought yodeling was *supposed* to sound amusing because it has such unusual pitch changes compared to regular speaking, so I've never felt bad about feeling this form of singing (which isn't easy to do well, I feel) is funny and intended to get people to smile. The sound change is unexpected, and often unexpected (but unharmful) things strike people as amusing, like seeing a very tall person and a very short person who just happen to be standing right next to each other. So, I think yodeling sounds funnier when a man does it, because the shift from the more typical low male voice to a very high voice is more startling compared to when a woman with a higher voice to start with suddenly goes up to a higher note.
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
About a year ago while searching youtube I came across Gitti und Erika. It was love at first site. (I have a crush on Gitti.) They are sisters from Bavaria, and (one of) their first hits was the theme to "Heidi" there's a nice yodel in it.
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Their singing is quite pretty. Hehe...I'm wondering, Neapolitan, what draws you to Gitti as opposed to Erica, since to me they look almost completely alike? I must say I find myself feeling a preference for Erica. I don't know why.
--Erica