Utaite!

Started by Akiba May 30th, 2014 7:53 PM
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Akiba

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Utaite


I've been into these singers for a really long time. I listen to their covers for hours every day. :)

Utaite sing covers mostly for Vocaloid songs and anime songs, but also some for video game music.

The covers that they sing can be found all over YouTube and NND (Nico Nico Douga).

Utaite songs are usually tagged with 歌ってみた, or utattemita, which means tried to sing in Japanese.

Utaite is a portmanteau of utattemita and yattemite.?

Here's the Utaite Wikia's summary about Utaite:

Utaite (歌い手) is a Japanese term for people who cover previously released songs and post them on Nico Nico Douga and YouTube under the utattemita category. The term "utaite" is unique to Nico Nico Douga singers, making it different from Kashu (歌手), which means "singer" in general.

Generally, utaite do cover songs for VOCALOID original songs, anime and game related songs, and J-Pop. They also do parodies with different lyrics for popular songs, intended for amusement.

Most utaite exclusively cover songs and upload under the utattemita section, but some of them have doujin circles and release original music/drama CDs during events like Comic Market and VOCALOID [email protected], frequently referred to as Comiket and VoMas respectively. A few utaite also have become partly or wholly professional singers and have released/will release their albums under official labels. Some examples are Valshe, Piko, clear and 96Neko.
Here are a few covers:

Cover v. Vocaloid: A Tale of Six Trillion Years and One Night

Spoiler:
Cover by Glutamine


Original feat. IA

Cover v. Vocaloid: Streaming Heart

Spoiler:
Cover by Hiiragi Yuka


Original feat. Miku

Cover v. OP: only my railgun

Spoiler:
Cover by Glutamine


OP feat. fripSide

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I only really know the ones that I hear on Osu!, but these two are easily my favorites.

96Neko's Paintings, Oh Yeah
Spoiler:

For the longest time I didn't know that it was a cover (or a parody) of a vocaloid song, and this is probably the first utaite I ever heard. This is my favorite version of the song, though.

Wotamin's Rubik's Cube
Spoiler:

Again, my favorite version. It's just a great rendition.

Though, to be honest, I only found out about utaite a month or two ago when I stumbled across the wiki. I didn't even know that that was a term until recently. But I do think the idea of a culture based around covers of vocaloid songs (mostly) is such an interesting thing.

Akiba

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My favorites right now are Glutamine, Akatin, 96Neko, Hiiragi Yuka, and Ikasan.
Probably a lot more. :)

Common Heroes by Akatin <3


Forty Seven by Rumdarjun


Mono Poisoner by Ikasan


Hitorinbo Envy by 96Neko


And this amazing parody of Maji 1000% LOVE by Freedel