I think Auto-Tune ushered in the demise of true vocal talent in modern pop music (see e.g. Ashlee Simpson), but it has lead to some fun side effects! It turns out that when normal speech is fed into Auto-Tune, it gets confused and tries to automatically tune it as if it were a song. Hence the unlikely singing careers of T-pain, and perhaps most recently, Kanye West. But so far, my favorite application is this video of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream speech":
me: "owen, come here. it's time to get a new diaper" him, sprinting down the hall with no pants on: "forget about it!" he's quoting benny the rabbit, a short-lived sesame street character who happens to be in his favorite "count with me" video. i'm turning my head, trying not to let him see me laugh, because his use and tone with the phrase are so spot-on.
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- Allen G.
PS Hi John - Been perusing your career on the internet. You've been a busy and productive bee. Congrats.