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I simply questioned the idea that "Fantozzi makes people laugh who are under 20," which is nonsense. Sure, he did a lot of silly things, but that’s beside the point.

That Villaggio only makes people laugh who are under twenty is complete nonsense. Totò is beyond discussion, but his humor was definitely simpler. I’m not saying it is any less valid; I’m not making value judgments here. It makes you laugh, but calling it "genius" is definitely an exaggeration; it’s being wasted on everything now (a great comedian, a fantastic improviser, but let’s save the word "genius" for the real geniuses). Villaggio’s humor (who is an intellectual) is much more adult, fierce, and cynical. Totò makes you laugh but is always reassuring; Villaggio is bitter and relentless. Fantozzi, no matter how funny it can be, is distressing. As for the last episodes being little films that tiredly and often more trivially recycle the old gags, that’s fine (even if they still make you laugh), but saying it’s humor for kids is a load of crap.

Anyway, since you sparked my curiosity again, the magic of Google, entering "maggiore estensione vocale," brought up the name Georgia Brown. Is it possible that it was her that I had heard?

I said I read about something like that (which sounded incredible to me), not that I know the names of the singers, what the hell kind of explanations should I give you and about what, excuse me?

But I'm definitely joking, however, I find the strict comparison above amusing, and at this point, since you know the extensions of the two perfectly, you will also know how to justify it, bearing in mind that these are huge problems :)

But how, serious arguments about a triviality like vocal range ("you know, Mercury and Buckley both had three and a half octaves, but Mercury had a harmonically richer voice, trust me, I've done singing") and then you get upset if someone jokes back?

My? But didn't you say that that piece of trash, Live at Wembley, is nothing less than one of the greatest live performances in history? And then you were the one who brought up the octaves, with a serious and professional tone?

But aside from the fact that I don't care at all and it was just to make you a bit annoyed, I know of singers who reached even eight octaves (I think I read about it regarding some opera singer). Probably the castrati had similar ranges; anyway, it's all very beautiful and interesting, almost like when deciding who the fastest guitarist is and discussing it seriously.

Me? I didn’t measure the extensions, you’re the one talking about urban legends, so you must know very well which songs and at what precise second Mercury and Buckley hit both the lowest and the highest notes, if we’re going to compete, everything has to be in order and verifiable, right?

respective ranges doesn't mean a thing, I entered the long pea contest where I heard claims about "three and a half octaves" from all three (what precision!) and that basically Mercury could belt it out even in the high registers while Buckley would become a country cousin in falsetto. So since it’s all nonsense but it entertains me, just to counter your exact science, I brought you my own exact science. Then it would be fun to know if you’ve put records on and measured the singers’ range with a piano, just to immediately say that the five and a half octaves are an urban legend like New York crocodiles.