Post by Alex61 on Oct 24, 2019 20:56:36 GMT
Susanna Lee Hoffs
Vocal Range: E♭3 – F♯5
Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("Go All the Way", "Maggie May")
F5 ("Hey Jude" live Hollywood Bowl 1999, "King of Tragedy")
E5 ("All I Want", "Bell Bottom Blues", "Get the Girl", "Gloria", [/i]"I Would Die 4 U", "Unconditional Love", "Unreleased High Desert Song", "You're So Vain")
E♭5 ("Couldn't I Just Tell You", "I Want Candy" live Glendale 2023, "No Kind of Love", "November Sun", "The Warmth of the Sun")
D5 ("All Together Now" The Cutting Edge "Bell Jar", "Boys Keep Swinging", "Circus Girl", "Eternal Flame", "Go", "I'll Never Be Through with You", "I'll Set You Free", "King of Tragedy", "Let It Go", "Life on the Inside", "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt", "Made of Stone", "My Side of the Bed", "Nickel Romeo", "Outside Chance", "Sleep", "Something That You Said" solo version, "Sunshine", "Take Me with U", "Turning Over", "Village Green Preservation Society", "Walking Down Your Street" live Merriweather Post Pavillion 1989, "You and Your Sister")
C♯5 ("7 & 7 Is" live Rodney Bingenheimer Show 1991, "All I've Got to Do", "Darling One", "Enormous Wings", "Feel Like Making Love" live 1991, "Ghost of His Smile", "Go All the Way", "I Will Take Care of You", "I've Seen All Good People", "Life on the Inside", "Melissa", "No Kind of Love", "Only Love", "Our Lips Are Sealed", "Right By You", "September Gurls" solo version, "Something That You Said", "A Song For You", "Sorry", "Sunshine", "They Don't Know", "Train in Vain", "True", "Unconditional Love", "Walk Like a Egyptian" live Merriweather Post Pavillion 1989, "We Close Our Eyes")
C5 ("Austintatious", "A Bangle Jangle Christmas!", "Beekeepers Blues", "Boys Keep Swinging", "Dangerous", "Eternal Flame", "Follow in My Footsteps", "Ghost of His Smile", "Gimme Some Truth", "Going Home" live The Ritz 1984, "Hazy Shade of Winter" live Miami 1991, "Happy Place", "Holding My Breath", "How is the Air Up There?", "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight", "I Will Take Care of You", "I'll Never Be Through with You", "It's Lonely Out Here", "Jealous", "Made of Stone", "Monday, Monday", "Our Lips Are Sealed", "Pride", "Restless", "Ride the Ride" live Return to Bangleonia – Live in Concert, "Silent Night", "Sunshine", "Take What You Take", "That's Why Girls Cry", "Turning Over", "Under a Cloud", "Walking Down Your Street", "We Belong", "Without You", "You're So Vain")
B4 ("Alfie", "All I Need", "All I Want", "All I've Got to Do", "All the Young Dudes", "Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)", "Anyone Else", "As It Falls Apart", "Baby Blue", "Back of a Car", "Be With You", "Beekeepers Blues", "Beware of Darkness", "Cinnamon Girl", "Circus Girl", "Complicated Girl", "Couldn't I Just Tell You", "Enormous Wings", "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere", "Everything I Own", "Everything I Wanted", "Eyes of a Baby", "Feel Like Making Love" live 1991"Get the Girl", "Grateful", "Happily Ever Laughter" demo version, "He's Got a Secret", "Hello It's Me", "Here Comes My Girl", "Here Right Now", "Holiday in Bangleonia 2004", "How is the Air Up There?", "I Got Nothing", "I'll Never Be Through with You", "I'll Set You Free", "I'm in Line", "I'm Ready to Move On/Wild Heart Reprise", "I've Seen All Good People", "If She Knew What She Wants", "In a Different Light", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "James" live Amsterdam 1985, "Jealous", "Kid", "Killing Moon", "King Midas in Reverse" live Santa Monica 2012, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" live New Orleans 1988, "Let It Go", "Light My Way", "The Look of Love", "Lost at Sea", "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt", "Maggie May", "Magnet & Steel", "Manic Monday", "Mesmerized", "Midnight Confessions" live Trouble in Paradise benefit concert 1985, "Monday, Monday", "More Than Meets the Eye", "My Side of the Bed", "My Town", "Not Like You", "Now and Then", "One Day", "One Voice", "Our Lips Are Sealed", "Pride", "The Rain Song", "Raining" Ragtag version, "The Real World", "Restless", "Ride the Ride", "Right By You", "Rock and Roll Alternative", "Run Away With Me", "Second Hand News", "Sit Down I Think I Love You" live Instagram 2023, "Sitting Still", "Sleep", "So Much for Love", "Something That You Said", "Sorry", "Standing in the Hallway", "Stealing Rosemary", "Stop" live Santa Monica 1994, "Stuck in the Middle with You", "Sweet and Tender Romance", "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)", "This Time", "Those Days Are Over", "Time Will Show the Wiser", "Towers of London", "Unconditional Love", "Village Green Preservation Society", "Waiting for You", "Walking on a Wire", "Watching the Sky", "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", "Where Were You When I Needed You", "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", "Willin'", "Wishing On Telstar", "Without You", You Were on My Mind")
B♭4 ("Always Enough", "Ask Me No Questions", "Baby Blue", "Dangerous", "Dreaming", "Everything I Own", "A Fool in Love" live Academy Awards 2001, "Getting Out of Hand", "Gloria", "Go", "Got to Get You Into My Life", "Grand Adventure", "Hazy Shade of Winter", "Hello It's Me", "Here Right Now", "Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be", "Holding My Breath", "I Will Take Care of You", "In Your Room", "It Must Be Love", "It's Lonely Out Here", "Killer Queen", "Mary Street", "More Than This", "No Good Trying", "No Kind of Love", "No Mag Radio Commercial", "Only Love", "Regret", "Ride the Ride", "She May Call You Up Tonight", "Sorry", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Cleveland 1997, "Sweet and Tender Romance", "That's Why Girls Cry", "Trouble", "True", "Turning Over", "Twelve-Thirty", "Under a Cloud", "Walk Like an Egyptian/Magic Bus" live Galveston 2010, "Walking Down Your Street", "The Warmth of the Sun", "We Close Our Eyes", "Weak with Love", "What I Meant to Say", "Yes It Is" live New York 1986, "You and Your Sister", "You Say You Don't Love Me", "You're My Favorite Waste of Time")
A4 ("7 & 7 is" live Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles!, "All I Want", "All I've Got to Do", "Always Enough", "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)", "Anyone Else", "As It Falls Apart", "Auld Lang Syne", "Austintatious", "BBC", "Beekeepers Blues", "Bell Bottom Blues", "Bell Jar", "Big Brown Eyes", "Boys Keep Swinging", "Care of Cell 44", "Catch the Wind", "Circus Girl", "Complicated Girl", "Creeque Alley" live New York 1989, "Darling One", "Different Drum", "Dover Beach", "Dreaming", "Eternal Flame", "Everything I Wanted", "Eyes of a Baby", "Femme Fatale", "A Fool in Love" live Academy Awards 2001, "Free Fallin'", "Get the Girl", "Glitter Years", "Go All the Way", "Grateful", "Happy Place", "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "He's Got a Secret", "Hero Takes a Fall", "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight", "I Would Die 4 U", "I'll Set You Free", "I'm Ready to Move On/Wild Heart Reprise", "I'm Waiting for the Man/Manic Monday" live The Fonda Theatre 2013, "If She Knew What She Wants", "In a Different Light", "In My Life" live Hollywood Bowl 1999, "In Your Room", "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" live Los Angeles 2015, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "It's Lonely Out Here", "James", "Jealous", "King of Tragedy", "Life on the Inside", "Light My Way", "Lost at Sea", "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt", "Made of Stone", "Maggie May", "Make a Play for Her Now", "Manic Monday/Sunday Morning/Femme Fatale" live Philadelphia 2012, "Marianne", "Marquee Moon", "Mary Street", "Melissa", "Mesmerized", "Mixed Messages", "My Side of the Bed", "Nickel Romeo", "Not Like You", "Now and Then", "One of These Things First", "One of Two", "Petite Chanson", "Picture Me", "Pushin' Too Hard" live Return to Bangleonia – Live in Concert, "The Rain Song", "Raining", "The Real World", "Return Post", "Run to Me", "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", "Second Hand News", "Sit Down I Think I Love You" live Instagram 2023, "Sitting Still", "Sleep", "Something to Believe In", "Standing in the Hallway", "Some Dreams Come True", "Song for a Good Son", "A Song For You", "Stealing Rosemary", "Stop" live Santa Monica 1994, "Sugar Magnolia", "Take Me with U", "Take What You Take", "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)", "Tell Me", "Thank You for Being a Friend", "They Don't Know", "This is the Place", "This Time", "Those Days Are Over", "Through Your Eyes", "To Sir with Love", "Towers of London", "Village Green Preservation Society", "Walk Like an Egyptian", "Walking on a Wire", "We Belong", "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", "Wishing On Telstar", "Where Were You When I Needed You", "Who Will She Be", "Without You", "You and Your Sister", "You Say You Don't Love Me", "You Were on My Mind", "You're So Vain")
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("7 & 7 Is" live The Ritz 1984, "Alfie", "All About You", "All I Want", "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)", "As It Falls Apart", "Ask Me No Questions", "Ball N Chain", "Be With You", "Big Brown Eyes", "Crash and Burn", "Creeque Alley" live New York 1989, "Daddy Wasn't There", "Different Drum", "Dover Beach", "Dreaming", "Enormous Wings", "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere", "Everything I Own", "Everything I Wanted", "Follow in My Footsteps", "Get the Girl", "Go All the Way", "Going Home" live The Ritz 1984, "Happily Ever Laughter" demo version, "He's Got a Secret", "Here Comes My Girl", "I Don't Know Why", "I Fought the Law/If She Knew What She Wants" live Santa Clara 1989, "I've Seen All Good People", "If She Knew What She Wants", "In Your Room", "It Must Be Love", "Jealous", "Killing Moon", "King Midas in Reverse" live Santa Monica 2012, "Life on the Inside", "Melissa", "Monday, Monday", "More Than Meets the Eye", "My Town", "Not Like You", "One Day", "One Voice", "Open My Eyes", "Picture Me", "Pride", "Raining", "The Real World", "Regret", "Save It for Later", "Sleep", "Sorry", "Stuck in the Middle with You", "Sunshine", "Talking in My Sleep", "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)", "They Don't Know", "Time Will Show the Wiser", "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", "Willin'", "Without You", "Wishing On Telstar", "You Can Close Your Eyes", "You Just May Be the One")
B♭3 ("Alone Again Or", "Always Enough", "Austintatious", "Boys Keep Swinging", "Care of Cell 44", "Catch the Wind", "Dangerous", "Feel Like Making Love" live 1991"Getting Out of Hand", "Ghost of His Smile", "Gimme Some Truth", "Go", "Hazy Shade of Winter", "Here Comes My Girl", "Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be", "Holding My Breath", "How Soon is Now", "Killer Queen", "More Than This", "No Kind of Love", "No Mag Commercial", "Only Love", "Regret", "Restless", "Ride the Ride", "She May Call You Up Tonight", "Silent Treatment", "Something New", "Something That You Said", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Cleveland 1997, "Take Me with U", "That's Why Girls Cry", "Trouble", "Turning Over", "Twelve-Thirty", "Under a Cloud", "Walk Right Back" virtual broadcast 2022, "Weak with Love", "You and Your Sister", "You Lost My Mind" live Santa Monica 1994)
A3 ("All I've Got to Do", "All the Young Dudes", "Alone Again Or", "Always Enough", "Angels Don't Fall in Love", "Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)", "As It Falls Apart", "Beekeepers Blues", "Bell Bottom Blues", "Beware of Darkness", "Cinnamon Girl", "Circus Girl", "Couldn't I Just Tell You", "Darling One", "Dover Beach" live The Ritz 1984, "Dreaming", "Everything I Wanted", "Eyes of a Baby", "Falling", "Femme Fatale", "A Fool in Love" live Academy Awards 2001, "Get the Girl", "Go All the Way", "Grand Adventure", "Grateful", "He's Got a Secret", "Hero Takes a Fall", "I Got Nothing", "I Wanna Be Sedated", "I Want Candy" live Glendale 2023, "I'll Be Your Mirror", "I'll Keep It With Mine", "I'll Set You Free", "I'm Ready to Move On/Wild Heart Reprise", "In My Life" live Hollywood Bowl 1999, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "It's Lonely Out Here", "Kid", "The Kids Are Alright", "King of Tragedy", "Lay Yourself Down", "Light My Way", "Live", "Made of Stone", "Maggie May", "Make a Play for Her Now", "Manic Monday", "Mary Street", "My Side of the Bed", "My Town", "Name of the Game", "Nickel Romeo", "Now and Then", "One of These Things First", "Petite Chanson", "Picture Me", "Pride", "Raining" Ragtag version, "Run Away With Me", "Run to Me", "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", "September Gurls" solo version, "Single by Choice", "So Much for Love", "Standing in the Hallway", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Cleveland 1997, "Stop" live Santa Monica 1994, "Sugar Magnolia", "Summer Daze", "Take Me with U", "Take What You Take", "Thank You for Being a Friend", "Thee Bangles (And Mash) Wish You Happy Holidays 1985!", "They Don't Know", "This is the Place", "This Time", "Those Days Are Over", "Through Your Eyes", "Towers of London", "Train in Vain", "Unconditional Love", "Waiting for You", "Walk Like an Egyptian", "Walking Down Your Street", "Want You", "Who Will She Be", "Wishing On Telstar", "You Say You Don't Love Me", "You're So Vain")
G♯3 ("Across the Universe" live Hollywood Bowl 1999, "All I Need", "All I Want", "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Angels Don't Fall in Love", "Baby Blue", "Back of a Car", "A Bangle Jangle Christmas!", "Couldn't I Just Tell You", "Creeque Alley" live New York 1989, "Enormous Wings", "Everything I Own", "Falling", "Girls Talk", "Ghost of His Smile", "Happily Ever Laughter" demo version, "I Don't Know Why", "I Will Take Care of You", "I'm in Line", "I've Seen All Good People", "Life on the Inside", "More Than This", "Not Like You", "November Sun", "One Day", "Open My Eyes", "Silent Treatment", "Sitting Still", "Sugar Magnolia", "This Will Be Our Year", "Time Will Show the Wiser", "To Sir with Love", "Trouble", "True", "Under a Cloud", "We Close Our Eyes", "What I Meant to Say", "Where Were You When I Needed You", "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", "Willin'", "Yes It Is" live New York 1986, "You Just May Be the One", "You Lost My Mind" live Santa Monica 1994, "You're My Favorite Waste of Time")
G3 ("Alfie", "Austintatious", "Back of a Car", "Boys Keep Swinging", "Care of Cell 44", "Circus Girl", "Different Drum", "Eternal Flame", "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere", "Femme Fatale", "Getting Out of Hand", "Go", "Got to Get You Into My Life", "Grand Adventure", "Grateful", "Happy Place", "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "Holiday in Bangleonia 2004", "I Got Nothing", "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight", "I'll Never Be Through with You", "I'll Set You Free", "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" live Los Angeles 2015, "It Must Be Love", "It's Lonely Out Here", "Jealous", "Kid", "Killer Queen", "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt", "No Good Trying", "The Only Thing", "Rain", "Rock and Roll Alternative", "Save It for Later", "Silent Night", "Sit Down I Think I Love You" live Instagram 2023, "Sleep", "Something to Believe In", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Cleveland 1997, "Sunday Morning", "Take What You Take", "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)", "This Will Be Our Year", "Towers of London", "Turning Over", "Unconditional Love", "Walk Right Back" virtual broadcast 2022, "Walking Down Your Street" Sprint Audio demo 1985, "Walking on a Wire", "The Water is Wide", "We Belong", "When You Walk in the Room" live, "Wishing on Telstar" live Cincinnati 1991, "You Were on My Mind" live Return to Bangleonia – Live in Concert, "You're So Vain")
F♯3 ("Anyone Else", "Beekeepers Blues", "Darling One", "Enormous Wings", "Eternal Flame" live Wiese, "Everything I Own", "Eyes of a Baby", "A Fool in Love" live Academy Awards 2001, "Girls Talk", "Hero Takes a Fall" live The Ritz 1984, "How Soon is Now", "I Would Die 4 U", "I'll Be Your Mirror", "I'll Keep It With Mine", "If She Knew What She Wants", "The Look of Love", "Maggie May", "My Side of the Bed", "Name of the Game", "Nickel Romeo", "Now and Then", "Petite Chanson", "Something New", "Something That You Said", "Those Days Are Over", "To Sir with Love", "Train in Vain", "Walk Like an Egyptian", "Walk Like an Egyptian/Mrs. Robinson" live Hard Rock Calling 2008, "We Close Our Eyes", "Weak with Love", "Where Were You When I Needed You", "Who Will She Be", "You're My Favorite Waste of Time")
F3 ("And Your Bird Can Sing", "Bangles 'n' Mash Holidays Tape", "Catch the Wind", "Crash and Burn", "Getting Out of Hand", "Hey Jude" live Hollywood Bowl 1999, "I Will Take Care of You", "Killer Queen", "Light My Way", "No Good Trying", "No Kind of Love", "The Only Thing", "Sunday Morning", "You and Your Sister", "You Say You Don't Love Me", "You Were on My Mind" live Return to Bangleonia – Live in Concert)
E3 ("Anyone Else", "Eternal Flame" demo version, "Gloria", "Happy Place", "I'll Be Your Mirror", "I'll Keep It with Mine" live Los Angeles 2016, "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt", "Run to Me", "Save It for Later", "Sitting Still", "So Much for Love", "Train in Vain", "Walking on a Wire")
E♭3 ("Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be")
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• Blue marks high falsetto or whistle register notes.
• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
One of the most defining faces of the '80s, Susanna Hoffs is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as a member of The Bangles. Though one of three singers in the group, Susanna's songwriting and vocal contributions arguably garnered the most commercial success, in particular performances on hits like "Manic Monday" and "Eternal Flame". Outside of this, though, Susanna maintained a relatively successful solo career in which she was able to demonstrate her vocal capabilities even further.
Susanna's vocal performances throughout the '80s seldom showcased her true range; though her vocal placement was obviously a fairly high one, something evident even in the songs where she doesn't sing particularly high, she never really pushed past the lower fifth octave. Susanna's emotive timbre and vocal consistency, however, are incredible, making the songs where she does go for bigger notes ("Eternal Flame", for example) all the more impressive. With her seamless vocal harmonies and distinctive tone, Susanna may be boxed-in somewhat in terms of her vocal range, but it was the uniqueness of her voice that led to her becoming inarguably the most well-known member of The Bangles.
{A Few Examples of Her Voice}
No words needed, really. A cheesy song but a solid vocal performance.
Some lower and higher parts here - Susanna's upper chest register sounds very raw towards the end.
Something else from Susanna's solo career - pretty nice head voice notes up to E5 towards the end.
No words needed, really. A cheesy song but a solid vocal performance.
Some lower and higher parts here - Susanna's upper chest register sounds very raw towards the end.
Something else from Susanna's solo career - pretty nice head voice notes up to E5 towards the end.
{Questionable Notes}
E6 ("Rock and Roll Alternative"[1])
C6 ("Rock and Roll Alternative"[2])
B5 ("I Got Nothing"live Acoustic UC Irvine 1985[1][2][3], "Tuesday at Three"[1], "Without You"[1])
G♯5 ("Without You"[1][2])
F♯5 ("Gloria"[1][2])
C♯3 ("Darling One" 1994 demo[3])
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1. Questionable exclamations.
2. Questionable representivity.
3. Questionable identity.
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
E6 ("Rock and Roll Alternative"[1])
C6 ("Rock and Roll Alternative"[2])
B5 ("I Got Nothing"live Acoustic UC Irvine 1985[1][2][3], "Tuesday at Three"[1], "Without You"[1])
G♯5 ("Without You"[1][2])
F♯5 ("Gloria"[1][2])
C♯3 ("Darling One" 1994 demo[3])
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1. Questionable exclamations.
2. Questionable representivity.
3. Questionable identity.
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
When You're a Boy (1991): E3 – E5
Susanna Hoffs (1996): E3 – F5
Someday (2012): G♯3 – C♯5
The Bangles:
All Over the Place (1984): G♯3 – C5
Different Light (1986): F♯3 – D5
Everything (1988): F3 – D5
Doll Revolution (2003): F3 – D5
Sweetheart of the Sun (2011): G3 – E5
Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet:
Under the Covers Vol. 1 (2006): E3 – E♭5
Under the Covers Vol. 2 (2009): F3 – F♯5
Under the Covers Vol. 3 (2013): E3 – C♯5
Osmosis
Solo:
Bright Lights (2021): E♭3 – D5
Many thanks to Osmosis for notewatching a plethora of unreleased singles and live performances! Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61 . Thanks to BAZanine for updating the thread when I have procrastinated doing so!
Alex61
Solo:
When You're a Boy (1991): E3 – E5
Susanna Hoffs (1996): E3 – F5
Someday (2012): G♯3 – C♯5
The Bangles:
All Over the Place (1984): G♯3 – C5
Different Light (1986): F♯3 – D5
Everything (1988): F3 – D5
Doll Revolution (2003): F3 – D5
Sweetheart of the Sun (2011): G3 – E5
Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet:
Under the Covers Vol. 1 (2006): E3 – E♭5
Under the Covers Vol. 2 (2009): F3 – F♯5
Under the Covers Vol. 3 (2013): E3 – C♯5
Osmosis
Solo:
Bright Lights (2021): E♭3 – D5
Many thanks to Osmosis for notewatching a plethora of unreleased singles and live performances! Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61 . Thanks to BAZanine for updating the thread when I have procrastinated doing so!