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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 31, 2020 21:10:39 GMT
I'm not talking about great songs that are made even greater by the vocal. I'm talking about songs that wouldn't be much at all without that particular vocal.
This slays me, and yeah, the band are cooking, but it's really his singing that makes it. It's incredible.
Anything come to mind?
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Post by sloopjohnc on Aug 1, 2020 14:04:59 GMT
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 1, 2020 20:23:55 GMT
Almost a novelty song, but the vocal is absolutely extraordinary.
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 1, 2020 20:33:24 GMT
Personally I wouldn't put either of those last two entries in this category. There's a lot going on in both of them.
I'm struggling to think of one I would put here.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Aug 1, 2020 21:12:20 GMT
Yeah, it's not easy.
I was going to put more in the OP, but it ended up looking like a freak show, with the likes of The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Wild Man Fischer and Screamin' Jay.
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 1, 2020 22:45:54 GMT
Personally I wouldn't put either of those last two entries in this category. There's a lot going on in both of them. I'm struggling to think of one I would put here. Israelites isn't much of a song, it's all about that vocal performance (and possibly the backing vocals). Dekker had stronger songs, but none with that kind of performance. |
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 1, 2020 22:54:49 GMT
For me it's as much about the guitar hooks and the changes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2020 13:58:55 GMT
The Lion Sleeps Tonight?
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Post by sloopjohnc on Aug 2, 2020 17:31:33 GMT
Personally I wouldn't put either of those last two entries in this category. There's a lot going on in both of them. I'm struggling to think of one I would put here. I definitely put Israelites in there. I love reggae, but a lot of it is the production and the singer. Like this. It's almost all Lee Perry's production and Max Romeo's voice. |
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Post by sloopjohnc on Aug 2, 2020 17:32:39 GMT
I was listening to a Little Richard comp a few weeks ago and so many of his songs are the same. The vocal is what makes them special.
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 2, 2020 19:15:04 GMT
Which version? The Tokens version is absolutely sold by the female backing vocal. |
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Post by rayge on Aug 2, 2020 20:58:22 GMT
Which version? The Tokens version is absolutely sold by the female backing vocal. I was under the impression that all the vocals on TLST were by the tokens, with 14-year-old Mitch Margo doing the high tenor stuff. Falsettos were a big thing in the 50s and early 60s pop |
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 2, 2020 21:22:32 GMT
I was under the impression that all the vocals on TLST were by the tokens, with 14-year-old Mitch Margo doing the high tenor stuff. , in homage to the Yma Sumac version. |
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Aug 2, 2020 23:38:19 GMT
This is the first thing that came to my mind:
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Post by rayge on Aug 2, 2020 23:56:21 GMT
I was under the impression that all the vocals on TLST were by the tokens, with 14-year-old Mitch Margo doing the high tenor stuff. , in homage to the Yma Sumac version. thank you Charlie |
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