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I'd know that voice anywhere
Jan. 16th, 2015 08:23 amI saw this go by on FB this morning. It's a video of Jon Bon Jovi singing Conway Twitty's classic "Only Make Believe" and he does a fine job of it as well. It's a difficult song to sing as it starts off low and rises in key up and up. Some of the comments below were dismissive saying he's no Conway Twitty. Well, of course not. But it doesn't matter. Lots of people cover classic tunes and do it well. This was done well. But the comments about "one of a kind" voices got me thinking about that.
Some of the one of a kind voices mentioned were Elvis, Randy Travis and Dolly Parton. There have been lots of men and women that have very distinctive voices, ones you know exactly who it is no matter what song they're singing. I don't tend to be as much of a fan of female singers on the whole as i find their voices are fairly similar and often can only tell one from the other by what song they're singing. That doesn't mean I don't like their voices or their music, or not of course. And I can hear differences, but I seem to find a lot of the pop, rock and country female singers interchangeable even if they do have good voices and bucket loads of talent. But if Lady Gaga sang a Madonna song, I'm not that sure i could tell even though their voices are different.
It can be similar for male voices, too but i like the strength behind the male voice, well most of them. Unless it's, you know, something like the boy bands or bubble gum pop boys. I always prefered rock and roll voices. I also realize, if someone is your favourite singer, you're going to instantly know that voice no matter what, whether it's Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Adam Lambert, Jon Bon Jovi, or Frank Sinatra who probably does have one of those legendary voices, come to think of it. Or maybe that's just me.
Anway I'm rambling.
I meant to note down a few of the one of a kind voices that come to mind, voices that are instantly recognizeable even when they're singing material that they're not famous for. So in addition to Elvis, the legendary voices that come to mind are:
Male:
Johnny Cash, Freddie Mercury, Roy Orbison, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Michael Jackson, (i'll lose girlfriend points if i don't add..) Ozzy Osbourne ;) , Neil Young, Alice Cooper
Female:
Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell, Barbara Streisand, Dolly Parton, Kate Bush (even if i don't really like her, I admit she's got a very unique voice), STevie Nicks, k.d. lang, Cher
There are loads more that have recognizable voices, perhaps even legendary but those are the ones I thought of just now, the names of people I'd instantly recognize without having to think about it.
Some of the one of a kind voices mentioned were Elvis, Randy Travis and Dolly Parton. There have been lots of men and women that have very distinctive voices, ones you know exactly who it is no matter what song they're singing. I don't tend to be as much of a fan of female singers on the whole as i find their voices are fairly similar and often can only tell one from the other by what song they're singing. That doesn't mean I don't like their voices or their music, or not of course. And I can hear differences, but I seem to find a lot of the pop, rock and country female singers interchangeable even if they do have good voices and bucket loads of talent. But if Lady Gaga sang a Madonna song, I'm not that sure i could tell even though their voices are different.
It can be similar for male voices, too but i like the strength behind the male voice, well most of them. Unless it's, you know, something like the boy bands or bubble gum pop boys. I always prefered rock and roll voices. I also realize, if someone is your favourite singer, you're going to instantly know that voice no matter what, whether it's Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Adam Lambert, Jon Bon Jovi, or Frank Sinatra who probably does have one of those legendary voices, come to think of it. Or maybe that's just me.
Anway I'm rambling.
I meant to note down a few of the one of a kind voices that come to mind, voices that are instantly recognizeable even when they're singing material that they're not famous for. So in addition to Elvis, the legendary voices that come to mind are:
Male:
Johnny Cash, Freddie Mercury, Roy Orbison, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Michael Jackson, (i'll lose girlfriend points if i don't add..) Ozzy Osbourne ;) , Neil Young, Alice Cooper
Female:
Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell, Barbara Streisand, Dolly Parton, Kate Bush (even if i don't really like her, I admit she's got a very unique voice), STevie Nicks, k.d. lang, Cher
There are loads more that have recognizable voices, perhaps even legendary but those are the ones I thought of just now, the names of people I'd instantly recognize without having to think about it.
