On That Note: I Want to Hit That High/Drop It Low, Girl

[ISUinOR]

Almost everything by Bon Iver

 

[Angie]

NSFW video:

 

[RoseClone]

Any talk about countertenors has to include The King's Singers. This is a beautiful take on Billy Joel's And So It Goes.

 

[RoseClone]

Cattle Call. Eddy Arnold.



Good Vibrations

 

[Angie]

 

[Cupped]

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

 

[2122]

Was not ready for that.

 

[CYdTracked]

Going to use a couple tenor singers from some all time great country quartets as examples.

Jimmy Fortune from the Statler Brothers has some great high range for a male singer. Using a video of him as a solo artist as I love the harmonies in this version. The gal is Sydni Perry who is currently Carrie Underwood's backup singer



Joe Bonsall for the Oak Ridge Boys can really get up there too. Probably some better examples of his range when he's singing the high harmony parts but this is probably my favorite ballad he sings lead on




I'll throw 1 more in the mix while I am at it, Jamie Dailey from Dailey & Vincent can hit some high notes as well.

 

[madguy30]

 

[Cupped]

 

[IsUaClone2]

I knew Wayne Newton was male in his version of Danke Shoen:



which led me to wonder about if Timi Yuro was a young lad:

 

[VeloClone]

I think ELO and Traveling Wilburys founder Jeff Lynne has one of the easiest falsettos in all of rock music.

 

[VeloClone]

Their best work was still the 1-2-3 song on Sesame Street, but the sisters could get it done

I had totally forgotten of Ruth Pointer when I came up with this category. Good one, KnappShack!

 

[IsUaClone2]

I'm Going to Make You Mine isn't the best example of Lou Christie's use of falsetto but I use it because I don't want to offend ImJustKCClone:

 

[matclone]

You beat me to Karen by a few minutes

A friend and I were visiting a girl in our class when we were about age 14. She put on this record (the Carpenter's Superstar) and sang along like she owned it. It was a pure moment I haven't forgotten.

 

[matclone]

Lead singer: Richard Manuel

 

[VeloClone]

Ann Wilson of Heart has such warmth in her lower register but has incredible range with a powerful high register.



EDIT: I can't believe that nobody pointed out that I initially erroneously put Nancy Wilson rather than Ann Wilson here. What an epic fail.

 

[VeloClone]

Speaking of range, don't forget about Annie Lennox:

 

[cyclones500]

Nico. Typically associated with The Velvet Underground's debut album, here's a solo track.