Songs with the greatest vocals

[GIYess]

Watched the Netflix film Eurovision last night. (It's definately worth watching if you enjoy a bit of cheesy humour!)
I really liked the hometown song (i know but i shamelessly like good singing) and the bit at the end just really demonstrated the vocals of the singer.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qjuphuG3ndw

Which made me think what other songs have amazing vocals?

Obviously a subjective subject so friendly banter encouraged but please don't get carried away!

[moorx]

If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley

I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Sir Tom Jones

Praying for Time - George Michael (vocals and lyrics)

Edited by moorx on Friday 5th August 14:14

[Pieman68]

Personally speaking i love the voice of David Draiman. Some of his vocals on the back catalogue of Disturbed songs are phenomenal - especially their cover of Sound of Silence

Other than that - Amy Lee of Evanescence, Tarja from Nightwish (also like Floor Jansen in this role) and Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation are great singers

More mainstream - always loved the voice of George Michael. One more time is a great song, and Kissing a fool is a personal favourite

Edited by Pieman68 on Friday 5th August 14:21

[MagicalTrevor]

moorx said:

Praying for Time - George Michael (vocals and lyrics)

Edited by moorx on Friday 5th August 14:14

In particular the 'Live at Abbey Road' version

[ZedLeg]

River Deep Mountain High Tina Turner is the first that springs to mind.

[omniflow]

Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil - absolutely outstanding vocal

Time after Time (Acoustic Version) by Everything but the Girl

[anonymous-user]

Forget about Dre - Dr. Dre feat. Eminem.

[paulguitar]

I'm going for 'All in Love is Fair' by Stevie Wonder. Absurdly brilliant singing:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4QHoi3i9a4

[craig r]

Midnight Rendezvous by Chez Kane, in fact anything Chez sings

[ArsE82]

Wicked Game - cover by London Grammar (but basically anything with Hannah Reid singing). You have to listen to it all to hear the full range. Some great singing throughout this performance on KEXP too.

Phantom of The Opera - Floor Jansen & Henk Poort

[WyrleyD]

The Sound of Silence version by Disturbed.

[knitware]

omniflow said:

Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil - absolutely outstanding vocal

Yes, beautiful! "Did I dream you dreamed about me..." Amazing vocals.

I imagine there's a lot of YouTubeing from this thread, great stuff!

[FatboyKim]

Queen - Somebody To Love

[ikarl]

Lately - Skunk Anansie

[rowley birkin]

ArsE82 said:

Wicked Game - cover by London Grammar (but basically anything with Hannah Reid singing). You have to listen to it all to hear the full range. Some great singing throughout this performance on KEXP too.

Phantom of The Opera - Floor Jansen & Henk Poort

+1 for Hannah Reid.

[Pieman68]

ikarl said:

Lately - Skunk Anansie

Skin has a great voice in general

[andyxxx]

Great thread. I am always trying to find new music and have added some of the above to my play lists

Some of my suggestions:

Counting crows – recovering satellites
Cat power – The Greatest
Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballe – all of them
Bruce Springsteen - Drive all night

[GranpaB]

rowley birkin said:

ArsE82 said:

Wicked Game - cover by London Grammar (but basically anything with Hannah Reid singing). You have to listen to it all to hear the full range. Some great singing throughout this performance on KEXP too.

Phantom of The Opera - Floor Jansen & Henk Poort

+1 for Hannah Reid.

Yep, astonishing vocalist.

My particular fave is this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkmGFyHPCxk

[MitchT]

GranpaB said:

rowley birkin said:

ArsE82 said:

Wicked Game - cover by London Grammar (but basically anything with Hannah Reid singing). You have to listen to it all to hear the full range. Some great singing throughout this performance on KEXP too.

Phantom of The Opera - Floor Jansen & Henk Poort

+1 for Hannah Reid.

Yep, astonishing vocalist.

My particular fave is this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkmGFyHPCxk

Seems like a good moment to drop this...

https://youtu.be/jqhgXAGP4Ho

[Ronstein]

Rufus Wainwright

Scott Walker

Cara Dillon