Music thread: Post your favorite singer/vocal performance.

[radhead]

Any genre.

Any decade.

The focus here is on great singers. Not necessarily your favorite performers or bands. They can front a band, but most likely will not play an instrument. (This is not a rule, but I believe the singers who focus on their voice alone usually develop into better singers). It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just strong, skillful singing and the magic that results.

I'll start with two. Michael Jackson's "Ben" and Bing Crosby's "Swinging On a Star" (unfortunately I couldn't find the original of this).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVQAqieT1rU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMQ0XEIG0Y

 

[Lady Bug]

Paula Cole, Jewel, Josh Groban, Seal...

 

[mina]

nora jones I love this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKcKQHZXks

 

[mina]

sorta sad, but it's one of my favorites
Counting Crows- Long December
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNF1a-ZG1uc

 

[Trashionista]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVKdlbOUTE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7EEcv5bIw
I know its supposed to be just singers, but I think the performance is awesome anyways.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN_BlF9Vtvw
Mega-long. Controversial band, but regardless, he has an amazing voice.

 

[mina]

jewel's voice always astounds me ; but especially when she yodels wicked fast. I wish i could do that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIY9fpkA7ow

 

[Teufelhund]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjm4BrNAf6s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhyTr9xKx04
I really like this band at present, the singer really has soul which is uncommon in the Evanescence ilk.

 

[Miles]

Enya - How Can I Keep From Singing?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HxzXJY3iQYA

 

[Christian Soldier]

"[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Elvis was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be."---Chuck Berry[/FONT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLCJk-9-0I8

 

[radhead]

That's one of my favorite Elvis songs. I haven't heard it in a while. Thanks.

 

[Christian Soldier]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Elvis was God-given, there's no other explanation. A Messiah comes around every few thousand years, and Elvis was it this time."---Little Richard[/FONT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc5sDt4ppnE

 

[TwistTim]

Third Day: Cry out to Jesus.....
best song every by Third Day.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOb8ihacSM4

and now youtube is giving me an error so I can't find any other songs on there right now but I had some I wanted to look for.....

 

[Tinkerbell33]

Tina Turner- Proud Mary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1uPhj_T0X4

Guns N Roses (New gnr) - Paradise City. At download festival, I was in the front!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DsuWznUzZg

 

[Tinkerbell33]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc5sDt4ppnE

I love that one!!!

But I'm not sure of he was god given, lol.

 

[Tinkerbell33]

Here is Otis Redding with "Try a Little Tenderness" live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UlQVhMAbwg

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

My favorite singer?

Tom Jones.

 

[Tinkerbell33]

My favorite singer?

Tom Jones.

I like Tom Jones too but I never used to.

 

[TwistTim]

speaking of Tom Jones.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGf0sZEB6Pc

 

[TwistTim]

and from the recently made great voices of the past series.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0HUS7AXK4&feature=related
The Three Tenors, featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domigo, Jose Carreras singing O SOLE MIO in Rome the year 1990......
how we miss you Luciano Pavarotti......

 

[HannahBanana]

Judy Garland with "Get Happy." Best.song.ever.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2U-rBZREQMw