Best songs sung in falsetto
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PaoloSanchez
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Not sure if these count as falsetto but they are definitely a bit "screechy"...
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Whilst of couse the greatest song ever sung by a traditional falsetto that isn't Freddie, is Over and Over (Sylvesters, if not discos, finest hour)...But it feels a bit of a cheat of an answer as it's not the falsetto that packs the punch.
No. The answer of the greatest falsetto featured record is, of course, Easy Lover.
Phil Bailey (EWF singer iirc?) absolutely smashes the back doors in and suddenly Phil Collins isn't the king of MoR, but the perfect canvas for the punch of the sharpest, most beautiful voice, stunning you at every verse, at every wedding and cab journey you hear it, every time.
The guitarist on Easy Lover must be fuming. It (the guitar line) would be up there with (Eddie Van Halen on?) Beat It and, erm, every other fammous 80s guitar stomper solo efforts... But Baileys falsetto bursting over Mr Groovy Kind Of Love is the key driver in its anthemisation.
No. The answer of the greatest falsetto featured record is, of course, Easy Lover.
Phil Bailey (EWF singer iirc?) absolutely smashes the back doors in and suddenly Phil Collins isn't the king of MoR, but the perfect canvas for the punch of the sharpest, most beautiful voice, stunning you at every verse, at every wedding and cab journey you hear it, every time.
The guitarist on Easy Lover must be fuming. It (the guitar line) would be up there with (Eddie Van Halen on?) Beat It and, erm, every other fammous 80s guitar stomper solo efforts... But Baileys falsetto bursting over Mr Groovy Kind Of Love is the key driver in its anthemisation.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Actually, am I bollocks pretending there's been a better record than Small Town Boy ever made (especially one involving Phil Collins) 
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Not sure I'll ever get bored of this. Heard it backstage at a workers bar at glasto early doors on a Sunday, kicked off a special few hours where it felt like the DJ was playing for me and me alone.
PaoloSanchez
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One of my favourites...
(fuck knows what's going on in the video)
(fuck knows what's going on in the video)
PaoloSanchez
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Prince's 'Adore' is a falsetto masterpiece but you need to go to spotify for that (its on Sign O'The Times).
I wanna be your lover is here! (great rare video from 1979 composed, arranged, produced and performed by Prince. He plays all the instruments too, as you can see) X
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Brilliant as it is, Im wondering are the years off....im reading this is Frank "Sugar Chile Robinson" in the movie "No Leave, No Love (from 1946). Little Richard would have been around 12 then. Amazing though.
Orang Utan
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Billy Mackenzie does not sing in falsetto!
Orang Utan
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Not sure why this is on this thread either
Fez909
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Because it's one of the best songs sung in falsetto
Orang Utan
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it's not sung in falsetto
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
The Charlatans did an entire album with Tim Burgess singing falsetto.
The Charlatans - Wonderland - YouTube
The Charlatans - Wonderland - YouTube
Orang Utan
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i asked for 'best'
albionism
A successful virus clinging to a speck of mud.
Sorry, my bad. Any music thread that pops up,
I always feel the need to chuck The Associates
up on it!
Want to introduce Billy MacKenzie
to all those who have never experienced him,
because he was just so very, very wonderful.
Orang Utan
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Agreed.Sorry, my bad. Any music thread that pops up,
I always feel the need to chuck The Associates
up on it!
Want to introduce Billy MacKenzie
to all those who have never experienced him,
because he was just so very, very wonderful.
albionism
A successful virus clinging to a speck of mud.
I'm sure I even chucked old Billy up on a
hardcore Punk thread once, just so one
or two uninitiated my click on it
Fez909
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I thought it was, and so did a lot of reviews I've found.
But fair enough if not. What about these?
Orang Utan
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It's a very specific thing to do with the vocal chords. Hegarty's vocal is too full throated to be falsetto - they're using the full extent of their vocal chords.
And no for the first.
Yorke sings in falsetto sometimes but not always. I'm not listening to that to find out which though as I'm having a good day so far.
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