Topic: Singers who don't look like their voice. (Read 41051 times)

billiumbean · « **on:** 28 May 2009, 20:01 »

The assemblies at our school usually allow a student to sing the national anthem, and this past Wednesday we had a "Farewell Seniors!" ceremony. The guy who sang the Star-Spangled Banner this time was a senior, and though he's generally one of the quieter, more nerd-cool guys, seeing him onstage made me think he was there as a joke or a dare, which would suit his sense of humor.

He sang the redneck-pride out of that song, and the shock-and-awe of the crowd made it difficult for him to even sing, since we were cheering so loudly.

I was wondering, though, where else does this Susan Boyle phenomenon exist? And I welcome similar stories to mine, even if the person isn't famous or even searchable on the internet.

Catacombs · « **Reply #1 on:** 28 May 2009, 20:09 »

I don't like American Idol or anything like it, but the same time I saw Susan Boyle, I was shown a video of a ten-year-old little girl singing AMAZINGLY. I think her name was Hollie Steel. Check it out on YouTube. Totally unexpected.

fish across face · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 May 2009, 20:37 »

I always thought Aaron Neville didn't sound like you'd expect if you met him on the street.

vs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt-V-Pm44wk

Dazed · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 May 2009, 20:42 »

I'm gonna go ahead and say Chris Cornell.

Patrick · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 May 2009, 23:12 »

Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers. He's also the guy who sings in "Time Of My Life" from Dirty Dancing. I expected that voice to be not from a white dude.

The dude from Built To Spill also looks like his voice would sound a bit less nasal than it does, but I guess not all people who look like lumberjacks have got voices that can thunder down a mountain.

SirJuggles · « **Reply #5 on:** 28 May 2009, 23:57 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM

Mat Weddle is apparently this man's name. He does an amazing acoustic cover of that song Hey Ya, but after hearing it a few times on friends' iTunes, seeing the video made me do a double take. You can't hear the beard at all.

billiumbean · « **Reply #6 on:** 29 May 2009, 01:21 »

Quote from: godinpants on 29 May 2009, 00:19

Kimya Dawson.
I'll leave it at that.

Oh, god. I've never heard a ten-year-old boy sing about porcupines and dead civilians, and now I'll never have to.

Dollface · « **Reply #7 on:** 29 May 2009, 02:29 »

Gösta Sundqvist

bbq · « **Reply #8 on:** 29 May 2009, 02:32 »

Rick Astley.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #9 on:** 29 May 2009, 05:14 »

More a rapper than a singer but Lyrics Born.

Retrospectre · « **Reply #10 on:** 29 May 2009, 07:44 »

I was a lot happier before I knew The Beegees were white dudes.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #11 on:** 29 May 2009, 11:38 »

seconding Kimya Dawson and The Beegees and also throwing out Dan Auerbach (from The Black Keys) because he sounds like an old, black, blues man but he is actually a twenty-something white boy.

also, Tobacco.

JD · « **Reply #12 on:** 29 May 2009, 11:44 »

Me and my sister always thought the lead singer from fallout bot looked like a trucker boy. He just didn't look like the thin emo type.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #13 on:** 29 May 2009, 11:48 »

Sam Bean, because he sounds like pure happiness and looks like my friend who murders Mexicans

imapiratearg · « **Reply #14 on:** 29 May 2009, 12:00 »

Do you mean Sam Beam of A.K.A. Iron & Wine? I think he sounds about right. He looks a lot like Jesus.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #15 on:** 29 May 2009, 12:03 »

Yes, that one. I was just a little surprised to see beard.

And he looks a lot like my friend, who listens to terrible music (See: Motley Crue, Poison, AC/DC) so I sort of connect the two in my head.

Sox · « **Reply #16 on:** 29 May 2009, 12:31 »

Greg Pritchard.

(I still do not think that is his voice)

BlahBlah · « **Reply #17 on:** 29 May 2009, 13:59 »

Tay Zonday!

Catacombs · « **Reply #18 on:** 29 May 2009, 14:53 »

Quote from: bbq on 29 May 2009, 02:32

Rick Astley.

Dazed · « **Reply #19 on:** 29 May 2009, 14:55 »

But really guys, Chris Cornell

Also Janis Joplin.

Patrick · « **Reply #20 on:** 29 May 2009, 15:19 »

The original tenor dude from the Statler Brothers. Jimmy Fortune, on the other hand, sounds like the little bitch that he is.

Lexington, 125 · « **Reply #21 on:** 29 May 2009, 17:09 »

The first time I saw the Doves live, I thought Jimi Goodwin's appearance didn't match with his voice

billiumbean · « **Reply #22 on:** 29 May 2009, 17:59 »

Now that I think about it, the first time I'd heard Glosoli, I thought Jónsi would look like an attractive Amy Lee.

Avec · « **Reply #23 on:** 29 May 2009, 18:02 »

Alexander Nestor sounds like a middle aged caucasian.
I was proven wrong soon after seeing this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCXZczTQXo

Cadeonehalf · « **Reply #24 on:** 29 May 2009, 18:07 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 May 2009, 11:38

Dan Auerbach (from The Black Keys) because he sounds like an old, black, blues man but he is actually a twenty-something white boy.

Seconded! Every time I've seen them, he introduces the band right after the first song and the ENTIRE AUDIENCE double-takes. Last show I saw, the guy in front of me turned to his friend and said "Holy shit they're from Ohio".
My Dad just about lost it.

JD · « **Reply #25 on:** 29 May 2009, 21:21 »

Quote from: Dazed on 29 May 2009, 14:55

Also Janis Joplin.

This confuses me. What were you expecting her to sound like?

scarred · « **Reply #26 on:** 30 May 2009, 01:00 »

Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy). Did not expect him to be a bearded trucker.

McTaggart · « **Reply #27 on:** 30 May 2009, 02:16 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 29 May 2009, 05:14

More a rapper than a singer but Lyrics Born.

On a sort of similar note; Calvin Johnson.

ashashash · « **Reply #28 on:** 30 May 2009, 02:36 »

I never bothered to look at pictures of John Darnielle ( / Mountain Goats) until I saw him live, and it kind of broke my mind for a while.

I agree on Iron & Wine, he looks really unexpected to me for some reason. And I never bothered to see what Jason Lytle looked like until he was mentioned in this thread but, - wow. What?

Tehz · « **Reply #29 on:** 30 May 2009, 07:53 »

Tiny Tim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c71RCAyLS1M

Dazed · « **Reply #30 on:** 30 May 2009, 08:14 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 29 May 2009, 21:21

Quote from: Dazed on 29 May 2009, 14:55
Also Janis Joplin.
This confuses me. What were you expecting her to sound like?

It's less about what I expect her to sound like, and more what I expect her to look like based on her voice. The first time I heard Janis I thought "black female blues/soul screamer," and she looks like a folk/country white girl.

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #31 on:** 30 May 2009, 08:24 »

Joanna Newsom is too tall to be a pixie.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #32 on:** 30 May 2009, 08:57 »

Antony

Tehz · « **Reply #33 on:** 30 May 2009, 09:00 »

You just won the thread

gospel · « **Reply #34 on:** 30 May 2009, 11:30 »

I have to agree. I expected Antony to be something else.

William Elliot Whitmore doesn't really sound his age. Not sure if that counts.

click

and Meiburg surprised me too.

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Alex C · « **Reply #35 on:** 30 May 2009, 12:15 »

Quote from: Dazed on 29 May 2009, 14:55

But really guys, Chris Cornell

Also Janis Joplin.

Rush Limbaugh has said things that I disagree with less than this. You are a mad man.

Also, I saw a terrible Coheed and Cambria video once and I think that Claudio Sanchez dude wins.

JD · « **Reply #36 on:** 30 May 2009, 12:20 »

He's a Jewish dude who raps! How was I supposed to predict that.

yamaha2k3 · « **Reply #37 on:** 30 May 2009, 13:25 »

Quote from: Alex C on 30 May 2009, 12:15

Also, I saw a terrible Coheed and Cambria video once and I think that Claudio Sanchez dude wins.

Seconded, I remember first hearing Coheed and Cambria from a friend, then I saw that music video and was shocked. I always thought that voice came from a skinny little white dude, not some heavy set hispanic guy. It kind of blew my mind for a little bit.

Sox · « **Reply #38 on:** 30 May 2009, 17:58 »

For years, I thought the singer in Coheed and Cambria was a chick. I even saw the music video, I figured they had actors lip syncing to the song.

Alex C · « **Reply #39 on:** 30 May 2009, 20:10 »

On a completely opposite note, has any musician ever looked more appropriate for what he does than the Reverend Horton Heat?

Alex C · « **Reply #40 on:** 30 May 2009, 20:23 »

Also, "Where in the hell did you go with my toothbrush?" is basically the best song live. Frankly, I have no idea why I don't own a Gretsch.

valley_parade · « **Reply #41 on:** 31 May 2009, 08:31 »

Cam Pipes from 3 Inches of Blood. He's the one with the really high pitched voice.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #42 on:** 31 May 2009, 09:04 »

Thom Yorke doesn't sound like his voice to me.

gospel · « **Reply #43 on:** 31 May 2009, 11:01 »

That's strange. Nobody has been a better visage of their vocals than Tom -- other than, maybe, Thurston Moore.

JimmyJazz · « **Reply #44 on:** 31 May 2009, 12:25 »

H.R. REALLY doesn't sound like his voice to me, but that might have more to do with the fact that Jamaicans aren't usually frontmen of hardcore groups than anything.

20 jazz funk greats · « **Reply #45 on:** 31 May 2009, 14:20 »

Quote from: godinpants on 29 May 2009, 00:19

Kimya Dawson.

Inlander · « **Reply #46 on:** 01 Jun 2009, 07:01 »

I'm going to nominate Micah P. Hinson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y7CZsJj_xU

KharBevNor · « **Reply #47 on:** 01 Jun 2009, 08:36 »

Well, these days...

EAaAaaaaaAAaaaaAaaa...LooooooooOOooOoRrrdddd of the DeeEeeeeEEEEEEPPPPPPtttths

Llewellian · « **Reply #48 on:** 14 Jun 2009, 14:30 »

You`d never expect that Rob Halford is able to sing the high pitch tunes like he does as Frontman of Judas Priest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Iv_kAjMLk

MrBlu · « **Reply #49 on:** 14 Jun 2009, 20:06 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 30 May 2009, 12:20

He's a Jewish dude who raps! How was I supposed to predict that.

I didn't have to worry about that one, the first time I heard him was in his music video for "Youth".

I'ma go with John K. Samson. I'd expect him to look as skinny as me.

EDIT:: Also, people need to learn the difference between Reggae/Dancehall artists and rappers.

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