Musical Surprises

[Mr. DS]

Have you ever heard a song and thought either;

A.) The person singing was another artist than what they were.
B.) The person singing was a different demographic than what they were (race, gender, etc)


One person comes immediately to mind...I honestly thought the inspiration for Rick Roll was a black guy when I was a kid until I saw his picture one day.


I was a bit surprised to say the least.

[AndyC]

The first few times I heard "The Way You Make Me Feel" on the radio, I assumed it was a woman. At some point, I finally heard it announced as Michael Jackson. I mean, he always had a high voice, but I don't know if I'd ever heard it sound that feminine before.

On mistaking white guys for black guys, for years I assumed the voice of Bill, etc. on Schoolhouse Rock was a black guy. Not sure when I finally saw a picture of Jack Sheldon, but it was not what I expected. Of course, to look at him, the voice fits the face perfectly, but I just thought he sounded black.

For those who don't know him, Sheldon's in the middle.

[retrorussell]

"Hot Child In The City" being sung by a guy.  THAT'S A GUY???
A woman named Charlie, singing "Pilot Of The Airwaves".  Chuck the chick!

[Mr. DS]

The song Automatic I didn't even know was sung by the Pointer Sisters until like 5 years ago.  I thought it was a band like Debarge or something with a guy singing.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNi8aW8Nf6s

[Mofo Rising]

Well, it's probably not good to admit this, but I was surprised to find that TV on the Radio is almost entirely black.

Not that it makes a difference, and they are probably my favorite new band, it's just something I wouldn't have expected.

[The Burgomaster]

I have a hard enough time with Elvis Costello, Elvin Bishop, Elton John, Dr. John, Dr. Hook, John Lee Hooker, David Lee Roth, and Basil Rathbone.

[Silverlady]

Have you ever heard a song and thought either;

A.) The person singing was another artist than what they were.
B.) The person singing was a different demographic than what they were (race, gender, etc)


One person comes immediately to mind...I honestly thought the inspiration for Rick Roll was a black guy when I was a kid until I saw his picture one day.


I was a bit surprised to say the least.

Hey DarkSider, isn't this guy Rick Astley?  He has a great voice but a "Howdy Doody" face.   

[Allhallowsday]

The song Automatic I didn't even know was sung by the Pointer Sisters until like 5 years ago.  I thought it was a band like Debarge or something with a guy singing.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNi8aW8Nf6s

Well, I had that LP...

[Mr. DS]

Hey DarkSider, isn't this guy Rick Astley?  He has a great voice but a "Howdy Doody" face.   

Yes thats him.  He has a soulfull voice so you can only imagine my shock to see Howdy Doody singing those songs.

Well, I had that LP...

Whats an LP?