Examples of hit songs sung by someone other than the lead singer? [more inside]
posted by xingcat on Dec 16, 2009 - 57 answers

What was the really good music of the fifties and sixties? [more inside]
posted by netbros on Nov 17, 2009 - 35 answers

It is well-known that opera singers don't drink much milk because it makes phlegm and affects their voices, but what about cheese? Does that cause phlegm?
posted by Quillcards on Sep 17, 2009 - 14 answers

I'm looking for songs in which the singer specifically references listening to another musician, song or album. Please help? [more inside]
posted by Brody's chum on Sep 11, 2009 - 141 answers

I'm a singer-songwriter and am looking to improve, expand, and hone the use of my voice by listening to recordings (studio or live) of some of the world's greatest singers. I'm looking for suggestions for who to give a listen to. Artists with great voices are obvious and easy to come by, so I'm more interested in suggestions for people you consider masters of interpretation, delivery, phrasing, conveying emotion, etc. I'm also really interested in learning more about the greats beloved in nations other than my own (I live in the U.S.). Thanks!
posted by Hydrophilic on Jan 28, 2009 - 34 answers

Any recommendations for recordings of traditional Mexican ballads by female singers? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Jan 26, 2009 - 6 answers

Is there an English listing of all of the artists found in the China 2008 Olympics promotional video/theme? [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on Jul 14, 2008 - 4 answers

I like singers with strange voices. I don't like novelty songs (e.g. Betty Boop) and I don't like "songs" that are so avant-garde that they're basically noise (e.g. someone screaming into a microphone). So I'm not looking for strange music. I'm looking for traditional (melodic) music sung by singers with non-traditional singing voices. Examples of what I like: Joanna Newsom, Leon Redbone, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Elaine Stritch. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 22, 2008 - 106 answers

What was Bruce Springsteen taking during the show in Atlanta? [more inside]
posted by griffey on Apr 27, 2008 - 8 answers

Which German language singers would you recommend for those of us like French singers such as Carla Bruni and Madeleine Peyroux. I tried Ute Lemper but she seemed a tad on the heavy and intense side. Definitely looking for that cool, jazzy feel.
posted by vac2003 on Jan 24, 2008 - 6 answers

Mainstream bands with more than one (good) lead singer? [more inside]
posted by I_Love_Bananas on Mar 31, 2007 - 74 answers

Songs about Singers, for folk hero singalong? [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur on Mar 3, 2007 - 24 answers

Help me find this magazine article. Sometime in the last couple of years there was a critical review of contemporary female jazz singers in which some of the more successful singers (e.g., Diana Krall I think) were unfavorably compared to lesser known singers. Article might have been in the New Yorker or the Atlantic, but I'm not sure.
posted by Jackson on Aug 19, 2006 - 3 answers

What are some good duets? [more inside]
posted by callmejay on Aug 18, 2006 - 43 answers

What bands have a drummer as a/the lead singer? [more inside]
posted by awegz on Jul 24, 2006 - 66 answers

Singers... I need your advice on vocal care. [more inside]
posted by SwingingJohnson1968 on Apr 10, 2006 - 23 answers

Anyone else ever notice funny sounds on MP3's with particularily low-pitched male vocals? [more inside]
posted by Cosine on Sep 21, 2005 - 8 answers

[MoreMusicFilter] Looking for some songs where the voice (male perferred, female also good) is a dusky/dusty/scratchy kind of timbre. "A catch in the throat" is how I put it in my mind.
posted by e^2 on Nov 10, 2004 - 30 answers

Wow! I just listened to Amalia Rodrigues for the first time. So who can recommend some other great Fado singers?
posted by rdr on Mar 3, 2004 - 13 answers

What is the song/artist in this commercial for the Toyota Echo?
posted by srboisvert on Dec 11, 2003 - 11 answers