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Monday Coffee Break: Use Your Indoor Voice

Posted at 8:54 AM on July 26, 2010 by Steve Seel (29 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Today's 9:30 Coffee Break is a showcase for singers whose vocal arsenal includes at least two seperate and distinct singing voices. It can be someone who has a distinct whisper and howl, someone who goes between falsetto and non-falsetto regularly, or someone who actually sound like they could be two seperate people.

Songs played:
Bjork "It's Oh So Quiet"
Guns N Roses "Knockin On Heaven's Door"
Prince "Kiss"
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Here Comes My Girl"
Tom Waits "Somewhere (from West Side Story)"

Comments (29)

"Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns 'N Roses
"Kiss" - Prince

Posted by (JL) | July 26, 2010 9:16 AM

Tom Waits, Prince, Eels (E)

Posted by Elizabeth Johnson | July 26, 2010 9:16 AM

Axl! Sweet Child O' Mine

Posted by Oj | July 26, 2010 9:18 AM

Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland- she'll sings oh so soft and sweet, then in a flash, screams her head off. I love it.

Posted by DMM | July 26, 2010 9:20 AM

It's Oh So Quiet - Bjork

Posted by jon | July 26, 2010 9:20 AM

Well, Freddy mercury had about a dozen voices Bohemian rhapsody.. and of course Steve miller would regularly do the classic low gravely voice behind the ultra pop lead vocals. Wide river is a pretty good example.

Posted by frank | July 26, 2010 9:21 AM

Mike Patton from Faith No More uses many different voices to portray different characters. He also will go from an R&B croon to a Cookie Monster bark in the space of one song..

maybe Midlife Crisis or Underwater Love.. any song really, I suppose.

Posted by wellst | July 26, 2010 9:21 AM

Weezer - Hash Pipe

Posted by Pail Ale | July 26, 2010 9:23 AM

Bjork - It's oh so quiet

Posted by Brooks | July 26, 2010 9:23 AM

Stevie Wonder, I Was Made to Love Her

Posted by LSG | July 26, 2010 9:23 AM

Thom Yorke- Jigsaw Falling into Place
Iggy Pop- T.V. Eye
Black Francis- Something Against You

Posted by marty | July 26, 2010 9:24 AM

Tracy Bonham - Mother, Mother

Posted by mni | July 26, 2010 9:24 AM

Vultures - John Mayer

Helter Skelter - The Beatles

Posted by DMM | July 26, 2010 9:24 AM

PJ Harvey's song "Rid of Me" -- there's the low voice, then the loud voice, then the really creepy falsetto. That's three. Top that!

Posted by JSG | July 26, 2010 9:25 AM

Tim Buckley - Buzzin' Fly

He's got about 5 different vocal inflections.

Posted by Gripweed | July 26, 2010 9:25 AM

Kiss Off – Violent Femmes
Me & Bobbie McGee – Janis Joplin

Posted by loran | July 26, 2010 9:27 AM

Trent Reznor has a soft whisper, to a nasally wine, to a vicious scream.

Axel Rose, all over the spectrum as well

Posted by Mike | July 26, 2010 9:28 AM

Toxicity - System of a Down

Posted by Chai | July 26, 2010 9:28 AM

David Bowie has continually altered his vocals throughout his career. Early songs like 'In the of the Morning' or 'Hey Mr. Gravedigger' from the Deram Anthology show some of that.

Posted by megan | July 26, 2010 9:29 AM

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (just because of the scream)

Posted by Nick | July 26, 2010 9:30 AM

Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups

Posted by Joy Z | July 26, 2010 9:30 AM

Björk - It's Oh So Quiet
Prince - Get Off (who has multiple voices in this song)
Tori Amos - she has multiple voices

And welcome back ,Steve!

Posted by Lynne | July 26, 2010 9:31 AM

I'm Down by The Beatles might show off Paul McCartney's range better than Helter Skelter... I would put Paul on the list of singers with two or more voices for sure though.

Posted by DMM | July 26, 2010 9:32 AM

Putting out Fire with Gasoline - David Bowie

Posted by Pail Ale | July 26, 2010 9:32 AM

Steve - Here's the phrase you're searching for:

"I know you are but what am I!"

Posted by Amy | July 26, 2010 9:36 AM

Can't listen to GNR without thinking of Axel beating women.

Posted by DMM | July 26, 2010 9:44 AM

Janis Joplin - Bobby McGee

Posted by shaun | July 26, 2010 9:57 AM

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer - I can't believe you missed this one!

Posted by Jerry Johnson | July 26, 2010 10:00 AM

p.s. the comment you should have made to illustrate pee wee herman's voice is "i know you are but what am i?" ;)

Posted by beth | July 27, 2010 8:49 AM

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