Question is exactly as it says.. If you’re a guy, do you sing along to, say, Kylie Minogue, or if you’re a girl, do you mouth the words along with.. well.. whoever it is. ^^;
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Yes. Like today, I was singing along to Blondie’s The Tide is High.
Absolutely; in fact, I think I do a pretty good “Lonely Nights” by Captain and Tennille and “As Tears Go By” by Marianne Faithfull, with no pitch change.
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One of the discs in my five CD changer (this was Before the MP3 Era with the iTunes Shuffle) came up as Bette Midler’s The Divine Miss M, which I proceeded to sing along with at various points.
Not that there’s anything wrong with it, but I really, truly had no idea Ms. Midler was associated with, well, The Other League of Gentlemen. Cross my heart. Just never crossed my mind.
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You should have seen my wife’s face the first time she heard me sing along with Cher! Unlike you, I was well aware of the association with the OLG–I just didn’t care!
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Yup. I’m a high tenor so I can carry up through most of the standard female ranges and even snip a note or two from the sopranos.
Remember The Music Man? I played the tenor (high voice) in the barbershop quartet.
I’m a big man, 350 lbs, 6’3". I’m the biggest guy on stage and I hit the highest note. It was good for a laugh every performance.
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(minor hijack)
Man, I would SO love to get you on a stage with my friend David. He’s 5’2" tall and maybe 130 pounds soaking wet, and he has the best basso profundo I’ve ever heard.
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Why wouldn’t I? This OP puzzles me.
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I had the same reaction. And from reading the replies, 99% of the SDMB population is of the “of course” frame of mind.
Tabby_Cat, if you’re still here would you elaborate on the thoughts that prompted your question?
When I sing along with a song, there’s an emotional outlet component and a role-playing component. I’m vaguely aware of the muffled frisson that arises from gender identity transference when I’m connecting with a chanteuse. I suppose the OP is curious if that sensation is uncomfortable for some people.
Among voluntary respondents, apparenty not many. But if a random sample of the population was tied down and brainscans were performed, would we find a significant representation of homophonophobes?
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But if a random sample of the population was tied down and brainscans were performed, would we find a significant representation of homophonophobes?
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Maybe if they made everyone listen to musical porn…
Ok, that was a stretch, but there’s a joke about that study in there somewhere!