Do you sing along with singers of the opposite gender?

[QUOTE=Tabby_Cat]
Gosh that’s a mouthful. >.>

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.

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.

Yes, and I don’t change my pitch.

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.

[QUOTE=robardin]
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! :smiley:

[QUOTE=Belrix]
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.

(/minor hijack)

[QUOTE=Shoshana]
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?

[QUOTE=sunacres]
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… :wink:
Ok, that was a stretch, but there’s a joke about that study in there somewhere!

Do I sing along? Yep. I’m currently, umm, making stuff up, to go along with some nice flamenco guitar. At least this way I can’t get the words wrong.