# Greatest Rock Vocal Performances **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2007, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-vocal-performances/395473 "2007-03-11T09:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-vocal-performances/395473/81 "2007-03-13T19:41:45Z")
Wild Cherry’s Rob Parissi — _Play That Funky Music_ Bruce Springsteen — _Born in the USA_ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-vocal-performances/395473/82 "2007-03-13T20:17:24Z")
[QUOTE=AHoosierMama] I’ll also throw in anything done by Chrissy Hynde - think “Chain Gang”, "Kid’, “Brass in Pocket” - I could go on… [/QUOTE] Great call. I’ll repeat a few artists here, but some unmentioned songs: Morrissey on The Smiths “How Soon is Now?” Steve Perry on Journey’s “The Party’s Over” Geddy Lee on Rush’s “The Temples of Syrinx” and “The Trees” Freddy Mercury on “Princes of the Universe” and “Who Wants to Live Forever?” Timothy Schmidt on the Eagles “I Can’t Tell You Why” Glenn Frey on “The One You Love” Klause Meine on the Scorpions “No One Like You” and “Rock You Like a Hurricane” Bruce Dickinson on Iron Maiden’s “The Wasted Years” Randy Jackson on Zebra’s “Tell Me What You Want” and “Bears” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-vocal-performances/395473.md?page=4)