Too many Sinatra songs to mention.
Ya’ know, I heard this on the radio maybe 6 months ago and was blown away. I did not know it was Paul McCartney at all. Of course now that I know it’s him it’s obvious, but holy shit this is a very good post-Beatles song my him.
And I agree that he just nails it. “Oh Darling” as mentioned above, is also fantabulous…
That’s what music is all about.
So, I was thinking of “Love, Reign O’er Me” by The Who, 'cause Daltry is just phenomenal: top of his singing career. And then I stumbled upon Heart with a live performance. I don’t know which of the Heart (Wilson) sisters sang this, but it is very impressive. Actually I’ll link both versions, 'cause I love The Who.
Jennifer Hudson’s “And I Am Telling You” from Dreamgirls is the first that comes to mind for me.
Story goes, he was very hoarse BEFORE recording it. He’d had a bad cold and a sore throat, and wasn’t sure he could do the song that day. Finally, he smoked a cigarette, had a few cups of tea, and then nailed it.
Ian Gillan was always a screamer, but he really went all out on “Child in Time” from the *** Deep Purple in Rock*** album.
Merry Clayton’s role in the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter”
Oh, great call. Did she ever sing anything else of note?
That reminds me, what about studio backup singer Clare Torrey, who improvised her vocals on Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig In the Sky”?
I did as well, but never having seen Cocker perform, I had no idea what Belushi was doing. Which made it a different kind of funny.
He did that a lot in the 70s. Theres a video of Lemmings now on Youtube. P McCartney hired him to do it at a private party reputedly.
PS Clare Torrey takes the trophy for me. That ends the controversy.
I second that one.
But… how come no one’s mentioned Screamin’ Jay Hawkinsyet???
On a different level, “I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain” by Tim Buckley, especially around the 5 minute mark.
I hear screamin jay as devilish, but theres a lot of Craft in it, not emotionally extreme.
Here’s the Dixie Hummingbirds closing out their set at the Newport Folk Festival with “I’ve Got So Much To Shout About”. The clip only shows the last three minutes of an extended version of the song, which starts off sedately, matching the recorded version, and gradually works itself into this clip
Joy Division - Transmission Ian Curtis really gets into a frenzy at 1:50. And the drummer is just non-stop the whole time.
On the off chance that no one has mentioned this yet, here is the definitive example:
Janis Joplin at Monterey singing Ball and Chain:
The modern day Janis:
Beth Hart singing “I’d Rather Go Blind”
A cover, but Husker Du’s (sorry for the lack of umlauts) version of “Eight Miles High”:
