# "That was a guy singing?!" wrong calls on singers' genders thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808 "2007-04-27T00:43:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/1 "2007-04-27T00:43:45Z")
So…I just discovered that the person singing in the opening part of “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” by Jet wasn’t a female guest vocalist :eek: Back when the Batman Beyond soundtrack came out, I’d never heard of PJ Harvey. PJ didn’t seem like such a strange name for a guy. Then I saw the video and was surprised to find out “he” was a she. Now I know a lot of her music and like her voice, but none of her other sounds sound like that one, either. The song was “One Time Too Many” ftr. Who did you call wrong? I bet none of your calls are as upsetting as a coworker’s discovering the “cute teenage girl” in Hanson was a teenage boy 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/2 "2007-04-27T00:46:00Z")
Wayne Newton’s “Danke Schoen.” Hands down. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/3 "2007-04-27T00:47:10Z")
The classic example would be [Wayne Newton](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9wdYxf9ucI). ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/4 "2007-04-27T00:48:07Z")
Rumor has it that Nick Gilder is a man, but I remain unconvinced. I know women who have deeper, more masculine-sounding voices than he does (did). If you’re not sure who he is, he sang on the original of “Roxy Roller” by Sweeney Todd, and had his own “Hot Child In The City.” ---
**Author:** ![PerditaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/5 "2007-04-27T00:48:14Z")
Timothy B. Schmitt of the Eagles - (“I Can’t Tell You Why,” “Love Will Keep Us Alive”) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/6 "2007-04-27T00:50:22Z")
I thought Hot Child in the City was sung by a woman until I saw Nick Gilder in the video. Guys looked like that in the '70’s. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/7 "2007-04-27T01:07:24Z")
Darren Hayes “Insatiable”. I didn’t know it was him until I saw the video. I honestly thought it was a female singer. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/8 "2007-04-27T01:27:05Z")
One more for Wayne Newton and “Danke Schoen”. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/9 "2007-04-27T01:30:46Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] Who did you call wrong? I bet none of your calls are as upsetting as a coworker’s discovering the “cute teenage girl” in Hanson was a teenage boy 😃 [/QUOTE] Not an uncommon problem- the first time Hanson saw the video for _MMMbop_, one of the members saw himself in the screen and said “Look at that cute little girl!” ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/10 "2007-04-27T01:32:36Z")
I was surprised recently to learn that “Laughter in the Rain” and “Love Will Keep Us Together” were sung by a man (Neil Sedaka). ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/11 "2007-04-27T01:51:11Z")
[QUOTE=Gr8Kat] I was surprised recently to learn that “Laughter in the Rain” and “Love Will Keep Us Together” were sung by a man (Neil Sedaka). [/QUOTE] Although he might have done a version, the _Love Will Keep Us Together_ I’m most familiar with is the Captain and Tenille’s- and Toni Tenille is most definitely a woman. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/12 "2007-04-27T02:36:24Z")
Both Kill Hannah and the Silversun Pickups have male singers, but I wouldn’t have known it unless I was told. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/13 "2007-04-27T02:38:58Z")
I remember well the day that I found out why Alison Moyet and that guy who sang lead for Yaz sounded so alike … ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/14 "2007-04-27T02:40:08Z")
I can’t think of any off-hand but I do this all the time! It’s gotten to be a running joke around here. I’m glad to see it’s not just me. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/15 "2007-04-27T02:40:50Z")
When I got into '50s and '60s pop as a kid, I sure did wonder how so many lesbians made it into the industry. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/16 "2007-04-27T02:50:43Z")
I’m not proud of it, but the first few times I heard _Fast Car_, and before I paid close attention to the lyrics, I thought Traci Chapman was a guy. _Give Me One Reason_ laid that error to rest. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/17 "2007-04-27T02:58:01Z")
When I first heard _I Remember You_ by Skid Row, I thought the vocals were done by a woman. I remember specifically thinking for some reason that it was Lita Ford. Sorry, Sebastian. ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/18 "2007-04-27T03:24:13Z")
Tracy Chapman (_Give Me One Reason_) definitely confused me for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_of\_the\_Felines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/b5e925/32.png) [@Queen\_of\_the\_Felines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_of_the_Felines)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/19 "2007-04-27T03:36:08Z")
“The Neverending Story” by Limahl. The hair didn’t help either. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808/20 "2007-04-27T03:36:16Z")
I was coming in to mention Tracey Chapman, specifically “Fast Car”. I lost ten bucks to my dad over that one. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808.md?page=2)