My friend and I were musing how the band Cake throws in “aw yeah” “aw no” “alright” repeatedly in their music. So, we say that all you need to do to be John Mcrea (sp?) is to do that.
So…
The art of singing like Cake is to toss in “aw yeah, aw no, alright” whenever possible.
Add on!
The art of singing like any Pearl Jam or STP knockoff from the early 90’s is to sing about Tommorrow and Yesterday as much as possible.
But don’t forget to add:
The art of singing like ** any Pearl Jam knockoff… ** is to ** sing with a handful of candy corn in your mouth. **
“OK, Eddie, take it again from ‘Cannnfahnnuhbattahmahhn…’ If we can hear the lyrics, you’re not hip enough”.
The art of singing like Jack Black is to refer to “ass,” “kicking ass,” “rocking,” “teaching the world to rock,” “being the best band in the world,” and doing overwrought Meatloaf/Robert Plant-style hand gestures whenever possible.
The art of singing like Neil Young is to take voice lessons from Bob Dylan.
My brother came up with these:
The art of singing like Tom Waits is to try to sound like Cookie Monster.
The art of singing like James Brown is to toss in “Heh!”, “HEEY!”, or “Take it to the bridge!” whenever possible.
The “art” of singing like Mariah Carey is to invent frequencies only dogs can hear.