Caught a few minutes of that Performing As show; cute idea. Who would you do, if you could? I actually do damned good Judy Garland and Marlene Dietrich imitations—but that’s such a cliché, I wouldn’t be caught dead. I think I might get away with:
• Jane Russell, singing “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love?”
• Sophie Tucker, singing “Some of These Days”
I do a decent Annie Lennox, but I’d have to get the short 'do to really pull it off. Preferably something from the Diva album, but I’ve nailed a few from the Eurythmics days, as well.
Elton John, singing All the Nasties
Well, I’d have to go in blackface, but I could do a decent “Summertime” (from Porgy and Bess) a la Paul Robeson. We could toss in “Old Man River” too. I’ve got a Rodney Dangerfield impression (original material) that is pretty spot on. Spike Jones’ “Wyatt Earp Makes Me Burp” could be squeezed in there as well.
I prefer performing my own work.
Elvis Costello singing What’s so funny about Peace, Love and Understanding.
Christopher Plummer singing Edelweiss.
Sadly, it’s true.
Pat Benatar singing Fire & Ice.
I can only sing like two people: Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan.
My brother and I used to sing “To all the girls I’ve loved before” first as Willie and Julio, but later branching out into different songs and adding people like Dylan, Elvis, and Ethel Merman.
Julie
Elmer Fudd singing “Fire,” with a tip of the hat to Robin Williams.
Ethel Merman singing just about anything…
God I just love her big nasal voice!
and Emmylou Harris singing “Here, there, and everywhere”
But I look more like Ethel.
Oh and Mama Cass singing “Dream a little Dream”
Ooh. pulling up a chair
Julie
Every time I do karaoke, a stranger or two comes up to me and tells me I sound a lot like Cher . . . if she were a 300-pound man.
Roger McGuinn singing “Tiffany Queen” or “Lover Of The Bayou”
Loudon Wainwright III singing “Clockwork Chartreuse”.
Skip Spence doing “Lawrence From Euphoria” or “It’s The Best Thing For You”.
Although I look more like Leslie West than any of those guys.
I sing light opera, but I stopped accepting tenor roles when I realized my upper register sounds suspiciously like a certain well-known Muppet.
“Hiho, this is Kermit the Frog, and today we’re going to sing some selections from The Mikado!”
There’s nothing like hearing yourself on playback to kill off any hopes of a professional singing career.
Ha! Ain’t that the truth, Kizarvexius! I was absolutely positive I sounded a lot like kd lang until I heard myself on tape.
More like Tiny Tim. With a wet fish up his nose.
Several years ago, when the Beavis and Butthead and Cher “I Got You Babe” was out, and I was driving home after a long night of work on the midnight shift, I started singing along.
Trying to do both parts, each in a different voice, what came out was Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker. The mental image of the two of them singing together Sonny & Cher- style was enough to just about get myself wrapped around a telephone pole.
Natalie Merchant singing “Heaven”.
Vocally, I do a darn good “Little Bird” by Annie Lennox.
Visually, I’d be better off doing “If That’s Your Boyfriend” by Me’shell Ndege’ocelo. And I don’t do that so badly, either.
I’d like to give “This Waltz” as Leonard Cohen
or
“Always a Woman” as Billy Joel
a run