minneapolisFunq said:

That's cuz he doesn't sing...

Nvncible1 said:

Co-sign. Sometimes she does sing in a way that matches her speaking voice esp. using low register, but most of the times she keeps the singing tone high and light. You might be surprised by how deep and raspy her (casually) speaking voice can get.

If she sings in her speaking voice more often, she'd sound more like Mary J., would sound even more gritty than her judging by their speaking voices.
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mimi2 said:

You hatin we don't got no nasally voice

Scott Walker.

For a long time in the '70's and '80's, a guy named Shake Russell was the most popular performer in Houston. Kind of a Bob Dylan folkie.

I remember the first time I met him and he spoke. I thought he had laryngitis! It was the worst rasp I'd ever heard. I asked him if he was sick and he said no, this is the way he talks. But it didn't affect his singing.

He wasn't Pavorotti, but he had a good singing voice. I never figured out how he could, though.

Also, Mel Tillis - a country star from way back when - stuttered when he spoke but not when he sang.

Ellie said:

funny schitt

Anita Baker
Joe Cocker
Michael McDonald....

They can speak the queen's english perfectly but they can sure slur up their words in the name of soul....



Jshua

Jennifer Holliday roars like a lion when she sangs, then when she speaks, her voice is kinda squeaky and girly and cute. What'cha'll think back? xo

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Yeah, I noticed that when I was watching her reality TV show the other day. She almost sounds like a little girl.

I would say MJ, but people close to him said that his speaking voice is deeper than the high pitched voice we're used to hearing.

angel345 said:

Yeah, MJ had like 4 different voices and 40 different singing voices

purplesweat said:

If you saw the 2006 VMA awards, you can see how deep his voice is

Christina Aguilera for me.

Her speaking voice is kind of high pitched and very girly, but her singing voice is another thing. I would never expect that big, soulful voice to come out of her.

purplesweat said:

I am trying to imagine T-Pain singing with that get-up that he wears

spacedolphin said:

absolutely.

CHIC0 said:

@6:30 http://vids.myspace.com/i...2014025932

angel345 said:

bellanoche said:

I was thinking the exact same thing. Back in the day you'd never imagine that the dude singing those falsettos would speak with such a raspy brooklyn tone. Now, it's less far fetched as his singing has changed.

Any of the British singers, especially Rod Stewart. They all sound so cool in the songs but when you hear them talk, they all sound so stuffy and proper.

Prince was another one that tripped me out. I've been a fan since the "I Wanna Be Your Lover" days and when I heard his regular speaking voice on the "Controversy" album, it sounded almost scary sounding.