Assuming a musicians gender!

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Void99
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Assuming a musicians gender!

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A few songs I thought were sung by a man but was actually a woman....and vice versa.

Tracy Chapman - Fast Cars.
This one is quite common from my experience. At least I know I am not the only one who made this error!

Journey - Wheel in the Sky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGEVIvSFeY
First heard this on one of The Sopranos episodes and for years thought the vocalist was female!

The Datsuns - System Overload https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBafeCqVFgQ
This one is more embarrassing really and blame it completely on my old TVs audio quality! First time I heard it was on Saints Row IV. Hearing it on my PC speakers can definitely tell it's a male vocalist.

Air Supply - All out of Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdZEumNRmI
Okay tell me I am NOT the only one who made this mistake!!!! All my life up until a year and a half ago I was dead convinced it was a female singing the main chorus:
♬♬ I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you, I know you were right, believing for so long ♬♬

Praise You - DJ Fatboy Slim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAi4VBoBSM
The vocals in this are just sampled and looped from a different song. But I only just found out that sample is a female voice, Camille Yarbrough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVDURaXG6wk

Easy mistakes to make, right?
FeMilImpos
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Re: Assuming a musicians gender!

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In 1979 The Eagles "I can't tell why" The singer had long hair and a female high voice, but then I was 11 years old telling my mom that the Eagles had a girl singing their song. The singer was Micheal Schmit, the bass player. Great Tallant. :D
Jack_079
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Re: Assuming a musicians gender!

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Beast In Black - Blind and Frozen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N4tXf3Ensw

I heard the song before I saw the video, I was confused to say the least.. :lol:
Mr. Peaky Blinder
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Re: Assuming a musicians gender!

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For 40+ years, I assumed this was the work of a female.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0EXvnwGb8gU
Void99
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Re: Assuming a musicians gender!

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Jack_079 wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 2:55 pm Beast In Black - Blind and Frozen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N4tXf3Ensw

I heard the song before I saw the video, I was confused to say the least.. :lol:
That is ONE HELL of a banging track!!!!!! Total AWESOMENESS!!!
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