Not really sure what you are going for here, but this is probably the most unique singer that I have heard and liked. I will steal a comment from Youtube comments: "I dig this guy. I first saw him perform on Saturday Night Live and was mesmerized without really knowing why. The voice, the hat, the glasses, the pose... way too cool."
Here he is, singing a song from early 1900s Vaudeville.
Let's not forget, for us old timers, the many doo wop versions of "Over the Rainbow." Here's the original recording of arguably the best doo wop version, complete with iconic ending notes.
I think I may have posted this before on another thread, but it is so astonishing I am going to post it again.
That was fake, but this really happened!breaking brand?
how did ol larry do this before kiss wrote the song? well, im amazed, for sure.
Not sure Larry realized he was breaking brand. But singing about the devil's weed. Oh boy.breaking brand?
how did ol larry do this before kiss wrote the song? well, im amazed, for sure.
The also very unique Dan Hicks with his take on another Waits’ classic
Of course, and once you know to look for it, this one is quite obviously four fours and a three. But I'd been listening to it for a couple of years before I even realized it was in an odd time. I marvel how Arjen makes it sound like a rock song all through.The short answer; one doesn’t. It’s just a three-beat pattern with a four-beat pattern every sixth measure or a four-beat pattern with a three-beat pattern every fifth measure. All rhythm is either duple or triple.
Geez, I thought it wouldn't get any better than an ocarina playing in an orchestra, now there's a melodica playing with Dan Hicks!
That's an interpretation of Tom Waits I never would have expected.
When I was on stage playing Stravinsky, I sometimes wondered if there was someone in the audience unsuccessfully trying to keep time!Of course, and once you know to look for it, this one is quite obviously four fours and a three. But I'd been listening to it for a couple of years before I even realized it was in an odd time. I marvel how Arjen makes it sound like a rock song all through.
My (now retired) boss marvels about a friend of his who can hum the Bartok violin concerto.When I was on stage playing Stravinsky, I sometimes wondered if there was someone in the audience unsuccessfully trying to keep time!