The first time I heard Material Issue was "Kim the Waitress," which I could've sworn was sung by a woman with a husky voice (like Carla Bozulich), and I thought it was a lesbian-crush song.
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― jaymc, Friday, 19 September 2008 19:31 (fifteen years ago) link
The first time I heard "Border Song" on the radio when Elton's first record came out I was pretty sure "Elton" was just an unusual name for a woman.
― ellaguru, Friday, 19 September 2008 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link
― Lostandfound, Friday, 19 September 2008 20:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I had the opposite problem with "Pump up the Jam". I always thought it was a dude.
There are a few as well. Thao Nguyen per example, i kept thinking it was a dude, I had to go to youtube to see the voice actually coming out of her to make sure it was a girl. Not that she has a very masculine voice, maybe all indie rock male singers are effeminate.
Also Courtney Love. I'm too young for Nirvana, so I first heard Hole through some friends and all the time I thought it was a dude singing until I saw a video.
― Moka, Friday, 19 September 2008 21:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Lindsey Buckingham sometimes sounds like there are three girls singing in Fleetwood Mac.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 19 September 2008 21:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Frankie Lymon
― john mccain's illegitimate black child (musically), Friday, 19 September 2008 23:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Jamiroquai.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Saturday, 20 September 2008 04:24 (fifteen years ago) link
i sound like a girl
― Surmounter, Saturday, 20 September 2008 04:26 (fifteen years ago) link
but i like girls, so whatever.
Ted Taylor of "(Love Is Like A) Rambling Rose" fame.
― Retrato Em Redd E Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 September 2008 04:28 (fifteen years ago) link
When I was a kid, I thought "Hello it's Me" was sung by a woman
named carole king
― tony orlando and dawng (PappaWheelie V), Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Sonny Charles
― Retrato Em Redd E Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 13 November 2008 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh Lori by Alessi owns this thread.
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Thursday, 13 November 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Ney Matogrosso / Secos & Molhados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIyvM9Ce7mM&feature=fvw
― Moka, Sunday, 19 September 2010 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Bobb Trimble, according to Mrs. Redd.
― What's Welsh for Zen Arcade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 20 June 2011 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
^Bobb has tricked friends of mine, as well.Re: Todd Rundgren's resemblance to Carole King: I heard "I saw the Light" while watching the movie Kingpin last weekend and I immediately started a search for it on the internet assuming that it was a Carole King hit. I guess I'm not the only one.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 20 June 2011 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
the members of The Rock Mafia do not appear in the video for their song "The Big Bang"...i assumed the lead vocalist was female until i saw a male member of the band perform the song on TV this morning.
― The bigman from the glorious 'e street' band (some dude), Monday, 20 June 2011 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
lol i just heard-not-saw that performance here at work, totally assumed it was a woman
― da croupier, Monday, 20 June 2011 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
Rhye is actually Mike Milosh.
― Moka, Monday, 24 December 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
I'd been listening to Budgie for a few years before I found out that Burke Shelley was a man.
― Mike Dixn, Monday, 24 December 2012 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbfIuZ5E_k
Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon, one of the first recorded female impersonators, castrati aside.
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Monday, 24 December 2012 22:49 (eleven years ago) link
Don't know how we missed the vocalist in Jigsaw, all those years ago. A drummer to boothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHHM17uzXY
― Albee Thousand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 5 January 2013 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
Ha, or Eric Carmen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_LcZhmkg88
― Albee Thousand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 5 January 2013 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
That one guy from Air Supply. always thought All Outta Love was sung by a woman
― NINO CARTER, Saturday, 5 January 2013 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, apparently.
― Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 24 January 2013 23:07 (eleven years ago) link