Losing My Religion - REM Wonderwall - Oasis Breaking The Law - Judas Priest (really low for an 80's metal song) Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (also quite low for an 80's ballad) George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone (still sounds ok if you can't do the grit, just swagger around the bar drinking to pull it off lol) AUS/NZ bonus round Men At Work - Down Under Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up The Swingers - Counting The Beat Icehouse - Great Southern Land OMC - How Bizzare (lots of words, but quite talky)
I'd love to see more videos like this! Even as a trained singer it was just really fun to see your choices and how considerate you were in your picks to people of varying skill levels and ranges!
Given my "skill" level and the sound of my singing voice I'll keep doing what I've done for the last 30 years: "Sing" along to Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson played LOUD. The LOUD part is the most important thing, that way nobody has suffer through listening to my voice, not even me, and I can imagine that it was my own voice. Doesn't really matter if I miss easy notes or if I miss difficult ones, right? So I'll keep going for the difficult ones, that's a much more flattering illusion ;) Kidding (well, not really) aside, it's a nice list and if I wanted to start singing (I once did, MANY years ago) I'd very likely go for Sultans of Swing as that's one of the first songs I've butchered on guitar ;)
This list is spot on. I did Kryptonite as the first vocal cover on my channel 😅 I can also recommend "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Greenday or "Behind Blue Eyes" for beginners even though they aren't particularly "rocky".
Awesome post, Beth. I really liked it, especially the plug for trying the Ramones and Dire Straits. For Dire Straits, I think “Romeo and Juliet” is a great Karaoke song to sing with my untrained and uncooperative voice. I’d also like to add that most Tom Petty songs are achievable (since he had this amazing “Every Man” sound, though he knew exactly how to use his voice as a professional singer), “Free Falling”, “I Won’t Back Down”, “American Girl”, “Learning to Fly”, “Even the Losers” and so much more are doable to sing at Karaoke by the average guy. That is until you’ve drunk enough to try to belt out Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” or Meatloaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”!!! 😆
Gun's cover of Word Up is one I always go to, it's not too crazy in terms of melody variation but you get to feel like a rock star - and if you're feeling brave, you can go for the high 'YEAHHHH....' after the solo :)
My range is G2 to F5#. A4s and A4#s are pretty easy for me. Singing sustained at B4 or above is pretty difficult and sounds whiny however I can hit notes upto an F5# on a good day and C5s at will. My falsetto above a D5 is also weak but head voice is strong in that range. I can sing nearly all the popular Eagles songs pretty well.
Category videos are a great change up and a great overall idea. Lots of reasons and one that may not be as glaringly obvious as some others is that, those of us that have been watching you for some years, adore you for your kind heart, gentle demeanor and thoughtfulness for others. We would love to know more about you and some of your most loved musical thoughts, genres, etc.. etc... a great way to share a little insight into those, as well as the absolute endless reason your followers would enjoy this type of content.. such as, there little thing I do almost daily is use things like Spotify, RUclips and forums to find new artists and songs that I might like. I’ve been singing my entire life.. in the shower.. but music is a HUGE part of my life. Those that know me best would say I speak through it. So, long story - not - so - short is that one of the reasons I enjoy watching you is to learn and find new music!! Not to mention, respectfully to you and yours, the fact you’re quite easy on the eyes, as they say. Category list is a fantastic idea! Count me in!!!
One thing I’ve always wanted to tell you is that I love the fact love and appreciate ARTIST and talent. Plus, you’re open to groups(like TOOL, one of my favorite rock bands and my absolute favorite drummer in Danny Carey) that may not be your average daily listening. I can truly appreciate that about you! Just plain and simply love music!!
If you, like me, have a deeper voice, and want to sing All The Small Things with some assistance from someone who can sing, Puddles Pity Party and PostModernJukebox have recorded a lovely version you can give a try. It's on the Tubes.
Thank you, I've always had this singing dream and have even had a song on MTV but I haven't been doing shit with my singing. I'm just not sure why. I'm tempted to try again.
I love karaoke. My first song I ever sang for karaoke was The Doors - People Are Strange. I remember going up on the stage and being quite nervous. The music started and I began singing. I then heard a voice come across the speakers and thought, "oh, that guy sounds like he knows what he's doing. I'll just sing along with him." I was singing along to me, but it just sounded so different than what I thought I sounded like. I definitely advise someone to sing into an amplified mic to get the idea of what their voice sounds like and kinda tweak it to how you want it to sound as you are singing. This will help you from feeling cringe about hearing the sound of your own voice to being able to tolerate it. If you don't know what I mean, you haven't sung into an amplified mic. People hear something different from what you hear.
Love "Sultans.." but playing that guitar, and I have been since 1969,took me into the 80s to work out. Rhythm is easy but MK lead is Wow!! Thanks Beth. ( Terry from Oz).
Great list. Of course I started out attempting a somewhat more challenging song in, “Wanted, Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi. The abysmal first rendition is sparked the fire to do better. Current results are up for debate😉 Another easy song for guys to start with would be, “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit. Actually most pop-punk songs fall into that limited range, melodic spectrum. As always, appreciate you!
Oh boy, that falsetto in “I believe in a thing called love” is a dangerous trap. Sounds much easier than really is. Granted, that’s never stopped me from giving it a go. A rockin track for sure!
Keeper of the Seven Keys is your view of basic. What is your idea of intermittent?. (Edited as shock put in typos). My brain/voice would put it far on the range of exceptional
Best song for my vocal: 1. Yellow Ledbetter - pearl jam 2. Black - pearl jam 3. Dear God - A7X 4. Don't look back in anger - OASIS 5. I'm the highway - Audioslave Try it out :)
The Black Keys-Lonely Boy//Cake-Short Skirt, Long Jacket (not really a song, but great fun...consider it a training icebreaker)/Theory of a Dead Man-Hate My Life, Bad Girlfriend/Robert Palmer-Simply Irresistible/Pop Evil-Footsteps Edgy compared to your list, but fun to sing along with.
This is really neat. Since my voice has dropped from going on testosterone, I have really wanted to try singing for real and it's really odd having a whole new voice to work with and not knowing how to use it.
I like this topic, I’d love to see something on tips to find your range. I play guitar and go to jams where I try to play and sing. Sometimes I start fine but halfway through, realize I should have started in a different key or chose a different song. I have no idea what something like F4 means (maybe 4th octave on a piano?) Thanks
Exactly. F4 is the forth octave. If you a guitarist my best tip is grab your tuner and sing to it. Slide down to your lowest note and up to your highest note in your chest voice. It will give you a basic range to start with.
I have a low range and a dark, scretchy voice. Songs I loved to sing in my rock band: J.J.Cale / Eric Clapton - Cocain Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jaw Buddy Holly - Slippin" and a Slidin' Sam & Dave / ZZ Top - I thank you Led Zeppelin - Rock'n'Roll (MUCH lower than the original - the audience will get crazy anyway!) Bob Dylan / Hendrix / U2 = All along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix = Hey Joe Eddie Cochran / The Who = Summertime Blues Sam Cooke = Bring it on home The audience is not interested if the song is in the original key or even octave as long as you sound honest and with passion! When I sing, "Bring it on home" sounds like a drunkered is weeping at the bar (which fits to the song).
for mid low, maybe that song How To Save a Life. I brought it up like 3 whole steps and the verse is still too low for me. for mid high Drops of Jupiter. The first changes registers where I can sing it without moving it, but isn't into my upper range. the other, mainly just wordy. Not too much span to breathe, but lots of places to do it. like a middle C# to a brief A# probably easy to sing down an octave, and at karaoke no one will care. I have a friend who sings Mariah Carey and Celine Dion songs down an octave. They're still very pretty. :)
So many more singers + songs. Partial list. Simon LeBon does not reach too high.🇬🇧 Joe Jackson, Howard Jones rarely belt. 🇬🇧 Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Tom Bailey sing baritone.🇬🇧 Tom Petty 🇺🇲 Tom Cochrane 🇨🇦 Michael Hutchence 🇦🇺 sing closer to bass. Josh Turner, Toby Keith sing bass. 🤠🇺🇲
KISS -Rock and Roll All Nite Paul McCartney - My Valentine Pink - Beam Me Up Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb Black Sabbath - Air Dance Guns N Roses - Patience Ace Frehley - New York Groove Jimi Hendrix - Dolly Dagger Rush - Cold Fire Melissa Etheridge - Angels Would Fall Judas Priest -Peace Alice Cooper - I Never Cry David Bowie - please Mr. Gravedigger Queen - Sleeping on the Sidewalk The Cars - Drive
Another couple to consider are Smash Mouth's All Star or their cover of I'm A Believer. My range is pretty wide (E2 - G#4) but these two are really comfortable for me. I can sing The Monkees version fairly easily but it crosses my break, where Smash Mouth is a bit lower and I can sing along in chest voice. Other favourites for karaoke are Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon or High Hopes. If you can scat, Cab Calloway is in the right range, too. There's a fair amount of folk music in the baritone range, too. I'll put in a plug for the late Stan Rogers' Make and Break Harbour.
What do you think about 45 from Shinedown? Specifically the Acoustic version, also, one that I find really interesting is (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay, a really good song that is easier for me to sing.
Shinedown is definitely not the easiest! He is very good at making it sound easy. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay can be easy depending on what key you sing it in, and if you are going to miss the runs out. If you follow all the runs it can be pretty difficult and most beginners will sing it in a lower key.
@@BethRoars I usually try to sing a lot of different songs from different genres, but my favorites to sing are usually Shinedown and Breaking Bejamin songs, I am certain that I am not as good as Brent, but I am at least confident that I am already used to most Shinedown songs. As for Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, I prefer the Smith & Myers version, so I don't quite know how much harder or easier it would be compared to the original version. I would like your opinion on it. Edit: I really love the singing style of Brent Smith, putting a lot of energy, power and emotion on your voice, almost as if you were shouting/crying, holding those longer notes, but all that requires a lot of breathing and since I never did any vocal course or anything like that, I am not certain that I understand how to do it properly or if it is good or not, my experience singing is only by my passion for it and singing along songs since my childhood.
As a man with a baritone or bass voice, I've found I have a better chance of singing along with a female part, taken down 1 octave, than singing along with most male rock singers. Most rock singers are tenors (if male) or altos (if female).
Probably not considered a "rock song", but to me, Depeche Mode has always been quite easy, right in a fairly natural range, Enjoy The Silence is super easy to sing.
When I sing in the car, I'll get to a chorus that is a little too high for me to sing well, but if I had sung the verse an octave lower(doable, but a push most times) I can manage it.
Hi Beth, loving the videos! Is there any chance you could do a video on Edda Dell'Orso. She did the vocals on most of Ennio Morricone's biggest film scores with Sergio Leone and I feel like it would be a good voice to analyse. All the best and take care!
Thank you so much for this!! I'd also recommend the band "Joy Division" for anyone looking for some lower baritone type songs to sing (good Karaoke versions of their songs are on youtube)
I find Because the Night quite doable, quite low and not too much range. Ironically the Patti Smith OGWT version moreso, than the way the Boss sings it.
Have you done something about whistling in songs? Rob Lundquist, tenor in Homefree, has done quite a bit. Their original song, "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget" demonstrates that and Tim Foust who wrote the song says he wanted something to show off Rob's whistling. I am sure there are other examples and I understand it is difficult to do but the only other one I know of lately is Avi Kaplan and his technique looks very different as demonstrated in his song "It Knows Me". Do you have any other examples and suggestions for whistling in songs? Thank you.
I've found that two songs that work for me are Possum Kingdom, by Toadies, and Like a Stone, by Audioslave. It seems easier for me to sing songs that have a slightly higher register (although maybe not quite as high as vocalists like Geddy Lee or Bruce Dickinson). Thank you for making this video. :-)
I'm not a good singer, but... I could definitely give these a try. I've been listening to prog-metal... and well, to say that the vocal style in that genre is "aspirational" is putting it LIGHTLY 😂
I think we need the opposite. Songs we *shouldn't* sing! Can I go first with Yesterday, which starts low but climbs into the stratosphere for an old git like me 😄
Love this! Motivated me to find an online virtual keyboard. Seems my range is about G2 to MAYBE C4 or so. Any recommendations for us down there??? (I've had SOME luck with things like "The Weeping Song" (Nick Cave), "Superman's Song" (Crash Test Dummies), "Joe Hill" (Paul Robeson--but a BIT low even for me!), some Johnny Cash...
I found that the best karaoke tune for any and all vocal ranges is "Tequila" by The Champs 🤣 All kidding aside, that was a really great list. Keep up the good work Beth !!
As someone who loves to sing but struggles to find anything I can ACTUALLY sing, this was a very handy list. Thank you, Beth!
Losing My Religion - REM
Wonderwall - Oasis
Breaking The Law - Judas Priest (really low for an 80's metal song)
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (also quite low for an 80's ballad)
George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone (still sounds ok if you can't do the grit, just swagger around the bar drinking to pull it off lol)
AUS/NZ bonus round
Men At Work - Down Under
Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up
The Swingers - Counting The Beat
Icehouse - Great Southern Land
OMC - How Bizzare (lots of words, but quite talky)
Beth Roars Guide to choosing the best songs for Karaoke
Sure, singing "Sultans of Swing" is easy enough to sing. Playing the guitar solos properly is the hard part :-)
Exactly!
Thats why I provide the karaoke track 😂
I've been doing Sultans for years and I don't sing well. It's always a hit though
It's the timing and the subtle nuances in Mark's voice. Soft but SO powerful
I’d love to see more lists like this. This is really cool. Thanks!
Maybe a list of easy songs to learn to harmonize with
Oasis songs are easy to sing. Especially Wonderwall and Whatever.
You are on point with Wonderwall! Good call👍
I really like you showing the ranges for the different songs and talking about how they'd fit in different vocal ranges; thanks!
I'd love to see more videos like this! Even as a trained singer it was just really fun to see your choices and how considerate you were in your picks to people of varying skill levels and ranges!
I love to sing Lynyrd Skynyrd (Call Me The Breeze) living in Kiev UA
"I never dreamed" is really good and rather easy to sing too from Lynyrd Skynyrd
Kriptonite's second verse can be challenging when it comes to breathing.
Given my "skill" level and the sound of my singing voice I'll keep doing what I've done for the last 30 years: "Sing" along to Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson played LOUD. The LOUD part is the most important thing, that way nobody has suffer through listening to my voice, not even me, and I can imagine that it was my own voice. Doesn't really matter if I miss easy notes or if I miss difficult ones, right? So I'll keep going for the difficult ones, that's a much more flattering illusion ;)
Kidding (well, not really) aside, it's a nice list and if I wanted to start singing (I once did, MANY years ago) I'd very likely go for Sultans of Swing as that's one of the first songs I've butchered on guitar ;)
Listen to any Blind guardian concert! The crowd sings more then the band sometimes :))))))
Valhallaaaaa
Deliiiiveraance Why've you ever forgotten meeeee?
@@chrishahn3834 Some say they are still chanting 🤘😎🤘
And then there's this: ruclips.net/video/YutqYrdYPmw/видео.html - the audience sings Breaking The Law while Priest play and Rob conducts
Oh, you could make a whole series of this and make a lot of people very very happy.
This list is spot on. I did Kryptonite as the first vocal cover on my channel 😅
I can also recommend "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Greenday or "Behind Blue Eyes" for beginners even though they aren't particularly "rocky".
Awesome post, Beth. I really liked it, especially the plug for trying the Ramones and Dire Straits. For Dire Straits, I think “Romeo and Juliet” is a great Karaoke song to sing with my untrained and uncooperative voice. I’d also like to add that most Tom Petty songs are achievable (since he had this amazing “Every Man” sound, though he knew exactly how to use his voice as a professional singer), “Free Falling”, “I Won’t Back Down”, “American Girl”, “Learning to Fly”, “Even the Losers” and so much more are doable to sing at Karaoke by the average guy. That is until you’ve drunk enough to try to belt out Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” or Meatloaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”!!! 😆
Sultans of Swing - one of my favorite karaoke smashing hits :D
Gun's cover of Word Up is one I always go to, it's not too crazy in terms of melody variation but you get to feel like a rock star - and if you're feeling brave, you can go for the high 'YEAHHHH....' after the solo :)
I've got a playlist of songs in my library, "Songs you might be able to sing."
Phew i can't sing high notes unless i use a vice.. but for Beth I will sing anything :)
Thank you for the list. I'll try them.
For me, a ,,low voice" is like f2-c4, such as mine. I can squeeze a f4 in mixed but, yeah...
My range is G2 to F5#. A4s and A4#s are pretty easy for me. Singing sustained at B4 or above is pretty difficult and sounds whiny however I can hit notes upto an F5# on a good day and C5s at will. My falsetto above a D5 is also weak but head voice is strong in that range. I can sing nearly all the popular Eagles songs pretty well.
Category videos are a great change up and a great overall idea. Lots of reasons and one that may not be as glaringly obvious as some others is that, those of us that have been watching you for some years, adore you for your kind heart, gentle demeanor and thoughtfulness for others. We would love to know more about you and some of your most loved musical thoughts, genres, etc.. etc... a great way to share a little insight into those, as well as the absolute endless reason your followers would enjoy this type of content.. such as, there little thing I do almost daily is use things like Spotify, RUclips and forums to find new artists and songs that I might like. I’ve been singing my entire life.. in the shower.. but music is a HUGE part of my life. Those that know me best would say I speak through it. So, long story - not - so - short is that one of the reasons I enjoy watching you is to learn and find new music!! Not to mention, respectfully to you and yours, the fact you’re quite easy on the eyes, as they say. Category list is a fantastic idea! Count me in!!!
Great! We'll I have some planned. I wanted to get a few of these "useful" lists out but I have also planned a "favourites" one x
@@BethRoars that would be great! Notifications are on as they’ve always been! Any hints on what type of “favorites” lists?!?!
One thing I’ve always wanted to tell you is that I love the fact love and appreciate ARTIST and talent. Plus, you’re open to groups(like TOOL, one of my favorite rock bands and my absolute favorite drummer in Danny Carey) that may not be your average daily listening. I can truly appreciate that about you! Just plain and simply love music!!
Thank You!! ..there is nothing more to say.. except : You are good , and Lovely!! Thank You for all Your videos , and all Your work!!
Great idea to specify the range and kind of voices more suitable for the song 👍
If you, like me, have a deeper voice, and want to sing All The Small Things with some assistance from someone who can sing, Puddles Pity Party and PostModernJukebox have recorded a lovely version you can give a try. It's on the Tubes.
Could you do a song list for contraltos? The majority of songs are either too high or too low for me.
Thank you, I've always had this singing dream and have even had a song on MTV but I haven't been doing shit with my singing. I'm just not sure why. I'm tempted to try again.
As someone who is more of a beginner, I'm glad to have found your channel.
Happy to help!
I love karaoke. My first song I ever sang for karaoke was The Doors - People Are Strange. I remember going up on the stage and being quite nervous. The music started and I began singing. I then heard a voice come across the speakers and thought, "oh, that guy sounds like he knows what he's doing. I'll just sing along with him." I was singing along to me, but it just sounded so different than what I thought I sounded like. I definitely advise someone to sing into an amplified mic to get the idea of what their voice sounds like and kinda tweak it to how you want it to sound as you are singing. This will help you from feeling cringe about hearing the sound of your own voice to being able to tolerate it. If you don't know what I mean, you haven't sung into an amplified mic. People hear something different from what you hear.
Thanks, Beauty Beth! I used to sing dire straits when I was a teenager, hopefuly Mr Knopfler wasn't near! 😸
A big hug from Spain 😺
So bottomline, if it has simple lyrics, simple structure and you can replace notes with 'yeahhhh', it's good for men. Ok, noted 🤣🤣🤣
Haha. But remember plenty of space for breathing! :P
@@BethRoars of course!!! :))))
Not saying I'm going to try any of that. Your just so interesting. And nice.
Love "Sultans.." but playing that guitar, and I have been since 1969,took me into the 80s to work out. Rhythm is easy but MK lead is Wow!! Thanks Beth. ( Terry from Oz).
Great list. Of course I started out attempting a somewhat more challenging song in, “Wanted, Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi. The abysmal first rendition is sparked the fire to do better. Current results are up for debate😉
Another easy song for guys to start with would be, “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit. Actually most pop-punk songs fall into that limited range, melodic spectrum.
As always, appreciate you!
The Darkness - I believed in a thing called love
Mika - Grace Kelly
Helloween - Keeper of the seven Keys
and these basics you can build up ;-)
Oh boy, that falsetto in “I believe in a thing called love” is a dangerous trap. Sounds much easier than really is. Granted, that’s never stopped me from giving it a go. A rockin track for sure!
😂
Keeper of the Seven Keys is your view of basic.
What is your idea of intermittent?.
(Edited as shock put in typos).
My brain/voice would put it far on the range of exceptional
@@jamiemahoney2446 There's a wink emote at the end of the comment
Missed it in shock.
Best song for my vocal:
1. Yellow Ledbetter - pearl jam
2. Black - pearl jam
3. Dear God - A7X
4. Don't look back in anger - OASIS
5. I'm the highway - Audioslave
Try it out :)
The Black Keys-Lonely Boy//Cake-Short Skirt, Long Jacket (not really a song, but great fun...consider it a training icebreaker)/Theory of a Dead Man-Hate My Life, Bad Girlfriend/Robert Palmer-Simply Irresistible/Pop Evil-Footsteps Edgy compared to your list, but fun to sing along with.
This is really neat. Since my voice has dropped from going on testosterone, I have really wanted to try singing for real and it's really odd having a whole new voice to work with and not knowing how to use it.
I like this topic, I’d love to see something on tips to find your range. I play guitar and go to jams where I try to play and sing. Sometimes I start fine but halfway through, realize I should have started in a different key or chose a different song.
I have no idea what something like F4 means (maybe 4th octave on a piano?)
Thanks
Exactly. F4 is the forth octave. If you a guitarist my best tip is grab your tuner and sing to it. Slide down to your lowest note and up to your highest note in your chest voice. It will give you a basic range to start with.
A really beautiful video. Now we await an in-depth reaction on Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits in general. Thanks Beth!
I have a low range and a dark, scretchy voice. Songs I loved to sing in my rock band:
J.J.Cale / Eric Clapton - Cocain
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jaw
Buddy Holly - Slippin" and a Slidin'
Sam & Dave / ZZ Top - I thank you
Led Zeppelin - Rock'n'Roll (MUCH lower than the original - the audience will get crazy anyway!)
Bob Dylan / Hendrix / U2 = All along the Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix = Hey Joe
Eddie Cochran / The Who = Summertime Blues
Sam Cooke = Bring it on home
The audience is not interested if the song is in the original key or even octave as long as you sound honest and with passion! When I sing, "Bring it on home" sounds like a drunkered is weeping at the bar (which fits to the song).
i enjoy singing bling 182 as doodle bob form spunge bob square pants! cant tell the difference!
Thank you, this helps a lot Beth. I'm in that Bowie, Puddles, Liam Macahey fuzzy warm sound.
for mid low, maybe that song How To Save a Life. I brought it up like 3 whole steps and the verse is still too low for me. for mid high Drops of Jupiter. The first changes registers where I can sing it without moving it, but isn't into my upper range. the other, mainly just wordy. Not too much span to breathe, but lots of places to do it. like a middle C# to a brief A# probably easy to sing down an octave, and at karaoke no one will care. I have a friend who sings Mariah Carey and Celine Dion songs down an octave. They're still very pretty. :)
Thanks Beth. I love these and you encourage me to sing them now 🥰
So many more singers + songs. Partial list.
Simon LeBon does not reach too high.🇬🇧
Joe Jackson, Howard Jones rarely belt. 🇬🇧
Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Tom Bailey sing baritone.🇬🇧
Tom Petty 🇺🇲 Tom Cochrane 🇨🇦 Michael Hutchence 🇦🇺 sing closer to bass.
Josh Turner, Toby Keith sing bass. 🤠🇺🇲
Watching your videos makes me want to learn to sing. And almost makes me believe I could.
You can do it!
I'm literally subscribed bc of your beauty and accent.👍
Okay. Now I know some classic songs to sing along to.
Not that I have done that before....🙄😳🤣
Most Lou Reed and Velvet Underground songs are fairly easy for the typical male voice. Waiting for My Man is one of my favorites.
TY Beth..from a grumpy old white man.
I LOVE MY QUEEN
Like "Sultans of Swing" where many of the words are almost spoken, the band Cake has songs with almost spoken parts.
Woot on Sultans!
I wish I could 💣 this list, but must face the fire…Kryptonite was my first all the way through.
I like the refrain of A Horse with no name, easy to remember the lyrics even after a few. bottles of beer "lala lala la la"
Thanks Beth
Another would be Baker Street. Nice and simple to sing and sounds great
KISS -Rock and Roll All Nite
Paul McCartney - My Valentine
Pink - Beam Me Up
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Black Sabbath - Air Dance
Guns N Roses - Patience
Ace Frehley - New York Groove
Jimi Hendrix - Dolly Dagger
Rush - Cold Fire
Melissa Etheridge - Angels Would Fall
Judas Priest -Peace
Alice Cooper - I Never Cry
David Bowie - please Mr. Gravedigger
Queen - Sleeping on the Sidewalk
The Cars - Drive
Nice selection!
Thanks!
Another couple to consider are Smash Mouth's All Star or their cover of I'm A Believer. My range is pretty wide (E2 - G#4) but these two are really comfortable for me. I can sing The Monkees version fairly easily but it crosses my break, where Smash Mouth is a bit lower and I can sing along in chest voice. Other favourites for karaoke are Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon or High Hopes. If you can scat, Cab Calloway is in the right range, too. There's a fair amount of folk music in the baritone range, too. I'll put in a plug for the late Stan Rogers' Make and Break Harbour.
What do you think about 45 from Shinedown? Specifically the Acoustic version, also, one that I find really interesting is (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay, a really good song that is easier for me to sing.
Shinedown is definitely not the easiest! He is very good at making it sound easy. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay can be easy depending on what key you sing it in, and if you are going to miss the runs out. If you follow all the runs it can be pretty difficult and most beginners will sing it in a lower key.
@@BethRoars I usually try to sing a lot of different songs from different genres, but my favorites to sing are usually Shinedown and Breaking Bejamin songs, I am certain that I am not as good as Brent, but I am at least confident that I am already used to most Shinedown songs.
As for Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, I prefer the Smith & Myers version, so I don't quite know how much harder or easier it would be compared to the original version. I would like your opinion on it.
Edit: I really love the singing style of Brent Smith, putting a lot of energy, power and emotion on your voice, almost as if you were shouting/crying, holding those longer notes, but all that requires a lot of breathing and since I never did any vocal course or anything like that, I am not certain that I understand how to do it properly or if it is good or not, my experience singing is only by my passion for it and singing along songs since my childhood.
the ventures wrote sultans of swing as an instrumental dire straits wrote lyric to it later...
As a man with a baritone or bass voice, I've found I have a better chance of singing along with a female part, taken down 1 octave, than singing along with most male rock singers. Most rock singers are tenors (if male) or altos (if female).
Probably not considered a "rock song", but to me, Depeche Mode has always been quite easy, right in a fairly natural range, Enjoy The Silence is super easy to sing.
All we are by Kim Mitchell, Two very good singers on it.
Get you some of The Magnetic Fields for the low voices :-) I've done Blink-182 at karaoke a lot and it's super fun and easy to sing.
Tysm!
Wow, her hair is really rocking in this.
When I sing in the car, I'll get to a chorus that is a little too high for me to sing well, but if I had sung the verse an octave lower(doable, but a push most times) I can manage it.
Hi Beth, loving the videos! Is there any chance you could do a video on Edda Dell'Orso. She did the vocals on most of Ennio Morricone's biggest film scores with Sergio Leone and I feel like it would be a good voice to analyse. All the best and take care!
Thank you so much for this!! I'd also recommend the band "Joy Division" for anyone looking for some lower baritone type songs to sing (good Karaoke versions of their songs are on youtube)
Such beautiful hair.
I find Because the Night quite doable, quite low and not too much range.
Ironically the Patti Smith OGWT version moreso, than the way the Boss sings it.
Shocked not to find Goodbye Yellow Brick Road on a beginner list, or anything sung by Freddie Mercury 😜
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Have you done something about whistling in songs? Rob Lundquist, tenor in Homefree, has done quite a bit. Their original song, "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget" demonstrates that and Tim Foust who wrote the song says he wanted something to show off Rob's whistling. I am sure there are other examples and I understand it is difficult to do but the only other one I know of lately is Avi Kaplan and his technique looks very different as demonstrated in his song "It Knows Me". Do you have any other examples and suggestions for whistling in songs? Thank you.
Looking for more baritone songs, if I was a tenor I wouldn't need to be looking.
Plush or Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots
I've found that two songs that work for me are Possum Kingdom, by Toadies, and Like a Stone, by Audioslave. It seems easier for me to sing songs that have a slightly higher register (although maybe not quite as high as vocalists like Geddy Lee or Bruce Dickinson).
Thank you for making this video. :-)
Black Sabbath songs are usually easy like Paranoid, NIB and War Pigs
I find What's My Age Again by Blink 182 even easier than All the Small Things and is one of my go to songs for karaoke.
I'm not a good singer, but... I could definitely give these a try. I've been listening to prog-metal... and well, to say that the vocal style in that genre is "aspirational" is putting it LIGHTLY 😂
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
How difficult is it to sing “Love street” by The Doors?
How about Queen - Somebody to Love? ...... or maybe not ;)
I think we need the opposite. Songs we *shouldn't* sing! Can I go first with Yesterday, which starts low but climbs into the stratosphere for an old git like me 😄
Although you gave no example in my range, there were several where I just could sing an octave below 😃 (or even sing completely in my head voice .)
I'll do one for basses soon! :)
@@BethRoars That would be great! Thank you so much!
I Wanna Be Sedated reminds me of the My So-Called Life episode where we first heard Jared Leto sing.
Hello Beth 🙏
Hello 😊
Ramones is so good
Love this! Motivated me to find an online virtual keyboard. Seems my range is about G2 to MAYBE C4 or so. Any recommendations for us down there??? (I've had SOME luck with things like "The Weeping Song" (Nick Cave), "Superman's Song" (Crash Test Dummies), "Joe Hill" (Paul Robeson--but a BIT low even for me!), some Johnny Cash...
Seems to be a common request. I'll definitely do a songs for low singers!
@@BethRoars Cool--thanks!!!
I used to be able to drop my voice really low to sing like the Oak Ridge Boys singer. Not sure why, age I guess 🤷♂️
I would say ZZ Top have many easy songs to sing.
I like this groups ❤
Yeah, but I still want to sing like Grace Slick or Sandy Denny.
I don't know what you consider rock but I consider Island in the Sun by Weezer as the ultimate karaoke warm up song
Shout - Tears for Fears
My Sharona - The Knack
Yes I do have the problem I can't sing a few songs well but that happen when a bass barithon likes Muse
Ooooh, PAR-TAY!!! Just sing in the shower, everyone!!
I found that the best karaoke tune for any and all vocal ranges is "Tequila" by The Champs 🤣
All kidding aside, that was a really great list.
Keep up the good work Beth !!