Eureka! I have just worked out where Antony (of The Johnsons) has copped his "unique" vocal style.

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Take a listen to The Dark End Of The Street, by Roy Hamilton. Uncanny, I'm telling ya...

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

(Or you could just dig out your copy of Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures, Volume 4. It's Track 23.)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

never had much faith in mr. antony

― breezy, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

holy shit
you weren't kidding

― breezy, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

That's weird. I was convinced that Antony got his vocal stylings from the Rob Schneider character on SNL where he's a Subway Performer.

"Please Give Me Money"

― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Thursday, 14 July 2005 02:32 (twenty years ago)

"My Lady Story" reminds me of Van Morrison circa Astral Weeks

― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 02:36 (twenty years ago)

Check out God Bless Tiny Tim

― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 14 July 2005 02:54 (twenty years ago)

fauxreals. i dunno. the subject matter is fine and on and on.

i just never felt it. yawnbarn.
m.

― msp (mspa), Thursday, 14 July 2005 03:53 (twenty years ago)

Tiny Tim? Nah, too falsetto.

I've checked some other Roy Hamilton material, and the resemblance is much less pronounced. But the opening lines of this particular recording are quite astonishingly similar. He MUST have heard it...?

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 14 July 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

Roy Hamilton's vocal style was also said to be a great influence on that of Elvis (listen to his take on "Unchained Melody" and you'll see what I mean). Is this a unique double?

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 14 July 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)

Actually, "Unchained Melody" was one of the other Hamilton tracks I listened to... and yes, the Elvis similarity is pronounced.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 14 July 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)

"Blue Moon" maybe? (I haven't listened to the track above, yet)

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 14 July 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)

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