Got back late the other night from my cousin's lovely wedding, held in a gallery / printing press south of Market. So sweet it broke my heart. Joined together by the spirit of Theodor Adorno. Yummy catered organic food. Fun music too; can't say I've ever heard Nico played at a wedding before.
Drove back home, singing along to the mixtape in the car. I've now decided that my singing voice matches most closely that of Dean Wareham's, and can probably accommodate Neil Young and Matthew Sweet somewhere there. And yes, it means I can serenade some lucky person with Luna's "I Want Everything." (To tell you the truth, though, it's probably closer to Mac McCaughan's strangled yelp.)
Does this mean that you will be available for a harana? I'm looking for singers.
Posted by: TatangRETong on September 28, 2004 07:50 PMgood question... i can't say i know what my singing voice resembles (a monotone strain a la bettie serveert/liz phair/strangled goat?), but i know what i wish was my singing voice: cassandra wilson's.
hands down.
Posted by: karen on October 4, 2004 10:07 AMRhett: Haven't you already proposed? What's the harana for?
Karen: There are a couple of songs that I would love to be able to sing perfectly -- Johnny Hartman's version of "My One and Only Love" and Earth, Wind and Fire's "Reasons." This would mean, of course, that I would have a ridiculous octave range.
Otherwise I'd settle for a perfectly-rendered version of "Somethin' Stupid," with a willing female. Come to think of it, that's who I need: a Nancy Sinatra.
I'd have to say my singing voice is a mix between Robert "Kool" Bell (from vintage Kool and the Gang) and a little bit of Axle Rose. It's true, really . . . karen can vouch for me.
Posted by: craig on October 4, 2004 11:38 AMCraig, if your job at Dwell ever goes south, you'll always have a future at weddings *and* at metal karaoke. =)
Posted by: the wily filipino on October 4, 2004 12:05 PMha! good to see u blogging again! anyway, my voice is -- i don't know who in the pop world to compare to (i've been singing too mnay rock ballads on karaoke).
i've been told i am a mezzo soprano though. hm.
Posted by: barb on October 4, 2004 03:44 PM