VA - Falsetto in Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3+CD4

FALSETTO

VA - Falsetto in Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3+CD4

What Is Falsetto ? Falsetto is a male singing voice that's unusually high. ... Falsetto is a musical term for a male voice that's artificially high. Falsetto means “artificial voice” and comes from the Italian word falso for “false.” When men suddenly sing way up high above their speaking voices, it can sound almost fake.  (https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/falsetto)

Falsetto in Italian means 'a little false.' It is produced with only the edges of the vocal cords that are stretched open rather than using the full cords and is pitched much higher than the normal range for a male singer. It also has a hooty or breathy quality rather than a full resonant one and involves an abrupt change in register. For these reasons, many voice teachers consider this type of singing to be fake or even unhealthy because it can lead to vocal fatigue and take away from the smooth, flowing musical phrase desirable in many kinds of music.  (Wikipedia)

After listening to a singer have you ever wondered if the singer is a man or a woman? What you were probably hearing was a man singing in the falsetto technique.  Falsetto is a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.. There are many great falsetto voices in the music we listen too. From soul and Motown to modern rock, the falsetto vocal technique has been in popular, often found in emotionally fragile music.

You will notice that my list is almost entirely made up of male singers. The men all sing in falsetto which makes it sound like a woman's voice. I often hear woman singing in falsetto so I asked the question "Do females have falsetto?" and found that it is an established fact that women have a falsetto register and that many young female singers substitute falsetto for the upper portion of the modal voice. The sound for a female modal register, and their falsetto register is quite similar, so it is often not recognized as falsetto even if it is. No disrespect to the women who use this vocal technique to sing. This is possibly another compilation to pursue.

There are more than a handful of falsetto's that have captivated our ears in modern music so here is my list of falsetto flavoured voices. Enjoy. Thanks to an Aging Child for suggesting this topic for a compilation.

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Track list

CD1
01    Bee Gees - Words    3:12    1968
02    Vogues - Five O'clock World    2:09    1965
03    Elvis Presley - Blue Moon    2:40    1954
04    Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye    4:35    2004
05    Jackie Wilson - Danny Boy    4:18    1958
06    Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl    3:35    1970
07    Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees    4:50    1995
08    Suede - Black Or Blue    3:48    1994
09    Beck - Debra    5:38    1999
10    Eggman (Sice from Boo Radleys) - Out Of My Window    2:56    1996
11    Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby    2:47    1965
12    Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy    3:36    1988
13    Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song    2:27    1970
14    Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue    5:39    1980
15    U2 - Lemon    6:58    1993
16    Lenny Kravitz - Fields of Joy    3:58    1991
17    Pavlov's Dog - She Came Shining    4:19    1976
18    Mayer Hawthorne - Cosmic Love    3:13    2016
19    Chris Isaak - Cheater's Town    3:37    2009
20    Sufjan Stevens - Death With Dignity    3:59    2015
21    Tiny Tim - Little Girl    2:24    1966
22    Editors - What is This Thing Called Love    4:12    2013
23    Aaron Neville - Make Your Momma Cry    3:47    2016
24    Bon Iver    Re- Stacks    6:29    2007
25    Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall    5:08    1984


CD2
26    Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care    3:05    1946
27    Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) - Walking on Air    4:05    2001
28    Godley & Creme - Cry    3:55    1983
29    Prince - A Case of You    3:31    2002
30    Bon Iver - For Emma    3:34    2008
31    Clyde McPhatter - A Lover's Question    2:35    1958
32    Congos - Solid Foundation    5:57    1977
33    Panic! at the Disco - Always    2:33    2011
34    Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why    4:55    1979
35    Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing    3:39    1976
36    Neville Brothers - Arianne    4:46    1978
37    Michael Jackson - Butterflies    4:39    2001
38    Don McLean - Crying    3:40    1978
39    Guster - Either Way    4:29    1999
40    Queen - Flash's Theme    3:31    1980
41    Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me    4:15    1972
42    Tom Waits - Somewhere (From 'west Side Story')    3:53    1978
43    A-Ha - Take on Me    3:49    2010
44    Lou Christie - Two Faces Have I    2:45    1963
45    David Bowie - Joe the Lion    3:09    1977
46    Elvis Presley - Fever    3:26    1960
47    Roy Orbison - Leah    2:41    1962
48    White Stripes - Blue Orchid    2:37    2005
49    Neil Young - Old Man    3:25    1972
50    Beach Boys - God Only Knows    2:56    1966


CD3
51    Gnarls Barkley - Crazy    3:00    2006
52    Del Shannon - Runaway    2:21    1961
53    Harry Nilsson - Without You    3:21    1971
54    Journey - Wheel in the Sky    4:12    1978
55    Elton John - Tiny Dancer    6:11    1971
56    Little Anthony & the Imperials - Tears on My Pillow    2:19    1959
57    Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight    2:41    1961
58    Marvin Gaye - Never Let You Go    2:44    1977
59    Paul Weller - Aim High    3:07    2010
60    Guns 'n' Roses - Ain't it Fun    5:05    1993
61    Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You    3:20    2012
62    Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl    2:32    1962
63    New Beats - Bread and Butter    1:57    1964
64    Sly & the Family Stone - Stand!    4:12    1969
65    Lambchop - You Masculine You    5:59    2000
66    Smiths - Miserable Lie    4:28    1983
67    Dan Fogelberg - Longer    3:15    1979
68    Hollies - The Air That I Breathe    3:48    1974
69    Gary Wright - Dream Weaver    3:28    1975
70    Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love    3:36    2003
71    Al Green - I'm Still in Love With You    3:12    1972
72    Phil Collins & Philip Bailey    Easy Lover    5:02    1984
73    Cliff Richard - I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You    2:50    1976
74    Suede - So Young    3:38    1993
75    Rolling Stones - Fool to Cry    5:05    1976

CD4
76    Bee Gees - I Started a Joke    3:03    1968
77    Earth Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World    5:44    1975
78    Maroon 5 - Animals    3:51    2014
79    Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line    4:40    1976
80    Vampire Weekend - Step    4:11    2013
81    Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'    4:48    2006
82    Lou Christie - Lightning Strikes    2:58    1966
83    Ted Hawkins - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)    4:23    1995
84    Delfonics - La-La Means I Love You    3:19    1968
85    Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby    2:47    1969
86    Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - Pusherman    5:04    1972
87    Daft Punk - Get Lucky    4:09    2014
88    Jonsi - Gathering Stories    3:56    2011
89    Little Richard - Lucille    2:27    1990
90    John Lennon - Mother    5:34    1970
91    Four Seasons - Sherry    2:32    1962
92    Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New    5:39    1974
93    Olympics - Stay Where You Are    2:18    1961
94    Queen - Somebody to Love    4:56    1976
95    Heavy - Short Change Hero    4:00    2009
96    Jimmy Jones & The Savoys - Say You're Mine    2:41    1956
97    Temptations - Get Ready    2:44    1966
98    Johnny Mathis - Maria (From West Side Story)    3:48    1959
99    Aaron Neville - Everybody Plays the Fool    4:27    1991
100    Jeff Buckley - Corpus Christi Carol    2:57    1994

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