Golden Slumbers

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I started listening to this again recently.  Absolutely amazing vocals.  Strongest voice in rock/pop ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwt3yXQEZdU

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I don't care for the sound of his voice, but I agree that he has a very strong voice.

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What's not to like! :)
This is another great example... it actually shows off his vocal range a little bit more than Golden Slumbers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3CYievsHl0  (Amazing Range and Versatility)

Also impressive.. Helter Skelter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM9KRpEkGfY (Versatility)

And Hey Jude (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXG83p2nkHw (Live performance... really proves the natural strength/talent)
Yesterday (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cGvhqFJ3EM&feature=related

I'm amazed he hasn't received more credit simply for his vocal skills... I've honestly never heard any stronger voice, greater range, or greater stylistic versatility, in rock or pop, and I've listened to a lot of music.  The winners of American Idol are completely laughable in comparison to this voice.

Even though his natural singing voice is somewhat high, he can do a falsetto about two octaves above his normal-high singing voice, and he can also sing bass/baritone very convincingly. It's really incredible.  And he has about 14 different singing voices he uses.

I mean, some people recognize the greatness in this.  But I see Rolling Stone lists of the best singers of all time, and people like Bob Dylan are in front of McCartney? It just seems insane.  Maybe you have to be a musician or have some musical training to appreciate the technical difficulty in what he is doing.

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Maybe you have to be a musician or have some musical training to appreciate the technical difficulty in what he is doing.

I think that's an important point. When I'm listening to music, whether it's singing or guitar or banjo, I don't recognize what's easy/difficult. There are easy things that sound hard, and hard things that sound easy. You can't really have a good appreciation of it without either being trained in music or having somebody point it out.

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You do realize you're talking about Paul McCartney, right? You mentioned him not having received enough credit for his singing. He's like one of the most praised singers/song writers/musicians alive right now. Perhaps you caught the Grammys? A good part of the night was spent basking in his glory.

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You do realize you're talking about Paul McCartney, right? You mentioned him not having received enough credit for his singing. He's like one of the most praised singers/song writers/musicians alive right now. Perhaps you caught the Grammys? A good part of the night was spent basking in his glory.

Yeah, I know he is recognized.  But he sucks now.  He hasn't been good since 1980.  People seem to forget what an amazing vocalist he was, and just get sentimental about some of the classic Beatles stuff.  My post was prompted by this RS article: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/103
On another list of vocalists I saw him rated #98, with the comment "He doesn't actually deserve this spot, I'm just putting him here because of his fame".

In 1964-1974 he was to singing what Wayne Gretzky is to hockey, or Bobby Fischer to chess. He broke all the records.  And I don't think it's really understood what an anomaly he was.  Basically like a different species.

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He's still that good, btw. :P