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Males singing in the 5th octave extended versions part 1 - The tenor rangeFirst of 3 extended versions! Thanks a lot Stageholder!
1.Gospel tenor Johnny Cook singing C5s in studio version of Looking for a city, this song is built on successive key changes, stick around and see where Johnny ends up
2.Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply singing a few C5s from mega hit Makin love out of nothin´at all. Very feminine timbre. Great lyrics btw.
3.Bonnie Tyler in the same song and same key!
4.Continuing the Jim Steinman theme here, Rory Dodd singing a few C5s and one E5 from Jim Steinman song Surf´s up. Meatloaf never sang this song in this high key.
5.The late Pavarotti sings two Bb4s and two C5s from song Caruso.
6.Michael Sweet singing all so sweetly (!) up to two C5s from ballad All of me, very feminine timbre.
7.Mickey Thomas of Starship fame sings up to C5 in a 1997 solo version of Nothing´s gonna stop us now. The key is half a step lower than in the 80´s duet version.
8.Roger Daltrey from the Who singing several C5s and one D5, song is Baba O´riley and yes that synth riff permeats the whole song. Btw, it is Pete Townsend singing the middle 8 in the song.
9.Bono hitting several C5s in song Heartland.
10.Richard Marx hitting C5s in song Take this heart.
11.Bryan Adams starting on Bb4 and ending on C5 in phrase you´re just a victim of loooove from song Victim of love. New: BA sings C#5s in his 70´s output (Let me take you dancing and Sweeney Todd´s Tantalize.
12.Meatloaf himself singing the last phrase from Bat out of hell, pitch is C5.
13.Dave Bickler from Survivor singing several C5s from song Poor man´s son.
14.Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac hitting two C5s, first in falsetto and then in full voice, song is "Red Rover".
15.Doogie White singing up to C5 and ending on a sustained D5 from song Ariel.
16.James Christian singing up to C5 from song Can´t find my way home.
17.Jon Anderson from Yes singing a few C#5s and sustaining a great D#5 from song Endless dream.
18.Opera tenor William Matteuzzi hitting a few C#5s from aria La speranza, can´t recall another Rossini tenor hitting these pitches in this aria.
19.Sting hitting two C#5s from song If I ever lose my faith.
20.Tony Lewis from Outfield easily sings a C#5s from song Your love.
21.Freddie Mercury hitting C#5s from song Another one bites the dust.
22.Paul Stanley from Kiss hitting a few C#5s from song Forever.
23.Dio hitting C#5s from song Turn up the night.
24.Steve Walsh from Kansas hitting C#5s from Child of innocence.
25.Time for a girl, Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood mac also hitting C#5s from song Seven wonders, notice the unstrainness, females need higher keys to sound more intense.
26.Joey Tempest hitting nice C#5s, song is of course The Final countdown.
27.Jimi Jamison singing two C#5s, song is Is This Love (not to be confused with the Whitesnake song!)
28.Tony Harnell from TNT singing powerful and easy C#5s from song Everyone´s a star.
29.Doug Brown from Winterhawk singing easy C#5s and one sustained E5 from song Revival, great uplifting song!
30.Fran Cosmo singing D5s from Boston song I need your love, watch out for the sustained G5 and A5 at the end!
31.Opera tenor Russell Oberlin singing two D5s in his natural albeit feminine sounding voice, aria is Cara ombra.
32.Another Steinman classic, It´s all coming back to me now with D5s from Celine Dion.
33.Baritone Bob Seger wheezing his way up to D5 in studio version of song Nine tonight.
34.Jon Bon Jovi singing all the way up to D5 (the key has just been raised a minor third!) from song Always, demo version.
35.Sammy Hagar hitting several D5s in song Dreams.
36.Joe Lynn Turner singing D5s from Malmsteen song Hold on.
37.Tommy Shaw of Styx fame singing D5s from Damn Yankees song Where you goin now.
38.Toby Hitchcock from Pride of lions (Jim Peterik´s 00´s band) singing D5s in song Back to life from Genius a rock opera part 2.
39.John Sykes guitarist from the Whitesnake 1987 era, here with his band Blue Murder hitting D5 in song Valley of the kings.
40.Andre Matos singing up to D5 from song Wuthering Heights.
