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Title: Ringo's Best Vocal
Post by: Bobber on April 16, 2008, 11:58:45 AM
On what Beatles song do you think that Ringo's voice sounds the best?
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Post by: fendertele on April 16, 2008, 12:12:28 PM
if youve got trouble but from the list i would say goodnight
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Post by: Bobber on April 16, 2008, 01:10:21 PM
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if youve got trouble but from the list i would say goodnight

Sorry, I forgot to include that. I have edited your vote.

I think Ringo sounds the best on With A Little Help From My Friends, the song seems to suit his voice the best and he has a chance to show what he's worth as a singer.
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Post by: harihead on April 16, 2008, 01:51:36 PM
Ringo has personality all over his voice. I don't care what he sings. It just shouts, "Ringo!"
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Post by: awc1967 on April 16, 2008, 10:17:56 PM
ringo's voice is all his own.
not to be compared to the other beatles.
even today, his voice sounds like back in the day.
i would love for him to sing octopus's garden in concert .
even though i voted for with a little help, i think octopuss is my favorite beatle ringo song.
 :)
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Post by: HeatherBoo on April 17, 2008, 12:16:33 AM
He does have a very interesting voice.  Unique for sure.  I vote for...With a Little Help From My Friends.  That song just suits him.  I do really love when he sings Boys though.  I love how he rocks out on that one.
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Post by: Klang on April 17, 2008, 12:35:25 AM

I'm with 'I Wanna Be Your Man' - though 'Boys' rocks just as well. He does the ballads nicely, but I like the rockers.

 :)
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Post by: Sgt. Pepper 45822 on April 18, 2008, 02:43:38 AM
Goodnight. I am planning on singing that to my children as their lullaby. If I could only get those deep low notes down.... ahh well I have about 5-10 years
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Post by: alexis on April 26, 2008, 04:57:19 AM
I like Matchbox!
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Post by: DaveRam on April 26, 2008, 11:29:16 AM
"Don't Pass Me By " gets my vote i really like his droll delivery . " With A little Help From My Friends " is a close second though . It's funny this song as been coverd by a number of good singers and none of them seem to capture what Ringo did with the song , his is the definitive version .
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Post by: Geoff on April 26, 2008, 05:30:05 PM
"With a Little Help From My Friends." But I love the full throttle crash-and-burn take of "Boys" on Live At The Hollywood Bowl, and there's a great version of "I Wanna Be Your Man" on Complete BBC as well.
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Post by: DaveRam on April 27, 2008, 10:42:15 AM
A little off topic but as Ringo duetted with a female singer  ?
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Post by: theBEATLESrock_on on April 27, 2008, 07:59:49 PM
no offence to anyone, but i don't much like ringo's vocals, but if i had to choose, it would be octopus's garden
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Post by: HeatherBoo on April 27, 2008, 09:23:54 PM
His voice is very unique.  I think it only work for certain types of songs.  
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Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 28, 2008, 02:15:35 AM
Boys.  I Wanna Be Your Man a close second.

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He does the ballads nicely, but I like the rockers.
So do I, Klang
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Post by: beatleslover2 on May 27, 2008, 02:04:36 AM
i say goodnight,
beautiful vocal performence
they picked a good song for him to sing.
And ringos voice still does sound like back in the day
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Post by: Beatlemania31 on July 03, 2008, 05:27:46 PM
With a Little Help From My Friends
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Post by: I am the Eggman on July 10, 2008, 07:18:57 AM
YS or WALHFMF
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Post by: Jane on July 10, 2008, 06:07:54 PM
I Wann Be Your Man and Liverpool 8.
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Post by: Oh Pineapple on July 25, 2008, 05:49:12 AM
Yellow Submarine maybe?
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on July 26, 2008, 12:04:06 AM
With A Little Help From My Friends, although his voice on Honey Don't really rocks.
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Post by: Octie on July 26, 2008, 09:18:27 AM
To be honest, I like all of these songs, and I love the way Ringo sings in genreal, so I can't pick one... yet (lol)

But let me just agree with something that DaveRam said about With a Little Help from My Friends:

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It's funny this song as been coverd by a number of good singers and none of them seem to capture what Ringo did with the song , his is the definitive version .

I agree very much-ly indeed (clap)


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Post by: cubanheel on July 26, 2008, 09:54:31 PM
I cried buckets when I heard him sing Photograph at Concert for George. Just amazing! I thought his voice had strengthened and grown in confidence beyond measure.

Will have to go away and think about the Beatle ones, though. I do like Boys (the song!!) and I agree about the cover versions. Somehow no-one else can do it like Ringo!
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Post by: ManBeatles on August 12, 2008, 03:07:14 PM
Octopus's Garden.
this is the only Ringo on vocal song i like.
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Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on October 13, 2008, 07:13:57 AM
I went for Act Naturally but he does a good job on Boys i reckon. Nice rocking voice there
And i agree Jane, he sounds very good on Liverpool 8
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Post by: HeyJude18 on October 20, 2008, 08:43:08 PM
Ringo's voice has definately gotten better as he's aged.  From the Beatles days I like I Wanna Be Your Man
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Post by: on December 28, 2008, 08:39:09 PM
I Wanna Be Your Man, I Wanna Be Your Man, I Wanna Be Your Man, I Wanna Be Your Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan... UHH NO I'M NOT, but I like the way he'd sang that song. better than Mick Jagger's annoying vocals on his I mean The Stones version at least  ;D
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Post by: Kagome on January 10, 2009, 11:31:11 PM
Photograph i think is the best! next to that is I `m The Greatest  
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Post by: pc31 on January 10, 2009, 11:36:24 PM
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On what Beatles song do you think that Ringo's voice sounds the best?
good night...
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Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on January 11, 2009, 06:32:02 AM
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On what Beatles song do you think that Ringo's voice sounds the best?
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good night...

Is that an answer or a wish?  ;) :P
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Post by: Euan Buchan on February 15, 2009, 02:51:42 PM
I always like Ringo's singing voice I'd say Octopus's Garden
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Post by: adamzero on April 25, 2009, 11:31:03 PM
Not a bad one on the list, really.   I like the animation of "Boys"--he could rock-n-roll with the best of the singing drummers.  

"What Goes On": I like the harmonies with John (?)--too bad they didn't do more of this.  

The comment on "Help from my Friends" is dead on.  Joe Cocker's version is great but a little over-emotive.  Ringo seems to hit just the right tone (same with "Yellow Submarine"--who else could sing that song with the faux naif pov?)

"Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden" both have an idiosyncrasy to them that make them Ringo songs not just "the drummer's obligatory" songs.  
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Post by: Mairi on June 01, 2009, 07:05:25 PM
I love Ringo's singing on "Friends" and others, but let's face it, he was no vocalist. That's why I always say if you're going to cover the Beatles, you should make it a Ringo song, because there's no other way to improve on it.
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Post by: briannamariee on July 21, 2009, 02:15:07 AM
'what goes on' and 'i wanna be your man' (:
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Post by: Nelson_Wilbury on July 21, 2009, 06:38:23 PM
With a little help from my friends is almost perfect to me, but I like too much his performance in Honey don't, a little out of key in some points but great.
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Post by: Wonderland on July 21, 2009, 07:21:54 PM
I suppose that I like his performance in Octopus's Garden the best. I like Ringo's voice.
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Post by: DarkSweetLady on August 11, 2009, 03:18:16 PM
It's not a 'Beatle' song, but in my opinion "In A Heartbeat".
He sounds the best on this one. For the longest time, I didn't even know it was a Ringo song because I just hear it on a tape in the car!

But that's my opinion.

Now strictly on just Beatle songs...I might have to say "Good Night". I think the song is perfect for a voice like his!
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Post by: Zeeman on December 08, 2009, 04:33:34 AM
I think BOYS is not only Ringo's best vocal performance, I think it's one of the best ROCK vocal performances ever. There's a certain rawness, energy and tension in his voice that is just great.
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Post by: Whoeveriam on December 09, 2009, 01:00:57 AM
I think I Wanna Be Your Man had a great gusto to it. Somebody once said, on here I think, That Ringo's voice has a rockabilly quality too it. How right they are.
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Post by: suburbanskies on January 01, 2010, 08:01:14 PM
Love Don't Last Long is really cool and Beaucoups of Blues is good too. From The Beatles days: Good Night.
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Post by: I_Will on January 01, 2010, 08:16:16 PM
I think he definitely sounds best on "Boys".
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Post by: Delirious Lab on January 29, 2010, 05:54:28 PM
His early Beatles vocals are too underrated.  "Act Naturally" really does it for me.  Possibly the best off-key singing ever!
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Post by: Jai Guru Deva. on January 29, 2010, 09:11:37 PM
I have to agree that "Boys" is what I consider Ringo's best vocal.  It's strong, and in places it sounds genuinely great!  Very entertaining.  I love their version of this song.

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