What's all this crap that Roger can't sing?

He seemed to stop "singing" and start sort of talk-singing around the time of TFC. Maybe he realised he couldn't actually sing after all.

Ahhhh... self awareness...

The first step on the path to enlightenment.

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I have always been here.
I have always looked out from behind these eyes.

Hallelujah Brother!

You mean our beloved Roger is a rapper?

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It's a crime that the swift should be held back by the slow, and it's criminal that nothing is going to rectify it.

Bob Dylan does the same thing sometimes, too.

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to let me in from the cold, turn my lead into gold
'cause there's chill wind blowing in my soul and I think I'm growing old

Is the straining voice on 'Don't Leave Me Now' supposed to be representative of Pink's emotional anguish, or an actual picture of Rog's vocal ability? You decide.

Like all human beings, he has a vocal range that is comfortable for him to sing "conventionally" in. When he chooses to step outside that range, you get the screechy falsetto stuff around the Wall, TFC and Pros and Cons. I like it a lot, personally. An earlier precedent can be found in his screams in Careful With That Axe Eugene.

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what do you teach your children about me?
what do you teach your little children about me?
pimp, thug, bling drug lord of the undergrounded kings
how can you be so sure i won't call down the rain?
what do you teach your little children about me?
you point your gun, wait, hide and run. i see it plain

That is absolute bullshit!

Rog has a very speciffic voice, and that makes him so appealing, moreover - original.

The only problem with his voice is that he can't hold notes for very long time and he has to be backed by the choir.


No, this is not true. The screams you hear in "Careful with that axe..." are just screams, they're not musically related (they don't represent any particular note) and have nothing to do with his falsetto singing.

Face it - the bloke can't sing to save his life!

I suppose you'd rather listen to a George Michael or Rod Stewart record then, eh Cheesus?

I beg to differ. They do in fact correspond to musical notes (or sometimes do). In many live recordings that I've heard, Roger will slide up and down in glissando to imitate the guitar screeching Dave makes while Dave hoots along in vocal harmony.

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what do you teach your children about me?
what do you teach your little children about me?
pimp, thug, bling drug lord of the undergrounded kings
how can you be so sure i won't call down the rain?
what do you teach your little children about me?
you point your gun, wait, hide and run. i see it plain

Hit it George:

"Club Tropicana, drinks are free,
Fun and sunshine - there's enough for everyone.
All that's missing is the sea,
But don't worry, you can suntan!"

Rog can't sing, but I like his voice. Me and my friend always sing songs from the wall and try to sound like him. My friend James, who used to be a member here (PinksWall), can do a great impression of Rog.

he can too sing
don't diss old Rog in fron of me
he very emotional when he sings
I will bite anones head of if the diss Roger sining anymore

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you maybe right I maybe crazy

Roger's voice isn't great. It's a bit weak, but it fits classics like ANIMALS perfectly. It's a bit too abrasive on WALL.

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I'd always thought Clive was a bit odd, but when I found him hanging from a noose from the ceiling, I stopped talking to him....

I'm Satan, and you're a fool because you're buggering up your turntable.