Best male vocals on a song ever.

Jackie Wilson could sing a bit...

 

Otis Redding- These Arms Of Mine
Marvin Gaye- What's Going On
Roy Orbison- Running Scared
Carl Wilson- God Only Knows

 

Every fiber of his body was mobilized when Bowie recorded layer upon layer of vocals for Lou Reed's Satellite Of Love. Keeps building and building & soaring thru the air towards the end. Wish it went on forever and he'd put one of those on his own albums. Lou nods.


satellite's gone, way up to Mars

 

Brad Delp - More than a Feeling
Steve Perry - Faithfully
Benjamin Orr - Drive

 

From the same album:

 

Jon Anderson. Whichever song you want. Not everyone's cup of tea, but no other voice moves me in quite the same way...

 

Agree

 

Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Jussi Björling - O helga natt
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm a Amazed
John Lennon - Mother
David Bowie - Rock 'n' Roll With Me
Bob Dylan - I Believe in You
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night
Roy Orbison - California Blue
Scott Walker - Thanks for Chicago Mr. James

 

Paul McCartney's best vocal ever.
Maybe I'm Amazed

 

Bob Dylan- Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands

 

Levi Stubbs~ 7 Rooms Of Gloom.

 

Mother Father - Steve Perry

 

Phil Alvin... every time he opens his mouth; no matter if it's a churning soulful number, a white hot jump R&B, a dirty blues burner or a rollicking belt of rock n'roll his silky smooth burnished baritone sails through the air like swirls of cigarette smoke caught in a spot light in a darkened room or blasts a hole right through the roof. Brother Dave explained Joe Turner mentored Phil, took him under his wing and passed on the secrets that Phil used to develop his signature style. At a recent Phil and Dave show; Cherry Red and an encore of Please Please Please absolutely brought the house down. Burned it to the ground!

 

Chris Cornell - When Im Down

 

Ronnie James Dio - Stargazer

 

As nice as that is, I prefer the piano/vocal (only) version from the Capitol Years set (my intro to FS). Not a Sinatra expert, by any means, but I like the “bare bones” version much better.

Probably not my fave ever, but a great recording. No idea what I’d choose, but surprised no one appears to have mentioned “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, though I may have missed it from skimming rather quickly...

 

Robert Plant - Since I've Been Loving You
Otis Redding - My Lover's Prayer
Marvin Gaye - If I Should Die Tonight
David Ruffin - I Wish it Would Rain
Peter Gabriel - Back In NYC
David Bowie - Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Elvis - American Trilogy

 

Frank Sinatra - Old Man River (Concert Sinatra)

Superb vocal and listen to him holding the notes at the 3:20 mark and then the range at the end of the song.

 

Hard to look beyond Sinatra for me. You know...men and boys and all that.

 

WINNER!!!

But I still like this one from Matt Monro

 

Great choice, I don't recall seeing that in this dedicated thread, so feel free to add it and enjoy all other contributions

Bowie's most glorious vocal performances - join in and be specific

 

Bob Dylan, Moonshiner. How can someone so young sound so worldly wise. Amazing

 

I don't know about the best, but I really love David Coverdale's vocals on this song. Glenn Hughes does great, as well.

Deep Purple - Love Don't Mean a Thing.

 

“Are You Lonesome Tonight” by Elvis Presley

 

All subjective of course. To me, it's not necessarily about actual "best", but the vocals that move you the most due to commitment, power, or just the "cool" factor.

Lennon - Anything from POB but especially "God", "Mother" or "Working Class Hero", and many from his Beatles years, but especially "A Day In The Life" and "Strawberry Fields Forever"

Rotten - Anything really from Bollocks. Unless you try to sing those songs yourself, you don't realize how important his voice was to the Pistols

Nilsson- Without You. Heard it last night for the first time in awhile, and it's breathtaking

Plant - "That's The Way" from Led Zeppelin III

Keith Richards - his vocal part from "Memory Motel" off Black and Blue. (Check out his version of "Sing Me Back Home" from the Toronto Tapes bootleg for more brilliance).

Neil Young - "Cortez The Killer". The whole track is so chill and laid back.

Plus many more from Lennon, McCartney, Neil Young etc etc etc.