00:00There's an old man called the Mississippi.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for some of the most iconic low notes ever sung.
00:11C1 confirmed? C1 confirmed.
00:16Number 10, Patrick Page.
00:18Do we build the wall, my children, my children, why do we build the wall?
00:25A voice like this was made for the stage.
00:28Patrick Page is no stranger to theater, and has been using his deep voice to his advantage since the 1980s.
00:34He's gotten even better with age, and was able to flaunt his pipes in the role of Hades in Hadestown.
00:40Hey, little songbird, give me a song.
00:44The show required him to sing a G1, which is one of the lowest keys on a piano.
00:50He managed to do so with ease, sending chills down the audience's spines.
00:53It gave him the perfect opportunity to both show off his impressive range,
00:57and prove that you don't have to hit constant high notes to make an impact on viewers.
01:02Nobody sings on empty.
01:07Number 9, Taylor Swift.
01:11Is there anything she can't do?
01:16Throughout her long and impressive career, Taylor Swift has proven that she can reach low notes as easily as she hits high ones.
01:22She utilizes her chest voice, a method that uses the larynx in order to make the vocal cords less taut.
01:28With this technique, she's been able to reach impressively deep tones like the ones found in the verses of Cruel Summer and Getaway Car.
01:34Though they aren't present throughout the entirety of the songs, they do add a sense of depth and variety,
01:50especially when they're contrasted with higher notes afterwards.
01:53With just a few bars, she turned classic-sounding pop songs into something truly unique.
01:57Did you get anxious though, on the way home?
02:02I guess I'll never, ever know, now that we don't talk.
02:07Number 8, Leonard Cohen.
02:09There's something about a deeper sound that makes a dark topic even more impactful.
02:13Leonard Cohen displayed this perfectly with multiple songs on the album You Want It Darker.
02:17I'm leaving the table.
02:22I'm out of the game.
02:24His voice had changed throughout his career, becoming deeper with each passing year.
02:28That came through on this project tenfold.
02:31The titular track in particular is filled to the brim with low, almost growling notes as he unflinchingly accepts his own eventual demise.
02:38Nanny, nanny.
02:41I'm ready, my lord.
02:43Each track on the project is performed in a similar way, with the deep tones emphasizing the despondent messages.
02:49The songs teem with emotion despite not having much discernible vocal range, proving just how effective a powerful low pitch can be.
02:56What my life would seem to me if I didn't have your love.
03:04Number 7, Miley Cyrus.
03:06Well into her career, she's proven she can whip out new tricks.
03:10Every time we turn the lights down, just wanna go that extra mile for you.
03:18Most singers would learn they have a polyp on their vocal cords and do anything to have it removed.
03:23But not Miley Cyrus.
03:25She uses Ranky's edema to her advantage, harnessing its negative effects and using them to fuel her signature deep range.
03:31I never saw a heartbeat so loud that it's drowning me out.
03:37She's been able to utilize the disorder to hit astonishingly low notes, both in her own music and in other iconic songs.
03:44Whether it's dance pop or classic rock, Miley has proven a lower tone can be perfectly applied anywhere.
03:50Though it is a roadblock in some aspects, she's been able to turn lemons into lemonade by wielding it to extend her artistry, rather than letting it limit her.
03:57Did I say that I want you?
04:02Oh, if I didn't, I'm a fool, you see.
04:06Number 6, Barry White.
04:08When thinking of crooners with low voices, he's most likely one of the first to come to mind.
04:13You're the first, you're the last, I ever played.
04:18Barry White's career was centered around his signature bass voice, which he used to convey a sensual tone throughout his discography,
04:24even earning him the nickname of the Ambassador of Romance.
04:28Listening to his music, it's clear to see why.
04:30Take my love and put it in your midst.
04:37Whether it's on a funk piece like Lowrider or a classic R&B track, his impressively rich voice always comes through front and center.
04:44On Lowrider, he was even able to show off just how effortlessly he could slide down into contraband territory,
04:50moving down the octave as though it were nothing.
04:52Lowrider.
04:54Don't burn no gas.
04:57Number 5, Prince.
04:59As impressive as it is for someone with a lower voice to hit those deep notes,
05:03there's certainly something to be said for tenors who managed to do the same.
05:06Then again, we could die from the rush, rush, heart of my heart.
05:13An artist in every sense of the word, Prince had a range spanning multiple octaves.
05:18Though he usually utilized this to hit dazzling high notes,
05:20he was also more than capable of switching things up and singing parts usually reserved for baritones.
05:34There's no need to look any further than Daddy Pop,
05:36where he juxtaposed low-pitched notes with falsetto ones directly before and afterwards.
05:40It created both a perfect contrast of tones and allowed him to flaunt his musical genius.
05:46People wonder why
05:48Set your ghost high
05:51High as the sky
05:53Number 4, Avi Kaplan
05:55There's a fire in the sea
05:57There's a fire in my heart, love
06:00To stand out in a group of pure talent like Pentatonix,
06:06you have to have something that sets you apart.
06:08For Avi Kaplan, that is his extensive range and exquisite bass voice.
06:12He has an octavist range, meaning he can hit notes a scale below most baritones.
06:17Have you measured the lowest note you can hit?
06:19Right now it's probably a low A
06:20A low A? What's a low A sound like?
06:26In a group setting, he was able to add support and a bass line to the higher vocal parts.
06:33However, Kaplan's solo music is where he truly shines.
06:37His folk-inspired music allows him to add lyricism to his velvety rich tone,
06:41somehow enhancing and elevating it, despite being sung down an octave.
06:45I'm only getting started
06:48Yeah, I'm only getting started
06:51Number 3, Tim Faust
06:54Will you love me tomorrow?
07:03Utilizing tactics primarily used by death metal singers,
07:07he's been able to cultivate an extremely impressive range.
07:10Tim Faust is primarily known as being the full-time bass vocalist for the a cappella group Home Free.
07:15Heart and soul
07:18In the boondocks
07:20To hit the notes he does, he utilizes a technique known as a growl.
07:24It's essentially an elevated vocal fry set to music.
07:27When done properly, it can help someone reach keys that are a full octave below the bass clef.
07:32Some of the tones are so low that they sound more like machines than man,
07:36which only adds to the overall effect.
07:38While he is sleeping in his groove
07:42Number 2, Paul Robeson
07:45Though he wasn't the first to sing the showboat classic,
07:48he ended up being the defining artist to cover it.
07:50Paul Robeson took on Old Man River in the 1936 film adaptation,
07:54and his surprisingly dulcet tones
07:56Soon had audiences in a trance.
07:58Old Man River, that Old Man River,
08:04He must know something,
08:06But don't say nothing.
08:09Despite how low it was,
08:11His voice was filled with emotion and determination
08:13as he delivered each pain-filled line.
08:16His voice was akin to a river itself,
08:18deep and pulsing.
08:34His bass range soon helped him become the voice of a generation,
08:37turning pieces once defined by subjugation into truly prideful ones.
08:41It's no wonder the show tune ended up becoming his signature piece,
08:44which aged with his voice in the best way possible.
08:55Before we unveil our top pick,
08:57here are some honorable mentions.
08:59Joy Chapman broke the record for the lowest note sung by a woman.
09:11Lorde takes listeners to perfect places
09:20with her impressive lower range.
09:29Mick Jagger used his lower range to portray a more sensuous tone.
09:33Jeff Castellucci, with subharmonics,
09:45he's able to hit a B-zero with ease.
09:53Michal Zlatapolsky,
09:55once recognized as the lowest bass in the world.
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10:20Number 1.
10:21Tim Storms.
10:22It doesn't get any lower than this.
10:24Literally.
10:24Thanks to his unusually long vocal cords,
10:35Tim Storm has the unique ability to sing notes so low
10:37that humans can't even hear them.
10:39His lowest is a G7,
10:41which is several octaves lower than the lowest key on a piano.
10:44He can even access a range known as the vocal fry register,
10:48which is the lowest known to humankind.
10:49My lowest note would be somewhere around
10:53if you were to take another piano
10:55and sit on the bottom,
10:59on the left side of a piano,
11:01that would be about how low I can go.
11:05Whether he's merely emitting low tones or crooning lyrics,
11:08he can do so without compromising the musicality in his voice.
11:11It's no wonder why, since 2012,
11:13he's held the world record for the lowest sound produced by a human.
11:17Jordan Rowe.
11:24Wow.
11:25Is that a low E?
11:27It's in there.
11:29Actually, it was a little bit lower.
11:31The lowest note might have been a low E.
11:33Somewhere around there.
11:34What's the lowest note you can sing?
11:35Let us know in the comments below.
11:36Hey, little songbird,
11:39can't cut your tongue.
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