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From Broadway to world records, these singers take us to the depths of human vocal capability! Join us as we explore the most iconic low notes ever sung. Our countdown features bass legends, pop stars with surprising range, and vocalists who can hit notes so low that humans can't even hear them!
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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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