The Headless Horseman
Thurl Ravenscroft Lyrics


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BING Man, that's pure spooky, yeah Now, gather 'round while I elu…
Bing Crosby And The Rhythmaires Man, that's pure spooky, yeah Now, gather 'round while I elu…
Geoff Castellucci Now gather round while I elucidate On what happens outside, …
Kay Starr Now gather 'round While I'll elucidate On what goes on when …
Last Pharaoh BACK IN 1776, ON A BLOODY BATTLEFIELD AT DAWN!! CORPSES ROTT…
Pegazus On a night of rain and thunder, the curse will…


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Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat Well, little lady, let me elucidate here Everybody wants to…
Grim Grinning Ghosts When the crypt doors creak And the tombstones quake Spooks c…
Mr. Grinch You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You're…
That's What Friends Are for We're your friends We're your friends We're your friends to …
Yo Ho Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We pillage…
Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me) (Vocal) Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We pillage…
You You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You're…
You're A Mean One Mr Grinch You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You're…
You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You're…
You're a Mean One Mr.Grinch You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You're…
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - From Dr. Seuss' 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You're…



Youre A Mean One Mr. Grinch You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You're…


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@Agorante

I always call him the Great Thurl Ravenscroft. He was the king of the novelty basses. I was a minor league operatic bass. I have a version of "Asleep in the Deep" posted here on Youtube. It is not as low as his version although I always sang to lowest operatic roles - the ones that most basses skip.

The simplest way to understand the difference is to watch the movie "South Pacific. There are two bass voices featured. The star role acted by Rossano Brazzi was dubbed by Metropolitan Opera star bass Giorgio Tozzi. And the character of Stewpot was dubbed by Ravenscroft. Tozzi has a beautiful voice and was always a fine musician and a sensitive stylist. But he began as baritone and converted down. He said on TV once that he sang as low as an E. However I heard him often and I never heard him sing lower than a F.

Ravenscroft sang below Low C.

An F is low enough for almost all of the big opera bass parts. Basses on stage normally sing from a High F to a Low F. Verdi roles all go down to an F except the Grand Inquisitor which has a Low E. Puccini bass roles are higher yet. Mozart's Osmin has a sustained low D and an optional brief Low C. In earlier times Monteverdi and Cavalli had operas with lower bass tessitura's. Most of them sat on a Low C.

I sang all those low bass roles. Many modern standard pro opera basses struggle with a Low F. Often bass-baritones are cast in bass roles because not many real basses are needed. Ara Berberian - a Met Bass - said there were only six operatic basses who worked full time in America.

The bass voice comes from the simple size of your vocal cords. I'm 6'4" Ravenscroft was 6'5". Jerome Hines was 6'6". Martti Talvela was 6'7". Tenors are short. Basses are tall. Ted Cassidy who played Lurch on the Addams Family had a very low speaking voice. He was 6'9".

I once sang a negro spiritual at a concert that had a written Low B flat. I sang it using Fry. This is a gravelly very low vocal technique below the normal Modal range. It is caused when you don't let the cords just vibrate - you make them flap. It sounds awful. Above the Modal range is another technique where only the edges of the cords vibrate - this is called falsetto. Basses in opera sing in falsetto for comic effects. In falsetto I can sing a tenor's High C ( not unusual) and have for travesty parts. Everything I wrote about here was about the normal Modal voice.

Gospel quartets nowadays have a bass who sings low phrases like "Om papa om papa mau mau." they sound super low but it's a trick. Any bass who sings unamplified has to be loud enough to be heard. But almost all basses can relax the throat an sing an octave lower if they sing very softly. This was never used before 1926 when the microphone was introduced. Later yet the cardioid mic was invented and the Cardioid Effect was discovered. Holding this kind of mic very close to your lips produces a huge peak in the bass frequency ranges. It can be very impressive but shouldn't be confused with normal singing.

To long already. No time for Russian Chanting or Tibetan Throat Singing.



@willrobinson3662

Now, gather 'round while I elucidate
On what happens outside when it gets late.
'Long about midnight the ghosts and banshees
Get together for their nightly jamboree.
There's ghosts with horns and saucer eyes,
And some with fangs about this size.
Some short and fat, some tall and thin,
And some don't even bother to wear their skin.
I'm telling you brother, it's a frightful sight
Just to see what goes on in the night.
When the spooks have a midnight jamboree,
They break it up with fiendish glee.
Ghosts are bad, but the one that's cursed
Is the Headless Horseman, he's the worst.
When he goes a-joggin' 'cross the land,
Holdin' his noggin in his hand,
Demons take one look and groan,
And hit the road for parts unknown.
And there's no wraith like a spook that's spurned.
They don't like him, and he's really burned.
He swears to the longest day he's dead,
He'll show them that he can get a head.
Oh close all the windows, lock the doors,
Unless you're careful, he'll get yours.
Don't think he'll hesitate a bit,
'Cause he'll flip your top if it'll fit.
And he likes them little, likes them big,
Part in the middle, or a wig,
Black or white or even red,
The Headless Horseman needs a head.
With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop,
He's out lookin' for a head to chop,
So don't stop to figure out a plan,
You can't reason with a headless man.



@tenkaiechi01

Now, gather 'round while I elucidate
On what happens outside when it gets late
'Long about midnight the ghosts and banshees
Get together for their nightly jamborees
There's ghosts with horns and saucer eyes
And some with fangs about this size
Some short and fat, some tall and thin
And some don't even bother to wear their skin
I'm tellin' you brother, it's a frightful sight
To see what goes on in the night
When the spooks have a midnight jamboree
They break it up with fiendish glee
Ghosts are bad, but the one that's cursed
Is the Headless Horseman, he's the worst
When he goes a-joggin' 'cross the land
Holdin' a noggin in his hand
Demons take one look and groan
And hit the road for parts unknown
And there's no wraith like a spook that's spurned
They don't like him, and he's really burned
He swears to the longest day he's dead
He'll show them that he can get a head
So close all the windows, lock the doors
Unless you're careful, he'll get yours
Don't think he'll hesitate a bit
'Cause he'll flip your top if it'll fit
And he likes 'em little, likes 'em big
Part in the middle, or a wig
Black or white or even red
The Headless Horseman needs a head
With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop
He's out lookin' for a top to chop
So don't stop to figure out a plan
You can't reason with a headless man
So after dark, you kids be good
Stay at home, the way that you should
'Cause right outside, and waitin' there
Is the Headless horseman
Beware!
And I'm gettin' out of here



All comments from YouTube:

@TomBarradas

Thank you Thurl. You were the voice of not only Disneyland, but much of the entire 20th century -- a legend whose legacy will outlive all of us!

@Sorken.1994

Thurl Ravenscroft voice gave me nightmares.

@Succer

I still can't believe his timbre and power when he says "Horseman" at 0:57. His voice was one in a billion. Such a gift.

@normalguyhere9158

@TOTGM yeah it was very close to this , if i was the Headless horseman I take Geoffs haead and just roar out this song while riding out 🤣

@treebranches2539

Geoff Castellucci must be Thurl Ravenscroft reincarnated!

@lisahuff818

He has always been Geoff’s favorite bass.

@mm2024-7

Thurl had much more volume and crispness in his voice than Geoff

@ErinBookNut

@@mm2024-7 I think because Geoff is technically a baritone-bass and worked to get down to this level where Thurl was more of a full bass.

@queenannsrevenge100

Yeah, love Geoff Castelluci, but Thurl was still one- or two-of a kind (maybe Ted Cassidy?)

@GeebMachine

How he gets his voice to go so deep, it not only makes me envy him but it also send chills down my spine. Love it! :)

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