Scatman John (3,190 views)

[Platypus]

John Paul Larkin (13.03.1942 - 03.12.1999)
Years Active: 1954 - 1999
Vocal Range: G1 - F♯5

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{Album Ranges}as John Larkin:
John Larkin (1986): G2 - A2 - C♯5
Listen to the Scatman (2001): F2 - B♭4

as Scatman John:
Scatman's World (1995): G1 - B♭1 - B4
Everybody Jam! (1996): G1 - D2 - B4 - E♭5
Take Your Time (1999): C2 - C♯2 - B♭4 - F♯5

Significant High Notes:

F♯5 ("Ichi Ni San....Go")
E♭5 ("Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Mind")
D5 ("Let It Go", "My Funny Valentine")
C♯5 ("The Misfit", "Pripri Scat")
C5 (Demonstrating scat singing, "John Coltrane", "The Misfit", "Route 66" 1996 CBS interview, "Steal The Base")
B4 ("Ballad of Love", "The Invisible Man", "Scatman's World")
B♭4 ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "Everyday", "Have You Met Miss Jones", "(I Want To) Be Someone", "Jazzology", "Lady Bird" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Mambo Jambo", "My Funny Valentine", "Night Train", "Popstar", "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)", "Song of Scatland", "Steal The Base", "Su Su Su Super Kirei", "Take Me Away")
A4 ("500 Miles High", "Ballad of Love", "Chickadee Song", "Dream Again", "Everybody Jam", "Hi, Louis", "Honeysuckle Rose" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "I Love Samba", "(I Want To) Be Someone", "Ichi Ni San....Go", "The Invisible Man", "Jazzology", "Joy of Spring" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Just Friends", "Last Night I Dreamed", "Lebanon", "Let It Go", "Makin' Whoopee", "Mambo Jambo", "People of the Generation", "S' Wonderful" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Scatmusic", "Stop the Rain", "Su Su Su Super Kirei", "U-Turn", "We Are The Champions", "(We Got To Learn To) Live Together", "Well You Needn't")
G♯4 ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "Chickadee Song", "Four" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Hi, Louis", "John Coltrane", "Lebanon", "My Funny Valentine", "Pripri Scat", "Route 66" 1996 CBS interview, "Scat Me If You Can", "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)", "Scatmambo", "Scatman's World", "Sing Now!", "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word", "Stop the Rain", "Su Su Su Super Kirei", "Time (Take Your Time)", "Well You Needn't")
G4 ("500 Miles High", "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Dream Again", "Everybody Jam", "Everything Changes", "A Foggy Day", "Have You Met Miss Jones", "Honeysuckle Rose" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "I Love Samba", "Ichi Ni San....Go", "The Invisible Man", "Jazzology", "Joy of Spring" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Just Friends", "Lady Bird", "Last Night I Dreamed", "Lebanon", "Let It Go", "Mambo Jambo", "Message To You", "The Misfit", "My Funny Valentine", "Night Train", "Only You", "People of the Generation", "Popstar", "Quiet Desperation", "S' Wonderful" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Scatmambo", "Scatman's Dance", "Scatman's World", "So What", "Song of Scatland", "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word", "Steal The Base", "U-Turn", "You Stepped Out of a Dream")

Significant Low Notes:

C3 ("A Foggy Day", "Hi, Louis", "Jazzology", "Joy of Spring" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Lady Bird", "Makin' Whoopee", "S' Wonderful" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Scatmambo", "Scatman's Dance", "Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Mind", "Well You Needn't", "You Stepped Out of a Dream")
B2 ("500 Miles High", "I Love Samba")
B♭2 ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "Everyday", "Four" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Just Friends", "My Funny Valentine", "Only You", "Scatmambo", "Steal The Base", "Take Your Time", "Well You Needn't")
A2 ("Dream Again", "Have You Met Miss Jones", "Last Night I Dreamed", "So What", "Quiet Desperation")
G♯2 ("Only You", "Pripri Scat")
G2 ("(I Want To) Be Someone", "The Invisible Man", "Message To You", "The Misfit", "My Funny Valentine", "Steal The Base", "You Stepped Out of a Dream")
F2 ("Everything Changes", "Mambo Jambo", "Scatman's Dance", "So What", "Well You Needn't" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994)
E2 ("Mambo Jambo", "U-Turn")
E♭2 ("Only You", "Popstar", "Take Your Time")
D2 ("Dream Again", "Lebanon", "Message To You", "Scatmusic", "You Just Want Sex")
C♯2 ("Ballad of Love", "Ichi Ni San....Go", "(We Got To Learn To) Live Together")
C2 ("(I Want To) Be Someone", "The Invisible Man", "Jazzology", "Let It Go", "The Misfit" Live at The Jazz Bakery 25/10/1994, "Quiet Desperation", "Scat Me If You Can", "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)", "Scatman's World")
B1 ("Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Mind")
B♭1 ("Popstar", "Time (Take Your Time)")
A1 ("Time (Take Your Time)")
G♯1 ("(I Want To) Be Someone")
G1 ("Song of Scatland", "Stop the Rain")

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{Questionable Notes}E♭5 ("John Coltrane" ^[3])

B♭1 ("Sing Now!" ^[3])
F♯1 ("Hi, Louis" ^[3])

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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

[Gatr]

Caption: new Scatman thread up

['S]

Scatland Forever!

[luxiouskorsay]

I really appreciate him, he was really incredible

[Ian]

Wow. I never expected him to have this kind of range.

[slugger]

Why not? You can tell from listening to him for ten seconds he's got a killer voice and technique. In his big hit song he demonstrates casual access to the upper fourth octave and a naturally gruff lower second octave, while retaining an easy masculine tone. His other songs show off even crazier vocals.

"Let It Go" is his most underrated work. spspppsppsplllrblllrllblblblblbrlbrlbrlblrblrblrbrlbrlbYEAH YEAH YEAH