Seth MacFarlane "Ol' Man River"

Seth MacFarlane sings "Ol' Man River" from Showboat at Ravinia, August 2015.

[@thedreamteam41523]

I love his rendition of this song, he so needs to record a studio version of it. He has a gorgeous singing voice and I absolutely love him beyond words. Hopefully he can do another album with this song and many others.

[@BeccaLovesSRK]

Oh my god... What is he? How is he possible? He's rich, he's funny, he's very handsome, he's charming as fuck AND he can sing like Sinatra.

[@DDumbrille]

And both also wore / wear really bad wigs!

[@svetlanaandrasova6086]

yes but he has no wife, kids, or girl... he pays high price

[@DDumbrille]

Svetlana Andrášová Then he can afford to pay a HIGHER price for a decent toupee/wig. Also, he might not be that into women... :)

[@carolinelastname1856]

royalparadigm rich shouldn't be apart of his hotness. It's about his personality not his bank account

[@BeccaLovesSRK]

+Caroline Last Name I'm not saying it is. I'm just saying it's a bonus.

[@therebelpatriot4156]

Sometimes he sings a little like Elvis. Its hard to explain to people who are not elvis fans, because all most people know is jailhouse rock, ect... But Seth has an amazing vocal range and hits notes that elvis did. In my opinion Seth is the best singer of this generation by far!! Wish I could meet him!!

[@heatherjones4169]

Just saw him sing this in person in Nashville on July 1. He had the house on their feet. Such great talent.

[@chriskinkead9045]

Great. Fantastic. Loved. This. Song. For. About. 40. Odd. Years.

[@azure5644]

I was at Ravinia and remember all the cicadas. They were so loud they where in the video!

[@spareld]

In tears.

[@remcat3572]

Me too! I was in tears last Fri. night when we saw him at the Segerstrom. He was breathtaking.

[@Podeka13]

YES! The cicadas were deafening!

[@workingtitle7049]

Hey Lois i'm singing

[@demgphix]

🤣

[@josepanameno7231]

Es un gran tenor, es magnífico, tiene un gran rango de voz, lástima que hasta hace poco lo he conocido, va a ser uno de los grandes

[@JAshley64]

Great performance but the audio is all screwed up

[@ItsWayMoreThanMusic]

Especially with headphones. Feels like deafness is alternating between ears.

[@theamazingpigchannel923]

You did Frank proud!

[@johnathanandrews197]

Just wow

[@EyeShotFirst]

Don't know where people are hearing the Sinatra resemblance. I hear Nelson Riddle's arrangements, of course...but I'm not hearing Sinatra. Not saying Seth can't sing, I just can't hear Sinatra. Are we talking about the same Sinatra? There's something that is missing with people trying to encapsulate the essence of what Frank had. There's a confidence, and a command that he had. There was a playfulness with his phrasing. You don't always get the same thing more than once. Just listen to how many times he sang Night and Day, and you'll notice night and day differences from one recording to the next. I'm not trying to give people instructions on how to be Frank. Too operatic, not enough jazz. Frank could make you think he was at the top of the mountain and at the lowest gutter, and do it convincingly from song to song.

[@Mira_Dunia]

EyeShotFirst Maybe the stage presence, talent, or vibrato. They also both can sing low.

[@carolinelastname1856]

Was this at the Houston symphony

[@andrewmartin2973]

Beautiful rendition but still not Paul Robeson…

[@ElJorro]

Good singing voice but It is hard to hear.

[@Mira_Dunia]

How many of you are here to marry Seth? *raises hand*

[@kevinlucero2817]

Marry?? I want to be his BFF

[@mykomayer1307]

I dissent. While I applaud him for keeping the standards alive, he needs to work on this one. First of all his phrasing is rushed and choppy at times. And he is singing against/over the arrangement and IMO understates the song. You can start off light but you need build the song to climatic finish. The song and the arrangement deserve no less. He has a descent (but not great) voice so the way to set himself apart is drastically work on his phrasing and delivery.

[@KajiVocals]

The key is also far too low for him. He is a tenor, not a baritone.

[@justinluo4946]

@@KajiVocals He is a baritone, as his range spans from about C2 to G4. However he has gone higher in falsetto, but nowhere near tenor range. Also his timbre is clearly baritone.

[@KajiVocals]

@@justinluo4946 Voice types are not based off range. His range is actually from bottom C to high C (both in full voice) and then F above that in head voice. But none of this is enough to classify his voice. I classify him as a tenor having heard his entire discography and having also studied voice.

[@TheCroc2001]

pets and animals? wow

[@johnrambo2832]

Nicht gut

[@tarik4562]

bitte was

[@eragontim9901]

Gut.