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Top 10 Scariest, Funniest, and Craziest Audio Recordings

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a recording worth? Way more than that if the RIAA has anything to say about it. The folks over at Listverse have compiled a top 10 list of incredible audio recordings, and my is it a potent one.

The range of emotions we experienced when listening to each selection was as varied as the recordings themselves. The most startling is a recording of the final moments of People's Temple leader Jim Jones and his nine hundred and nine cult followers as they poison their children and then themselves. Honestly, don't listen to it if you think you can't handle it -- it requires a strong stomach. There is also a scary recording of a Russian exorcism complete with voice-shifting screaming.



They're not all depressing, though: Check out the classic recording of hilariously awful soprano Florence Foster Jenkins or listen to the first ever recording of a Pope from back in 1903.

Our personal favorite: French singer Mado Robin, who sings one of the highest notes in recorded history. You might want to put away the fine crystal for this one. [From: Listverse]

Tags: audio, list, music, recording, recordings, superlatives, top

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