Missing Music Genre?

[vakkotaur]

Possibly not an actually missing genre, just one with a name I don't happen to know. I find I like the style, the neat use of voice(s), of "gospel music." I just don't care much for the lyrics themselves. Does this style of singing show up in music that isn't religious?

Comments

[willowisp.livejournal.com]

If it's what I'm thinking of, I've heard it not religious a few times. The first is the song "Underground" by David Bowie in Labyrinth. The second was a commercial on TLC for a "Junkyard Wars" special. It was very fun, just like the show it was advertising for. The third was a live version of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". I suppose the first and third could, due to the words, be interpreted as religious, and both are gospel-style backups of a popular artist. The second, however, was definitely secular and definitely a choir being led by a traditional caller.

[masem.livejournal.com]

A lot of the vocal sound track of Disney's Hercules is gospel-like (though certainly without the usual message). But that's not an artist or the like that you can rely on or easily find similar genre stuff.