In the summer of 1967, the Beatles became the definitive cultural phenomenon, as "Sergeant Pepper" spun on turntables everywhere. The four men beneath the album cover, however, felt trapped within a gilded cage they themselves constructed.

A Scottish folk singer put on a kimono and topped the UK charts. That was 1981, and she never used that voice again after the hit faded. An American-Australian guy with a fake Italian accent knocked John Lennon off the number one spot. UK chart history is full of singers who ditched their real voice and tried on someone else's. These are ten times a vocal costume became a commercial shortcut.

You know that feeling. Your favourite band, the ones who defined your musical DNA, just released a new single.