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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
Do you know of any singers with absolutely awful voices, who you like anyways? I can't get enough of Leonard Cohen in spite of his horrendous singing.
Then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCDCMX_zZo Now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79T96_WFKRM Who gets under your skin with (or in spite of) their modest singing talents? John
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The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
Nico from the Velvet Underground.
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evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts |
Tracy Chapman.
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DonDriver Inner circle 1790 Posts |
Can't sing; Michael Bolton (and just about everybody that has started since 1980 )
Best ever: Frank Sinatra / Peggy Lee ( all of Motown,and lots others) |
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Queen Idaha.
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
I almost said Tom Waits. But I couldn't tell if he was good or not. He's in tune and in control of his sound. Unlike Nico.
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Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
Joe Cocker
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
I exclude singer songwriters because they are presenting it the way they wrote it. Dylan is an interesting cat in that he actually can sing but has a put on voice he developed from Woody Guthrie for the folk scene. Then you have guys who are vocalist not singers or crooners, guys like Jim Morrison, who couldn't sing but had a unique style. Since the subject is bad singers I would have to pick the one that iritates me the most....Celine Dion. I give extra points to Britney Spears because while she can't sing she looks great not doing it well.
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magus Special user Huntington Beach, Ca 669 Posts |
I had the opposite problem with an artist-
Joan Armatrading... Loved her voice, but didn't like her choice of songs.
crappy deium-
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drhackenbush Special user 686 Posts |
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On 2007-02-10 16:09, Josh the Superfluous wrote: Wot a klon... |
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
Folksing, Exactly the line that was going thru my head as I typed it.
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drhackenbush Special user 686 Posts |
HA! See, I'm psychotic!
Add Lou Reed to the list, too. And maybe Carol Channing... on second thought, she's just annoying... |
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Andy the cardician Inner circle A street named after my dad 3362 Posts |
Bad and favorite? Waits is unique, that is why (some) people love him. If a singer is bad, he will not your favorite . . . normally.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
Oh, get hold of the albums by Leonard Nemoy and, shoot...the guy who played Capt Kirk.
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
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On 2007-02-10 15:47, Magnus Eisengrim wrote: I can think of a lot of those. Unfortunately, my reaction is usually to clasp my hands over my ears. If the voice is bad, I find it impossible to like 'em.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
I remember some years ago, on a variety TV special, Raymond Burr sang the song "windmills of your mind" That was sad. First of all he recited it in that voice of his that has come to be so familiar to Perry mason or Ironside fans. He actually did not sing it at all. He took a wonderful song, and destroyed it. Secondly, he clearly did not know the song. He was reading cue cards. A few times he squinted to read them. I loved his work as an actor. Whose idea was it for him to do that?
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Expertmagician Inner circle 2478 Posts |
I have 2 favorate bad singers:
1) Me 2) Me and my wife in the shower :)
Long Island,
New York |
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
I'll have to go with Jeff and his wife in the shower as well.
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Andy the cardician Inner circle A street named after my dad 3362 Posts |
Do you remember Telly Savalas - aka Kojak - failed attempt to start a career as a singer?
Cards never lie
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
True Josh, but their Shower Tango was perfect.
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