Are there any singers whose voice you intensely dislike ?

[ebikeerwidnes]

SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!!

Ni way in any version of Hell I would have that on
or Blind Date!!

I'm sure she was a lovely person - but that voice!!!!!

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

I'm sure she was a lovely person

She really wasn't, according to some.

https://popbitch.com/black-out/

 

[slowmotion]

Morrissey.

Oh dear.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Lulu

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Taylor Swift.

Amazingly successful with a modicum of siging talent imo.

 

[Dave7]

Lulu

I fell in love with her when I was 15...... back in 1961. TBH it was a toss up between her and Helen Shapiro.

 

[ianrauk]

Morrissey.

Oh dear.

Along with my vote for the same, he seem's to be topping the poll here.

 

[rogerzilla]

Anything autotuned, which is almost everything now. It sounds whiny and attenuated.

The guy known as Bastille has a pretty terrible voice, as does Chris Martin from Coldplay.

 

[yello]

Thing is, there a few poor (singing) voices that I actually like. Or at least, have not bothered me. Mark E Smith for instance. No one could ever accuse him of having a decent voice. Particularly not now.

Nina Simone was another who divided opinion. Was it a 'good' voice? Did you really care? She offered so SO much more than simply having a broad vocal range and technical ability.

 

[AndyRM]

Anyone criticising Nina Simone needs to give their head a wobble.

 

[yello]

Anyone criticising Nina Simone needs to give their head a wobble.

Just to make it clear, I wasn't. She could sing the phonebook and make me feel every single darn word!

 

[AndyRM]

Just to make it clear, I wasn't. She could sing the phonebook and make me feel every single darn word!

Apologies, I misunderstood.


View: https://youtu.be/9ckv6-yhnIY?si=f0MAV9NC17asw-qZ

 

[Fab Foodie]

Billy Bragg.

No problems with the person himself, although I don't agree with everything he stands for, but just wish he wouldn't try to sing.

I like Billy Bragg's songs/singing. In 'Waiting for the great leap forward' I think one line is quite self deprecating 'In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune, but this is reality so give me some room'. There's no pretence much like his guitar playing - it's about banging the message out....

 

[Profpointy]

Apologies, I misunderstood.


View: https://youtu.be/9ckv6-yhnIY?si=f0MAV9NC17asw-qZ

Very well played !

and as an aside, I was surprised it was a Nina song and the Animals version which I was familiar with was a slightly later cover. Unusually, it was written for her rather than being her own song

Both versions are great !

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Adele, Jess Glynne, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble

*The latter two seem to be brought out soon after halloween and defrosted in time for christmas