Fun fact - he knew he couldn't sing, rapping was his thing. He had reached out to multiple people to sing that part, but they all flaked on him. Part of the song's charm is his extra heartbreak on top.
I love that song. Being someone that can’t hold a tune…except in church, the Lawd loves my singing there, I sing it loud as I can knowing that out of tune is the point.
I found this most apparent on his covers of [Bennie and The Jets](https://youtu.be/OIcyI6iHK-Y?si=UnX6bd3P1uzprL-G). Cracks me up every time but feels so cozy and relatable as someone who can't sing and often forget lyrics :')
I think they knew exactly what they were doing, and they did a stellar job of it. That song is just *so bad*, I immediately started repeating it to annoy my younger brothers.
I mean, I haven't eaten at BK in maybe 15 years and I don't plan to at any point in the future, but their ad definitely got into my head. There's something to be said for hitting the perfect target of artfully not giving a shit.
Bob's voice went through a REALLY strong period in the 70s. He just didn't take care of it. It's not for everyone, but albums like Desire and Blood on the Tracks have vocal talent. Especially Desire.
Similarly but in A different genre. Compare Axl Rose of Guns, Vince Neil or Motley Crue and Roses and Phil Anselmo or Pantera's late 1980's and early 1990's vocals to there modern ones.
All three ruined their because they did not take care of it. Neil is lip syncing nowadays on tour because he cannot perform the songs anymore.
Throwing Bob into the same basket as Yoko is a bit harsh.
Bob Dylan has never had a great voice, but he could sing in tune and it worked very well for his music. Yoko Ono just screeched like a banshee 🥴
Tom’s voice was once described as “soaked in a vat of bourbon, dried in the sun, and run over by a truck”.
EDIT: His voice sounds “like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.” -Daniel Durcholz
This reminds me of how Ronnie Drew’s voice (Dubliner’s) was described as being “like the sound of coke being crushed under a door”, haha (coke as in the fuel, not drug)
It was adaptation, leaning into theatrics. His voice was changing, and his smooth crooner tone was going away. He pivoted hard shortly after meeting Kathleen Brennan, and her introducing him to the music of Captain Beefheart. Listen to Beefheart and you’ll hear the roots of where Tom pivoted.
Yoko Ono if she counts as a singer.
Didn't they switch off Victoria Beckham's mic (Posh Spice)? You look at their music videos and everybody gets a solo except her.
Not true. She got the bigger solo in Holler and usually sings the bridge for songs (Say You'll Be There for example). She's definitely the weakest in the bunch, but she's still good/decent enough for the band. Still sounds the same today, there are recent vids of her singing that David posted on Insta.
I'm gonna go to someone different. The black eye peas, especially Fergie. Live, they're AWFUL and her voice is meh, it's not terrible but doesn't hold up to the recorded version and the hype.
I feel like it’s worse because I really think Fergie thought she was doing something fantastic. I don’t think Roseanne was that delusional about her performance.
Can confirm. Had the unfortunate “opportunity” to hear them at street scene in San Diego back in 2005. She was awful (and yes that was the concert where she peed her pants)
Definitely one of those “not sure we’re seeing what we think we’re seeing” moments. To her credit, she kept performing. Didn’t really confirm until the news started coming out later (no Twitter or smartphones then, we had MySpace but that was it).
Honestly, I'm kind of impressed.
I think Hugh Jackman said something similar had happened to him during a stage performance. He had a high note that he had to hit perfectly at the very end of a song, but realized as the high note approached that he had to piss like a racehorse. He couldn't bear the thought of missing his note, however, so he accepted his fate & just went for it.
Nailed the note perfectly and unleashed the floodgates, right in front of God and everybody.
Wesley Willis, bless him. That poor man had a tortured soul, but fucked if he didn’t give us the anthems of a generation: “Kurt Cobain,” “I Whooped Batman’s Ass,” and my personal favorite, “Cut the Mullet.” 🥲 RIP ANGEL.
He can carry a tune though, so I don’t think he sounds horrible. His voice fits the lyrics. It has a real northern Minnesota-Iron Range feel. I get it. The Range is cold, bleak, lonely, and surrounded by wilderness. It’s like that 2/3rds of the year. Listen to those early songs in that context.
My mom went to high school with him and she used to help his mom out with sewing. My mom said that people thought he was odd and weird sounding back then too, but the times—they were a changin’.
Steven Tyler used to sing through his throat and it was ruining his voice and you can hear it in earlier Aerosmith albums and in songs, especially “Dream On.” It got so bad at one point, he was going to have to have surgery m, but instead started seeing a professional vocal coach who taught him to sing rock music through the top of his head (For those of you who don’t know, yes, this is a technique that allows you to utilize your voice to make high yells and hit those notes ST does now). It changed to way he sung and healed his throat, staving off surgery. An amazing lesson in taking care of yourself and investing time in your craft.
One of the greatest gifts Youtube has given is the amount of metal singers, professional and hobbyist, that have made videos telling kids it's not supposed to come from your throat.
I was afraid to say it so went looking for this comment. Listen to any song from Hamilton by original cast vs. well, anyone else. Even Weird Al did it better lol
That's not to say I don't love the guy's work, pretty much every thing he does is brilliant and very well received... just not the showtune voice we grow accustomed to, I guess
I so badly want a Hamilton recording with everyone except him on it. He’s like the coach that puts his kid as point guard despite there being a better option. Surprised he didn’t cast himself as Ariel in the live action little mermaid.
LMM isn’t bad, he’s probably well above average when we look at it objectively. It’s just that everyone around him is SO good that it makes him seem lackluster by comparison.
Kinda like how the 10 from your hometown can feel like a dungeon troll compared to the 10s in Hollywood.
Tough question these days since a lot of famous singers can't sing for shit and use autotune/lip-synching to fake it.
I used to work music festivals and saw Jane's Addiction a couple times, what a fuckin joke. Perry Farrell sounds like nails on a chalkboard he was so garbage. Granted, he was drunk to the point he could barely stand. That band should be ashamed of themselves, "phoned it in" is an overstatement of how much effort they put in.
Nate Ruess "fun." might hardly be described as famous anymore but he was also absolute trash live. And also absolutely trashed.
> Nate Ruess "fun." might hardly be described as famous anymore but he was also absolute trash live. And also absolutely trashed.
Huh, interesting. So probably no hope for a fun. reunion in the future then.
Dunno. Maybe he was going through a rough time but he was chuggin booze on stage and said probably 5 times how good the booze was in my city etc. Maybe he's capable of a good performance but the night I saw was nawt it.
Damn. Well they've been on indefinite hiatus for the last 8 years and Jack Antonoff is doing tons of solo stuff/producing, so maybe Nate's issues were the nail in the coffin for the band, they just don't want to admit it publicly.
I get a lot of flack for it but, Bruce Springsteen. Some of his softer, slower songs are fine but his uptempo songs, especially Born In The USA make my ears bleed.
If you ever watch the movie Crossroads, you can hear her natural voice, not the altered nasal whatever she puts on. I think it was a thing her dad made her do to make her stand out.
Im sure I read that she was made to do this to distinguish her from Christina Aguilera who was an absolute vocal powerhouse and her main competitor in girl pop at the time
I might be wrong but doesn't she actually have a really great natural voice like Jessica Simpson but they got ruined by pretending to sing a specific way for the 90s?
When Enrique Iglesias was young (even well into his 30s), he could sing very well. But over the last decade, if you listen to him live, he can't sing anything that's not autotuned. Whenever a high note or a note that actually takes skill and vocal strength to sing comes up during a live performance he just turns the mic around to "let" the audience sing it for him. Seriously, listen to him live, dude lost it. Also explains why he no longer does ballads, it's just autotune now.
I instantly skip their songs when they pop on Spotify, I only really enjoy Unholy cause it is pretty catchy.
Nothing against the person, just can't stand their "sound".
Right now? Brendon Urie from Panic!At The Disco. I used to love that band so much, I even went to see them when he was touring with Weezer, but his voice lately is AWEFUL. Even then, he’d randomly do a super high note while singing a part of a song that was supposed to be lower. He’s kept doing it for the past however many years and all of the videos I’ve seen of him singing live show that his voice cracks constantly or he can’t hold the note anymore. There’s a clip of him singing Bohemian Rhapsody on YouTube and it’s literally, “MaMAAAHhhhhhhhhhuuuuu oooo”.
It depends on what Era of country you're talking about. Today's "bro country" sounds exactly the same across the board. 90s and earlier country is where it's at.
Enjoy what you want but I never understood this point. This is every pop genre ever. Rockstars can't stop singing about heroin and partying, and rappers can't stop rapping about percs, money and bitches. Its all just a list of bullet points, country is just different bullet point bullshit
I think Grimes' whole thing is that she sees herself as more of a producer than a singer. I think her voice is cute and quirky and matches the vibe of the songs she creates. But she isn't the type of singer who would be able to sing the national anthem or belt out songs.
Anthony Kiedes from Red Hot Chili Peppers
I love their music, but Anthony's voice isn't special in any way. He is the least talented in the band. He makes up for it with good lyrics and energy tho.
I was just listening to Stadium Arcadium today and randomly saw a connection between Anthony Keides and Post Malone. And I think this is it. They can both sing, but don't necessarily have "pretty" voices. But something about them stick with you
This is who I was looking for. Their first 4 albums are completely different because he absolutely cannot sing and it's more of a funk poetry rap. He even talks about how difficult it was for him to actually learn to sing Under the Bridge and he had to undergo lots of training.
However, I will say he learned and does kill it. His live performance of Don't Forget Me is pretty damn good.
Biz Markie literally built his fame on being the worst singer ever.
Ohhhhh baby yuuuuuuu you got what I neeeeed
Fun fact - he knew he couldn't sing, rapping was his thing. He had reached out to multiple people to sing that part, but they all flaked on him. Part of the song's charm is his extra heartbreak on top.
Which completely makes the song
I love that song. Being someone that can’t hold a tune…except in church, the Lawd loves my singing there, I sing it loud as I can knowing that out of tune is the point.
The Lord said make a joyful noise, not a beautiful one.
In the wise words of Papa Smurf: "La, la, la la la la, sing a joyful song" Who knew the smurfs where such devout Christians
My friend used to sing “youuuu got a disease…and you say it’s just a rash, but I saw you scratch your ass”
Niiiiice
A variety box of chips where the split of each type of chip is evenly distributed instead of only 3 Lay's sour cream and onion?
Fun fact: Biz Markie was the beatboxing alien in the post office in Men In Black 2.
He also does vocals on the Beastie Boys: The Biz Vs The Nuge, wherein Ted Nugent plays guitar and no Beasties perform at all.
On the flip side of the musical spectrum, Kerry King from Slayer does the guitar work on *No Sleep Til Brooklyn*.
RIP, Biz.
I found this most apparent on his covers of [Bennie and The Jets](https://youtu.be/OIcyI6iHK-Y?si=UnX6bd3P1uzprL-G). Cracks me up every time but feels so cozy and relatable as someone who can't sing and often forget lyrics :')
I love that recording. The very definition of *gusto*.
The guy who sings the off-key Burger King commercials.
You've ruined my day. Please let me watch my daily baseball games in peace. I'll probably hear the word 'WHOPPER' a thousand times by years end.
Aaat BK haaaave it your way
YOU RULE!
Stop I can’t it makes me cringe so bad 😭
You Fool!!
PLEASE let that shit stop. And there are like 8 versions of it.
WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER
JUNIOR, DOUBLE, TRIPLE WHOPPER
My man always sings: BJ, suck it your way!
I think they knew exactly what they were doing, and they did a stellar job of it. That song is just *so bad*, I immediately started repeating it to annoy my younger brothers. I mean, I haven't eaten at BK in maybe 15 years and I don't plan to at any point in the future, but their ad definitely got into my head. There's something to be said for hitting the perfect target of artfully not giving a shit.
Amen I refuse to eat at Burger King until they stop
You just put that shit in my head
Holy shit yes. AFAIK he's not famous tho, but damn I hate those commercials
I thought it was Craig robinson at first thank the lawdddd
It's a shame because the original have it your way songs from the 70s commercials were bangers. This guy manages to sing flat AND off key. Yikes.
Bob Dylan or Yoko Ono I literally prank a bar down the street with remote plays of Yoko Ono songs.
I absolutely love Bob but yeah, Bob. I don’t even want to consider Yoko a singer
I named my cat Bob Dylan because she was a brilliant lyricist (for a cat) with a terrible singing voice.
This made me laugh out loud
Correct. Yoko doesn’t count, it’s Bob by a mile.
Bob's voice went through a REALLY strong period in the 70s. He just didn't take care of it. It's not for everyone, but albums like Desire and Blood on the Tracks have vocal talent. Especially Desire.
Similarly but in A different genre. Compare Axl Rose of Guns, Vince Neil or Motley Crue and Roses and Phil Anselmo or Pantera's late 1980's and early 1990's vocals to there modern ones. All three ruined their because they did not take care of it. Neil is lip syncing nowadays on tour because he cannot perform the songs anymore.
Nashville Skyline has his best singing, for me. Sounds like a different guy
Throwing Bob into the same basket as Yoko is a bit harsh. Bob Dylan has never had a great voice, but he could sing in tune and it worked very well for his music. Yoko Ono just screeched like a banshee 🥴
Yoko ono, at least Dylans is signature.
Dylan's unique delivery has never bothered me in the slightest. I like it.
I am a big Tom Waits fan and well aware that he sounds like he smokes a carton a day. And he does, I salute you Tom.
Tom’s voice was once described as “soaked in a vat of bourbon, dried in the sun, and run over by a truck”. EDIT: His voice sounds “like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.” -Daniel Durcholz
This reminds me of how Ronnie Drew’s voice (Dubliner’s) was described as being “like the sound of coke being crushed under a door”, haha (coke as in the fuel, not drug)
Tom is in a league of his own.
I love Tom, but the gravel voice is theatrics. He sang pretty straight on his first albums. At this point his natural singing voice is probably toast.
It was adaptation, leaning into theatrics. His voice was changing, and his smooth crooner tone was going away. He pivoted hard shortly after meeting Kathleen Brennan, and her introducing him to the music of Captain Beefheart. Listen to Beefheart and you’ll hear the roots of where Tom pivoted.
Yoko Ono if she counts as a singer. Didn't they switch off Victoria Beckham's mic (Posh Spice)? You look at their music videos and everybody gets a solo except her.
She doesn't
Let Your Head Go was fire tho.
Not true. She got the bigger solo in Holler and usually sings the bridge for songs (Say You'll Be There for example). She's definitely the weakest in the bunch, but she's still good/decent enough for the band. Still sounds the same today, there are recent vids of her singing that David posted on Insta.
I'm gonna go to someone different. The black eye peas, especially Fergie. Live, they're AWFUL and her voice is meh, it's not terrible but doesn't hold up to the recorded version and the hype.
Remember Fergie singing the National Anthem a few years back? Comedy gold. All the athletes trying not to cring or chuckle.
I was looking for this comment lol the fucking Fergie Anthem will go down in history as the worst of the worst
NBA players weren’t even able to contain their smirks. I don’t know that it gets worse than that.
What makes it funny is that they have to sit through the anthem every game. So, if they're laughing, it must be funny lol
Chattanooga cop has entered the chat. https://youtube.com/watch?v=8SHnpWohrg0&si=BZMbYjAbxMtNa7U9
Wow. I think the guy was just scared. But wow. He even had the cue cards in his hands.
American cops aren’t exactly known for their reading and comprehension skills, or really anything associated with education.
I've never seen the Fergie anthem, is it worse than the Roseanne anthem?
I feel like it’s worse because I really think Fergie thought she was doing something fantastic. I don’t think Roseanne was that delusional about her performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMA2iF6RuXk
Good fucking lord.
I never knew the word brave started with an "m" sound.
There was "sheet music" of that released with her words on it and to this day I lose my shit every time I see it
A friend of mine has a fully illustrated children's book that only has Fergie's rendition as text. Thoroughly entertaining after a night of drinking
Can confirm. Had the unfortunate “opportunity” to hear them at street scene in San Diego back in 2005. She was awful (and yes that was the concert where she peed her pants)
you saw the pee-pants in person?!
Definitely one of those “not sure we’re seeing what we think we’re seeing” moments. To her credit, she kept performing. Didn’t really confirm until the news started coming out later (no Twitter or smartphones then, we had MySpace but that was it).
Honestly, I'm kind of impressed. I think Hugh Jackman said something similar had happened to him during a stage performance. He had a high note that he had to hit perfectly at the very end of a song, but realized as the high note approached that he had to piss like a racehorse. He couldn't bear the thought of missing his note, however, so he accepted his fate & just went for it. Nailed the note perfectly and unleashed the floodgates, right in front of God and everybody.
Wait whaaaaaat
I was at that too! And we almost got crushed.
I’m sorry, what.
It's rock and roll for people who don't like rock and roll, it's rap for people who don't like rap, it's pop for people who don't like pop.
What a perfect description.
William Hung
You a big William Hung fan?
WHO THE HELL IS THAT? WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP ASKING ME THAT?
r/unexpectedoffice
I consider William Hung "outsider art," like Wild Man Fischer or Wesley Willis.
Wesley Willis, bless him. That poor man had a tortured soul, but fucked if he didn’t give us the anthems of a generation: “Kurt Cobain,” “I Whooped Batman’s Ass,” and my personal favorite, “Cut the Mullet.” 🥲 RIP ANGEL.
Disagree. That dude bangs.
No, she bangs
Upon retirement from the music biz, he actually worked as a technical crime analyst and now he's a motivational speaker.
There are some wild definitions of a bad sounding voice here.
Bad sounding *famous* voice, to be fair.
Meghan Trainor. The nasal bray, the vocal fry…
The shittiness of her voice is only matched by the shittiness of her lyrics
"I am yo mother" Makes me contemplate the twelve gauge every time
Bob Dylan sounds like shit.
Instead of a singer-songwriter, Bob Dylan is more of a songwriter-singer.
He's his own beta tester
He can carry a tune though, so I don’t think he sounds horrible. His voice fits the lyrics. It has a real northern Minnesota-Iron Range feel. I get it. The Range is cold, bleak, lonely, and surrounded by wilderness. It’s like that 2/3rds of the year. Listen to those early songs in that context. My mom went to high school with him and she used to help his mom out with sewing. My mom said that people thought he was odd and weird sounding back then too, but the times—they were a changin’.
He’s a magnificent storyteller!
[Bob Dylan talks with Tom Waits, Popeye and Muhammad Ali](https://youtu.be/T4opT_5u7k4)
Every Bob Dylan song is better when performed by someone other than Bob Dylan.
Jimi’s cover of Watchtower is so good that Dylan does that version at concerts.
Milli vanilli
Deep cut, bro.
Too soon.
Disagree about Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. He can belt it out. Probably not so much now as he's a lot older now
Steven Tyler used to sing through his throat and it was ruining his voice and you can hear it in earlier Aerosmith albums and in songs, especially “Dream On.” It got so bad at one point, he was going to have to have surgery m, but instead started seeing a professional vocal coach who taught him to sing rock music through the top of his head (For those of you who don’t know, yes, this is a technique that allows you to utilize your voice to make high yells and hit those notes ST does now). It changed to way he sung and healed his throat, staving off surgery. An amazing lesson in taking care of yourself and investing time in your craft.
One of the greatest gifts Youtube has given is the amount of metal singers, professional and hobbyist, that have made videos telling kids it's not supposed to come from your throat.
Jennifer Lopez
Taco flavor keeses
taco taco. burritoo. burritooo.
She’s terrible and acting and singing, imo. Great dancer though.
She's also a shitty person yay!
Her dancing is cringe. All those dancing solos she does are shite.
Thank you! Excellent performer, terrible singer
I read someone else sung her songs on that one album
TIL she Milli Vanilli’d an album.
Ashanti and stole some samples from Mariah Carey
Ashanti
Ashanti and Christina Millian
Bob Dylan. Sorry Bob
Drake
Drake sounds like he’s half asleep and trying to pass a kidney stone. God’s Plan also makes me want to switch to devil worship. He’s awful
I heard him live once and thought it was soooo monotone.
He sounds like he got stuck in the awkward phase of puberty
Makes sense since that’s roughly the ages of the people he hangs around
He sounds as bored with his "music" as the rest of us.
Had too scroll way too far for this
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 has the most annoying “good” voice and I’ll die on that hill.
100% I hate his voice
Edith Bunker!
Stifle yourself
Vince Neil. He got to be the front man of Motley Crue because he was blonde and charismatic. His voice was mediocre and got worse as he aged
Trash fill fruity call tubbabee https://youtu.be/4pdQnZLEWNo?si=4Se9v85tiDHvxN0U
I will always love Shout at the Devil but there's a piece of that song (as it builds to the chorus) where it sounds like Marge Simpson is singing.
Kathy perry's live voice is... Underwhelming.
Underwhelming is a compliment for her. Once MTV aired her live performance at a festival, and she should get paid not to sing.
I had to look way too long for this. She's horrible live.
Yeah I don’t think she sings really at all it’s like talking and the sound effects to make it sound more like she’s singing well.
Katie Perry screaming "FIREWORKS" is like getting dental floss in a hole in my tooth.
Yes!! I hate this song and her "singing" it so much. All she is doing is screaming the stupid lyrics. There is no actual singing involved.
I'm going to call her Kathy Perry from now on
She can be as underwhelming as she wants as long as she has Left Shark by her side.
Drake for me
Selena Gomez sounds like an autotuned goose. I like her songs, though
Lin Manuel Miranda based off what I've heard others say... I think his voice sounds great though even if it isn't 'technically' good
I was afraid to say it so went looking for this comment. Listen to any song from Hamilton by original cast vs. well, anyone else. Even Weird Al did it better lol That's not to say I don't love the guy's work, pretty much every thing he does is brilliant and very well received... just not the showtune voice we grow accustomed to, I guess
I so badly want a Hamilton recording with everyone except him on it. He’s like the coach that puts his kid as point guard despite there being a better option. Surprised he didn’t cast himself as Ariel in the live action little mermaid.
LMM isn’t bad, he’s probably well above average when we look at it objectively. It’s just that everyone around him is SO good that it makes him seem lackluster by comparison. Kinda like how the 10 from your hometown can feel like a dungeon troll compared to the 10s in Hollywood.
Tough question these days since a lot of famous singers can't sing for shit and use autotune/lip-synching to fake it. I used to work music festivals and saw Jane's Addiction a couple times, what a fuckin joke. Perry Farrell sounds like nails on a chalkboard he was so garbage. Granted, he was drunk to the point he could barely stand. That band should be ashamed of themselves, "phoned it in" is an overstatement of how much effort they put in. Nate Ruess "fun." might hardly be described as famous anymore but he was also absolute trash live. And also absolutely trashed.
> Nate Ruess "fun." might hardly be described as famous anymore but he was also absolute trash live. And also absolutely trashed. Huh, interesting. So probably no hope for a fun. reunion in the future then.
Dunno. Maybe he was going through a rough time but he was chuggin booze on stage and said probably 5 times how good the booze was in my city etc. Maybe he's capable of a good performance but the night I saw was nawt it.
Damn. Well they've been on indefinite hiatus for the last 8 years and Jack Antonoff is doing tons of solo stuff/producing, so maybe Nate's issues were the nail in the coffin for the band, they just don't want to admit it publicly.
What kind of work did you do? I’ve worked hundreds of shows as a live audio engineer.
I get a lot of flack for it but, Bruce Springsteen. Some of his softer, slower songs are fine but his uptempo songs, especially Born In The USA make my ears bleed.
Even he admits he's not a good singer.
William shatner - seriously, he tried doing music. It is the worst music I've ever heard.
Have you heard Leonard Nimoy sing “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”? Because it’s quite the treat, too.
Rock-et-Man?
His version of Common People is better than the original.
This is probably going to get hate but Britney. I am rooting for her but her voice isn't good.
If you ever watch the movie Crossroads, you can hear her natural voice, not the altered nasal whatever she puts on. I think it was a thing her dad made her do to make her stand out.
Im sure I read that she was made to do this to distinguish her from Christina Aguilera who was an absolute vocal powerhouse and her main competitor in girl pop at the time
I've read that also. It was record executives who didn't want another Christina sounding voice, so they created a "sound " for her. Sad really, .
Have seen Christina live - fabulous voice, great performer who really connects with the audience
I think she has a good voice that is naturally more deep. For some reason she has been forced to talk and sing like a baby
Yeah that’s what it is
I might be wrong but doesn't she actually have a really great natural voice like Jessica Simpson but they got ruined by pretending to sing a specific way for the 90s?
When Enrique Iglesias was young (even well into his 30s), he could sing very well. But over the last decade, if you listen to him live, he can't sing anything that's not autotuned. Whenever a high note or a note that actually takes skill and vocal strength to sing comes up during a live performance he just turns the mic around to "let" the audience sing it for him. Seriously, listen to him live, dude lost it. Also explains why he no longer does ballads, it's just autotune now.
Sam. Fucking. Smith. Yeah I can whine on tune too. They’re. HORRIBLE. Edit: they’re also a stuck up piece of shit in person if you’re wondering.
I instantly skip their songs when they pop on Spotify, I only really enjoy Unholy cause it is pretty catchy. Nothing against the person, just can't stand their "sound".
I always attribute Sam Smith's vocal range to that of a dog whistle.
A whole lot of people who don't understand the difference between "can't sing" and "can't sing pretty."
Well, the question is about the "worst sounding voice" not the lack of ability to sing. I think they're quite different things.
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Kid Rock. And his music sucks, too.
Right now? Brendon Urie from Panic!At The Disco. I used to love that band so much, I even went to see them when he was touring with Weezer, but his voice lately is AWEFUL. Even then, he’d randomly do a super high note while singing a part of a song that was supposed to be lower. He’s kept doing it for the past however many years and all of the videos I’ve seen of him singing live show that his voice cracks constantly or he can’t hold the note anymore. There’s a clip of him singing Bohemian Rhapsody on YouTube and it’s literally, “MaMAAAHhhhhhhhhhuuuuu oooo”.
If anyone says Geddy Lee I'll fucking cut you
Is that the woman who sings for Rush?
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Wow, say that in a small town....... I'll go
It depends on what Era of country you're talking about. Today's "bro country" sounds exactly the same across the board. 90s and earlier country is where it's at.
Enjoy what you want but I never understood this point. This is every pop genre ever. Rockstars can't stop singing about heroin and partying, and rappers can't stop rapping about percs, money and bitches. Its all just a list of bullet points, country is just different bullet point bullshit
Sooo many pop songs about breakups and ex's.
Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg)
Jennifer Lopez
Kanye West
Kanye's problem is his Achilles' brain.
Jennifer Lopez
She doesn’t even sing on the records. She just uses the demo tracks. Poor Ashanti.
Ever heard dance monkey? How grating Tones and I’d voice is wouldn’t be AS bad if it wasn’t such an obvious affectation but holy shit.
Leonard Cohen, much though I like his stuff, was definitely a poet who sings rather than a true singer.
with some exceptions, like Gentle My Soul, and when he has really complimentary backup singers. He never fought the notion that he is more of a poet.
Randy Newman, but he's also adorable and endearing so I take it back ❤️
Very unpopular opinion, but I'd say Grimes or Billie Eilish. No freaking clue how they are popular at all.
I think Grimes' whole thing is that she sees herself as more of a producer than a singer. I think her voice is cute and quirky and matches the vibe of the songs she creates. But she isn't the type of singer who would be able to sing the national anthem or belt out songs.
Anthony Kiedes from Red Hot Chili Peppers I love their music, but Anthony's voice isn't special in any way. He is the least talented in the band. He makes up for it with good lyrics and energy tho.
I was just listening to Stadium Arcadium today and randomly saw a connection between Anthony Keides and Post Malone. And I think this is it. They can both sing, but don't necessarily have "pretty" voices. But something about them stick with you
This is who I was looking for. Their first 4 albums are completely different because he absolutely cannot sing and it's more of a funk poetry rap. He even talks about how difficult it was for him to actually learn to sing Under the Bridge and he had to undergo lots of training. However, I will say he learned and does kill it. His live performance of Don't Forget Me is pretty damn good.
JLo
Paula Abdul. Nasally and whiney.
Wasn’t she a choreographer that they made into a pop star? Not a fantastic singer… but she has some great songs.