[Music] Singers who can't sing (or those whose voices you can't stand).

Not Andy Naylor · Mar 28, 2018

Jam The Man said:
Given that he is deaf in one ear, and partially deaf in the other, he's doing well to get out any notes at all.
Makes his decent work on Pet Sounds even more remarkable.

But I guess I would say that, being a big fan!

Well, a number of different members of the Beach Boys sang the lead part on different tracks - to take a few well-known examples, Mike Love on California Girls and Fun, Fun. Fun; Carl Wilson on God Only Knows and I Can Hear Music; Al Jardine on Help Me, Rhonda; and Bruce Johnston on Disney Girls.

Of course, BW sang Caroline No, Car-Crazy Cutie, In My Room, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times and most of the best post-surf and cars stuff and was the guiding genius ...

Jam The Man · Mar 28, 2018

Not Andy Naylor said:
Well, a number of different members of the Beach Boys sang the lead part on different tracks - to take a few well-known examples, Mike Love on California Girls and Fun, Fun. Fun; Carl Wilson on God Only Knows and I Can Hear Music; Al Jardine on Help Me, Rhonda; and Bruce Johnston on Disney Girls.

Of course, BW sang Caroline No, Car-Crazy Cutie, In My Room, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times and most of the best post-surf and cars stuff and was the guiding genius ...

Love Disney Girls, but Tears in the Morning is by favourite Bruce Johnston track.

DIFFBROOK · Mar 28, 2018

Bob Geldof.

Now, I loved early Boomtown Rats, but he couldn't sing.

But, does it matter. As others have said, if it was all about the voice, then Charlotte Church would have been a huge pop star.

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Badger · Mar 28, 2018

Robinjakarta said:
No, they weren't.

To correct myself: The Beach Boys were just a whiny noise in my opinion.

marlowe · Mar 28, 2018

DIFFBROOK said:
As others have said, if it was all about the voice, then Charlotte Church would have been a huge pop star.

And so would Demis Roussos.... my mistake, he was actually quite big in the 70s

jakarta · Mar 28, 2018

He couldn't sing but couldn't he play guitar? Vini Reilly does his tribute to Ian Curtis. Domo Arigato.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCq4z-qxKgo

vegster · Mar 28, 2018

marlowe said:
And so would Demis Roussos.... my mistake, he was actually quite big in the 70s

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He was quite big for many years, not always as an artist.

Nitram · Mar 28, 2018

Badger said:
Who was the lead singer of the Beach Boys? Brian Wilson?

Him.

Brian’s brother Carl & cousin Mike Love share lead vocals on most records. Brian was the high tenor.

Weststander · Mar 28, 2018

Simon Le Bon
Victoria Beckham
Geri Halliwell
Billy Ray Cyrus
Adrian Gurvitz
Michael Bolton
Liam Gallagher

OzMike · Mar 29, 2018

Herr Tubthumper said:
Where is [MENTION=5203]OzMike[/MENTION]?

On cue, I found Freddie Mercury decidedly average.

heathgate · Mar 29, 2018

Morrissey... less chance of producing a solid musical note than a one armed man with a triangle.

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mejonaNO12 aka riskit · Mar 29, 2018

Listening to Radio 2 this morning and they were playing a track from Elton John's new album with popstars playing covers of his song.

"And now, Lady Gaga signing Your Song".

"uh-oh", I thought.

Do you know what. I thought it was really good.

jonnyrovers · Mar 29, 2018

heathgate said:
Morrissey... less chance of producing a solid musical note than a one armed man with a triangle.

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Always found Morrissey to be perfectly in tune. Maybe, like many, you just find his singing voice massively irritating?

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WATFORD zero · Mar 29, 2018

jonnyrovers said:
Always found Morrissey to be perfectly in tune. Maybe, like many, you just find him massively irritating?

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Corrected for you :thumbsup:

PILTDOWN MAN · Mar 29, 2018

Paul McCartney horrid voice

Weststander · Mar 29, 2018

marlowe said:
And so would Demis Roussos.... my mistake, he was actually quite big in the 70s

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Neville Southall with a tan?

Buzzer · Mar 29, 2018

Another one here who disputes this "Morrissey can't sing" nonsense.

Go onto Spotify or YouTube and have a listen to the Smiths live album 'Rank'.

Now gave a listen to him hit the notes perfectly on 'Boy With The Thorn In His Side'. If you're still unconvinced then listen to 'I Know It's Over' especially the end of that tune. How anyone could claim he can't sing after hearing that, I don't know.

His singing voice might be Marmite but he DEFINITELY can sing.

Pevenseagull · Mar 29, 2018

Buzzer said:
Paul McCartney deserves to be in this thread for still referring to himself as a songwriter despite having written nothing but rubbish since Live And Let Die.

Coming up'' was alright.

Anyway, that bird from M People is ****ing terrible

Weststander · Mar 29, 2018

Buzzer said:
Another one here who disputes this "Morrissey can't sing" nonsense.

Go onto Spotify or YouTube and have a listen to the Smiths live album 'Rank'.

Now gave a listen to him hit the notes perfectly on 'Boy With The Thorn In His Side'. If you're still unconvinced then listen to 'I Know It's Over' especially the end of that tune. How anyone could claim he can't sing after hearing that, I don't know.

His singing voice might be Marmite but he DEFINITELY can sing.

This every day. The same with the track Bigmouth Strikes Again.

Posters are simply using this thread to put the boot into people or bands, NOT up their street. I can't stand M-People, Simply Red, Tom Jones and The Lighthouse Family, but refrained from mentioning them.

Pevenseagull · Mar 29, 2018

Weststander said:
This every day. The same with the track Bigmouth Strikes Again.

Posters are simply using this thread to put the boot into people or bands, NOT up their street. I can't stand M-People, Simply Red, Tom Jones and The Lighthouse Family, but refrained from mentioning them.

The bird from M People ..... Jesus ****ing christ

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