This thread begins and ends with Ian Brown.

He writes good songs, but Tom Waits.

midnightmover said:

There are. "There are some dumb people on this site." People is a plural word.

minneapolisgenius said:

I was speaking in a colloquial fashion for your grammatical edification without the hindrance of pedanticism.

midnightmover said:

Well, I should hope so.

Any singer in a hair metal band
Fergie
Jessica Simpson
Queen Latifah
Missy Elliott

magnificentsynthesizer said:

Yes, I mentioned Keith Sweat earlier.

Dance said:

I've taken a look at all of your lists. Tell me who you think can sing.

VelvetJ said:

Search my posts.

A really dreadful singer was a 70s disco singer called

Tina Charles, also really bad were Debbie Gibson, Paula Abdul, Tiffany, Fantasia, Sinitta, Mayte and Shakira.

Also one who dosent sing, but would sound dreadful if she did would be Fran Drescher

I'm amazed, this thread is totally off topic....People just because you PERSONALLY may not like a performer doesn't mean they can't sing or have a SINGING STYLE that works well with their music. Yes artist, Mick Jagger, Ozzie, Macy Grey, Phil Collins, Bob Dylan, Axel Rose, ect.... aren't "Pavorati or Patti", but they are EXTREMELY UNIQUE and at least you remember them. Janis Joplin? Michael McDonald? ...come on??? I'm surprised someone hasn't said Tina Turner. I hate Whitney Houston as a singer (never liked a song, never liked the tone of her voice) But I would never say "she can't sing"

This is a REAL list of people who WERE/ OR ARE PRESENTLY the WORST SINGERS EVER

Paula Abdul
Jennifer Lopez
Jessica Simpson
Ashley Simpson
Britney Spears
Hilary Duff
Fred Durst
Wyclef Jean (thinks he's Bob Marley, but no)
Vanity (glad she found Jesus)
Appolonia
Lindsay Lohan
Rhianna (though I like her)
Janet Jackson (though I like her too)
Farrell (awful)
Latoya Jackson (thank god she gave up, even her brothers told her she shouldn't sing)
Snoop Dogg (though his song is cute, he should stop now)
Kanye West(should never ever sing again)
THE SPICE GIRLS (except Mel C)

**Alicia Keys I separated her because she could be a better singer, but she's ALWAYS off pitch and sounds like she is trying to hard to be soulful,like she's constipated. I also hate her Prince singing immitation on that song that bites off Purple Rain.

Awful 'singers':

Mylie Cyrus
That Heidi Montague chick (God, do not let this dumb bitch get a record deal, PLEEASE!)
Paris Hilton
Akon
Britney Spears
Jennifer Lopez
Ashley Simpson
Ashanti
Lindsay Lohan
Lord, there's soo many that should just give those record advances back and go get a job at Wal-Mart.

Weak singers:

Alicia Keys
Rhianna
Paula Abdul
Nicole Shesonlyappealingbecausesheshalfdressed...or whatever her name is
Fergie
Janet
Madonna


Man, this list could go on forever, because even artists that I love have moments in their careers that make me want to put a pencil into my ear. Everybody has an off performance, but when they start happening more than they should, that's when I call them terrible singers. Their jobs are to make sure they can hear themselves when they are performing and some of them don't seem to understand how important that is. How can you not hear when your off-key and you have a loud ass earpiece blasting the music into your ear canal? Either find the beat or get off the stage and stop torturing people.

I'm sorry, but any artist who has large amounts voice-altering shit on their album isn't that good of a singer IMO. If you can't use the voice that got you the record deal, than give that advance back and let someone else who possesses a real ability to sing have a chance at being heard. It's cool to an extent, but more than 50% of the album...give me a fucking break.

Prince

Some that immediately come to mind:

Janet Jackson

Jarvis Cocker (Pulp)

Paris Hilton

Britney Spears

Celine Dion

Thom Yorke

Debbie Gibson

Ian Brown (ex. Stone Roses)

Sarah Brightman

Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)

And for the ones who said Michael Stipe and Bjork, youre insane
These are two of the greatest singers ever!

steelyd said:

I thought I was the only person who read that! That floored me more than anything else in this thread.

AlexdeParis said:

Sorry when is album dropped in 03 or 04 the stations here played the songs non stop saturation (like every 3 hours each single). His voice is no where near as good as it was on the Doobie Brothers records. The songs are weak ass Motown covers that are a load of feel good pap, and he makes me want to vomit every time I hear his curdingly sickingly sweet monotone feel good, day glo ass voice. Yo my name don't sound like Tanisha for nothing

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Akon





Akon has an unique vocal style. I wouldn't classify him as horrible singer.

tane1976 said:

His voice may have deteriorated (that happens to everyone who lives long enough), but I still think it's laughable to call him one of the worst singers. You found him annoying, but I think that's different.

I don't mind most of the Motown covers and his voice still sounds good enough for me. If I ever thought he didn't sound good, one spin of "What a Fool Believes" or "Minute By Minute" would restore my faith.

AlexdeParis said:

Yeah I know, and whats sadder is "What a fool believes" is probably one of my favourite songs of all time

For me, this debate starts and ends with this witch:

MartyMcFly said:

steelyd said:

Exactly! I think it's right to list Axl Rose though. On record he was okay, but live he sounded appalling. Terrible. Also, whilst it's wrong to list Janis Joplin as one of the "worst singers ever", I do think she sounded worryingly similar to Marge Simpson at times.

Cheek said:

they left janet jackson off, she must be number 11 or something

As for Madge, I wouldn't rank her with the best vocalist nor would I put her in the classification of the worst vocalist ever. Through the years, the emphasis in her music was mostly on Dance/Club Jams. However, she's grown as an artist with her vocal,writing, skills, and I have to give her credit for that.

2freaky4church1 said:

while he doesn't have a "pretty" singing voice, i think his voice is totally perfect for his style of music.

Anxiety said:

Yes, I definitely agree with this and I feel the same way about Dylan. Not a great voice, but sings with such passion and sincerity. Not to mention that he's also the greatest song-writer ever!!

Just thought of some more that haven't been mentioned yet;
Lead singer of OMD
Kelis
Captain Sensible
Marilyn
Richard Fairbrass [Right Said Fred]
David Sylvian [Japan]

lipstick said:

really?

i mean, they're not singing virtuosos, but they seem to at least be able to carry a half-decent tune.

Anxiety said:

Exactly.

lipstick said:

Marilyn only did an album, because he thought if "Boy George can do an album" so can I. The joke was on her when the single got into the Top10, and she actually hated the publicity.

Whats hilarious about RSF was that they had two global hits (I'm too sexy and Deeply Dippy) and made two hugely unsuccessful comebacks, last in 2004 with "Youre my mate". They should have released they were just a novelty act. Their singing wasn't that bad and was actually quite accomplished compared to some other people on this list. I think they were gay too.