If you could sing like anyone, who would it be?

[Maccagirl]

My two choices are Patsy Cline and Karen Carpenter. I know there are many other worthy singers, but those two come to mind first.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Emma Kirkby.

She's a British singer (classical) with a gorgeous lyric soprano voice.

[fNord]

2. freddie mercury.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkeGMaq0O98


(added link)

[Brother Buzz]

3. Tom Waits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwUtEEjZJ8

[fNord]

4. good answer! N/a

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. Ray Charles or Tom Waits. n/t

[Taverner]

6. Your Avatar - John Lennon

You don't have to have a beautiful voice to have a voice...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. Janis.

[applegrove]

23. Yup.

[hobbit709]

8. Since I can't carry a tune in a bucket, i'd settle for to be able to sing.

[Kali]

41. this is pretty much my answer too

although if I could sing to have a voice like Joan Baez or Margo Timmins would be my dream

[Kat45]

52. Same here.

And since I've had a lot of friends who were musicians, I feel even worse about it because it makes me think that everyone (but me) can sing. I love to sing but can't eve find the tune, never mind carry it anywhere.

[LibDemAlways]

68. My family considers my singing a form of torture so I'm in

the same boat as you. It sucks.

[cherokeeprogressive]

9. Paul

[Kennah]

10. Hmmm. Either Tom Jones or George Benson.

If I were a woman, no question about it. Barbra Streisand.

[geardaddy]

61. Yep, Tom Jones for me, too.

Him and Joey Ramone.

[Graybeard]

11. Pavarotti

I get goose bumps every time I hear him.

[flvegan]

12. Mike Patton or Ian Astbury.

Oh wait, but then I wouldn't be obscenely rich...just obscenely talented. Hmm...nevermind, I'll take Robert Plant or Geddy Lee.

Heh heh...that should piss off 80% of The Lounge right there.

[Flaxbee]

13. Hm. Maybe Etta James. Or Kiri Te Kanewa. Or Nina Simone

Maybe Ruth Brown, or Koko Taylor.

[kentauros]

14. David Hykes

or really anyone that's an expert at "harmonic singing" or "throat singing" :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwtUqshLjmQ&feature=related

[struggle4progress]

15. Joan Baez. But maybe a guy singing like Joan would be creepy. So -- Paul Robeson

[Zorra]

16. Ella Fitzgerald. I like Patsy also. nt

[amerikat]

17. Tom Waits, Rod Stewart or Greg Brown.

If I was female, Lucinda Williams, Madeleine Peyroux or Tanita Tikeram.

[blogslut]

18. Neil Diamond

I am perfectly happy being a lady person and I think my singing voice is pretty wonderful. However, if the wishing fairy gave me the option to be a man, a man with the voice of Neil Diamond, I might have to take a few days and consider that choice.

[Grey]

19. Nana Mouskouri

Nana Mouskouri - YouTube
Globally speaking, Nana Mouskouri is the biggest-selling female artist of ...
www.youtube.com/artist/Nana_Mouskouri

[kentauros]

30. She's got a great voice!

Reminds me somewhat of an Egyptian artist I like, Natacha Atlas :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeP-bJFg1bQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BguWau1jK1w&feature=related

[Rowdyboy]

20. Andrea Bocelli.....

http://www.sweetslyrics.com/images/img_gal/524_Andrea+Bocelli.jpg

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. He doesn't have the chops for opera.

But they let him sing anyway.

He's fine on pop stuff. Doesn't have the technique to sing opera properly. Like when his mouth is just slack when it should be doing something.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Agree. He should stick to pop.

Like Josh Groban, who is even more overrated.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

54. Groban is tolerable. OK but I wouldn't run out and buy his CDs.

[KT2000]

22. Joan Baez or

Barbra Streisand.

[RedCloud]

25. Like a songbird.

Humans would confuse my singing for what it really is "an attempt to scare the shit out of them".

[abq e streeter]

26. First name that popped into my head was David Ruffin.

[nomorenomore08]

73. +1

"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" alone would be evidence enough of his greatness.

[kayakjohnny]

27. Harry Connick Jr.

I like the smooth sound.

[Arugula Latte]

28. Maybe Chrissie Hynde.

If I were a man, I'd love to have Peter Gabriel's voice. I love it. So smokey and amazing.

[EastTennesseeDem]

29. Robin Pecknold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZVCf6bQMJQ

[lunatica]

31. Melissa Etheridge or Enya

I love the husky quality of Melissa's voice. But I also love the smooth melodiousness of Enya.

[grasswire]

32. Ella Fitzgerald or Mel Torme

Both originals, both with innate jazz sense, both with voices and improvisational skills that define the genre "jazz vocalist."

[graywarrior]

33. Janice

[WinkyDink]

47. JanIS. :-)

[mentalsolstice]

34. Adele! n/t

[Pool Hall Ace]

37. Yes, Adele!

[tblue]

77. Oh yeah. She's great!

Just discovered her. Love that voice.

[annabanana]

35. Patsy Cline!

what pipes!

[Glassunion]

36. Layne Staly

[nomorenomore08]

74. If I had only 90's (and beyond) guys to choose from, it'd be a toss-up between him

and Cornell. An absolutely perfect voice for that style of music.

[Doc_Technical]

38. Bon Scott

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvP0uwl3Q6A

[Iggo]

39. Steve Perry.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

40. Etta James, Mary Travers, Ann Wilson or Grace Slick. (n/t)

[cloudbase]

42. Nat 'King' Cole

Best voice ever.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

43. Jenny Lind

so the world could again hear the beauty of her voice.

[kwassa]

44. Howling Wolf , the greatest blues singer of them all.

Smokestack Lightning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FK620bS7A

[GreenPartyVoter]

45. Ann Wilson

[WinkyDink]

46. Barbra. Like butta.

[dawg]

48. Chris Cornell ...

is a fine singer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC5FdFlUcl0&ob=av2e

[rppper]

49. agreed....one of the best rock vocalists of my time.......

....geoffe tate of queensryche is as well....great voice!

[MrCoffee]

75. He's my choice, too

Him or Mike Patton.

[EnviroBat]

82. Absoluetly.

One of the greatest rock vocalist of all time...

[pokerfan]

50. Barry White

http://youtu.be/x0I6mhZ5wMw

[SwampG8r]

51. ian gillian

[Zephie]

53. Sarah Brightman

What a goddess.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

55. Annie Lennox.

So passionate.

[AsahinaKimi]

56. one of my favorite singing voices..

belongs to Van Tomiko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqx4SCgfpMs&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLE33DBAAAF68331AB

[PRETZEL]

57. Fogelberg nt

[Rob H.]

58. Hmm, that's a tough one

It'd be a tossup among Jeff Buckley, Sam Cooke, and Neil Finn. Come to think of it, maybe Lyle Lovett, too....

[guitar man]

59. John Hiatt

I had to think about this one for a while but if I could magically inherit a voice and singing talent.... yep, would have to be John Hiatt.... and I'd love to have his songwriting talent too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTUTKkxw94A

[Tikki]

60. Dusty Springfield....

It would be so grand...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHfcLwEzp0



Tikki

[Liberal Veteran]

62. Jim Morrison.

[Mendocino]

63. Roger McGuinn

I already can, just not as well.

[Arkansas Granny]

64. I've always wanted to sing like Linda Ronstadt.

[dana_b]

65. Eddie Vedder

and I'm a woman so that would be really weird. ;)

[Major Nikon]

66. Roseanne Barr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgmzXrwkjnY

If you set the bar low enough, you're never disappointed.

[Skittles]

67. same as your choices

yes INDEED

[jrandom421]

69. Enrico Caruso

And if I could do that, I could sing like anyone!

[stevenleser]

78. +1

[saras]

70. Harry Nilsson

[AllenVanAllen]

71. David Bowie

The Angels Have Gone http://youtu.be/hLlBPKjB1KY

[Kablooie]

72. Carol Channing.

[tblue]

76. Paula Cole

To me she has the perfect voice.

[Rhiannon12866]

79. Stevie Nicks... ;)

Or Christie McVie... :D

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

80. Butch Walker

Especially in his more rock-like incarnation from the late 90s early 2000s (he's gone too pop for my tastes since). I think his voice would fit the kind of music I make the best. Plus it seems to hold up really well in concert.

Then there's also Devin Townsend and Mike Patton, who are freaks of nature that can do just about anything vocally.

Alas my voice is kinda crappy, but I sing anyway. I say it's because it is impossible to find a singer in Italy that doesn't have a horrible accent when singing in English, but it's really because there's not enough room for a singer *and* my ego in one band... :evilgrin:

[HERVEPA]

81. Gordon Bok