Traditionally, Barry White is supposed to have this effect on women. Don’t think it would work for me – if someone lowered the lights and put on some Barry White, I’d start giggling uncontrollably.
OTOH, the very sound of Caetano Veloso’s voice is enough enough to get me to lie back and think “Oh baby, take me now.”
Who does it for you?
Jeff Buckley. I especially like his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Gives me the shivers every time I hear it.
Dusty Springfield, especially singing the magnificant tear-jerker I Can’t Make It Alone.
Sarah Nixey of Black Box Recorder.
Beth Gibbons of Portishead.
Neko Case of the New Pornographers (and also a solo artist).
Shirley Manson of Garbage.
This may sound weird, but I absolutely love the tone and voice of the singer for “Alice in Chains.” He had something special…God rest his soul.
Freddie Mercury. He weakens my knees in a rockin’ kind of way.
And if it weren’t for the fact that I get an image of him in my head every time he sings, Neil Diamond’s voice would make me mushy.
Tracey Thorn of Everything but the Girl and Sarah McLachlan do it for me.
-DF
Don’t laugh – Dean Martin.
Sarah McLachlan - a my lovely Irish rose, you will one day be mine…
Layne Staley. He is one of my favorites too. Although he doesn’t make me weak in the knees the same way Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell do. I also have this weird thing for Robert Plant (especially “Whole Lotta Love”). And before you ask, I don’t know why these guys’ voices make me hot. They just do.
Leonard Cohen. Mmm-mmm-mmm.
I also find Lyle Lovett strangely sexy. Not so much voice as appearance, though.
For me it’s Michael Bublé
Elizabeth Fraser
Jeff Buckley
Beth Gibbons
Sheila Chandra
Nick Drake
Kate Bush.
Bonnie Raitt
Norah Jones, for sure.
k.d. lang, even though I know she’s lesbian.
Amy Lee of Evanescence
Lara Fabian
and…no doubt I’m going to get pilloried for saying this…Celine Dion.
Depending on the song:
Olivia Newton-John
Kate Bush
Tori Amos
Alison Krauss
Helen Rogers. (British singer. Works with Jazzmasters and/or Paul Hardcastle.)
Both are smooth, sultry, & sexy and although they don’t make me weak in the knees, they do give me a woody… 