# Actors that can't sing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-cant-sing/504611 "2009-07-28T22:55:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-cant-sing/504611/61 "2009-07-30T09:47:25Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > I’ve thought Meryl Streep was a good singer ever since the first time I heard her perform in _Postcards From the Edge_, and I thought she was pretty good in _Mama Mia_. But a lot of commenters over at IMDb didn’t like her singing, either. > > Would anyone here who didn’t like her singing care to mention some other singers you **do** like, just so I can get an idea of what you consider good singing? Also, what do you think of Streep as an actress? > > (I agree that Pierce Brosnan’s singing was terrible.) I like Abba singing Abba songs. Meryl Streep is one of my favourite actresses. I loved her in just about every film I’ve seen. except this one. But its not like it wrecked the film for me. Other than the scenery & Christine Baranski I hated irtually everything about it. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-cant-sing/504611/62 "2009-07-30T14:26:45Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > And of course both were shown up by Zellweger and especially Queen Latifah, who should’ve won the Oscar that Zeta-Jones got… I was dragged by friends to see Chicago (I detest musicals). In the early parts of the movie I was wondering if there was something wrong with the sound system, or with my ears, because the singing was…unimpressive. Then Queen Latifah sang–nope, nothing wrong with the sound system! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-cant-sing/504611.md?page=3)