# Any particular vocalists who annoy you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540 "2026-04-24T22:31:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/61 "2026-04-25T16:37:45Z")
Funny. I’m sitting in a Sheetz reading the Dope while having lunch. When I got to your post “Hey 19” came on over the PA. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/62 "2026-04-25T16:49:01Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > I always thought Roger Daltry was an absurdly overrated microphone swinger. Totally agree. It’s like a breath of fresh air when Pete takes over the vocals (like in the bridge of “Goin’ Mobile”). Correction: Pete sings that whole song (still a breath of fresh air in the context of the album). It’s some other Who song where he just takes over for the bridge. I just remembered — “Bargain.” ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/63 "2026-04-25T16:56:08Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I just remembered — “Bargain.” Also “Baba O’Reilly” _“Don’t cry…”_ ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/64 "2026-04-25T17:10:49Z")
I listened to Cyndi Lauper sing “At Last” with minimal piano accompaniment, and she hits it right out of the ballpark. She holds those notes at the end perfectly. Goosebumps!!! … Reading all this makes me sad, hate is being shown to so many of my favorite singers. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/65 "2026-04-25T17:29:50Z")
I generally don’t mind Stevie Nicks too much, as I like alto, but I would never call her a great singer, as her range is about three notes. I never cared for Dylan’s nasal twang, but what a poet! I understand why jazz aficionados love Billie Holiday (her story is one of trials and misery), but her voice really puts me off. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/66 "2026-04-25T17:32:52Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > …hate is being shown to so many of my favorite singers. As long as you promise unhinged warbler Roger Chapman is not on that list. Two examples: that braying goat style… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/69eEpI15M-M/hqdefault.jpg "Family - The Weavers Answer (Live 1970).flv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69eEpI15M-M&t=57) not sure if Mr. Wetton and he are trying to harmonize, here, or what. 🤔😆 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CUC2BAo3E0s/hqdefault.jpg "Family feat. John Wetton - Spanish Tide - BBC Old Grey Whistle Test") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUC2BAo3E0s&t=115) wonder if he influenced Bon Scott. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/67 "2026-04-25T17:35:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > …Billie Holiday… Ah, forgot about her. Yeah, never understood her nasal appeal. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/68 "2026-04-25T17:47:08Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > Reading all this makes me sad, hate is being shown to so many of my favorite singers. So fuggin what? Taste is subjective. The OP asked about who we don’t like. You like someone I don’t. BFD. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/69 "2026-04-25T18:15:32Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > I listened to Cyndi Lauper For me, her _voice_ is fine, but her New Yawk _accent_ is risible (and I say this as someone who grew up in the NYC metro area). ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/70 "2026-04-25T18:27:49Z")
Thanks for urping that out. I was just wondering what pkbites would have to say. Not surprised…ok, staying on topic, one vocalist who annoyed me (maybe still does if I followed her) was Jennifer Lopez. I am mystified by what it is she actually does to be famous. Singing? Meh. Nothing special. I can understand her Vegas act, supposed to be quite a spectacle, bless her heart. Acting? One or two good tries, but again, meh. Seems to pay off, collecting exotic diamonds from men like a low-class Elizabeth Taylor is a rare thing. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/71 "2026-04-25T19:16:31Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Yeah, never understood her nasal appeal. I’m sure it was her lyrics that carried the appeal. “Strange Fruit” is a scathing rebuke to Southern racism, and “God Bless The Child” a rebuke to her mother. Holiday had a rough life and it ended with her in poverty. Still, I can’t listen to much of her. Nina Simone is another in the jazz genre that I have a problem with. Anybody remember Claudine Longet? That awful whispering style of “singing” she did? ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/72 "2026-04-25T19:31:27Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m sure it was her lyrics that carried the appeal. “Strange Fruit” is a scathing rebuke to Southern racism, and “God Bless The Child” a rebuke to her mother. Holiday co-wrote “God Bless the Child,” but “Strange Fruit” was by Abel Meeropol. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/73 "2026-04-25T19:48:37Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > > [@Stratocaster](#): > > > > Bon Scott and Brian Johnson > > Heresy!! Listen, I dig AC/DC, I truly do. But that vocal tone is terrible. I recently watched a video of Brian Johnson singing in a prior band, and he has a perfectly fine, not-at-all-unusual singing voice. So not only is that style awful, it’s actually an affectation. Fooey! 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/74 "2026-04-25T19:49:46Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Holiday co-wrote “God Bless the Child,” but “Strange Fruit” was by Abel Meeropol. Never heard of her, but I know that Holiday had a hit with the song. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/75 "2026-04-25T23:02:26Z")
Remember the thread [Is there a name for this hyper-annoying singing style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-hyper-annoying-singing-style/677704?) posted by @MeanOldLady? They are still churning out singers who’ve adopted that style and it’s still hyper annoying. I’d name names if I didn’t instantly nope out. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/76 "2026-04-25T23:04:24Z")
Katy Perry Justin Bieber Rihanna To a lesser extent, Lady Gaga And any vocalists who sound like them. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/77 "2026-04-26T00:38:42Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > _Anybody remember Claudine Longet? That awful whispering style of “singing” she did?_ I’d forgotten about her…and now you’ve reminded me! The 60s was an era both great and odd, musically speaking. She was one of those people whose following was inexplicable. It must have been the French accent. And she got a big boost being Mrs. Andy Williams too. She sold a lot of records, though. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/78 "2026-04-26T01:19:54Z")
I have a hard time with Miley Cyrus a lot of the time. She’s undeniably talented, but something about her voice doesn’t work for me. She just sounds too much like a fifty-something who’s smoked two packs a day for most of her life. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/79 "2026-04-26T02:01:48Z")
I think Florence Welch has an incredible voice, although I can certainly understand why other people may not. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/80 "2026-04-26T02:23:33Z")
Almost forgot - Serge Gainesbourg / Leonard Cohen / Rod McKuen could all use the over-sized mallet treatment. On their heads. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540.md?page=5)