# 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:** 17\ **Page:** 7
**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 28, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/121 "2026-04-28T03:27:27Z")
Whoever that unfortunate poopyhead is who sings “We have got to get it to-geth-a, _now_.” Reminding me of the Kermit-voiced Canned Heat singer. Both bothersome. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/122 "2026-04-28T03:37:17Z")
> [@sunacres](#): > > Tiny Tim. Have you heard any of his non-falsetto records? I kinda dig his normal singing voice. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L2Ep7k4OlWM/hqdefault.jpg "Tiny Tim - "Little Girl"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Ep7k4OlWM) ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/123 "2026-04-28T04:15:22Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Whoever that unfortunate poopyhead is who sings “We have got to get it to-geth-a, _now_.” [Speedy Keen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedy_Keen) of [Thunderclap Newman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_Newman)? If so, the offending song is Something in the Air: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qJae3Q2l-BY/maxresdefault.jpg "Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (1969)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJae3Q2l-BY) ---
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Thanks. Even his name… A major offender who should have been in my original list… Nick Gelder er I mean Gilder, singer for a band called Sweeney Todd. Their big hit was “Rox-ee Ro-laaaaaa…” 🤢 ❎ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/125 "2026-04-28T09:39:27Z")
His big solo hit: “Hot Child in the City.” ---
**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 28, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/126 "2026-04-28T10:59:58Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Nicks has a certain husky appeal. I like her writing too. In their Fleetwood Mac days, Christine McVie had a much more pleasant voice, imo, but Nicks was far and away the better songwriter. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/127 "2026-04-28T13:21:22Z")
Ah, I knew it looked wrong; I should have looked it up or something. And thank you so much. I’ii be sure to keep your moder… instruction in mind. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/128 "2026-04-28T13:38:35Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Billie Eilish: I absolutely couldn’t stand that song she did for the _Barbie_ movie. Another example of the breathy, high-pitched crap that’s become too prevalent among female singers. If you mean the ones who sound like 5 year olds, then yeah. [Said style being an insult to actual gifted 5 year old singers] ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/129 "2026-04-28T14:13:15Z")
Most of the others mentioned in this thread I’m OK with, but Roger Hodgson and Neil Young–I’ll take a pass. I did once think about buying Neil Young’s “On the Beach” because I liked the novel and the movies with that name, but I never did. Maybe I might have found that one more listenable. ---
**Author:** ![ashtayk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@ashtayk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashtayk)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/130 "2026-04-28T15:05:19Z")
I blame it all on one super singer who ruled Bollywood from the 40-50s to early 2000s. The high pitched falsetto is copied by many is jarring as hell. Its only recently that singers with different kinds of voices are being given airplay ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/131 "2026-04-28T15:30:21Z")
> [@ashtayk](#): > > I blame it all on one super singer who ruled Bollywood from the 40-50s to early 2000s. The high pitched falsetto is copied by many is jarring as hell. Its only recently that singers with different kinds of voices are being given airplay With as many Indian friends as I’ve had and despite living in areas with huge Indian populations, this is the first time that I’ve heard that’s the reason for the style. To be fair, I never asked. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/132 "2026-04-28T17:20:38Z")
> [@sunacres](#): > > Tiny Tim. The timbre of his voice can be off-putting at times, but he was in fact a terrific singer. ---
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Some “fringe” artists can be charming in their own way, but others can be just flat-out annoying. The Del Rubio Triplets would fall under the latter category. And Wing. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/134 "2026-04-30T22:31:55Z")
bob dylan.. i don’t care for his stolen lyrics, either. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/135 "2026-05-01T00:39:41Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Have you heard any of his non-falsetto records? I kinda dig his normal singing voice. That’s not helping my dislike for his voice. He sounds like a human Leslie speaker. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540/136 "2026-05-01T01:35:09Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > He sounds like a human Leslie speaker. That’s a good description; but not a bad thing in my opinion. ---
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If I can just quickly nip in here and say how Leslie speakers are the most goddamned fantastic things ever. Sure, for instruments. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540.md?page=6)