# Best Voices - EVER!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 11, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083 "2002-12-11T20:37:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/41 "2002-12-12T21:51:29Z")

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Though Sam Cooke is the definitely the best

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**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/42 "2002-12-12T21:59:02Z")

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**greck** , there is a special place in hell for people who insult Tom Waits!!! :mad:  
Anyway, my thoughts:

**Male** : Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Andrew Bird, Tom Waits 😃  
**Female** : Ella Fitzgerald, Katherine Whalen, Patsy Cline

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/43 "2002-12-12T21:59:03Z")

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Clayton “Bud” Collyer.

“This is a job… _for Superman!_”

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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/44 "2002-12-12T22:04:32Z")

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**Doc Dart** of the **Crucifucks**. 😃

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**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/45 "2002-12-12T22:06:41Z")

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Thom Yorke’s voice simply drips with sadness and and longing. And for female vocals, Res’s “Tsunami” is pretty damn good. Simply gorgeous.

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**Author:** ![SteverinoAlaReno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SteverinoAlaReno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteverinoAlaReno)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/46 "2002-12-12T22:26:02Z")

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Male voice: Nat King Cole  
Female voice: so many good ones, but I lean toward Ella Fitzgerald

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**Author:** ![CastleAnthrax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/47 "2002-12-12T22:52:04Z")

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Female and best overall: Annie Lennox, the lady from The Weathergirls who C+C Music Factory used, Natacha Atlas  
Male: Marvin Gaye, the lead singer from Staind, David Bowie, George Michaels, the guy from Erasure

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**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/48 "2002-12-12T23:02:28Z")

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Female – Karen Carpenter, Doris Day, Dusty Springfield

Male – Frank Sinatra, Paul Rogers, Marvin Gaye

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**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-voices-ever/142083/49 "2002-12-12T23:17:07Z")

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Male: Dean Martin, Michael Crawford, Maynard Keenan, Trent Reznor

Female: Tori Amos. Closely followed by Macy Gray, Etta James and Fiona Apple.

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