# Male Singer with sexiest singing voice? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2000, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074 "2000-07-27T17:24:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/1 "2000-07-27T17:24:01Z")
You know, the F\*\*\* Me Voice. Ladies (& thusly inclined Gents), you know it when you hear it. I say Bruce Springsteen, hands down. (excuse me while I listen to ‘Stolen Car’ on repeat). ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/2 "2000-07-27T17:34:57Z")
Dave Matthews. No question. ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/3 "2000-07-27T17:39:59Z")
I’d have to say **Barry White** (obviously) and my personal favorite, **Johnny Hartman**. ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@Me\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/4 "2000-07-27T19:30:39Z")
Call me crazy, but I get a rush out of hearing Paul Westerberg sing. There’s something about that harsh, raspy voice that turn me on. Or maybe it’s just his bad-boy attitude. Either way, it works on me. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/5 "2000-07-27T19:32:48Z")
David Bowie’s voice does it for me! ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/6 "2000-07-27T19:47:48Z")
Does he have to be alive? Because Jim Morrison had a yummy voice. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/7 "2000-07-27T21:24:01Z")
It’s trite and obvious but Enrique Iglesias’ video for Bailamos (Better than some porn I’ve seen for getting my engine humming) and LL Cool J (Phenomenon is a wicked, wicked F\*\*\* song) do it for me :P~ ---
**Author:** ![popokis5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@popokis5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/popokis5)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/8 "2000-07-27T21:54:13Z")
For sexy, Chris Issak is pretty good. I like Hal Ketchum too. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/9 "2000-07-27T22:01:46Z")
The poor late Jeff Buckley. Voice and range like an angel. Dave Vanian of the Damned is pretty cool, too, in more of the sexy-scum-down-the-street sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/10 "2000-07-27T22:39:39Z")
I’ve done pretty well with the ladies when putting on any CD of Kurt Elling’s. (IMHO the best living male jazz vocalist). 'Course I’ve done pretty well singing to them myself 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/11 "2000-07-27T22:47:07Z")
Bono from U2… and Smokey Robinson. Mrrrrrrrrrrrow. ---
**Author:** ![GreenEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f9ae1b/32.png) [@GreenEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenEyes)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/12 "2000-07-27T23:26:14Z")
Hmmm… If i could just lay back and have someone sing to me… real sexy like… hmmm… I would have to say Neil Diamond… ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/13 "2000-07-28T00:36:03Z")
Definitely Seal. And if Hootie (aka Darius Rucker) had a decent band behind him, he’d be good too. I remember hearing him sing the National Anthem for a World Series game once, and it gave me chills. ---
**Author:** ![lilah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lilah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilah)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/14 "2000-07-28T00:38:54Z")
bono and leonard cohen ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/15 "2000-07-28T01:37:08Z")
David Sylvian… Robbie Robertson… Peter Murphy… (I’m a freak.) ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/16 "2000-07-28T02:16:03Z")
Robbie Robertson - yum, yum! Bono Chris Issak Lou Reed Bob Segar Kris Kristofferson Stephen Stills… I could go on. I am very vulnerable to voices! ---
**Author:** ![bedhog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@bedhog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bedhog)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/17 "2000-07-28T05:27:56Z")
No question, hands down - Lyle Lovett does it for me. ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/18 "2000-07-28T13:36:26Z")
It’s easy. Dave Matthews. [hijack] Falcon, have you heard the new version of Bartender? When he wails during the ending, it gives me the shivers. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![xekul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/838e76/32.png) [@xekul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xekul)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/19 "2000-07-28T13:55:11Z")
Definitely Dave Matthews. Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen are up there too, but not superlative… ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074/20 "2000-07-28T14:13:51Z")
I cannot believe I forgot Chris Issak, ooh-yeah he’s good too. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-singer-with-sexiest-singing-voice/27074.md?page=2)