A bit off subject, but am I the only one who noticed the marked similarities between Carley Simon and that Gelfling from The Dark Crystal?
Sorry spooje… but the woman has all the appeal to me of a night watching Celine Dion do the nasty with Michael Bolton.
Alright Twisty. That’s an image in my head I could have lived without!!
OK, 'splain it to me - why does fat=ugly? We’ve all seen large women who are stunning and size 6’s who are frightful, haven’t we?
Yes we have, but where did I say fat=ugly. She’s an ugly woman that’s gotten fat. And last time I saw her, she was enhancing her uglyness with tons of ugly makeup. Go to their official website and only rarely will you find a picture of Annie. Know why? Yeap, you guessed it.
That makes two of us. ::shudder:: (in a good way :))
Inky, I agree that Veruca Salt would have gone nowhere without their looks.
And, I would like to say that not only did Shirley Manson (or whatever her name is–the singer from Garbage) fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down, but then a disfigured lumberjack came along and chopped the tree down and it fell on her face.
Jesus! Wall-eyed skank! Forehead so big it’s a fivehead! Keep caking on that makeup honey, it’s not working. Please stay off of my TV. And take your shit-ass band with you.
Thanks, I’m done now.
That is exactly the one I had in mind, Jane Weidlen (sp?), for the exact same reason, that oh-so-cuteness.
One more I forgot-
BIFF NAKED
Originally posted by FairyChatMom
OK, 'splain it to me - why does fat=ugly? We’ve all seen large women who are stunning and size 6’s who are frightful, haven’t we?
Fat does not necessarily equal ugly. ugly=ugly. fat=fat. fat+ugly=fat+ugly… or as I used to say, Fugly.
Bite your tongue! I happen to find her alluring in art-school coffee shop kind of way. I haven’t seen her lately, but I’ve always thought she was quite the dish.
Whoops, I forgot to add my list of uggoes:[ul][li]Christina Aguilera - Honestly. Someone explain her appeal to me, because I don’t get it.[/li][li]Wendy O Williams - Scary in a bad way, not a good way.[/li][li]Grace Jones - Normally, appearing in a Conan movie would only enhance someone’s appeal. Not true here.[/li][li]Celine Dion - Icky. And for Pete’s sake, eat a sandwich.[/ul][/li]Oh, and a side note to Lisa Loeb: Stop wearing those ridiculous granny glasses and playing up the whole “I’m really an unpopular nerd” thing. Everybody knows you’re a babe. Beautiful people who pretend to be nerds really irk those of us who actually were nerds.
I was noticing this, too: The “large” one from Wilson Phillips, Anne Wilson… Mama Cass… 'splain it to me, too, please. Not a rock star, but can I just say CALISTA FLOCKHART??
The men that I know (men being operative, not boys) who have experience with both that say that a “real girl” has it hands down over a bony chick. Now, it’s all personal preference, of course. But then, Marilyn Monroe would be considered fat in the current view. (I know! Blasphemy!!)
However- ever relaxed in a tub with a scrawny little hottie? And Women: ever made it with a dude so bony that the hip bones gave you bruises?
Whoops-- was this a hi-jack? Sorry.
So, yeah, 'splain it to me, too.
Marilyn was curvy, but actually quite small.
Reminds me of a joke "If Stevie Nicks gets any fatter, they’re going to make her an honorary member of Heart.
I have a pet name for the Bangles: Susannah Hoffs and the Truck Stop Waitresses.
As for Tori Amos: try to get a peek at her in her pre-serious days of Y Kant Tori Read. Especially the video for “The Big Picture”. Tori, dear, I REALLY like your music and all, but please do us all a favor and NEVER WEAR HIPHUGGERS AGAIN!!!
Ok-
I understand that people find different people attractive and unattractive. I understand that some people find PJ Harvey hot because she is normal-looking.
Really, all I was trying to find out was how many female musicians made it big despite their appearance.
Aretha Franklin was a good example.
And PJ Harvey- I think people who find her attractive like her because of her music, and learned to like the look. I doubt that people started listening to her music because she was hot.
And Mama Cass was the example i came up with.
Ella Fitzgerald- there’s a good example. It would be a shame if she couldn’t make it big today because of her looks.
Ahh, am I the only one on this thread who finds the Rolling Stones hot?
Yep. You’re the only one who finds Keith Richards aesthetically appealing. =)
Gee, I dunno guys. I was gonna chime in with some people who made it despite their looks… but you guys are TOUGH on the entertainment world.
I think Id rather defend the aesthetic appeal of the people you’re trashing.
I think Shirley Manson, while not being attractive in the classic sense, is interesting to look at and incredibly seductive. she also happens to have the best looking pair of legs Ive ever seen.
Natalie Merchant, Lisa Loeb, Tracy Bohnam, and Alanis… all relatively attractive girls with talent.
The overweight girl from Wilson Philips wasnt really unattractive, she was just alot bigger than your average performer and it immediately turned people off. I didnt want naked pictures of her all over my wall, granted… But I wouldnt want naked pictures of myself all over my wall either, and I still consider myself attractive.
Tori has interesting looks… you kind of have to see her in motion to understand, the girl radiates sexuality.
Janis Joplin made it despite being rather homely according to the press and the entertainment industry, but she had ALOT of talent.
But ya know… Blues Traveler is pretty talented too. I doubt they woulda gone far if they sounded like Nsync.
But if you look at the chart toppers, its the classic beauties that always end up on top. i.e. NSync, Brittney, Christina.
People are silly like that.
Well you know…I’m really more turned on by Mick…
I agree. But actually, I don’t find the N Sync/Britney Spears/Christine however the hell you spell that last name- crowd hot. Anyone can be good looking- I’m sure there are hundreds of young girls and boys who have the same clean cut looks as them. They’re not interesting looking though. IMO, its better to have distinguished looks, at least. But if you wanna become even less superficial then, that, you can transcend the whole looks thing, and focus on people’s music. And I doubt anyone’s going to be remembered in a hundred years (or even thirty years) on the merit of their looks rather than their music skills…
Yup, Tori has that odd body thing going and they eyes that say “Hello, I am freekin psycho!”
Still love her though. (redhead & psycho fetish)
I guess you missed the point, which is that this is a TREND not an ABSOLUTE. Or was that too intellectual for you to understand?
Yes there does seem to be an unwritten law that says that to make it in the music industry, as a woman, you have to be hot. Sure, some people get in without it, but the ratio of hot/not in music vs the rest of the world is certainly nowhere near even.