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These are examples of what a real singer sounds like: [View all] Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 OP

You seem not to realize that there is talent akin to those you featured cali Feb 2013 #1

True. But we'd never get to see them during SB half time shows. Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #2

Trying to imagine each of those at the Super Bowl. tblue Feb 2013 #112

I rather like American football Ian Iam Feb 2013 #124

Huh? Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #3

OK, I didn't phrase that well. There are members of a new generation cali Feb 2013 #9

When did I say they don't exist? Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #19

Absolutely. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #21

She says she has to catch the bus, but she does not catch the bus jberryhill Feb 2013 #41

Really? loudsue Feb 2013 #56

Yes. It's Friday, Friday, Gotta get down on Friday. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #92

Is this satire? BlueStreak Feb 2013 #103

I could only take about 20 seconds of that. tblue Feb 2013 #110

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is for Entertainment RockaFowler Feb 2013 #4

No shit. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #6

and these.... Duppers Feb 2013 #11

how about Alicia Keys ? JI7 Feb 2013 #5

It's a very tiny list. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #8

Real singer? MelungeonWoman Feb 2013 #7

k&r for the music n/t handmade34 Feb 2013 #10

#1000 Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #20

If you yell some more, I'm sure Beyonce will get off of your lawn Orrex Feb 2013 #12

Singers are known for their singing. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #13

So is this PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #14

Thank you for posting Aretha subbing for Pavarotti Duppers Feb 2013 #15

I just don't understand why so many female singers feel Ghost of Tom Joad Feb 2013 #16

I'll never forget when Aretha sang for Pavarotti... ReRe Feb 2013 #17

How about James Brown singing with Pavarotti BlueStreak Feb 2013 #105

Lordy Lordy... ReRe Feb 2013 #121

that is one of the best things i ever heard JI7 Feb 2013 #137

Even if a person never liked James Brown or opera music BlueStreak Feb 2013 #156

it is amazing JI7 Feb 2013 #159

I love this performance Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #161

That was so wonderful, had not heard it before. Aretha is stardom and a true diva. I loved it.. monmouth3 Feb 2013 #106

We're so lucky.... ReRe Feb 2013 #122

Indeed and Luciano must have loved it. monmouth3 Feb 2013 #125

I'm sure he did! ReRe Feb 2013 #128

She is amazing and that was an amazing performance. Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #160

GET OFF MY LAWN!!! RARRRR!!!! *shakes cane* harmonicon Feb 2013 #18

What the heck was that? Skidmore Feb 2013 #65

That right there is a great song. Renew Deal Feb 2013 #71

A great song by a great band featuring an amazing female singer. harmonicon Feb 2013 #96

Care to tell me what she was...errr...singing. Skidmore Feb 2013 #99

Poly Styrene (rip) was amazing...the late 70's was a stellar time for *ladies in music.. Tikki Feb 2013 #135

Don't forget Siouxsie Sioux! harmonicon Feb 2013 #139

I would never forget... Tikki Feb 2013 #143

I've got to say Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #22

taking Beyonce's super bowl PERFORMANCE and using it as an example that she cannot sing is narrow PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #25

Kindly Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #31

gladly.. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #32

So, your answer is, Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #37

so... is this thread not about Beyonce? you should clarify that. I'm not the only one to make that PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #39

It's not about Beyonce. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #42

you must have had non-real singers in mind while writing this OP, no? PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #44

Sorry, I don't post to your specifications. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #47

It's just a coincidence eaglesfanintn Feb 2013 #87

Then it's a Lounge thread. HappyMe Feb 2013 #119

Does that mean you'll be self-deleting this thread, and restarting it in Entertainment? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #77

Allow me to offer you a cup of coffee Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #89

+1 obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #67

yup. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #123

Look at how Tina Turner clearly sneers at Beyonce... PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #136

to say beyonce cant sing is plain dumb La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #141

Band is great Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #165

+100 i doubt she claims to be the next Aretha either noiretextatique Feb 2013 #148

Edith Piaf. Without her, there is nothing. graham4anything Feb 2013 #23

Lana Del Rey- Ride graham4anything Feb 2013 #30

This is not a song, but a recitation. Skidmore Feb 2013 #63

The song starts around 3:30. Here is a youtube without the spoken before/after graham4anything Feb 2013 #68

Mireille Mathieu who came up in the 60s was often compared to Edith Piaf aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #168

I liked Ella Fitzgerald singing Gershwin too! ananda Feb 2013 #24

Don't get me started on Ella. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #38

A 'real singer' is any singer that people want to listen to. It is about the listeners. All of them. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #26

well said. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #29

There are so many things wrong with this post Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #35

Bingo Marrah_G Feb 2013 #153

As a young fart, I am more likely to listen to these older singers than Beyonce... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #27

Speaking of just Hallelujah, not much tops Jeff Buckley's rendition NoOneMan Feb 2013 #28

They played this version Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #40

That is one of the most beautiful songs of all time wysimdnwyg Feb 2013 #48

My favorite song of all time. a la izquierda Feb 2013 #169

Legitimate point and opinion. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #33

I can't believe I am saying this... hurple Feb 2013 #34

I'm a GD Host Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #36

Don't laugh - lock it muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #82

If you'd been privy to Skinner's Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #86

Joan Baez? Sorry... but... FAIL!!! RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #43

Joan was gifted Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #46

So... wait a minute Orrex Feb 2013 #55

Now you got it! Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #58

There's vibrato, and then there's warbly... RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #93

So, I'm curious, Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #95

Yeah, Buffy's pretty warbly too... RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #101

These are examples of singers *you* like. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #45

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Laura Branigan was a no-talent hack!!! PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #49

Interesting. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #51

I'm sorry you didn't get the joke. It's cool. Others will. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #54

Flame wars bore me. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #73

Bollocks. You started this flame war. With glee. muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #90

I'll admit I got a lot more than I bargained for. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #94

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She's dead. Welcome to DU! PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #171

And they can do it all live and without a studio or auto-tune. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #52

Which, of course, Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #53

I had no idea that it was so pervasive that people no longer could distinguish between Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #57

Not long ago Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #61

More degradation of everything. Being a DJ is a talent of sorts and is entertainment, but the fact Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #100

Wellll, they do say it's tricky to rock a rhyme OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #129

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If I could walk THAT way OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #157

Good songs, but the half-time show is supposed to be an upbeat spectacle JaneyVee Feb 2013 #59

When I was a kid, we walked to school in the snow Renew Deal Feb 2013 #60

Please see post 22 Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #64

"Get off my lawn references" Renew Deal Feb 2013 #66

Once again, Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #72

some of my favorite voices are Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #69

I love K D Lang. What happened to her? Never see her anymore. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #70

she still tours ... saw her a couple years ago Scout Feb 2013 #131

Wow! Thanks for those! loudsue Feb 2013 #74

It's so nice FiggyJay Feb 2013 #75

For me it will always be the one they called "The Divine One" or "Sassy" aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #76

Beyonce fans will remember her for her voice and maybe her body too liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #78

OK, now, see? Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #84

sassy noiretextatique Feb 2013 #150

I think the ruling class like to keep the masses entertained (distracted) with circuses, rhett o rick Feb 2013 #79

I will add a few. yourout Feb 2013 #80

For being liberals, we're all pretty judgemental when it comes to art. bigwillq Feb 2013 #81

Thank you, thank you, thank you--always the voice of reason. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #83

Art is subjective, I get it bigwillq Feb 2013 #88

+1 liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #85

I'd LOVE to answer that. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #98

To put this in some context, could you give an example of someone you think isn't a "real singer"? onenote Feb 2013 #102

Brittany Spears. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #107

You're saying Beyonce's done none of that? She's hardly a slacker. n/t tuvor Feb 2013 #108

For the 400th time, Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #109

You'll have to forgive me. tuvor Feb 2013 #134

I just spent 30 minutes MuseRider Feb 2013 #115

I'm going to say sorry, but I don't like your taste in music or singers - but FWIW I don't SWTORFanatic Feb 2013 #91

Shina Ringo from Japan. Also Ego-Wrappin' Bonobo Feb 2013 #97

Thank you. I enjoyed your selections Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #104

"cheer-leading dance moves and pyrotechnics at the Super Bowl"?? Horrors!!! TEOTWAWKI lunasun Feb 2013 #111

Again, no mention of the superbowl. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #113

Independent Women-Destiny's Child liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #114

If I hear "Hallelujah" one more time I am going to puke. Who's doing it next? Miss Piggy? we can do it Feb 2013 #116

NO SHIT. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #117

It comes down to personal taste. Apophis Feb 2013 #118

So is this. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #120

Arguing over music is useless. It's all subjective. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #126

When I was about 12, LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #127

Are people still arguing over Beyonce? backscatter712 Feb 2013 #130

In another ear...this... Tikki Feb 2013 #132

A better than Pavarotti version of Nessun dorma. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #133

Ah, someone who knows music. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #144

can we all at least agree that Kesha sucks JI7 Feb 2013 #138

oh c'mon ... lillypaddle Feb 2013 #140

A few of my own favorite examples (old and new): Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #142

Oldies But Goodies otohara Feb 2013 #145

Ruth Ungar and Alison Krauss and Kendra Smith farminator3000 Feb 2013 #146

I love Alison Krauss! liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #162

i met her when she was 19 years old... farminator3000 Feb 2013 #166

everyone has different tastes and opinions noiretextatique Feb 2013 #147

From one old fogey to another... countryjake Feb 2013 #149

People like different kinds of art. Marrah_G Feb 2013 #152

There are so many great links in thread. Best music arguments ever. Dollface Feb 2013 #154

I'm also becoming a fan of the French black opera star Magali Leger aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #155

After viewing these artists - I'm more glad than ever Beyonce did the halftime show! Zax2me Feb 2013 #158

Yes, some people are to shallow to recognize talent! n-t Logical Feb 2013 #163

Amazing that even such a political forum as DU RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #164

Just because you're old doesn't mean you can't appreciate new music. donheld Feb 2013 #167