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In reply to the discussion: These are examples of what a real singer sounds like: [View all]a la izquierda
(11,808 posts)169. My favorite song of all time.
I was devastated when he died.
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That was so wonderful, had not heard it before. Aretha is stardom and a true diva. I loved it..
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#106
Poly Styrene (rip) was amazing...the late 70's was a stellar time for *ladies in music..
Tikki
Feb 2013
#135
taking Beyonce's super bowl PERFORMANCE and using it as an example that she cannot sing is narrow
PeaceNikki
Feb 2013
#25
so... is this thread not about Beyonce? you should clarify that. I'm not the only one to make that
PeaceNikki
Feb 2013
#39
Does that mean you'll be self-deleting this thread, and restarting it in Entertainment?
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2013
#77
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
A 'real singer' is any singer that people want to listen to. It is about the listeners. All of them.
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#26
As a young fart, I am more likely to listen to these older singers than Beyonce...
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#27
I had no idea that it was so pervasive that people no longer could distinguish between
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#57
More degradation of everything. Being a DJ is a talent of sorts and is entertainment, but the fact
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#100
some of my favorite voices are Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#69
For me it will always be the one they called "The Divine One" or "Sassy"
aint_no_life_nowhere
Feb 2013
#76
I think the ruling class like to keep the masses entertained (distracted) with circuses,
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#79
To put this in some context, could you give an example of someone you think isn't a "real singer"?
onenote
Feb 2013
#102
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
"cheer-leading dance moves and pyrotechnics at the Super Bowl"?? Horrors!!! TEOTWAWKI
lunasun
Feb 2013
#111
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
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