You have to understand that this next man hates YouTube, so no video for you!
6. Prince
Points Received: 267.5
Maxwell. D'Angelo. Miguel. The Weekend. Trey Songz. All wouldn't exist if Prince had never uttered a syllable; and that's just off the top of my head! If I were to include all the pop (read: white) musicians that have Prince's voice all over them, I'd be here all day.
Prince gets mentioned a lot for his overall genius and undeniable influence on music, but not enough gets said about his voice. A very particular animal; coltish, whiny, gutteral, with an easy access to falsetto. Really, in a way only he could have created, essential.
Ugh! Both of my 50 pointers missed the top 5 by ONE score. I hate yall.
I know who it is...and the single to boot. It was written by the probable #3 male...and peaked at #3. Yet, she's at #4.
Omgosh! It did. That's criminal.
Not as criminal as this peak, though. Undoubtedly she should be number one. In terms of range and tone and character and interpretation, popular music has NEVER seen a better singer than ...
4. Aretha Franklin
Points Received: 356
Marianne Faithfull said it best: "The Voice of God [her]self is in Aretha Franklin."
I'd like to post a random performance of (You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman.
Better yet, the recorded version.
In which Aretha makes every single second, every utterance, lived in and fully realized. It's been sung by so many (inferior) singers, but no one has taken it to the heights Aretha has.
Ugh, this upsets me so much more than I thought it would. She is THE QUEEN. I may have had a female voice rated higher than hers, but just one, and that comes down to personal preference. There is no "personal preference" with Aretha. Her's was, is, and will always be the voice that no other female could ever hope to match.
Ugh, this upsets me so much more than I thought it would. She is THE QUEEN. I may have had a female voice rated higher than hers, but just one, and that comes down to personal preference. There is no "personal preference" with Aretha. Her's was, is, and will always be the voice that no other female could ever hope to match.
Perfectly said.
It's known WW in every non-delusional person that Aretha is the best singer female singer of all time. (A lot even say she is the best singer of all time).