If you could "steal" the singing voice of anyone who would it be?

[Reverend_Smitty]

and why?

For me it would be Janis Joplin. She doesn't have the voice of an angel but she sounds like she's been to hell and back. Nobody could sing the blues like her.

Now it's your turn...

[elperromagico]

1. John Lennon.

Not a technically great voice by any measure, but an expressive, beautiful voice. And he had a good vocal range compared to a lot of rock singers.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

5. i feel the same way about robyn hitchcock's

i'll take character over pitch-perfect anyday

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. If I was a guy

I would want to sing like Aaron Neville.

But since I am a girl, I would say Judy Garland. Or Susan Tedeski.

[Floogeldy]

3. Sting

I wouldn't adopt his later style of music (I like The Police better), but his natural voice has an incredible range.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

4. britney spears-after stealing it, i'd put it away in a tiny lockbox

so no one would ever have to hear it again

[LiberallyInclined]

9. that was my answer too- except...

i was going to encase it in cement and send it to the bottom of the ocean.
:bounce:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

24. you can do that

but use ashlee simpson or lindsay lohan's instead

[Not_Giving_Up]

6. I do a mean Tanya Tucker

Been trying to steal her voice for years....

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

22. when i get drunk, i conjure up a horrible david bowie

and subject my horified friends to more karaoke than they can stand

[pres2032]

7. Josh Grobin

or Jon Olivia - his range is incredible, from a gruff hard rock voice to a sweet ballad voice.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

8. John Hammond, Jr. or Stevie Ray Vaughan

[raysr]

11. I rather

have those guys pickin talent!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

33. Then John Lee or Van or Ray

[LastKnight]

10. david draiman

ya know... the guy from disturbed

OOH WHA - AH AH AH!

-LK

[enigmatic]

12. Mark Eitzel or Jay Farrar

Either one would be fine w/ me...

[Kire]

13. I'd like to try Porky Pig.

Wyatt: You got a helmet?

George: Oh, oh I've got a helmet! (Laughs) I got a beauty!

[jdots]

45. yeah Porky is funky but what about Elmer Fudd ?

nobody can do a love song like Elmer.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

14. kd lang n/t

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. Annie Lennox

Oh gawd, I wish I could sing like her.

[MrScorpio]

16. Terry Callier

http://www.googlism.com/index.htm?ism=terry+callier&type=1

[MrScorpio]

17. And then the Maestro

[Reverend_Smitty]

28. thats funny because...

every time I read one of your posts I picture you having his voice

[MrScorpio]

30. Well, it's deep

But not THAT deep

[Boswells_Johnson]

18. Rick Danko n/t

[cosmicdot]

19. Andy Bell of erasure

there are some good ones above though

Bluuuuuue Savannah Song

erasure is like 20 years as a group ... and, still going ... new LP and touring ...

[punpirate]

20. Fred Neil...

... listen to "That's the Bag I'm In" or "The Dolphins" and you'll know why. :thumbsup:

[miss_kitty]

21. Chrissie Hynde

On Edit: Oh you asked Why-uh- because I think it's soulful and I like her repertoire

[RagingInMiami]

23. Frank Sinatra

[sandnsea]

25. Linda Rondstadt

I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou

I love her.

[sampsonblk]

26. Luther Vandross-nt

nt

[mitchum]

27. Gordon Lightfoot, but I wouldn't use it for that Edmund Fitzgerald song...

I know that it was a terrible tragedy and all, but that song is just awful

[nickgutierrez]

29. Tom Waits

Only because I think it might be really funny to hear his voice coming from my tiny frame.

[TahitiNut]

31. Bobby McFerrin

[Red State Rebel]

32. Freddy Mercury

Such a beautiful clear voice!

[LeftyMom]

34. You stole my answer!

I wish I could sound like that but alas, I don't smoke or drink.

[kodi]

35. mel torme or vic damone

.

[MrSlayer]

36. Rob Halford

The best power voice in Heavy Metal history.

[murielm99]

37. Before I clicked on your thread, I had my answer ready.

Janis Joplin.

I saw her in concert a few months before she died. I have all her music, too. I have the CDs, of course, but I have the original vinyl, too. I love Janis.

[montana_hazeleyes]

38. I'm female so

I pick Etta James.
If I were male, Jackie Wilson. To me his is the best voice I 've ever heard. It's good if you listen to more than just his popular rock and roll type records to really appreciate his voice. It's just amazing to hear him sing "Danny Boy".

I'd give a close second to Roy Orbison. Incredible!

[Nomad559]

39. Roy Orbison

or Freddy Mercury.

:)

[auntAgonist]

40. I would love to have the unmatched voice of ..

Nana Mouskouri her voice is so pure .. takes my breath away.

[Hardrada]

41. If popular music: Bing Crosby circa 1933

If classical: Peter Pears or Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau circa 1958.

[AgadorSparticus]

42. Christina Aguilera. that girl has some serious pipes on her.

Not only does she have range but she has soul too. ok. flame away. :)

[jdots]

43. Mavis Staples& Bill Whithers

too many to list because some singers could sing the phone book and it would be great.

[Allenberg]

44. Harry Connick Jr.

His piano skills wouldn't be bad to have either :D

[WhirlyGirl]

46. Norah Jones

I could seduce anybody.

[Bunny]

47. Anne Wilson.

If I was a guy, Freddie Mercury.

[B Calm]

48. Aaron Neville

[Melynn]

49. Elvis - The King!

I would like to sound like Elvis just so I could entertain my friends with a Elvis impression. :silly:

[ET Awful]

50. Jerry Garcia - but only if I can have his guitar ability too :)

Especially in his younger years, Jerry had this ability to convey what seemed like two emotions with his voice at any given time. When he was sing a sad ballad, you could hear the hope and joy for the future in the undertones and the happy songs could be laced with sounds of tragedy.

And, I agree wholeheartedly with your Janis choice too. And believe it or not, she could sing damn near angelically when she chose to, which was pretty rare. Here preference was blues, but I've heard recordings of her doing old folk tunes and such where she sounded fantastic.