EWB's Favorite Singer IV: The Voting Thread

[GoGo Yubari]

THE BI-YEARLY SPECTACULAR CONTINUES. The three obvious winners (for EWB) are now out of the way so I have no idea who the fuck will win this one! Copying, pasting, and slightly editing the two guidelines/rules from last time is go;

1. While I'm not going to be all hardline about this or go YOUR VOTE DOESN'T COUNT, please do remember that this is EWB's favorite singer, not songwriter. By this I mean that ideally, your criterion for inclusion is based on how much you like their voice. But, of course, opinions and tastes in singers varies, and what you consider "good singing" might not be what the cat posting directly after you considers good singing! Maybe it's about technical skill, maybe it's about being able to project emotion in their lyrics, maybe they technically sing horribly but you fucking love their voice anyway. Just saying, is all.

2. You cannot vote for Freddie Mercury, Frank Sinatra, or Johnny Cash. What I'm interested in is seeing what happens to the votes for this one if you make previous winners ineligible, so consider Mercury, Old Blue Eyes, and the Man in Black to be in like the EWB Singer Hall of Fame. I think I've run enough lists and this is type of one that doing something different is fine. If you vote for Mercury or Sinatra, you're just wasting points so don't do it!

The ballot runs from 1 to 10, 1 is ten points, 2 is nine, so on and so forth you already know how this works. NOW GET VOTING, it will close at some random date probably in a couple weeks.

[Matt]

Consider this a placeholder, I'm just using it to brainstorm a list.

Dave Grohl

Simon Neil

Chris Cornell

Lucy Rose

The guy from Bastille

Eminem

Frank Turner

David Bowie

Ringo Starr

Stevie Nix

Kurt Cobain

Dallas Green

I'll think of more when I get home

[Your Mom]

Are the old ones on here somewhere? I'm curious if I voted in them

[GoGo Yubari]

Are the old ones on here somewhere? I'm curious if I voted in them

Just checked, you didn't vote in any of them. NOT A ONE, SRAR.

[Your Mom]

I shall have to change that!

[GoGo Yubari]

Tentative list.

1. Ella Fitzgerald

2. Patsy Cline

3. Michael Jackson

4. Marvin Gaye

5. Jimi Hendrix

6. Janelle Monae

7. Morrissey

8. Fiona Apple

9. Stevie Wonder

10. Neko Case

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Liable to be changed over the next few days:

1. PJ Harvey

2. Jonsi Birgisson (Sigur Ros)

3. Ray Davies (The Kinks)

4. Frederick "Toots" Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals)

5. Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, Good/Bad/Queen)

6. Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife, Fever Ray)

7. Robyn

8. Elena Tonra (Daughter)

9. Yoann Lemoine (Woodkid)

10. Louise Wener (Sleeper)

[Benjamin]

1. Townes Van Zandt

2. Brandon Flowers (The Killers)

3. Kay Hanley (Letters To Cleo)

4. Tom Waits

5. Jared Leto (30 Seconds To Mars)

6. Joe Cocker

7. Norah Jones

8. Steve Earle

9. John Lennon

10. Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)

Man, I'm pretty sure none on my list is going to make it

Yeah, can't believe I forgot Tom Waits of all people!

Edited June 19, 2014 by Benkid

[Your Mom]

Gwen will be high on my list if that helps

[Sousa]

Aw shit guys it's time for QUASI-ANNUAL PATSY CLINE LOVE-IN

1. Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)

2. Patsy Cline

3. THE HOWLIN' WOLF

4. Patty Griffin

5. Billie Holiday

6. Koko Taylor

7. Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)

8. Elvis Costello

9. Etta James

10. Jenny Lewis

[Skummy]

This might change.

1. Roy Orbison

2. Diamanda Galas

3. Runhild Gammelsæter

4. Tom Waits

5. Martyn Jacques (The Tiger Lillies)

6. Sainkho Namtchylak

7. Mark E. Smith (The Fall)

8. Jeff Buckley

9. Nina Simone

10. Captain Beefheart

[SRN]

1. Attila Csihar

2. Kongar ol-Ondar

3. Tom Waits

4. Scott Walker

5. Nina Simone

6. Hank Williams

7. Etta James

8. Louie Armstrong

9. Howlin' Wolf

10. Shirley Bassey

A bit different from the last time around, although I am not completely sure about this list so it might change.

[Your Mom]

Not even recognizing a bunch of the people on these lists is reminding me why I probably never voted now

[MalaCloudy Black]

1. John Darnielle

2. Hank Williams

3. Neil Young

4. Tom Waits

5. Henry Rollins

6. Scott "Wino" Weinrich

7. Shane MacGowan

8. Townes Van Zandt

9. Sara Quin

10. Tegan Quin

[DMN in the House]

Fuck it, I'll vote.

1. Ella Fitzgerald

2. Deborah Harry (Blondie)

3. Marvin Gaye

4. Al Green

5. Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)

6. Lorde

7. Brandon Flowers (The Killers)

8. Christina Aguilera

9. Bill Withers

10. Johnny Rotten (The Sex Pistols)

Yes, fuck you, Johnny Rotten. I can't think of anyone who's voice fit the music better.

[=BK=]

My list is going to get me so much shit when I have it completed.

[DMN in the House]

I just put JOHNNY ROTTEN on a list about voices... I think you'll be fine.

[Colly]

If it has anyone worse than 'the bloke from Bastille' I'll be genuinely impressed.

[VerbalPuke]

I just put JOHNNY ROTTEN on a list about voices... I think you'll be fine.

People bitched and moaned last time because I voted for Lemmy. He'll be on my list again.

1. Rob Wright - Nomeansno

2. Jeffrey Lee Pierce (Gun Club)

3. Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

4. Smokey Robinson

5. Gary Floyd (The Dicks, Sister Double Happiness)

6. Iggy Pop (the Stooges, solo career)

7. David Bowie

8. Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello)

9. Lemmy (Motorhead)

10. Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)

[Skummy]

Johnny Rotten's a fucking great singer. Anyone who thinks otherwise should listen to "Death Disco" by PiL, that's probably one of my favourite vocal performances ever.