Cheesy, no way. Odd, most definitely: there's a kind of English bucolic vision running through the lyrics and there's quite a lot of sound recordings from nature as well, bird calls etc. Very unpop star stuff but I think he's intriguing.
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Alexander Armstrong (who hosts Classical Radio) is our favourite voice to criticise as he is sounding more hyper day by day. He seems incapable to say a sentence without exaggerated pronouncements in beginning of words; my wife and I are convinced he must be taking something to make him so hyper mania (maybe a line or two of cocaine each morning...) When a different presenter takes over on Classical FM its such a relief to hear a normal voice talking normally without stressed pronunciations... 🙂
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I have to add that for the opposite end of the spectrum, the most horrible speaking voices I have heard in ages belong to the two who do the Beeb's Commonwealth gymnastics coverage. 'Ugly' gets nowhere near covering it...
I haven't heard them, but no doubt it's about being seen to be more 'inclusive'.
The deliberate choice of continuity announcers that sound 'more representative of the audience' is just annoying to me.
(For ugly, you should hear me....but I wouldn' t expect a job on telly - no need for any political correctness as far as I'm concerned).
The writers of Friends are now apologising for how they referred to Chandler's (fictional) gay dad FFS!
It's pathetic.
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Nope, they're both white and have been doing it for ages. They clearly have expertise in the area, but sound just awful.
You'll notice I didn't say anything about colour - wouldn't dare 😱
Hiring ugly speakers would be regarded as inclusive.....which is (supposed to be) a good thing 👍
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What Oleta Adams were you listening to?
I have only heard her on Leonard Cohen tracks
The 'Circle Of One' album:
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Not sure what the op meant by not singers as all they listed were singers. Anyway that confusing opening line by the op aside I would go with Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr for males and Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone for females
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All I meant was that your favourite singer might not actually have your favourite voice - not worded well but it's not that mysterious!
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