The 80's and the 90's

[Toby]

Why did you choose to pick that other link over this one? I expect because you know this one seems pretty credible.

http://www.soultracks.com/greatest-female-singers

That's a pretty fair list within a narrower parameter. It's still not necessarily "people who know what they're talking about", since it's just a mass poll that anybody could vote in.

Still waiting to hear the thought process behind, "young people voted for Christina Aguilera so they must have voted for Whitney Houston too".

[QE Harold Flair]

Yes, but it's scarcely likely that many teeny boppers and know-nothings are going to be subscribed to a soul-based website.

The thought process was obvious - Christina Aguilera is/was a product of the fucking Disney Club. She is not someone the older generation would vote for.

[Toby]

Yes, I understand that bit. It's from there that your logic doesn't follow.

[QE Harold Flair]

Yes, I understand that bit. It's from there that your logic doesn't follow.

The logic follows fine. It shows that the young as well as the old were voting for Houston. If Aguilera was number 8 then that site must have a rather large youth demographic.

[wullie]

Lisa Stansfield above Martha Reeves, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson and Dusty Springfield is a bit of a surprise result there.

[Toby]

The logic follows fine. It shows that the young as well as the old were voting for Houston.

No, it doesn't show that at all. If you truly don't understand that there's very little hope for you.

[QE Harold Flair]

So what does it show, to you? Not that it actually matters, but just out of interest.

[wullie]

Lauryn Hill in there too, Ex-Factor is probably my favourite female vocal along with the backing singer who killed her baby on that Stones track.

[Toby]

So what does it show, to you? Not that it actually matters, but just out of interest.

It doesn't show anything. Young people probably voted for Christina Aguilera, that has zero impact on who voted for Whitney Houston.

[QE Harold Flair]

It doesn't show anything. Young people probably voted for Christina Aguilera, that has zero impact on who voted for Whitney Houston.

So you don't think Aguilera (and other newer artists being high) being at 8 shows it to be a more youth orientated site? Actually it doesn't even matter.

[Toby]

No I don't.

(If it doesn't matter, nobody is making you hit reply.)

[QE Harold Flair]

Well that goes for you saying you didn't want to get into a 'shitfest' several pages back, too.

[Toby]

[SvN]

Another one for the archives.

[phonics]

Classic.

[Lewis]

That's right, yes. I can name a whole lot of shit from the past which is remembered. Scatman John ring a bell? Mr Blobby?

They aren't remembered as widely, and may well not be at all in sixty years time.

[QE Harold Flair]

They aren't remembered as widely, and may well not be at all in sixty years time.

Or maybe they will be even more? Intriguing stuff all round, really.

[Lewis]

I think it's obvious they're nothing special.

[Toby]

Adele is better anyway.

As powerhouse female vocals go, her new one is belting.