Welcome back everyone.
The best of lists are coming in
hot as we start a fresh year.
Kara Kinnear is back and she has
a lot to care about this morning.
So what list is this?
OK, this came out a few weeks ago obviously,
and I know it's mostly the the week
between Christmas and New Years is when
everybody likes to get all excited
about the list from the previous year.
But Rolling Stone, they did it again.
And by it, I mean the magazine has us
all in a tizzy because they released
this same list in 2008, but it was the.
100 greatest singers.
And now they've done 200.
OK, OK, alright, make the cut.
Interesting.
Alright, because in the beginning of the
article they asked us to do a few things.
Here's the criteria.
Alright, this is the greatest singers list,
not a greatest voices list.
OK, hold on. Let me differentiate that.
Greatest singers,
not greatest voices right now.
This is what they say.
They say talent is impressive.
Genius is transcendent.
OK, but who decides what is transcending?
To the realm of genius.
That's what I wanna know.
Because everybody got a payment
when they wrote this text.
Rolling Stone. I'm not gonna say it.
I mean, what?
OK, well, speaking, Speaking of that,
let's let's take a look at the list.
Alright, here's what they they said that
they all voted on originality, influence,
depth, breadth of their musical legacy.
OK, OK.
Ask yourself this question.
Who remade the world when
they opened their mouths?
So you're all doing that.
OK, now, their top 10,
they're top 20 was a little bit different
from the list they did in 2008,
but they obviously had
different people voting. Got it.
I didn't mind the top ten, really.
Even the top 20.
However, there were a few misguiding,
especially taking what I just said,
like Michael Jackson on that list was 86.
Michael Jackson.
OK Carol,
we were trying to keep this show positive.
36 is upsetting.
That was my first concert, as you all know.
Ohh, right? Jackson.
5I mean, that's wild Michael,
especially if you're going by that criteria.
I mean, he shape shifted the 8,
the 70s, the 80s and 90s.
Anyway.
Yes.
OK, so here's their top five
if you guys did not see this.
Alright, #5. Mariah Carey,
you'll know how I feel about Maria.
I'm obsessed with her.
I love a lady who lounges on a
chaise lounge during an interview.
Yeah, yeah, she'll always be up there for me.
Only she.
And only she can.
OK, Billie Holiday love Billie Holiday.
If you haven't seen the United States
versus Billie Holiday the movie,
it's really good.
Ohh.
It's spurred my interest in really like
learning as much as I could about her.
They were looking at Sam Cooke,
that's my mother's favorite
singer of all time.
OK Cupid,
I wish my voice wasn't all.
Anyway,
I will try this cause you have a beautiful
voice. You're #6 on that list.
OK Whitney Houston.
This is my greatest of all time.
I just love her and she really was
like these background of my childhood.
And #1 Aretha Franklin, my favorite
song by her is think, but just yeah,
a queen in every sense of the word.
OK, now, I will say this list did
show me how many great artists and
visionaries we've had in a lifetime.
Because as I was going through, I was like,
oh, my gosh, of course, of course.
Of course. Of course.
We're so lucky to share in their gifts.
But right now, let's talk about
a few of the issues that I had.
Right. OK Kelly Clarkson.
I can think of a bunch that didn't
make that should have made that list.
Yeah, 197 Kelly Clarkson,
she barely broke the top. 200.
What? Yeah, I know. I mean, I know.
He was found on a talent show.
She shouldn't do anything like
shook at the Earth,
but she is glorious and so is Stevie Nicks,
who was 93 on the list.
One of my other all time favorites.
OK now I'm going to go ahead and
say about Courtney Love was 1:30.
If you don't know.
She was the lead singer of
Whole married to Kurt Cobain.
Now why is Courtney Love on that list at all?
I don't know.
Especially like it's sorry
go singers versus the voices,
which I still need to go and quite
understand that differentiation and
Michael Jackson. OK, listen quickly.
Love was 130.
Now listen, I doesn't make sense.
Look at I did, actually.
He doesn't like it.
No, I did actually listen to Courtney
Love and I I know that they shouldn't.
He should have been on the list.
However, my favorite album,
probably of all time.
OK, singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill.
Y'all know her.
Oh yes.
The miseducation of Lauren Hill is
one of the best albums of all time.
She was 136 on that list.
Somebody give me the number of who wrote.
Yeah.
OK also now Don Chesley sang a
small body of work he wants to see.
So it's nice to have Chesley in the back.
I understand, I understand coming up
because he's saying the one 30s of work,
the breadth of work.
But then Michael Jackson, not on that list.
Also not on that list,
who were very much pivotal parts of
my childhood. Madonna, Janet Jackson.
What? Wow. Madonna not changed.
I'm sorry, I. Entertainers, not singers.
Ohh, entertainers not singers.
I don't, I don't. I don't think Madonna has.
Get over here. That OK.
Be your transcends now.
OK then what about this Bjork?
Bjork 64?
Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna 77 and 68 no.
I don't understand. Wait a minute.
What's that background music that's
so pretty I can't hear it. Is.
Is that Céline Dion? Ohh. Celine.
Make the list. It was Celine.
Celine did not make the list.
Neither did Nat King Cole.
How did I hear that? It was. I don't know.
I can't hear beautiful like I was
in the Titanic. But we are on the
Titanic listening to this list, right?
Well, people on Facebook also wanted to
share with us and Julie weighed in. Ohh.
Celine. How on earth did they leave her off?
No way. Yeah. Uh-huh.
Joey, this list is the same as a
rock and roll Hall of Fame. Lame.
Peter Cetera. Should be there. Ohh. God.
Peter Cetera. You're my inspiration.
Ohh, Peter. Stereo. So many.
Right in the burbs. Ohh. My gosh.
How do they leave off? Celine. That's insane.
Yeah. A singer and a performer.
Celine. Yeah. Winnie, right.
We'd love for you to weigh in.
Thank you. We really would.
It's an interesting list.
I mean, whoever wrote that list actually did
a great job because we're all discussing it.
Yeah. And what about Prince?
Prince was on there.
It was like 14th.
OK, that's good.
So that's good.