Favourite diva.

[eastcoast 4,150]

Certainly a thought provoking thread. I love listening to and watching Nina Simone. An enigma, an original but not a diva? Lady Gaga (LG) has been mentioned. At the risk of sounding pretentious (pretentious, moi?) I am not a fan of LG but love listening to Stefani Germanotta ever since listening her duets with Tony Bennett. some of the songs (caps have gone again) 2018 a star is born are superb but la vie en rose is up there with edith paif or liza minnelli.

dolores o'riordan, amy winehouse, sinead o'conner, all singers who could sing a song and touch a nerve. more poignant now that they are dead.

billie holiday, shirley bassey, siouxsie sioux, joni michell, janis joblin. too many to mention and the definition is open to interpretation but i say who is not worthy of the title... f#####g adele. 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,069]

2 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

Certainly a thought provoking thread. I love listening to and watching Nina Simone. An enigma, an original but not a diva? Lady Gaga (LG) has been mentioned. At the risk of sounding pretentious (pretentious, moi?) I am not a fan of LG but love listening to Stefani Germanotta ever since listening her duets with Tony Bennett. some of the songs (caps have gone again) 2018 a star is born are superb but la vie en rose is up there with edith paif or liza minnelli.

dolores o'riordan, amy winehouse, sinead o'conner, all singers who could sing a song and touch a nerve. more poignant now that they are dead.

billie holiday, shirley bassey, siouxsie sioux, joni michell, janis joblin. too many to mention and the definition is open to interpretation but i say who is not worthy of the title... f#####g adele. 

I once said to wilf that he is to Carp Fishing what Adele is to singing . 
 

i hate Adele 

[FLATTOP 4,495]

6 hours ago, WILF said:

I personally could never get on with her effected “New York-ish” singing voice but I accept that the girl could sure sing.

I think someone said Alison Moyet further back in the thread and I think thats a very good shout, a very ordinary girl from Basildon opens her mouth and that comes out….fantastic. 
 

I think peoples mind automatically gos to Americans when the word “diva” is mentioned in the context of singers but I think our home grown girls are unique and as good as any in the world.

English singers can “do” American but you won’t find an American who can do Alison Moyet or anyone like her imho 

Alison’s Brother owns a homebrew shop in Westcliff I’d known him for 20+ years before I found out who is sister was lol

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,069]

Just now, FLATTOP said:

Alison’s Brother owns a homebrew shop in Westcliff I’d known him for 20+ years before I found out who is sister was lol

Only brew ? 

[jukel123 8,230]

2 hours ago, WILF said:

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I always have an image of Charlie Chuck when I think of 70s/80s northerners ? Lol 

Had to look him up. I remember him from Tiswas. I used to watch it on Saturday mornings. Charlie however, was not my my focus. It was a certain lady presenter who I fell in lust with. Name escapes me.

My image of a londoner falls between Tommy Steele and Chas and Dave. Wilf and gnasher but with some laughs. I'll get my insulated coat.

I forgot about Eastenders . Got to be the most depressing, ball ache of all time. Coronation Street depicts people as either comical or retarded. Eastenders depicts characters as either psychotic, manic depressive or complete c7nts.

Script writers need to level up. I will write to Mr Bean, sorry Mr Gove, the levelling up secretary, and tell him to jazz up both soaps to better reflect reality.

Edited October 3, 2023 by jukel123

[Lenmcharristar 9,814]

Wouldnt say shes a diva, but sexy as hell and can sing any song, the beautiful Martina Mcbride

[Lenmcharristar 9,814]

But biggest diva as in spoilt, throw a cissy fir if you dont get your own way??? Hows nobody said elton ballroot john

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Give me a country woman any day

 

Or Tina

 

But, there's some girls out there that are just my cup o' tea

 

[Lenmcharristar 9,814]

Defo the queen

[jukel123 8,230]

Off topic but here's here's a game. Match the ThL member with their Auf wieirderstein Pet character  I freely admit I'm Neville twining homebird c**t ,can't wait to get home. Bomber...Gnasher. Wilf ...Landan. OZ the geordie....CP. Barry.... the brummie? The little foreman type geordie....?  The arsonist with the pebbledash complexion?

[chartpolski 23,928]

10 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

Off topic but here's here's a game. Match the ThL member with their Auf wieirderstein Pet character  I freely admit I'm Neville twining homebird c**t ,can't wait to get home. Bomber...Gnasher. Wilf ...Landan. OZ the geordie....CP. Barry.... the brummie? The little foreman type geordie....?  The arsonist with the pebbledash complexion?

I was actually mates with Jimmy Nail, (Jimmy Bradford), when we were much younger. We swapped Lambrettas  for a while when we were mods.

He had a habit of mentioning people in his shows and films and mentioned my parents a few times.

He was bigger pals with my brother in law , Tony Fleck, and mentions him and my other pal, Chad Shephard, a lot in his book.

Cheers.

 

[jukel123 8,230]

Just now, chartpolski said:

I was actually mates with Jimmy Nail, (Jimmy Bradford), when we were much younger. We swapped Lambrettas  for a while when we were mods.

He had a habit of mentioning people in his shows and films and mentioned my parents a few times.

He was bigger pals with my brother in law , Tony Fleck, and mentions him and my other pal, Chad Shephard, a lot in his book.

Cheers.

 

Wow. That brought a smile to my face. I met loads of guys like Oz, likeable, great mates, but not big on family responsibility. I've read his autobiography, (the actor, not the character)...great read.

[WILF 47,174]

10 hours ago, jukel123 said:

Had to look him up. I remember him from Tiswas. I used to watch it on Saturday mornings. Charlie however, was not my my focus. It was a certain lady presenter who I fell in lust with. Name escapes me.

My image of a londoner falls between Tommy Steele and Chas and Dave. Wilf and gnasher but with some laughs. I'll get my insulated coat.

I forgot about Eastenders . Got to be the most depressing, ball ache of all time. Coronation Street depicts people as either comical or retarded. Eastenders depicts characters as either psychotic, manic depressive or complete c7nts.

Script writers need to level up. I will write to Mr Bean, sorry Mr Gove, the levelling up secretary, and tell him to jazz up both soaps to better reflect reality.

Sally James !……good shout that mate 

[forest of dean redneck 11,623]

Shocked no one posted this not my normal music but hell of a performance !

[gnasher16 30,175]

On 03/10/2023 at 23:13, chartpolski said:

I was actually mates with Jimmy Nail, (Jimmy Bradford), when we were much younger. We swapped Lambrettas  for a while when we were mods.

He had a habit of mentioning people in his shows and films and mentioned my parents a few times.

He was bigger pals with my brother in law , Tony Fleck, and mentions him and my other pal, Chad Shephard, a lot in his book.

Cheers.

 

What ever happened to Jimmy Nail for him to go all skinny the way he did was he ill or did he do it on purpose do you know ?.....the first couple of series of Auf Wiedersehn Pet were brilliant i loved them but them few series they did years later when Oz was all slim and intelligent were absolutely awful.