Oh man, I love that song. Used to sing it for my students in Japan, and they'd ask who I was singing it for (after I translated it), and I'd tell 'em, and they thought I was a stone romantic slob. Perceptive.

That is Steve Earle, right (my work proxy blox it)?

Oh man, I love that song. Used to sing it for my students in Japan, and they'd ask who I was singing it for (after I translated it), and I'd tell 'em, and they thought I was a stone romantic slob. Perceptive.

That is Steve Earle, right (my work proxy blox it)?

Oops. Sorry.

*hugs* to essexjan

Yes, it's Steve Earle. Probably the worst singer ever, from a technical point of view, but he's one of those artists that can tear me to emotional shreds.

Before the bar fight with police that landed him in jail, Earle had a great, smooth, country voice. The arresting officer crushed his windpipe, and Earle's existing smack habit spiraled into a jailhouse smack habit, until a cellmate heard a record of his, gave him a guitar, and demanded that he sing again.

I disagree on "worst singer ever," because I think singing has little to do with voice and much to do with tone. I think the "technical point of view" prevents great singers with rough voices from ever knowing they can sing the pants of that girl in all the voice classes (and once her pants are off, then what?). He does have one of the most abused voices ever, though, and I recognize what you're saying.

There are loads of singers, though, who have lovely voices but couldn't sing their way out of prison.

I knew I couldn't be the only Earle-head bunny :-)