If You Could Have One Artist (Alive Or Dead) Stop By Your House And Sing Who Would It Be?

David Bowie

Georgie every time, thanks for the song, gorgeous

Phyllis Hyman without a doubt

Freddie Mercury

George. I absolutely love Phyllis Hyman but George for the win.

Gladys Knight.

Favorite voice of mine.

young tenor Mario Del Monaco

George Michael for sure. The hard question is if he could only sing one song which one would I pick. Now that takes some thought.

R8 that was my same thought process.

John Lennon

George Michael for sure. I've been listening to him a lot recently, what a voice. Still breaks my heart that he's no longer with us.

Prince

More Mario

Mel Torme- the Velvet Fog

Alison Moyet.

Windmills of My Mind.

Linda Ronstadt

Ernestine Schumann-Heink.

Of course.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Cass Elliot!

Mick Jagger.

Luis Miguel

Scott Weiland

Lorna.

I want to hear about the molestation.

Joey can bedazzle in the kitchen.

Linda Ronstadt. And that it would mean she can sing again, and would keep singing.

Doily Parton

Sarah Vaughan

Dino

Pete Burns. Seriously.

I wouldn't want them to come by my house and sing for me privately.

I'd want to be in a small venue 50-100 people all excited to see the performance.

These types of people perform their best in front of crowds of adoring fans. I think we'd all be a bit disappointed at the low energy performance singing in the living room would yield.

R8/R9 Kissing a Fool.

Freddie.

R30 You've picked one of George's best that's for sure. I put "One More Try" on the list too. If we really want to torture ourselves think of all the songs that George didn't sing and now that he is gone we wish he had.

[quote]Freddie.

Fender?

Joni Mitchell, no question, although I know she will be livid that she can't smoke in the house.

Assuming both would be at their best vocally: Dead: Judy Garland Alive: Joni Mitchell

Howlin' Wolf

Mac Miller

John Lee Hooker

Linda Ronstadt

Freddie Mercury, for a night on the town and some lovely tea afterwards.

R40 nice

Hello, Gorgeous

Prince makes too many live performance mistakes OP.

Stick with GM.

If I had to choose only between those two, it would be George Michael. If not, Freddie Mercury.

Peggy Lee

Bobby Darin...or Kevin Spacey portraying Bobby Darin

Cobain. In my garage. Just yelling his ass off. Or Bowie.

Ethel Merman, of course.

What a tough question OP. I think I would choose Ray Charles although it is close with Marvin Gaye..but then we need Tammi Terrell and what about David Ruffin? Too hard to decide.

For Mac Miller fan r37:

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Patsy Cline -- singing Crazy

We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's (or just Belinda Carlisle if a group isn't allowed to be "one artist")

Florence Foster Jenkins.

But I'd send her to M's house.

Oh lordy lordy the Belinda Carlisle stan lives!

R55 There are at least 3 of us currently on the DL.

Maybe you should call us a trio when you do your future bitching.

Of course: Freddie, what a stupid question...

Whitney Houston

R58 I don't know about Whitney. She'd show up a few days late with some freebase and a pipe but I doubt she'd sing

Prince. I want to see what he will be wearing. He will bring the diva fun performance and start playing guitar.

Miss Tori

Funny you should mention it.

Karen Carpenter

R63 yes, although make sure not to offer Karen anything to eat.

Ricky Martin.

[quote]Miss Tori

Spelling?

Ella Fitzgerald.

R66 lmao

Hozier. It would make my life to see him perform just for me or in an intimate venue of less that 25 people.

How dare you, r66? How dare you, Sir!

Whitney in her prime singing softly in my living room. Her nice quiet vocals like in this video covering The Stylistics “You are everything.”

R71 damn her voice gave me chills. Flawless!

Vivian Stanshall.

r59 Please die of AIDS.

Pop: Bowie

Rock: Cobain

Standards: Garland

Broadway: Merman

Classical: Callas

R67 beat me to it. Ella Fitzgerald's voice is sublime. My favorite dream, which I remember like it was yesterday though it was 15 years ago, is me on the red line on Boston's subway while Ella was sitting across me singing on an empty train. I had been watching a PBS special about her before falling asleep. It was like magic it was so real and wonderful and an amazing gift.

R76, that sounds like the best dream! I had a dream that I was in the recording studio watching Sinatra record, it was my favorite dream of all time.

I decided, I want David Ruffin, "aint too proud to beg"...but I might cave in.

Karen Carpenter. Her voice is so indescribably lovely on record, I would love to hear how it sounded in the air.

r79, I don't know what that quality was she had, it was so special. A sort of crispness, and not related to her accent. And it isn't nostalgia I don't think.

Karen Carpenter was in a class of her own. It took me to become an adult to really appreciate his voice ... It would have to be George Michael

R76 here and I'm losing my mind as I read this thread and what comes on TCM? "Peter Kelley's Blues" 1955 film with Ella Fucking Fitzgerald!!!! I hope I dream of her again tonight! Wow! Awesome coincidence.

R55 Belinda rules!

Your Mario at R7 drools!

Nobody has ever heard of him.

Ricky Nelson

(in the bedroom and naked)

David Bowie singing STAY to me.

Probably Aimee Mann, though Chryssie Hynde and Morrissey are right there as well.

Maurice White. Artist's choice.

R87 Earth Wind & Fire were a one of a kind band thanks to White's talents along with the other members. This was at a time when almost all rock/pop/soul bands were awesome. Even so, Earth Wind & Fire were always stand outs.

Ann Miller would be the most fun.

Lionel Richie

Prince

George Michael all the way. "Cowboys and Angels" is what I'd request but he could do whatever he liked.

R92 I'm with you on "Cowboys & Angels." There is something about that song which really stands out. I've read it described as a jazz waltz tempo. I love the sax in the middle of it. The song just has a flow to it and makes me so wish George was still here to write more like it.

Paul Mc Cartney and I'd ask him to sing "Love Me Tender".

What a great question OP, I love these answers.

Lou Rawls. That guy had one beautiful voice.

Linda Ronstadt, and I'd have her sing "Long, Long Time." No one conveyed the pain of unrequited love like Linda did in that song.

Prince for sure for me but I also love the Bowie, Phyllis Hyman, George Michael, kobain answers. The more I ponder this question, the more names come up - Teena Marie, Donny Hathaway, Luther Vandross, Chris Cornelll...I’m sure more will come to me lol

R76 Ashmont or Braintree train? It matters.

Did Kobe Bryant ever have a hit song?

[quote]while Ella was sitting across me singing on an empty train.

Singing into her purse while she rummages around for her bus pass.

Bea Arthur

Well, once it would have been Judy Garland, but I figure she's so rotted by this time it would be an unpleasant experience.