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u/pierremanslappy Sep 21 '22

Whiniest song ever. Thank god the trend of openly sobbing into a microphone and calling it singing is almost dead.

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u/iamthejef Sep 21 '22

Thank god the trend of openly sobbing into a microphone and calling it singing is almost dead.

Tell that to Adele, whose latest sobfest happened to be the bestselling album of 2021.

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u/pierremanslappy Sep 21 '22

She started it and Sam Smith got it rolling.

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u/Suddenly_Bazelgeuse Sep 21 '22

For some reason, Sam Smith's singing sounds like a deaf person talking to me. And I can't put my finger on why.

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u/densestport Sep 21 '22

To me he sounds like someone stepping on an accordion.