I am confused...if she was Annie on Broadway that would have required a strong voice I would think...she cant hold a note an has a really bad voice now...was she that much better as a kid or just a great actress in the part as a kid
I think she sings fine. She's not really a belter, but she has a pretty tone to her voice. Sarah singing in Hocus Pocus
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
I think she did really well in that clip. People's idea of what constitutes good singing is warped. It's as if not finding a vocal to your liking and someone not being able to sing are the same thing.
And the comments below that clip are extremely cruel.
Recreation of original John Cameron orchestration to "On My Own" by yours truly. Click player below to hear.
She CAN sing. That much should be obvious, but I guess different strokes for different folks. I think her voice is just fine. It's nothing special, but a lot of people have gotten by with a lot less. Her voice might not have been right for Once Upon A Mattress (well, even her acting style wasn't right for that role), but she did the best that she could and at least sounds listenable.
There are certain voices I don't care for, a la Lea Michelle, but I'd never say she couldn't sing. I just don't like something about her voice.
I think she can sing, I just wonder if she thinks so. She's got a good voice in there somewhere, it just seems like every time she sings it sounds like she learned how to sing that morning.
I don't WANT to live in what they call "a certain way." In the first place I'd be no good at it and besides that I don't want to be identified with any one class of people. I want to live every whichway, among all kinds---and know them---and understand them---and love them---THAT's what I want! - Philip Barry (Holiday)
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
She can carry a tune. "Singing" generally means something better than what she does. Even vibrato-free Stritch, however, always had 100 times more musicality than Parker ever did. She and her husband are two of the laziest performers of our times.
She's definitely more of an actor who has a bit of singing ability like Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Can we clear something up please..I agree that this is just my opinion and I may have a WARPED point of view..but what I was really asking was if she was ANNIE and all of the Annies basically copied Andrea McArdle singing style they would have had to have a BELT...SJP has a wisper thin voice and I cant see her being ANNIE and wondered if she ever had a big voice..( I may have stated this wrong) I did not want to start a she can/she cant sing war ... just wondering ...I personally like someone who is a singer singing wrather than and actor that can kind of sing...when it comes to Broadway...I still love the Andrea McArdle type of singers who can really belt when needed..Again JUST MY HUMBLE IF WARPED OPINION ...