I can see there are some opposite opinions going on here in this thread, as to whether a singer should be performing a song in an in-tune manner, or an out-of-tune manner.

For this topic, I will stay political neutral.

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Originally Posted By: NigelSpiers
"I contribute songs to the "User Showcase" forum on this site and I also listen to all the other songs on that forum.
Many of the singers are out of tune. Some of them just a bit out of tune and some of them are total non-singers."

This is a harsh comment. Although I agree with NigelSpiers, I don't think if I would ever have the courage to speak out like this. Honesty is not always a good thing. Telling a singer he is out of tune can be just as sensitive as saying he is untalented.

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"...to sing out of tune. In some cases, they may not even be aware of it, and in others, they may not know what to do about it."

If a singer's vocal performance is way out of tune, in most cases the audience would just stop listening, and never come back, without the need of hurting the singer's feelings. I don't think the modern audience would stand up, boo the singer, write a negative comment, before they walk out in anger. People don't do that anymore.

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"Listening to the performance was painful... in the future I needed him to be brutally honest, not polite."

Not sure if this will be labeled as political incorrect. To many people, diversity and inclusion are more important than the quality of their music.

A Canadian music producer, singer songwriter, composer, and professional guitarist.