It appears Rolling Stone woke up and chose violence with its recently released “200 Greatest Singers of All Time” article. The publication, shared on New Year’s Day, spotlighted who they deemed to be the 200 greatest singers in history. Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin fittingly took the crown, followed by Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke and Billie Holiday.
However, the list has since ignited quite a furore for not only snubbing Canadian treasure Celine Dion but also for the number of Australians mentioned in the list, which stands at a grand total of zero.
The Aussie comedian Em Rusciano took to social media to slam Rolling Stone’s list, calling for an “international inquiry” into why the likes of Kelly Clarkson and Kurt Cobain got a mention but Antipodean legends such as John Farnham and Tina Arena didn’t make the cut.
Let’s not forget the omittance of international pop-princess Kylie Minogue and what about the brooding goth rocker Nick Cave? Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker? The legendary Paul Kelly? AC/DC’s Bon Scott? Olivia Newton-John? Rick Springfield? INXS’s Michael Hutchence? Sia? Iggy Azalea? Keith Urban? Delta Goodrem? King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard? Courtney Barnett? Natalie Imbruglia? Daryl Braithwaite?
Australia, we ride at dawn.