I really like Kelly Clarkson. I'm not really a fan of most of her songs, though I bought both of her albums. But as I am a vocalist myself, I am totally in awe of her talent, she has an amazing voice! And she is very skilled at control and such. So I love listening to what she does and can do with her voice.
And she always seems to sing the story-of-my-life songs. Kinda funny. I still love "Beautiful Disaster" from her first album. I'm definitely a big lyrics person, so that's why I didn't like most of the songs on her first album (also, didn't like them much stylistically). Her second album is markedly better, I like some of her style changes and such, and I don't know about any of you but "Gone" gets stuck in my head like no other. Also, it is just fun to sing.
I think that's another reason I love Kelly Clarkson - her songs are ridiculously fun to sing along to! Especially whilst driving. But that's just my personal opinion
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Personally, I have found it quite amusing to see friends who initially scoffed at Kelly Clarkson completely addicted (usually thanks to "Since You've Been Gone"). Everyone has their own musical preferences, so I don't really care when people make fun of me for what kind of music I like. It is nice to see people recognizing Kelly Clarkson's talent and vocal skill even if they don't particularly like her style/music.
[smile though your heart is aching::smile even though its breaking]