The Resume

(1985- )
Amy Ray (April 12, 1964- )
Emily Saliers (July 22, 1963- )
Formed in Decatur, Georgia
Albums include 'Indigo Girls,' 'Strange Fire,' 'Swamp Ophelia,' '1200 Curfews,' 'Rites of Passage,' 'Become You' and 'Retrospective'
Songs include 'The Girl With The Weight Of The Word In Her Hands,' 'You and Me Of The 10,000 Wars,' 'Pushing The Needle Too Far' and 'Southland in the Springtime'

Why they might be annoying:

Their weight fluctuates.
It's rumored that guys earn sensitivity points with girls for liking their music.
Many parents and principals expressed outrage at their high school shows because of their sexuality.
They feel that the outrage expressed by parents/principals over their playing in high schools caused hate in communities and taught teens to bottle up their true feelings, making their intentions seem negative.
Most of their songs are about their beliefs, experiences and activist politics.
Amy has assorted tattoos.
They are vegetarians.

Why they might not be annoying:

They ranked #79 on VH1's Top 100 Women of Rock 'n Roll.
They are open about being lesbians.
They gave free shows at high schools throughout the United States.
Their Honor the Earth Tour was organized for Native environmental activists and included benefit shows and visits to reservations.
They were judges in a student lyric writing contest sponsored by Scholastic Magazine.
Ms. Magazine, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Women's Actions for New Directions and the Native American Music Association, among many others, have honored them for their activist presence.
They played Lilith Fair's main stage.
They been described as 'warm, open hearted and honest.'

Credit: Skunk Butt

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Amy Poehler Impersonations
• BBC Radio 2's Sold on Song Top 100 Greatest Songs Ever [Performer] (Ranked: 89)
• Blender Magazine's 25 Gayest Moments in Rock & Roll (Ranked: 20)
• Entertainers Loved by Lesbians
• Folk Singers
• Girl Groups
• Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album (Ranked: 1990)
• I Recorded ‘Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)’
• I Recorded 'Summertime'
• I Sing About Craziness
• I Sing About Los Angeles
• I Sing About Maps
• Lesbians
• Lilith Fair Performers [1997]
• Lilith Fair Performers [1998]
• Lilith Fair Performers [1999]
• Lilith Fair Performers [2010]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at My Guitar
• Ms. Magazine's Women of the Year [1997]
• MTV's Unplugged
• Music From and Inspired by Desperate Housewives CD
• My Song is on Sony's 'Soundtrack for a Century'
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1989] (Ranked: 15)
• Pollstar's Top Tours [2002] (Ranked: 76)
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7009)
• Rachel Dratch Impersonations
• Skunk Butt/Rebecca's Profiles [Series 4]
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock [July 1999] (Ranked: 79)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 89 Votes: 43.82% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 45.28% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 125 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 139 Votes: 57.55% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 261 Votes: 61.69% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 346 Votes: 66.47% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 783 Votes: 68.58% Annoying