Best ever song sung by a female or female band

[caz99]

days - kirsty macoll
son of a preacher man - dusty springfield
don't get me wrong - pretenders
hymn to her - pretenders
tiger in the night - katie melua
over the rainbow - eva cassidy
again - janet jackson
Toatal Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
China in your hand -t'pau

they are my all time favourties with the top one having some great memories for me, esp as my dad died when i was younger, never fails to bring a lump to my throat

 

[CHAPPERS]

Teardrop: Massive Attack

Suuuurrrrrrrreellllyyy if we are going to pick Massive tunes sung by women we HAVE to go with Unfinished Sympathy?

 

[tinx]

Suuuurrrrrrrreellllyyy if we are going to pick Massive tunes sung by women we HAVE to go with Unfinished Sympathy?

My thoughts exactly.

PErsonal favorite.

Feeling Good - Nina Simone
First Time Ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday. What an immense song

The Breeders - Cannonball

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

I'm amazed it so long for Son Of A Preacher Man by Dusty to get mentioned. Thank f*** for Lush's great taste.

Great shouts also to Feed The Tree - Belly (in fact anything Tanya Donnelly has done)

I'd also like to throw in Dark Therapy - Echobelly

 

[MattBackHome]

I'd also like to throw in Dark Therapy - Echobelly

"King of the Kerb" is better than Dark Therapy, and even that is pretty average. Uninspired post-Morning Glory Britpop, nothing more.

 

[Sorrel]

My favourite is: Golden Boy - Natalie Merchant.

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

"King of the Kerb" is better than Dark Therapy, and even that is pretty average. Uninspired post-Morning Glory Britpop, nothing more.

Uninspired post Morning Glory Britpop? They were released the same month so that's bollocks.

If you're looking for a great vocal performance by a female artist then I stand by Dark Therapy. Sonia's voice on that track is clear as a bell and incredibly haunting.

 

[MattBackHome]

Worms and Angels is pretty good, but ON as a whole still doesn't quite hit the mark for me. I saw them a while ago in Bristol (late 2001 ish?) and Madan was, as expected, an absolute cracker.

Apologies for the Morning Glory thing - that album had a habit of forcing everything else into insignificance for a while.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Has anyone mentioned Aretha Franklin yet? If, not, shame on you!!!!(if someone has....good shout!)

Also, Sinnerman by Nina Simone is a classic.

I'm also partial to 'violet' by Hole.

 

[Lush]

Time to mention Karen Carpenter methinks....

I like "Superstar".

 

[MattBackHome]

I Feel Love - Donna Summer.

Beat that...

 

[fleet]

Willow - Joan Armatrading
Sweat Dreams / sisters are doing it for themselves- Eurythmics
Hanging on the telephone or Denis - Blondie

Very tempted by The Coors and Shania Twain, but thats another story.

 

[Spearritt of the Albion]

Anything by Karen Carpenter - what a voice!

Goodbye to Love
Yesterday Once More
Only Yesterday
We've Only Just Begun
(They Long To Be) Close To You
For All We Know
Rainy Days and Mondays

.............the list goes on.

 

[cheeseroll]

Superstar - Rita Coolidge
Paint it Black - Modettes
More than This - Dolly Mixture
everything by Lush
Car Song - Madder Rose
To Sir With Love - Lulu
Head over Heels - Coctau Twins
Potection - Massive Attack/Tracy Thorn

and for the popsters
Turn to you - Mel (C?)

 

[Marc]

Manic Monday & Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles

 

[sams dad]

I can't make you love me--Bonnie Raitt

 

[Braders]

ana jonsson -we are

 

[Stat Brother]

My thoughts exactly.

PErsonal favorite.

Feeling Good - Nina Simone
First Time Ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack.

Has to be Feeling Good, oozes class.

 

[Strike]

Missing - Everything but the girl
It must be love - Roxette
Where love lives - Alision Limerick