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Not wanting to make this a gender issue, just a celebration of Women in the medium of Song..
Sade is, and forever will be my ultimate Female singer.. no question.
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I had some Nina Simone on by chance this am. I forgot just what an amazing voice she had.
Solange, quite experimental RnB..
Mya'
(couldn't embed the French rap one)
Loving this at the moment..
And my favouritest ever female vocalist, the beautiful Amy...
Still makes me sad thinking what a tragedy her death so young was
I've got to mention Sigrid as a good role model for young girls.
Little Simz new album is great
Bit of RnB French Rap for ya’s.
Jorja Smith..
Janelle Monáe
Aretha Franklin belting out a tune at 73 years of age.
Holly Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUH8VszQun8&frags=pl%2Cwn
Amazing singing lady sings song by amazing songwriting lady
GAH, seconds late !
OK, oldies eh?
Klunk,I would have gone for..
🙂
How can you write something so achingly beautiful about drowning at sea? Its just gorgeous...
I can't fault most of the above choices (Dusty Springfield and Nina Simone especially), but would like to add Skin from Skunk Anansie to the list.
I recently found a CD copy of Paranoid & Sunburnt and am still amazed at the energy and range of her voice.
Indeed Binners .
I was going to post that one or A Woman's Work 🙂
Next gig ..
This is all good stuff, apart from Kate Bush.
You don't like Kate Bush? But you do like Coldplay?
How does one get the video player in their comment?
Lush
Elastica
Kate Tempest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSVyyykaEOo&list=PLU9Xdwsq_bJaiB2bgVq0lg5ujv7_-gG1o
Currently singing as i type Delores with Linger
A proper Friday afternoon track. I bloody love this!! One of those you can't listen too without smiling 😀
Can't seem to get this embedding thing right.
Courtesy of DezB.
Me and Bobby Mcgee by Janis Joplin tried sending a link for the demo version
Another awesome RnB goddess (not sure she'd like that title, but hey.. listen to her voice)
Angie Stone...
If we’re on R & B goddesses with unbelievable voices, it’s got to be Mary J Blige..
Not a singer per se, but my favourite of the moment is Mohini Dey. A young female bassist from Mumbai. She. Is. Awesome!
Y'o can't forget this masterpiece...
If you can, turn up until your speakers rattle or your Boss comes over and starts nodding his/her head..
Gotta have a bit of Skunk Anansie:
Doh, missed it further up..
Great to see Janis get a mention, here she is at Woodstock performing "Try"
The one and only Beth Hart with Joe Bonamassa :
Way back to 1965 for Big Mama Thornton, see if you can spot Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxoGvBQtjpM
The classic "Rock me", again with Big Mama Thornton. Some superbly sizzling sax playing too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXoRljXZwK0
Portishead (Beth Orton)
My contribution...
Coowee, we do’in great here aren’t we.
Any one who has a Buick 442 convertible in Frost Green in their vid is OoooKaaaayy wi’ me.
And it’s a great song too.. Sudan Archives eh. Must check them out more..
👍
Siouxsie Sioux
Shirley Manson
Sia Furler
Beth Orton
That'll do for starters.
A little mellow Friday PM chilling with Erykah Badu ... why not eh.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PXRrySTujn8
Frazey Ford - The whole September Fields album is great.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UFxoR4EVSXQ
Low down dirty tune 🙂
My contribution…
An excellent one 🙂
18 years old, this (anniversary yesterday, I think)
[i] Sudan Archives eh. Must check them out more[/i]
Not them, her 🙂
https://sudanarchives.bandcamp.com/music
Newish
Oldish. I was there. Best ever
Really old
https://youtu.be/7bfW7cUtgXA
Dancing
https://youtu.be/vclsPAxHyJ4
Janelle Monae
Héloïse Letissier
Sandy Denny
Kate Bush
Beth Orton
Emmylou Harris
To start with, let’s go way back:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zea-1Fzi9JQ
Favourite song by my favourite singer.
Listening to American country folk at the moment, really liking Iris.
Yeah i mean the answer is PJ Harvey but I also love Karen O
but one of my desert island discs is MIA Arular, the whole album is pounding
Then there is missy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjIvu7e6Wq8
and Grimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FH-q0I1fJY
and Kim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJncHEZ3URs
and Björk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vceAAeW0n0&list=PL9E3AFA4F6DD4648C&index=2
christ its endless
Mid 90's Sarah McLachlan was amazing
i wanted to link to hyperballad
but it wont let me
Pearl Harts
Dream Wife
Liines (not a typo)
Bikini Kill
L7
Joan Jett
The Donnas
Mary Lorson (Madder Rose)
The Muffs
Babes In Toyland
Polly Harvey
Fea
Debbie Harry
Patti Smith
Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
^^ A list. Cool. Forgot some.
At the moment probably 80%+ of what I'm listening to is female singers(/songwriters)...
Some examples:
Another very sublime RnB from Solange..
Some fantastic stuff here, great thread.
I might upset someone for posting gender fluid here but Heloise as Christine.
Joan Armatrading Love and Affection
Lisa Hannigan Couldnt Love You More
Very successful thread 👍🤩🥇
Lzzy Hale
The category is too broad, can you narrow it down a bit?
Awesome female artists.. er, yeah, I suppose that is pretty er, broad? Oof.
Yeah I know, but genuinely I like a hell of a lot of female singers, picking a favourite was just too difficult so I dodged it
Courtney Barnett, First Aid Kit and at the moment She Drew the Gun (binners she is very SOAK) really good. Looking forward to seeing them and Anna Calvi at 6music festival
Banks:
Brownstone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91NExZP5dZI
Foxy Brown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qqZYu215oo
Saint Saviour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mswtzJlK0FQ
Eliot Sumner:
Back to back with Mardy Bum no?
Not sure STW can handle the video! Classy editing, proper Volvos, base model Vauxhalls, defunct bus companies etc....