What's your favourite female singers?

Loreena McKennitt, anyone?

The Mummer's Dance

 

All of the above plus,

Kate Pierson
Bjork
Siouxsie
Courtney Love
Harriet Wheeler
Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
Joni Mitchell
Shirley Manson
Janis Joplin
Sarah McLachlan
Debbie Harry
Kate Bush
Sinead
Cat Power
Hope Sandoval
Lilly Allen
Norah Jones
Anita Baker
kd Lang
Etta, Ella and Billie
Mary J. Blige
Madonna
Gwen Stefani
Kelly Clarkson
Nelly Furtado (when she was cool)

 

Not already mentioned (I think) - Eddi Reader, Tracy Thorn, Alison Krauss, Alicia Keys

Shouts for Sarah Cracknell, Kirsty MacColl, Liz Fraser

 

OMG, I totally forgotten about Hope Sandval!
*hangs head in shame*

 

Indeed she does.

I was remiss not to mention Juliana Hatfield: her album "How to Walk Away," which came out in August, is one of the year's best - deliciously melodic and moving all the way through. Her voice, writing and guitar gifts have matured wonderfully.

np: "So Alone"

 

I forgot one, Bonnie Raitt

 

Laura Nyro
Frida Hyvönen (released last year's seacond best album)
Karin Dreijer (from Honey Is Cool and The Knife)


...and it's Björk, not Bjork.

 

Laetitia Sadier
Siouxsie Sioux
Madonna
Debbie Harry
Avril Lavigne
Kelly Clarkson
Bjork
Lily Allen
Duffy
Dale Bozzio
Lene Lovich
Elizabeth Fraser
Liz Phair
Pat Benetar
Shirley Manson
Sheryl Crow
Alanis Morrisette
Petula Clark
Ann and Nancy Wilson
Miki Berenyi (where the fuck is she?)
Courtney Love
Kristin Hersh
Sarah McLachalan
Tori Amos
Alison Goldfrapp
Michelle Branch
Annie
Gwen Stefani
Melissa Etheridge
Jem

 

Kristin Hersh
Suzanne Vega
Julee Cruise

(in that order, and with Kristin Hersh way up at the top.)

 

LIZ FRASER!!!!
LIZ FRASER!!!!
LIZ FRASER!!!!

Harriet Wheeler is sweet too!

ofcourse also Billy,Aretha and Nina

 

Diamanda Galas
Siouxsie Sioux
Nina Hagen
Lene Lovich
Bjork
Les Rita Mitzouko
PJ Harvey
Annie Lenoxx
Madonna
Kylie
Justine Frishman
Bat for lashes
Client
girls of Ladytron
M.I.A
Santogold
Tegan and Sarah

 

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Truly wonderful!

 

Did I forget Maja Ivarsson of the Sounds?

 

'the top 5' (non-jpop) in no particular order:

from left to right:
Alizée, Regina Spektor, Karen O(Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Suzanne Vega, Björk
then there are my top 3 ladies of Jpop:

from top to bottom:
1. Tommy heavenly6/february6(she is also the lead singer(The Brilliant Green)
2. Amuro Namie
3. Hikki(Hikaru Utada)
to make this 'a top 10' i shall add

Lea Salonga(she does broadway, none of you here are cultured enough to know her i bet )
finally

Siouxsie Sioux, you may have heard her, she sang a song with Moz once

 

Linder Sterling,
Su Tissue from Suburban Lawns
Poly Styrene from X-ray Spex..

 

Yes to two of those I don't know who miss Tissue is..

 

Nina Simone by a sinnerman mile...

 

Oh you'll probably like them if you like X-ray Spex, I know I did. They are so obscure. Search them. I think you'll like them, especially the song "Janitor"

 

I'll have a shufty..

 

Try these chicks:

The Organ

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