Female vocalists poll

**rb336** · August-12-11, 11:14 AM

To me, Janis Joplin is the best of the bunch I listed. I do think Pink & gaga have some genuine talent, but I've heard Lady Gaga stuff that sounds like a rip off of Madonna, and I heard one that sounded like a rip off of Kate Bush's "sat in your lap." Is there any originality left?

**Pam** · August-12-11, 12:57 PM

I picked the 60's on your list, but there are good and bad singers in all eras.

For orginal females in the current era, I like Neko Case and Sam Phillips.

**Wingnatic** · August-12-11, 01:36 PM

A talented group of gals in every era , each unique in their own way . I think Annie Wilson of Heart belongs in there somewhere . I think if you had a sing-off , Joplin would blow away the competition .

Neko Case !

**Detroitnerd** · August-12-11, 01:37 PM

This is a silly poll.

**Detroitej72** · August-12-11, 02:42 PM

The 80's were good, but why no mention of the 90's? I'd stick Sinead O' Connor, Ani DiFranco, PJ Harvey and Lush up there with any of the aforementioned.

**rb336** · August-12-11, 03:11 PM

ok, I've never heard of Neko Case or Sam Phillips. I will have to check them out

**rb336** · August-12-11, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by Detroitej72

The 80's were good, but why no mention of the 90's? I'd stick Sinead O' Connor, Ani DiFranco, PJ Harvey and Lush up there with any of the aforementioned.

because i'm an idiot who couldn't remember them for the life of me. even though i have stuff by each of them

**Meddle** · August-12-11, 03:19 PM

I guess the 70s would include Stevie Nicks, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Roberta Flack, Barbara Streisand and a few others.

**coracle** · August-12-11, 03:59 PM

Not sure what decades to put her in but Diana Krall all the way.

**Bigb23** · August-12-11, 04:07 PM

I have to stick with Janis Joplin, I have read the Autobio of Grace Slick, but Janis will have my heart forever. Will she stop? No way.

**GOAT** · August-12-11, 05:13 PM

While Joplin had chops as did Slick, it isn't my bag. From harmonies and going across the full scale I would say mid 1970s into the 1980s [[without Debra Harry, she wasn't really a good singer, just hot with a mediocre band).

**GOAT** · August-12-11, 05:14 PM

Other than the rich girl Gaga playing some piano [[which doesn't make her great) her vocals aren't that good either. As for Perry she now has clones all around her. Most female "artists" today have the same effect...shout into the mike and then hold the last note....BORING!

**Pam** · August-12-11, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by rb336

ok, I've never heard of Neko Case or Sam Phillips. I will have to check them out

I just posted something by Sam in the music thread the other day.

**Pam** · August-12-11, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Meddle

I guess the 70s would include Stevie Nicks, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Roberta Flack, Barbara Streisand and a few others.

Linda Ronstadt was a pretty big deal that decade.

**Ray1936** · August-13-11, 01:52 PM

Humpff. No '40s and '50s to click on.

Bet 99% of you never even heard of Yma Sumac.

**Pam** · August-13-11, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Humpff. No '40s and '50s to click on.

Bet 99% of you never even heard of Yma Sumac.

I have. I have some albums by her.

My all time favorite female singer of any era is Patsy Cline.

**Pam** · August-13-11, 04:35 PM

Here's one for Ray:

http://youtu.be/R-C7jZfAQ34

**Bigb23** · August-13-11, 04:47 PM

80's music was the best of the last.

80s Home > 80s Music > Best 80s Songs Lists > Best 80s Music Videos
Best 80s Music Videos

867-5309/Jenny, Tommy Tutone
A Million Miles Away, Plimsouls
Ask, The Smiths
Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes
Brand New Lover, Dead or Alive
Burning Down the House, Talking Heads
Bust a Move, Young M.C.
Come On Eileen, Dexy's Midnight Runners
Dancing With Myself, Billy Idol
Don't You Forget About Me, Simple Minds
Don't You Want Me, The Human League
Faith, George Michael
Fight For Your Right, Beastie Boys
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper
Here Comes the Rain Again, Eurythmics
Hey Ladies, Beastie Boys
Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Pat Benatar
Home Sweet Home, Motley Crue
Hungry Like the Wolf, Duran Duran
I Feel For You, Chaka Khan
I Love a Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbitt
I Love Rock n Roll, Joan Jett
I Melt With You, Modern English
I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Boys Don't Cry
In a Big Country, Big Country
Jack & Diane, John Mellancamp
Jane Says, Jane's Addiction
Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
Kiss, Prince
Like a Virgin, Madonna
Love Shack, B-52s
Lovesong, The Cure
Lucky Star, Madonna
Luka, Suzanne Vega
Maneater, Hall & Oats
Mickey, Toni Basil
Missing You, John Waite
Nasty, Janet Jackson
Need You Tonight, INXS
No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Beastie Boys
Obsession, Animotion
The One I Love, R.E.M.
Our House, Madness
Patience, Guns N Roses
People are People, Depeche Mode
Physical, Olivia Newton-John
Pour Some Sugar on Me, Def Leppard
Pretty in Pink, Psychodelic Furs
Pride [[In the Name of Love), U2
Punk Rock Girl, The Dead Milkmen

Rapture, Blondie
The Reflex, Duran Duran
Relax, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Safety Dance, Men Without Hats
Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel
So Alive, Love & Rockets
Somebody, Depeche Mode
Something So Strong, Crowded House
Stray Cat Strut, Stray Cats
Sunglasses at Night, Corey Hart
Tainted Love, Soft Cell
Take on Me, a-ha
Talking in Your Sleep, The Romantics
Tempted, Squeeze
Tenderness, General Public
The Tide is High, Blondie
Things Can Only Get Better, Howard Jones
Too Shy, Kajagoogoo
Video Killed the Radio Star, the Buggles
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!
Walking on Sunshine, Katrina and the Waves
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Michael Jackson
Warrior, Scandal
We Got the Beat, Go Gos
We're Not Going Take It, Twisted Sister
What I Am, Edie Brickell
What You Need, INXS
When Dove's Cry, Prince
Whip It, Devo
Wild Thing, Tone-Loc
With or Without You, U2
You Might Think, The Cars
You Shook Me All Night Long, ACDC

**Downriviera** · August-13-11, 10:02 PM

Is this the first female rapper?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJLi5_dyn0

**Bigb23** · August-13-11, 10:53 PM

Goodnight Johnny Ray, and other one hit wonders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8...layer_embedded

**Ray1936** · August-14-11, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Pam

Here's one for Ray:

http://youtu.be/R-C7jZfAQ34

Ah, yes, The Secret of the Incas. She was, of course, Peruvian, and sang with a unique delivery. And, hey, Pam.....I'll go along with Patsy Cline for one of the top ones!

My memory trips frequently take me back to the very early 1950's when Doris Day's rendition of "Secret Love" made me absolutely melt in my tracks. I'd give that my #1 rating of all time, mainly becouse of the memories............sigh..........

**Meddle** · August-14-11, 12:01 PM

Would Lena Horne be 50s or 60s?

Ravine · August-14-11, 02:11 PM

I'm not big on saying who is the Greatest, or stuff like that. A lot of singers, some of them not all-that-great, over-all, have their moments.
Janis Joplin's reading of "Piece Of My Heart," if you really hear it for the naked-emotion confession that it is, is truly scorching.
In more recent news, I don't know shit about Jennifer Hudson, but I saw her on TV, a couple of months ago, and she sang the hell out of "No Woman No Cry." Especially given the gender-reversal issue, she was quite spellbinding.

**Neilr** · August-14-11, 02:55 PM

Jessye Norman's career spans some 40 years. She continually takes my breath away with the drama, power, beauty and majesty she brings to her art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do5ZmQQM8AE

**Gistok** · August-14-11, 05:00 PM

Meh.... Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Charice Pempengco and Charlotte Church are the best female singers in the world... everyone else just screeches and does a fire and smoke act...