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Great music by women

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 22:42

This may not be the right place or forum for this thread but just in case: I feel music is far too dominated by men. What great songs are there by women? I know most of my favourite songs are by women, I'd love to hear more.

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NoLoveofMine · 14/05/2017 01:36

She is splendid.

This is a fantastic song by a girl who would have gone on to great things:

NoLoveofMine · 14/05/2017 01:32
NoLoveofMine · 14/05/2017 01:30

I wash my face with soapy water
Disguise the tears cause you're somebody's daughter
And they don't ever wanna see you cry

Anxiety's grip is always waiting to take me
It sits in my stomach, I fear it's starting to shape me
It's hard to live when you're scared to die

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 14/05/2017 01:29

This is a little girl I discovered years ago as she liked The Raconteurs, The White Stripes and Led Zeppelin. She is only 10/11 in these. She still plays at local gigs in Austin. I bought her self released ep.

NoLoveofMine · 14/05/2017 01:18

Lass, as a Scotswoman (I think), do you like the Trainspotting films?

NoLoveofMine · 14/05/2017 01:18

Pale Red is great.

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 14/05/2017 01:08

And obviously from those tracks ,the Glasgow of what used to be called "yuppies", Merchant City flats and Princess Square shops rather than say Maggie Bell's or Alex Harvey's Glasgow

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 14/05/2017 01:04

Jerry Burns is Glaswegian and I don't know much about her other than she I think she was a model. I'm not sure if she released another album but I loved this.

It reminds me of the very brief period when I Iived in Glasgow in early 1987.

NoLoveofMine · 13/05/2017 23:42

Two of my chums singing one of my favourite songs:

NoLoveofMine · 13/05/2017 23:07

Paste some songs please!

heyduggeeallday · 13/05/2017 23:05

Really surprised Joni Mitchell hasn't been mentioned much!

NoLoveofMine · 13/05/2017 22:48
Nationcreationbusstation · 12/05/2017 16:22

Two songs from The Kick Inside by Kate Bush, released when she was 19

The rest of the album is amazing, Moving, The Man with the Child in His Eyes and obviously Wuthering Heights. Amy Winehouse's version of a song written by Carole King (think her husband was involved too).

Amoureuse by Kiki Dee, originally written by Veronique Sanson

Joan Baez performing her song Prison Trilogy at Sing Sing prison

inaclearingstandsaboxer · 07/05/2017 02:25

Kate and Anna mc garrigle

Judy tzuke

Joan armatrading

NoLoveofMine · 07/05/2017 01:07

Your friends your friends

(I am formerly IAmAmy)

KingBeanII · 03/05/2017 20:52

My favourite woman artist is Alicia Keys. Her voice is like nothing I can describe. And I love that she is a 'real' woman. Never been stick thin, or overly done up. She doesn't slut drop, and lately, she has taken to not wearing make up and letting her fro wild. I adore her to my core! Her latest album is like magic ....

Also, the Dixie Chicks are awesome. And I adore Paloma Faith as well.

HelenaDove · 25/04/2017 01:47

All Woman album from 1992 track listing.

rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various_artists_f2/all_woman_f1/

HelenaDove · 25/04/2017 01:40

Love most of the women mentioned here...........Carly Simon Joan Armatrading. Annie Lennox.

Love Nanci Griffiths Late Night Grande Hotel. Was one of mine and DHs songs 25 years ago when it was on a compilation called All Woman.

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IAmAmy · 17/04/2017 14:53
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IAmAmy · 16/04/2017 23:54
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IAmAmy · 16/04/2017 02:11

Just looking for a protector
God never reached out in time...

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HelenDenver · 15/04/2017 12:05

Marika Hackman

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IAmAmy · 15/04/2017 11:28

Another from Wolf Alice, fittingly on female friendship

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TD_Q9CxXTo4

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LassWiTheDelicateAir · 15/04/2017 10:48

Courtney Marie Andrews was on Jools Holland this week. (And if a shout out for a man is allowed she is accompanied by the wonderful B J Cole on lap steel)

The album is fantastic- not a single filler.

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 13/04/2017 23:46

I'd add...

Kimbra
Elliphant
Emilie Nicolas
Fontella Bass
Elastica
X Ray Spex
Portishead
Robyn
Lacuna Coil
Rasputina
Fleetwood Mac
Rasputina
Siouxsie Sioux
Jill Scott

Bit of an odd mix of genres! But all good.

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