What are your favourite songs by female singers ? No particular order.

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I've just been listening to 'Will You' by Hazel O'Connor and I'd forgotten what a fantastic song it is. 'Thunder In The Mountains' by her contemporary, Toyah Wilcox, is also great.

Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon;

At Seventeen by Janis Ian.

I'll probably think of more classics later.

Alina Baraz - Show Me
Bjork - most but Pagan Poetry especially
Cara Dillon - Black is the Colour
Gloria Estefan - Cant Stay Away from You, and others.
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
LDR - most of it
Mel C - but not the other Spice Girls
Nelly Furtado - Im Like A BIrd
Sade - By Your Side and all the rest

So many Taylor Swift songs. She's so underrated. I love her cause she takes no shit and she's smart as hell.

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I knew you were trouble
Getaway car
Call it what you want
clean
state of grace
delicate
back to December
Dear John is particularly powerful (yes it's about a famous ex, but an EA one so he totally deserves it).

Winter - tori Amos
Back to black -Amy Winehouse
Set fire to the rain - Adele

IheartCaptainHolt kindred spirits

She's amazing. In every way.

A few more -
River deep, mountain high, Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Tainted love - Gloria Jones
Two times - Ann Lee
When will I see you again - The three degrees
I love to love - Tina Charles
It feels so good - Sonique
Everybody's free - Rozalla
Shocked by the power - Kylie Minogue
Humming - Kate Bush

If God is a DJ by Pink
Piece by Piece by Kelly Clarkson
Invisible Summer (whole album) by KD Lang
Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys

Thanks ecuse! I was just thinking of doing the same but you’ve saved me a job.

The video is so good

Kate Bush. Running up that hill, Cloudbusting are two of my favourite.

Florence Welch is another favourite.
Annie Lennox Sweet Dreams.

@NeverTalksToStrangers she is so underrated! People just think she's a silly pop girl but you are right, she takes no shit!

I bloody love Reputation!

Celine Dion _ Immortality

Emmy Lou by First Aid Kit springs immediately to mind but there are definitely others

If no one has yet mentioned 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor, good. Please don't. Please. However, Never Can Say Goodbye is splendid.

Also, My Boy Lollipop by Millie for a little unpretentious ska-pop.

Ah who am i kidding Madonna just Madonna

Time After Time and All Through The Night by Cyndi Lauper

Story of My Life - Lissie (cover). She has the most amazing voice.
Hope in the Air - Laura Marling

Also love The Staves.

How could I forget Cyndi Lauper! Love her version of I'm Gonna Be Strong.

Love this thread! Fancy bobby gentry and celine Dion think twice (I know sorry!). Also love pink revenge. And Gwen Stefani no doubt

Anything by Abba, but especially The day before you came.
Young hearts run free, In the ghetto - Candi Staton
Not a fan of country music, but I love Tammy Wynette's contribution to KLF's justified and ancient
New England, Days - Kirsty McColl

I Thought Of You Last Night by Jeri Southern, it's used in Can You Ever Forgive Me and I'd not heard of it before. It's lovely.

My Love My Life - ABBA

Together again - Janet Jackson

Also Lady Gaga- Speechless. Underrated song and her voice is amazing.

I'll Never Love Again by Lady Gaga

From the Anita Baker school of black American soul:

Oleta Adams “I’ve got to sing my song”.