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Create a playlist. Strong female singers

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WeAreOnTheRoadToNowhere · 08/12/2022 21:08

I'm putting together a playlist and looking for suggestions
Female singers
I like belting it out in the car when I'm alone
My 2 favourite singers are Mary Coughlan and Kirsty MacColl. Florence and the machine, 4 non blondes and Alanis Morissette are sounds I like and sing along with
Can you add anything?

OP posts:
UsingChangeofName · 09/12/2022 00:17

Alison Moyet
Adele
Cher
Whitney Houston
Tina Turner
A little bit of Lulu, with 'Shout'
Leona Lewis
Annie Lennox
Keala Settle
Aretha Franklin

I'd put people like Carole King, Karen Carpenter, and Dolly Parton right up there with fantastic female singers, but probably not "belters" in the same way for turning up the volume and driving to

loveyouradvice · 09/12/2022 00:32

Grace Jones. Strongest woman ever. Xx

Starlitexpress · 09/12/2022 00:42

Jeen O'Brien, Canadian, particularly like the album Giftshop..........though good luck trying to get Alexa to play her as it is such a common name and definitely not my accent.

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AnnieRich · 09/12/2022 02:42

Linda Ronstadt
Lucinda Williams
Alison Krauss
Rosanne Cash
Gillian Welch

DuncanBiscuits · 09/12/2022 02:50

Beth Ditto

Soulstirring · 09/12/2022 03:41

Sia, her lyrics are excellent
Tracy Chapman
lana del rey

RopeyOldBird · 09/12/2022 04:13

Joss Stone

RopeyOldBird · 09/12/2022 04:14

...... and Yola

Forth · 09/12/2022 05:14

Not mentioned already:

Bat for lashes
Aimee Mann

okcurtains · 09/12/2022 05:56

Love these lists but... where's Carly Simon?? I love her

Also, Florence and the machine?

Butterchunks · 09/12/2022 07:01

Ani DiFranco,
Tori Amos,
PJ Harvey,
Kate Bush,
Carina Round,
Regina Spektor,
Joan Osborne

Emberness · 09/12/2022 07:07

Amy Macdonald ..I love her!

ingenvillvetavardukoptdintroja · 09/12/2022 07:17

Fiona Apple has a good mic of beautiful and angry songs!
First Aid Kit
Candi Staton young hearts run free
Chaka Khan I'm every woman
Cranberries
Dual lipa
dusty Springfield
Eurythmics
En vogue
Janet Jackson
Kelis
Laura Mvula
Lorde
Martha wainwright
Natasha Bedingfield

And I've recently fallen in love with Valerie June

ingenvillvetavardukoptdintroja · 09/12/2022 07:18

If you like indie, some good women fronted bands are sleeper, elastica, echobelly, yeah yeah yeahs and gossip

JuneOsborne · 09/12/2022 07:20

Really pleased to see Beth Hart getting a shout out. Her stuff with Joe Bonamassa on guitar is out of this world.

Also pleased to see some love for Natalie Merchant.

I came on to suggest some newer stuff, but see someone else has mentioned Yola, my current favourite: can't get enough of her at the minute. She sings on the Highwomen song. Check it out. It's my current 'on repeat' song.

And finally, the War and Treaty. What a story too.

Brefugee · 09/12/2022 08:11

my DH loves Beth Hart and would like to add Joanne Shaw Taylor to the list

Glad to see a lot of my favourites in here, Kiki Dee in particular is horribly underrated. First white person (woman?) to sign to Mowtown. Extraordinary voice.

Two new discoveries for me this year (they were doing backing vocals to my favourite band) are Leah Flannigan and Liz Stringer.

Nina Hagen does a batshit brilliant cover of Persona Jesus
if you like a bit of boppy french stuff Je Veux by Zaz is great
Janis Ian is just about retiring now but she has a great back catalogue
Melanie is a forgotten female voice from the late 60s/early 70s

Strong female? Pussy Riot do actually have a couple of bangers in their repertoire

something to lift your mood? Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba

Elkie Brooks has a lovely voice.
Has anyone mentioned Pat Benetar? (guilty pleasure for me)
and Sam Brown had a couple of good albums.

AnImaginaryCat · 09/12/2022 08:17

Lots mentioned already plus the Cowboy Junkies and the Highwomen (don't think they have been mentioned yet).

OP you know you've now going to have to make and share a playlist on Spotify now 😁

Brefugee · 09/12/2022 08:21

also if you want to include cover bands, the Iron Maidens are stunningly fantastic as are Black Sabbitch

Brefugee · 09/12/2022 08:21

a MN female playlist on Spotify would be fab.

TheOnlyMrsW · 09/12/2022 08:24

Came on to say Halestorm but noticed some have already mentioned the wonderful Lzzy!!!! Beth Blade and the Beautiful Disasters plus Within Temptation are worth a listen too.......love your idea @Brefugee, I'd play that all day long!

Kazzyhoward · 09/12/2022 08:38

Physical (Olivia Newton John)

brianixon · 09/12/2022 08:42

The Coors, all girl inc drummer, Tracy Chapman, Fast Car
Maddy Prior, You have a career of about 50 years to play through. Obvious Folk, Slow & wistful, Old Hymns, including Chrismas. Political. She done the lot
My current favourite is "somewhere along the road"

RobotandPenguin · 09/12/2022 08:51

So many great artists mentioned. I would add Helen Reddy - I Am Woman.

Also I'm really into Japanese Breakfast at the moment - Michelle Zauner has a great voice and some wonderful lyrics. Her book Crying in H-Mart is also beautiful.

Brefugee · 09/12/2022 08:54

gosh love Hellen Reddy. Angie Baby is such a shocking song.

SantanaBinLorry · 09/12/2022 08:54

Peaches
Regina Spektor
Aimme Mann