Great music by women

[IAmAmy]

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.

Amy I assume you know the name Wolf Alice is inspired by Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber ?

I do indeed Lass although I've not read the story itself yet! I must rectify this (especially given how much I incessantly listen to/promote the band who've adopted the excellent name)...

m.youtube.com/watch?v=I_TE_esWVtI

Oh that is so 80s. Haven't heard it in years. I had it as an LP (very much regret getting rid of most of my LPs as recently discovered LPs really do sound better and it's not just a myth made up by blokey record shop types)

We have lots of LPs and an LP player which presumably still works - I'll have to ask my parents to test it out and listen (I recall them playing LPs on it a fair few years ago). Or try myself but I'd probably destroy something...

I play mine through a deck connected to a Bose speaker by Bluetooth. The sound quality will depend on the quality of the deck and speakers, and the amp if you use the traditional set up. My LPs are all analog pressings. I'm not sure if digital repressing would be different from a CD.

From my metal-ish playlist...

Delain
Greywind
Halestorm
Kittie
Minor victories
Nightwish
The pretty reckless
Within temptation
Epica
Hole
The lounge kittens
Vukovi
No doubt
Arch enemy

One of my favourites ❤❤❤

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8hkmuTvkp_s

I have found my musical twins (or triplets?) solarrace and Beyonduser

I will forever be a riotgrrrl and a huge metal fan.

Here's my entry.

That is Otep btw. Yeah a female fronted band but she is the driving force within the band.

And also here is Kittie

Amy - she was so smart and funny & a great lyricist. I don't think I've heard anything of hers that I don't love. Also listen to Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Duffy, Rachel D'Arcy.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=96VqDKvv70Y

Also love Tracey Thorn's voice. Here she is in a collaboration with Massive Attack.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Epgo8ixX6Wo

I'm going to go through the latest songs posted on here today

Some more Wolf Alice whose songs I've been posting throughout this thread: m.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJDrnYmlvs

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ze6dERgzTg

An eclectic list.

My current favourite female singers are
Amy Shark
Bishop Briggs
London Grammar. ( well they are a band with a female lead)
Mariqueen Maandig. ( I adore her vocals on A drowning by How to destroy Angels)
Alex the Astrounaut

I recenlty heard Christine and Queens on radio one and really liked her songs.

Read up about her, she a very interesting person. She was given feminst literature to read growing up.

I've only heard a few songs and keep forgetting to find and download her album.

Malvina Reynolds, folk music scholar and political activist.
'The Singing Grandmother', modest success at 60!

'No hole in my head' and 'I don't mind failing' Joni Mitchell Maggie Bell and Stone the Crows Amy Winehouse Bobbie Gentry Emmy Lou Harris Sister Rosetta Tharpe Mavis Staple Aretha Franklyn Sandy Denny Joan Armatrading

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.

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.

Another from Wolf Alice, fittingly on female friendship

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TD_Q9CxXTo4

Marika Hackman

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