Best ever song sung by a female or female band

[Icy Gull]

I am struggling to think of one that would make my all time favourite top 10 songs.

Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone etc , all great songwriters and good songs but none would make my top 10

Can YOU think of one that you'd place amongst your very favourite songs?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

ummmmmmm. nope.

oh hang on.....'like a puppet on a string'

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Not in m top ten ever but best female songs would include:

- Carly Simon - Nobody does it better
- Lots of Blondie songs.
- P P Arnold - Angel
- P P Arnold - The first cut is the deepest

 

[Icy Gull]

- P P Arnold - The first cut is the deepest

Good call Richie

One that goes close but doesn't quite make it

Patti Smith - Because the Night

 

[Brighton Breezy]

P P Arnold had the voice of an angel and is a legend.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Tracy Chapman? Fastcar/ Revolution

Not amongst my top 10, but pretty decent.

 

[MattBackHome]

Does Traci Lords count on "Little Baby Nothing"? I really like some Ella Fitzgerald stuff and think Dinah Washington is class.

Also reckon eponymous Garbage album (the one with Stupid Girl) is sheer quality, but struggling to put any birds in my all time top ten - but it's a very exclusive top ten.

What about 'Gigantic' by The Pixies?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Ella Fitzgerald is great. I love one of her songs especially, think its called 'diamonds on the soles of her feet' or something like that.

 

[Cian]

Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach

A bit (well, Very) obscure, but excelent track,

 

[Icy Gull]

Ella Fitzgerald is great. I love one of her songs especially, think its called 'diamonds on the soles of her feet' or something like that.

I think you'll find that's Paul Simon not Ella Fitzgerald

 

[Icy Gull]

Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach

A bit (well, Very) obscure, but excelent track,

That comes closer than anything else so far

 

[dougdeep]

Ball and chain. Janis Joplin.

 

[Cian]

That comes closer than anything else so far

Well it is in my top ten anyway.

 

[El Presidente]

Song to the Siren: This Mortal Coil (featuring Liz Frazer)

Teardrop: Massive Attack

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Bananarama - Love in the First Degree!!

No?

Oh ok....

 

[sully]

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

For You - Judie Tzuke

One Minute - Judie Tzuke

Though you're right, there's not many, are there?

 

[On the Left Wing]

5. Joni Mitchell - A Case of You (and most of the other songs from Blue)

4. Michelle Shocked - Still Born (still makes me cry)

3. Shawn Colivin - Fearless Heart and Ol '55

2. Patti Smith - Frederick

But my personal top is:

1. Joan Baez DIAMONDS AND RUST (stunning!)

 

[Albion Dan]

Roberta Flack - First time ever I saw your face
Nancy Sinatra - You only live twice

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Delirium ft Sarah McLachlan - Silence
Patsy Cline - Crazy

 

[Lush]

Here's a few....

Call Me - Blondie
Shake Your Thang - Salt N Pepa
Sick N Tired - Ms Dynamite
It Feels So Good - Sonique
Wise Up - Aimee Mann
Nutbush City Limits - Ike but mainly Tina Turner
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Pearly Dewdrops Drops - Cocteau Twins