I will start with one that I don't remember seeing discussed here....
MELISSA ETHERIDGE....DOES ANYONE WRING MORE EMOTION out of a song?!! Here is a heart rending video from 94....maybe a little over done, but the music is rocking full tilt as usual!
Lauren wrote:Well of course Janis J...can't leave her out.
Of course Janis J Always Janis Grace Slick was cool and I love her voice. And in the field of GREAT modern female singers and songwriters I'd have to say Fiona Apple, adore her
Carole King. She co-wrote "Don't Bring Me Down", which is one of my favorite Animals songs, as well as three of the Monkees greatest in "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "The Porpoise Song" and "As We Go Along". IMO, the "Porpoise Song"/"As We Go Along" 45 is one of the all-time best. She was also covered by The Beatles and The Byrds, and wrote several other classic hits. Of course, there's also her classic album "Tapestry".
The Animals performing "Don't Bring Me Down" on the Ed Sullivan Show:
BallroomDays67 wrote:Carole King. She co-wrote "Don't Bring Me Down", which is one of my favorite Animals songs, as well as three of the Monkees greatest in "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "The Porpoise Song" and "As We Go Along". IMO, the "Porpoise Song"/"As We Go Along" 45 is one of the all-time best. She was also covered by The Beatles and The Byrds, and wrote several other classic hits. Of course, there's also her classic album "Tapestry".
The Animals performing "Don't Bring Me Down" on the Ed Sullivan Show:
She wrote for James Taylor and Carly Simon too I think
Up on the Roof
So Far Away
I feel the Earth Move
You make me feel lke a Natural Woman
You've got a Friend
those are some I thinking off hand she did
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD!...singer arranger, producer, songwriter...such a talent! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA48IL6bQQU"I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF"...REALLY GREAT!
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
Any fans of Kristin Hersh i wonder?
Pretty much in a league of her own, whether it be her work with Throwing Muses, her own solo work or the heavy Thrash sound of Fifty foot wave.
Prefer the muses and early solo releases myself as they were quite sparse in production but sung with great emotion,.
Very much an unsung hero/heroine in my book
shakey wrote:Any fans of Kristin Hersh i wonder?
Pretty much in a league of her own, whether it be her work with Throwing Muses, her own solo work or the heavy Thrash sound of Fifty foot wave.
Prefer the muses and early solo releases myself as they were quite sparse in production but sung with great emotion,.
Very much an unsung hero/heroine in my book
I need to check her out....thanks!
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
Watching the stars till they're gone,
like an actor all alone,
who never knew the story he was in,
who never knew the story ends.
Like the sky reflecting my heart,
all the colors become visible.
When the morning begins... I'll read the last line.
Watching the stars till they're gone,
like an actor all alone,
who never knew the story he was in,
who never knew the story ends.
Like the sky reflecting my heart,
all the colors become visible.
When the morning begins... I'll read the last line.
"NO END"
Some others by Sandy I particularly love...
"The End Of The Day"
"Sweet Rosemary"
"RIsing For The Moon"
"No End" I find to be particularly bittersweet and gets me thoughtful and quiet....a real favorite! If you have the acoustic demo with just Denny on the piano ---that is my favorite!
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Always Janis