Simple. Let's appreciate female singers/songwriters/performers. Favourite songs, pics, lyrics, or just general discussion.
I'll start...
Amy Winehouse
I've always been a fan of this woman's interesting,unique voice and incredible song writing skills. Her decline has been sad to watch. She traded her talent for drugs and alcohol, and it's a shame to say the least. She's an amazing artist, and could continue to be if she cleans herself up.
I have so much respect for the Jackson family, and Michael and Janet in particular. I'm not sure who's more talented, but I do know that I love them both!
Beth Gibbons-Seen Portishead in concert when I was 20, she was really humble and appreciated the crowds calls for more and came back for 2 encores. A beautiful lady!
I was born in the mid-nineties and their music were the ones I sung and danced to as a kid. I still know the lyrics to all their older songs. They've definitely gone crazy over the last few years, but I still like them for what they were.
Adele-I love the fact that she doesn't have to conform to the typical female artist image. Her talent speaks for itself.
Sade-She can disappear for years, and come back like she was never away. She's strictly about the music, nothing more, nothing less. I respect that.
Lauryn Hill- A genius imo (and I don't use that word often.) She has a beautiful voice, but I speak more so of her songwriting talent, her lyrics. If anyone has heard her "Unplugged" album in particular, you'll know what I mean. Her content, the issues she chooses to address, the way she puts words together is amazing. People say she's not all there and to quote her, honestly who is all there?? But I think she's actually more aware of what's going on around her (both in the world and in the music industry) than the average person is. She's just a special talent.
I will make two more excellent contributions to this thread. Though they both pale in comparison to my beautiful Regina. I seriously love so many female vocalists though it's not funny.
Ingrid Michealson:
Carla Bruni: Maybe I live under a rock, but I had no idea she was a singer. I just thought she was a hot French woman who married a short powerful guy.
Someone posted No Doubt above already but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Gwen Stefani. She is soooooo hot and even her voice turns me on.
"Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be." -Layne Staley
"The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future." -Marya Mannes
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