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Morbius

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197. A brief list.

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:30 PM

Jul 4

First, they called Aretha the Queen, but for me, she was more of a goddess.

Second, I've been a big fan of Kate Bush for some 40 years. There was a time when I would have happily dumped my wife for a chance at her. She was that beautiful. And an unforgettable voice. My wife knew about this; her alternative was Tom Cruise.

Third, she was known in life as La Divina, the divine one. Maria Callas, the finest soprano to ever grace vinyl in my book.

I didn't see anyone mention Sia. If you think of her only as the singer of "Chandelier", check out "Soon We'll Be Found" or "I'm Still Here."

Among the singers not mentioned above, I adore Elizabeth Fraser (of Cocteau Twins) and Victoria Legrand (of Beach House).

I cannot link to youtube on a company computer, but if you seek out Cocteau Twins Carolyn's Fingers and Beach House Somewhere Tonight you are in for a couple of sonic treats.

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Who is your favorite women singer/singers. Any genre of music. Mine is Joni Mitchel and Carol King, Julie Andrews. How [View all] debm55 Jul 1 OP

Linda Ronstadt nt doc03 Jul 1 #1

Thank you very much doc03 debm55 Jul 1 #10

Joan Baez SheltieLover Jul 1 #2

Thank you SheltieLover. I agree. debm55 Jul 1 #11

Yes.. Late 60's, 70s, 80s the best & those women exemplify. But, I have to also add my "Queen" hlthe2b Jul 1 #3

Same here hIthe2b. Love her voice and songs with the group and solo. debm55 Jul 1 #12

I'll add Judith Durham/The Seekers, Janis Joplin blm Jul 1 #16

Thank you very much, blm for sharing with us debm55 Jul 1 #21

Amen Judith Durham and RIP IA8IT Jul 1 #139

I'll second her nomination. FuzzyRabbit Jul 1 #151

Thank you very much IA8IT for sharing Judith Durham with us. debm55 Jul 2 #173

Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchel and the women in Manhattan Transfer. chouchou Jul 1 #4

Thank you very much, chouchou. angels singing on earth. debm55 Jul 1 #13

The Wilson sisters in Heart really good stuff as package JT45242 Jul 1 #5

Very true on all singers. All perfect. Thank you very much, JT45242. debm55 Jul 1 #22

Linda Ronstadt & K.D. Lang 2MuchNoise Jul 1 #6

Thank you very much 2MuchNoise. Great singers. debm55 Jul 1 #23

Bonnie Raitt. Dulcinea Jul 1 #7

Dulcinea. she is amazing as are you. thank you for your selection. debm55 Jul 1 #24

Linda Ronstadt, Ann Wilson, and Bonnie Raitt along with your two choices Deb. Diamond_Dog Jul 1 #8

Thank you very much. beautiful voices. Thanks Diamond-Dog. debm55 Jul 1 #57

Sarah McLachlan Announces First Album In A Decade: Hear "Better Broken" YorkRd Jul 1 #9

Thank you very much. I cried everytime I heard that ASPCA ad. She has the voice of an angel. debm55 Jul 1 #60

Mitchell's Court and Spark is a great album surfered Jul 1 #14

Thank you very much. surfered. I agree with you. debm55 Jul 1 #41

Judy Collins, Sarah Mclaughlin, Joni Mitchell, whathehell Jul 1 #15

What a list, whathehell. I remember singing to their beautiful voices. and songs. debm55 Jul 1 #42

Thanks, Deb, I just love their music.. whathehell Jul 1 #96

thank you whatthehell. You touched my heart. debm55 Jul 3 #185

You're very sweet, Deb whathehell Jul 3 #191

The one's who can belt it out. Coolgoober Jul 1 #17

Thank you very much, Coolgoober. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #62

Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone LoisB Jul 1 #18

Wow, what a selection of heavenly and strong voices. Thank you LoisB. debm55 Jul 1 #85

Stevie Nicks and Bonnie Raitt catbyte Jul 1 #19

Agree. Thank you catbyte. They have the voices and songs of the heavens. debm55 Jul 1 #80

Pat Benatar is #1! lark Jul 1 #20

Thank you very much for your selections, lark. Voices like the angels. debm55 Jul 1 #25

Lucinda Williams cloudbase Jul 1 #26

Thank you very much, cloudbase. for selecting Lucinda Williams. debm55 Jul 1 #98

Rickie Lee Jones sestina Jul 1 #27

Thank you very much, sestina. The voices of angels. debm55 Jul 1 #99

Julia Michaels RoadRunner Jul 1 #28

Thank you very much, RoadRunner, You are loved. debm55 Jul 3 #184

Janis! Patsy! ILikePie92 Jul 1 #29

Thank you very much IlikePie92 for your great list of wonderful, talented and female singers. debm55 Jul 1 #156

I forgot to add Eva Cassidy. 2MuchNoise Jul 1 #30

I loved and miss her beautiful voice and songs. Thank you 2Much Noise. debm55 Jul 1 #101

Patsy Cline SARose Jul 1 #31

Thank you SARose. she had a voice of an angel debm55 Jul 3 #186

Aimee Mann displacedvermoter Jul 1 #32

Thank you very much for your selections, displacedvermoter debm55 Jul 1 #77

Yes, almost included her on my already to long list NT Ilikepurple Jul 1 #135

I forgot Emmy Lou Harris and Nicolette Larson displacedvermoter Jul 1 #144

Nellie Lutcher Chipper Chat Jul 1 #33

Thank you very much, Chipper Chat. debm55 Jul 1 #58

Emmylou Harris, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, 3-way tie. Close second, Aretha Franklin. Dorothy V Jul 1 #34

Thank you very much Dorothy V, Wonderful voices. debm55 Jul 1 #55

AIMEE MANN and JOAN JETT OhioBack2Blue Jul 1 #35

Thank you very much for sharing with us.OhioBack2Blue. debm55 Jul 1 #51

Linda Ronstandt OLDMDDEM Jul 1 #36

Thank you very much OLDMDDEM. She could sing anything and make it sound like heaven. debm55 Jul 1 #50

Mine is Dionne Warwick NEOH Jul 1 #37

Thank you very much, NEOH. Dionne had such a lovely smooth voice. debm55 Jul 1 #40

Norah Jones Sneederbunk Jul 1 #38

Edith Piaf -- La vie en rose Haggard Celine Jul 1 #39

Thank you very much, Haggard Celine for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #43

Yes. And "Non, je ne regrette rien" AloeVera Jul 1 #107

Beautiful voice of an angel. thank you AloeVera debm55 Jul 3 #189

Nina the great malaise Jul 1 #44

Thank you very much Maliase for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #49

Irene Cara Permanut Jul 1 #45

Thank you Permanut. loved her voice and that song. debm55 Jul 1 #48

Karen Carpenter Wiz Imp Jul 1 #46

Thank you Wiz Imp. wonderful voice. We miss you Karen debm55 Jul 1 #47

Renee Fleming, Kiri te Kanawa, Lise Davidsen. Ocelot II Jul 1 #52

Wonderful choices. I have heard Renee Fleming sing. Beautiful voines of angels. thank you Ocelot II debm55 Jul 1 #53

Renee Fleming attended the middle school where my late mother... 3catwoman3 Jul 1 #63

Thank you very much for the information. And may the memories of your mom be a blessing to you the rest of your days. debm55 Jul 1 #71

jo stafford Layzeebeaver Jul 1 #54

Thank you very much , Layzeebeaver. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #56

Nora Jones is proof there is a God. Linda and Ella Fitzgerald are proof too. Botany Jul 1 #59

Agree. Thank you Botany. Voices from the heavens. debm55 Jul 1 #69

Carly Simon for me. 3catwoman3 Jul 1 #61

Me too. Thank you very much, 3catwoman3 for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #68

Linda Ronstadt, Carol King, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton TommieMommy Jul 1 #64

Thank you very much TommieMommy for your wonderful selections. debm55 Jul 1 #67

Ann Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Marta Reeves ProfessorGAC Jul 1 #65

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. Three great selections. debm55 Jul 1 #66

Judy Collins, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, madamesilverspurs Jul 1 #70

OH my how did I forget Julie? Thank you very much madamesilverspurs. for your selection. debm55 Jul 1 #72

Joni Mitchell, Celine Dion, Joan Baez, Beth Hart KT2000 Jul 1 #73

Wonderful, Thank you very much KT2000 for your great selections. debm55 Jul 1 #74

Beth Hart is a force of nature Lochloosa Jul 1 #81

Have you seen this one?? KT2000 Jul 1 #94

Beautiful . Thank you KT2000 debm55 Jul 1 #97

I goofed - Beth Hart KT2000 Jul 1 #100

So many from the 70's but for now rainy Jul 1 #75

Thank you very much for you selection, rainy. debm55 Jul 1 #76

Give a listen to Brandy Clark customerserviceguy Jul 1 #78

Thank you very much for your suggestion. customerserviceguy. I will check out You Tube. debm55 Jul 1 #86

One you've never heard. Caitin Canty. Lochloosa Jul 1 #79

Thank you very much, Lochloosa. Love bluegrass. I will look her up on YouTube. I am surprised no one mentioned debm55 Jul 1 #95

She's not known outside of bluegrass. Lochloosa Jul 1 #110

Difficult question!! FloridaDAR Jul 1 #82

Thank you very much FloridaDAR, Different times and genres, but your selection is outstanding. debm55 Jul 1 #92

Some singers from the past, no doubt! FloridaDAR Jul 1 #112

Thank you very much. FloridaDAR. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #190

ella sings cole porter. mopinko Jul 1 #134

Gaga WheelWalker Jul 1 #83

thank you WheelWalker. My students in school turned me on to her music during her Little Monsters stage. debm55 Jul 1 #88

Annie Haslam and Claudia Schmidt WestMichRad Jul 1 #84

Thank you very much WestMichRad. I will check them out. debm55 Jul 1 #87

I knew her Cirsium Jul 1 #127

I've always loved Judy Garland JoseBalow Jul 1 #89

I thank you very much, JoseBalow. Judy's voice was so full of emotion Loved her voice and songs. debm55 Jul 1 #90

Joan Baez is #1, but I sure love Yvonne Elliman also rurallib Jul 1 #91

I have to agree with you, ruralib. All outstanding selections. Thank you. debm55 Jul 1 #93

Betty Davis, Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux, Marianne Faithful Ilikepurple Jul 1 #102

Thank you very much IIikepurple. for your selections. debm55 Jul 1 #105

Debt. Thank you for starting these entertaining lists. NT Ilikepurple Jul 1 #141

You are very welcome.IIikepurple debm55 Jul 1 #155

Now I'm sitting here thinking of who I left off Ilikepurple Jul 1 #138

So many great ones! Several of mine that I don't think have been mentioned already KPN Jul 1 #103

Fantastic list, KPN. thank you very much for your selections debm55 Jul 1 #106

Carolyn Hester Zackzzzz Jul 1 #104

Thank you very much Zackzzzz. And welcome to the DU Lounge. debm55 Jul 1 #108

A couple of ladies LogDog75 Jul 1 #109

Thank you very much LogDog75, Wonderful singers May they RIP debm55 Jul 2 #174

Ann Wilson, #1 Bayard Jul 1 #111

Oh! MorbidButterflyTat Jul 1 #116

Thank you very much much. MorbidButterflyTat. Loved her voice. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 2 #171

What a list. Thank you very much , Bayard for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #172

Thank you very much Bayard.And thank you for sharing your outstanding selection of female singers. debm55 Jul 3 #188

1. Linda Ronstadt 2. Dolly 3. Mama Cass 4. China Forbes 5. Julie Andrews yellowdogintexas Jul 1 #113

Thank you very much yellowdogintexas.Love the video. debm55 Jul 1 #131

Cat Russell, Joan Armitrading, Tracy Chapman Easterncedar Jul 1 #114

wonderful singers with heavenly voices. Thank you Easterncedar. debm55 Jul 1 #129

Tori Amos MorbidButterflyTat Jul 1 #115

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. What a great list. debm55 Jul 1 #128

1) Karen Carpenter 2) Mariya Takeuchi subterranean Jul 1 #117

Thank you very much for sharing with us, subterranean. debm55 Jul 1 #126

Gladys Knight, Barbara Mandrell, Joan Baez lpbk2713 Jul 1 #118

Thank you Ipbk2713 You have a terrific list of heavenly singers to share with us. debm55 Jul 1 #124

Hey Deb! Try Lacy J. Dalton! no_hypocrisy Jul 1 #119

Oh I like her sound and voice. Thank you no_hyocrisy for sharing with us. I will take a trip to YouTube and find more. debm55 Jul 1 #123

Patsy Cline Emile Jul 1 #120

Thank you very much Emile, I love her voice and songs. Didn't Willie Nelson write "Walking After Midnight: TY for debm55 Jul 1 #121

Not sure, but he did write Crazy. Emile Jul 1 #122

Thanks Emile debm55 Jul 1 #125

Tracy Chapman sheshe2 Jul 1 #130

Thank you very much. sheshe2. Tracey has the wistful voice of an angel and the voice of a stronge women. Beautuful debm55 Jul 1 #133

That song MorbidButterflyTat Jul 1 #136

Me too. sheshe2 Jul 1 #146

It is my favorite too. debm55 Jul 1 #154

Love it, too! She and Carole King are getting me through a lot now.... CTyankee Jul 4 #193

Karen Carpenter yourout Jul 1 #132

Sweet, sweet Karen. Thank you very much for sharing with us. yourout. debm55 Jul 1 #153

Nancy Wilson. She was amazing with what she did with lyrics. jrthin Jul 1 #137

Thank you very much jrthin I agree. debm55 Jul 1 #152

Stevie Nicks MichMan Jul 1 #140

I agree. I love the Belladonna album. debm55 Jul 1 #150

Stevie is a class act. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2 #163

What a great question! OldBaldy1701E Jul 1 #142

Thank you very much OldBaldy17101E What beautiful voices. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #149

BTW, Karen was one of the sweetest people you would ever want to meet. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jul 2 #164

Julie Andrews, Barbara Streisand and some_of_us_are_sane Jul 1 #143

Thank you very much some_of _us_are_sane. I love your choices of female singers. Grace's voice is hypnotic debm55 Jul 1 #148

Aretha Franklin, Annie Lenox and The Wizard Jul 1 #145

Thank you for sharing with us, The Wizard. All wonderful singers. debm55 Jul 1 #147

Joni, Linda, Kate Bush, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Debbie Harry, LuvLoogie Jul 1 #157

Terrific list there, LuvLoogie, Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #170

MY stretch, love Elina Garanca (Latvian) elleng Jul 1 #158

Thank you very much for sharing with us, elleng. Beautiful. debm55 Jul 2 #169

Oh my god! Kelly of course! LuvLoogie Jul 1 #159

Thank you very much. LuvLoogie for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #168

Strange -- no mention of Billie Holiday, ... Tarzanrock Jul 2 #160

Wow. Tarzanrock . Thank you for your selection of female singers with voices of the angels. debm55 Jul 2 #167

There are so many, so great. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2 #161

thank you very much discntnt_irny_srcsm for your wonderful selection. Thank for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #166

I liked Linda Rondstadt and Sinead O'Connor, also Suzanne Vega ("Luka") ailsagirl Jul 2 #162

Thank you very allsagirl for your wonderful selections. I will have to catch Heart at the Kennedy Center debm55 Jul 2 #165

Patti Smith, Siousxie, Tina, Mavis Staples electric_blue68 Jul 2 #175

Thank you very much , electric_blue68 debm55 Jul 2 #176

Grace Slick DBoon Jul 2 #177

Thank you very much , DBoon debm55 Jul 2 #179

Mine are: pnwest Jul 2 #178

Great selection pnwest. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 2 #180

Corin Tucker from Sleater Kinney DBoon Jul 2 #181

Thank you very much DBoon, I agree . the whole family sis so talented. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 3 #187

Karen Carpenter is alone in first place. malthaussen Jul 3 #182

Thank you so much Mal for sharing with us. Her voice is one of an angel debm55 Jul 3 #183

Billie Holliday, Judy Collins, Joan Armatrading, Dolores O'Riordan. Laffy Kat Jul 3 #192

Thank you very much Laffy Kat debm55 Jul 4 #194

Marian Anderson retread Jul 4 #195

Thank you very much retread. What an outstanding moment in time. debm55 Jul 4 #196

A brief list. Morbius Jul 4 #197

Wonderful list, Morbius. Outstanding. thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 5 #198