emotional female vocals

[musica]

 

[musica]

 

[mhardy6647]

So... as I reflect on this thread... I find myself thinking that Annie Lennox belongs in here somewhere. Somehow.
She's cool and ... not so cool, almost at the same time. Certainly, sometimes, from one note to the next.
She's not one of my big faves, but I have tremendous admiration for her.

Let's just kind of drop a coupla Annie Lennox YTs here.
YMMV, of course.

Train in Vain (I know lots of folks ain't crazy about her cover -- but it works pretty well for me):

... and Alanis hasn't been mentioned, has she?
OK, now she has.

... and Nina Simone

 

[mhardy6647]

Not all emotions are so overtly... emotional.

You can pick your favorite female vocal version of this Richard Thompson song (e.g., perhaps Bonnie Raitt) but I pick this one...

 

[mhardy6647]

another not-so-emotional, but very emotional song: Patty Larkin's I Told Him that my Dog Wouldn't Run

and howzabout Bonnie Raitt covering John Prine's Angel from Montgomery?

These both often make me cry when I listen to them.

 

[mhardy6647]

This is another tough one, from Emmylou Harris' excellent album Red Dirt Girl.
The whole album is a gut punch (i.e., listen to it, but not if you're feeling too bleak )

Try this one for starters:

 

[Bren Derlin]

Give the speakers some juice. You're welcome.

 

[Philipp]

Emotional classic:
Anything (from the old stuff) by Adele and Amy Winehouse.

Emotional but very tricky (outdoor?) recording for your soundsystem:
Feist - The Park
(if that one sounds good, your system is not a bad one)
The whole Reminder Album is a good one for me.

EDIT:
Anything by Dominique Fils-Aimé.