sexiest female vocals?

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I'm voting for Hope Sandoval or Kahmi Karie

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 19 September 2002 02:08 (twenty-three years ago)

RuPaul

― B:Rad (Brad), Thursday, 19 September 2002 02:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Right now? Silverman's Anna Dennis - www.silvermania.co.uk - they are so rocking my boat right now.

― Charlie (Charlie), Thursday, 19 September 2002 02:20 (twenty-three years ago)

that girl who sings the prettier sloan songs.

― brian badword (badwords), Thursday, 19 September 2002 02:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Corin Corin Corin

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 19 September 2002 04:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Julie London.

― JC (JC A.), Thursday, 19 September 2002 04:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Hello? Ronnie Spector!

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 19 September 2002 04:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Sarah Cracknell? Ah gowaaaan.

― Charlie (Charlie), Thursday, 19 September 2002 04:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Wendy James

(sits back, awaits fireworks)

― Charlie (Charlie), Thursday, 19 September 2002 04:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Maybe an unpopular choice? Harriet Wheeler.

― paul cox (paul cox), Thursday, 19 September 2002 06:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Stella Chiweshe, Sheryl Crow, Martha Davis

― dave q, Thursday, 19 September 2002 06:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Brigitte Bardot.

― Captain Sleep (Captain Sleep), Thursday, 19 September 2002 06:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Nina Persson, Julie London, Raissa, Kahimi Karie, Francoise Hardy, Keren Ann, (an unknown girl who sings on Gene's "The Accidental"), Natacha Atlas, France Gall and April March.

― kinski (kinski), Thursday, 19 September 2002 06:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Three words: Bilinda Jayne Butcher.

Did anyone else read the interview with Debbie Googe where she says Bilinda audtioned for MBV by singing Dolly Parton's "Bargain Store"!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 19 September 2002 06:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Her out of the Divinyls.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 September 2002 06:46 (twenty-three years ago)

uhhh, the amazing one in the New Pornographers? Whassername?

― Charlie (Charlie), Thursday, 19 September 2002 07:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Neko Case

― paul cox (paul cox), Thursday, 19 September 2002 07:10 (twenty-three years ago)

that's the one. uuuuuuuuhhhhhh....

ahem. sorry.

― Charlie (Charlie), Thursday, 19 September 2002 07:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Cat Power!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 19 September 2002 09:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Khia. Amerie. Harriet Wheeler sort-of. Good call on Sheryl Crow, too.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 19 September 2002 10:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Heather Nova, Tanita Tikaram, Diamanda Galas (ha!)

― Siegbran Hetteson (eofor), Thursday, 19 September 2002 10:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Sinead O'Connor has a potentially v sexy voice but never sexy material.

The Shangri-Las! "Close...very, very...close."

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 19 September 2002 10:05 (twenty-three years ago)

i like the voice of the female singer in Len

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 19 September 2002 10:22 (twenty-three years ago)

oh, and Paula Kelley on Kick The Tragedy, of course!

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 19 September 2002 10:22 (twenty-three years ago)

nancy wilson!
listen to her boiling version of marvin gaye's "come get to this"... ohhhh boyyyyyy.
"i want to feel what i felt all alone, come here baby, get to this..."

― joan vich (joan vich), Thursday, 19 September 2002 11:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Patty Donahue on "Everything's Wrong if My Hair is Wrong."

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 19 September 2002 11:27 (twenty-three years ago)

That female vox on Dntel: Anytime, Anywhere track - super sexy sublime

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 19 September 2002 11:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Margaret Fiedler (Laika, Moonshake).

"Shut off, curl up / If it hurts, push harder"

Damn, girl.

― Ernest P., Thursday, 19 September 2002 12:26 (twenty-three years ago)

beth orton. not dirty sexy but sexy all the same.

― michael wells (michael w.), Thursday, 19 September 2002 12:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Allyson Goldfrapp

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 September 2002 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power)! Beth Orton's got a lovely voice as well.

that girl who sings the prettier sloan songs.

Jennifer Pierce from the dearly departed Jale (later The Vees).

Plumtree had the cutest voices, but that was just they were the ultimate Power Puff Girls band.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 19 September 2002 13:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Beth Gibbons
Nina Simone
PJ Harvey
Avy (ala Sharkboy).

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 19 September 2002 13:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Lata Mangeshkar

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 19 September 2002 13:27 (twenty-three years ago)

do you mean sexy vocals (the actual singing) or sexy singers (the way they look)? Anyway, your two choices fit both bills i'd say.

― g (graysonlane), Thursday, 19 September 2002 14:20 (twenty-three years ago)

anyone remembers a french band called Spring?

― joan vich (joan vich), Thursday, 19 September 2002 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey Martian, that's Mia Doi Todd from the Dntel record. Her solo album is out now - am I actually breaking off some info for DJ Martian!!?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 19 September 2002 16:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Dusty Springfield

― Burr, Thursday, 19 September 2002 16:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Another vote for Dusty Springfield, maybe all-time great.

Rebecca Gates's singing also really hits me, uh, there.

― wl (wl), Thursday, 19 September 2002 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

"do you mean sexy vocals (the actual singing) or sexy singers (the way they look)?"

I was thinking along the lines of how they sing.

I second Brigitte Bardot, and Patty Donahue

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

hey Joan - Spring joy ! I always thought i was the only one (in my world at least) who appreciated how marvellous/sexy/groovy that Anglophile Franco-Spanish trio were. And mmm what a sexy voice she had.

― Darren, Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Mary-Jane Girls

― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

hey darren: you were not the only one! at least there's also lawrence from felt who thinks the same!
she's currently doing some new stuff under the name of suburbia, but it hasn't been released yet.

― joan vich (joan vich), Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Sarah Moore (nee Nixey), Emma Pollock, Susan Dillane, Neko Case, Shirley Simms...

― Mr Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:45 (twenty-three years ago)

for some reason lately the Kelis-sung chorus of Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Got Your Money" has struck me as the sexiest thing on earth, no idea why. that (particular instance of) metronomic robot blankness is oddly appealing for some reason

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 19 September 2002 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)

oh, and Lisa Stansfield, esp. the first album

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 19 September 2002 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Dusty Springfield, Ronnie Spector.

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 19 September 2002 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Sia Furler

― Saskia, Thursday, 19 September 2002 19:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Peggy Lee, the girl in the Trogg's "Come Now", Judy Nylon & Patti Paladin.

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 19 September 2002 22:19 (twenty-three years ago)

And Joan Jett!

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 19 September 2002 22:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Sia Furler

so, so right. Wonderful.

― Charlie (Charlie), Thursday, 19 September 2002 23:16 (twenty-three years ago)

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Kelis's voice is really sexy sometimes - the aforementioned "Got Your Money," "Trick Me," other times not so much.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronnie Spector
Wanda Jackson
Yoko Ono (occasionally)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 02:00 (twenty-one years ago)

shana nelson, beth gibbons, kelli dayton, the chick out of the cowboy junkies, louise rhodes, dusty springfield, holly golightly

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 02:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Alizee.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 16 June 2004 02:17 (twenty-one years ago)

If gem meant Shara Nelson, then that's about the most stereotypically trip hop post evah. ; )

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 02:34 (twenty-one years ago)

lynee breedlove

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)

i did mean shara nelson actually, i like triphop, stereotyped or not. not sure where the cowboy junkies, dusty springfield and holly golightly fit into the triphop music map though?

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Ladybug/Mecca/that chick in Digable Planets

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 06:02 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 00:46 (nineteen years ago)

chrissie hynde

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 00:50 (nineteen years ago)

mark kozelek

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 00:50 (nineteen years ago)

no, no no you've got it all wrong.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 00:50 (nineteen years ago)

ada

― jergins (jergins), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 05:00 (nineteen years ago)

tracy chapman

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 05:15 (nineteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

some interesting choices upthread

i'll go with anneke van giersbergen, kazu makino, bjork, early cat power (something changed about her voice), that girl who sang that one part of that one kyo single, billie holiday in her golden-throated heyday, neko case, juliana hatfield, stina nordenstam, charlotte gainsbourg...

sorry for reviving this. i'm bored and not tired

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 8 February 2007 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

paris ? ah. sorry. ok : ciara, francoise hardy, elli medeiros...

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Thursday, 8 February 2007 16:22 (eighteen years ago)

jennifer charles

― m the g (mister the guanoman), Thursday, 8 February 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)

Karen Carpenter

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Thursday, 8 February 2007 18:08 (eighteen years ago)

singing in french is cheating

― If you fuck with Jimmy Mod, you call down the thunder (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 8 February 2007 19:11 (eighteen years ago)

beth ditto. mmmm.

the girl from cansei de ser sexy.

dani siciliano.

i still find tori incredibly sexy.

georgia from yo la tengo.

― Emily Bjurnhjam (Emily Bjurnhjam), Thursday, 8 February 2007 19:38 (eighteen years ago)

singing in french is cheating

yup. good, innit?

― m the g (mister the guanoman), Thursday, 8 February 2007 21:59 (eighteen years ago)

Sade

― is anyone anticipating the new Baaderonixx? (baaderonixx), Thursday, 8 February 2007 22:11 (eighteen years ago)

Hope Sandoval

― is anyone anticipating the new Baaderonixx? (baaderonixx), Thursday, 8 February 2007 22:11 (eighteen years ago)

adaesi ukairo
regina spektor

― kleight (kleight), Friday, 9 February 2007 04:23 (eighteen years ago)

Surely must be Jane Birkin, eh?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 9 February 2007 04:41 (eighteen years ago)

Ronnie Spector
Wanda Jackson
Yoko Ono (occasionally)
-- Myonga Von Bontee

Can't believe I left out Donna Summer!

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Friday, 9 February 2007 10:50 (eighteen years ago)

why would singing in french be cheating ??
in this case, the thread title should be : "sexiest female english vocals"...
in this case : Françoise Hardy in English !
(+ claudine longet in english).

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Friday, 9 February 2007 11:45 (eighteen years ago)

[i]"Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields..."
AHA! So THAT's her main project!

I've become very familiar (obsessed?) with her sexy-as-sin voice thanks to the Loveage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By album featuring herself, Mike Patton (a sexy beast of a voice on that guy too), and Dan the Automator. Only, all this time I didn't know what group she came from. Thank you kindly, sir! [/i]

Fourhted. PJ Harvey, check.

[i]The girl from the Cardigans! (Help us out here)[/i]

Dolores o'Rihordan or something

― the Dirt (FunkDirt), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:05 (eighteen years ago)

I'm such an internet loser. someone remind me how to make cursive?

― the Dirt (FunkDirt), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:05 (eighteen years ago)

why would singing in french be cheating ??

because singing in french immediately ups the sexiness level by exactly 247.2%. even paris hilton might have a chance of sounding sexy in french.

but probably not.

― m the g (mister the guanoman), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:08 (eighteen years ago)

ahah. I think she actually sings/says something in french on her album. not sure though.
might just be some "jeu de mot" on her name...

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:34 (eighteen years ago)

[i]The girl from the Cardigans! (Help us out here)[/i]

Dolores o'Rihordan or something

gold.

― internet loser (kit brash), Saturday, 10 February 2007 01:56 (eighteen years ago)

She doesn't really sing much, but every word that comes out of Beth Nottingham's mouth (drummer for The Black Lipstick) is sexy as hell.

― dlp9001 (dlp9001), Saturday, 10 February 2007 02:04 (eighteen years ago)

because singing in french immediately ups the sexiness level by exactly 247.2%.

in that case, i vote for thrillpillow's "franch"

― Lawrence the Looter (Lawrence the Looter), Saturday, 10 February 2007 03:00 (eighteen years ago)

jennifer herrema to thread

― mr. me three (xave), Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:12 (eighteen years ago)

i read this thread as "sexist female vocalists." highly disappointed.

― critique de la vie quotidienne (modestmickey), Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:22 (eighteen years ago)

but anyways, rita lee from os mutantes circa "baby" (1971 english version) is the correct answer.

― critique de la vie quotidienne (modestmickey), Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:31 (eighteen years ago)

NOT Samantha Fux

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:55 (eighteen years ago)

[i]The girl from the Cardigans! (Help us out here)[/i]

Nina Persson. Everything she sings is close to porn. Youtube the video for "I Need Some Fine Wine (And You Need to be Nicer)"

That was easy!

― Grey, Ian (IanBrooklyn), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:33 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctKCerpRtsQ

"Sit. Good dog. Stay. Bad dog. Woo!"

― Grey, Ian (IanBrooklyn), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:35 (eighteen years ago)

I mean, terrific song, Nina as dominatrix, sleeping maid and Nina looking very Veronica Mars'ish while cat and dog fly about in slo-mo and glasses and cups break. There is no bad here.

― Grey, Ian (IanBrooklyn), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:46 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Listening straight through her Chess Box Set and I gotta say, without reservation, Etta James.

― Mordy, Saturday, 31 January 2009 06:28 (sixteen years ago)

Patti Smith. Call me an androgyne, call me what you will.

― mose def (kenan), Saturday, 31 January 2009 06:38 (sixteen years ago)

woah. Not as sexy as when she does this as a duet with Glen Campbell (as mentioned above), but pretty crazy here. She's so sleepy.

― dan selzer, Saturday, 31 January 2009 07:56 (sixteen years ago)

Dominique from Ivy, and in her own inimitable way: Sharon Jones.

― ellaguru, Saturday, 31 January 2009 22:13 (sixteen years ago)

T-boz of TLC

― Christyles, Sunday, 1 February 2009 11:41 (sixteen years ago)

I love a lot of different female voices. Here are some in alphabetical order:

- Isabelle Adjani
- Emma Anderson (Lush)
- Laurie Anderson
- Joan Baez
- Sally Barker
- Jane Birkin
- Kate Bush
- Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine)
- Camille (also singing for Nouvelle Vague)
- Jennifer Charles (Elysium Fields)
- Caroline Crawley (Shelleyan Orphan)
- Julee Cruise
- Kim Deal (Pixies)
- Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
- Tanja Donelly (Throwing Muses)
- Sally Ellyson (Hem)
- Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Lisa Germano
- Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
- Allison Goldfrapp (Goldfrapp)
- Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
- Francoise Hardy
- Angie Hart (Frente!)
- PJ Harvey
- Juliana Hatfield
- Billie Holiday
- Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders)
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Valérie Leulliot (Autour de Lucie)
- Joanne Loughman (Glee Club)
- Aimee Mann
- Shirley Manson (Garbage)
- Chan Marshall (Cat Power)
- Nathalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs)
- Joni Mitchell
- Stina Nordenstam
- Sinead O'Connor
- Mary Margaret O'Hara
- Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
- Annette Peacock
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Poe
- Sade
- Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
- Michelle Shocked
- Nina Simone
- Kendra Smith (Opal)
- Patti Smith
- Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)
- Suzanne Vega
- Gillian Welch
- Harriet Wheeler (Sundays)
- Lucinda Williams

― alex in mainhattan, Sunday, 1 February 2009 13:21 (sixteen years ago)

Belinda Carlisle

― Mahatma Blagojevich (redmond), Sunday, 1 February 2009 14:08 (sixteen years ago)

When I think "sexy vocals" all I can think of is that Jim Backus / Phyllis Diller "Delicious" thing.

But otherwise, probably Sue from Life Without Buildings (?)

― Tourtiere (Owen Pallett), Sunday, 1 February 2009 14:41 (sixteen years ago)

m m o'hara cosigned.

― Henry Frog (Frogman Henry), Sunday, 1 February 2009 14:48 (sixteen years ago)

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