Coolest Ladies of the 80's
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:57 pm
So i've been compiling a list of my favourite female singers of the 80's. Who would you add to this list?
10,000 Maniacs (link for \"My Mother The War\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6212770466d6ab/
* a cool early track from the Maniacs*
Cocteau Twins (link for \"Crushed\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213455464acac/
*absolutely sublime*
Cowboy Junkies (link for \"Blue Moon Revisited\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62128711f9a9be/
*does anyone sing more seductively than Margo Timmins?*
Dalbello (link for \"Gonna Get Close To You\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198615e49875e/
*as Carole Pope once said: \"When you think eyebrows...and you will!\"
Debbie Harry (link for \"Liar Liar\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61983649381b86/
*cool cover from the \"Married To The Mob\" soundtrack*
Eurythmic (link for \"Savage\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/621298244fc03e/
*this is Annie at her best*
Everything But The Girl (link for \"English Rose\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62130250c4a590/
*if you're a fan of The Jam check out this amazing cover - if you're not familiar with early EBTG it's some of their best work*
Grace Jones (link for \"The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198285502dbd5/
*the queen of cool*
Jane Siberry (link for \"Follow Me\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62130801f214e9/
*an early track from the artist now known as \"Issa\"*
Joan Armatrading (link for \"I'm Lucky\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198318bf0a0f3/
*love, love, love this track*
Kate Bush (link for \"Hounds Of Love\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/619858122a7ff5/
*awesome voice, awesome song*
Kirsty MacColl (link for \"Fifteen Minutes\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62131128020c9d/
*if you only know Kirsty from \"New England\" and \"Fairytale of New York\" you really need to delve deeper into her catalogue - sheer genius and tragic that she is no longer with us*
Laurie Anderson (link for \"Sharkey's Day\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198406e95fe0a/
*nobody does performance art like Laurie Anderson*
M+M (link for \"I Start To Stop\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62131791673794/
*call them Martha and the Muffins or M+M, they're great either way*
Michelle Shocked (link for \"Lovely Rita\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213222432c158/
*great Beatles cover - missed her recent performance in T.O. - anyone happen to catch it?*
Parachute Club (link for \"Boys Club\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61985248d85b8b/
*not sure if this band got the credit they deserved - this is a great track*
Phranc (link for \"Everywhere I Go I Hear The Go Go's\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213283b01f9c7/
*if you've never heard Phranc check her out - this song's a riot*
Pretenders (link for \"Cuban Slide\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/621334476e6ff1/
*love this track from \"Extended Play\" from one of the greatest singers period*
Rough Trade (link for \"Deca-Dance\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213378499a735/
*Canada's original trailblazers - \"Piss on your conditioning!\" she screams. Anything you say Ms. Pope!*
Sinead O'Connor (link for \"Mandinka\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198436ff4b8a3/
*still my favourite Sinead song after all these years*
Yaz (link for \"Goodbye Seventies\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61985525d3bb74/
*great synth music, incredible vocals*
10,000 Maniacs (link for \"My Mother The War\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6212770466d6ab/
* a cool early track from the Maniacs*
Cocteau Twins (link for \"Crushed\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213455464acac/
*absolutely sublime*
Cowboy Junkies (link for \"Blue Moon Revisited\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62128711f9a9be/
*does anyone sing more seductively than Margo Timmins?*
Dalbello (link for \"Gonna Get Close To You\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198615e49875e/
*as Carole Pope once said: \"When you think eyebrows...and you will!\"
Debbie Harry (link for \"Liar Liar\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61983649381b86/
*cool cover from the \"Married To The Mob\" soundtrack*
Eurythmic (link for \"Savage\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/621298244fc03e/
*this is Annie at her best*
Everything But The Girl (link for \"English Rose\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62130250c4a590/
*if you're a fan of The Jam check out this amazing cover - if you're not familiar with early EBTG it's some of their best work*
Grace Jones (link for \"The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198285502dbd5/
*the queen of cool*
Jane Siberry (link for \"Follow Me\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62130801f214e9/
*an early track from the artist now known as \"Issa\"*
Joan Armatrading (link for \"I'm Lucky\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198318bf0a0f3/
*love, love, love this track*
Kate Bush (link for \"Hounds Of Love\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/619858122a7ff5/
*awesome voice, awesome song*
Kirsty MacColl (link for \"Fifteen Minutes\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62131128020c9d/
*if you only know Kirsty from \"New England\" and \"Fairytale of New York\" you really need to delve deeper into her catalogue - sheer genius and tragic that she is no longer with us*
Laurie Anderson (link for \"Sharkey's Day\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198406e95fe0a/
*nobody does performance art like Laurie Anderson*
M+M (link for \"I Start To Stop\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62131791673794/
*call them Martha and the Muffins or M+M, they're great either way*
Michelle Shocked (link for \"Lovely Rita\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213222432c158/
*great Beatles cover - missed her recent performance in T.O. - anyone happen to catch it?*
Parachute Club (link for \"Boys Club\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61985248d85b8b/
*not sure if this band got the credit they deserved - this is a great track*
Phranc (link for \"Everywhere I Go I Hear The Go Go's\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213283b01f9c7/
*if you've never heard Phranc check her out - this song's a riot*
Pretenders (link for \"Cuban Slide\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/621334476e6ff1/
*love this track from \"Extended Play\" from one of the greatest singers period*
Rough Trade (link for \"Deca-Dance\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6213378499a735/
*Canada's original trailblazers - \"Piss on your conditioning!\" she screams. Anything you say Ms. Pope!*
Sinead O'Connor (link for \"Mandinka\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6198436ff4b8a3/
*still my favourite Sinead song after all these years*
Yaz (link for \"Goodbye Seventies\")
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61985525d3bb74/
*great synth music, incredible vocals*