Members Mr.Bates Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 I want to jam with a friend of mine (a very talented female singer)... We want to do some pop/rock songs, maybe even some soul/hip hop... Im not into this style but she is, so were looking for somethings that both of us would like, from the "mainstream" music. I think we're gonna do Fergie's "Dont cry" for example... So what would you recommend? BTW this is pretty cool: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TdWLH8Q0S4E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 [YOUTUBE]uQ_BxJxvHqY[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Bates Posted May 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Thats cool, we thought about doing Amy Winehouse's cover of Valerie, the one thats on the album is much better than the Mark Ronson version IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ugaman72 Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Does it have to be mainstream and recent? I just think of some of the best female rock/pop singers and try and think of ones with acoustic guitar work. Melissa Ethridge and Stevie Nicks comes to mind. I know it's cheesy..but, Landslide has always been one of my favorites. Amy Winehouse is a good choice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 I don't see why you feel the need to limit yourselves to female singers. Women can't sing the same songs as men? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Bates Posted May 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Doesnt have to be recent... but it has to be reletively familiar. Maybe some Pretenders?? Cranberries? Maybe we'll do Cardigans - Carnival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bbarkow Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Shawn Colvin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VengefulTikiGod Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 I don't see why you feel the need to limit yourselves to female singers. Women can't sing the same songs as men? Yeah! I just played a Van Morrison song with my female singer friend yesterday. We played Moondance. Just transposed it up a bit and we were good to go. Haha yeah I've had to deal with the R&B/soul types, not being a fan myself... out of the songs I've played with such people that I did like, I'd say go for "more than words", a soul/r&b style ballad from the 80's that's had a revival in popularity lately. Pretty acoustic guitar part. What else... Corrine Bailey Rae's "just like a star" is ok, "no one" by Alicia Keys is catchy though the guitar part repeats a lot... um, hmm well I guess I don't really play with those guys anymore... I really don't like R&B haha too damn syrupy. Best of luck though, and maybe you could convince her to do some jazz standards--in the general vicinity of R&B but not quite as sickly sweet. Autumn Leaves, Misty, All the things you are, Summertime, Georgia on my mind.... all would be great for a female vocalist in the appropriate key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Bates Posted May 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Thanks guys... Shawn Colvin - cool stuff but we need something that the audience would recognize... Why not use songs by male singers? 1) we want to stay pretty close to the originals...2) Female artists just sing differently... more range... Anyways I am open for suggestions... More than words - I love this song but its a little bit overplayed...Ill check the Van Morison stuff. any recommendations? Just thought of another song - Norah Jones - Dont know why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 I don't see why you feel the need to limit yourselves to female singers. Women can't sing the same songs as men? Of course. And men can sing songs by women. [YOUTUBE]UEyCGrIOHmA[/YOUTUBE] I've always thought this kind of question was odd, but I guess I understand it to a certain extent. Though I think I'll start a thread looking for songs that would be good for an acoustic guitarist in Texas with blue eyes and high triglycerides. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Not to mention that guitars can also play the same notes and songs as any other instrument or group of instruments... which means there is no reason a female singer with a guitar couldn't sing a song by a male singer with a piano. Anyway... not sure I'm really helping here, so... I actually had in mind a cool "fem. voc + guitar" cover of Janet Jackson's "Together Again" by the band Swing Strings (singer is Josefine Cronholm). I think the chords are in the CD's booklet, so let me know if you are interested, Mr.Bates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Aren't acoustic covers of Britney's "Toxic" also classic by now? Here's a random one: [YOUTUBE]rG6N1f7Ws2k[/YOUTUBE] Great pop song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 And how about a cover of Alanis Morrisette's cover of the Black Eye Peas' "My Humps"? [YOUTUBE]W91sqAs-_-g[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Bates Posted May 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 I love the Toxic version... heard it before and I thought about adding it to the show.Keep it going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 Anything from Pentangle's catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommyld Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 DUDE---Jill Sobule. I promise, man. Check out her album Happy Town. Her albums Underdog Victorious and Pink Pearl are a bit more acoustic though. Poppy acoustic/electric songs. She plays a pretty mean guitar (and drums, keys, etc, on Happy Town). I'd listen to her sing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gadzooka Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 Some of the female artists I recommend are: Nancy Griffith, Sarah Harmer, Aimee Mann, and Julianna Hatfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 oh and don't forget Vashti. Her music is bucolic to the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moctzal Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 KT Tunstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Simon76 Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 That just ain't rightThat Nelly just drips sensuality.No one person should be that good looking!Like Shania Twain she too has enough good looks for 3 people. A popular song right now is "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat.Here's a vid of a different girl doing the cover that I like better than the original. This little girl is just cute as can be.[YOUTUBE]8ORMkhnRBUA[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JSDenvir Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 I don't know if it exists on YouTube, but Nelly Furtado has done a killer version of "Say it right" backed with just an acoustic guitar. Another possible choice is Sarah McLachlan. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Bates Posted May 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 You probably meant this one... pretty sweet! [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members omg_otters Posted May 25, 2008 Members Share Posted May 25, 2008 I'm female and I've taken to singing Big Star songs. A lot of their songs work well in my voice and the ones that don't I have my boyfriend sing. Thirteen - Big StarYou and Your Sister - Chris BellWatch The Sunrise - Big Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Bates Posted May 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 more recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturnine10 Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 A day in the life - Beatles.. I just love this version of it, its so real.. Like shes reaching down deep within to sing the words.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ad9q8Bmuyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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