The Greatest Song Sung By A Woman.

Niska · 19-05-2020 11:01pm

Six lists down. Trying not to be too harsh, but decided any score would be split into the radio test - if it came on the radio would I continue listen (5) or turn off / switch over(0).

Nice to hear some songs I wouldn't normally listen to, and also some artist I forgot to include in my own submissions (Lisa Loeb and Bjork off the more recent ones - hopefully someone included 'Venus as a boy').

No Mariah Carey yet?

Scores so far:

Score Count
0 7
5 24
10 13
12 39
14 29
15 1
16 20
18 13
20 7

Deleted User wrote: »

I think Aoife Ní Fhearraigh's "The Best Is Yet to Come" is my favourite nomination thus far that I had never heard before, so thanks to whoever nominated that!

Deleted User wrote: »

Thank you to whoever nominated Eimear Quinn - Ireland's finest ever Eurovision entry imo.

Was blown away first time I heard Best is Yet To Come - both the song and the fact here was a song in Irish on a video game from Japan. Been a favourite ever since.

Zaph · 20-05-2020 1:06am

My scores for Group 4. Hearing Beach House for the first time was a real highlight of that group.

SCORE NUMBER
0 8
2 1
4 5
6 3
8 2
10 1
12 1
14 1
16 2
18 0
20 2

quickbeam · 20-05-2020 10:33am

I'm starting to think that I don't actually like music

Kolido · 20-05-2020 10:45am

quickbeam wrote: »

I'm starting to think that I don't actually like music

You'll not know for sure until you enter the greatest act of the 90s.

quickbeam · 20-05-2020 10:49am

Kolido wrote: »

You'll not know for sure until you enter the greatest act of the 90s.

Well, the 80s comp didn't do much for my musical taste confidence.

Electric Nitwit · 20-05-2020 11:07am

quickbeam wrote: »

I'm starting to think that I don't actually like music

I'm starting to think other people don't...

Tauriel · 20-05-2020 11:33am

Group 6 was rather dire, my scoring consists of:

3 scored 20
3 scored 15
1 scored 13
1 scored 10
2 scored 7
15 scored 0

quickbeam · 20-05-2020 11:39am

Round 5 not great for me. Average 11.7

1 x 6/20
3 x 16/20

Everything else somewhere in between.

the purple tin · 20-05-2020 12:32pm

Good God the Bangles were so hot :eek:

They were sexy without prancing around in their underwear and shaking their asses like the current crop.

Pretzill · 20-05-2020 2:22pm

This was one of my highest scoring rounds (6) - I did have two entries in it - but Mazzy Star was another lovely surprise for me and I also gave top points to I think possibly the winner (had forgotten all about that track) Only a couple of zero's and although I really like Pink Floyd that's not a Greatest female performance (or at least it's a stretch to say it is) but I couldn't give them zero.

Pretzill · 20-05-2020 2:23pm

quickbeam wrote: »

Well, the 80s comp didn't do much for my musical taste confidence.

I grew up in the 80's (and 70's) and I always thought most of the popular music was crap.

rainbowtrout · 20-05-2020 2:25pm

Pretzill wrote: »

This was one of my highest scoring rounds (6) - I did have two entries in it - but Mazzy Star was another lovely surprise for me and I also gave top points to I think possibly the winner (had forgotten all about that track) Only a couple of zero's and although I really like Pink Floyd that's not a Greatest female performance (or at least it's a stretch to say it is) but I couldn't give them zero.

*goes back to look at Round 6 list*

quickbeam · 20-05-2020 2:31pm

Pretzill wrote: »

I grew up in the 80's (and 70's) and I always thought most of the popular music was crap.

I think we're of an age

Electric Nitwit · 20-05-2020 2:33pm

Pretzill wrote: »

...although I really like Pink Floyd that's not a Greatest female performance (or at least it's a stretch to say it is)

I mean, it really is. Don't make me come over there...!

(...and glare at you from 2m away

)

Pretzill · 20-05-2020 3:00pm

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I mean, it really is. Don't make me come over there...!

(...and glare at you from 2m away )

I dare ye! :P

20-05-2020 3:24pm

Pretzill wrote: »

although I really like Pink Floyd that's not a Greatest female performance (or at least it's a stretch to say it is) but I couldn't give them zero.

Have to agree, couldn't justify this bring a great female performance!
Bit like she's having a nice lovely childbirth

20-05-2020 4:17pm

Part 7

I could not find 3 of the songs on Spotify. They are underlined and in bold and can be heard on YouTube playlist. Perhaps ShaneU can find them on GooglePlay?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOF8MMEgcF4lzhTUMAwi0ZZ0a5u0jJIVM

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0BD8kkNCTCObDDJCCCRH4b?si=s9czCk_1RNGN_bV2RDOCJQ

Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Jolene - Dolly Parton
How Long Do I Have To Wait For You ? - Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
Nina Cried Power - Hozier feat Mavis Staples
Run With Us - Lisa Lougheed
In Your Room - The Bangles
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day
Like A Prayer - Madonna
All That She Wants - Ace of Base
All I want for Xmas - Mariah Carey
Time to Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman
Keep The Streets Empty For Me - Fever Ray
A Change Would Do You Good - Sheryl Crow
Nowhere to Run - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Reuben - Cathy Davey
Crash - The Primitives
Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen
Lovefool - The Cardigans
I Miss The Misery - Halestorm
Doll Parts - Hole
Greensleeves - Méav ní Mhaolchatha
Flower of Scotland - Amy McDonald

20-05-2020 4:18pm

bubblypop wrote: »

Have to agree, couldn't justify this bring a great female performance!
Bit like she's having a nice lovely childbirth

quickbeam · 20-05-2020 4:21pm

And there's Mariah!!

Niska · 20-05-2020 4:26pm

quickbeam wrote: »

And there's Mariah!!

As was prophesied...

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 20-05-2020 4:30pm

A message for whoever nominated Mariah Carey...

rainbowtrout · 20-05-2020 4:31pm

quickbeam wrote: »

And there's Mariah!!

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 20-05-2020 4:40pm

None of my own nominations in Group 7, but quite a few top scorers...

Points for this Group:
7 Songs got 20 Points
5 Songs got 16 Points
2 Songs got 12 Points
2 Songs got 8 Points
2 Song got 4 Points
8 Songs got 0 Points

Of all 7 Groups so far:
42 Songs got 20 Points (8 of which I had nominated)
25 Songs got 16 Points
24 Songs got 12 Points
27 Songs got 8 Points
21 Songs got 4 Points
40 Songs got 0 Points

Irish Aris · 20-05-2020 5:10pm

quickbeam wrote: »

And there's Mariah!!

And that songs of all songs. . .

Pretzill · 20-05-2020 5:13pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

A message for whoever nominated Mariah Carey...

I'm with you on that...

Rothko · 20-05-2020 5:31pm

A question about All Tomorrows Parties. Did the user who nominated it, specifically choose that live performance? It's just that I had initially assumed that it was going to be the original Velvet Underground version.