Need more female rock/rb/upbeat songs

Tough finding lists of good (known) rock female songs.

Our band shares female/male leads, but, hard coming up with decent
woman rock, I know they are out there.

We have basic (Benatar,Raitt,Merchant,Aretha,Tedeschi,Crow) stuff, but still
tough. I think Heart would be to tough. We usually have to transpose
everything down 1 full step.

Any ideas would be helpful.

tkx

(have many many many slow ones)

Kelly Clarkson - "Since u been gone", kind of a rocker, certainly the only song of hers I could ever listen to ;)

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Paris (ooh la la) GPN

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Some Concrete Blonde perhaps?

Kelly Clarkson - "Since u been gone", kind of a rocker, certainly the only song of hers I could ever listen to ;)

Interesting...I also thought of "Since You've Been Gone" but it's an oldie from Cherie & Marie Curie. I loved this album when it came out...a guilty pleasure for a guy into Rush at the time.

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How 'bout the amazing Sass Jordan?
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If you don't know Stevie Salas...what a player!

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Some Concrete Blonde perhaps?

Please for the love of God NO! I mean no offense...unless you're actually in Concrete Blonde, and in that case yes.

Please for the love of God NO! I mean no offense...unless you're actually in Concrete Blonde, and in that case yes.

Hahah! OK.

The Pretenders then.

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How about some Chrissie Hynde and/or Lucinda Williams?

You got me thinking now. What about this classic?

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Great song by The Motels
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Please for the love of God NO! I mean no offense...unless you're actually in Concrete Blonde, and in that case yes.

whats wrong with concrete blonde...i think johnette has a great voice

Sarah McLeod.... nice rock voice..:smile:


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good suggestions trev.....I'll add

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Joan Jett?

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darby mills (headpins)

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Mjark beat me to it.
I was thinking Pretenders as well.
And Crissie plays a Tele !

DiVinyls? Cheryl Crow?

Or this:

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bjork whether she is in the sugarcubes or solo

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siouxsie and the banshees

the slits

the au pairs

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total coelo

the 5.6.7.8s

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P J Harvey rocks....:twisted:

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I was gonna mention Rock Bitch, but I won't. :mrgreen:

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a girl and her Tele,, white girl black top - black Tele white top......:twisted:

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2 words: Linda Ronstadt

Ana Popovic. Totally upbeat and danceable although she calls it Blues. Her first 9 cd's were great. Her latest is not to my taste. I think she's lost her edge because she's too happy now with a new son and all. There are not many bad songs in my Ana Popovic collection. Great guitar work. Dance to it.

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Thanks all..some nice stuff..
I think she completely forgot about some of them.
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Blondie?

Tallulah Gosh or Heavenly

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Scottish singer /songwriter. Probably best known for her use of a loop pedal on her band stuff is pretty good...

It's not what you'd call 'rock' but how about Amy Macdonald? Very upbeat, catchy tunes, easy to cover and she has a huge following in Europe.

Lita Ford...oh my


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Sorry about the video.

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Also, you don't need to stick to female singers.
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By the way, if some of you have never seen this, take the time to watch. Rik Emmett has an amazing voice.

It's not what you'd call 'rock' but how about Amy Macdonald? Very upbeat, catchy tunes, easy to cover and she has a huge following in Europe.

I will have to google her.


It does not have to be (rock, per se), just upbeat moving , non-slow..

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this one could be good

2 words: Linda Ronstadt

Can't believe it took that long to get to Linda.

...and no Grace Slick yet?

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I will have to google her.

It does not have to be (rock, per se), just upbeat moving , non-slow..

In that case have a look on YouTube for mr rock and roll and this is the life. They're her two biggest singles.

It's not my type of music but I really like both her albums. She's the sole songwriter and main guitarist, considering she wrote the first album at 17 I think it's a great achievement. I love it when an independent songwriter makes it big without having the label dictate the songs, style and fashion.

I remember Bananarama did Venus..did not like theirs, but original...however,
singer does not remember that...she is a tad younger....
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I remember Bananarama did Venus..did not like theirs, but original...however,
singer does not remember that...she is a tad younger....
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ah, shocking blue:razz:

what about Anouk?

Bonnie Raitt
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Donna the Buffalo
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Rosie Flores
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MANDY MARIE!!!!

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Here's a great rock tune by Verucla Salt:
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This Letters To Cleo song is another good rock tune:
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Elastica (my liking of the song does not condone the use of a bunch of naked dudes sitting around in the video):
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Garbage (and Shirley Manson is gorgeous):
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This one from The Primitives is more Pop, but still fun:
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definately Joan Osborne

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singin the blues...

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Oh...I forgot this great Melissa Etheridge song...she really sings the hell out of this one.
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Why stick to "female" songs?


Neither of these are, but the women doing them make them work--

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Trixie Whitley
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I remember seeing a band with a female singer cover Mudhoney's Touch Me Im Sick. It was brilliant and has always stuck with me. Sometimes it can be good to go for something unexpected.

I think you should check out Portions for Foxes by Rilo Kiley and then the ten zillion other cools songs Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett recorded.

The Slits!

How about some G&S

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Or is that's not your scene how about Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy :mrgreen: Honestly I can't believe that sound comes from her mouth.

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+1 The Breeders

Also Lush, L7, Belly, Echobelly, Kenickie and MBV are great female fronted bands

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4 Non-Blondes
Aimee Mann
Concrete Blonde
Sheryl Crow
Paramore
Pink

We do 1 non-blonde, but, wow some of these are thoughtful..forgot about..for years

thks

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[QUOTE=DeepSouth;4249858]How about some G&S

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Linda Ronstadt can do that, too!!:mrgreen: She was in "Pirates of Penzance"