Fellow blogger Alexis recently blogged about Fleetwood Mac's frontwoman Stevie Nicks, a raspy voiced singer-songwriter who has a very distinctive voice that has sold millions of records. While Alexis says she's not a fan of Stevie's, except for her song "Landslide", I happen to love Stevie Nicks' music. I really like her when she's with Fleetwood Mac, though I do admit to liking a couple of her solo songs, too. When I was ten years old, she released "Stand Back", a song I loved back in the day... It was reportedly a collaboration with Prince. She wrote in the liner notes of her CD, Timespace, that he contributed the keyboards. I believe it. This song pulsates with energy.
Here she is performing it on Solid Gold... not lip synching, I might add!
I loved "Rhiannon"...
And I loved "Sara"...
And "Dreams"...
Yeah, she has a voice a little like sandpaper. But I can think of someone else who has a raspy voice that doesn't please me. That would be Kim Carnes...
"Bette Davis Eyes" was a huge hit when I was a kid. I kind of liked this song back then.
Then she teamed up with Kenny Rogers and sang "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"... damn shame!
Later in the 80s, she sang the weird song "Crazy In The Night".
And in the early 80s, she sang "More Love". I kind of like this song, probably because it reminds me of a time when I had no responsibility.
Another raspy voiced singer I can think of is Melissa Etheridge. I initially was a Melissa fan, but as I got older and more evolved, I liked her music less. I was a fan of a few of her early hits, though, like "Bring Me Some Water"...
And "Similar Features"...
And "Like The Way I Do"...
The magic wore off sometime in the early 90s and I lost touch with Melissa Etheridge's music.
I'd still pick Stevie Nicks as tops in this group. But that's just me.
Here she is performing it on Solid Gold... not lip synching, I might add!
Of course I love "Landslide" It's elegance personified!
I loved "Rhiannon"...
And I loved "Sara"...
And "Dreams"...
Yeah, she has a voice a little like sandpaper. But I can think of someone else who has a raspy voice that doesn't please me. That would be Kim Carnes...
"Bette Davis Eyes" was a huge hit when I was a kid. I kind of liked this song back then.
Then she teamed up with Kenny Rogers and sang "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"... damn shame!
Later in the 80s, she sang the weird song "Crazy In The Night".
Another raspy voiced singer I can think of is Melissa Etheridge. I initially was a Melissa fan, but as I got older and more evolved, I liked her music less. I was a fan of a few of her early hits, though, like "Bring Me Some Water"...
And "Similar Features"...
And "Like The Way I Do"...
The magic wore off sometime in the early 90s and I lost touch with Melissa Etheridge's music.
I'd still pick Stevie Nicks as tops in this group. But that's just me.
I could be wrong, but maybe there was a stigma back in the day associated with lip-synching performances. I picture Stevie nix as being above lip-synching, although maybe I'm deluding myself.
ReplyDeleteI loved Betty davis Eyes, too.
Bonnie Tyler was a raspy-voice singer into whose Voice I could never get.
Beautiful Landslide rendition!
ReplyDeleteBonnie Tyler... yeah, that's another lady with a raspy voice. I wouldn't choose to listen to her music, although I well remember "It's A Heartache" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as hits in my early days.
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