# Blue-Eyed Soul playlist. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283 "2015-10-02T18:18:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/41 "2015-10-03T13:39:27Z")
No other Michael McDonald fans? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/42 "2015-10-03T13:41:37Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Alex Chilton. [He’s 16 here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770722) > > ETA: saw the last post. The original is still better. Feelin’ Alright is of course Winwood/Traffic as well. This link leads back to this thread. > [@JKellyMap](#): > > I wanted to suggest [Tracy Nelson](http://www.discogs.com/Tracy-Nelson-Sweet-Soul-Music/release/3020720), who walked that line between soul and blues, but as you can see from the linked album cover (_Sweet Soul Music_), her eyes were (are?) definitely brown. This link takes me to a download page and not a song. Also, is this the Tracey Nelson of the famous Nelson family? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/43 "2015-10-03T13:43:55Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > No other Michael McDonald fans? I thought I added him to the list but now I see it was the Doobie Brothers and not Michael. Still, I think he’ll be best represented with What A Fool Believes. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/44 "2015-10-03T14:34:56Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > If you can listen to Janis sing"Cry" and say it’s not soul then you have a very different idea of soul than I do. We have a very different idea of “Blue Eyed Soul” - Janis is a blues shouter, a wonderful example. Blue eyed soul is more about vocal dexterity and smoothness, in songs that often have horn arrangements. Paulo Nutini is a good choice. Lisa Stansfield. Hey, **Biggirl** - how about some of the New Romantic stuff from the UK? Rick Astley has been mentioned; what about **When Smokey Sings by ABC** or some of their other hits? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/45 "2015-10-03T14:49:16Z")
I’ll admit that this is probably not what the OP is looking for, but how could I not post this? 😉 **Wilco** - [Blue Eyed Soul](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9nWaS1OCmY) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/46 "2015-10-03T14:50:19Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > This link leads back to this thread. > > This link takes me to a download page and not a song. Also, is this the Tracey Nelson of the famous Nelson family? Sorry, [here you go.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WLqld92klas) No, she’s not related to Tracey of the Nelson family. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/47 "2015-10-03T14:56:53Z")
Oh my, When Smokey Sings is such a '80s song. It is so much more New Wave than soul. We get those sweet horns and then, BAM, synth trills and tinkley electronic keyboarding. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/48 "2015-10-03T14:59:37Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Sorry, [here you go.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WLqld92klas) No, she’s not related to Tracey of the Nelson family. Oh, hell yeah. Reminds me of Dusty Springfield. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/49 "2015-10-03T15:15:39Z")
Listened to a bunch of Tracey Nelson and got a suggestion for another list maker, Amy Whinehouse [Gonna go for the lesser played You Know I’m No Good.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-I2s5zRbHg) Ooh, ooh-- this reminds me of another English singer. She likes to be barefoot. Jessie or Jessica. . . help me out here! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/50 "2015-10-03T15:22:36Z")
[Changing the Whinehouse song to Back To Black.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJAfLE39ZZ8) ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/51 "2015-10-03T15:25:50Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Lonnie is a straight up bluesman. Not hearing much soul music here. You mentioned Soul Blues earlier and I think some of Lonnie’s stuff fits that category at least. He has recorded a wide variety of styles over the years, including country, gospel, bluegrass, roadhouse rock and blues. _Where There’s a Will There’s a Way_ has a strong gospel feel to me. I get what you’re saying, it may not be straight-up Soul music and so it won’t make your list, but his vocals on the songs I listed are very soulful to me. I would call _Falling Back In Love With You_ soul music before I’d call it blues. And as Lonnie himself said, “Hell, it’s all gut music, it all comes from the same place. If George Jones ain’t a soul singer, I’ll kiss your ass!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/52 "2015-10-03T15:29:16Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Oh my, When Smokey Sings is such a '80s song. It is so much more New Wave than soul. We get those sweet horns and then, BAM, synth trills and tinkley electronic keyboarding. Yep, that’s why I asked. I don’t know if I would call **Ray LaMontagne** Blue-Eyed Soul because his voice is not smooth. He’s like a less spastic Joe Cocker, though - great R&B. And great horns. You Are the Best Thing: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3xTjvj9tw](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3xTjvj9tw) Oh, an obvious one - Eli Paperboy Reed: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy6q9HfsJmo](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy6q9HfsJmo) Now, that’s some blue-eyed soul. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/53 "2015-10-03T15:36:49Z")
St. Paul and the Broken Bones - [Call Me](https://youtu.be/7_QLMVEX_Gw?t=115) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/54 "2015-10-03T16:01:21Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > St. Paul and the Broken Bones - [Call Me](https://youtu.be/7_QLMVEX_Gw?t=115) On the list! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/55 "2015-10-03T16:38:14Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Yep, that’s why I asked. > > I don’t know if I would call **Ray LaMontagne** Blue-Eyed Soul because his voice is not smooth. He’s like a less spastic Joe Cocker, though - great R&B. And great horns. > > You Are the Best Thing: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3xTjvj9tw](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3xTjvj9tw) > > Oh, an obvious one - Eli Paperboy Reed: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy6q9HfsJmo](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy6q9HfsJmo) > > Now, that’s some blue-eyed soul. I loved Ray. And Eli sure has the voice. ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/56 "2015-10-03T16:43:40Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > No other Michael McDonald fans? yeah, I posted what a fool believes ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/57 "2015-10-03T16:46:51Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Ooh, ooh-- this reminds me of another English singer. She likes to be barefoot. Jessie or Jessica. . . help me out here! Hubby helped me out with this. [Joss Stone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpHN5-7IItM&list=PLF167954F4A22D05D&index=20) was who I was thinking about. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/58 "2015-10-03T17:04:04Z")
> [@Robert163](#): > > yeah, I posted what a fool believes Oops, missed that. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/59 "2015-10-03T17:24:19Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > We have a very different idea of “Blue Eyed Soul” - Janis is a blues shouter, a wonderful example. Blue eyed soul is more about vocal dexterity and smoothness, in songs that often have horn arrangements. I see what you mean. I know Janis is known for being a screamer but not always; [Listen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klhK_4evO5c)to A Woman Left Lonely and see if she isn’t a little smoother than you thought. Anyhow this is a great thread and I’m seeing a lot of newer stuff that I’ve missed. ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/60 "2015-10-03T17:51:19Z")
My favorite song by a white dude by far. [They Don’t Know by Jon B.](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y5pD4nBabMk) I also like [this one](http://youtu.be/3geit04i9DY) he did with Babyface. They’re both were pretty popular so I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re somewhat familiar though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283.md?page=4)