# Female Singers belting it out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 23, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122 "2021-07-23T06:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/41 "2021-07-24T02:26:15Z")
And now for something completely different. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SQNtGoM3FVU/maxresdefault.jpg "JINJER - Pisces (Live Session) | Napalm Records") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNtGoM3FVU) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/42 "2021-07-24T02:39:35Z")
Morgan James, who’s more of a pop singer, but she’s done some other styles with Postmodern Jukebox including this torchy version of Aerosmith’s “Dream On.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Yq4KA0mUnC8/maxresdefault.jpg "Dream On - Postmodern Jukebox ft. Morgan James (Aerosmith Cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4KA0mUnC8) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/43 "2021-07-24T02:47:04Z")
Let’s bring the conversation back to the legends. Patsy…taken too soon. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8o7fYpInApY/maxresdefault.jpg "Patsy Cline ~ There He Goes (October 14, 1960) [LIVE]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o7fYpInApY) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nPruzDNGzt8/hqdefault.jpg "Patsy Cline - I've Loved And Lost Again") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPruzDNGzt8) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/44 "2021-07-24T02:56:58Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TOSZwEwl_1Q/hqdefault.jpg "Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOSZwEwl_1Q) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zt9XDdzzp2k/hqdefault.jpg "Cher - Half Breed [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt9XDdzzp2k) Cher was such a stunning ethnic beauty. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/45 "2021-07-24T03:26:10Z")
Stevie Nicks kills it in this performance. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmRb3MlpHQ) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/46 "2021-07-24T04:15:23Z")
For voice and presence, I don’t think you can beat Mama Cass. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/L2BmO7hCQrY/maxresdefault.jpg "The Mamas & The Papas "Words Of Love" on The Ed Sullivan Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2BmO7hCQrY) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZZ0PZRYin2s/maxresdefault.jpg "Cass Elliot - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (It's Lulu, 07/25/1970)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0PZRYin2s) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/47 "2021-07-24T04:38:07Z")
Woot; first! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Uhpu2N4rQZM/maxresdefault.jpg "Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Would I Lie to You? (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhpu2N4rQZM) I love that lady! ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/48 "2021-07-24T04:52:38Z")
One who came to my mind was Regina Spektor. Dunno if she’s quite what the OP is after. Her singing in _The Calculation_ demonstrates her range pretty well. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZpiJMnipxKU/maxresdefault.jpg "The Calculation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpiJMnipxKU) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/49 "2021-07-24T07:09:53Z")
Christina Aguilera can [belt](https://youtu.be/M70xlOrK0Nw) with the best of them. So can [Amy Lee](https://youtu.be/QSyELfHnXEE). ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/50 "2021-07-24T13:13:47Z")
Oh my God yes, and that aria really lets her tear up the scenery. I’ve only gotten to see her once, but it was magnificent – she did _La Traviata_ at the Met. You’d think that Violetta wouldn’t be her role, but she owned it. And Placido Domingo at that point had quite sensibly, as he aged, stepped back from the big tenor roles, and he was devastating in the pivotal role of the senior Germont. This was back in 2013, I think. An unforgettable night. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/51 "2021-07-24T13:53:38Z")
Hitting the big “He loves GOLD!” finish: “Guitarist Vic Flick who played on the track, recalled at a 2012 Academy of Motion Pictures salute to the music of James Bond that Bassey was having difficulty getting a proper take. [George, of the Beatles] Martin spoke to her and then over the recording baffle her brassiere came flying. She nailed it on the next take.” ---
**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/52 "2021-07-24T15:19:49Z")
I’m genuinely surprised that nobody has mentioned Julie Andrews yet. She sang before King George VI at the age of 13, and continued a strong career for decades. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/53 "2021-07-24T16:25:25Z")
Great song! It’s a video that makes you want to go out and find someone who hasn’t heard of Jinjer and get them to listen to it while you watch them. But a better example of her mixing belting with the growl is their latest release. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AiaOSGZTwtY/maxresdefault.jpg "JINJER - Vortex (Official Video) | Napalm Records") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiaOSGZTwtY) And I thought someone would have mentioned Pink (or P!nk) by now… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8Rk1YDRjbIo/maxresdefault.jpg "P!NK - "Who Knew" (Acoustic) [LIVE @ SiriusXM] | The Pulse") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rk1YDRjbIo) ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/54 "2021-07-24T16:30:48Z")
Pat Suzuki - “Grant Avenue San Francisco” ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/55 "2021-07-24T16:31:52Z")
I popped in to add this one, but @racer72 beat me to it. This one still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end, with how amazing the whole performance is. Brings a tear to my eye knowing that’s Bonzo’s son on drums, IIRC. Tripler “And I’m cryyying at _Stairway to Heaven_.” ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/56 "2021-07-24T16:44:01Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I have seen Heart 5 times, each time Ann Wilson’s voice has improved with age. One of my favorites is the Wilson sisters honoring Led Zeppelin during a Kennedy Center show. Ann’s rendition brought tears to Robert Plant’s eyes, he later said it was the best version of Stairway he had ever heard. I’m not normally a big Heart fan, but oh my god! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/57 "2021-07-24T18:01:30Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > And I thought someone would have mentioned Pink (or P!nk) by now… The OP does say “[anyone] but pop stars.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Franklymydear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Franklymydear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Franklymydear)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/58 "2021-07-24T18:26:21Z")
> [@Franklymydear](#): > > If fact i might prefer anything but pop singers. I have enjoyed all the posts. My preference for non Pop Singers was only based on the fact that i was already aware of most of them. I was already aware of Etta James and Aretha Franklin also. But i enjoyed all the songs people have linked to. And in quoting myself, i see a typo. That’s embarrassing. here is one of my favorites. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C1ZL5AxmK_A/maxresdefault.jpg "Delibes: Lakmé - Duo des fleurs (Flower Duet), Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A) ---
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Sarah Dugas is another one that comes to mind. You can hear her in the song _Toujours Vouloir_ by The Duhks. She’s starts heating up around 1:40. It’s not an English-language song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Z-J49HqT7cg/maxresdefault.jpg "Toujours Vouloir") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-J49HqT7cg) ---
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Nell Carter on Gimme A Break of all places. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gIUd0nVbohY/hqdefault.jpg "Nell Carter "Amazing Grace"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIUd0nVbohY) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122.md?page=4)