# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/82 "2021-07-28T17:01:47Z")
Pastora Pavón Cruz, “Niña de los Peines” (1890–1969). Believe it or not, this is a Christmas carol (as sung by a pro flamenco singer in 1947). Uncharacteristically, the guitarist gets ahead of himself at a couple of points, and who could blame him? Listen to what she does at the end. I’ll include the lyrics, as they’re in the public domain: Por los balcones del cielo se asoma Santa Isabel por los balcones del cielo se asoma Santa Isabel a las doce de la noche que para ver al niño nacer Para adorar adoremos y al Padre y al Hijo y a las tres personas de la Trinidad Esta noche nace el Niño y es mentira que no nace estas son las ceremonias que todos los años le hacen Y para Belén caminaba la Virgen María con el patriarca señor san José Y para adorar adoremos y al Padre y al Hijo y a las tres personas de la Trinidad ¿Quién ha visto una pastora cubierta de ricas pieles cubierta de ricas pieles? por coronita le han puesto una matita de laurel verde verde verde verde verde [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/97mOIG8RpOk/hqdefault.jpg "La Niña de los Peines - Por los balcones del cielo (Fiestas Navidad)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97mOIG8RpOk) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/83 "2021-07-28T18:24:40Z")
Lisa Gerrard [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ngi9AZ05mVg/hqdefault.jpg "Lisa Gerrard Cantara") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngi9AZ05mVg) Meg Myers [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xvh_0CuMMtM/hqdefault.jpg "Meg Myers - Heart Heart Head [Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvh_0CuMMtM) ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/84 "2021-07-28T19:11:38Z")
Francine Reed with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band - Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JSeCbEhu5c4/hqdefault.jpg "Francine Reed with Lyle Lovett's Large Band "Wild Women Don't Get The Blues"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSeCbEhu5c4) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/85 "2021-07-28T19:26:13Z")
Whitney at about 3:00 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3JWTaaS7LdU/maxresdefault.jpg "Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Official 4K Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWTaaS7LdU) Crystal Gayle [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6dOwRVV-buE/hqdefault.jpg "Crystal Gayle - Cry") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dOwRVV-buE) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/86 "2021-07-28T20:54:40Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Haley Reinhart covering “Creep” with Postmodern Jukebox. I’ve got tickets to see them this coming winter. No idea if Reinhart will be there though (they have had a bunch of great singers). ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/87 "2021-07-29T02:30:18Z")
I know pop singers were excluded, but how about backing vocalists? Helen Terry, who sang with Culture Club is my nom: [- YouTube](https://youtu.be/w1vKyU7dK5w) ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/88 "2021-07-29T18:30:08Z")
Absolutely. I found [this interview with Clare](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIW7xZSlZoM) fascinating. She was given very little direction of how to do the vocals for the track except “no words” and just decided to make her voice an instrument. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/89 "2021-07-29T21:43:50Z")
Millie Jackson can sure belt it out. And so can her backup singer, who sounds to me like Cissy Houston, but I have no verification of that. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lyyRiZVVtNY/maxresdefault.jpg "A Child of God") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyyRiZVVtNY) ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/90 "2021-07-30T00:17:32Z")
Idina Menzel deserves a shout out. The last note of Let It Go is the best belted note in animation. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/91 "2021-07-30T17:07:22Z")
Wot no Yma Sumac? Wait till the end on this one: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7JWxNqyIRtk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC6AKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAaXddD3iiRnPFy2YJdL2suRwiVyw "Yma Sumac - Gopher Mambo (Capitol Records 1954)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWxNqyIRtk) And then there’s this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZwtiyJfq1_M/maxresdefault.jpg "Yma Sumac In Her Duet With A Flute - Insane Harmonization") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwtiyJfq1_M) Which reminds me of Amelita Galli-Curci (100 years ago, now!) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6Vg1lzjFzlY/hqdefault.jpg "Italian Coloratura Soprano Amelita GALL-CURCI: Lo, here the gentle lark (1919)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vg1lzjFzlY) ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/92 "2021-07-31T08:58:00Z")
I keep remembering new ones. Here’s La Marisoul of La Santa Cecilia giving it her all. Always makes me feel better. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/o52bcDD8LTc/maxresdefault.jpg "La Santa Cecilia - Leña De Pirul (En Vivo Desde La Ciudad De México, 2017)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o52bcDD8LTc) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/93 "2021-07-31T18:23:22Z")
Some more operatic “can belto” singing: Joan Sutherland going mad: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jWybEf2Ojyk/maxresdefault.jpg "1959 Joan Sutherland's First Mad Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWybEf2Ojyk) Maria Callas’s Tosca disposes of the evil police chief Scarpia: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K7ghElp-NGw/hqdefault.jpg "Maria Callas: "Tosca" act.2 (5/5) "Murder Scene"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ghElp-NGw) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122.md?page=4)