• Playlist 23.10.2009 Odin Hour 21.00 - 2.00 auf Neurobeat Radio

    Out 23 2009, 21h59 por odin242

    1. Wenn es sein muss - dann aber sofort (0:37)
    2. Argentum - El Pasado Por Venir (4:35)
    3. Warsaw Pact - Departure (4:32)
    4. Ultravox - The Thin Wall (4:24)
    5. O.K. - The Wild, Wild Western (Kiss F.M. Bass Mix) (3:33)
    6. The Protagonist - Imitation (4:43)
    7. Goddess - Sexual (3:01)
    8. Age of Heaven - Over The Seven Seas (5:31)
    9. Cold Sensation - Ghostdance (4:47)
    10. Smarties - T.V. Maniac (1:59)
    11. Radiorama - Manitu (3:42)
    12. Mary Goes Round - Mary Sleeps Alone (Dark Side Alternative Version) (5:00)
    13. Manufacture - Passion For The Future (3:45)
    14. Lords of Acid - I Sit On Acid (5:01)
    15. Lassigue Bendthaus - Cloned (3:56)
    16. This Mortal Coil - Meniscus (2:49)
    17. Guru Josh - Infinity (Sane Remix) (6:06)
    18. Escape With Romeo - Here Comes The Night (Dark Side Alternative Mix) (5:44)
    19. 101 - Rock To The Beat (4:55)
    20. Data Bank A - Love At My Door (3:23)
    21. Arcana - Winds Of The Lost Soul (4:34)
    22. Scotch - Delirio Mind (Power Mix) (7:28)
    23. Karat - König Der Welt (5:39)
    24. Diorama - Photo (6:02)
    25. Skinny Puppy - Dig It (7:28)
    26. Dream Sequence - Outside Looking In (4:52)
    27. Fatal Morgana - Fatal Megamix (By DJ LOF) (10:15)
    28. depressive disorder - The Flood (5:24)
    29. Oil 10 - Grand Illusion (6:34)
    30. Departure - King Kong Dancing (Miami - No Emergency Exit - Mix) (7:12)
    31. Wire - The 15th (Dark Side Alternative Version) (5:00)
    32. Black Heaven - The Apparition (4:07)
    33. Pouppée Fabrikk - Death (3:55)
    34. Erotic Dissidents - Move Your Ass (3:50)
    35. Click Click - Torniquet (7:15)
    36. Headtrip Inc. - Floorshow (3:54)
    37. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - War (Hide Yourself) (4:14)
    38. Jennifer Warnes - First We Take Manhattan (3:55)
    39. Accessory - War Of Emotions (Remixed By Feindflug) (5:37)
    40. Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (Multi-Mix) (6:49)
    41. What's - Planet Claire (4:36)
    42. Rammstein - Spieluhr (4:45)
    43. Daily Terror - Hinterlist (4:46)
    44. in auroram - Turva Aurora (Dancefloor Tragedy REM-ix) (8:04)
    45. Tarnation - Game Of Broken Hearts (3:00)
    46. Stephen Duffy - Kiss Me (Mixe Plural) (5:29)
    47. Darker Days Tomorrow - Zeitgeist (6:06)
    48. CONEY ISLAND - Dream Walker (5:59)
    49. I Start Counting - Listen (Million Headed Monster) (6:36)
    50. The Mist of Avalon - Some Kind Of Stranger (6:48)
    51. Prager Handgriff - Der Aufschwung (Burn-Out-Mix) (5:07)
    52. DRP - Discharge Body (4:14)
    53. Pressurehed - Paralysis (4:56)
    54. Zwischenfall - Flucht (Special Fuzz Dance Version) (5:56)
    55. Eluveitie - Elembivos (6:28)
    56. Sonic System - Terror Pop (RAF Mix) (5:33)
    57. The Fixx - Less Cities, More Moving People (7:05)
    58. Recondita Stirpe - The March Of The Invisible Legion (3:42)
    59. Neuroticfish - Wake Me Up (JAB Remix) (4:54)
    60. Overgament - Out Of Teknoland (Remix) (3:51)
    61. Heiliges Licht - Wir Fürchten Unseren Herrgott Nicht (5:49)
  • Birthdays of 269 favourite female singers

    Set 30 2009, 22h54 por emcxmc

    Here to compare for most of my favourite female singers their age and birthday (listed chronologic), with place of birth (if indicated) and short description (as shown in Wikipedia).

    (born before 1940)

    + Bessie Smith (July 9, 1892 or April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer.

    + Marlene Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992, Berlin, Germany) was a German-born American actress and singer.Although she still made occasional films in the post-war years, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a successful show performer. In 1999 the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female star of all time.

    + Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day.

    + Édith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 -10 October 1963), French singer and cultural icon who is almost universally regarded as France's greatest.

    92 - Vera Lynn Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (born 20 March 1917) is an English singer whose career flourished during World War II. Nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart", the songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover".

    + Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards.

    + Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Grammy award winning jazz and popular music singer and songwriter and Academy Award-nominated actress. She was born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota.

    + Maria Callas (New York City December 2, 1923 – Paris, France September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the twentieth century.

    + Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. Because of her strong voice and emotional singing, she is known as the “Queen of the Blues”

    + Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane Mortenson (Los Angeles, 1 juni 1926 – 5 augustus 1962).

    83 - Irene Papas - Irene Papas (born September 3, 1926) is a Greek actress and occasional singer.

    + Julie London (September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress who was known for her smoky, sensual voice (Cry me a river). Born in Santa Rosa, California,

    + Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 - 10 November 2008) was a South African singer and civil rights activist also known as Mama Africa.

    + Patsy Cline (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963), born Virginia Patterson Hensley, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s. Since her death at age 30 in a 1963 plane crash at the height of her career, she has been considered one of the most influential, successful, revered, and acclaimed female vocalists of the 20th century

    77 - Petula Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades. Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II. During the 1960s she became known internationally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown," "I Know a Place," "My Love," "Colour My World," "A Sign of the Times," and "Don't Sleep in the Subway". With more than 70 million records sold worldwide, she is the most successful British female solo recording artist ever and is cited as such in the Guinness Book of World Records.

    76 - Yoko Ono, (born February 18, 1933), is a Japanese-American artist and musician. She is known for her marriage to John Lennon and for her work as an avant-garde artist and musician.

    + Nina Simone - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist.

    75 - Brigitte Bardot (born 28 September 1934) is a French actress, former fashion model, singer and animal welfare/rights activist.

    74 - Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1935) is an American country music singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s and 1970s and is revered as a country music cultural icon.

    72 - Roberta Flack - Roberta Flack (Feb 10, 1937 in Asheville NC, USA).

    72 - Wanda Jackson - Wanda Lavonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 60s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist.[1] She is known to many as the The First Lady (or Queen) of Rockabilly, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence on April 4, 2009.

    71 - Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll and jazz singer and songwriter. She is the winner of four Grammys, seventeen Blues Music Awards, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (in 1993), the Blues Hall of Fame (in 2001), and the Grammy Hall of Fame (in both 1999 and 2008).

    + Nico, Christa Päffgen (October 16, 1938 – July 18, 1988), singer of psychedelic sixties band The Velvet Underground.

    + Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known as Dusty Springfield, was a pop singer and entertainer. Of all the female British pop artists of the 1960s, she made one of the biggest impressions on the American market. Owing to her distinctive sensual sound, she was one of the most notable white soul artists.

    70 - Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington).

    70 - Grace Slick - Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing on October 30, 1939), singer of psychedelic sixties band Jefferson Airplane.

    70 - Tina Turner - Tina Turner, Anna Mae Bullock (Nutbush, 26 november 1939).


    (born between 1940 - 1950)

    69 - Merrilee Rush (born January 26, 1940, Seattle, Washington, USA) is an American singer best known for her recording of the song "Angel of the Morning", a Top 10 charting song which earned her a Grammy nomination for Female Vocalist Of The Year in 1968.

    69 - Nancy Sinatra - Nancy Sandra Sinatra Jr (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of the legendary singer Frank Sinatra and his first wife Nancy Barbato.

    68 - Joan Baez - Joan Chandos Baez (born in Staten Island, NYC, USA, on January 9, 1941), folk singer.

    68 - Shirley Owens (born June 10, 1941, Henderson, North Carolina) was the member of the hit group, The Shirelles. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

    + Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer, best remembered as Mama Cass of the pop quartet The Mamas & The Papas. After the group broke up, she had a successful solo career, releasing five studio albums. Elliot was found dead in her room in London from an apparent heart attack after two weeks of sold-out performances at the Palladium. In 1998, the four members of the group were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

    67 - Carole King - Carole King, born as Carole Klein (Brooklyn (New York), 9 februari 1942).

    67 - Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942) is a Memphis, Tennessee-born but Detroit, Michigan-raised American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer. Many have called her “The Queen Of Soul” and “Lady Soul”. She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, and gospel. She is generally regarded as one of the best vocalists ever.

    67 - Barbra Streisand - Barbra Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand, April 24, 1942) is an American singer, film and theatre actress.

    + Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998), was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.

    + Janis Joplin - Janis Lyn Joplin (Port Arthur (Texas), 19 januari 1943 – Los Angeles (Californië), 4 oktober 1970).

    66 - Cilla Black (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May 1943) is a British singer, actress and television performer, origin from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, who has been successful as an entertainer from 1963 through the present day. She is most famous worldwide for her successful singles "Anyone Who Had A Heart" and "You're My World". After a successful recording career and a brief time as a comedy actress, she became the best paid female presenter in British television history.

    66 - Christine McVie - born Christine Anne Perfect, July 12, 1943, in Birmingham, Greenodd, Cumbria, England) is an English singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Her primary fame came as a member of the band Fleetwood Mac.

    66 - Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett, 10 August 1943, in New York City) was the lead singer of the 1960’s girl group The Ronettes, who most famously sang Be My Baby. She is the ex-wife of producer Phil Spector.

    66 - Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell, born as Roberta Joan Anderson (Fort Macleod (Alberta, Canada), 7 november 1943).

    65 - Françoise Hardy - Françoise Madeleine Hardy (née le 17 janvier 1944 à Paris).

    65 - Diana Ross (born Diana Ernestine Earle Ross; March 26, 1944, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an American singer and actress. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes, before leaving the group for a solo career on January 14, 1970. Since the beginning of her career with The Supremes and as a solo artist, Ross has sold more than 100 million records.

    65 - Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holt on May 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a hugely revered R&B/soul singer who fronted two moderately successful groups before rising to stardom as a solo artist in the late 1970s, influencing a new generation of female singers.

    65 - Nona Hendryx (born October 9, 1944 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade."

    65 - Anna McGarrigle, (born December 4, 1944, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Quebec) is a Canadian folk music singer/songwriter who writes and performs as a duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle with her sister Kate McGarrigle.

    65 - Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.), better known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music with equal conviction and power; and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis. She is best known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry".

    64 - Sally Carr (born Sarah Cecilia Young on 28 March 1945, in Muirhead, Lanarkshire). Lead singer of Middle of the Road were a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s.

    64 - Carly Simon - Carly Elisabeth Simon (New York City, 25 juni 1945).

    64 - Deborah Harry - Debbie Harry, american singer, born as Deborah Ann Harry (Miami, 1 juli 1945), lead singer of punk band Blondie .

    64 - Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena, California) is an American singer-songwriter. She is noted for her distinctive, raspy voice which she attributes to many hours spent singing in smoky bars and clubs.

    64 - Bette Midler - Bette Davis Midler (born December 1, 1945).

    63 - Dolly Parton - Dolly Rebecca Parton (Sevierville (Tennessee), 19 januari 1946).

    63 - Kate McGarrigle, (born February 6, 1946, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who writes and performs as a duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle with her sister Anna McGarrigle.

    63 - Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946, later adopted by Gilbert LaPierre) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, author and entertainer. Among her many career accomplishments in music, television and film, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards among others.

    63 - Linda Ronstadt - Linda Marie Ronstadt (Tucson (Arizona), 15 juli 1946).

    63 - Jane Birkin - Jane Mallory Birkin (born in London on December 14th, 1946) is an English actress, model, singer and film director who lives in France. She is best known for her duet "Je t'aime... moi non plus" with Serge Gainsbourg.

    62 - Marianne Faithfull - Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946).

    62 - Patti Smith - Patti Smith, Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946 in Chicago).

    + Sandy Denny, born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978), England.

    62 - Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947, in Astoria, New York City) is an American singer-songwriter. Usually known professionally as Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and "What Have They Done To My Song Ma". Melanie has sold over 25 million records over the course of her career.

    62 - Sandie Shaw (born Sandra Ann Goodrich, 26 February 1947, Dagenham, Essex, England) is a British singer. She was, as described in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "the barefoot pop princess of the 1960s", owing to her distinctive penchant of performing on stage without shoes.

    62 - Jennifer Warnes - Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is a Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her rich soprano/contralto voice, her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.

    62 - Kiki Dee (born Pauline Matthews, 6 March 1947, Little Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is a singer-songwriter, with a career that has lasted over 40 years.

    62 - Emmylou Harris - Emmylou Harris (Birmingham (Alabama), 2 april 1947).

    62 - Laurie Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, visual artist and musician. Laura Phillips Anderson was born June 5, 1947, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States. She attended Mills College in California, and eventually graduated from Barnard College magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, studying art history. In 1972, she obtained an MFA in sculpture from Columbia University. She became more widely known in 1982 with the single “O Superman”.

    62 - Dolores Brooks (born June 20, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY) was a member of the girl group The Crystals.

    62 - Julie Covington (born 11 September 1947, London) is an English singer and actress, best known for recording the original version of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina".

    + Mariska Veres (1 October 1947 - 2 December 2006) was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue.

    62 - France Gall - France Gall (born Isabelle Genevieve Marie Anne Gall on October 9, 1947 in Paris).

    + Minnie Riperton (Nov 8, 1947 - July 12, 1979).

    61 - Gigliola Cinquetti - Gigliola Cinquetti (b. 20 December 1947 in Verona, Italy) is an Italian singer.

    61 - Patty Pravo - Patty Pravo (born 9 April 1948 Venice, Italy) is the stage name of Italian pop singer Nicoletta Strambelli.

    61 - Kate Pierson - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born 27 April 1948 in Weehawken, New Jersey) is an American vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's. She also plays keyboard, guitar and bass for the band.

    61 - Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress.

    61 - Stevie Nicks - Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born on May 26, 1948, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and has sold nearly 120 million albums. She has been noted for her ethereal visual style and symbolic lyrics.

    61 - Olivia Newton-John born 26 September 1948 in Cambridge, United Kingdom is a British-born, Australian-raised singer and actress.

    60 - Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, model and television personality, who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day. She is most famous worldwide for her hit "To Sir, With Love" and in the UK for "Shout".

    61 - Chi Coltrane (born on Nov 16, 1948 in Racine, Wisconsin) was an American singer/songwriter who entered the charts in many countries with her eponymous debut album by November of 1972.

    60 - Mary Weiss, born on December 28, 1948 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, found fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of The Shangri-Las.

    60 - Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, US) is an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music, earning the title "The Queen of Disco".

    60 - Véronique Sanson (full name, Veronique Marie Line Sanson, according to the ASCAP Songwriter's Database, born April 24, 1949, in Boulogne, near Paris, France) is a two-time Victoires de la Musique Award-winning French singer-songwriter, musician, and producer with an avid following in her native country.

    60 - Rory Block - Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949, in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American female blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style.

    60 - Bonnie Raitt - Bonnie Lynn Raitt (Burbank (Californië), 8 november 1949).


    (born between 1950 - 1960)

    59 - Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950, Pontardawe, Wales) is a Welsh folk singer. She is best known as one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label, and for her 1968 single "Those Were The Days".

    59 - Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatrocchio, June 3, 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, radio personality and actress.

    59 - Lynsey de Paul (born Lynsey Monckton Rubin, 11 June 1950, Cricklewood, London) is an English singer-songwriter.

    59 - Tina Weymouth (Martina Michèle "Tina" Weymouth) (born on November 22, 1950 in Coronado, California) is an American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the influential New Wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club.

    59 - Joan Armatrading - Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE, (born 9 December 1950, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, UK) is a British singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and the first female UK artist to have debuted at number 1 in the Billboards Blues charts. She is also the first female UK artist to be nominated for a Grammy in the blues category.

    58 - Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country singer best known for a series of country-pop crossover hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". She accumulated 18 No. 1 country hits during the 1970s and 1980s. She is also famous for her nearly floor-length hair and was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1983. She is the younger sister of singer Loretta Lynn (16 years younger).

    58 - Ellen Foley (born June 5, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American singer and actress, who has appeared on Broadway and television, where she co-starred in the sitcom Night Court. In music, she has released three solo albums but is best known for her collaborations with the singer Meat Loaf.

    58 - Bonnie Tyler - Bonnie Tyler (born June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, South Wales, United Kingdom).

    58 - Chrissie Hynde - born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951, Akron, Ohio, lead singer of The Pretenders.

    57 - Juice Newton (born Judith Kay Newton February 18, 1952 in Lakehurst, New Jersey is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist. To date, Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categories (winning once in 1983), as well as a CMA Award for Best New Female Artist and two Billboard Female Album Artist of the Year awards (won consecutively).

    + Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997, Helena, Montana, USA ) was an American singer best known for her 1978 cover of Neil Young's "Lotta Love".

    57 - Máire Ní Bhraonáin, better known as Máire Brennan or incorrectly/phonetically as Moya Brennan (born August 4, 1952, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland), is a Grammy Award-nominated Celtic Folk singer. She began her singing career when her family formed the band Clannad in 1970.

    56 - Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on January 10, 1953) is a four-time Grammy Award-winning American singer best known for her mezzo-soprano vocal range and establishing herself as one of rock's top vocalists and one of music's top-selling female artists with hit songs such as "Love Is a Battlefield"

    56 - Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and alt-country songwriter and singer. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she was named “America’s best songwriter” by TIME magazine in 2002.

    56 - Cyndi Lauper - Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953).

    56 - Nanci Griffith - Nanci Caroline Griffith, born July 6, 1953, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas, United States.

    ?? - Mary Margaret O'Hara, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, born on ??,??, 1954??.

    55 - Alice - Alice Visconti, born Carla Bissi in Forlì, Italy on September 26, 1954 is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist, active since 1971.

    55 - Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards.

    54 - Annie Lennox - Annie Lennox is an Oscar, Brit and Grammy award-winning pop musician and vocalist. She was born on December 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland. After three years as lead singer of The Tourists, Lennox achieved her most notable fame as the alto, soul-tinged lead singer of the 1980s rock duo Eurythmics with British musician David A. Stewart.

    54 - Nina Hagen (born Catharina Hagen on 11 March 1955) is a singer from East Berlin, Germany.

    54 - Jane Siberry - Jane Siberry, born October 12, 1955, Canada.

    53 - Julee Cruise - Julee Cruise (born 1 December 1956, in Creston, Iowa).

    52 - Loreena McKennitt - Loreena McKennitt (Morden (Manitoba) Canada, 17 februari 1957).

    52 - Susan Janet Ballion (born 27 May 1957 in Southwark, Southeast London, England), better known by her stage name, Siouxsie Sioux is a singer, best known as the vocalist of Siouxsie & The Banshees between 1976 and 1996.

    52 - Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo García; September 1, 1957, Havana, Cuba) is a Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American singer and songwriter. She is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 90 million albums sold worldwide. She has won seven Grammy Awards, placing her among the most successful crossover performers in Latin music to date.

    52 - Toni Childs - Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957, from Orange, California).

    51 - Annabel Lamb (born ??/??/1958, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. She has released eight albums to date. Lamb had a British Top 30 hit in 1983 with her cover version of The Doors "Riders on the Storm", her only hit on the UK Singles Chart.

    51 - Meredith Brooks - Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958 in Oregon, USA).

    51 - Kate Bush - Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 in Bexleyheath, Kent, now part of Greater London, England, UK).

    51 - Madonna - Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie (Bay City (Michigan), 16 augustus 1958).

    51 - Siobhan Fahey (born Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey, 10 September 1958, Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland) was a founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, and later founded the musical outfit Shakespears Sister.

    51 - Heidi Berry is an American singer-songwriter, born on ??/??/1958, in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1991, Ivo Watts-Russell asked Berry to sing on the third album by This Mortal Coil, and over the next five years she recorded three albums for 4AD.

    51 - Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress. She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock N' Roll".

    51 - Carmel (born Carmel McCourt, 24 November 1958, Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England) is a British female singer, her eponymous band Carmel uniting bassist Jim Parris, and drummer Gerry Darby.

    50 - Sade (pronounced “shah-day”) is a Grammy-winning, world-famous English group, which achieved success in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Sade Adu, (real name Helen Folasade Adu - born 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria)

    50 - Susanna Hoffs (born Susanna Lee Hoffs, January 17, 1959) is a vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Bangles.

    50 - Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr, 27 April 1959) is a pop singer originally from Bellshill, Scotland.

    50 - Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Nadine Vega (born July 11, 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music.

    50 - Eddi Reader - Eddi Reader MBE (born Sadenia Reader, 29 August 1959, Scottland).

    + Kirsty MacColl - Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) (aged 41) was an English singer-songwriter from Croydon, England.


    (born between 1960 - 1970)

    49 - Nena (born Gabriele Susanne Kerner, March 24, 1960, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1984 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons".

    49 - Anne Clark - Anne Clark (born 14 May 1960, Croydon, London, England).

    49 - Sarah Brightman - Sarah Brightman, (Born: Aug 14, 1960 in Berkhampstead, England).

    49 - Aimee Mann - Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960).

    49 - Jennifer Rush (born September 28, 1960, Queens, New York, US is an American German-based Pop/Rock singer, best known for the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which went on to be covered by Celine Dion

    49 - Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English pop singer.

    48 - Cowboy Junkies - Margo Timmins (born January 27, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec).

    48 - Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian musician from Melbourne, singer and composer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance together with Brendan Perry.

    48 - Enya - Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin, born on 17 May 1961, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland.

    48 - Melissa Etheridge - Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.

    48 - Kim Deal - Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of the alternative rock band the Pixies.

    48 - Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet, 18 June 1961), is an English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.

    48 - Mylène Farmer - Mylène Jeanne Gautier (born 12 September 1961 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author.

    48 - k.d. lang - Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961).

    47 - Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her music blends rock, country and pop into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards. Crow is also a left-wing political activist.

    47 - Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston, February 24, 1962, Dallas, Texas) is a U.S. singer-songwriter whose music and performances are influenced by her Texas roots, her political activism, and a self-assured style.

    47 - All About Eve - Julianne Regan (born 30 June 1962, Coventry, UK).

    47 - Joan Osborne - Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962).

    47 - Tracey Thorn (born 26 September 1962), lead singer of duo Everything but the Girl, from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

    + Eva Cassidy (Eva Marie Cassidy, February 2, 1963 in Washington, DC – November 2, 1996 in Bowie, Maryland) was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper The Guardian as "one of the greatest voices of her generation." She had a diverse repertoire of jazz, blues, folk, gospel and pop. Cassidy remained virtually unknown outside of her native Washington, DC, when she died of melanoma (which had spread to her bones) in 1996.

    46 - Harriet Wheeler (born 26 June 1963) is the lead singer of the 1980s/1990s alternative rock band, The Sundays

    46 - Tori Amos - Myra Ellen Amos, born on August 22, 1963.

    46 - Elizabeth Fraser, born Elizabeth Davidson Fraser, August 29, 1963, Falkirk, Scotland and part of the group Cocteau Twins.

    46 - Natalie Merchant - Natalie Anne O'Shea Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, U.S.) former lead singer and member of 10,000 Maniacs.

    45 - Neneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964) and known as Neneh Cherry is a two-time Grammy Award-nominated and MTV Europe Music Award-winning singer-songwriter and rapper.

    45 - Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964, origin from Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is an American singer–songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason", "The Promise" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.

    45 - Maria McKee - Maria Louise McKee, born on August 17, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, also known as lead singer of the band Lone Justice.

    45 - Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood (born September 19, 1964, Monticello, Georgia, US) is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."

    45 - Lou Rhodes (born as Louise Robinson, 1. November 1964 in Leeds), is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb.

    45 - Diana Krall, (born Diana Jean Krall, Nanaimo, British Columbia, November 16, 1964) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her contralto vocals.

    44 - Happy Rhodes - Kimberley Tyler Rhodes, born on August 9, 1965 in Poughkeepsie, New York.

    44 - Shania Twain, (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, August 28, 1965) is a Canadian country pop artist. Her third album Come on Over is the best-selling album of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music.

    44 - Björk - Björk Guðmundsdóttir (Reykjavik, 21 november 1965).

    43 - Alison Goldfrapp - Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp (born 13 May 1966) is an English soprano singer-songwriter with the duo Goldfrapp.

    43 - Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American Grammy-nominated singer songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh.

    43 - Martina McBride (born July 29, 1966, in Medicine Lodge, Kansas) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is best-known for her inspirational-style ballads about women and children.

    43 - Kristin Hersh - Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966).

    43 - Shirley Manson - Shirley Ann Manson (born August 26, 1966) is a Scottish musician, the lead vocalist of the band Garbage. Manson is also the former keyboardist and backup singer with Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, as well as the ex lead singer of Angelfish.

    43 - Sinéad O'Connor - Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor (Glenageary, 8 december 1966, Ireland).

    42 - Eleanor McEvoy (born 22 January 1967) is one of Ireland's most accomplished contemporary singer/songwriters. McEvoy composed the song Only A Woman's Heart, title track of A Woman's Heart, the best-selling Irish album in Irish history.

    42- Liz Phair - Elizabeth Clark Phair born on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    42 - Heather Nova - Heather Allison Frith, born on July 6, 1967 in Bermuda.

    42 - Faith Hill (born Audrey Faith Perry on September 21, 1967) is an American country singer. Hill's voice (described as both soulful and raspy) and careful song selection have helped her to sell more than 40 million records and accumulate 8 number-one singles and 3 number-one albums on the Country charts.

    42 - Gillian Welch (born October 2, 1967 in New York City) is a singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, neotraditional country, Americana, old-time string band music, and folk into a rustic style that she dubs "American Primitive".

    42 - Sophie B. Hawkins - Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer and songwriter, born 1 November 1967, in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

    42 - Sharleen Spiteri - Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967 in Glasgow) lead singer of Texas.

    41 - Carla Bruni (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, December 23, 1967 in Turin, Italy) is an Italian-born, naturalized French songwriter, singer, former model and First Lady of France.

    41- Sarah McLachlan - Sarah Ann McLachlan, born January 28, 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    41 - Axelle Red - Axelle Red was born Fabienne Demal in Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium, on February 15, 1968

    41 - Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts, USA) is an American singer and songwriter.

    41 - Kylie Minogue, Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE (born 28 May 1968, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress.

    41 - KatieJane Garside (born July 8, 1968) is a vocalist and lyricist who fronted the first incarnation of the band Daisy Chainsaw and sang guest vocals for the industrial act Test Department. After retiring from the music world temporarily, she now sings with Queen Adreena, an independent rock band from London. Ruby Throat’s debut album The Ventriloquist was released on 8th November 2007 in a limited run of only 500 copies.

    40 - Lori McKenna (born in Massachusetts, on December 22, 1968 as Lorraine Giroux) is an American folk singer/songwriter. She lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts with her husband and five children.

    40 - Tanita Tikaram (born 12 August 1969, Münster, Germany) is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter, best known for the hits "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart.

    40 - PJ Harvey - Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil, United Kingdom.


    (born between 1970 - 1980)

    39 - Gabrielle - Louise Gabrielle Bobb (born April 16, 1970, London) is an English singer who records under the name Gabrielle.

    39 - Ani DiFranco (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23, 1970 in Buffalo, New York) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She is a prolific artist, having released over twenty albums and is widely celebrated as a feminist icon.

    38 - Sara Evans (born Sara Lynn Evans, February 5, 1971 in New Franklin, Missouri) is an country singer and songwriter. Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging from the late-90s, Evans has made four No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums.

    38 - Rachel Goswell (born 16 May 1971 in Fareham, England) is a singer-songwriter who was a vocalist with shoegazing pioneers Slowdive.

    38 - Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. During her career she has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist (and the third most awarded artist overall) in Grammy history.

    38 - Lisa Ekdahl (born July 29, 1971 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a Swedish singersongwriter. Her voice has been described as "child-like" and "soft, supple and smooth".

    38 - Dolores O'Riordan - Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (Burton) (born September 6, 1971) lead singer of The Cranberries.

    37 - Dido - Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, (born 25 December 1971, London).

    37 - Cat Power - Charlyn "Chan" Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January 1972).

    37 - Mindy Smith - Mindy Smith (born June 1, 1972 on Long Island, New York) is an American singer-songwriter.

    36 - Chantal Kreviazuk - Chantal Kreviazuk (born May 18, 1973, Winnipeg, Canada).

    36 - Jennifer Paige (born September 3, 1973, Marietta, Georgia, United States) is an American singer-songwriter who rose to stardom in the early years of 1990s teen-pop, and is best known for her 1998 pop hit "Crush".

    36 - Tara MacLean (born October 25, 1973 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a Canadian singer and songwriter.

    35 - Imelda Mary Higham (born ??/??/1974), known as Imelda May and previously as her maiden name Imelda Clabby, is an Irish female vocalist from the Liberties, in Dublin, Ireland. Specialising in Rockabilly music, she has a repertoire of covers and self-penned songs.

    35 - Andrea Corr, (born Andrea Jane Corr, May 17, 1974) is the lead singer and writes most of the lyrics for the Irish folk-rock band The Corrs from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle); Sharon (violin, vocals); Caroline (drums, percussion, bodhrán, vocals); and Jim (guitar, keyboards, vocals).

    35 - Jewel, born Jewel Kilcher, May 23, 1974, Payson, Utah, United States) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet. She has received three Grammy Award nominations and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide.

    35 - Alanis Morissette - Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974).

    35 - Nina Persson (born Nina Elisabet Persson, September 6, 1974 in Örebro, Sweden) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans.

    35 - Natalie Maines (born Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar, October 14, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success as the lead vocalist for the female alternative country band, the Dixie Chicks. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Maines considers herself a rebel who "loved not thinking in the way I knew the majority of people thought."

    34 - Madeleine Peyroux (born 1974, Athens, Georgia, USA) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday.

    34 - Natalie Imbruglia - Natalie Jane Imbruglia (born February 4, 1975, Australia).

    34 - Miranda Lee Richards - Miranda Lee Richards (born April 4, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter.

    34 - Anouk Teeuwe (born April 8, 1975) is a Dutch singer, professionally known as Anouk. Since 1997, she has released seven pop-rock albums.

    34 - Nerina Pallot - Nerina Pallot (born Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot, 26 April 1975, London).

    34 - KT Tunstall - Kate Victoria Tunstall better known as KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975 in St Andrews, Scotland) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist.

    34 - Keri Noble (born 1975) is an American singer-songwriter born in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Detroit. Her father was a Baptist minister, and Noble sang in church as a child.

    33 - Emma Bunton - Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop singer, songwriter, radio presenter, and occasional actress. Bunton is best known for being a member of the successful '90s girl group, the Spice Girls

    33 - Feist - Leslie Feist, (Amherst (Nova Scotia), 13 februari 1976, Canada).

    33 - Charlotte Martin - Charlotte Ann Martin (born March 29, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, who performs predominantly on the piano.

    33 - Noe Venable (born April 20, 1976 in San Francisco, California) is an experimental folk/pop singer-songwriter.

    33 - Kasey Chambers (born 4 June 1976, in Mount Gambier, Australia) is an Australian alternative country singer-songwriter.

    33 - Leigh Nash - Leigh Bingham Nash (born 27 June 1976) is a singer, and composer, best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Sixpence None the Richer.

    33 - Catherine Feeny (born ??/??/1976) is an American singer/songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Norristown, Pennsylvania, studied in Washington, D.C., and finally relocated to Los Angeles, where she started seriously writing her own songs.

    32 - Kate Walsh - Kate Walsh es un cantautora inglesa de Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, born 2 february 1977.

    32 - Ilse Annoeska de Lange (born May 13, 1977, Almelo, Netherlands) is a Dutch country and pop singer, better known as Ilse DeLange.

    32 - Sarah Slean - Sarah Hope Slean (born on 21 June 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, painter, and photographer from Pickering, Ontario.

    32 - Lisa Knapp - Lisa Knapp (born July 21, 1977) hailed as one of Brit folk's brightest new young stars when she appeared with Wild and Undaunted in 2007.

    32 - Fiona Apple - Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart, born September 13, 1977, USA).

    32 - Rachael Yamagata - Rachael Yamagata (born on September 23, 1977 in Arlington, Virginia)

    32 - Tina Dico, (born Tina Dickow on October 14, 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a singer and songwriter, inspired by artists such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

    32 - Imogen Heap - Imogen Heap (born 9 December 1977 in the London Borough of Havering) is a Grammy nominated English singer and songwriter from Romford, Havering.

    31 - Elisa Toffoli (born in Trieste, Italy, December 19, 1977) is an Italian singer, performing under the mononym Elisa. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop.

    31 - Kathleen Edwards (born July 11, 1978 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter.

    31 - Vienna Teng - Vienna Teng (born Cynthia Yih Shih on October 3, 1978) is a Taiwanese American pianist and singer-songwriter based in New York City.

    31 - Karen Lee Orzolek, better known as Karen O, is the lead vocalist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She was born on November 22, 1978 in South Korea.

    31 - Nelly Furtado - Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978, Canada).

    30 - Erin McCarley (born January 15, 1979 in Garland, Texas) is an alternative music singer-songwriter.

    30 - Norah Jones - Norah Jones, born on March 30th 1979 in New York City.

    30 - Butterfly Boucher is an Australian singer/songwriter, born June 2, 1979. The name "Butterfly" was a suggestion from a friend of the family. Boucher currently resides in the United States in Nashville, Tennessee.

    30 - Kaki King - Kaki King (born August 24, 1979 as Katherine Elizabeth King) is an American guitar player and singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia.

    30 - Geike Arnaert is the former lead singer of the Belgian pop group Hooverphonic. Born on 13 September 1979, Westouter, Belgium.

    30 - Bat for Lashes - Bat for Lashes is the pseudonym of British musician Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), a Brighton-based songwriter.

    30 - Sara Bareilles - Sara Beth Bareilles (born December 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Bareilles was born and raised in Eureka, California.

    30 - Ingrid Michaelson (born Ingrid Ellen Michaelson, 8 December 1979, NY) is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter best known for her single "The Way I Am."


    (born between 1980 - 1990)

    29 - Regina Spektor - Regina Spektor (Moskou, 18 februari 1980)

    29 - Vanessa Carlton - Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American soft rock / pop singer, songwriter, and pianist.

    29 - Lene Marlin - Lene Marlin Peterson (August 17, 1980 in Tromso, Norway).

    28 - Lisa Hannigan (born Lisa Margaret Hannigan, 12 February 1981, Kilcloon, County Meath, Ireland) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her music has led to much success, critical praise, airplay and award nominations in her native Ireland and, more recently, in the United States.

    28 - Brandi Carlile (b. June 1, 1981, in Ravensdale, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter. Carlile’s music has been categorized in several genres, including pop, rock, alternative country, and folk.

    27 - Amy Lynn Hartzler (b. December 13, 1981, Riverside, California, U.S.), better known as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence.

    27 - Meiko (pronounced MEE-ko), born on February 25, 1982 is an American singer/songwriter, born and raised in Roberta, Georgia and currently residing in Los Angeles, California.

    27 - Kelly Clarkson (born Kelly Brianne Clarkson, April 24, 1982, Fort Worth, Texas, United States) is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002.

    27 - LeAnn Rimes, (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes, August 28, 1982, Pearl, Mississippi, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her rich vocals similar to legendary country music singer Patsy Cline, and her rise to fame at the age of 13, becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972.

    26 - Carrie Underwood (Carrie Marie Underwood, born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer and songwriter from Checotah, Oklahoma. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol. She has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award winner, was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, and is the reigning Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer of The Year.

    26 - Alela Diane - Alela Diane Menig (b. April 20, 1983, Nevada City, California, USA) is an American singer and songwriter, who is associated with the psych folk.

    26 - Michelle Branch (born July 2, 1983, Sedona, Arizona, USA ) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

    26 - Missy Higgins (born Melissa Morrison Higgins on August 19, 1983, in Melbourne, Australia) is one of Australia’s most popular female singer-songwriters.

    26 - Amy Winehouse - Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983 in London) is an English singer-songwriter, known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including soul, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and rhythm and blues.

    26 - Miranda Lambert - Miranda Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star.

    25 - Priscilla Ahn (born Priscilla Natalie Hartranft, March 9, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

    25 - Katharine McPhee (Katharine Hope McPhee, born March 25, 1984) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.

    25 - Anna Nalick - Anna Christine Nalick (born March 30, 1984, in Glendora, California), is an U.S. singer-songwriter.

    25 - Jessie Baylin is a Nashville based singer/songwriter born April 4, 1984, in Gillette, New Jersey.

    25 - Mandy Moore - Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer–songwriter, actress and fashion designer.

    25 - Duffy - Aimée Ann Duffy (born 23 June 1984), better known by her stage name Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter.

    25 - Katie Melua - Ketevan "Katie" Melua (Georgia, born 16 September 1984).

    25 - Avril Lavigne - Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley (Belleville, Ontario, 27 september 1984).

    24 - A Fine Frenzy - Alison Sudol (born December 23, 1984), known professionally as A Fine Frenzy is an American alternative singer-songwriter and pianist.

    24 - Melody Gardot (born February 2, 1985 in New Jersey) is an American jazz singer, writer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was disabled at 19 after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle and began writing music after using music to aid her recovery.

    24 - Lily Allen - Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English pop music singer and songwriter.

    23 - Maria Mena (Maria Viktoria Mena, Oslo, Norway, February 19, 1986) is a Norwegian pop-rock singer-songwriter, born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother Tony are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Her mother is Norwegian and her father is Nicaraguan.

    23 - Susanne Sundfør (born 19 March 1986, Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She is the granddaughter of language researcher Kjell Aartun. She currently resides in Oslo.

    22 - Kate Nash - Kate Marie Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English singer-songwriter based in London.

    22 - Amy Macdonald - Amy Macdonald (Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, 25 augustus 1987).

    22 - Florence + The Machine - Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28th August 1987), London, England, UK.

    21 - Adele - Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, born 5 May 1988, is an English soul/jazz singer.

    20 - Sonya Kitchell (Sonya D. Kitchell, born March 1, 1989 in Northampton, Massachusetts) is an American jazz singer-songwriter.

    20 - Taylor Swift - Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress.


    (born after 01/01/1990)

    19 - Laura Marling - Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990), is a folk-pop, singer-songwriter from Hampshire, England


    (not listed)
    (because no favourites of mine).

    Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, ...
    Anastacia, Céline Dion, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, ...
    Britney Spears, Christina Aquilera, Shakira, ...
    Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, ...
    and girls alike.
  • Tuesday Ten: Music, my Dad and Me

    Jun 23 2009, 14h14 por amodelofcontrol

    It was of course Father's Day this Sunday just gone, and for this week's Tuesday Ten I thought it appropriate to use this theme. I think my voracious appetite for music comes from my dad - ever since I can remember there has been a steady flow of "new" music into the house, in a variety of genres. And, of course, it's true that we don't always agree on music. However there are a number of artists that I have got into - even if that was years later - and even a few that I have played a part in getting my dad into. So, here they are.

    As always, there is a Spotify playlist: which is here. The Spotify URI is: spotify:user:asw909:playlist:41BEMVDvzWPFRwy4KntMur.

    So, let's start with music from my dad, as some of this goes back years.

    Leonard Cohen
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: TocarFirst We Take Manhattan
    Where to start? Probably one of the few artists that both my girlfriend and I heard a fair amount of when we were younger - although she no doubt heard a lot more (if you don't know, my girlfriend's mum is a well-enough known Leonard Cohen fan to appear on TV talking about him, goes to the various fan meet-ups around the world, etc). Bizarrely, though, my first recollection of hearing Cohen's music was from the Famous Blue Raincoat "tribute" album by Jennifer Warnes rather than his own material, although I was familiar with some of his songs by the time I was into my teens. I'm not a massive fan of Cohen, by any stretch - actually listening to Cohen a lot only really happened for me after hearing Jeff Buckley's cover of TocarHallelujah, and the Cohen tracks on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack - but it's not something I'll turn off and I'm still kicking myself that I didn't go and see him live in the past year or two.

    Prince
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: TocarLittle Red Corvette
    I was first exposed to hearing Prince back in the mid-80s by my dad, during the period where Prince was pretty much releasing album after album of quite extraordinary material, culminating in the sprawling double-album of Sign O' The Times, which remains one of the best albums of the eighties in my eyes. A Prince album was also the first album that I bought myself - I bought Lovesexy pretty much on the day of release way back in summer 1988. I don't listen to Prince as much as I used to - at one point I had just about every album he had released - but I still have no problem listening to it (and still know most of the words, too). Oh, and Prince is another artist that I've never seen live.

    Bruce Springsteen
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: TocarBorn to Run
    I'd suspect that Bruce Springsteen is probably my dad's favourite artist by a long, long way - his almost childish excitement prior to seeing him live last year in London (after probably 30 years of waiting) was a joy to see, and he wouldn't shut up (in a good way) about the gig afterwards, either. I'm by no means as big a fan as my dad, but Springsteen certainly has a way with a song, and he was awesome in the Superbowl half-time show this year, too (why did it take so long to have him doing that?).

    Tom Waits
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: TocarDowntown Train
    While I love Tom Waits' material nowadays, this was certainly not the case back when I was a kid. In fact, my dad used to play one of Waits's albums (usually one of Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs or Franks Wild Years) to shut my siblings and I up in a long car journey! It took me years before I began to properly appreciate the really rather left-field wierdness of Tom Waits - it was probably the first dEUS album that made me take another look. Oh, and if you've only ever heard the Rod Stewart version of Downtown Train, Waits' original version is infinitely superior.

    R.E.M.
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: TocarOrange Crush
    Thanks to my dad, I've been listening to R.E.M. for as long as I can remember, probably in fact for some time longer than most other bands, and interestingly I suspect that both of us stopped listening to new R.E.M. releases around about the same time - about eight or nine years ago, with the notable exception of TocarThe Great Beyond, which remains one of the greatest songs the band have ever released. Thanks to this long, long association with the band's music, I think, and my dad's almost constant playing of it, it's always been Green that has remained my favourite album, rather than the perhaps more-lauded successors that saw them reach ever-greater success. Of the various singles on this album, though, it's the furious anti-war tirade of Orange Crush that is the pinnacle for me and I could never tire of hearing it.

    Peter Gabriel
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: TocarSan Jacinto
    Another one that I started hearing in the eighties - the first material of which I remember hearing comes from So, which if you are not familiar with as an album, I'm pretty damned sure you'll recognise TocarSledgehammer, if only for the video. It's more experimental stuff, however (like the frankly chilling TocarMercy Street) are the tracks that always pop into my head when I think of this album, though. His stuff prior to this is fantastic, too, although something of an acquired taste, I'd think - as were Genesis when Gabriel was part of the band, but I never got into them at all. (A note: San Jacinto is included on the playlist only because that's all I could find on Spotify!)


    Ok, so what about stuff I got my dad into? Surprisingly - to me at least - there are a few things over the years that my dad has appreciated in time that I have played him. I'm sure my dad wouldn't complain at me suggesting that he is something of an audiophile, and there has always been a top-notch stereo system at my parent's house. So naturally, it's not been unheard of for me to take the odd album back to my parent's to "try" on the stereo there, and every now and again my dad has gone out and bought something on the back of that. But there are other ways too.

    Pearl Jam
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: TocarRearviewmirror
    There's something of an irony in my dad liking Pearl Jam nowadays. Back when my stepbrothers and I got immersed in the alternative-rock/grunge explosion in the early-90s - yes, we all wore plaid shirts, torn jeans, long-sleeved t-shirts under short-sleeved ones - my dad dismissed bands like Pearl Jam as whiny rock. So, imagine my surprise when in a car journey with him a few years ago, he puts on the best-of (Rearviewmirror) and is quite happily singing along. Interestingly, they aren't a band that I have paid attention to in recent years, other than listening to their early material - hence why I'm including the titular track from the best-of here.

    Arcade Fire
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)
    This is a band that I'm not sure he had actually heard before I got him both albums one christmas. My dad had suggested that I surprise him with some music that I'd think he would like a couple of years ago, so I went for these guys, and much to my surprise the reaction was overwhelmingly positive - although as I recall he prefers Neon Bible, whereas I far prefer Funeral. Interestingly my next band suggestion for him - The Hold Steady's Stay Positive - was also something a success, perhaps not so much of a surprise with it's clear Springsteen influence...

    The Levellers
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: [track artist=]Liberty Song[/track]
    I've never entirely been sure how my dad ended up liking The Levellers - I suspect that their generally "inoffensive" folk rock and highly political lyrics probably had something to do with it, as well as my step-brothers and I again having listened to this band since about 1992. Either way, I reckon that he probably listens to them more than I do nowadays...

    Rammstein
    Track featured on the Spotify playlist: [track artist=]Sonne[/track]
    Finally, perhaps the most unlikely band that I ever thought my dad would like: Rammstein. But there are unusual reasons for this. My dad spent his teens living in Germany, and has retained a fluency in the language that meant when he first heard Rammstein - probably Sonne on MTV or suchlike, or through my playing of it a lot at the time - he immediately understood and appreciated the black humour that frequently permeates Rammstein's lyrics. I don't believe he has bought any Rammstein albums, though...
  • Einde van 2008 de eindluisterlijst! (1 januari 2009)

    Dez 16 2008, 8h29 por Heus

    Positie 2008/2007
    1 (1) Ray LaMontagne 697
    2 (2)Herman Düne 428
    3 (3)Band of Horses 378
    4 (/) Fleet Foxes 351
    5 (272) Madrugada 343
    6 (9) Micah P. Hinson 309
    7 (4) Sam Baker 306
    8 (12) Teitur 289
    9 (8) The Magic Numbers 284
    10 (13) Damien Rice 281
    11 (20) Cold War Kids 271
    12 (68) The Cave Singers 265
    13 (20) Antony and the Johnsons 262
    13 (6) Beirut 262
    15(5) Editors 252
    16 (216) John Prine 250
    17 (19) Andrew Bird 245
    18 (59) Luka Bloom 240
    19 (25) Mary Gauthier 239
    20 (7) The Decemberists 236
    21 (211) Joe Henry 233
    22 (43) Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 226
    23 (24) Pavement 214
    23 (22) Rufus Wainwright 214
    25 (74) DeVotchKa 210
    26 (34) Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly 209
    27 (18) Sufjan Stevens 206
    27 (27) Bright Eyes 206
    29 (10) Husky Rescue 202
    29 (286) Alela Diane 202
    31 (11) The Arcade Fire 201
    32 (50) Lambchop 200
    33 (36) Radiohead 199
    34 (112) Kings of Convenience 197
    35 (364) Calexico 196
    36 (26) Razorlight 195
    36 (184) Josh Ritter 195
    38 (81) Joan as Police Woman 192
    39 (84) Sonic Youth 190
    40 (17) Pompeii 186
    41 (37) Islands 185
    42 (42) Mason Jennings 182
    43 (80) I Am Kloot 181
    44 (33) Belle and Sebastian 174
    45 (15) Grinderman 173
    45 (14) Leonard Cohen 173
    47 (16) Sleep the Season 171
    48 (90) Richmond Fontaine 170
    49 (94) Amadou & Mariam 167
    50 (90) My Morning Jacket 166
    51 (42) Nizlopi165
    51 (99) Tool 165
    53 (43) Woven Hand 164
    54 (135) Paolo Nutini 157
    55 (70) The Shins 156
    56 (192) Richard Hawley 155
    57 (39) Guillemots 153
    58 (156) Sigur Rós 151
    59 (51) Wolf Parade 150
    60 (23) The Triffids 149
    61 (101) Tindersticks 148
    61 (59) Eilen Jewell 148
    63 (307) The Doors 145
    63 (123) Tom McRae 145
    65 (28) Stars 142
    65 (46) TV on the Radio 142
    67 (28) Stephen Fretwell 141
    68 (134) Beck 140
    68 (172) Travis 140
    70 (31) Bob Dylan 139
    71 (51) Neil Young 137
    71 (/) Silver Jews 137
    73 (30) The Veils 135
    74 (31) The Elected 134
    74 (105) Sophia 134
    74 (70) The National 134
    77 (34) Devendra Banhart 133
    78 (/) Elbow 132
    79 (153) 16 Horsepower 131
    79 (70) Stephen Malkmus 131
    79 (/) Jamie Scott and the Town 131
    82 (105) Vetiver 130
    83 (39)Absentee 127
    83 (38) Great Lake Swimmers 127
    85 (41) Built to Spill 125
    86Feist 123
    87 (/) Rob Lutes 119
    88 (45) Kashmir 118
    89 (238) Bon Iver 117
    90 Horse Stories 116
    91 (/) Glasvegas 115
    92 Aqualung 114
    92 Richard Ashcroft114
    92 Iron & Wine 114
    92 Steve Wynn 114
    96 Adam Green 113
    97 Rock Plaza Central 112
    98 Broken Social Scene 111
    98 Alaska In Winter 111
    98 The Dodos 111
    98 (/) The Deep Dark Woods 111
    102 Amy Winehouse 110
    102 Eels 110
    104 Sam Cooke 109
    105 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 108
    106 Beth Orton 107
    106 Midlake 107
    106 The Raconteurs 107
    106 Okkervil River 107
    110 Pink Floyd 104
    110 The Walkmen 104
    110 Dolorean 104
    113 My Latest Novel 103
    113 Vampire Weekend 103
    115 [unknown] 102
    115 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan 102
    117 Elliott Smith 101
    117 The Appleseed Cast 101
    117 Xavier Rudd 101
    120 Stevie Wonder 100
    120 Angus & Julia Stone 100
    120 The Kooks 100
    123 Gomez 99
    124 The Verve 97
    124 The White Stripes 97
    124 Loney, Dear 97
    124 Dirty Three97
    128 (68) Thomas Dybdahl 96
    128 Snow Patrol 96
    130 Arctic Monkeys 95
    131 (74) Aereogramme 94
    131 Ten Kens 94
    131 Athlete 94
    134 Brett Dennen 93
    134 I'm From Barcelona 93
    134 Jack Johnson 93
    137 Lucky Fonz III 92
    137 The Accidental 92
    139 Camera Obscura 91
    139 Lewis & Clarke 91
    139 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 91
    142 Nancy Elizabeth 90
    143 Infadels89
    143 Tunng 89
    143 Yo La Tengo 89
    143 Love Is All 89
    147 Babyshambles 88
    147 The New Pornographers 88
    147 Conor Oberst 88
    150 The Mountain Goats 87
    150 Rifles 87
    150 The Last Shadow Puppets 87
    153 Poni Hoax 86
    154 Devon Sproule 85
    154 Joseph Arthur 85
    154 Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson 85
    154 Frightened Rabbit 85
    158 Babel 84
    158 Electrelane 84
    158 Plants and Animals 84
    158 Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova 84
    158 Jens Lekman 84
    163 Jason Mraz 83
    163 Mika 83
    163 Johnny Cash 83
    163 Joy Division 83
    163 David Kitt 83
    168 M. Ward 82
    169 Piano Magic 81
    169 Rocky Votolato 81
    171 Cloud Cult 80
    171 Tinariwen 80
    171 Tom Waits 80
    174 U2 79
    174 Jacob Golden 79
    176 Bruce Springsteen 78
    176 Bloc Party 78
    176 Califone 78
    176 Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs 78
    180 Van Morrison 77
    180 Angels of Light & Akron 77
    180 Orchestra Baobab 77
    183 A Hawk and a Hacksaw 76
    183 Clinic 76
    183 Lykke Li 76
    183 Nirvana 76
    183 The Felice Brothers 76
    183 The Modern Lovers 76
    189 Modest Mouse 75
    189 Two Gallants 75
    189 Laura Veirs 75
    189 City and Colour 75
    189 (/) Kings of Leon 75
    194 Ween 74
    194 Elvis Costello 74
    194 Carissa's Wierd 74
    194 Nels Andrews 74
    198 The Long Winters 73
    198 Elvis Presley 73
    198 The Feelies 73
    198 Badly Drawn Boy 73
    198 Willard Grant Conspiracy 73
    198 (/) Royal Wood 73
    204 Brian Eno & David Byrne 72
    204 Adem 72
    206 I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness 71
    206 Mercury Rev 71
    206 Nick Lowe 71
    206 Hayden 71
    206 (/) Department of Eagles 71
    206 Patrick Wolf 71
    212 Maximilian Hecker 70
    212 Will Johnson 70
    212 The Lancaster Orchestra 70
    212 Takka Takka 70
    212 Guided by Voices 70
    217 dEUS 69
    217 Doves 69
    217 Warren Zevon 69
    217 Camphor 69
    217 Elvis Perkins 69
    222 iLiKETRAiNS 68
    222 Solal 68
    222 Robert Forster 68
    222 Death Cab for Cutie 68
    222 Josh Rouse 68
    222 The Smashing Pumpkins 68
    228 Shout Out Louds 67
    229 Pink Martini 66
    229 Ryan Adams & The Cardinals 66
    229 Dan Wilson 66
    229 The Velvet Underground 66
    229 Aimee Mann 66
    234David Thomas Broughton 65
    234 Boards of Canada 65
    234 Patrick Bruel 65
    234 K.O.L.O 65
    234 Bell Orchestre 65
    239 Brendan James 64
    239 Gavin DeGraw 64
    239 Ratatat 64
    239 Cocoon 64
    239 Interpol 64
    239 The Wave Pictures 64
    245 Mark Olson and Gary Louris 63
    246 Alexander de Vree 62
    246 Songs: Ohia 62
    246 Johnny Flynn 62
    246 She & Him 62
    250 Moss 61
    250 The Rosie Taylor Project 61
    252 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! 60
    252 Tom Baxter 60
    252 Moby 60
    252 Sticks & Delic 60
    256 The Good Life 59
    256Cass McCombs 59
    256 Hellwood 59
    256 Alamo Race Track 59
    260 The Opposites 58
    260 The Submarines 58
    260 Architecture in Helsinki 58
    260 Ryan Adams 58
    260 The Feeling 58
    265 Wilco 57
    265 Ben Harper 57
    265 CocoRosie 57
    265 Get Well Soon 57
    265 Jolie Holland 57
    265 Duke Special 57
    265 Blitzen Trapper 57
    272 Fionn Regan 56
    272 John Martyn 56
    272 Evangelicals 56
    272 Ali Farka Touré 56
    276 Manu Chao 55
    276 Whiskeytown 55
    276 And Also the Trees 55
    276 Spoon 55
    276 The Notwist 55
    276 Bill Callahan 55
    276 Grandaddy 55
    276 Neko Case 55
    276 Railroad Earth 55
    276 Citizen Cope 55
    286 Ane Brun 54
    286 Nick Cave 54
    286 DAAU 54
    286 The Cardigans 54
    290 Levon Helm 53
    290 Current 93 53
    290 Fred Eaglesmith 53
    290 Page France 53
    290 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin 53
    290 The Twilight Singers 53
    290 Albert Hammond Jr. 53
    290 Saint Etienne 53
    290 Sivert Høyem 53
    299 The Black Heart Procession 52
    299 Ben Kweller 52
    299 British Sea Power 52
    299 Morphine 52
    303 Allen Toussaint 51
    303 Share 51
    303 Low 51
    303 The Album Leaf 51
    307 Ghostface 50
    307Film School 50
    307 Austin Lucas 50
    307 Brightblack Morning Light 50
    307 Shearwater 50
    307 Eric Clapton 50
    307 Los Lobos 50
    307 Timesbold 50
    307 Guster 50
    316 Paolo Conte 49
    316 Gary Louris 49
    316 Portishead 49
    316 Brisa Roche 49
    316 Ron Sexsmith 49
    321 Asobi Seksu 48
    321 The Hold Steady 48
    321 Sunset Rubdown 48
    321 John Mayer 48
    321 Ludwig van Beethoven 48
    321 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 48
    327 Serena Maneesh 47
    327 Coldplay 47
    327 Mike Doughty 47
    327 Dustin Kensrue 47
    327 Kevin Ayers 47
    327 Dixie Chicks 47
    327 Chad VanGaalen 47
    327 Joe Purdy 47
    327Robert Wyatt 47
    327 Swayzak 47
    327 Kasabian 47
    338 Death Vessel 46
    338 Syd Matters 46
    338 Novastar 46
    338 Ohbijou 46
    338 Jim White 46
    343 Anthony Green 45
    343 Five O'Clock Heroes 45
    343 Pharrell 45
    343 Final Fantasy 45
    343 Yael Naim 45
    343 Friska Viljor 45
    349 Tegan and Sara 44
    349 Danielson 44
    349 The Knife 44
    349 Richard Buckner 44
    349 The Weepies 44
    349 Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves 44
    349 Channels 44
    349 Air 44
    349 Deerhunter 44
    349 Jarvis 44
    359 All Smiles 43
    359 Peter Bjorn & John 43
    359 Horse Feathers 43
    359 The Tea Party 43
    359 John Doe

    43
    359 Anna Ternheim 43
    359 Scott Matthews 43
    359 Port O'Brien 43
    359 The View 43
    359 Richard Youngs 43
    359 Alexi Murdoch 43
    370 Lightspeed Champion 42
    370 Arid 42
    370 Blaudzun 42
    370 John Phillips 42
    370 Larkin Grimm 42
    370 Secret Machines 42
    370 Sleeping States 42
    370 JJ Grey & Mofro 42
    370 R.E.M. 42
    370 Bowerbirds 42
    370 Room Eleven 42
    370 Hole 42
    382 Mew 41
    382 Calla 41
    382 Cat Power 41
    382 Eric Clapton & JJ Cale 41
    386 Kathleen Edwards 40
    386 The Stone Roses 40
    386 Danna 40
    386 Mellow Candle 40
    386 Nouvelle Vague 40
    386 Mavis Staples 40
    386 Nina Nastasia And Jim White 40
    386 Zita Swoon 40
    394 Right Away, Great Captain 39
    394 Patrick Watson 39
    394 Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man 39
    394 Four Tet 39
    394 The Rakes 39
    394 James Yorkston and The Athletes 39
    394UNKLE 39
    394 31knots 39
    394 José González 39
    394 Malcolm Middleton 39
    394 Dennis Kolen 39
    394 Madeleine Peyroux 39
    406 Pixies 38
    406 Super Furry Animals 38
    406 Maritime 38
    406 Cranes 38
    406 Carla Bruni 38
    406 Tapes 'n Tapes 38
    406 The Black Crowes 38
    406 Gravenhurst 38
    406 George Michael 38
    406 Newton Faulkner 38
    406 Mark Lanegan38
    406 Felix da Housecat 38
    406 Dire Straits 38
    406 Efterklang 38
    420 The Reindeer Section 37
    420 Robert Gomez 37
    420 Rainer Maria 37
    420 Matt Nathanson 37
    420 David McComb 37
    420 Stuart A. Staples 37
    420 The Besnard Lakes 37
    420 Kaiser Chiefs 37
    420 Laura López Castro 37
    420

    37
    420 Play
    Gallon Drunk

    37
    420 Play
    John Vanderslice

    37
    420 Castanets 37
    433 Neil Diamond 36
    433 The Twilight Sad 36
    433 Vyvienne Long 36
    433 Sun Kil Moon 36
    433 Nina Simone 36
    433 Ben Folds Five 36
    433 The Radio Dept. 36
    433 Grand Archives 36
    441 Raul Midon 35
    441 Old Crow Medicine Show 35
    441 Franz Ferdinand 35
    441 Soul Coughing 35
    441 Traffic

    35
    441 Play
    Otis Taylor

    35
    441 South San Gabriel + Centro-matic 35
    441 Amy Millan 35
    441 Drive-By Truckers 35
    441 2Pac 35
    441 Willy Vlautin & Paul Brainard 35
    452 Spinvis 34
    452 Portugal. The Man 34
    452 Voxtrot 34
    452 Adele 34
    452 Foals 34
    452 Morcheeba 34
    452 Bo Diddley 34
    452 Alice in Chains 34
    452 Dez Mona 34
    452 The Uglysuit 34
    452 Shelby Lynne 34
    463 Junkie XL 33
    463 Randy Newman 33
    463 O'Death 33
    463 Kris Delmhorst 33
    463 50 Cent 33
    463 a balladeer 33
    463 Headless Heroes 33
    463 Jason Isbell 33
    463 Tarbox Ramblers 33
    463 Johan 33
    463 The Wrens 33
    463 Will Stratton 33
    463 Yeasayer 33
    476 Simon & Garfunkel 32
    476 Tim Fite 32
    476 PJ Harvey 32
    476 Norah Jones 32
    476 (286) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 32
    476 Guns N' Roses 32
    476 The Innocence Mission 32
    476 Joanna Newsom 32
    476 My Midnight Creeps 32
    476 Peter Bjorn and John 32
    476 Martha Wainwright 32
    476 The Good, The Bad & The Queen 32
    476 Hooverphonic 32
    476 Benzos 32
    476 Mark Knopfler 32
    491 Jennifer Warnes 31
    491Crystal Stilts 31
    491 Eldar 31
    491Phosphorescent 31
    491 (/) The Diableros 31
    491 (/) Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins31
    491 (/) White Rabbits 31
    491 (/)Emma Pollock 31
    491 (/)Thom Yorke 31
    491 (/)Ed Harcourt 31
  • Postmortem on the two times I saw Leonard Cohen live in 2008

    Nov 6 2008, 23h32 por p7389

    This year I've had the great fortune of being able to see Leonard Cohen live twice; once in Helsingborg in the summer, and then later in Göteborg in the autumn. I don't for a second regret the money spent, and the time invested in this - the experience made up for that tenfold.

    The Helsingborg concert was at a open air venue, and it was an absolutely beautiful summer night. I know this word is thrown around a lot in descriptions of Cohen's current tour, but it truly was a magical evening. Leonard seemed so at ease with himself, and eager to give the performance his all. He treated his material with respect, but at the same time he put it in proper perspective, and had a great time with it. What I remember most vividly from this night is TocarAnthem, and how this track was introduced. I always liked this track, but after that night, I absolutely adore it.

    In Göteborg, the experience was somewhat diminished since I knew what to expect, and as excellent as the jokes and interludes were, they seemed somehow artificial as I had heard it all before. But, just as in Helsingborg, he attacked the material with an almost religious fervor. I think that the older material (from the 60s and early 70s) works extremely well with the lower timbre Cohen sings in now, and I would actually greatly appreciate if he'd re-record some of those early tracks and release them - at the very least I'm hoping for an official live album from this tour.

    Anyway, there was a lot of overlap between the two shows, but I don't mind that too much considering how good it was. And, since I got both TocarHeart With No Companion (a truly great tune that suffers some from the production of Various Positions) and TocarAvalanche in Göteborg, two favorites if mine, I'm satisfied with the changes in the set lists between the shows. I'd rather have the beautiful TocarThat Don't Make It Junk (which I know has been performed at other venues) than the boring TocarBoogie Street and TocarIn My Secret Life from Ten New Songs, but what can you do...

    The only song I really regret wasn't present in either of the shows is TocarJoan of Arc, but you can't have it all, I guess. Perhaps he won't do that one without Jennifer Warnes.
  • Shitload of new stuff on the way.

    Dez 2 2007, 16h59 por mikeroach113

    While I was buying Christmas presents for my friends and family yesterday, I nabbed some great new things for my music collection! I don't even remember all of them. Here's ones I do remember off the top of my head:


    LPs:
    Who Made Who by AC/DC
    Pictures At An Exhibition and Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    The soundtrack to "Twilight Zone:The Movie", that song by Jennifer Warnes that's played at the bar in the beginning of John Landis' segment in the movie sounds good from what I was barely able to hear of it in the film.
    Spinners and The Best Of Spinners by The Spinners
    The Best of the J. Geils Band by The J. Geils Band
    Platoon Motion Picture Soundtrack
    Break Every Rule by Tina Turner

    45's
    "Could Be I'm Falling In Love b/w Just You And Me Baby" by The Spinners
    "Nights are Forever" by Jennifer Warnes b/w "Kick The Can" by Jerry Goldsmith

    CDs:
    Pictures At An Exhibition and Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    Platoon
  • Lyrics Game #6 - It's 1982!

    Mai 2 2007, 14h36 por Kattastic

    You know the drill - guess the songs without the aid of Googling. Easy peasy!

    So this time around all the songs were recorded, released or charted during 1982.....

    Enjoy the trip!

    The Lyrics

    1. Hey sucker
    What the hell's got into you?

    Young Guns (Go For It)

    2. Shine on, shine the light on me,
    In all of my life so that much more I see

    TocarGlittering Prize

    3. Tongue-tied, I’m short of breath,
    Don't even try, try a little harder

    TocarToo Shy

    4. Poor old Johnny Ray,
    Sounded sad upon the radio,
    Moved a million hearts in mono.

    TocarCome On Eileen

    5. [Title]’s not so secret anymore
    Run from the house holding my head in my hands

    TocarMy Secret Garden

    6. Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet
    But only for one night with no repeat
    Maybe you'll go away and never call

    Second That Emotion

    7. The water shines
    A pebble skips across the face
    A dozen times, then disappears

    TocarMirror Man

    8. All I want to do is [title] again
    Is that too much to ask for

    See You

    9. Say your mind has an overload
    Your heart beats rhythm
    Hot and cold

    10. [Title]
    Oh no, my loves at an end.
    Oh no, [title]

    TocarIt's Raining Again

    11. Dark in the city, night is a wire
    Steam in the subway, earth is a fire

    TocarHungry Like The Wolf

    12. Tonight's the night we're gonna make it happen
    Tonight we'll put all other things aside

    TocarI'm So Excited

    13. See these eyes so green
    I can stare for a thousand years

    Cat People (Putting Out The Fire)

    14. How about the time
    When I’m feeling there
    Feathers in science time

    Baked Bean

    15. Once she had drowned and started her slow descent
    Down the streams to where the great rivers broaden

    TocarThe Drowned Girl

    16. [Title]
    Live together in perfect harmony

    TocarEbony And Ivory

    17. Who knows what tomorrow brings
    In a world where few hearts survive

    TocarUp Where We Belong

    18. I could feel at the time
    There was no way of knowing
    Fallen leaves in the night

    TocarMore Than This

    19. [Title]
    I could see it was a rough-cut Tuesday
    Slow-motion weekdays stare me down

    Freeze Frame

    20. Don't put your head on my shoulder
    Sink me in a river of tears
    This could be the best place yet

    TocarTime (Clock Of The Heart)

    21. What happened here,
    As the New York sunset disappeared?
    I found an [partial title] among the flagstones there.
    Who lived here?

    TocarEmpty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)

    22. Hear the words of the syncopated rhythms.
    Welcome to the song.
    And when it calls you, time to move on.

    The Song (We Go)

    23. Downtown we’ll drown
    Were in our never splendour
    Flower, showers

    TocarI'll Tumble 4 Ya

    24. [Title] in the back row of a classroom.
    How could I resist the aroma of your perfume?

    TocarIt Started With A Kiss

    25. Give me time
    To realise my crime

    Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?

    26. In Babylon
    On the boulevard of broken dreams,
    My will power at the lowest ebb

    TocarIsland Of Lost Souls

    27. Even on the darkest night
    When empty promise means empty hand
    And soldiers coming home
    Like shadows turning red

    Lonely in Your Nightmare

    28. You have to learn to pace yourself
    [title]
    You're just like everybody else
    [title]

    TocarPressure

    29. When I was a young boy
    I wanted to sail 'round the world
    That's the life for me, living on the sea

    TocarSix Months In A Leaky Boat

    30. So I’m back,
    To the velvet underground
    Back to the floor, that I love

    TocarGypsy

    31. See the man on the phone
    With a gun in his hand
    Sipping courage from a crystal cup

    Cut And Run

    32. You saw me standing by the wall,
    Corner of a main street

    TocarSave A Prayer

    33. Father wears his Sunday best
    Mother's tired she needs a rest

    TocarOur House

    34. Music happen to be the food of love
    Sounds to really make you rub and scrub

    Pass the Dutchie

    35. Baby look at me
    And tell me what you see
    You ain't seen the best of me yet

    TocarFame

    36. What good is [title]
    Everytime I look at it
    It makes me feel blue

    TocarA Photograph Of You

    37. Shooting from the hip
    About our faith and love
    I see it in your faces thin as shadow

    Hunter and the Hunted

    38. [Title]
    Come on boy, come on girl
    Succumb to the [title]

    TocarBeat Surrender

    39. [Title]
    You got nothing I need
    [Title]
    You got nothing I need

    40. Here in my pocket I got [title],
    Try to believe me ‘cause
    It could be front page news

    Story Of The Blues

    41. We’re miles away from nowhere
    And the wind doesn’t have a name

    Hold Back the Rain

    42. Give us this day all that you showed me
    The power and the glory till my kingdom comes

    TocarHymn

    43. Ooh, now let's get down tonight
    Baby I'm hot just like an oven
    I need some lovin'

    TocarSexual Healing

    44. [Title], can’t take anymore x 2
    I guess it all began about a year ago
    Like a cheap love magazine

    TocarView From A Bridge

    45. One day you see a [title] look at you
    One day you see a [title] feeling blue

    TocarStrange Little Girl

    46. She'll only come out at night
    The lean and hungry type
    Nothing is new, I've seen her here before

    Man Eater

    47. I've read more than a hundred books
    Seeing love mentioned many thousand times

    The Meaning Of Love

    48. Face in the window in the night
    Caught for a second by the light
    Ashes of memory still aglow

    TocarVisions In Blue

    49. When everything goes wrong
    Sometimes it makes no sense

    TocarHey Little Girl

    50. When your world is full of strange arrangements
    And gravity won’t pull you through

    The Look of Love

    The Artists


    Cold Chisel
    Culture Club (4) (1)


    ABC
    Blondie
    David Bowie (2)
    Irene Cara
    Joe Cocker
    Depeche Mode (4)
    Dexy’s Midnight Runners
    Duran Duran (4)
    Fleetwood Mac
    Marvin Gaye
    J. Geils Band
    Hall & Oates
    Haircut 100
    Hot Chocolate
    The Human League
    Icehouse
    The Jam
    Japan
    Billy Joel
    Elton John
    Kajagoogoo
    Madness
    Paul McCartney
    The Mighty Wah!
    Musical Youth
    The Pointer Sisters
    Roxy Music
    Simple Minds (2)
    Split Enz
    The Stranglers
    Supertramp
    Jennifer Warnes
    Ultravox(4)
    Wham!
    Kim Wilde
    Stevie Wonder
  • Show Me That Smile Again

    Mar 2 2007, 2h07 por bkobash

    The theme song to Growing Pains was performed by none other than B.J. Thomas and Dusty Springfield.

    But still, at some point in time, Jennifer Warnes, fresh off her previous duets with Bill Medley and Joe Cocker for Time of My Life and TocarUp Where We Belong, respectively, lent her response to Thomas' calls. "Oooh, show me that smile," she would coo. Joanna Kerns had nothing on her.
  • Cover Me

    Out 20 2006, 2h47 por Leviel

    I've been listening to a lot of cover songs recently. It's actually very interesting to compare the different versions.

    Ain’t She Sweet: I first heard this song on a 60s compilation CD – one of those cheap compilations that can’t afford the well-known Beatle songs. Of course, I really liked it. Then I heard it from my recently acquired Frank Sinatra. Turns out it was originally written by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen in 1927! The Beatles actually have two versions: the Tony Sheridan version sounds very much early 60’s, while the Lennon version is more clearly Beatles. Sinatra, of course, only has some vague idea of when he’s supposed to be singing, but it’s still swinging!

    I’ve Got a Feeling: Another relatively unknown song by The Beatles. In one of the last Beck episodes, Yukio goes onstage and starts singing this song while the rest of the band is breaking up. I immediately thought, “Wow, this sounds so Beatle-like,” but was surprised to learn that it actually is one of their songs. They again have

    Blue Moon: This is another old, old song, written for MGM Studios in 1934 by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. I first heard it performed by Sha-Na-Na at the prom in Grease. Of course, Frank Sinatra also has his interpretation of it, as does Elvis Presley.

    Moon River: This adorable song, one of our standard waltzes, was written for Audrey Hepburn to perform in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It has been covered by loads of people (Frank Sinatra once again), but Hepburn is peculiarly suited to her “Huckleberry friend”.

    Love is Blue: I had a lot of trouble finding out the original artist, which was Vicky Leandros at Eurovision 1967. There’s also a well known orchestral version by Paul Mauriat, which I admit does nothing for me; and we have one in the deep voice of Al Martino (Spanish Eyes) which seems somewhat lacking in emotion.

    Leaving on a Jet Plane: Originally written by John Denver (Take Me Home, Country Roads), it became a hit when covered by Peter, Paul and Mary in 1969. I also have a Frank Sinatra version, and apparently there are several others in existence too.

    These Boots are Made for Walking: As Nancy Sinatra’s big hit, I expected a bit more. Clearly, although her face was quite familiar to me, her voice has not the same claims. I saw this song performed at a small show, Feelin' Groovy, where it was sung to a clear bass that really thrummed up the song, walking down the octave.

    It's Raining Men: Another song where the original turned out a disappointment. Hearing the Geri Halliwell version on the radio reminded me that I should try to get hold of The Weather Girls' original . When I finally did, however, the funny thunderclaps in the background did not seem to ring a bell, so I suppose it must be the Halliwell version I was looking for, after all.

    Somethin' Stupid: I was very surprised, on comparing the original father-daughter hit by Frank And Nancy Sinatra to the recent hit by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman, to find how similar they are. They have really retained that nostalgic sound, perhaps only adding some Caribbean percussion. And Nicole has a better voice than Nancy.

    Elephant Love Medley: An amazing medley sung by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregorin Moulin Rouge, which draws from, amongst others, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (Frank Sinatra), All You Need Is Love (The Beatles), Up Where We Belong (sung by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for An Officer and a Gentleman), One More Night (Phil Collins), Pride (In The Name of Love) (U2), and Your Song (Elton John). For the complete list, see the article in Wikipedia.

    The Air that I Breathe: I got the Simply Red album Blue a few years ago and, not realising that it was a cover album, had always attributed this song to them. The album contains two versions, the reprise which has that Simply Red R&B’ish feel. Last a year a friend told me that the song was originally performed by the Hollies – which turned out to be not entirely true. It was actually written by Albert Hammond (Free Electric Band) and Mike Hazelwood, and performed by one of the Everly Brothers. However, The Hollies’ 1974 version is the best known. Simply Red does a creditable job, though; perhaps more so with the reprise, in which they made the song their own.

    Under Pressure / Ice Ice Baby: One of the essays I had to write in African Studies was about the influence of rap music on the African diaspora. I got hold of Rapper’s Delight (by The Sugarhill Gang in 1979) and Ice Ice Baby (by Vanilla Ice in 1990). It really helped me see what sampling is, because David Bowie and Queen’s bassline is clearly audible.

    The Last Time / Bittersweet Symphony: Sampling reminded me of The Verve song, and I tried finding the Rolling Stones song. However, it apparently came from an orchestral version by Andrew Loog Oldham – because I could not distinguish which part of the Stones’ song was sampled. It would be very interesting to compare all three songs!

    99 Luftballons / 99 Red Balloons: The original Nena song is one of my favourites. Even before I ever heard this song, I fell in love with the lyrics. The English lyrics are less politically active and less original, but at least the Nena version still retains some of its charm. The Goldfinger hit of a few years back is annoyingly punk, with a verse of bad German thrown in for good measure. There are many other covers of this song, but I haven’t bothered about any of them.

    Big in Japan: This song first came to my notice in Germany, 2000, where the Guano Apes were very popular. When I realised that the original was by Alphaville (Forever Young), I had to get hold of it – and liked it even better than Forever Young! Recently hearing the Apes’ version again, I must say I am quite disappointed. The original reminded me strongly of One Night In Bangkok (sung by Murray Head in the musical Chess, by amazing Tim Rice and ABBA’s Björn and Benny) while the cover is simply a rock song.

    Smooth Criminal: When I saw this song in my newly acquired Michael Jackson collection, I wondered whether it could possibly be the same song as the Alien Ant Farm hit from a few years ago, but I didn't really think so. Of course, it is. Except for the different chorus, which quite took me by surprise, both versions are quite fun.

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This): This breakthrough Eurythmics song was also the song that established Marilyn Manson in mainstream conciousness a decade later. Interestingly, the Eurythmics also use some of the lyrics again in their 1999 song 17 Again, to good effect.

    The Sound of Silence: This song, written by Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel after President Kennedy's assasination, and featured on The Graduate soundtrack, was their first major hit. And, as Sweet Dreams did for Manson, a cover by South African goth band The Awakening first brought them to the local public's attention.

    The Safety Dance: From The Awakening's CD Response, I gathered that this song was a cover of some 80's song – by Men Without Hats, as I soon found out. The two songs are surprisingly alike, given Ashton Nyte's deep vocals and the two decades separating them. I feel like doing a Futurama-type dance – whatever that might look like! – whenever I hear one of them.

    Dance Like This / Hips Don't Lie: Another dancable track, although of a completely different nature. Dirty Dancing 2 features this song by Wyclef Jean and Claudette Ortiz. A few weeks ago, I was surprised to hear it on the radio, especially when the words “Shakira Shakira Shakira” was audible in the background; and, although I could not be sure, I rather imagined it sported an extra verse. Indeed, Shakira decided to collaborate with Wyclef Jean, changing all Ortiz's words to stupid things like “I'm on tonight, my hips don't lie” and the annoying trademarking “Shakira Shakira” every other moment. But it was a hit...

    The First Cut is the Deepest: This song will always be a sore point with me. Originally by Cat Stevens, it was everything a Cat Stevens song should be. Covered by Rod Stewart, it became a soppy song with the throaty Stewart bouncing from note to note, the drum tsh-tsh-ing out the rhythm, and a silly instrumental break in the middle. But, to heap insult upon insult, it has now been covered by Sheryl Crow. The local radio station has switched over from playing Stewart's version to playing hers, and, bad as his version had been, the change was for the worse. Just another hit...

    Father and Son: In comparison, when Ronan Keating worked with Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) to produce this new version, I had to admit that I was impressed. With Keating acting the son, and Islam the father, the dialog really came to life. I do not know the original Boyzone cover so well, but as far as I can remember, even that was tolerable.

    I will finish this off by a rant againts the countless Westlife covers, such as I have a Dream (ABBA), Seasons in the Sun (Terry Jacks), Uptown Girl (Billy Joel), Mandy (Barry Manilow), Angel (Sarah McLachlan), and You Raise Me Up (originally by Secret Garden). Talk about unoriginality.

    Wait, now I've thought of more covers that I have. So,

    Londonderry Air: Some further explanation concerning the above-mentioned You Raise Me Up is due. Originally released by Secret Garden in 2001, it has since recorded more than 125 times, and in several languages. I have the Josh Groban version, and by comparing it to my Spirit of the Dance DVD, you can hear that it resembles Danny Boy, which, in turn, are lyrics set to the old Irish tune known as the Londonderry Air. Although these lyrics are apparently the most popular, many others also exist.

    Greensleeves / You're Living Inside My Head: This traditional English song has quite an interesting history in itself, with popular legend asserting that it was composed by Henry VIII for Anne Boleyn, who was to be his second wife. I myself have the Loreena McKennitt version. I also have a song, You're Living Inside My Head, by South African artist John Ireland (better known for his song I Like...) which is based on the Greensleeves melody, albeit with an upbeat tempo.

    Charlie: South African band RABBITT recorded this song in the mid-seventies, and it is still played on radio stations here (not to be confused with the song Charly by, according to the compilation CD, Sean Reddy, but of which I have found no trace on the internet, and therefore suppose to be an even more unknown South African artist). The 2002 cover by Wonderboom, subtitled Ain't Slavin' 2 Da Habit, was one of the biggest hits that year, mixing in some kwaito and rap influences. I've always wondered whether it wasn't sampled off Mandoza's Nkalakatha, as I used to get monstrously confused, but have never been able to compare the two.

    So You Win Again: I know this song, originally by Hot Chocolate, better for it's cover by Copperfield, who were actually British but lived in South Africa, where their version reached #2 in 1978. In fact, I saw it performed by one of their original members, Peter Taylor, in 1997.

    Love is All Around: Although the cover by Wet Wet Wet (for Four Weddings and a Funeral) is probably better known, it was originally recorded by The Troggs (of Wild Thing fame) in 1968. Of course, there is also the Christmas is All Around version that appears in Love Actually.

    See? Now I don't have a nice concluding remark. I knew the Westlife ending was perfect!
  • Meme-ing it up, A - Z style

    Mai 22 2006, 23h39 por xanos

    So I guess I can, y'know, use this for something. But since I don't have much to say about my music (right now, anyway), I'm going to break this in with a meme. Oh yeah.

    A: Astronaut Wife
    B: Barenaked Ladies
    C: Counting Crows
    D: The Delgados
    E: Electrasy
    F: Fall Out Boy
    G: Groove Coverage
    H: HYDE
    I: Imogen Heap
    J: Jennifer Warnes
    K: KAJIURA Yuki
    L: Lamb
    M: Metric
    N: Nightwish
    O: Orgy
    P: Panic! At the Disco
    Q: Queen
    R: Relient K
    S: Scissor Sisters
    T: The TRAX
    U: Utada
    V: Vienna Teng
    W: Wicked
    X: X JAPAN
    Y: Yoko Kanno
    Z: Zero 7

    So many places where it was hard to pick--Vienna Teng vs VNV Nation, P!@tD vs Poe... Oh well. It's a decent overview of my wacky taste in music.