I know i'm too new to dare to start a new poll... however, i'm curious what female singers-songwriters peoples here are listening... but let's exclude commercial singers like madonna and spears... i mean let's list women who are really original... musically and poetically... ok, maybe some would find madonna ray of light original too... so no restrictions... ok...

everybody's favorite?

MINE ARE: IN THAT ORDER

1.) Joni Mitchell

and
1.) Tori Amos
2.) Patti Smith
3.) Kristin Hersh

I know, I'm bad, but I can not to mention all 4 of those...

Whats unoriginal about Madonna? She's had a 20 year career in pop music. Thats pretty original on it's own. Indie-snobs suck dick.

> Whats unoriginal about Madonna? She's had a 20 year career in pop music.
> Thats pretty original on it's own. Indie-snobs suck dick.

i think ray of light was good. read my message above.

personally, what i dislike about madonna is her oversexed vamp woman image (sleep for success, she changed her lovers as gloves) and i also don't like her thin Betty Boop faux-little girl voice, but it is very personal distaste, and i'm not a snob. as of fellatio, i don't find this activity criminal. if you are sexist pig who adores madonna - you are an oxymoron. madonna's whole life is about making revenge on her strict catholic Detroit italian dad and you are not relevant here by being sexist!!! i'm just a girl with opinion, roger, oh how bad it is...

arivederche

> MINE ARE: IN THAT ORDER

> 1.) Joni Mitchell

> and
> 1.) Tori Amos
> 2.) Patti Smith
> 3.) Kristin Hersh

Not a bad bunch, but I'd go;

1. Kirsty MacColl (RIP)
2. Tori Amos
3. Chan Marshall (Cat Power)

With honourable mentions to all the above and Ani Di Franco
and Jennifer Lopez (JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

> I know i'm too new to dare to start a new poll... however, i'm curious
> what female singers-songwriters peoples here are listening... but let's
> exclude commercial singers like madonna and spears... i mean let's list
> women who are really original... musically and poetically... ok, maybe
> some would find madonna ray of light original too... so no restrictions...
> ok...

> everybody's favorite?

> MINE ARE: IN THAT ORDER

> 1.) Joni Mitchell

> and
> 1.) Tori Amos
> 2.) Patti Smith
> 3.) Kristin Hersh

> I know, I'm bad, but I can not to mention all 4 of those...

I can oly assume that so far only my friends in the USA / Canada have replied to this thread. Anyone with half an ear would have the amazing P.J Harvey on their list.I can really only think of Pattie Smith and Jonni Mitchell as rivals.
I may even have put in Polly Styrene from X-Ray Spex....then again.Even Siousxie deserves a mention.

> I can oly assume that so far only my friends in the USA / Canada have
> replied to this thread. Anyone with half an ear would have the amazing P.J
> Harvey on their list.I can really only think of Pattie Smith and Jonni
> Mitchell as rivals.
> I may even have put in Polly Styrene from X-Ray Spex....then again.Even
> Siousxie deserves a mention.

Yeah, Good One re. all the above.
My brain's not working tonight.
Also add Laurie Anderson.

1. Tori Amos
2. Siouxsie Sioux
3. Sinead O'Connor

> Not a bad bunch, but I'd go;

> 1. Kirsty MacColl (RIP)
> 2. Tori Amos
> 3. Chan Marshall (Cat Power)

> With honourable mentions to all the above and Ani Di Franco
> and Jennifer Lopez (JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

was the ani di franco part a joke or just the j. lo? i don't get the ani di franco thing myself, but then, i don't like most chick rock (an opinion for which i used to get severely lambasted on this board).

1. Joni Mitchell
2. Tori Amos
3. Beth Orton

> MINE ARE: IN THAT ORDER

> 1.) Joni Mitchell

> and
> 1.) Tori Amos
> 2.) Patti Smith
> 3.) Kristin Hersh

> I know, I'm bad, but I can not to mention all 4 of those...

Erm , excuse me, but it's YOUR poll. Why ask everyone for their top 3, when you yourself mention 4??!!??
Why didn't you just call it a 'Top 4 female singer-songwriters poll'??
Sheeeeesh!!!
Anyway my top 3, or is it 4? See what you've done??

1. moz's mum

2. moz's sister

3. tanya donelly

4. janis ian

> 1. Joni Mitchell
> 2. Tori Amos
> 3. Beth Orton

4. would have to be Sarah McLachlan (didn't like much off of Surfacing but Fumbling Towards Ecstasy is a GREAT album)

5.

And these count aren't solo artists but I also LOVE

Ivy
The Sundays
Cocteau Twins

> 3. Chan Marshall (Cat Power)

So I take it that the new Cat Power album is good, eh?

> 3. Sinead O'Connor

Yay, I love Sinead.

> Erm , excuse me, but it's YOUR poll. Why ask everyone for their top 3,
> when you yourself mention 4??!!??
> Why didn't you just call it a 'Top 4 female singer-songwriters poll'??
> Sheeeeesh!!!

hahahaha

I was just gonna post about that too.

harriet wheeler
kirsty mccall (RIP)
gemma hayes

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I'll go with Chrissie Hynde, Siouxsie Sioux, Exene Cervenka, and Suzanne from the Moz-solo board.

Wow, you take things seriously. Except for grammar.