stefBclef Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Hey y'all I have just joined a new reggae originals project and we would like to throw some covers around for good measure. Can any of you think of some reggae songs that are either sung by a female, or might be more suited to a (let's say alto) female voice than others? Perhaps you have been in a band that covered a reggae song and you had a female singer... Or how about some songs that you would like to be heard in reggae style? Thanks a bunch Stef P.s. How flippin' great is reggae bass?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 This is a great track.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvCCQxypdaQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Might as well suggest the obvious too.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMrNDnU6PPk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefBclef Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1339518655' post='1689795'] Might as well suggest the obvious too.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMrNDnU6PPk[/media] [/quote] Now we're talking!! This would go down WELL. Thanks chaypup. Obvious ones are absolutely fine and most welcomel; I have been brain dead all week so far and even the "obvious" bit of my brain doesn't appear to be working very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Brown Sugar - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4QLoog5740&list=FLKX08xNgCXoxw0uNMC-cGlg&index=18&feature=plpp_video"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4QLoog5740&list=FLKX08xNgCXoxw0uNMC-cGlg&index=18&feature=plpp_video[/url] Paulette Tajah - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttkt6JjHa38&list=PLC8DE8A348DB49181&index=4&feature=plpp_video"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttkt6JjHa38&list=PLC8DE8A348DB49181&index=4&feature=plpp_video[/url] You should also think about a cover of Jon McLean's "If I gave my heart to you" - one of the best love songs ever IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torch Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 reckon this could work with a female vocal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nweuZKQ16iU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 You will, of course be considering: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtevYRkv7Q&feature=BFa&list=FLKX08xNgCXoxw0uNMC-cGlg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtevYRkv7Q&feature=BFa&list=FLKX08xNgCXoxw0uNMC-cGlg[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNGMSZhJPpM&feature=BFa&list=FLKX08xNgCXoxw0uNMC-cGlg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNGMSZhJPpM&feature=BFa&list=FLKX08xNgCXoxw0uNMC-cGlg[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 A lot of 70s and 80s female-fronted reggae songs were simply ordinary pop songs done in a reggae style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Snap - I'm in a female-fronted reggae originals band. Maybe we should get our bands together for a reggae night sometime. One of my favourites: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xzk0WgyGfM[/media] Edited June 12, 2012 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 The Bed's Too Big Without You, Sly & Robbie featuring Sheila Hylton. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh76luVPpw0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algmusic Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 it's gotta be this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mNPKNAQl4c&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVwSIkxLqQ[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Are you sure such a thing even exists? Isn't it a bit like "female sung Paul Robeson covers"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='algmusic' timestamp='1339522782' post='1689908'] it's gotta be this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mNPKNAQl4c&feature=related [/quote] Damn straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzer Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Janet Kay- Silly Games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='algmusic' timestamp='1339522782' post='1689908'] it's gotta be this [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mNPKNAQl4c&feature=related[/media] [/quote] Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ed Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 How about Junior Murvin's [i]Police and Thieves?[/i] I've always though it would suit female vocals. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4NhT8jrjdI&feature=relmfu[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefBclef Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='paul torch' timestamp='1339519222' post='1689813'] reckon this could work with a female vocal: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nweuZKQ16iU[/media] [/quote] Yep it most certainly could! I'm sure our singer would sing it lower than that in fact. Listening to others now but yes "Oh No no" is a great shout - cheers algmusic. See, I told you my brain wasn't working. Blooming work mixed with illness tangled with beer and late nights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Phyllis Dillon - Don't Touch Me Tomato - me and my guitarist have been meaning to cover it. But seriously: A lot of Desmond Dekker's stuff would sound good with a female vocal. Same with The Paragons. Edited June 12, 2012 by thisnameistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) [quote name='lazzer' timestamp='1339525635' post='1689972'] Janet Kay- Silly Games? [/quote] [i]Alto[/i]...? And the rest. Top, top choon. And how about a bit of Susan Cadogan.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3VyEJgXmA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3VyEJgXmA[/url] Don't scrimp on the volume, chaps. . Edited June 12, 2012 by mckendrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefBclef Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Awesome awesome response guys. So many ideas, songs I knew and others that I didn't so thank you. It has been a whole evening of listening to music for me which is great! I have compiled a list and will let you know how we get on. For now, here is a clip from the Jamaican film "Rockers" which is a must see movie for anyone who loves reggae. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2GwohNFo6s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2GwohNFo6s[/url] Thanks! Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefBclef Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1339520829' post='1689857'] Snap - I'm in a female-fronted reggae originals band. Maybe we should get our bands together for a reggae night sometime. [/quote] Yes we should. You ever get down to London? Hootananny in Brixton is...well...a (reggae)hoot. Keep up the good work dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) You could do a lot worse than this by Marcia Aitken: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C882Vu-ufSU[/media] You may recognise the backing track I've been to the Carib many times & every single time I go I hear someone play this! Of course this is the full 12" version with Trinity toasting but I just had to include it - I've always wanted some "diamond socks & earthman shoes" ever since first hearing this, lol Edited June 12, 2012 by molan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Very cheesy but this would probably work well. If it's Ok for the I-Threes then it's Ok for anyone else to cover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ybp7BfAFgk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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