02. I found a reason (Velvet Underground cover) - Cat Power (The Covers Record, 2000)
I wrote this a while ago when I made a list of best songs in 2000s:
“It occurred to me that Chan Marshall a.k.a. Cat Power could sing about reading Archie comics in the toilet and it could be the deepest and possibly saddest song ever. So few of her contemporaries can round out and explore various shades of human emotions with the ease she possesses in her vocal box and delivery.”
Chan is love. Obviously, with her being this high on the list, there really are very few other singers whose voice could do to me what Chan’s could. She’s my broken heart girl, along with my #1. Her songs? Her songs. Hers, but also mine. That’s what it feels like. I’ve lived through her.
The Greatest
Naked if I want to (starts singing @3:26)
Wonderwall (Oasis cover)
Rockets
Maybe not
King Rides By
Good Woman
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{My 50 ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FEMALE VOCALISTS list continues (tagged Female Vocalists)! The criteria are simple: they are female of the species, I love their voice, and they have attempted to sing in English at one point in their career. The present list is focused mostly on the quality/uniqueness of their tone (voice box), and their ability to emote the hell out of the songs.}
