What's the most powerful piece of singing you've ever heard on a song?

slimjim | 09:48 Fri 09th May 2003 | Music

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Doesn't have to be something really loud. Just needs to be something that goes right through you, if you know what I mean. Delta Goodren singing I Was Born to Try is a recent example that I can think of.

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kahunabean

Thom Yorke on Radiohead's "Creep". I know it's been around forever. Its got to resonate with every bloke who's ever been dissed or rejected (or imagined that they would be if they tried something) by a woman.

comloulou

jeff Buckley on 'Grace' that whole album makes me tingle

andjac

Roger Waters Don't leave me now from The Wall total desparation

Cathy

"Everybody hurts" by REM

Nelli

Hello Earth - Kate Bush, in fact the Whole of Hounds of Love is pretty powerful!

froggequene

Eva Cassidy, especially Fields of Gold.

beenee

Dreams by The Cranberries

woodpam

Stevie Wonder - Lately; Aaron Neville - With God on our Side. Can I have a dead heat?

big dave

Think Jeff Buckley's version of Leanard Choen's 'Hallelujah' and his own 'Grace' guy had one hell of a voice.

Kit

"Stay with me baby", Yvonne Ellison - tingles my spine every time.

Cetti

You beat me to it Kit 'Stay with Me Baby' the only shivery record that's stood the test of time - and 'with God on our side' as well. Both pure magic!!

andy hughes

Clare Torrey on 'The Great Gig In The Sky' - every emotion you can think of, and no words.

Lennon

This Woman's Work, originally by Kate Bush, but there's a version by Maxwell, and the first time I heard it, it made me cry and not other song has done that.

xyzzy@bok

Patti Smith, 'Horses', 'Easter', 'Wave'.

sft42

Modesty out of the window time!!! I think it was myself when i had to sing with my band the night after I found out my ex was splitting up with me and she still decided to come and see me play....I had to sing "I don't wanna talk about it" as a special request for someone and boy I really didn't...it's hard to sing with tears welling up I can assure you folks....but seeing as not too many people were priviledged to see that preformance I'll opt for Labi Siffre singing on Something inside so strong.

jomii.co.uk

I have to agree with sft42 about Labi Siffre. Another popular one with me would be Chris Isaak's long and beautifully angst-ridden notes on 'Wicked Game'.